Shen Qi saw everyone's reactions and naturally knew what they were thinking, but he did not explain too much.
Things like murderous intent and evil spirit are indeed invisible and intangible, but that cannot be said to be non-existent. At least Shen Qi can truly sense things like murderous intent and evil spirit, and they really do not exist on this bronze sword.
Even if the scholar who held this bronze sword had rarely fought with anyone, the bronze swords of that period would have more or less carried some fierceness, but this bronze sword had none of that.
In contrast, other ancient cold weapons, even an ordinary steel knife, would be tainted with murderous intent or evil spirit, so Shen Qi used the absence of murderous intent or evil spirit on the bronze sword as a criterion for judgment.
Of course, there was no way to explain these things to everyone. Shen Qi just smiled and continued, "The bronze sword partition is exquisitely crafted, which was extremely rare in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is also inlaid with jade. If this bronze sword is real, the presence of jade would definitely increase the value of the bronze sword. However, the counterfeiter overlooked a problem, making these jades a flaw!"
"Most of the bronze swords from the Spring and Autumn Period were excavated. Buried underground for so long, they're bound to acquire a cold, gloomy aura. Jade is valued because it possesses spiritual power. Buried underground for so long, how could it remain unaffected?"
"But look at the jade on this bronze sword again. Does it have even the slightest hint of coldness?"
Wu Chengyin frowned. He agreed with the idea that jade was spiritual, so his eyes fell on the jade on the partition.
When he was studying the bronze sword before, he didn't spend too much time studying jade, because compared with this bronze sword, the value of jade was nothing, it could only be regarded as icing on the cake, so most people's attention would be focused on the bronze sword.
Even when Dong Zhen was looking at the bronze sword, he focused 90% of his attention on it.
Those who were able to participate in this charity auction were all very interested in antiques and curios, and there were many collectors. At this time, they all looked at the jade on the partition of the bronze sword, and their expressions slowly changed.
Although they were not as sure as Shen Qi, they could more or less see that the jade inlaid on the partition was indeed somewhat different from the jade that had been buried deep underground for many years.
Gao Qingmu asked at this time.
"Mr. Shen Qi, it doesn't seem appropriate to determine the authenticity of this bronze sword based on the characteristics of jade. Most bronze swords are buried underground, but there may be a few that are not buried underground and have been preserved in another way."
Wu Chengyin nodded quickly. "That makes sense! Mr. Shen Qi, what you said makes some sense, but it's a bit far-fetched to conclude the authenticity of the bronze sword based solely on this point."
Shen Qi still didn't answer Wu Chengyin's question. Instead, he picked up the bronze sword, waved it twice, and said, "The third point I want to talk about next is the most crucial one, and the reason why I bought this bronze sword in the first place. Everyone, please read it."
As Shen Qi finished speaking, he smashed the bronze sword in his hand to the ground, and the bronze sword broke with a sound. Everyone around him, including Wu Chengyin and Gao Qingmu, were all stunned.
This is a bronze sword worth 20 million, and it just broke like that?
Even if you have money, you can't be so wasteful!
There were sounds of regret all around, and even Chen Qiu was a little confused.
Wu Chengyin quickly recovered from his shock and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Shen Qi, this bronze sword is broken, and its value has been greatly reduced. If you use this as an excuse to not fulfill the contract, I will not agree."
Gao Qingmu was also confused. He couldn't understand Shen Qi's actions at all.
Shen Qi was too lazy to explain and threw the half bronze sword in his hand to Gao Qingmu.
"Mr. Gao, you are also an expert in various fields. I think you can tell whether this bronze sword is real or fake."
Gao Qingmu hurriedly caught the bronze sword, took a look at the broken surface, and was stunned.
When Wu Chengyin saw Gao Qingmu's expression change, he hurriedly picked up the half of the bronze sword that fell on the ground, carefully examined the cross-section, and then his expression also became interesting.
Surprisingly, it is really a fake?
How is this possible?
Master Dong Zhen, can you be wrong sometimes?
The people around came over one after another. They were a little far away and could not see the cross-section of the bronze sword. Naturally, they did not know why Wu Chengyin and Gao Qingmu had such a reaction.
It was not until Gao Qingmu raised the bronze sword and let everyone see the broken surface that they understood.
Inside the bronze sword, there is actually a piece of steel bar with a diameter of only half a centimeter!
Steel bars are a product of modern technology. How could they appear inside a bronze sword from the Spring and Autumn Period?
So just based on this piece of steel bar, we can conclude that this bronze sword must be a fake!
But the problem is that this fake bronze sword is very sophisticatedly imitated and it is difficult to tell from the outside. Even Master Dong Zhen was fooled. How could ordinary antique lovers tell it?
Even if someone has extraordinary eyesight and can see some clues, who has the courage like Shen Qi to really break the bronze sword and see what is inside?
Therefore, this fake bronze sword itself is a bug-like existence. If it had not encountered a bug character like Shen Qi, it would probably not have been exposed.
Wu Chengyin's face changed several times. He threw away the half bronze sword in his hand and bowed to Shen Qi.
"I'm sorry, I misunderstood Mr. Shen Qi just now! Fortunately, you have such a keen eye that you recognized the true face of this bronze sword. Otherwise, I don't know how many years I would have been deceived!"
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