Those Years When I Appraised Treasures At The Pawnshop - Chapter 40

“Mm! You may leave.”

Zhang Gao nodded in a dignified manner.

“Let me steep some tea for you first.”

After Chen Shaojun finished speaking, he didn’t wait for the other party to agree before standing up to steep the tea. Then, he looked towards the surroundings without batting an eyelid.

He had noticed earlier that there was a black cloth bag in the corner of the room. If he guessed correctly, the black cloth bag was probably the second batch of treasures that Xu Hongtao wanted Zhang Gao to appraise.

The moment Chen Shaojun cast the Spiritual Eye technique, his vision changed completely.

The first thing he saw was a sea of red. A baleful aura surged into the sky, stirring the wind and clouds.

There seemed to be saber and sword shadows floating up and down within the baleful aura. There was also a dark red and bloody glow that resembled a ribbon. Just a slight movement of the red ribbon caused the surrounding baleful aura to surge.

“The baleful aura is so thick and it covers the treasure. Furthermore, there are saber and sword shadows, as well as bloody ribbons… What are these things?”

Chen Shaojun’s eyelids twitched. He felt that there was a huge threat in this treasure. Even if he only used the Spiritual Eye technique to look at it, he still felt shocked. It was as if the saber and sword shadows, as well as the blood-colored ribbon, could pounce on him at any time.

He quickly shifted his gaze away and quickly saw a bloody cloud floating above a rusty copper can in the distance. On a canvas that looked like a flag, a ghost that looked to be 12 or 13 years old was faintly discernible and shrouded in a ghastly aura.

Moreover, Chen Shaojun had already recognized that this ghost was the one that he had seen last night. It was the ghost that was wrapped around Zhang Ke.

“This ghost is indeed from the Water Cloud Room.”

Chen Shaojun’s gaze flickered, but he waved his hand very discreetly. A small knife appeared from between his fingertips. Then, with a slight stroke, he cut off a strand of hair beside Zhang Gao’s head and grabbed it.

At this time, he carefully looked at Zhang Gao. Seeing that the other party didn’t notice anything, he secretly let out a sigh of relief.

He had achieved his goal.

Chen Shaojun did not stay in the Cloud Water Room any longer and quickly left.

At Appraisal Room No. 7.

“Although the process was somewhat dangerous, everything went smoothly.”

“Now that everything is ready, all I have to do is cast the technique.”

Chen Shaojun took out two strands of hair and two human-shaped wood carvings that he had prepared. Then, he used a black cloth to tie one strand of hair to each wood carving.

After that, he officially began to execute the Substitution technique.

He calmed himself down and focused.

He used his spiritual power to draw talismans.

The special spiritual fluctuation caused the surrounding airflow to change slightly.

Now, Chen Shaojun’s spiritual power was much stronger than before. Therefore, when he used the Substitution technique, he was proficient and fast. Very soon, he was done carving the fundamental runes of the Substitution technique onto the two wood carvings.

In an instant, there was a special connection between the two wood carvings.

These two carvings represented Zhang Ke and Zhang Gao respectively.

Once one person was injured, the attack would immediately be transferred to the other person.

As for the roles, they were all controlled by Chen Shaojun.

“Next, I just have to wait.”

Chen Shaojun’s face revealed a hint of anticipation.

Time passed and night fell.

Chen Shaojun had long entered the dormitory to wait silently.

Amidst the rising and falling snores, Chen Shaojun silently visualized the Supreme Sense Chapter.

Suddenly, a cold aura spread from afar.

Chen Shaojun instantly shuddered.

“It’s here!”

He hurriedly opened his eyes and cast the Spiritual Eye technique.

Sure enough, a few meters away, there was another figure on Zhang Ke’s bed.

The young ghost lay quietly in Zhang Ke’s arms. Its face was calm and indifferent. Perhaps it was an illusion, but Chen Shaojun actually saw a trace of attachment in the ghost’s cold eyes…

Attachment?

An attachment towards Zhang Ke?

Has the ghost developed feelings for him?

Chen Shaojun had a strange look on his face as he shivered inexplicably.

This scene was extremely strange.

However, ghosts were still ghosts.

Humans and ghosts were different, but both could not control their instincts.

Thus, no matter how attached the ghost was to Zhang Ke, it would not hesitate when it was time to suck his human qi.

The ghost raised its head and placed its mouth in front of Zhang Ke’s mouth.

Then, it inhaled sharply.

A surge of life force was extracted from Zhang Ke and swallowed by the ghost.

This wisp of life force seemed to be extremely beneficial to the ghost after it entered its stomach. It caused its soul to slightly stabilize and become more solid.

“Let’s begin. I can’t let Zhang Ke get sucked dry.”

Chen Shaojun knew that Zhang Ke had been sucked dry the entire night yesterday. Thus, his body was close to empty. If nothing unexpected happened tonight, Zhang Ke would surely be sucked dry.

He hurriedly activated the Substitution technique.

Buzz!

In an instant, a dark light flashed on the two human-shaped wood carvings.

At the same time, Zhang Ke, who was on the bed, mysteriously had a connection with Zhang Gao, who was hundreds of meters away.

Soon, the ghost raised its head again and sucked a wisp of life force from Zhang Ke.

Then, the Substitution technique was executed.

Zhang Gao, who was far away in his own house, shivered and his face instantly turned pale.

Those who practiced martial arts had a sharper sense of touch than ordinary people.

Although Zhang Gao wasn’t much of an expert, he still woke up with a start when a large mouthful of human qi was sucked from him.

“What happened?”

He was bewildered.

That feeling just now, that instant of horror, made his heart go cold.

“Old master, what’s wrong?”

His movement woke up the concubine beside him.

“I’m fine. Maybe I had a nightmare.”

Zhang Gao replied.

The next moment, that special and horrifying feeling surfaced in his heart again.

Soon after, he felt a wave of life force being drawn out of his body. His blood essence was also being sucked out along with the life force, causing it to decline.

In that instant, it was as if he had gone through several rounds with his concubine. His body felt weak, and even his footsteps became unsteady.

“What exactly is going on?”

Zhang Gao’s face was ghastly pale and he panicked.

The first time could be said to be an illusion.

But when one mysteriously felt their life force being sucked out for no reason for the second time, causing their vitality to decline, anyone would panic.

“Old master, what happened?”

“I don’t know either… All of a sudden… It’s here, it’s here again. Did I encounter a ghost?”

Zhang Gao looked around nervously. There seemed to be something in his surroundings pestering him.

“Wait, a ghost?”

Suddenly, his expression changed.

As an official pawnbroker in the pawnshop, he naturally knew about ghosts. After so many years of serving as a pawnbroker, it wasn’t like he hadn’t encountered ghosts before. Combined with his current situation, he finally understood.

He had really encountered a ghost.

His heart trembled, and he couldn’t care about anything else. He hurriedly flew up and swiftly arrived at the next room.

This was the appraisal room he had set up at his home. Compared to the Cloud Water Room in the pawnshop, it was naturally much simpler, but every apparatus necessary was here.

At the same time, he had also set up a formation to deal with ghosts here..