by Zhi Bai
However, An Zheng could tell that when these girls walked, their shoulders did not even move slightly. Their bodies were like a bowl of water, so they were definitely practitioners. It was hard to say whether or not he could cultivate, but in terms of body techniques, he was definitely not mediocre.
Zhuang Feifei walked out from behind the twelve women, smiling.
"First Mr, you are the best treasure in the entire Zaocang."
Someone shouted.
Another big fatty shouted, "Don't use money to measure First Mr. If First Mr can use money to measure himself, would I still need to be so envious?"
Zhuang Feifei laughed, even though she was wearing a thin veil, she could still feel her smile. For some reason, she seemed to like wearing a veil.
"I am requesting for the seniors to appraise the treasure, not for the seniors to appraise me."
Zhuang Feifei bowed and replied, "Zaocang's business is good, it is all thanks to the support of the various seniors. Therefore, I hope that everyone will help me out today.
At this time, Zhen Zhuangbi pointed at An Zheng with the fan in his hand: "Other people are all important figures in the appraisal of treasures within this Fantasy City, how did this little thing get in? I say First Mr, aren't your doors tight? Any kind of cat or dog can crawl in through the gap in the door. You better be careful not to get dirty at night and crawl into your bed. "
Zhuang Feifei first gave an apologetic smile to An Zheng, and then said to Zhen Zhuangbi: "What's wrong with Vice Principal Zhen, did the anger inside not subside? My girl seems to have disinterested you. Although there is a misunderstanding between Master An and the Vice Principal, it is better that everyone is amiable in my Zaocang. I'm the one who invited them, so don't spoil our relationship. "
Zhen Zhuangbi coldly snorted. "Everyone here, I am convinced by your experience with appraising treasures. You are just a wet behind the ears brat, what right do you have to be on the same level as us? Is it because he has a crappy name on his head, Master Ba? That sort of childish play, Zaocang would actually take it seriously. "
Now, forget about An Zheng and Du Shoushou, even Zhuang Feifei's face was a little ugly.
"Vice Principal Zhen, are you targeting Master An or me?"
She asked with a slightly cold voice.
Zhen Zhuangbi said: "Of course it isn't against the First Mr, I just don't like that little thing. "It's like there's a table of precious delicacies in front of you and you suddenly see a pile of dog shit inside. How are you going to eat it?"
An Zheng laughed: "Vice Principal Zhen is really emotional, normally when we see dog poop, we would not think of this issue whether we want to eat it or not."
Zhen Zhuangbi was stunned for a moment, then said with an angry face: "You really think I won't dare to touch you? In a place like Fantasy City, I can still make some decisions. "
An Zheng hugged the cat, and it cried towards Zhen Zhuangbi and shook its neck.
The Bronze Bell was there, so Zhen Zhuangbi was embarrassed. Continue cursing? He was really afraid that An Zheng would lose all decorum and release the Bronze Bell, since that thing could kill a Captive Stage cultivator like Phantom Hand and Ol 'Nine, but Zhen Zhuangbi was still a little bit away from Captive Stage.
"Hmph."
He sat down and turned his head to the side.
"So."
Gao Sanduo stretched out his hand to touch good old man: "Sometimes, just don't say anything, you can slap your face and say anything. If this person were to stretch out his neck and get slapped in the face, he would either be a scumbag or have a good mouth. "
Seeing Gao Sanduo openly standing on An Zheng's side, no one present wanted to say anything. After all, they had to offend either Zhen Zhuangbi or Gao Sanduo, so they shouldn't be offended by either side.
"Alright, alright."
Zhuang Feifei changed back into a smiling face: "Everyone came here to help my Zaocang, they're all here to give me face. So today, let's put aside our past prejudices and focus all of our attention on appraising treasures, shall we? "
The twelve women in long skirts immediately stepped forward, and one of them stood beside each of them, pouring tea for everyone. This was the first time Du Shoushou was taken care of by such a beautiful woman, and he was immediately at a loss of what to do. He had to sit there with a serious expression on his face, not wanting to show his cowardice. However, from time to time, those eyes would drift towards his big white legs.
