Chapter 688 Treasure Appraisal Conference
Time passed in a flash.
When the morning dawned, Ye Chunyang opened the shop as usual, but the moment he opened the door, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
At this time, a figure was mysteriously poking out from outside the door. It was a tall girl, Princess Hongxiao.
But the girl's dress at this time was surprising. The delicate temperament of the past was gone. Instead, she was dressed like a man, with her long hair tied up, wearing a golden silk crown, holding a bird-facing phoenix fan in her hand, and with her pretty little face, she actually looked like a gentleman.
When she saw Ye Chunyang open the door, the girl rushed in with joy and looked around, as if she was avoiding something.
"Princess, what are you doing..."
Ye Chunyang looked surprised.
After making sure that there was nothing unusual around, she stroked her full chest, made a silent gesture to Ye Chunyang, and said mysteriously: "To be honest with you, Doctor Ye, my father has always wanted to marry me to a border country for marriage, and he didn't know about my cultivation. This time I sneaked out, and I hope Doctor Ye can keep it a secret for me."
Ye Chunyang looked at this princess with a strange look on his face. No wonder King Ning was yearning for cultivation, but never mentioned Princess Hongxiao. It turned out that this woman practiced alone without telling him, otherwise the other party would have no reason not to know.
He had previously investigated that although King Ning was keen on cultivation, he had no spiritual root qualifications. On the contrary, Princess Hongxiao had dual spiritual roots of water and wood. However, if there was no one to guide her, she would not be able to achieve anything by exploring alone. She must have been helped by a noble person to get to this point.
Ye Chunyang didn't care much about this. He tacitly agreed to what the girl said and took her into the inner hall: "My princess, you came to Chunyang Residence so early today. I wonder what I can do for you?"
After saying this, Princess Hongxiao was stunned and said, "Did Doctor Ye forget that today is the day of the treasure appraisal conference? This princess specially came to invite Doctor Ye to go with us!"
"So it's this matter. I forgot about it." Ye Chunyang suddenly said.
A few days ago, Princess Hongxiao did send an invitation. I promised her, but I never took it to heart, so I ignored it.
Princess Hongxiao was speechless for a moment. This treasure appraisal conference was the top priority for her. Ye Chunyang actually forgot about it. He couldn't help but said anxiously: "The conference is about to start. Why don't we go there immediately?"
"Okay, Princess, please lead the way." Ye Chunyang nodded.
Princess Hongxiao was naturally happy. She opened her folding fan and shook it in a pretentious manner, and was the first to leave Chunyang Residence. Seeing her acting like a "fake young master", Ye Chunyang couldn't help laughing, but he didn't say much and followed behind in a low-key manner.
"This treasure appraisal conference is held in a market in the city, but the market in the mortal world is far inferior to the Xiuxian City in the Xiuxian world. This princess has had the honor to go there once. The transactions of cultivators there are real treasures. I also spent a lot of money to get my jade from Xiuxian City."
Walking through the streets and alleys in the imperial city, Princess Hongxiao said to Ye Chunyang while paying attention to whether there are spies from the palace around. When talking about the Xiuxian world, this woman is in high spirits, obviously yearning for it.
As she was walking, Princess Hongxiao suddenly stopped and asked him with a strange look on her face: "Doctor Ye knows the art of refining magic weapons. Could he also be a cultivator?"
Ye Chunyang smiled but said nothing.
Seeing this, Princess Hongxiao became even more confused, but seeing that Ye Chunyang obviously didn't want to say more, she tactfully stopped asking, and then seemed to remember something, and said: "By the way, after entering the venue later, I hope Doctor Ye won't mention my identity as a princess, so as not to be noticed by my father."
"Oh, then what should I call the princess?" Ye Chunyang asked curiously.
"Just call me Fairy Hongxiao." Princess Hongxiao said, "I also use this name in the world of immortal cultivation."
"Okay." Ye Chunyang smiled and nodded.
As they were talking, the two had arrived at a market in the south of the city. It was almost noon, and there were endless pedestrians. Because of the disguise, no one recognized Princess Hongxiao. After entering the market, the woman took Ye Chunyang to one of the attics on foot.
The space in the building was not large, but there were several floors. After following Princess Hongxiao into the building, Ye Chunyang noticed that there were many immortal cultivators, but most of them were below the foundation building stage. The treasure appraisal conference is also divided into realms and cultivation levels. With Princess Hongxiao's level, she can only participate in the Qi Refining stage.
Ye Chunyang sensed it a little, thinking whether to sneak into the Foundation Establishment stage to get some information.
However, it was daytime, and he had no magic power, so it was not easy to disguise his identity, so he held back for the time being.
"Hey, isn't this Fairy Hongxiao? I have been waiting for you here for a long time."
Just as Ye Chunyang was thinking secretly, a voice came from the front, and a young man of about the fifth level of Qi Refining came over with a kind look.
This young man was handsome, wearing a moon-colored robe that showed his fairy spirit, and his smile was also like a spring breeze. After seeing Princess Hongxiao, he saluted with a graceful fist.
Next to this person was another white-haired old man, with his hands folded on his chest and an arrogant look, who actually had a bit of master style.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, you have good eyesight. I am so dressed up that you can still tell at a glance. I admire you." Princess Hong Xiao frowned slightly when she saw this person, as if she didn't like him, but she still politely returned the greeting.
