Chapter One: The Twenty-Yuan Silver Coin

“Why are you staring at my chair?” The chair collapsed with a crack. Zhou landed in a puddle and cursed loudly enough to frighten birds from the awning. Shen Yan’s pulse accelerated, but he did not touch the coin immediately. A million-yuan object priced at twenty carried “extremely high” risk. A bargain was often merely a bill whose final line had not yet been read. “Where did these come from?” “A man brought a box of old watches and seals this morning. I paid two hundred for all of it. You know coins?” “No. I like the design. Twenty?” “Fifty.” “The edge is damaged. Twenty.” Zhou shrugged. “Done. Scan the code.” The instant payment cleared, the floating text rearranged. [Binding complete.] [Novice Transaction: Forgotten Silver.]