Chapter 15 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas StudiosEditor: Atlas Studios

Chen Shaojun was shocked upon hearing this.

What?

Now that they had negotiated the price, Shen Lang should quickly pack the jade ruyi and allow the customer to take it away. What was the point of creating unnecessary trouble?

This scar-faced fellow wasn’t a good person, to begin with. Chen Shaojun was hoping that the ghost within the jade ruyi would have a good fight with this scar-faced fellow. It would be best if both sides were injured.

“What? Are you toying with me?”

The scar-faced man was stunned, and a cold light immediately appeared in his eyes.

His gaze was as cold as a knife, and it made Shen Lang’s scalp feel numb.

He did not dare to be negligent and explained with a smile. “Customer, you’ve misunderstood. It’s actually like this.”

“The jade ruyi has been sealed in that wealthy family for too long, so it is inevitable that it would be tainted by some baleful aura.”

“You are currently in a hurry. Furthermore, we have only just obtained this item. This item has not gone through the appraisal and ‘cleansing’ of our pawnshop.”

“Therefore, if you’re not in a hurry, we’ll immediately arrange for someone to ‘cleanse’ this item and restore the original color of the jade ruyi.”

“I think it will definitely be more sparkling and translucent. It will definitely satisfy your mother-in-law.”

“There’s no need for that. I have to take this jade ruyi with me today.”

The scar-faced man’s expression relaxed, but he still shook his head.

“That won’t do.”

“This concerns the reputation of the Lin Pawnshop.”

“No treasure can go out of our pawnshop without being ‘cleansed’.” Shen Lang said seriously with a stern expression on his face.

He didn’t really have such professional ethics. Although the Lin Pawnshop had such a rule, it didn’t mean that there would be someone who would guard it.

However, the reason he was so determined was because of the bone-piercing chill when he touched the jade ruyi.

As an old man who had been in the pawnshop for more than ten years, he knew very well that this so-called coldness meant that the item contained a baleful aura.

To be able to catch him off guard and make him feel a bone-piercing chill, the amount of baleful aura within the jade ruyi was clearly not small.

One had to know that anything sold in the pawnshop had to be accompanied by a receipt. If anything happened, the pawnshop would be held responsible.

As the executor of the deal and the drawer, it was even harder for him to escape the blame.

Furthermore, this customer had bought the jade ruyi because he wanted to use it as a birthday gift for his mother-in-law. The customer’s mother-in-law was presumably not young, and her body would undoubtedly be weak unless she was a martial artist. If she was tainted with the baleful aura, how could she live for a long time?

“Dear customer, this baleful aura isn’t ordinary. Once it’s attached to a body, even a martial artist wouldn’t be able to endure it, let alone an ordinary person.”

“You’re buying this treasure as a birthday gift for your mother-in-law. This shows your filial piety. You can’t possibly bring the baleful aura to her as well, right?” Shen Lang persuaded him.

“Alright, but you need to settle this as soon as possible. Before the sun sets, I will take the jade ruyi away.”

“Furthermore, you can’t change the price at the last minute.”

The eyes of the scar-faced man flickered. He knew that if he continued, it would only arouse suspicion, so he agreed.

“Don’t worry, we’ll definitely invite the best pawnbroker in the pawnshop to appraise and cleanse this treasure.”

Shen Lang immediately made a promise. Then, he called the servant over to help the customer register the purchase.

…

Chen Shaojun never expected that according to Shen Lang, the best pawnbroker in the pawnshop was him.

When he saw Shen Lang holding a tray and placing the jade ruyi in front of him, he simply felt that life was difficult. No matter how he tried to escape, he still couldn’t escape this encounter with a ghost.

“Mr. Shen, I’ve already appraised a few items today. I’m really exhausted. Why don’t you let someone else appraise them?”

In his heart, he refused. In his mind, he would rather let other people suffer than take the risk himself. Thus, he spoke tactfully.

“You’ve appraised quite a few items, but so have the others.”

“There is only one jade treasure. Furthermore, you could appraise four treasures in succession yesterday.”