InvincibleConnoisseur

Chapter 85 Wang Ke's Confusion

Time was passing while Xu Jingkai was searching. The surrounding people, who had watched the game in silence, also started gossiping. All the people were waiting quietly for the result of the game.

In fact, the surrounding people did not care about the process of the game. They only wanted to see the result.

Who would win it? Who would be the eventual winner? They were waiting for the result.

Xu Jingkai in the human wall had flashes of shrewdness in his eyes. He had locked onto one item. Judging from its color, artistic carving, texture as well as its appeal, he could feel that it was a magic weapon.

He was trying to find the second item. He knew that he could win the game only if both the two items he selected were magic weapons. He thought that he could not lose out to Wang Ke even in terms of time.

He thought, "The supernatural brown tortoise. Though it has clear carved lines on its back, its head is not that remarkably true to life. It couldn't be this one."

"This jade peach has an exquisite grain, which gave people a feeling of unreality. Those strange tracks on it seem to be Fengshui layouts. So, this should be a magic weapon."

"The double-mouthed copper pot. Its two mouths are in different sizes. One is flat and round, and the other is in the shape of a convex round. There seems to be a thin vague line throughout the entire copper pot. They all together form a fantastic pattern. So, it should not be fake, either."

"The Yinyang bottle..."

Xu Jingkai was wearing a serious look even with profuse sweating on his forehead. He was quite confident but also very nervous. That was because he knew that if he lost this game, he would be thoroughly discredited and could only leave Changji ignominiously.

As an old saying went: Pressure drove impetus.

He was observing each item meticulously, not daring to be careless.

Ten minutes later, Xu Jingkai selected two items. Then, he pushed the wheelchair out of the human wall. He took over the pen and slip of paper Bai Ruochen handed him and quickly wrote down the two items he had selected.

Bai Ruochen took over that folded slip of paper. Then, he turned to Wang Ke and said, "Xu Jingkai finished it with a time of ten minutes. Now, Wang Ke, it's your turn. Remember that this game doesn't only focus on the evaluated prices of the items. The time is also very important."

Wang Ke nodded slightly. Then, he turned and strode to the human wall.

There were traces of sarcasm in Xu Jingkai's eyes. He thought, "It only took me ten minutes to pick out what I think are the best items. If Wang Ke plans to have the advantage of me in time, how could he, a clerk of a small shop, be a match for me?"

The voice of the surrounding people discussing became louder when Wang Ke was walking into the human wall. Besides, more and more people came here from all directions. Even Zhao Menfeng, who did not go out much, had heard that Xu Jingkai was challenging Wang Ke in the street.

Outside Self House, a middle-aged man with a smiling face looked at Zhao Menfeng at the gate and said to him loudly, "Old Zhao, close your shop quickly and go to have a look! That young man named Wang Ke is the clerk of Self House. If he loses, he will ruin the reputation of your Self House. Of course, if he wins, your shop will be famous, and your business will pick up."

Zhao Menfeng's expression was calm, just like a pool of stagnant water.

Seeing that middle-aged man's beaming face, Zhao Menfeng shook his head gently and said faintly, "It's just kids having fun. I won't join in. It doesn't matter if he wins or loses. In fact, from my perspective, it will be a good thing if Wang Ke loses this game."

Hearing that, that middle-aged man was shocked and then wore a strange look. He quickly walked up to Zhao Menfeng and said with a bitter smile, "Old Zhao, do you really want to educate Wang Ke wholeheartedly?"

Zhao Menfeng shook his head and said, "It's not that I want to educate him wholeheartedly. It's all up to him. If he is capable and determined, being willing to learn with me, I will teach him unreservedly. It's up to him how much he can learn."

That middle-aged man's expression got serious. He glanced at Zhao Menfeng deeply and then waved his hand and turned to leave. He only left Zhao Menfeng one sentence.

He said, "Old Zhao, I understand. It seems that there is another person whom I have to pay attention to from today."

Looking at that middle-aged man's back, Zhao Menfeng finally had some surges in his tranquil eyes.

That was complexity!

That was right. The surge in Zhao Menfeng's eyes was complexity. It was a kind of complexity that he had after having gone through all the vicissitudes of life, but it also contained a trace of pain, implying countless and endless joys and sorrows of life.

In the spacious but crowded street, Wang Ke inside the human wall looked past those twenty antiques on the ground. It took him two minutes to glance over all the antiques. Then, he operated his spirit energy, making it slowly flow into his sparkling eyes.

The dazzling brilliance burst in his dark eyes. Then, the space between heaven and earth seemed to change into that colorful world again. After a few seconds, various color lines slowly faded away. Regaining his sight, Wang Ke once again felt that the world before his eyes seemed to have been rinsed with clear water. It was so clear and lively, making people feel comfortable and fascinated.

Let's begin!

With a move of his mind, Wang Ke immediately directed his gaze at those twenty items.

There was some white smog flowing on the double-mouthed copper pot. However, the white spiritual energy on it was not much. What was more, it even contained the least white spiritual energy among a great number of magic weapons he had ever met.

He thought, "Even though it contains very little smog, it is still a magic weapon!"

Wang Ke thought to himself and kept this "double-mouthed copper pot" in his mind.

