?39: Chapter 39 Jade Token 39: Chapter 39 Jade Token “I mean, Yajing, can you be a little more ladylike?

    You are a girl, after all.” Ye Feng touched the wound that had been treated with ointment, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

    “Have you eaten yet?” Liu Yajing felt a bit amused because she had intentionally been rough while applying the medicine, as payback for Ye Feng taking advantage of her.

    She had to show him a thing or two.

    And it wouldn’t just be for today.

    From now on, whenever Liu Yajing was upset, she would find ways to torment Ye Feng, because she felt he owed it to her.

    “Yeah!

    I’ve eaten.” Eating was something Ye Feng had done before the fight.

    Suddenly he remembered that he’d asked Xiong Feng to transfer 200,000 to Liu Yajing’s card and wondered if it had gone through.

    “Oh, by the way, I transferred 200,000 to you.

    Did you receive it?”

    “Yeah, I got it.” Liu Yajing thought for a moment, remembered receiving a text message, and nodded with a half-joking air.

    “I thought some rich guy had taken a fancy to me and wanted to ‘woo’ me.

    Turns out it was your transfer, huh?”

    “Good that you received it.

    I’m a bit tired, so I’m going to sleep now.”

    ...

    The next morning, after having breakfast, Ye Feng and Liu Yajing went to the relationship expert together.

    Ye Feng had come to the relationship expert, of course, to make a payment.

    He hadn’t paid yesterday because he had no money, but now that he did, he made it a point to pay first thing.

    “Mr.

    Ye, leave it to us and don’t worry about a thing.

    Within three days, we will help you organize a luxurious proposal,” the owner of the relationship expert service assured Ye Feng, patting his chest after Ye Feng had paid.

    “I know, if I didn’t trust you, I wouldn’t have come to you.” Ye Feng nodded, indicating he was very confident in their service.

    “By the way, when should I come to learn the song?” Remembering that he had to sing that day, Ye Feng felt very unsure of himself, as singing was not his strong suit.

    “Come over tomorrow!

    The teacher will be available then.”

    After getting the answer, Ye Feng left the relationship expert.

    The owner had offered to have Liu Yajing walk Ye Feng out, but Ye Feng declined.

    Upon leaving the relationship expert, Ye Feng felt that he should visit the antique market.

    Yesterday’s battle made him realize that he wasn’t invincible and that he needed to strengthen his power quickly, so he decided to try his luck at the antique market.

    Longning Antique Trading Street is the largest antique market in Longning City, home to the highest number of antique enthusiasts.

    The Antique Trading Street is a pedestrian street over one thousand meters long, flanked on both sides by more than a thousand antique shops, forming a three-story antique marketplace.

    Faced with such a vast market, finding what he wanted felt like looking for a needle in a haystack, but Ye Feng knew he had to be patient if he wanted to increase his strength.

    “Sir, why not come in and take a look?

    Our goods are the most authentic and valuable.”

    “Boss, come over to our place, and I guarantee you won’t regret it.”

    As soon as Ye Feng stepped onto the antique street, he was greeted by one shout after another.

    These merchants were giving it their all to attract customers, trying to snatch business away from their competitors.

    Since Ye Feng was on a quest for certain items, he casually strolled from one shop to another—he had nothing but time on his hands.

    Of course, it would have been even more enjoyable if he had a girl to accompany him.

    After browsing through more than a hundred shops, Ye Feng entered one named Yu Xuan Pavilion.

    He thought he’d find nothing, but a jade token in the display case caught his eye.

    The jade token was about half the size of a palm and very dark in color.

    On its front, there was a large, bold character for ‘strength,’ and behind it was a figure dancing.

    Ye Feng had a very deep impression of the character for ‘strength’; he felt like he had seen it somewhere before.

    After thinking hard for a long time, he suddenly realized that he had seen this pattern inside the Disk, hadn’t he?

    To confirm his thoughts, Ye Feng quickly entered the state of the Disk and started searching.

    Indeed, within the obscure patterns, he found the one representing the character for ‘strength.’

    “It really was you.” With a hint of joy, Ye Feng let his gaze return to reality.

    He couldn’t stay in the state of the Disk for too long, otherwise it would draw other people’s attention.

    “Boss, do you want this jade token?

    Let me tell you, this token is a fine object from the Qing Dynasty.” Seeing Ye Feng eyeing the jade token for so long, the shopkeeper quickly directed his assistant to attend to other customers and personally took care of Ye Feng.

    “This thing is from the Qing Dynasty?

    Are you trying to fool me, boss?” How could Ye Feng not understand the shopkeeper’s motive?

    They said things like that just to sell at a high price.

    After all, the saying among antique dealers was, “Three years with no business, but one day of business feeds you for three years,” indicating the tremendous profits they could reap—a truly terrifying prospect.

    “Young man, don’t be so skeptical, this item truly is from the Qing Dynasty.

    Look at the clothes of the little person on the pattern—it’s clearly from the Qing era.” Seeing Ye Feng’s disbelief, the shopkeeper pointed at the figure on the pattern and continued to bluster as if it were the absolute truth.

    “I may not be well-read, boss, but please, don’t deceive me.

    Who says that just because an item has a pattern from a certain era, it must come from that era?

    By that logic, any painting of a woman in ancient costume would be considered an invaluable treasure?”

    Ye Feng immediately found it amusing when he heard the shopkeeper’s words.

    There should be some integrity in bluffing, right?

    It was ridiculous to even utter such a statement, and Ye Feng couldn’t help but look down on him for it.

    “Young brother, you’re taking the fun out of it.

    This is no ordinary imitation, this is a genuine antique gem,” the shopkeeper said, his face reddening from Ye Feng’s remarks, but he quickly adjusted his state and retorted once again.

    Working in this business, one needed to have a thick skin and a talent for bluffing.

    “Alright, just give me a fair price, boss!

    If it’s reasonable, I’ll buy it.

    If you think it’s a treasure, you keep it and sell it at your leisure.

    I’m not playing this game.” Seeing that the shopkeeper was ready to keep bluffing, Ye Feng immediately lost his patience.

    Although he cared about the jade token, he pretended to be indifferent.

    He wanted to create an illusion for the shopkeeper—that this item, he could take it or leave it, was not important at all.

    If the shopkeeper wanted to cherish it like a treasure, then Ye Feng would be sorry to disappoint.

    “5,000 yuan, young brother.

    If you really want to buy it, take it for 5,000.

    What do you say?” The shopkeeper pondered for a while and finally named a price.

    “2,000, not a cent more.” Although 5,000 wasn’t a lot, Ye Feng refused to be the sucker.

    Even though the token was important to him, he didn’t necessarily want to spend unwisely, did he?

    “You drive a hard bargain, young man.

    Alright, 2,000 it is!

    It cost me 2,000 yuan just to acquire this item.” When Ye Feng agreed to pay 2,000 yuan, the shopkeeper secretly rejoiced, but he put on a face as though he was reluctantly parting with a loved one.

    He was afraid of seeming too eager and causing Ye Feng to back out.