Chapter 488: The World’s Number One Sucker

Chapter 488: Chapter 488: The World’s Number One Sucker

Zhou Shilong raised an eyebrow. ’Isn’t Third Martial Uncle being a bit too arrogant?’

The Jade Box contained a Relic, and even a Martial Emperor like him could have his mind affected by it.

Cheng Yuan was just a mere Martial King. No matter how great his potential, how could he possibly be unaffected?

But since Cheng Yuan insisted, Zhou Shilong didn’t warn him again. Instead, he very carefully put on a pair of sunglasses to prevent his own mind from being affected and losing his composure in front of Cheng Yuan.

Of course, Zhou Shilong was secretly looking forward to seeing Cheng Yuan lose his composure.

Once Cheng Yuan reached the peak of his power in the future, he, Zhou Shilong, could boast that he had once seen Alliance Leader Cheng in a state of disarray.

’Heh heh...’

"Third Martial Uncle, please take a look! This is the finger bone relic of an eminent monk from the Tang Dynasty!"

With a SNAP, Zhou Shilong opened the Jade Box.

Inside lay a section of translucent finger bone. The bone emanated waves of energy, and even with sunglasses on, Zhou Shilong’s pupils briefly glazed over in a trance.

Fortunately, Zhou Shilong was a Martial Emperor, and the sunglasses helped block the fluctuations. He regained his senses in less than a second.

Zhou Shilong stared intently at Cheng Yuan, hoping to see him looking dazed, dumbfounded, or even driven mad.

But, to Zhou Shilong’s disappointment...

Cheng Yuan’s expression was calm. The finger bone had no effect on him whatsoever.

Cheng Yuan observed the finger bone for a moment before saying coolly, "Shilong, you’ve been swindled. This isn’t the finger bone relic of some Tang Dynasty monk. It’s just a finger bone from a modern person. And what’s more, this bone belonged to a woman."

Huh??

Zhou Shilong was stunned for a second, then quickly explained, "Third Martial Uncle, you can’t be serious! I had Master Xun appraise this! Master Xun is the number one Feng Shui Master in our Gui City!"

Cheng Yuan sneered. "Either this Master Xun was setting you up, or he’s just a charlatan who can’t see the truth behind this finger bone at all."

Zhou Shilong still didn’t believe Cheng Yuan. He frowned and said, "Let’s not discuss Master Xun’s skills for now. If this finger bone isn’t a Tang Dynasty monk’s relic, why did I feel dazed when I looked at it? I’m a Martial Emperor! Anything that can affect my mind must be a powerful Magical Treasure!"

Cheng Yuan lightly swiped his finger across the bone and said calmly, "Shilong, take off your sunglasses and look at the bone again. Do you still feel dazed?"

Zhou Shilong obediently took off his sunglasses and looked at the finger bone. And then, he froze.

’How strange!’

’Why is there no reaction at all now?’

Zhou Shilong rubbed his eyes forcefully. Still no reaction!

Not wanting to believe it, Zhou Shilong closed the Jade Box, then opened it again, staring intently at the finger bone with wide eyes. Still not the slightest reaction!

This left Zhou Shilong utterly crushed.

"Third Martial Uncle, what on earth is going on? Why is there no reaction anymore?"

Cheng Yuan said calmly, "Based on the bone’s age, this finger bone is less than thirty-five years old. It was handled by a Mage skilled in Techniques for two or three years, and the bone was tainted with the Mage’s spiritual fluctuations. A Mage’s Spiritual Power is stronger than a Martial Artist’s, so when a Martial Artist looks at the bone, their own Spiritual Power is naturally impacted. I just wiped away the Mage’s spiritual fluctuations left on the bone, so of course you no longer feel any reaction."

Ah?

Is that so?

Zhou Shilong really didn’t want to believe Cheng Yuan’s words, because he had spent over twenty million to buy this finger bone!

If what Cheng Yuan said was true, then he was a complete sucker!

