Aurora was very happy when she heard that Charlie was going to refine some medicine again.She was not happy because she had been wishing for Charlie’s magical pills. Rather, she was happy because her father had asked her to deliver the medicinal herbs and materials over to Charlie. This way, she would finally have the opportunity to see Charlie.During this period of time, Aurora had been spending her winter vacation at home. Aside from her routine training every day, she basically had nothing to do at all at home. Therefore, she had been feeling very bored throughout her vacation.She really wanted to look for an opportunity to see Charlie or even to ask Charlie to guide her and give her some more pointers. However, she had heard that Charlie had been very busy recently. So, she felt embarrassed to come over to look for him because she did not want to be a bother.It just so happened that she would be able to take advantage of this opportunity to see Charlie when she delivered th
“That’s good!” Aurora smiled sweetly before she hurriedly passed the medicine box and the red sandalwood box in her hand over to Charlie. After that, she said, “Master Wade, all the medicinal herbs and materials that you need is inside this medicine box. My dad has already prepared everything for you. There is also a premium purple ginseng that is more than four hundred years old inside this red sandalwood box. My dad said that he obtained it by chance, and he believes that this premium purple ginseng will certainly be of great use to you. Therefore, he asked me to bring it here and give it to you as a gift…”Charlie was a little surprised, and he said, “A premium purple ginseng that is more than four hundred years old?! How did your dad get his hands on such a good item?”Aurora stuck her tongue out and said, “I don’t know about that. He usually has many different channels for receiving his medicinal herbs and materials. Many top medicinal herbs and materials’ farmers and dealers ar
Since Charlie was sincerely inviting her into his house, Aurora nodded before she happily followed Charlie into the villa.Upon entering the house, Charlie invited Aurora to sit on the sofa in the living room. After that, he took out a tea set and made a pot of tea for her.Aurora carefully held the cup of tea that Charlie had made for her in her hands before she said, “By the way, Master Wade, I went to see Jasmine two days ago!”“Oh?” Charlie curiously asked, “Did you go to her company or her house?”“I went to her house.” Aurora said, “I was worried that Jasmine would be in a bad mood after experiencing so many things. So, I went to visit her at her house.”Charlie nodded slightly. At this time, he suddenly thought of how he had not had the time to see Jasmine again after he had helped her regain her position as the heir of the Moore family after helping her to resolve the Moore family’s crisis. So, he asked Aurora, “How is Jasmine’s current condition?”Aurora tilted her head
After sending Aurora out of the house and watching her leave, Charlie brought the medicinal herbs and materials that Aurora had delivered to him back to the bedroom that he shared with Claire on the second floor.The medicinal herbs and materials that Aurora had delivered today were sufficient for him to refine a batch of Healing Pills as well as a batch of Rejuvenating Pills.The Healing Pill would no longer be of any use to him. However, this kind of pill would have a great effect on any ordinary person. When Jasmine had been involved in the accident in Japan, it was the Healing Pill that had saved Jasmine’s life.As for the Rejuvenating Pill, Charlie also planned to make another batch of those pills. He would give one of the Rejuvenating Pill to Graham, and he would keep and reserve the rest of the pills for emergencies.Charlie then refined thirty ordinary Healing Pills and also thirty Rejuvenating Pills.When he saw these newly refined pills, Charlie suddenly thought of his m
Jefferson was surprised when he heard this, but he could not help but feel overjoyed.He laughed as he said, “Old Master Lennard, I heard that this person could easily kill many top ninjas in Japan on his own. He has extraordinary strength. So, it should be normal for him to have a hard fate, right?”Chandler replied solemnly, “Jefferson, there are many people with a hard fate in this world. Even widows will appear to have a fate as hard as iron. However, anyone with the fate of a True Dragon is extremely rare. If this was the ancient times, he would either be a prince or a top general. Anyway, no matter what it is, he would be an extraordinary person!”Jefferson was silent for a moment before he said seriously, “Old Master Lennard, my granddaughter really wants to find this person. I wonder if you can give us a hint, then?”Chandler sighed as he said, “This person’s fate is superior to mine. I cannot see through it…”Jefferson exclaimed, “Old Master Lennard, would there be any fa
Chandler hummed slightly before he said seriously, “It is time for her to stop. Otherwise, it will be a fatal attraction, and she will be the one getting hurt in the end.”Jefferson thanked him repeatedly before he hung up the phone in a hurry. After that, he made a video call to Sophie.The reason why he was video calling Sophie directly was because he knew that when she answered the video call, she would certainly be using the speaker by default. In that case, not only would Sophie be able to hear what he had to say, but his daughter, Helen, and his grandson, Jaime, would also be able to hear it.What Jefferson feared was that Sophie would not believe in divination and fortune-telling. If he were to tell her that there were tigers in the mountain, she would probably not retreat, but instead, she would head up to the mountain base.Therefore, he wanted to solemnly inform her about this matter in front of Helen. That way, even if he could not persuade her, Helen and Jaime might sti
