Darryl walked forward to him and flashed him a smile. "Dude, you should choose something you're good at the next time you want to woo someone. Didn't I say that the jade fan is fake? It's a good thing the owner is kind enough to refund your money. You don't need to thank me. Just make sure you don't make the same mistake again."
"Why yo—" Skylar was about to explode in anger. He forced a smile and said between gritted teeth, "Fine, I've learned my lesson. We'll meet again someday."
Then, he smiled at Debra and said, "Miss Debra, till the next time."
Skylar glared at Darryl and left the store.
The crowd began to disperse. The more curious ones stayed and stared at Darryl.
"Is he Darryl, Elysium Gate's former sect master?"
"I didn't take him for a person who's knowledgeable about antiques."
"Maybe he just got lucky this time."
Many people there thought it was a fluke more than expertise that Darryl managed to distinguish the jade fan to be a fake.
"Senior Brother?" Simon walked happily toward Darryl. "It's really you? Master and I were so sad when we found out you were swept into the chaotic vortex three years ago. I'm so glad to see you're safely back!"
He was clutching Darryl's hand excitedly as he said that. He had always viewed Darryl as his savior. Once, when Simon just started as an apprentice under Stellan, he mistakenly identified an antique and caused heavy losses to the client. Darryl instantly came to his rescue when he heard that the client was about to send someone after Simon. Therefore, even though Darryl was decades younger than Simon, the latter had always treated him with respect befitting a person more senior than him.
Darryl smiled and said, "Junior Brother! It's been a while. You sure improved a lot in your antique appraisal!"
All the onlookers were speechless. Did the famous antique master just call Darryl senior brother? They were utterly dumbfounded, especially those who thought that Darryl had only gotten lucky. It looked like he knew a thing or two after all.
Darryl chatted with Simon and then left the antique street. It was time for dinner, and they did not want to make Yvette and the others wait for them. On the way back, they laughed, talked, and admired the night scenery of the city together. Being the largest and most prosperous city in the Gaia Continent, the night scenery in the Mid City was to die for.
"Darryl?" An icy voice called behind them, causing Darryl and Debra to look back in unison. What they saw stunned them.
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