Zhou Shilong sighed. "I thought I’d found a real treasure! I can’t believe I got so badly swindled! I’ve made a fool of myself in front of you, Third Martial Uncle."

Cheng Yuan shrugged. "The world of antiques is a deep and treacherous one, and the world of Magical Artifacts even more so. Next time you come across a Magical Artifact, you can ask me to appraise it for you."

"Thank you, Third Martial Uncle."

After a pause, Zhou Shilong scratched his head, slightly embarrassed.

"Since the Tang Dynasty monk’s relic is a fake, I can’t offer it to you, Third Martial Uncle. Please follow Little Dragon to the Treasury and choose any item you like. There are a few other Magical Treasures in the Treasury; I wonder if any of them will catch your eye, Third Martial Uncle."

Goosebumps broke out all over Cheng Yuan’s body. He said, a little awkwardly, "You can call yourself Shilong or Martial Nephew. That’s fine. But a big man like you calling yourself ’Little Dragon’ makes my skin crawl."

Zhou Shilong gave a bitter smile. ’Did he think it was comfortable for me?’

Little Dragon was a nickname the young miss had given him. To curry favor with her and show his closeness to the Duan Family, he could only force himself to endure the discomfort.

"Understood, Martial Nephew."

Led by Zhou Shilong, Cheng Yuan entered the White Palace Treasury.

Inside the White Palace Treasury, all sorts of antiques were on display. Cheng Yuan even spotted several extremely valuable, near-national-treasure-level items.

Soon, Zhou Shilong led Cheng Yuan to a few so-called Magical Treasures.

"Third Martial Uncle, these are the few Magical Treasures in my collection. This one, in particular, lights up when it hears my voice! Please, take a look."

As he spoke, the ’Magical Treasure’ actually lit up.

Cheng Yuan couldn’t help but roll his eyes. ’This Zhou Shilong... he must be the world’s biggest sucker!’

’This isn’t a Magical Treasure! It’s clearly a piece of modern technology—a voice-activated light!’

It was just made very cleverly, with the mechanism hidden inside the jade body.

As for how this voice-activated light was aged to look like an antique, even Cheng Yuan couldn’t tell.

Cheng Yuan grabbed the voice-activated light and, under Zhou Shilong’s stunned gaze, forcefully smashed it onto the ground!

CRASH!

The voice-activated light shattered into pieces!

Cheng Yuan picked up the microcircuit from inside the light and showed it to Zhou Shilong. "Take a look. This is your so-called Magical Treasure."

Zhou Shilong was completely dumbfounded. His face turned red as a monkey’s behind, and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into and disappear.

’Damn it! I’ve lost so much face today!’

"Then what about these other ones? This Treasure Gourd can create a small wind field."

As he spoke, Zhou Shilong picked up the gourd. A faint stream of air really did emerge from its mouth, as if it were truly generating a small wind field.

Cheng Yuan was slightly taken aback. He didn’t sense any Spiritual Power fluctuations from the gourd. ’How is this wind field being created?’

’Could it be that this gourd is a real Magical Treasure?’

Cheng Yuan activated his Double Pupil, instantly seeing through the gourd with his X-ray Vision. He saw its internal structure and couldn’t help but roll his eyes again!

The inside of the gourd was uniquely shaped. Just a slight shake could create a pressure differential, which in turn generated a small wind field!

This wasn’t a Magical Artifact at all; it was a wind field created using principles of physics!

Cheng Yuan couldn’t help but give a wry smile.

’Modern society is just too competitive. It’s not even easy to be a forger these days; you have to have a deep understanding of physics!’

With a SNAP, Cheng Yuan crushed the gourd in his hand and casually handed the broken pieces to Zhou Shilong. He said coolly, "Shilong, take a close look. What do you see?"

Zhou Shilong instinctively took the pieces of the gourd, then his eyes went wide!

"Holy fuck! These are marks from artificial carving! Damn it! What kind of principle is this?"

Cheng Yuan said calmly, "As for the principle behind it, you’ll have to ask a physicist. In any case, it’s definitely not a Magical Treasure."