The white smog on the jade flat peach was flowing in accordance with the Fengshui layout in it. The white spiritual energy in it was as fully ten times as that in the double-mouthed copper pot.

He thought, "This jade peach is also a magic weapon. It should be at least ten times more expensive than the double-mouthed copper pot."

"Huh?"

Wang Ke who was observing those items suddenly exclaimed inwardly with his face sparkling with incredibility.

What were these two items?

His eyes were wide open. As time went by, his body started to tremble slightly. He quickly crouched down and looked at those two antiques before him, breathing rapidly.

It was a picture with exquisite patterns. In the picture, the mountain tracks were winding and rolling. Among the endless mountains were magnificent temples. Countless monks were walking along the steep winding mountain tracks, marching forward to those temples.

A cloud of red smog was flowing on this picture, and there seemed to be one faint red dot on the top of each temple in the mountain. Some lines like filaments linked all the red dots, which finally turned into a mysterious Fengshui layout. That small cloud of red smog was flowing slowly along the route of that Fengshui layout.

Was it a middle-level magic weapon?

Absolutely! It must be a middle-level magic weapon!

Wang Ke's face was sparkling with excitement. With quick breathing, he touched this picture carefully with his hands.

The existence of a high-level magic weapon in the antique trading market had caused a huge sensation before. Xu Jingkai, who had had dumb luck, had managed to get an undervalued treasure as that so-called high-level magic weapon was a middle-level one. The red halo in that antique was a little different from that in this picture. However, this magic weapon was more valuable than the one Xu Jingkai had found last time.

Could this middle-level magic weapon be the surprise that Bai Ruochen had said?

Wang Ke touched that middle-level magic weapon fondly. After a few seconds, he finally looked away from it reluctantly.

Then, his gaze rested on that supernatural brown tortoise next to that middle-level magic weapon. His mouth twitched, and his sparkling eyes started to become confused.

Layers of light orange smog were flowing slowly on that supernatural brown tortoise's seemingly hard shell. In Wang Ke's eyes, that light orange smog sent out a mysterious sense, and the hair-like traces of light orange smog were flowing slowly.

At that moment, Wang Ke's extraordinary vision cut off automatically, and the world in his sight went back to normal.

However, there seemed to be raging waves surging in his heart.

Previously, every time he looked at a magic weapon with his extraordinary vision, no matter what color of smog it contained, whether white or red, the smog would struggle to come out as if trying to free itself from the magic weapon and rush into his eyes. However, this light orange smog was not like that. It was still flowing slowly along the track of the Fengshui layout. Even though the flow became extremely slow, it showed no intention of struggling to come out and rush into his eyes.

The smog was light orange?

What the h*ll was going on?

Could it be that magic weapons of different levels contain different colors of spiritual energy?

Since the smog in that middle-level magic weapon was red last time, what level was this magic weapon containing light orange smog?

Could it be a high-level one?

Wang Ke's heart twitched a few times like drumbeats. He had almost stopped breathing.

He thought, "If this is indeed a high-level magic weapon, it will be worth..."

Quickly operating the spirit energy in the meridians in his body, Wang Ke suppressed his shock and remembered those two magic weapons containing red smog and light orange smog respectively. Then, he tore himself away from the human wall.

"Have you finished your selection? It's only seven minutes?"

Seeing Wang Ke walking up to him, Bai Ruochen asked him surprisedly with amazement in his eyes.

Wang Ke said with a nod, "I guess so. The things I choose are strange. I am not sure whether they are magic weapons or not."

Bai Ruochen froze a moment, having an imperceptible trace of disappointment in his eyes.

Hearing Wang Ke's words, Xu Jingkai standing on Bai Ruochen's side immediately put on a sarcastic look. He said mockingly, "If you are able to identify that, I am afraid the beggars in the street are also able to identify magic weapons. Previously, you just had some dumb luck. However, I believe that you won't always be lucky. Remember our bet. Hey, hey. If you lose the game, you must kneel before me and call me master. Though I am reluctant to have a cheap Grandson like you, I'll answer you in light of our bet."

Hearing that, Wang Ke burst into anger and thundered at Xu Jingkai, "You f*cking close your mouth. Would you believe I'll tear your foul mouth?"

Xu Jingkai had some panic in his eyes. Wang Ke who was irate made him frightened.

However, he felt ashamed and resentful as Wang Ke hurled a***e at him ruthlessly in public. His handsome face turned from ghastly pale to dark red, and his lips trembled, but he did not say anything.

"Humph... So vulgar."

Xu Shichang, who was standing not far away from Xu Jingkai, hummed coldly and said indifferently.

Wang Ke frowned slightly. He turned his head and glanced at Xu Shichang, having a trace of disgust in his eyes. Then, he just ignored him.

He did not bother to talk to that old codger who came out suddenly.

Wang Ke took over the paper and the pen Bai Ruochen handed to him and quickly wrote down the names of the two magic weapons. Then, he gave the slip of paper back to Bai Ruochen.

With two folded slips of paper in his hands, Bai Ruochen strode up to the twelve judges who were all Yinyang Masters. He spoke loudly, "Your Seniors, I'll accompany you personally to go into the human wall to identify the twenty antiques. Then, you are supposed to make a final evaluation of the two antiques selected by Xu Jingkai and the two selected by Wang Ke."