Volume 1: Initial Exposure Chapter 83: The Play Begins

  A middle-aged man with the surname Chen, who had just walked out of the Fuxuan Hall gate less than ten meters away, stopped in his tracks and turned his head to look up at the second floor. When he saw that it was Bai Ruochen, he responded with a sound.

  But in his heart, a thread of confusion arose, could it be that the boss had other instructions?

  A moment later.

  Bai Ruo Chen strode out of the main gate of Fu Xuan Hall, but instead of speaking to the middle-aged man surnamed Chen, he looked at the young man who was exuding a sharp and clever aura. In a deep voice, he asked: "What did you just say? The young master of your family challenged someone named Wang Ke? What does this Wang Ke look like? How old is he? What kind of clothes did he wear today?"

  The young man with a lively spirit turned his head and looked at the middle-aged man surnamed Chen, passing over an inquiring gaze.

  Who is this young man?

  A middle-aged man with the surname Chen nodded respectfully towards Bai Ruochen, then turned his head to glance at the young man and said calmly: "This is an old friend of our Fuxuan Hall, but I hope you'll keep what you hear today confidential. Don't even tell your young master, or else I guarantee that even if your young master wants to protect you, you'll both end up with a miserable fate."

  The young man's body trembled, and his heart was even more shocked.

  Since the establishment of Fuxuantang, except for a few managers who have been in charge, no one knows who its boss is. Even many influential figures in the antique trading market tried to investigate secretly, but they couldn't find out the truth.

  But now, the boss of Fuxuantang was standing alive in front of him, and he was still such a handsome young man, which made his heart shocked like a huge wave.

  He knew exactly how powerful the owner of Fuxuantang was, so he naturally didn't dare to offend him. He had always been astute and knew what was important and what wasn't.

  If you don't agree with the other party, if they retaliate, I'm afraid that even your current boss won't be able to protect you. Moreover, that ruthless boss probably wouldn't offend Fu Xuan Tang just for your sake.

  With a quick glance around, he patted his chest and whispered reassuringly: "Don't worry, don't worry, I'll let this matter rot in my belly, absolutely won't spread it out even a word. That kid named Wang Ke, about twenty years old, average looks, wearing jeans, casual jacket, coffee-colored."

  Bai Ruo Chen's mouth curved into a seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling expression, his right hand slowly rose, stroking his chin, with a glint of sharpness in his eyes.

  He didn't expect that he had originally wanted to investigate Wang Ke's background, but was unable to find an opportunity and didn't dare to secretly send someone to investigate. However, at this critical juncture, such a thing actually happened:

  Thank you for the love of God!

  When hungry, someone brings food; when thirsty, someone serves tea - what a wonderful opportunity.

  Bai Ruo dust nodded in satisfaction, patted the shoulder of the clever young man and smiled lightly: "You're not bad, if you ever want to work at my Fu Xuan Hall in the future, you're welcome anytime, the salary and benefits will definitely be more than double what you're getting now."

  The astute young man's expression froze for a moment, and then he was overjoyed.

  "Thank you boss, thank you boss, you are indeed a generous good boss! With your vision, the future of Fuxuantang will definitely become a giant enterprise in this antique trading market. Actually, during this period, I didn't do well at that other store because of Young Master... no, no, it's Xu Jingkai who was repeatedly deceived by Wang Ke, causing our boss to vent all his anger on us. Tomorrow... I'll return to Fuxuantang to report for duty."

  Bai Ruo Chen nodded slightly to the astute young man, although a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes. He opened his mouth and said: "I can see that you are very astute and will sail with the wind. I don't have any other expectations, but I hope you will be loyal to Fuxuan Hall from now on. I hope you can bring profits to Fuxuan Hall, your income is also tied to the profits you bring."

  The young man nodded immediately, his eyes unusually firm: "For Fuxuantang, for income, no matter how hard or tired I will do my best, boss you just watch!"

  Bai Ruo dust nodded slightly, his gaze shifting to the middle-aged man surnamed Chen. Despite being the boss of Fu Xuan Tang and being treated with great respect by the other party, he still spoke politely: "Uncle Chen, let me take care of this judging matter this time! I rarely get to see the antique world's gambling situation, and coincidentally, I have the opportunity this time, so let me broaden my horizons!"

  Mr. Chen, a middle-aged man, let out a faint sigh as he looked at Bai Ruochen's appearance.

  During this period, Wang Ke was a regular at Fuxuantang and even the big red man in the boss's eyes. He had already stirred up the boss's favor and curiosity. This time he wanted to participate personally, probably for the most part because of Wang Ke's participation?

  I have some relationship with Xu Jingkai, but compared to the boss, what is Xu Jingkai? He and Wang Ke sang a duet, I couldn't help much.

  "Since you're in the mood, boss, go have some fun! If there's anything else, just let me know." said Chen with a hint of a smile.

  Bai Ruocheng nodded and said faintly to the young man who was full of vigor, "Let's go, lead the way!"

  Ten minutes later.

  Under the leadership of that young man, Bai Ruochen arrived at Xu Jingkai and Wang Ke's location. What he didn't expect was that at this time, on this spacious street, except for the central position where Xu Jingkai and Wang Ke were facing each other, the streets on both sides were packed with onlookers.