An Zheng stretched his neck over and lowered his voice, "Don't let your imagination run wild. If you stand up straight, you can only go under their arms. We were originally children, why are you being so restrained?"
Du Shoushou: "If I treat myself as a child, standing up and directly saying that auntie will hug you, will you be beaten up?"
An Zheng said: "It won't, just below your crotch."
Du Shoushou quivered for a moment as he felt a gust of wind blow past his crotch.
As the two of them chatted and laughed, Zhen Zhuangbi, who was sitting opposite them, became even angrier.
Zhuang Feifei clapped her hands, and another group of beauties filed in, all of them holding onto a tray. The items on the tray weren't very big. They were covered with a golden cover, but no one knew what they were.
Zhuang Feifei smiled and said: "It's boring to take the treasures out to check previously, the weather is dry today, and everyone has a short temper, so we might as well play a few games. The first six items were of various materials, but they were of similar quality, so they were placed into the same category. If we do not open the cover, we cannot use the Cultivation Power to sense it. We can only use the echo on the lid to determine what material is inside. "If you win, I have a big gift for you."
This is a true test of experience, Du Shoushou nervously pulled at An Zheng: "Are you able to do it?"
An Zheng said: "Alright, why not. Have you forgotten? While we're sleeping soundly beside the Nanshan Street's small pond, we can all distinguish whether it's a male or a female toad. "
Du Shoushou burst out laughing: "Shut up, isn't that what you meant by joking?"
Gao Sanduo held the teacup, and just as he was about to drink An Zheng and the others, he could not help but ask: "This is indeed a strange ability, how do I call it? What do you call a female toad? "
Du Shoushou immediately explained: "It's just something we're joking about, it's not really true."
Gao An took a sip of water and said, "Let's hear it. It's just for the liveliness anyway."
Du Shoushou coughed a few times: "About that... The male toad squawks, while the female toad squawks. "
Everyone was stunned for a moment before the sound of splashing could be heard. The water that Gao Sanduo had just drank sprayed out. He coughed violently: "Master Du, can you please be more serious?"
Du Shoushou: "Didn't you tell me to say …"
Zhuang Feifei also laughed, and her face suddenly turned slightly red. The atmosphere became more relaxed, and she made a gesture of invitation, "Which one do you want to try first? We do not have a judge, but we have to follow the rules, we cannot tear it open, and we cannot use the Cultivation Power, we can only rely on our ears to judge. Ordinary people would not be able to distinguish the sound of the metal cover being struck, but since everyone here was an expert in this field, it shouldn't be too difficult. The echo of each material is different, and the sound of it hitting metal is refracted back, so that we can judge what is inside and who can be faster and who can win. "
"No matter who comes first, no one is in a hurry to answer. Let's write down the answer and read it together one last time."
After Zhuang Feifei finished speaking, he let the six women stand forward and fight: "Let's begin."
Gao Sanduo cupped his fists at An Zheng: "Master An, you go first?"
An Zheng laughed: "How can I be the first to enter? Seniors, please come first, I will be the last."
Gao Sanduo stood up and shook off his clothes: Alright, then
I'll go first, and help out everyone.
Du Shoushou was actually nervously tugging at An Zheng's sleeve. "Are you sure you can do it? I feel that no one will be able to guess what's inside. "
An Zheng: "Shh … Mr. Gao, don't talk yet. "
Chapter 54 - No one else is worthy of it
Du Shoushou immediately quietened down, and did not dare to make a single sound. Even the cat good old man seemed to have felt the solemn atmosphere in the room, as he obediently curled up on An Zheng's knees and looked at Gao Sanduo. An Zheng's finger lightly slid across good old man's back. good old man's squinted eyes looked especially pleased.
In a short period of time, the house was so quiet that it made people uncomfortable, even Gao Sanduo's footsteps on the blanket could be heard clearly.
