Chapter 14: Antique (1/2)

Chapter 14: Antique

A blind person wants to study how to inspect treasures.

No matter how one heard it, it would sound ridiculous.

However, Su Chen’s expression was sincere and his tone dead serious.

Seeing Su Chen’s attitude, Tang Zhen let out a long sigh and began to speak very slowly and deliberately,

“If Young Master wants to learn how to inspect treasures, it is certainly an inspiring aspiration. Naturally, it’s a very useful skill. However, the path of inspecting treasures is extremely complicated and all-inclusive. Even those old hands who’ve been in this line of business for a long time also have times where they make an oversight.”

When he said the word “oversight”1, his tone became particularly gloomy and grave.

When Su Chen heard this, he said, “What head storekeeper is trying to say is that if even those who have sight to aid them can make such oversights, then why would we talk about treasure inspection when a blind person like me doesn’t even have the ocular qualifications to make an oversight? Only that you were being considerate of my feelings and didn’t directly say it, am I right?”

Tang Zhen let out an embarrassed laugh, but he still replied, “Young Master, forgive this old man for speaking directly and without respect…… but that is precisely so.”

Su Chen laughed, “It is a very good thing for head storekeeper to be willing to speak bluntly to me. I also know that my eyes are inadequate for the task, and that wanting to learn how to inspect treasures is an extremely difficult matter. However, I still believe that one day my eyes will recover. What I learn now will serve as a foundation for when that occurs. That being said, even if I don’t recover and don’t learn it well, it’s not a big deal. At most I just won’t take charge of any of the antique sales. My reason for coming here is to learn; I definitely won’t get in the way of head storekeeper taking care of business.”

Upon hearing these words, Tang Zhen finally let out a sigh, “If you put it like that, then naturally there is no problem.”

“Since it’s like this, then everything will depend on head storekeeper. Where should we start?”

Tang Zhen didn’t expect that Su Chen would be so eager to learn, even wanting to start immediately. He thought for a moment, and then said, “How about let’s start from the True Jade Pavilion. Since you’ve come to your own family’s store, we probably should start by understanding the circumstances inside this store.”

“Okay!”

“The main business of the True Jade Pavilion is the sale of a few antiques that originate from the Illustrious Divine Dynasty. Occasionally, we will also receive a few antiques from the ancient times. However, these kinds of antiques require even higher levels of visual acuity so unless one is absolutely sure about them, we do not accept them lightly. Young Master, please follow me. I will take you to see some of the purchased treasures of our pavilion. Although Young Master cannot see, you can smell, hear, and touch. I will first tell Young Master about the uses of those senses……”

As Tang Zhen spoke, he had already pressed an ancient jade into Su Chen’s hand.

The ancient jade was warm; holding it in his hand, Su Chen actually felt a grand, imposing aura surrounding his hand.

“This is the Idle Cow Patterned Tricolored Jade, consisting of the three colors azure, red, and yellow. It originates from the time period of the Illustrious Divine Dynasty’s Emperor Ping, and was the personal belonging of Wang Shi, a magistrate of the Nine States. His name is also inscribed on the back of this piece of jade. As the one in charge, you can touch it a little. Wang Shi was very highly esteemed by Emperor Ping and was put in charge of supervising the Nine States, clearing away an unknown number of unjust charges. He could be considered to be a sober and calm person, somewhat uncommon during that dark period of time. This three-colored jade was with him for many years, and was eventually being infused by his righteous aura. Thus, wearing it even confers the ability to avoid evil and exorcise demons.”

Primordial Artifacts had many strange effects.