<h4>Chapter 4002: Tie''s Antique Shop</h4>
Trantor: ImmortalEmperorBao
Xu Yiyun followed behind Li Qiye and winked: “Is there anything that you need in particr, Young Noble? What are your hobbies? Let me know and I’lle up with the right ce to visit.”
“You sound like a madam right now.” He nced at her.
“Young Noble, that’s improper. I’m not a madam, I don’t participate in this trade.” She turned red and let out an awkward smile.
“No need to try and figure me out, feel free to lead the way since you’re familiar with this ce.” He said.
Yiyun was surprised at how easygoing he was. She liked this type of personality and gently flipped her ponytail then said: “I know a rather interesting store on this street. Would you like to take a look?”
“Why not?” He chuckled since he had no particr goal ining here anyway.
Xu Yiyun led the way. This area was quiteplicated with numerous alleys and smaller streets.
Fortunately, she has been here long enough to be familiar with thisbyrinth. After numerous turns, they entered an alley and stopped at a small store.
It was quite old with an advertising sign made out of cloth with the characters, "Tie''s Antique Shop”. The cloth seemed worn enough to tear apart from one touch.
She was familiar and came inside to greet the person sitting behind the counter: “Uncle, look, I found you a customer.”
This was a middle-aged man who appeared to be the shopkeeper. However, he didn’t have a merchant robe on.
Hisplexion was yellow - a sign of malnourishment. He seemed to be stricken with illness andcked spirit.
However, he wore a tight robe that outlined his impressive figure, perhaps from doing hardbor for many years.
He coughed and knew who it was without looking up: “You’re running errands again. Why, when you have such a bright future ahead?”
“It’s not a bad thing to work hard. I’m not affecting my n’s reputation.” Yiyun had a smile as bright as the sun.
Though she wasn’t a kingdom-toppling beauty that could put the swans and fish to shame, she was attractive in her own way.
A cultivator like her was a rare breed. Given her talents, any n would do everything possible to groom her. There was no need for her to work yet she still chose to do so.
Some would say that this was disgraceful and unbing of a genius. However, she ignored the negativements.
“Why did you bring a guest here today?” He smiled and shook his head before looking up.
Contrary to his sickly appearance, his eyes were ck and discerning, seemingly made from precious onyx.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that all of his vitality and essence have been focused on his eyes. Thus, they brimmed with life and energy.
He scanned the scene and skipped Li Qiye right away. However, he trembled the moment he saw Lu Qi.
“Lady…” He immediately stood up and asked respectfully.
“I am here to apany the young noble, is there anything interesting here?” Lu Qi calmly said.
Xu Yiyun was surprised to see these two know each other.
“Oh, acquaintances, I see.” Li Qiye smiled.
“We had the pleasure of meeting once before.” Lu Qi answered Li Qiye before turning towards the middle-aged man: “Fellow Daoist Tie Jian, this is our young noble. Miss Xu rmended that wee here to take a look.”
The man named Tie Jian stared at Li Qiye and couldn’te up with an identity. He knew that Lu Qi was a big deal.
If Lu Qi was here, then their lord must be here as well. Normally, Lu Qi always apanied the lord and rarely showed up alone in public. Why was she here with this man instead of the lord?
Most importantly, Lu Qi was ying the role of a servant? In his eyes, Li Qiye looked like azy youth.
The yin yang realm wasn’t bad for the average sect. However, for the behemoths, it meant nothing.
“Am I not weed here?” Li Qiye joked.
“Please take a look, our little store only has old and cheap items but you might fancy something.” The man calmed down and hurriedly replied.
Li Qiye entered the store and saw that it was indeed old. Both the shelves and merchandise have been here for a while. Some had a thinyer of dust covering them.
The uncle was right. The store primarily had antiques and broken treasures. There wasn’t anything worthwhile.
For example, broken arrows, cracked shields, damaged stones… They were clearly taken from ruins.
“Uncle’s store is special in that he sells items from the ancient eras. One might be able to find something interesting among them.” Xu Yiyun smiled.
“Is that so?” Li Qiye nced at them and said.
“This is a test of knowledge and insight. Some of the items here have a frightening background. I wouldn’t have guessed if Uncle didn’t tell me.” She added.
Li Qiye stopped in front of a shelf. It had an item resembling a jade te. There were strange lines on it, perhaps cracks on the base. Taking it down for a look might result in breaking it.
“I believe a n pawned this te to Uncle.” Yiyun introduced the item.
“White Jade te of the Wang. Add water and it’ll create a special dew, add medicine and it’ll create various affinities. Not bad, it’s a shame that the base is broken.”
“You recognize it?” Yiyun found it surprising that Li Qiye understood the item and its effects right away.
Tie Jian felt the same way. The items in the store were personally excavated or purchased by him. Though they were old and damaged, they all had an amazing background.
“I’ve read a few scrolls, that’s all.” Li Qiye smiled.
Yiyun became increasingly curious. Everything Li Qiye said so far disyed nothing but confidence.
“What about this thing?” She picked something else on the shelf. This resembled a dagger yet wasn’t. Itcked a sharp tip along with a hilt. Moreover, a corner was missing.
“This is the Magnificent Mirror from Magnificent School, its heirloom. Unfortunately, that sect is gone and this mirror is finished. Repairing it is difficult.” He nced at it.
“How about this one?” She was unconvinced and picked up a rusty helmet. It had a hole from being pierced before by a sharp weapon.
He became sentimental and patted the helm to the group’s astonishment. It seemed to have a special significance to him.
“It does not belong to this epoch.” He said while cing it back on the shelf.