Gao Sanduo walked to the first woman, stopped and took a deep breath. Then he tapped the metal cover with his finger. The echo was crisp and clear, and the object inside didn't seem to be large. The corner of Gao Sanduo's brows slightly raised upwards, the solemn expression on his face also lessened slightly, as if the first thing did not trouble him. He did not knock again to confirm, but instead walked straight to the second woman.
Four of them in a row, it seemed like Gao Sanduo was very confident. When he reached the fifth woman, he found himself in a dilemma. He knocked three times and then almost pressed his ear against the metal cover, looking hesitant. He walked to the last one and knocked twice this time. On the way back, he stopped at the fifth one, tapped his fingers on the metal cover a few times, and listened.
He shook his head and came back, still uncertain about the fifth thing.
After returning to his seat, Gao Sanduo took the pen and paper that the maid handed to him, and wrote down his answer.
"From now on, you're not allowed to talk."
Zhuang Feifei smiled and said: "Even if it's just a small game, we still have to play it more formally. I cannot practice favoritism and do not want you guys to help each other out."
Gao Sanduo glanced at An Zheng, as if he was worried that An Zheng would be able to tell. An Zheng smiled at him but did not say a word.
Du Shoushou's nervous hands were covered in sweat, and the tip of his feet kept on trembling slightly. The maid who was standing beside him smiled and bent over him. She took out a handkerchief that had a faint fragrance to it and gently wiped it on his forehead. After that, he smiled apologetically at the maid. Thinking of what Zhuang Feifei had said, he did not dare to disturb the second person.
This maid was around 1.7 meters tall. Her figure could not be considered very thin, but she was well-proportioned and well-proportioned. She was the type of woman that one could sense just by looking at her. She placed her hand on Du Shoushou's shoulder and pinched it lightly, causing Du Shoushou to groan in disappointment.
This made Gao Sanduo recall the sound of a male toad toad meowing earlier, and then, he could not help but burst out laughing.
The second person who went up to appraise the treasure was an old man. He looked to be around 70 to 80 years old and his hair and beard were all white. Everyone at the table seemed to have some respect for him, calling him Elder Liu. Elder Liu was supported by a maid as he walked forward, then he began to beat the table as he judged. He spent less time than Gao Sanduo, but when he returned, his expression was unsettled.
Zhen Zhuangbi was the second from the bottom to go up. He had a confident look on his face, and using Du Shoushou's words, he looked extremely arrogant. realized that his method of knocking down the metal barrier was also very different. He did not knock on the same spot as the others, but rather, knocked on every metal barrier once.
When it was An Zheng's turn to go up on stage, he coldly snorted when he sat down, "Kid, you still haven't weaned yet, yet you're still trying to act pretentious here. When the answer is revealed later, it will be revealed. "
An Zheng also did not pay attention to him, and did not even look at him.
Seeing that An Zheng was not infuriated, Zhen Zhuangbi rolled his eyes. "One must have self-knowledge, for a nobody that is only in the Ascending Realm, to forcefully squeeze himself into the upper echelons, is not afraid of his head bleeding from the pressure. To be able to train so hard at such a young age, I'm afraid my heart is not in the right place. "
Du Shoushou stood up, "Can you shut up!?"
Zhen Zhuangbi curled his lips: "I'm talking about me, what does it have to do with you. First Mr only said that you're not allowed to talk, and I didn't even talk to you guys, so she didn't say that you're not allowed to talk to yourself."
He purposely spoke in a weird tone while disturbing An Zheng's hearing, his fingers still knocking on the armrest of the chair.
Gao Sanduo scoffed, "If people look down on themselves, then there's no saving them."
Zhen Zhuangbi also seemed to feel that he had lost his identity. He glared at Gao Sanduo and no longer spoke, but his fingers still continuously rapped on the armrest of the chair. At this moment, even the people who had a close relationship with him felt that he was too petty.
Or perhaps it was just an attempt to test An Zheng, but Zhuang Feifei didn't say anything to stop him. Her beautiful eyes were fixated on An Zheng the entire time, and a look of anticipation appeared in her eyes.
