Chapter 317
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Chapter 317: The Gentleman is Like Jade, Valuing Its Elegance
“The gentleman is like jade, valuing its elegance…”
At this moment, outside the jade shop in Mirror City, a young master dressed in a white robe softly recited the slogan Luo Ji had created for the jade shop.
After carefully pondering it, the white-robed young master smiled faintly.
“This truly deserves a good look.”
“Welcome!”
Seeing the white-robed young master enter, the jade shop’s young clerk’s eyes immediately lit up.
After working as a clerk for some time, he had gained some basic ability to judge people.
Putting everything else aside, just the silk white robe alone was already quite valuable, clearly making him perk up.
Upon entering the shop, the white-robed young master’s attention was instantly captured by the exquisite jade pieces.
The young clerk, seizing the opportunity, immediately started talking effusively.
As he spoke, he didn’t forget to put on his special silk gloves, then carefully took out a jade piece.
“Young Master, you have excellent taste.”
“This jadeite plaque can be said to be one of the best quality jades in our shop. Coupled with the jade craftsman’s skill, it is absolutely worth its price.”
“Moreover, this jade has spirituality. As the saying goes, ‘Man nurtures jade for 3 years, jade nurtures man for a lifetime…'”
Listening to the young clerk’s endless introduction, the white-robed young master was not annoyed.
He even found it somewhat unexpected that such an ordinary-looking clerk could be so eloquent and occasionally spout interesting remarks.
“Man nurtures jade for 3 years, jade nurtures man for a lifetime? What does that mean?”
Midway through, the white-robed young master couldn’t help but ask curiously.
“Young Master, you’ve asked the right person…”
Luo Ji had clearly made all the jade shop clerks memorize similar knowledge.
They could now speak about it fluently, and generally, an outsider couldn’t stump them.
“Is this jade truly that magical?”
After listening to the explanation about man nurturing jade for 3 years and jade nurturing man for a lifetime, the white-robed young master became even more curious.
Although the warm feel of the jadeite plaque made him reluctant to let go, even through the silk gloves, the clerk’s explanation was somewhat mystical, making it hard for him not to feel a bit disbelieving.
“Of course! Not to mention distant examples, our Myriad Worlds Civilization’s Emperor’s Black Jade Carp and mutton-fat white jade thumb ring, worn close to his body, are both top-grade jades, one in 10,000!”
“Oh?”
Hearing this, the white-robed young master’s eyes lit up.
“I wonder if the shop has that Black Jade Carp and white jade thumb ring?”
“Young Master, you’re joking with me. They are said to be top-grade jades among 10,000, and the jade types are all top-grade Hetian jade, truly the best of the best. How could they be available just like that? The jadeite plaque in your hand is already a first-class quality jade.”
Just as they were speaking, Shen Jun, who had found his way to the jade shop’s entrance, saw Lu Yang standing inside, rubbing a jadeite plaque with an expression of reluctance to part with it.
He stepped forward decisively.
“What? Do you want to buy it?”
As he spoke, Shen Jun scanned the price, completely exuding an air of wealth.
However, this aura didn’t last long.
The moment he saw the price, he immediately flinched a bit and inwardly gasped.
“Although I’ve long heard that jade ware is incredibly expensive, isn’t this a bit too astonishing?”
Shen Jun, who had originally wanted to buy a piece of jade to play with, immediately abandoned that idea.
It wasn’t that his Shen family couldn’t afford the money, but he still had to spend money to open shops later.
After all, it was a family that had long withdrawn from officialdom.
Their money was basically ancestral savings,.every bit spent was one less, and they really couldn’t afford such luxury.
Just as Shen Jun was thinking this, the white-robed young master, Lu Yang, spoke up.
“Shen Jun, how much money did you bring with you to Mirror City this time?”
“No way? You’re really going to buy it?!”
Shen Jun was immediately shocked.
“Lend me some first. I’ll return it to you after we go back to Great Zhou City.”
Lu Yang’s expression was serious, because he found that after getting used to rubbing it, he couldn’t put down the jadeite plaque in his hand.
“Alright, alright.”
After all, they were childhood friends.
Since he had already said so much, how could he not help?
Shen Jun responded twice, then directly took out a wad of money notes from his bosom and placed them on the table.
“This should be enough.”
After paying, amidst the young clerk’s cries of “Welcome back next time!” Shen Jun walked out of the jade shop with a pained expression.
His bosom was empty, and his heart felt heavy.
It truly wasn’t a good feeling.
He turned to look at his friend.
At this very moment, from the time they left the jade shop until now, Lu Yang’s hand, which was playing with the jadeite plaque, had not stopped.
At this point, Shen Jun himself couldn’t help but become curious.
Before, he was only focused on being scared by the price and hadn’t seriously looked at the jade in the shop.
Now, it felt a bit awkward to turn back and look again.
Thus, he simply decided to try his friend.
“Lu Yang, lend me that jade plaque of yours to play with.”
“No.”
Lu Yang refused without thinking, the boat of their friendship capsizing quite decisively.
“Hey, I paid for it!”
“I’ll pay you back when we return to Great Zhou City.”
Lu Yang replied seriously, continuing to play with the jadeite plaque in his hand.
After taking off the silk gloves, the warm feel of the jadeite plaque truly became even better.
“It won’t lose a piece of meat with just a touch!”
The more Lu Yang behaved like this, the more Shen Jun wanted to touch it, and the more curious he became about this jade ware.
“No.”
“Lu Yang, we’ve known each other for over 10 years…”
Looking at Shen Jun’s determined expression, Lu Yang sighed.
Just when Shen Jun thought Lu Yang had finally relented, his friend calmly repeated the explanation he had just heard.
“Man nurtures jade for 3 years, jade nurtures man for a lifetime. I am holding this jadeite plaque in my hand now, nurturing it with my essence. If you touch it, this qi will be disturbed. Therefore, jade ware is generally not allowed to be touched by others. Didn’t you see that both the clerk and I were wearing silk gloves at the jade shop?”
“That mystical? I don’t believe it.”
“I don’t care whether you believe it or not.”
Lu Yang responded calmly.
“More importantly, weren’t you granted an audience with His Majesty the Emperor? How did it feel?”
At the mention of this serious matter, Shen Jun’s attention shifted from the jadeite plaque.
“Unfathomable, simply unfathomable…”
As he spoke, Shen Jun recounted his entire meeting with Luo Ji, even every single dialogue, word for word, to his friend.
After listening, Lu Yang pondered for a moment, then suddenly said to Shen Jun in a serious tone.
“His Majesty the Emperor was just messing with you, wasn’t he?”
“Ah?”
After speaking, Lu Yang completely ignored Shen Jun, who was stunned in place.
Then, while playing with the jadeite plaque in his hand, he walked off by himself.
“This is interesting.”
