Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 186 Half a Night Pearl

Chapter 186: Chapter 186 Half a Night Pearl

At noon, Zhao Luna and Chen Xuan arrived at the Tianbaofu headquarters as planned.

As the leading antique and jewelry powerhouse of Nanjiang, Tianbaofu’s grandeur was in no way inferior to the Zhao Family’s Wengu Xuan—it was dazzling with golden splendor, much like a palace.

The walls and corners of the lobby were decorated with various antiques, each worth over a million!

By this time, the lobby of Tianbaofu’s headquarters had already gathered quite a crowd, all reputable figures from the antique and jewelry industry of the two Jiang provinces.

Though today was called a treasure appraisal contest, in essence, it directly involved the division of interests between the parties and the future landscape of the jewelry industry in Nanjiang, naturally drawing great attention from those in the industry.

In front of the hall sat four elderly gentlemen.

These four gentlemen had stern faces and were not given to frivolity, sitting there like four mountains, calm and steady.

They were all heavyweights in The Antique World and also the judges of this treasure appraisal contest!

The scene in front of him truly astonished Chen Xuan.

He immediately noticed that the antiques in the hall were of great value, especially the Night Pearl contained in the mouth of the dragon carving at the top of the hall—both its size and luster were extremely rare and precious!

Just as Chen Xuan was carefully admiring the Night Pearl, Xu Yang beside him sneered and said, "How about that, have you ever seen such a large Night Pearl? Let me tell you, this is the Night Pearl that flowed out of the Tang Palace, gifted by the Wo Country, sourced from the depths of the East Sea. It’s the treasure of Tianbaofu, invaluable!"

"Of course, it’s normal for a newbie like you to have never heard of these things!"

In Xu Yang’s tone was full superiority and mockery towards Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan, however, was unperturbed and said lightly, "You’re right, this Night Pearl is indeed quite rare, and I indeed haven’t heard of these things."

Xu Yang’s face showed a smug smile, but before he could relish his joy, Chen Xuan continued, "However, to say that this thing is invaluable is a bit of an overstatement."

Xu Yang’s face darkened, "What do you mean?"

Chen Xuan smiled faintly, "With such expertise, Mr. Xu, how come you haven’t noticed that this Night Pearl isn’t whole, but only half?"

"What?" Xu Yang was stunned.

Hu De and Zhou Quan also showed surprised expressions on their faces.

"You’re joking, this is Tianbaofu’s treasure, how could it possibly be only half!" Xu Yang completely disbelieved.

Before Chen Xuan could reply, a voice from the side spoke up, "He’s right, this Night Pearl is indeed half; when it left the Tang Palace, it was accidentally broken in half, and only this other half remained."

The crowd turned around to see an old man wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

The elderly man was in his seventies or eighties, exuding an aura of someone of high position.

Xu Yang was displeased with the old man’s interruption of their conversation and asked unhappily, "Who are you? It’s half just because you say it is?"

The old man was not upset and said lightly, "I am Guo Liangrui!"

After speaking, the old man exchanged a glance with Chen Xuan before leaving directly.

Guo Liangrui was also somewhat curious in his heart; not many in The Antique World knew about the half Night Pearl, how did this young man know the answer?

Little could Guo Liangrui have imagined that Chen Xuan was able to see through it all with just his eyes!

After Guo Liangrui left, Xu Yang suddenly remembered something, and his face turned pale with fright. "Guo Liangrui? The antique luminary Guo Liangrui?!"

It was only now that Xu Yang realized how impolite his behavior had been!

"So, Chen Xuan was right, this Night Pearl is really just half?" Zhao Luna felt a victorious joy.

Xu Yang and the others exchanged silent looks.

Even Guo Liangrui had said so; it must undoubtedly be correct.

"Hmph, what good is it to know these little pieces of gossip? Appraising treasures depends on real skill, not such scheming and shortcuts!"

Having said that, Xu Yang, followed by Hu De and Zhou Quan, headed straight into the hall.

"So, you’re from the Tang Palace? It seems the Zhao Family really has no one left, sending a little girl like you here! You must not take Tianbaofu seriously at all, or have you already decided to accept your fate? Hahaha..."

As soon as they arrived in the hall, Zhao Luna and her party ran smack into the people from Tianbaofu.

The leader was none other than the big boss of Tianbaofu, Hong Dashun!

Zhao Luna’s face was full of defiance, "Boss Hong, don’t celebrate too early. It’s not yet certain who will win or lose in this appraisal contest!"

Hong Dashun snorted coldly, "That’s what Zhao Boqian said last time, and in the end, he still lost miserably, obtaining only twenty percent of the market share! You father and daughter really do share the same flaw—stubborn to the end!"

"Boss Hong, let’s just see the outcome on the contest floor!"

Despite her brave words, Zhao Luna’s heart was already lacking confidence.

After all, she was just an eighteen-year-old college student. People her age were still attending classes diligently at school, yet here she was, shouldering commercial disputes worth hundreds of millions.

Especially when she felt the powerful aura emanating from Hong Dashun, as well as his confident demeanor, it made Zhao Luna even more uneasy.

"Alright, don’t cry when you lose miserably later! Hahahaha..."

Hong Dashun left triumphantly with his team of experts.

"Don’t worry, some people may look strong on the surface, but they’re just paper tigers; poke them, and they’ll collapse!"

Chen Xuan saw Zhao Luna’s trepidation and comforted her with a smile.

A warmth rose in Zhao Luna’s heart.

She felt a genuine warmth, something she had never experienced from those so-called ’nice guys,’ the so-called wealthy scions around her.

With Zhao Luna’s arrival, the crowd immediately gathered around to watch.

The main characters of today’s appraisal contest were originally Tang Palace and Tianbaofu.

The public had high expectations for today’s competition, but when they saw that the leader of the Tang Palace team was a young girl of eighteen or nineteen, they were sorely disappointed.

How could such an inexperienced girl compete with a big shot like Hong Dashun!

Almost unanimously, everyone chose to support Tianbaofu, believing that Tang Palace had clearly given up the struggle by sending this girl, who was here merely as a formality.

The host appeared and, after introducing the background of the competition, promptly said, "Alright, please have the contestants from both sides take the stage!"

Chen Xuan, along with Xu Yang and the others, stepped directly into the center of the arena.

The audience was again disappointed when they saw Chen Xuan.

At least the three of Xu Yang’s team were well-known experts in the circle, with whom many had some contact.

But as for the current Chen Xuan, he appeared to be in his twenties or thirties and was previously unseen.

Deploying such inexperienced and unqualified newcomers showed they were obviously making up the numbers!

By now, everyone had completely lost hope for Tang Palace.

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