A few days later.
Accompanied by the sound of firecrackers, the old shop on South Street that had been renamed the Pavilion of Rarities finally opened its doors in front of many onlookers.
"Welcome." Two women wearing the clothes of this dynasty stood on both sides of the door and said crisply.
Naturally, these two women weren't natives of the Dream of the Red Mansions world, but rather the female servants that Sei Itō had summoned from the Rubik's Cube world. However, in order to avoid some trouble, they specially changed their clothes to the clothes of this era and used illusions to hide their features that didn't resemble the people of Middle Earth.
"Heh, new, to actually let women show their faces in public, could this Pavilion of Rarities be a brothel?" A young man dressed like a young master with four or five servants by his side teased.
"Haha!"
Hearing the young master's words, the other onlookers immediately laughed along.
However, because of this young master's words, the other people became even more curious about the Pavilion of Rarities. They didn't want to just watch from outside and walked into the shop one after another.
"Wow!"
Immediately, a burst of exclamations came from inside the shop.
"These things are for sale?" A man who looked like he had some money said in shock.
"Yes. Every weapon placed on the shelves will be for sale. "The female servant who acted as a salesperson said with a smile.
"Hiss ~" Hearing this, everyone in the shop sucked in a breath of cold air.
"What's the situation inside …"
"Don't be a dog in the manger, hurry up and come out, we're still waiting to see."
The crowd in front of them and the exclamations that came from inside the shop made the curious onlookers shout loudly from time to time.
The crowd, who were brought back to their senses by the noise outside, glanced at the items on the shelves with nostalgia. There were music boxes that could play heavenly music by themselves, crystal glazes with ice and snow sealed inside, crystal roses that looked like precious treasures, bright and clean mirrors that could let people see even the tiniest details, and luminous pearls that could emit green light by themselves, and other treasures. Then, they left the shop with their minds full of thoughts.
Immediately after, a new group of onlookers quickly rushed into the shop, and like the people before, they let out exclamations of surprise.
Then they left again and replaced by new people.
Just like that, batch after batch, the crowd finally thinned out when the shop closed in the afternoon. At the same time, with the departure of the previous group of people, the rumors that were originally created by Ito Sei's spiritual guidance and suggestion spread in a more violent manner, and passed into the ears of curious people.
Then, on the second day, even more people than on the first day of business rushed to the front of the store to watch the fun …
Then, on the third day, the fourth day, the fifth day … Until the sixth day, there were no longer any curious commoners coming to the Pavilion of Rarities to join in the fun. Instead, it was replaced by people from wealthy families who had the ability to buy treasures.
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"Mingyan, are you sure this is the place?" On this day, Jia Baoyu, the handsome youth called Second Master Bao, was led to the front of the Pavilion of Rarities by a grey-clothed coachman. He raised his head and asked as he looked at the shop ahead.
"Yes, Second Master, this is the place." Ming Yan quickly nodded to confirm.
"Alright, let's go in and see if this place is really as magical as the rumors say." After getting an accurate answer, Jia Baoyu put his hands behind his back and strode into the Pavilion of Rarities.
However, at this moment, a skinny man wearing a dark brown brocade robe walked out of the shop with a square box in his arms. He had a thin beard under his chin, and his eyes were narrow. He looked a little cunning.
"Hey, isn't this Baoyu? Why are you here?" The man looked at Jia Baoyu who was walking into the room with a surprised expression.
"Baoyu greets Uncle." Jia Baoyu was stunned and quickly cupped his fist to salute.
There were a total of three people in Baoyu's previous generation. One was his father, the second was his father's brother, Jia She, and the third was Jia Jing from the Ningguo Mansion. Jia She was the oldest among the three.
"Baoyu heard that there are rare treasures to be displayed here, so I couldn't help but be a little curious. That's why I came to take a look," Jia Baoyu explained after he finished asking.
"Oh. Then you can take a look around. Remember to go back early, "Jia She said casually. After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for Jia Baoyu's response and quickly walked out of the Rare Treasure Pavilion.
After Jia She left, Jia Baoyu withdrew his gaze and looked around the shop with interest.
"Little Sister Lin should like this thing." Jia Baoyu thought to himself as he stood in front of a beautifully shaped music box that was still playing beautiful music.
Jia Baoyu immediately opened his mouth and called over a female servant dressed as a salesperson.
"Shopkeeper, how much is this thing?"
"This is a Colored Glass Music Box. It is carefully crafted from top quality crystal. It takes a lot of time and effort to make, so it is quite expensive. The price is one thousand two hundred taels, "the female servant first explained.
"So expensive." Jia Baoyu frowned and took a cold breath in his heart.
