My Antique Mirror Is A Portal To Another World-Chapter 38: Shock, Excitement

Looking at Bai Hanyun, Fu Jiarong said, "Sister Bai, I will go call Master Li. Please enjoy the tea and snacks while you wait."

"Alright."

Bai Hanyun waited for half an hour before Li Qin walked in with Fu Jiarong.

After serving tea to Li Qin and refilling Bai Hanyun’s teacup, Fu Jiarong said, "I will leave the two of you now. If you need anything, please ring the bell."

Carrying the tray, Fu Jiarong went downstairs.

Once she left, Li Qin smiled at Bai Hanyun and said, "Jiarong called and said you brought some good things today."

Bai Hanyun nodded. "Yes. Master Qin, please help me appraise these antiques."

Putting on his gloves and magnifying glasses, Li Qin began carefully inspecting the wooden boxes one by one.

A few minutes later, he sighed in satisfaction. "I never expected to see such high-quality huanghuali boxes in my life, let alone five of them at once."

While Li Qin admired the exquisite carvings on the wooden boxes, Bai Hanyun waited patiently. But after more than ten minutes, she noticed that he was only inspecting the boxes themselves, without opening them.

Unable to wait any longer to find out the value of the antiques inside, she said, "Master Li, the ones I want to sell are inside the boxes."

Li Qin froze at her words. He looked away from the wooden boxes and asked, "Miss Bai, are you not selling these boxes?"

Curious why both Li Qin and Fu Jiarong had asked the same question, Bai Hanyun shook her head. "I want to sell the antiques inside. However, if the boxes themselves are also valuable, I will sell them too."

Realizing she truly regarded these valuable huanghuali boxes as mere containers, Li Qin’s heartbeat quickened.

Looking at Bai Hanyun’s calm expression, he thought, ’I wonder how valuable the items inside these huanghuali boxes are for her to regard these valuable antiques as mere containers.’

With growing anticipation, Li Qin carefully opened the smallest wooden box. When his eyes landed on the six pieces of jewelry inside, he was momentarily speechless.

To say the huanghuali boxes were very valuable wasn’t an exaggeration—but the six pieces of jewelry inside were the real treasures—they were priceless.

Once he composed himself, Li Qin examined each piece carefully.

When he finished, he looked at Bai Hanyun and said, "Miss Bai, I’m afraid I don’t have enough expertise to estimate their value."

Hearing this, Bai Hanyun frowned. She still needed to pay 605 million yuan to Shen Yi for the weapons and armor, and also purchase more food for Feng Xiyan. Right now, she didn’t even have enough to cover the cost of the weapons.

Seeing the worry on her face, Li Qin added, "Miss Bai, if you are in urgent need of money, I know someone who might be able to appraise these treasures. If it’s alright with you, I want to send him a video of these antiques and see if he can give an estimated price."

Hearing this, Bai Hanyun’s eyes lit up. She secretly let out a sigh of relief and said, "Then I will trouble you, Master Li."

"This is what I should do." Li Qin said with a smile.

With her permission, Li Qin opened the remaining boxes. By the time he had gone through them all, he was stunned.

Glancing at Bai Hanyun, he couldn’t help but think, ’These antiques show no traces of soil—they weren’t unearthed from any tombs.’

’But judging by the smelting techniques, they should date back at least to the Shang Dynasty. There should be signs of oxidation on the bronze vases, cups, or wine jug... yet these pieces look brand new. This doesn’t make sense.’

Unaware of what Li Qin was thinking, Bai Hanyun asked, "Master Li, what do you think of these antiques?"

Snapping out of his thoughts, Li Qin replied, "They are authentic, but I can’t be certain of their value. Let me contact my friend first."

He then took out his phone and began taking pictures and videos of the antiques before stepping out onto the balcony to make a call.

Locking the balcony door, Li Qin sent the images and videos via WeChat, then immediately dialed a number and waited anxiously.

As soon as the call connected, he asked, "Old Yu, have you seen the pictures and videos I just sent you?"

Sitting on a rocking chair on the balcony of the Yu family’s ancestral house, Yu Tianshuo rolled his eyes. "Old Li, I just received your message less than a minute ago. I haven’t even had time to look at it yet!"

Realizing his impatience, Li Qin said, "Alright, take a look first. Call me when you are done."

Without waiting for a response, Li Qin ended the call.

Hearing the busy tone, Yu Tianshuo raised an eyebrow. "Why is he in such a rush today?"

Shaking his head helplessly, he opened the message. Upon seeing over thirty pictures and ten videos, Yu Tianshuo’s curiosity grew. He sat up and then tapped on one of the videos.

The moment he saw the pair of dragon and phoenix gold vases, Yu Tianshuo was stunned. As he continued watching, excitement welled up within him, and his fingers gripped the phone tightly.

After finishing the first video, he quickly moved on to the others and examined the photos.

Ten minutes later, Yu Tianshuo called Li Qin.

Before Li Qin could speak, Yu Tianshuo asked excitedly, "Old Li, where did you get these pictures and videos?"

Looking through the glass door at Bai Hanyun, Li Qin answered with barely contained excitement, "A young lady named Bai Hanyun brought them today to Xiangyu’s antique store."

"Gu Bao Antique Store?" Yu Tianshuo asked for confirmation.

"Yes."

"Is she still there?" Yu Tianshuo asked again.

"She is."

At that, Yu Tianshuo jumped up from his rocking chair and urgently said, "I’m heading there now. Keep her there for me!"

Li Qin was stunned at his words. "Wait, Old Yu, aren’t you in the capital? How can you—"

Before he could finish, Yu Tianshuo cut in. "Don’t worry about that. Just keep Miss Bai there. I will arrive in two hours max."