When they approached the back door of the hall, there was already a smiling, silver-haired old man waiting for them.
"Mr. Pei, this is Uncle Xu, the housekeeper of my fourth uncle. There is still half an hour before the banquet officially starts. Let's follow him to the front exhibition hall to see today's collection." Zhou Guangping introduced in a low voice.
"Young Master Guangping, Miss Zhou, this way please."
Uncle Xu was dressed in traditional and exquisite silk Han clothing with a pocket watch hanging on his waist. "This is Mr. Pei, right? Mr. Pei, I already know what happened before. Don't worry. Jiang Jian has done something wrong. Tonight, he will be punished by the family and then leave Idle Cloud Villa. There is no need to trouble Young Master Guangping and Miss Zhou with this matter. Just leave it to me. "
His words were very respectful and appropriate, but Uncle Xu didn't even look at Pei Feng while talking and leading the way.
In the Zhou Family, Zhou Xuesen, Zhou Wanqiu's father, was the most successful in business among the children of Old Zhou. He also controlled the largest part of the Zhou Family's wealth. As Zhou Xuesen's most trusted confidant and military counselor, Uncle Xu had a high status in the Zhou Family and was an important figure in Yun Group.
He didn't know the relationship between Pei Feng and Old Zhou, but he had seen countless people and was used to all kinds of big shots. When he saw Pei Feng for the first time, he didn't think much of him.
Whether it was clothes, appearance, temperament, or age, Pei Feng couldn't enter his eyes — he was just an ordinary and childish child.
He punished Jiang Jian, waited here, and made an exception to take Pei Feng to see the collection in advance for the sake of Zhou Wanqiu and Zhou Guangping.
"Today's collection is not too much, but each one is of high quality."
"This sapphire is produced in Egypt. It is a gem on the staff of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. It is said that this sapphire can absorb and decompose the toxins in the human body. Long-term wear can have the magical effect of prolonging life."
"This thumb ring is made of chicken blood stone. It is said that it was dug out from an ancient tomb in the early Ming Dynasty. It has been circulating among the people for many years and has contaminated hundreds of lives. It is very evil."
"This is an ancient mirror from the late Ming Dynasty. It is said to have the magical effect of improving Fengshui and avoiding calamity."
"This Golden Buddha is …"
Uncle Xu introduced them one by one. It was true that every single one of them had a mysterious background. This old man was obviously very accomplished in the field of antique collections, and his explanations were clear and logical.
"Mr Pei, what do you think of these collections?"
Pei Feng smiled and faintly said, "I reckon that it's mostly exaggerated rumors in the streets. They're just pure antiques."
The so-called mysterious background was actually due to some special experience. The artifacts were contaminated with Immortal Qi, Devil Qi, or Demonic Qi, which resulted in some kind of spiritual mutation.
This kind of situation was very common in the Immortal, Devil and Demon Realms. This was also the reason why magical weapons and divine weapons were created.
With his eyesight, as long as there was a hint of spiritual change in the surrounding antiques, it naturally wouldn't be able to escape his discerning eyes. Unfortunately, there wasn't a single one of them.
What Pharaoh Staff, Sapphire Stone, Bloodstone Thumb Ring, Fengshui Ancient Mirror, these so-called mysterious backgrounds were all made up. They were just ordinary antiques.
As soon as Pei Feng's words came out, Uncle Xu's brows immediately furrowed.
So young, yet so arrogant!
He was the one who planned this antique collection exchange reception. All the antiques on display were the result of his hard work for half a year. Every single antique collection was personally communicated with the owner of the house, and it took a lot of effort to finalize it.
This kind of painstaking effort, half a year of preparation for this antique collection exchange reception, was directly rejected by a child who hadn't even grown out of his pubic hair?
This was simply absurd!
However, he was after all an old man of the Zhou Family. After a round of introductions, he could see that Zhou Guangping and Zhou Wanqiu were actually very respectful towards this young man who was dressed inappropriately.
It wasn't an act of respect, but a genuine respect that came from the heart. Or perhaps … respect wasn't the right word, it should be reverence.
What kind of people were Zhou Guangping and Zhou Wanqiu?
They were the two most outstanding direct descendants of Jiangnan's Zhou Family. They were the true pride of the heavens and outstanding young men. Zhou Guangping was very arrogant inside. He thought highly of himself and never submitted to anyone. Zhou Wanqiu was even more arrogant. Ordinary people couldn't even enter the eyes of this proud young lady.
After being in the Zhou Family for so many years, he had never seen Zhou Guangping and Zhou Wanqiu so respectful towards someone. Even towards Elder Zhou, Young Master Guangping and Young Lady Zhou would only respect him, not fear him.
This young man … what kind of background did he have?
Thinking of this, Uncle Xu carefully looked at him a few times.
No matter where he came from, he had to test him and give him a show of strength. With just a few words, he had denied these antiques and the fruits of his hard work for half a year. He was simply too arrogant and too young and frivolous!
"Oh? Mr. Pei, it seems that you are quite knowledgeable about antiques? "
Pei Feng faintly smiled. "Not bad."
"At such a young age, you actually know about antiques. How rare, how rare."
A glimmer of light flashed in Uncle Xu's eyes. He smilingly pointed at the innermost cabinet covered with a black cloth and slowly said, "Then, please come with me to have a look at this collection. This is the final treasure of today's antique collection exchange."
"Final treasure?"
Zhou Wanqiu suddenly became interested. "Come, let's go take a look."
"Please follow me."
Removing the black cloth, there was a jade pendant in the glass cabinet.
This jade pendant was very strange. It was actually carved with a realistic fox face. It was light yellow and crystal clear. Within the jade, there were strands of red lines.
Almost instantly, Zhou Guangping and Zhou Wanqiu were attracted by this jade pendant. The two stared at the jade pendant without blinking. Their faces gradually showed a strange intoxicated and infatuated expression.
Pei Feng was also looking at the jade pendant with a calm face.
The corner of Uncle Xu's mouth curved into a smile.
This jade pendant was the final treasure of today's antique collection exchange – the magic tool "Spring and Autumn Fox Jade".
This Spring and Autumn Fox Jade was said to be the life magic tool of a fox demon during the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period. It had the terrifying power to charm people's hearts and control their minds.
Legends were just legends, but this Spring and Autumn Fox Jade was indeed very magical.
Ever since it was placed in the cabinet, everyone who saw it would instantly be deeply attracted to it, unable to extricate themselves. It was as if they were hypnotized by some mysterious power, or as if they were suffering from hysteria.
If they were not called to stop, it would take a long time before they could extricate themselves from this strange state and regain consciousness.
Uncle Xu's gaze slowly swept across the faces of Zhou Guangping and the other two.
As expected … they were all attracted.
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