“What?!”As soon as Sophie heard her grandfather asking her to stop looking for her benefactor, she could not understand his intentions. So, she asked incomprehensively, “Why, Grandpa?”Jefferson replied vaguely, “It will not be good for you to continue looking for him. So, it will be better for you to just forget about it.”Sophie frowned, and she was very persistent as she said, “Grandpa, the person that I am looking for is me and my brother’s benefactor! He saved our lives! So, no matter what it is, I will continue looking for him. I will not give up even if I can’t find him!”Jefferson was a little anxious as he solemnly replied, “It is not about whether you are going to find him or not! This is something related to your own safety in the future!”Sophie was unconvinced, and she asked, “My future safety? What has this got to do with my future safety?”Jefferson replied seriously, “Old Master Lennard said that your fate is in direct conflict with his fate. Moreover, his fate i
“What is even more powerful is that the calendar that they came up with is exactly the same as the ones calculated by modern science now. The error is so minimal that there is only a one-day discrepancy in the calendar in every five thousand years. Do you think that this is also a feudal superstition, then?”Sophie suddenly did not know how to refute her mother’s statement. So, she could only make a strong statement as she said, “There is still no actual basis for this kind of thing. Therefore, I will not believe in it anyway!”Helen sighed at this time before she continued speaking in a serious tone, “When my generation was younger, we had a relatively objective understanding of the Eastern and Western culture. We would never blindly believe that the West was better or the East was better. Instead, we would look at the problem from an objective and dialectical perspective. However, the Western culture has already taken complete control over your generation, which was born after the
The other antique traders who were keeping tabs on the situation were left confused by Trippy's message.[Maybe even those out-of-towners know that Raymond is a sucker? So they traveled overnight just to see what happens?][I know Raymond is in trouble, but is it really worth traveling hundreds of miles just to watch?][Maybe they know he's a sucker, so they came to sell him more counterfeits?][Shit, that must be it! Suckers are rare these days, after all!][Damn straight! Just knowing that there's one in Aurous Hill, you'd be eager to come over.]Even Mick Crane who had just woken up and saw the message immediately sent a voice message: "Those conmen are just like flies flocking around shit as soon as they smell it.""Oh, but what they don't know is that Raymond has no more money! I heard he only had a few hundred thousand for the startup, and the bronze sculpture must have cost most of it. I'm afraid those people won't even get their gas money and toll costs back after travel
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A
While Jacob was feeling delighted after pulling off his con, Raymond had posted details of the bronze sculpture online.The website he was using was the biggest platform for antique collectors and the antique trade where each user could set a favorite tag in the antique category and era. If a user who preferred canvas art pieces of the Tudor dynasty set that label as their favorite, they would immediately be notified with text or desktop notifications in regards to any item with the same label.As medieval bronze sculptures were rare in the first place, most who were interested had already set that label on their favorites and were immediately notified soon after Raymond posted pictures of the bronze sculpture online.The collectors were naturally eager to check it out as gilded sculptures of the medieval era were really rare, and most collectors would go a lifetime without picking one up for their collection.On top of that, the seller had even listed a major flaw and was only ask
"Nope," Jacob chuckled. "We were both working separately and just happened to get back in at the same time."Then, he immediately became smug and excited, "Guess what, dear? I made 200 thousand out of the deal! In net profits!""For real?!" Elaine gaped. "200 thousand in just one night?! That's amazing! How did you do that?"Claire was surprised to hear that too, and she came over to ask, "What deal was it, Dad?"Jacob grinned, "Oh, it's nothing to brag about. It's just that I managed to pick up a nice antique item thanks to my wisdom and then sold it for 200 thousand."Pausing, he then sighed in dismay, "However, the buyer wasn't too rich—I would have squeezed him for 400 thousand, but he couldn't afford more, so I had to settle for less."Elaine quickly exclaimed, "Shit, we're talking about a loss of 200 thousand! People would work a year and still never earn that much…"She trailed off for a moment before asking, "By the way, dear—are we still flying out first thing tomorrow?
