Although Li Kun found Xiao Qiang very dislikeable, regretfully, his influence here was near-zero. No one paid attention to him, instead focussing on placing the items they'd brought onto the table.
Everyone, including Tong Xiaoxue, brought out some items. Jiang Tianyang clapped his hands, signaling his subordinates to bring out a pile of assorted antiques. Xiao Qiang glanced over them, noting that most of them seemed to hold a form of spiritual energy. It appeared these were the items to be traded today.
On the way there, Li Yuan had explained to Xiao Qiang that today's tea party was mainly for appraising antiques. More precisely, everyone would bring out the antiques they valued, assess and appreciate them, estimate their prices, and then trade. Tong Xiaoxue brought a set of antiques she had bought from out of town in hopes of finding something Old Master Qin, her grandfather, would like for his birthday.
