In the elevator, Qi Ke stood in front of Long Yi. The white cheongsam with a slit to the thigh showed off her slender waist, and the flesh-colored stockings wrapped around a pair of slender white legs.
The ten-centimeter high heels on Qi Ke's feet added a touch of mature woman flavor to her, and her scarlet red lips seemed to be full of charm and allure.
Long Yi wanted to look away, but the entire elevator was made of high-grade reflective glass, and no matter from which angle he looked, he could see Qi Ke's pair of slender legs that made his blood boil.
Just at this moment, Qi Ke came up to Long Yi with a puzzled look on his face, and a faint fragrance went straight into Long Yi's nostrils.
"Mr. Long, are you feeling unwell? Why does your face look so red?"
Long Yi muttered to himself, "My body does want to feel comfortable, but how can I feel comfortable when you're walking around in front of me dressed like this?"
This girl is obviously the type who is beautiful but unaware of it. She is immersed in martial arts all day long and knows nothing about matters between men and women, so naturally she cannot understand why Long Yi's face is red.
Long Yi felt the cool touch of the delicate hand on his forehead, and silently repeated in his mind several times, "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form." His restless heart finally calmed down a little.
Poor girl, she thought he had a fever. How naive and cute.
When the elevator reached the 6th floor, an old man in elegant attire was waiting there for a long time.
"Mr. Long, this is Uncle Yucheng, a close confidant of my fourth uncle. He manages all of my fourth uncle's businesses, big and small. He will take us to the backstage to see the collection later." Qi Ke introduced enthusiastically.
Long Yi and the old man nodded to each other, greeting each other for the first time.
"Miss, there's no need to be so formal. Please follow me." Although the old man's hair and beard were all white, he still had his hair neatly slicked back, looking a bit like a butler of a Western aristocrat.
After the old man glanced at Long Yi casually for the first time, he never looked at him again.
He is the person that Fourth Master Qi trusts the most. It can be said that all matters, big and small, of the companies under Fourth Master Qi are handled by him personally. His position in the group is second only to the first person.
All the high officials from the capital and surrounding provinces and cities had to be polite when they met him. How could they take a young man who was attending the meeting in casual clothes seriously?
Long Yi also felt that the butler's attitude towards him was not very enthusiastic. He must have not seen what happened on the first floor just now.
But he didn't care. After all, he was not a coin and could not expect others to be respectful to him as soon as they met him.
"The collections in this private auction are the result of Mr. Qi's decades of hard work, and the collections come from all over the world.
This is a complete artifact from a thousand years ago, a Tang Dynasty sancai pottery from the official kiln. Both the craftsmanship and firing technology were the pinnacle of the time...
This is the royal scepter of the British Empire four hundred years ago. It is inlaid with a 14-carat pink diamond and hundreds of blue diamonds..."
The old man kept introducing things in front of the large and small counters. These were the hard work accumulated by Fourth Master Qi over the years, and would soon flow into the upper class of the capital.
It was obvious that the old man was quite proud of these collections. Every time he introduced a collection, the pride on his face grew a little more. After all, these collections were treasures that could easily enter the National Museum if they were placed outside.
Qi Ke asked, "Mr. Long, if you like any of the collections here, just pick one and bid the starting price."
Long Yi had just taken a rough tour of the entire backstage. Although these treasures had some historical value, the spiritual energy attached to them was very thin, and their practical value for cultivation was almost zero.
He shook his head and said politely, "Most of the collections are good, but nothing that suits my taste, so thank you very much for your kindness, Miss Qi."
Hearing this, the butler was stunned at first, then his face turned as cold. Although this kid was a guest invited by the young lady, how could he accept that he gave such a low evaluation to Fourth Master Qi's decades of hard work?
Some of these collections were worthless to him because he had traveled thousands of miles to negotiate prices and spent a lot of money to transport them across the ocean.
Qi Ke said regretfully, "Mr. Long, since you don't like any of the collections, I won't waste your time later."
"Miss Qi, how can we let Mr. Long look down on us? There is still a treasure in the bottom of the box that I haven't shown to Mr. Long. It would be great if he could take a look at it." The housekeeper said sarcastically.
He walked to the backstage entrance and led the two of them to an empty room with only a few scattered pieces of glass inside.
The glass in the center is covered with a black curtain, making it appear to be the highest level of these collections.
The old man didn't keep the secret any longer and directly lifted the curtain. Inside the tempered glass was a dazzling and gorgeous crystal ball. The fist-sized crystal ball seemed to contain huge energy.
Qi Ke was surprised and said, "Uncle Yucheng...is this the treasure hidden in the bottom of the box tonight?"
"Yes, it is this Xuantian colored bead." A hint of pride flashed across the old man's eyes.
He turned his gaze to Long Yi, but saw that the young man looked normal, and even had a hint of a smile on his face?
The old man's heart was filled with shock. The first special ability of this colored bead was to create an illusion. Anyone who saw this colored bead for the first time would be confused for at least three minutes.
Someone like Qi Ke who could recover in a few seconds was considered mentally strong, and this young man's eyes seemed to be filled with clear water, not affected by the colored beads at all, which was really rare.
"This Xuantian Colored Pearl is the product of the Xuantian Phoenix in the northern border. A senior in the Heavenly Realm obtained a phoenix egg and used his supreme magical power to refine it into a magical instrument, which he named the Xuantian Colored Pearl.
It has mysterious functions such as creating an environment, gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and adjusting people's fortunes. Master Qi Si personally went to the northern border and spent a full three hundred million to buy it.
Qi Ke looked at Long Yi with anticipation, hoping that this treasured magic weapon would be valued by Long Yi. Although he would make less money, he could still do Long Yi a favor.
Unexpectedly, Long Yi just shook his head in boredom and said calmly: "Since I have a good relationship with your Qi family, I still want to remind you that this glass bead is just a decoy and is not a magic weapon at all."
The old man snorted coldly. This young man looked down on everything and was obviously here to cause trouble. He didn't seem to have any respect at all.
"Boy! Don't think you can speak without restraint just because you are close to the Qi family. You should know that it takes two years to learn to speak, but a lifetime to learn to keep your mouth shut!
How can you understand the secret of this Xuantian Colored Pearl in just a few words? How arrogant! "
He was really angry. A young boy actually dared to speak nonsense in front of him. He claimed to be well-known in the antique circle, but he didn't dare to speculate about the magical colored beads. This guy dared to make a conclusion directly after taking two glances.
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