34 Third Lord Of Wei (2/2)
Uncle Lin closed in onto Chen Fan and whispered a few explanations.
The pompous man called Xin Zhong was a rich businessman from the Tian He City. He ran an international trading company and stayed abroad for most of the time. He was extremely resourceful in the Tian He City and quite influential even at the Chu Zhou City.
The Third Lord Wei also had an international trading company and was a competitor of Xin Zhong. The two's business ventures were often at odds against each other while they competed for contacts. The pretentious white-haired old man was invited by Xin Zhong to provide insight on the quality of the artifact.
The old man in the traditional suit was called Zhen Jiulin, and he was one of the magnates in the Chu Zhou City. His portfolio covered all kinds of industries such as hotel, construction, health care, transportation, and even convenience store chains. His nickname was ”Half-city” because of how much property in the Chu Zhou City had his name on them. He was the second richest person in the city only next to Sheng Ronghua. People usually call him ”Old Man Zhen.”
Compared to Zhen Jiulin, Third Lord of Wei's wealth was peanuts. If he were not from the mighty Wei family, the third lord would not even be able to sit at the same table with Zhen Jiulin.
”Thank you.” Chen Fan nodded. He looked past Xin Zhong and studied the white-haired old man who seemed to have fallen into a reverie.
After Chen Fan had sat down, Zhen Jiulin said slowly but confidently.
”Everyone is here now. Boss Gu, would you please be so kind as to show us the item?”
Sitting across from the old man was a chubby man who looked like the fat buddha one would find in temples. Boss Gu furrowed his brows and complained, ”This is the third time you guys want to see it. I want to know how committed you are to this deal.”
”Rest assured; this will be the last time. One of us will buy it as long as it is the real deal.” One of the rich men said loudly while pounding his chest.
He was a businessman from the development district, and he owned a few textile manufacturing plants.
”We are all busy men. so if we are not interested, why would we waste our time and come here?” Someone else put in.
”Very well.” Boss Gu nodded and ordered one of his servants to bring out an old box
Inside the box was a wooden filigree shaped like a flat plate depicting the Eight Trigrams. It looked heavy and solid in its construction despite the wear and tear on its edges. The plate immediately caught everyone's attention.
”Huh?”
The moment the box was opened up, Chen Fan suddenly wrenched his attention from the white-haired old man to the plate.
When he saw the pattern of the Eight Trigrams on the plate, he couldn't help but gasp.
”What do you think of it, Mr. Chen?”
Third Lord was still in a bad mood after the confrontation, and therefore, his voice was laced with impatience.
Even now, he regretted, inviting Chen Fan. He never believed that a high school kid could know anything about artifacts. However, in a fit of desperation, he accepted his subordinates suggestion and invited Chen Fan. A huge mistake.
The boy looked nothing extraordinary, and couldn't compare with that white-haired old man brought along by Xin Zhong.
His miscalculation had spurred his rival, Xin Zhong, to jump at the golden opportunity to insult him.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
Even as the Third Lord lamented his mistake, he heard Xin Zhong speak out again.
”What does a little child know anything about Dharma Artifact? Come one, how many times do we have to do this. Let's just bid on it now!”
Chen Fan smiled, but he had kept his silence.
Chen Fan was indeed shocked when he lay his eyes on the plate. He was impressed not by the plate itself, but by what was on it. The plate was covered with inscriptions that formed a Dharma array. Its function was very similar to the Spirit Gathering Array he had cast on the jade talisman. However, it's power was much inferior to that created by Chen Fan.
”Who would have thought that such artifact would exist on earth? It's sort of like a crude prototype of Dharma Artifact.”
Chen Fan shook his head and was disappointed by the power of the artifact. In addition, this plate clearly had seen better days. Decades, if not centuries of usage had taken a toll on its construction. Any more usage would completely break this artifact into pieces.
Seeing the greediness in everyone's eyes, Chen Fan decided to keep the secrets to himself. None of them took him seriously anyway.
Seeing Chen Fan didn't speak, Third Lord said.
”Mr. Qi. Please.”
”Will do. ”
Another appraiser stood up and came over to the artifact. Everyone watched him expectantly as he would be one of the arbiters of the quality of this magical item.