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Seeing the strange look in Li Mu's eyes, Liu Qian stroked his goatee and laughed, "Can't figure it out, can you? Just name a price."

"Black market goods?" Li Mu blurted out.

Liu Qian stared intently at Li Mu.

"Do you understand?"

Li Mu nodded decisively.

With the system around, there's no antique he can't understand.

Now it was Liu Qian's turn to be surprised.

This kid has some sense; he already learned his lesson yesterday.

But he really didn't expect that Li Mu, who looked so young, was so skilled.

"Tell me about it?" Liu Qian was still somewhat skeptical.

This kid may have recognized that two things are quite valuable, but he may not know their origins.

"The ice silkworm jade suit woven by Zhao Lan, the weaver of the Qin Dynasty, is the only one of its kind in the world; the Qin King's sword once accompanied the Qin King in unifying the world," Li Mu said in a deep voice.

This made Liu Qian even more surprised.

Did this kid really not misjudge? What kind of person is he?

Let alone a young man like Li Mu, even if you invited He Chou, the head of the He family, he might not be able to understand these two treasures.

This sword is indeed the sword of the King of Qin, but its style is not much different from that of ordinary military swords of the Qin Dynasty.

"Kid, you do have some skill. I underestimated you," Liu Qian said with a squinty smile.

"Where did it come from?" Li Mu asked.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qian's face darkened, and he said coldly, "You want to break the rules?"

"What are the rules?" Li Mu asked.

“It seems you really don’t know anything. Let me teach you the rules first. When a pawnshop accepts stolen goods, you can’t ask where they came from, you can only give a price,” Liu Qian said.

"There are such rules?"

No wonder Liu Qian just said he wanted Li Mu to name a price.

It seems Li Mu needs to consult He Xianzhi about the rules of opening a pawnshop.

"You're lucky you ran into me today. If it were anyone else, they would have already slit your throat by now," Liu Qian said.

Liu Qian muttered to himself: But I'd have to be able to beat you first.

"I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous," Li Mu said.

“It’s not your fault, name your price,” Liu Qian said.

Liu Qian knew how much capital Li Mu had; at most, it was only thirty thousand taels.

It's true that antiques are worthless in these chaotic times. But even if the two antiques he brought were smuggled, they wouldn't fetch much of a price.

These two items not only have collectible value, but also practical value.

The jade burial suit made of ice silkworms that never decays and the Qin King's sword that can cut iron like mud are two of a kind in the world, and you can't find them even with a lantern.

Li Mu pondered for a while.

The two antiques were worth a total of 300,000 taels of silver, but he was not as wealthy as Liu Qian had imagined; he only had less than 10,000 taels.

But it doesn't matter, he has a system.

“Fifty thousand taels,” Li Mu said.

"Goodbye for now." Liu Qian smiled faintly and was about to pack his bags and leave.

“In these chaotic times, antiques are worthless. Even if you take it to Jubaoge, they won’t give you that much money; they’ll give you at most 30,000 taels,” Li Mu said.

"Hehe, if I take it to the Treasure Pavilion, they'll at least give me..." Liu Qian said, then suddenly swallowed the rest of his words.

The market information cannot be disclosed.

Moreover, he concluded that Li Mu didn't have that much money, so he planned to leave.

Seeing that Liu Qian was really about to leave, Li Mu quickly said, "Don't rush off, the price is negotiable. Besides money, didn't you want other supplies?"

Liu Qian then remembered that Li Mu had said he could exchange anything here.

“But the price you’re offering is outrageous. Even Jubaoge doesn’t go this far,” Liu Qian said.

"Let's bargain," Li Mu said.

"I'm sorry, but I prefer a fixed price and don't like arguing endlessly over a few taels of silver," Liu Qian said.

“Fifty thousand taels,” Li Mu said.

"Low."

"Then name your price!" Li Mu said, somewhat annoyed.

Instead of wasting your time rambling on, why not just name a price? Regardless of whether Mr. He is suitable, we should at least maintain goodwill in any business transaction.

“I’ll sell these two treasures at market price. You’re an expert, so you probably know what the market price is,” Liu Qian said.

"One hundred thousand taels," Li Mu said in a deep voice.

"not enough."

"One hundred twenty thousand."

"not enough."

"150,000, that's the most we can go."

"It's still not enough."

"Two hundred thousand, two hundred thousand should be alright, right?"

This was the first time Li Mu had lost his composure.

The price was raised from 30,000 taels to 200,000 taels in just a few rounds.

"Seeing how sincere you are, I'll give you a fair price: 300,000 taels," Liu Qian said, holding up three slender fingers.

Now it was Li Mu's turn to be unhappy.

"You're thinking shit."

Even the most expensive antiques are subject to market conditions.

If you can hold on, there's a chance to break even; if you can't, everything will be for nothing.

It's not that Li Mu can't afford that much, but he can't possibly not make any profit at all, right?

Two hundred thousand taels of silver was the highest price he could offer.

What's more, the goods they brought were counterfeit.

“If you miss this opportunity, you’ll never have another chance. To be honest, if I were to sell it at Jubaoge, I’m sure I could get it for more than 300,000 taels of silver,” Liu Qian said.

Li Mu didn't know whether Liu Qian was telling the truth or not, and he had no way of verifying it now.

If Liu Qian is allowed to leave, he may not come back next time.

“Jubaoge can only give you silver, but I’m different. I can give you anything you want,” Li Mu said.

"Oh, I almost forgot about that." Liu Qian nodded. "Alright, I'll give you a discount, 280,000 taels. Just keep these two items. When the world is at peace, selling them for 200,000 or 300,000 taels each won't be a problem. There are plenty of wealthy people willing to pay more to buy them."

This guy just said he prefers fixed prices and doesn't like haggling. But now he's talking about price, isn't he?

Li Mu was going to accept these two antiques, but he would never do so at the market price.

The system won't raise the points for recycling antiques, so he can't afford to lose money himself, can he?

"Two hundred thousand taels is the highest price I can offer. If you don't agree, then leave," Li Mu said.

"See you."

Liu Qian picked up the package and was about to leave.

Li Mu wanted to bring him back for another talk, but after opening his mouth several times, he swallowed his words in the end.

Oh well, I guess I'll just consider myself destined to be separated from these two antiques.

Anyway, his goal is to make money and earn points, so what difference does it make what kind of antiques he collects?

After disappearing for a moment, Liu Qian returned.

"Could you exchange these for some fine salt, herbs, and cotton cloth? If you can, I'll take a loss and sell you these two treasures," Liu Qian asked.

Two hundred thousand taels, and Li Mu can make one hundred thousand—a steal!

“I can get you anything you want to exchange. However, it has to be at the actual price,” Li Mu said.

"Alright, I don't need a single tael of silver. Just give me a price and I'll see how much of these supplies I need," Liu Qian said.

"Hold on."