Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Liu Zhongyi and Koji Kameda signed a life-or-death agreement.
Koji Kameda said with a sneer, "You've signed a waiver of life and death; heaven and earth are watching. Your Liu family can't go back on their word!"
Liu Zhongyi scoffed, "My Liu family would never stoop to dishonest tactics when dealing with you fake foreign devils!"
Koji Kameda nodded. "Someone, bring the items!"
At a command, several Japanese men carried several objects covered with white cloth to the front of the stage and placed them on the display stand.
Koji Kameda walked straight over and lifted the first object.
It turned out to be a painting or calligraphy!
At this moment, he picked up the calligraphy and painting and slowly spread them out on the exhibition stand.
A large ancient painting of figures slowly unfolded before the audience.
"This...this is Wu Daozi's Immortal Scroll?"
"My God! If this is real, it could fetch an astronomical price!"
"Wu Daozi's 'Heavenly King Sending a Child' sold for 8 billion! The Immortal Scroll will probably sell for even more!"
Everyone was utterly shocked!
If this painting is real, it's absolutely priceless!
Liu Zhongyi trembled all over and hurriedly came over.
The Scroll of Immortals is a work by Wu Daozi based on a Taoist story, depicting eighty-seven immortals in procession. The painting uses only lines to express the grand scene of the eighty-seven immortals traveling together.
Looking at the lifelike figures above, Liu Zhongyi could hardly contain his excitement.
If this is genuine, it would cause a huge sensation in the entire antique world!
call!
He tried his best to calm down!
Since it's a verbal duel, according to the rules, the one the other party brings certainly won't be an authentic piece.
The time has come to test his eyesight!
"I'll be the one to appraise the first piece of calligraphy and painting!"
Liu Zhongyi gestured for everyone to step back, as he was going to conduct an on-site inspection.
Slap! Slap!
Koji clapped his hands, and his subordinate brought over an incense burner and lit a stick of incense.
According to the rules of Doukou.
Once the incense stick has burned out, the results must be in!
Moreover, no one is allowed to interfere or speak during this period!
Liu Zhongyi took a magnifying glass and began to examine the painting alone.
Lin Yu was also standing to the side, his brows furrowed tightly.
He'd seen the Scroll of Immortals before!
Inside the treasure pavilion of the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion, there is a fragment of a scroll!
At this moment, he slowly closed his eyes, recalling that divine scroll in his mind!
He was blind before, but because he practiced a special method, his sense of touch was a hundred times greater than that of ordinary people. He could recreate the appearance of antiques in his mind by touching them.
Any pattern or material can be identified by touch.
Things like color and luster, these are visual elements. Someone else also helps him describe them, so he can reproduce them quite accurately.
At this moment, he compared the immortal scroll that Koji brought with the immortal scroll he had touched in the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion before.
The answer was astonishing.
The two paintings are exactly the same in terms of technique and depiction, without the slightest flaw!
The problem must lie with the paper!
However, he had to touch it himself to confirm.
But according to the rules of Doukou, he couldn't go forward, let alone remind anyone. Denying violating the rules would be tantamount to admitting defeat, so Liu Zhongyi had to rely on himself!
After carefully observing, Liu Zhongyi's old body trembled, and cold sweat broke out on his temples.
When authenticating calligraphy and paintings, in addition to looking at the style and technique, the most important things are the signature and seals.
Paintings can be forged, but seals are difficult to imitate. However, this scroll is a fragment and lacks seals, which poses a significant challenge to its authentication.
For a moment, he couldn't tell whether the scroll was real or fake!
Koji Kameda glanced at the incense burner beside him and reminded him, "The time it takes for an incense stick to burn is almost up. Shouldn't you have your results by now?"
As these words fell, the last wisp of incense ash slowly dropped into the incense burner.
Liu Zhongyi put down the magnifying glass, took a deep breath, and said with some difficulty, "I... I can't see it!"
Wow!
The scene instantly erupted in cheers!
Unexpectedly, Old Liu admitted defeat right away!
Liu Siyun quickly stepped forward, "Grandpa, even you can't tell, is it possible that this 'Immortal Scroll' is real?"
According to the rules, counterfeit products must be used in the game; using genuine products is considered cheating!
Liu Zhongyi waved his hand weakly and said, "It can't be the original. This is a part of the Immortal Scroll. It was originally kept in the Palace Museum, but it was burned in a fire during the Republic of China era. We older generations all know about this!"
Liu Siyun looked unwilling and hurriedly said, "Grandpa! Who can say for sure what happened during the Republic of China era? Maybe this 'Immortal Scroll' wasn't destroyed?"
She quickly turned around and said to Koji Kameda, "If you want us to admit defeat, how can you prove that this Scroll of Immortals isn't real?"
"Not convinced?" Koji Kameda nodded and sneered, "Fine, then I'll make you admit defeat!"
He walked up, picked up the scroll, and said calmly, "The reason you can't tell the difference between this painting and the original is because it's a peel-off painting that was originally peeled off the original!"
Wow!
The crowd erupted in uproar once again.
So that's how it is?
Since it was peeled off from the original, what's the difference between it and the original? No wonder Old Liu couldn't tell the difference!
Liu Zhongyi's face turned bitter as he muttered, "Nine out of ten strokes are revealed. I couldn't believe I didn't even think of something this simple!"
Koji Kameda sneered, "Even if you figured it out, it's useless because you've never even touched the original. If you had, you might know that the real 'Immortal Scroll' was made of silk, while this painting has silk gauze pasted underneath. That's the only flaw, but unfortunately... you didn't notice it, hahahaha!"
Koji Kameda laughed triumphantly.
Liu Zhongyi looked grim, filled with remorse.
But there's nothing we can do about it; once you lose, you lose!
Koji Kameda said smugly, "Then we, the Zhao family, will concede this round!"
Wow!
As he spoke, he walked over and lifted the white cloth off the second item.
Suddenly, a white jade disc appeared in everyone's sight.
"Round Two: Jade Appraisal, who wants to go?"
"I'll do it!"
Liu Siyun took a deep breath and stepped forward.
As the second incense stick began to burn, Liu Siyun slowly picked up the jade disc on the table and examined it carefully.
She started by using the knowledge she had learned to analyze the situation.
This is a white dragon-shaped jade disc. Judging from its style, texture, patina, and other aspects, it should undoubtedly be a Warring States period jade.
To her, there was absolutely no flaw in her observation...
Right now, it seems there's only one way!
Thinking of this, she slowly closed her eyes and began to use the breathing technique that Lin Yu had taught her, trying to feel the fetal movement of Yu Xin.
After a moment, she opened her beautiful eyes wide, her face filled with shock.
...No fetal movement??
how so?
Even newly mined jade should show signs of movement, but this white jade disc showed no movement at all.
In other words, this isn't jade at all, but... a stone?
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