Lin Qing rummaged through the wooden box, carefully feeling the energy within each jade pendant. Only when he picked up an inconspicuous jade pendant did Lin Qing realize that this was the fourth jade pendant they had been searching for!
Lin Qing calmly put down the jade pendant, carefully memorized its appearance, and then continued to pick up other jade pendants. After a long while, Lin Qing said to the old man with a serious expression, "Sir, how much is your jade pendant?"
The old man looked up at Lin Qing and then asked, "Which area are you referring to?"
Lin Qing casually pointed to one piece and asked, "How much is this?"
The old man didn't even look up, and said, "500 yuan!"
Lin Qing paused for a moment upon hearing this, then pointed to another piece and asked, "What about this one?"
The old man stared at Lin Qing for a while, scrutinizing her carefully, before finally saying, "800 yuan!"
Then Lin Qing pointed out several jade pendants, including the fourth jade pendant that Lin Qing had just looked at.
The old man quoted prices to Lin Qing one by one, but the price of each jade pendant was not low.
Gu Nanxun, who was standing to the side, seemed to have noticed something. He looked up at Lin Qing and then slowly said, "What, didn't you find it?"
Lin Qing nodded upon hearing this and said, "No, none of them are the ones we're looking for. However, I think the old gentleman's jade pendant is quite beautiful, and I was thinking of buying a few, but the price is too high, so let's just forget about it."
Lin Qing shook her head regretfully as she spoke.
Gu Nanxun nodded upon hearing this, "The price is indeed a bit high, and we don't have much money left. Let's save it to buy that jade pendant!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Qing regretfully placed the jade pendant in her hand into the wooden box, then sighed and said, "This is the only way. I'll have to trouble Old Zhang."
Upon hearing this, the old man looked at them with suspicion for a while, then shook his head. "If you like them, just pick two! I'll sell them to you for 100 yuan each. I'm just saying we're destined to meet."
Lin Qing hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, then looked at Gu Nanxun with feigned difficulty.
"You can only choose two pieces!" Gu Nanxun nodded and said.
Upon hearing this, Lin Qing feigned delight and loudly said to Gu Nanxun, "Okay, thank you, Brother Nanxun."
After saying that, Lin Qing picked out two jade pendants from the wooden box.
"The old gentleman will take these two pieces!"
Upon hearing this, the old man carefully examined the two jade pendants that Lin Qing had chosen, then shook his head and said, "These two won't do. These two will cost a thousand yuan."
Lin Qing's eyes widened in surprise. "Sir, didn't you say it was one hundred yuan a piece? How did it become one thousand yuan?"
"I was referring to the other jade pendants in the box, but not these two."
The old man stroked his beard and said with a smile. He thought to himself, "These young people are trying to pull this on an old man like me. I've been in business all my life; how could I be fooled by two youngsters like you?"
"So, besides these two, are all the other jade pendants in the box 100 yuan each?"
Lin Qing asked the old man with a serious expression.
The old man's smile froze on his face upon hearing this. He looked at Lin Qing, hesitated for a moment, and nodded. "Yes, apart from these two, the rest are 100 yuan each."
Lin Qing immediately relaxed upon hearing this. "Never mind then, I don't want these two. I'll just pick two more that cost 100 yuan each!"
The old man's smile vanished completely. He watched Lin Qing rummaging through the wooden box with an embarrassed expression, wondering to himself, "Could I have been wrong? Is there really no jade pendant they're looking for in the box? Hmm, that must be it, otherwise those two young people are too cunning."
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the old man's face again. He happily accepted the 20 ten-yuan bills that Lin Qing handed over.
"Sir, times are not good these days. There are often events happening in other places recently. You should be careful."
Before leaving, Lin Qing looked around and reminded the old man. After all, they had obtained the fourth jade pendant from the old man. Regardless of whether the old man genuinely wanted to sell it to them, they had indeed gotten a good deal from him. Lin Qing felt it was better to remind him.
The old man nodded upon hearing this. "Don't worry! I'm going back to my hometown tomorrow. I only came here today because I'm leaving tomorrow and I was reluctant to leave."
After the old man finished speaking, the shrewdness on his face disappeared, replaced by a look of desolation.
Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing exchanged glances, remained silent for a while, and then said goodbye to the old man and left the pawnshop.
After the two left, the old man stared at the gate for a long time, lost in thought. After a long while, he sighed, hoping that the jade pendant had found its true owner.
On the way back, Lin Qing kept looking at the jade pendant in her hand, her face full of excitement and anticipation.
"Brother Nanxun, what do you think will happen after all four jade pendants are collected?"
Lin Qing asked with a curious expression.
While maneuvering the hovercar, Gu Nanxun said with a smile, "The first three jade pendants have merged together, and the fourth jade pendant will definitely merge together as well!"
Lin Qing rolled her eyes at Gu Nanxun, then smiled and said, "Of course I know that! I was talking about collecting all four jade pendants to unlock a treasure. But what kind of treasure is it? And how do you unlock it?"
Gu Nanxun remained silent. He knew that Qingqing's question stemmed from curiosity, and she didn't expect him to answer it. Moreover, he genuinely didn't know the answer to Qingqing's question.
The stars twinkled in the night sky, illuminating their way home. The jade pendant in Lin Qing's hand radiated a warm glow, as if it couldn't wait to merge with the other three jade pendants.
Lin Qing and Gu Nanxun returned to their residence. Lin Qing couldn't wait to take out the piece that had been made from the three jade pendants she had collected earlier and carefully placed it together with the newly obtained jade pendant.
The two jade pendants emitted a soft light the moment they touched, as if they were echoing each other.
Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing held their breath, staring intently at the two jade pendants.
Suddenly, the jade pendant began to slowly rotate, and the light it emitted grew brighter and brighter. As the rotation speed increased, the two jade pendants gradually merged together, forming a more exquisite jade pendant that exuded a mysterious aura.
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