Although he was born in the Rongguo Residence and was doted on by everyone in the residence, he wasn't very rich in terms of money. He only had ten taels a month, so even if he didn't go out to drink and play with prostitutes like his brothers, he could save up a lot of money. However, he only had four hundred taels, which was just enough to buy a third of the music box.
"If customer feels that it is inconvenient, we also provide a mortgage service," the female servant said after seeing the situation on Jia Baoyu's face.
Jia Baoyu frowned again and his expression couldn't help but change.
For his Little Sister Lin, he really wanted to use his Spirit Jade to exchange for the music box. However, even if he was obsessed with this, he knew that he couldn't do it. Otherwise, if the old madam knew, she definitely wouldn't protect him.
"I'll take a look." After a moment, Jia Baoyu sighed. Then, he turned around and looked at the other treasures without any reluctance.
Seeing this, the female servant didn't say anything and only lightly glanced at Jia Baoyu. She waved her hand and called another female servant, telling her to watch the shop to prevent Xiao Xiao from stealing things when they weren't paying attention. Then, she turned around and returned to the back residence.
After that, the maid who came to the backyard summoned a virtual screen, and Ito Sei's figure immediately appeared on the screen.
"Sir, Jia Baoyu, whom you told us to pay special attention to, is here," the female servant reported.
"I know," Sei Itō said.
In the next moment, Sei Itō's figure appeared beside the female servant.
"It really is him." Sei Itō confirmed after releasing his mental power and seeing Jia Baoyu, who was browsing the various treasures in the front room, in the front room.
The reason why he was so sure was because Sei Itō felt a lot of Immortal Qi from Jia Baoyu's body. This was too dazzling in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber where there were very few Immortals, let alone such a young man!
"Don't worry about him. I'll take care of the rest myself," Sei Itō said to the female servant beside him.
"Yes," the female servant replied and retreated to the back residence.
After watching the female servant leave, Sei Itō turned around and walked to the rosewood armchair in the room. He lowered his body and sat down, continuing to use his mental power to monitor Jia Baoyu outside.
Under Sei Itō's surveillance, Jia Baoyu stayed in the front Pavilion of Rarities for more than ten minutes before he reluctantly and regretfully left the Pavilion of Rarities with little Si Mingyan. He strolled around the South Street that was like a commercial street in the future, slowly relieving the annoyance in his heart.
It couldn't be helped. In order to match the value of those 'treasures', none of the things sold in the Pavilion of Rarities were less than 800 taels of silver. Therefore, unless Jia Baoyu was determined to do it (zuo), there was no way he could afford to buy any of the items in the Pavilion of Rarities.
After patiently monitoring like this for another four to five minutes, just when Jia Baoyu was about to turn around and return to the Rongguo Mansion, Sei Itō suddenly stretched out his hand and waved. A palm-sized white jade tablet with a golden collar suddenly appeared in his palm.
"As expected of the Psychic Jade made from the scraps of the legendary Multicolored Stone. Although it has lost its spiritual energy and turned into a mortal body, its immortal quality is still extraordinary and magical," Sei Itō, who took the Psychic Jade in front of his eyes, praised softly.
It was just that Sei Itō's side was fine, but as the original owner of the lost jade, Jia Baoyu immediately felt empty in his heart. An even more annoyed feeling than before surged into his heart. At the same time, in the field of vision that ordinary people couldn't see, the filthy aura that originally spread between heaven and earth was like a fly that had discovered something. It swarmed toward Jia Baoyu who was in the turbid mortal world.
In just an instant, Jia Baoyu felt dizzy and his vision became blurry.
"Second Master, Second Master …" Vaguely, Jia Baoyu heard someone calling him. However, the voice was so far away that he couldn't hear it clearly.
"Second Master! Second Master! " Si Mingyan hugged Jia Baoyu's body and shouted with a panicked face.
"I didn't expect such a thing to happen." Sei Itō raised his eyebrows as he saw the changes through his mental power.
Then, with a thought, he took out a piece of white jade from the Rubik's Cube world. Using his mental power as a knife, he deeply inscribed the four runes of evil-warding, spirit-cleansing, spirit-suppressing, and blessing into the white jade. Then, he activated it and swapped it with the Psychic Jade. Then, he used the teleportation technique to send the golden necklace back to Jia Baoyu's body.
Almost instantly, the filthy aura that was surging into Jia Baoyu's body was forcibly forced away, causing the area around Jia Baoyu to become a spirit-cleansing place again.
"En ~" Then, in the next moment, accompanied by a low groan, Jia Baoyu slowly woke up from his coma.
"Second Master, Second Master, that's great. You're finally awake." Si Mingyan said with a face full of snot and tears.
"I … What's wrong with me?" Jia Baoyu, who still felt a little weak, said with difficulty.
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