  At a glance, Bai Ruo Chen was able to easily judge that the number of people gathered here was no less than five hundred, and the people pouring in from each street corner were still endless.

  It's so lively!

  He secretly sighed in his heart, with a look of watching a play on his face, and under the guidance of the clever young man, he walked into the central position of the crowd.

  "You two are really enthusiastic! You can actually think of competing in antique artifacts, truly worthy of being outstanding talents." Bai Ruo Chen's gaze swept over Wang Ke and Xu Jing Kai's faces with a smile.

  Wang Ke saw Bai Ruochen and did not greet her openly, because he couldn't let the subsequent match make others feel a loss of fairness.

  Xu Jingkai, sitting in his wheelchair, was furious and bewildered when he saw the stranger that his men had brought back.

  "What's going on? Didn't you ask me to invite Mr. Chen over? What's the meaning of bringing back a young man?" Xu Jingkai waved his hand at the sharp youth, and only after the other quickly approached him did he whisper.

  The clever young man was threatened by a middle-aged man with the surname Chen, so he naturally didn't dare tell the truth.

  Moreover, he will soon be working at Fuxuantang and naturally does not want to offend his future boss.

  On the way here, his future boss had instructed him not to reveal the news of his job hopping yet, and to still follow Xu Jingkai as before until the game between Xu Jingkai and Wang Ke was over.

  A clever young man who is physically in Cao's camp but mentally with Han, put on a wry smile and said in a low voice: "Mr. Chen is not here, and this one is the only person in Fuxuantang who can have a decent conversation, and he insisted on following me over after hearing my intention, I had no choice!"

  "Rubbish!"

  Xu Jingkai muttered a curse under his breath, seeing that things had come to this, he could only suppress the discontent and annoyance in his heart, and said loudly: "Brother, you are from Fuxuantang, aren't you? I don't know if you agree with my invitation?"

  A sharp young man's eyes flashed with a hint of anger. If it were in the past, even if he was filled with rage in his heart, he would still pretend to be a good boy and not show his anger. However, after getting White Ruo Chen's promise, he performed extremely poorly during this period, being repeatedly deceived by a minor figure like Xu Jing Kai, which made him full of contempt and dissatisfaction.

  Bai Ruo Chen's mouth curved into a smile, and he laughed brightly: "Such an interesting thing, I naturally agree. Now I can fully represent Fuxuan Hall as the judge for this match. You both please rest assured, I will definitely make a fair and reasonable judgment to determine who wins or loses. This not only affects today's challenge but also the future reputation of our Fuxuan Hall."

  Xu Jingkai felt a wave of disgust in his heart. What's fair and reasonable? He had suggested letting the people from Fuxuantang come to be the judges, just so he could cheat, but then this idiot pops up and ruins half of his plan?

  But under the watchful eyes of everyone, he couldn't refuse and could only reluctantly nod his head.

  Wang Ke saw that it was Bai Ruochen and naturally would not refuse. As for his understanding of Bai Ruochen, he should not help either side cheat.

  The crowd surrounding them, one by one, applauded loudly. Since Bai Ruo Chen dared to use the reputation of Fu Xuan Tang as a guarantee, everyone naturally no longer worried that he would be biased towards either side.

  Bai Ruo Chen's smile grew thicker, and suddenly an ingenious idea popped into his mind, a way to promote Fu Xuan Tang even better and have an extremely good publicity effect.

  He waved his hand to signal the people around him to quiet down, then said loudly: "Everyone, since both sides of this competition think highly of our Fuxuantang, then we will provide the props for this match. I guarantee that the antiques and artifacts provided by our Fuxuantang are absolutely new to them, and I promise here that they will bring unexpected surprises to everyone."

  The crowd around fell silent in just five or six breaths, and everyone's eyes were focused on Bai Ruochen. They had a curious look in their hearts, wanting to know what the unexpected surprise that Bai Ruochen was talking about was.

  "Xu Jingkai, do you agree?"

  Bai Ruocheng turned his head to look at Xu Jingkai sitting in a wheelchair and asked.

  Xu Jingkai hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily. He still didn't believe that he would lose to Wang Ke with his real skills, and he also had something to rely on in his heart. That was because he had broken through to a higher realm of Qizong two days ago, and now he was almost at the peak of the Qizong realm, so he had the confidence to win.

  After Bai Ruo Chen received Xu Jing Kai's reply, she quietly turned her head to look at Wang Ke and asked loudly: "Wang Ke, what about you? Do you have any opinions on my proposal?"

  Wang Ke also shook his head and said he had no opinion.

  He has a cheating device that defies heaven, so why would he care who provides the authentic antiques and artifacts?

  "Alright, since neither side has any issues, please wait for a moment. I'll immediately make a call to have the 20 items delivered over."

  After saying this, Bai Ruochen quickly walked away from Xu Jingkai and Wang Ke, entering a store beside the street.

  The people from Fu Xuan Tang moved quickly, much faster than everyone had expected, as if they had been prepared in advance. Twenty minutes later, two vans slowly drove over from a distance, and the crowd blocking the road parted to make way for them, leaving a wide path.

  Everyone stared intently at the two parked bread vans, wondering what kind of antiques and artifacts Fuxuantang had brought and what surprises they would bring.

  It is known that Fuxuantang, in the antique trading market, although it cannot be considered as the strongest store with a monopoly, its possessed strength is also widely recognized.