As she spoke, she looked at the white-haired old man beside her with some surprise, and her jade-like face showed surprise. This person's cultivation level has reached the eighth level of Qi Refining.
"Haha, fairies are naturally beautiful. No matter how they dress up, they are stunning. If Lu couldn't recognize it, he would be blind." The young man smiled and looked at Ye Chunyang, who was behind him. He was surprised at first, then frowned and turned his head in disdain. : "Why did the fairy bring a mortal? Could this person be able to see the treasures of us immortal cultivators?"
Under the scrutiny of the young man named Lu, Ye Chunyang remained silent and had no intention of explaining.
Seeing his move, the white-haired old man frowned and snorted, but probably because he disdained communicating with mortals, he glanced at Ye Chunyang coldly and remained silent.
Although Ye Chunyang didn't care, Princess Hongxiao was unhappy and retorted: "Friend Lu, this is wrong. Anyone who comes to the treasure appraisal conference can invite one or two companions. Besides, the conference does not stipulate that mortals cannot participate. The little girl brings What’s wrong with Dr. Ye coming together?”
There is a person who specializes in maintaining order at the Treasure Appraisal Conference, and Princess Hongxiao is not worried about offending this person.
The young man surnamed Lu was surprised. He did not expect that Princess Hongxiao would protect a mortal like this. At that moment, he looked at Ye Chunyang curiously. He did not know what was so special about this person that he could be so favored by him. .
But no matter how you look at it, Ye Chunyang is just a mortal with no cultivation, which makes him very strange.
While the young man was secretly shocked and angry, Ye Chunyang's heart also fluctuated.
Although he ignored the ridicule with the young man, Ye Chunyang was surprised by Princess Hongxiao's protection and became somewhat fond of her.
Out of admiration for Princess Hongxiao, although the young man surnamed Lu rejected the presence of other men around her, he did not want to offend Princess Hongxiao. He immediately gave Ye Chunyang a cold look and continued to show a kind smile to the girl.
"If the fairy likes it, it doesn't matter if he brings a mortal with him. However, there are many rare and rare treasures in this conference. The 'Master Zhao' next to me is an expert in appraising treasures. He can see all kinds of elixirs, medicines, and magic weapons at a glance. Seeing the quality and value, I paid a lot of money to invite Mr. Lu here. When the conference is held later, the fairy might as well stay with Mr. Lu, or you can let the master appraise it for you during the transaction. "
"Master Zhao?" Princess Hongxiao looked at the old man with a hint of shock.
"Yes, Master Zhao is quite famous in Yuanzhou Kingdom. I think Fairy must have heard of his name." The young man surnamed Lu said proudly.
The white-haired old man raised his head very much after hearing the praise and looked down upon others.
Princess Hongxiao took a breath. She had naturally heard of the name "Master Zhao". It was said that this man had a sharp eye and had repeatedly identified extraordinary magic weapons. He could also accurately identify the pros and cons of other treasures. figure it out.
With such a reputation, "Master Zhao" is naturally sought after by others. Many monks come to him with heavy sums of money to ask for his help in appraising treasures. However, there have always been very few people who can recruit him. I don't know how this young man surnamed Lu got such a job. A bit out of the mountain.
Princess Hongxiao pursed her lips, seeming to be moved.
But after taking a look at Ye Chunyang, the woman became calm and smiled at the young man: "This little lady already has a helper to appraise the treasure, so she doesn't need to trouble Fellow Daoist Lu."
"You already have a helper? Could it be this person?" The young man laughed strangely upon hearing this.
However, Princess Hongxiao ignored him and slightly gestured to Ye Chunyang: "Doctor Ye, the conference is about to start, why don't we take a seat first?"
This scene made the young man named Lu extremely surprised. No immortal cultivator has ever been so polite to a mortal. For Princess Hongxiao to treat each other like this, it is obvious that the relationship between the two is extraordinary.
Looking at Ye Chunyang's back, the young man named Lu's face darkened.
Even though he tried his best to win the beauty's smile, he was just a mortal, how could he win the heart of Princess Hongxiao?
"Hmph, a little girl at the fourth level of Qi Refining dares to be arrogant and rude in front of me. If I didn't want to cause more trouble during this trip, I would have taught her a lesson." The white-haired old man said coldly.
"Master Zhao, there is no need to be angry. This girl is very aloof, but sooner or later she will fall into my hands. How to deal with her then is entirely up to me." The young man surnamed Lu flashed a cold light.
After hearing this, Master Zhao's expression softened slightly and said: "How to deal with this woman is your business. Although I promised to appraise the treasure for you this time, don't forget the agreement between you and me."
"Don't worry, Master, what you want is already prepared. I just need to give it to you as soon as the treasure appraisal conference is over." The young man surnamed Lu said with a confident smile.
"That's very good." Master Zhao looked satisfied when he heard this.
At this time, the young man named Lu paused and then said: "But after the treasure appraisal conference, there will be a good show in the imperial city. If you are interested, master, you might as well stay and take a look."
"Oh? What's the show? Tell me about it?" Master Zhao raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Master will know when the time comes."
The young man surnamed Lu raised his head and looked at where Princess Hongxiao was sitting, with a strange smile on his lips.