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Chapter 363: [363] The Role of Reverse Beacon_1

The man cast one more longing glance at the ancient qin.

It had been passed down from his ancestors, and although he didn’t know how to play it, he had always taken meticulous care of it.

Now that it was about to be taken away by someone else, his heart was filled with reluctance.

But since the buyer had already paid, he had no choice but to reluctantly part with it.

“You… you must take good care of it, wipe it with soft cloth, and regularly use Vaseline to polish its surface, and also…” he explained the maintenance of the ancient qin in detail.

Tang Feng, however, listened impatiently.

Then, with the man’s assistance, he placed the qin into the case and left with Xu Xinling.

The onlookers couldn’t help but sneer.

“Heh, that guy can still smile. Getting scammed and even helping the scammer count the money.”

“That’s a whole five hundred thousand gone just like that.”

“Five hundred thousand for a broken qin, who even plays that thing nowadays?”

“People like him don’t deserve pity…”

While everyone was discussing, two people suddenly rushed over in a hurry.

“Pan’er, the ancient qin is here, it looks like a Zhonghe qin personally made by the prince of Lu in the Ming Dynasty, but I wasn’t sure, so I called you,” one of the dark-skinned women said as she walked toward the others, explaining to the girl behind her.

The girl following her was incredibly beautiful but carried an air of arrogance in her brow and eyes.

Many antique enthusiasts on the scene recognized her at a glance.

“Isn’t that Zhong Pan’er? She actually came?”

“Who is Zhong Pan’er?”

“You don’t know who Zhong Pan’er is? Didn’t you see the news about the Appraisers’ qualification examination yesterday?”

“Uh… I was a bit busy yesterday, haven’t seen it yet, what happened?”

“Yesterday’s Appraiser examination was the most exciting one in recent years, producing two unparalleled geniuses. Miss Zhong Pan’er’s performance was only second to Tang Feng, she passed the primary examination on her first try, and even received the intermediate Appraiser qualification…”

“No way, that strong? And that’s not even the best performance? How strong must the other genius be?”

“The other genius is named Tang Feng, he passed four advanced examinations in one go, all with full marks. What’s more outrageous is that he’s only twenty-three years old and it was his first time taking the examination. He was designated as the successor of the Zhonghai Antique Circle by Master Ouyang Yushan.”

“Good heavens, to think there’s such a strong genius…”

Zhong Pan’er’s arrival immediately caused a huge stir.

Today, with the heat of the Appraiser examination not yet subsided, although Zhong Pan’er was somewhat overshadowed by Tang Feng, she was still definitely a genius among geniuses.

Many people around, upon hearing the news, began to gather, wanting to see the true face of the genius for themselves.

Zhong Pan’er, following her close friend, finally squeezed through to the stall.

However, to their astonishment, the ancient qin had vanished without a trace.

The middle-aged man with glasses was packing up, preparing to leave.

The slightly dark-skinned girl hurriedly caught hold of him, “Uncle, where’s your ancient qin?”

“Sold it,” the middle-aged man replied expressionlessly.

“Sold… sold it? It was clearly here five minutes ago,” the girl said in disbelief.

“Just sold it,” the middle-aged man answered honestly.

“And the person who bought your zither?” the girl hurriedly pressed on.

The middle-aged man pointed to his left, “He went that way.”

Without wasting another word, the girl anxiously grabbed Zhong Pan’er’s hand, “Pan’er, the ancient zither has been sold, we need to hurry and catch up.”

Zhong Pan’er instantly felt somewhat helpless, “But what can we do even if we catch up? If someone was willing to buy it, they must have recognized its value. Even if we do catch up, it won’t help.”

“What if they haven’t recognized the zither’s value yet? We should at least try.”

Clearly still clinging to the last shred of hope, her best friend wanted to chase after them to see. @@novelbin@@

Zhong Pan’er, out of options, could only follow her as they pushed forward.

But by then, many people had caught wind of the event and crowded the place so densely that they couldn’t get through.

Even worse, some were loudly calling out Zhong Pan’er’s name as though they were brainless fans.

Breaking out of this sea of people was anything but easy.

The two of them tried several times but were repelled each time, her best friend was nearly in tears, unable to find a solution.

Those passersby who had just been mocking Tang Feng were now so full of regret that they were green in the gills.

Seeing the anxious demeanor of Zhong Pan’er and her best friend, it was clear the zither was of considerable value.

They had just been mocking someone for getting duped, but now it seemed that the real fools were themselves, for they had brushed past a treasure worth a fortune.

Tang Feng was unaware of Zhong Pan’er’s arrival, let alone that his newly acquired ancient zither was precisely her target.

At that moment, he was still basking in the joy of obtaining a treasured item.

Although an ancient zither worth millions was nothing but a drop in the bucket compared to his goal of tens of billions, it was still a promising start and definitely improved his mood significantly.

Xu Xinling walked beside him, gazing curiously at the old zither case, “You didn’t misjudge it, did you? How can this seem like just an average zither? Can it really be worth five hundred thousand?”

Tang Feng cast her a glance, “You are my reverse beacon. Whatever you think is valuable is likely worthless. And what you deem worthless might, in fact, be worth a fortune.”

Xu Xinling couldn’t tell whether he was complimenting her or scolding her.

If you say it’s a compliment, it doesn’t quite seem like one.

But if it’s a scold, it doesn’t seem to be that either.

After all, he did call her a “beacon,” even if it’s the reverse kind.

Following that, Tang Feng indeed started using her as his reverse beacon.

If she thought an item was good, he wouldn’t even look at it and just walk away.

Soon, they arrived at another stall.

This stall was laid out with various items, including calligraphy and paintings, jade ware, porcelain, and all sorts of miscellaneous goods.

Tang Feng suddenly pointed at a smoking pipe on the stall and turned to ask Xu Xinling, “What do you think about this smoking pipe?”

Xu Xinling leaned over for a look and saw that the pipe was about a foot long, pitch-black all over, and looked somewhat dirty, which instantly put her off, “I don’t like it.”

“Good, then we’ll buy it.”

With guidance from the “beacon,” Tang Feng immediately asked the stall owner for the price.

Xu Xinling was immediately driven to frustration.

Was this guy deliberately contradicting her?