Jacob laughed. "Put that issue behind us? Sure, but we're not becoming friends. Hell, I can't even hold a grudge now that you're shit out of luck."Then, his tone changed sharply and suddenly became icy, "But you see, Aurous Hill is not a place you can stay just because you want to. No… After this, you're not going to be able to make a living in the antique trade.""If I were you, I'd be running a thousand miles away, far away from Aurous Hill where no one would know my face to start over. That way, you just might be able to make a living."Raymond simply kept smiling, "You need not be concerned about how I'm going to survive here, Mr. Wilson. I'd be very grateful if you'd cease any form of harassment once you leave my premises."Jacob pursed his lips, staring at Raymond in disappointment. "I'm plenty magnanimous, so I won't stoop to such pettiness. Just do whatever you like!"Clicking his tongue, he huffed, "Tut, tut… And here I'd thought you're tough, but you're just yet another
Raymond chuckled at the title, humble as ever, "The Duke of Wastage? Now, that's quite the royal title, and I don't think I deserve such an honor…"Trailing off, he then made an especially curious look, "By the way, how'd you know they were calling me that?"Seeing that he was still so ignorant, Jacob scoffed. "You bought a Renaissance-era bronze sculpture earlier, didn't you?"Raymond nodded. "I did. But technically, it's medieval and not Renaissance, along with a Renaissance-era base."Jacob clutched his stomach as he laughed, "Oh, please! Medieval? Hahaha… You're killing me, Mr. Cole!"Raymond kept a serious look on his face. "It's really medieval. Why don't you take a look?""No way," Jacob snorted, pursing his lips. "Anyway, word has already spread that someone was selling a counterfeit bronze sculpture to defraud Antique Street for some serious dough. He went first to Vintage Deluxe, but their manager, Mr. Crane, saw through it and didn't buy it… and then he came to you, an
That was why most of the collectors only knew that such an item existed but they did not know in whose possession it was.After registering a new account and paying the ten thousand registration fee, Raymond got in.It was very safe as it was anonymous, and he posted a photo of the bronze sculpture and an announcement with an asking price of twenty million.In his opinion, it wasn't that expensive—if it was still gilded, it would be worth around a hundred million. Without it, it was plenty reasonable to cut the price down to just thirty million.And Raymond was cutting another ten million off that, so twenty million was plenty reasonable.Moreover, medieval bronze sculptures were exceedingly rare, and less than one specimen showed up annually at times. Collectors who desired it would therefore be willing to break the bank for it, and that was why Raymond was sure that someone would put in an order once he posted it.As he wrote the summary of the item, someone knocked on his door
Jacob frowned in disdain. "Why would I be worried? He's no longer the manager of Vintage Deluxe, and he just lost a shit ton of money for messing up his appraisal. I am also the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, so why would I be worried about some loser who will soon be kicked out of Antique Street?"Straightening his collar, he snorted coldly, "I am now going to see Raymond Cole and humiliate him face-to-face! He thinks he's impressive, doesn't he? Let's see how he will keep up that facade!"Zachary chuckled, "Yes, exactly! People like him need to be given a slap in the face! As hard as you can! Don't worry—I'll be right behind you. If he gets physical, I'll rush in to help. If he doesn't dare to start a fight, you just insult him as much as possible!""Good plan!" Jacob nodded since he was concerned that Raymond might get physical when pushed too far.And with his body, there was no way he could beat anyone…Spreading his arms, he exclaimed, "Come! I'l