This lump of iron, about the size of two palms, was covered in copper rust. It was shaped like a Buddha, and looked ordinary, with nothing particularly remarkable about it.

However, Chen Xiao felt an extremely vast spiritual energy within this lump of iron.

Seeing Chen Xiao examining the iron lump for so long, Gu Zhendong couldn't help but feel curious.

He asked, "What's wrong, Chen Xiao? Is there something special about this thing?"

Chen Xiao didn't speak, but the chubby stall owner perked up.

He gave Chen Xiao a thumbs up. "Young man, you have a good eye! This is a Buddha statue passed down from the Tang Dynasty. It was just submerged underground, so it rusted like this. But no matter what, it's still an old object. If you really like it, you can have it for fifty thousand!"

As soon as the chubby stall owner finished speaking, the surrounding stall owners began to whisper among themselves.

"That fatso is probably going to make a big profit again. The traces of artificial aging on that broken thing are so obvious, and he dares to ask for fifty thousand!"

"These young people don't understand anything. He's just a greenhorn. If you don't swindle him, who will you swindle? It's just making things easy for that fatso!"

The stall owners thought their voices were very low, but little did they know that their words entered Chen Xiao's ears without missing a single syllable.

Chen Xiao smiled, too lazy to pay attention to them. Whether he was being swindled or not was not up to them to decide.

"The thing is a good thing, but it's too expensive. Give me a cheaper price, and I'll take it!"

Chen Xiao weighed the Buddha in his hand and began to bargain with the chubby stall owner.

When the chubby stall owner heard Chen Xiao say this, he knew that he had definitely caught this fat sheep today.

He said with a straight face, "Young man, you can see that this is a good thing, right? You get what you pay for. I, Fatty, have always been honest in my business. But since you sincerely want to buy it, how about this? I'll knock off five thousand for you. Forty-five thousand and you can have it!"

As he spoke, he put on a pained expression.

In reality, he only spent four hundred and fifty on this thing. He was turning around and making a hundred times that amount, and he was ecstatic in his heart.

Chen Xiao gave him a disdainful look. Although he knew he was acting, he didn't expose him.

"Forty thousand, and I'll take it. If you agree, I'll transfer the money to you now!"

As he spoke, Chen Xiao took out his phone.

"Alright, alright, forty thousand it is. Young man, you and I are destined to meet. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't sell it to them so cheaply. Here, scan this!"

The chubby stall owner took out a QR code and said, "But I'll tell you the ugly truth first. We don't accept returns or exchanges once this thing is sold. Even if you regret buying it, don't come back to me!"

Chen Xiao smiled and scanned the code, then transferred the money.

"Don't worry, even if you regret it, I won't regret it!"

Forty thousand yuan arrived, and hearing the sound of change in the speaker, the chubby stall owner's mouth couldn't close from smiling.

At this time, many tourists had already arrived. Seeing Chen Xiao spend forty thousand yuan to buy such a thing, they all pointed and mocked him.

"This young man is spending forty thousand to buy a lump of iron. The money in his family must have been blown in by the wind!"

"So young, and he doesn't have any experience. He's trying to pick up a bargain like others. Now he's stuck with a forty thousand yuan lump of iron. Let's see what he does!"

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Hearing the discussions of the people around him, Gu Zhendong felt a little embarrassed.

Although he didn't know what Chen Xiao was buying this thing for, it was clear to him that Chen Xiao was being taken advantage of. How could this broken lump of iron be worth forty thousand yuan?

He pulled Chen Xiao and said in a low voice, "Chen Xiao, why don't we go back to the hotel first?"

Chen Xiao smiled. "There's no rush to go back. I want everyone to see what a real treasure is."

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

This young man, he's not giving up, is he? How could this broken lump of iron be a treasure? What a joke!

Chen Xiao ignored the crowd's ridicule. He exerted a little force with his hand, and only heard a cracking sound. The lump of iron was directly broken open by Chen Xiao, and the metal surface covered in copper rust began to fall off.

"Damn, this young man is strong. Ordinary people can't break this thing open!"

"He spent forty thousand just to break it open and play with it? That's too wasteful. Even if the money in his family really came in by the wind, he can't waste it like this!"

"His family's adults don't care, tsk tsk tsk..."

Although the crowd didn't understand what Chen Xiao was doing, it didn't stop them from mocking Chen Xiao.

The chubby stall owner also watched Chen Xiao with interest, wanting to know what Chen Xiao was going to do.

Soon, an entire piece of the metal surface on the lump of iron fell off, and a dazzling light shone out from inside.

A jade-like corner was revealed.

There was actually something inside?

Everyone was stunned and watched Chen Xiao continue to break it open with rapt attention.

Crack, crack, crack—

After a series of sounds, the metal surface of the Buddha statue had completely fallen off, revealing a palm-sized jade seal.

Everyone was shocked. It was a copper-clad jade!

Generally, when this method is used to wrap something, the contents are definitely good.

At this time, a middle-aged man walked over with an excited expression and carefully asked Chen Xiao, "Young man, I am Wang Yigeng. May I take a look at the jade seal in your hand?"

As soon as they saw the person who came, the surrounding stall owners were shocked.

The locals all knew that Wang Yigeng was like the founding father of the Qingcheng antique circle.

Although he was not very old, only in his forties, he had been immersed in the antique circle since he was a child, and his seniority was extremely high. Moreover, he had never made a mistake.

His eyes were more accurate than high-tech equipment!

"Sure, take a look."

Chen Xiao generously handed over the jade seal.

When Wang Yigeng saw it, he was immediately shocked and stammered, "This, this, this is the seal used by Tang Bohu, the grandmaster! There's absolutely no mistake! Young man, you've struck it rich! The seal used by Grandmaster Tang is a priceless treasure!"

"Damn, Tang Bohu's seal, how much is that worth? Wouldn't it sell for millions?"

"Millions? What are you dreaming about? It's at least tens of millions to start, and it wouldn's be surprising to sell for hundreds of millions!"

"So this young man is the real expert. He already knew there was a treasure inside!"

The crowd said with a variety of opinions, their eyes full of envy.

The chubby stall owner's face turned green. He originally thought he had earned tens of thousands today, but he never thought he would lose hundreds of millions!

Wang Yigeng returned the jade seal to Chen Xiao.

Gu Zhendong carefully instructed, "Chen Xiao, this seal is a relic of Grandmaster Tang, and it is the most meaningful seal. Whether it is artistic value or collection value, it is top-notch. You must keep it safe!"

Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Although this jade seal is related to Grandmaster Tang, that's not actually the most valuable thing about it!"