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Although the man looked familiar, Wei Fan couldn't remember his name. He could only jump up like a big monkey and wave to attract his attention.

Kang Lei's grandfather had followed the troops into the capital that year, and even though he was only a Major General when he was given the title, his father worked hard. The Kang Clan could be considered one of the wealthiest families in the capital. Since he was a little kid, his family was full of soldiers, so Kang Lei didn't have much of an idea about growing up in the army, but he had fallen in love with collecting antiques.

This kind of hobby was much better than other family members' random actions. Furthermore, it could be considered as contributing to the protection of the traditional culture, so it didn't meet with any opposition from the family. With his family's support, Kang Lei's antique business grew bigger and bigger. Since last year, he had set up a black market and could not earn much money. The main reason was because he wanted to get his hands on good stuff so that he could start at the first possible moment.

He felt someone calling to him from behind, was there something good? Kang Lei turned his head excitedly.

Seeing that it was Wei Fan, Kang Lei's expression became unnatural.

This was too embarrassing. So many people had been defeated by him. After all, all of them had grown up together, and the memories of that night were simply unbearable to recall.

Although Kang Lei's name was here to protect them, the guards were still there to watch out for him. Seeing Wei Fan's abnormal movements, they had long been on their guard.

"Master Kang, should we kick this brat out?" Seeing Kang Lei's face turn pale, the head bodyguard thought that he was unhappy, so he fawned over him.

Kang Lei struck him with his tongue and lectured him: "Brother Wei is something you can teach!"

The men were the best at communicating through wine. On that day, although Kang Lei and the others were all drunk, after thinking about it for a while, they still submitted to Wei Fan. The so-called background wasn't unimportant in their eyes, but more importantly, they didn't seem to be pleasing to the eye. If they were not pleasing to the eye, no matter how much background this bunch of young masters had, they would not bring anyone to play.

Walking in front of Wei Fan, Kang Lei enthusiastically greeted him, and asked him how he knew his own place.

Wei Fan had a good impression of Kang Lei and the rest. From the looks of it, they were not evil people, but they had a bit of a young master's bad temper.

The reason why he was called was so that he could go up to the second floor. Wei Fan did not hide anything and pointed: "I want to go up with the old man to have a look."

Just by looking at Lao Jiang's eyesight, he could tell that the young people around Wei Fan were not ordinary, and could not help but sigh at how vast Wei Fan's social network was.

In his own territory, Kang Lei directly pulled Wei Fan and the Lao Jiang's hand and went upstairs. As they walked, he said to the manager: "Remember, when these two old men come in the future, treat them well for me."

The young master ordered, and the manager quickly engraved the image of Wei Fan and the other two in his mind, even if he did not remember his name, he would not forget these two faces.

The space on the second floor was rather small, but the furnishings were more particular.

Other than the scattered markets on the first floor, Kang Lei's black market could only attract a few unranked small collectors. Therefore, Kang Lei would organize an auction every once in a while.

Tonight, there was another auction, if not Kang Lei would not run to this suburban area at night.

Although it was called an auction, it was more like a private transaction between friends in the city. The auction was held on the second floor's balcony.

At this time, a lot of people had already come, and Wei Fan and the others were considered to be the last ones.

Kang Lei could still put on the airs of a Eldest Young Master elsewhere, but if the identities of the people on the second floor were not inferior to his, they were all old seniors of the antiques world.

Today, there were suddenly two new faces. Of course, there were people who were curious. Kang Lei only lightly introduced the place. The key thing was that he did not know much about Wei Fan and Lao Jiang.

In the middle of winter, ordinary people would simply be asking for trouble by coming outside. But no one could feel any coldness from the balcony, and no one knew just how much effort Kang Lei had put in.

After everyone drank the yellow mountain peak that Kang Lei offered, the auction finally began.

A young lady wearing a qipao and holding a wooden case walked over to everyone. Kang Lei personally went up to introduce: "Today's first item is a white jade ruyi, in front of all the seniors, I won't show off." With that, he waved his hand for the girl to open the wooden case and brought the ruyi to everyone, allowing them to admire it.

As long as everything was as you wish, the reward was good enough. Furthermore, those who could be brought to the auction by Kang Lei definitely weren't bad people.

Sure enough, the moment the first experienced middle-aged man saw that foot long ruyi, he immediately praised, "Not bad, this ruyi is graceful and generous, the material used is also large enough, it shouldn't be made by ordinary folk."

A man with buddhist beads beside him also nodded and said, "Look at this design and it should have been created by an official in the mid Qing Dynasty. Xiao Lei, where did you get this from?"

Being called Xiao Lei, Kang Lei was a little depressed, but he didn't dare object. Although the other party's background was not as prominent as his and showed signs of decline, a skinny camel was still bigger than a horse. Moreover, according to seniority, the person was indeed above him.

"Of course it was collected. No one dares to waste this jade ruyi."

If he had come to the countryside earlier, perhaps the broken bowls they used to feed the dogs would have been an antique. However, the jade ruyi's design was too unique, and its meaning was also good. It could not be covered by dust.

Hearing that it might be a jade artifact that was given by an official of the Qing Dynasty, Lao Jiang stretched his neck and wished for the ruyi to be brought to his eyes so that he could learn the skills of the ancient people.

Finally in Wei Fan's hands, the Lao Jiang was not courteous and directly took it into his own hands. Then he stroked the carvings on it, as if he was communicating with the ancients.

This time, only a few minutes had passed. There wasn't much time, but this was an auction, Kang Lei took it out for everyone to see, so they could compete even more.

There were quite a number of people who hadn't seen it yet! The man who looked like Maitreya Buddha walked over and smiled. "Old mister, have you finished reading?"

It was also because of this occasion that he knew that the people who came were not simple. Otherwise, he would not be so courteous. However, Lao Jiang was too engrossed in what he was seeing and turned a deaf ear to everything that was happening outside.

Wei Fan quickly explained for him: "This old man is also a Jade Craftsman, he wouldn't be able to let go after seeing something good."

There were quite a few people present who specialized in collecting jade. Upon hearing that this white-haired old man was a Jade Craftsman, they curiously asked Wei Fan for his name.

He had always called him Lao Jiang, but he didn't know his name. Wei Fan could only slap Lao Jiang awake and ask: "Hey, old fellow, what's your name?!"

"Jiang Yuru." Lao Jiang glared at Wei Fan in dissatisfaction and continued to study the jade ruyi in his hands.

Hearing the name Jiang Yuru, the eyes of the jade players lit up.

The Lao Jiang had become famous in the last century, but they did not like the atmosphere, so they hid in the city. Many people wanted to meet with the Grandmaster, but they had no way to do so.

After Kang Lei heard about the matters of the Lao Jiang, he became more serious and said happily: "Master Jiang, this ruyi is nothing much. Once the auction ends, I will take a few more pieces of jade.

Hearing that there was a jade artifact that was even more exquisite than the ruyi scepter, Lao Jiang decisively threw the ruyi scepter to the fatty beside him, and said in anticipation: "Alright, hurry up and do it."

Hearing these childish words, Kang Lei smiled and nodded in agreement.

After a circle of observation, the ruyi returned into Kang Lei's hands and everyone started to bid.