The maid in charge of serving An Zheng also looked very curious and could not help but lean forward, as if he was trying his best to get closer to An Zheng to catch the changes in his expression.
But in reality, An Zheng's expression did not change at all.
Other people would knock on the metal cover to judge the echo, but An Zheng was different. His fingers gently caressed the metal cover. Surprisingly, the sound was somewhat pleasant to the ears. Although it wasn't very clear, it still sounded like it came from some sort of musical instrument. What was even more surprising was that as his finger moved across the arc, the sound actually had a change in rhythm. An Zheng used it quickly, and was at least twice as fast as Zhen Zhuangbi. After that, he walked back and sat down, looking tranquil and relaxed.
The maid who was serving him squatted down in front of him. She had a tray in her hand with a paper and pen on it. Her pair of beautiful big eyes stared at An Zheng's face, and then at An Zheng's hands.
An Zheng wrote it very quickly, without any hesitation. Du Shoushou couldn't see what An Zheng was writing, but he saw that the maid's expression was somewhat surprised, which then turned into disbelief.
"Alright."
Zhuang Feifei walked to the front, "Everyone has already been appraised and should have an answer in their hearts. Before you announce your answers, let me first talk about the prizes of the first round of treasure winners. "
She turned around and picked up an item from the tray held by the maid behind her.
"This is a small thing, not really a very valuable thing, but it's special because it's used for skin protection and insect repellent."
An Zheng raised his head to look, what Zhuang Feifei was holding was a lifelike, rose-shaped hairpin. Especially that flower. No matter how you looked at it, it was flawlessly beautiful. The flower was only half the size of a real rose, and its exquisite workmanship was worthy of admiration. Although they were not very close, they were all experts with excellent eyesight. Thus, it could be seen that the flower petal pattern on the rose hairpin was very detailed.
"Only a man who cherishes his woman would be willing to buy something that would be useless for cultivation but would instead win the heart of a girl. These petals were specially made from mountain roses and although they had shrunk quite a bit, they would last for at least two hundred years. The hairpin was a piece of jasper and could be considered a small magical equipment. It's summer, and if you take this hairpin out with you, you won't feel uncomfortable under the sun, and you can drive away the mosquitoes and insects. "
"Everyone, if you have a girl you love, you will definitely receive a kiss in return if you send this thing over."
An Zheng asked: "Will you really get
a kiss?"
Zhuang Feifei laughed: "That depends on whether or not you have someone to send off."
She looked around. "Okay, now everyone can give us their answers."
After saying that, she gave the order to open the metal cover, and the maids immediately took it off.
Zhuang Feifei introduced: "These six are all emerald pill furnaces, but the materials used are different. The first material is the Spirit Tattoo Iron. "
She looked at all the answers, and the maids held up the paper for her to see.
"Everyone's right."
"The second piece of material is the Dongting Mountains Obsidian Stone, and it's all correct. The third was the Zhoushan Iron, which contained the Qilin Steel. The fourth could almost be called a piece of white metal with a few flaws. It was made from striped meteoric iron. The first four items were almost all correct. Only three or four people have guessed wrongly, but it's not easy. "
Zhuang Feifei looked at the fifth item: "This time, everyone's answer is different. However, it seemed... Only Vice President Zhen was right. This was the South Sea's Yellow Pear Wood. Even if one's cultivation base were to be ignited, it would not be damaged. Unfortunately, fire resistance is not water resistance, so it can only be called jade. "
Zhen Zhuangbi said with a complacent expression, "If my guess is correct, it's only a fluke, because I grew up in the Southern Ocean and am very familiar with this South Sea Yellow Pear Wood. All of you were born in the North, so it's understandable that you're not familiar with this thing. "
An Zheng shook his head instead. "Wrong."
Zhuang Feifei looked at the answer An Zheng gave him. It was 500 years old Huang Bai from the cliff of the Dongting Lake.
Zhen Zhuangbi was enraged, "Your answer is simply nonsense. Which one of you doesn't know the difference between Yellowstone and Huang Bai? The yellow pear trees have the same stripes as the river of stars, but the cypress trees do not. "