Chapter 86 Xuande Censer (2/2)
”So surprise that Mr. Guo is here! He is an expert in antique appraisal.”
”Of course, Mr. Guo is the most authoritative man in the field of antique appraisal of Jiangnan. He's been on TV all the time...”
It seemed that Guo Feng had gained strong recognition among these people. Zhang Wankui had been in the antique world for many years, and he was also clear about Guo Feng's position in the field. He was one of the most respected authorities.
He walked over with a flattering smile and asked Guo Feng warmly, ”Director Guo, what brings you here?”
Guo Feng nodded to him and said, ”I was taking a walk with my friend, and I ran into your bet with the young man. I can be your witness. What do you think?”
”I'm totally fine with it if Director Guo wants to be our witness,” Zhang Wankui said with his flattering face.
Guo Feng was well respected in the antique field. He could have an antique shop shut down through one word, and no one would cooperate with the owner anymore. So nobody could afford to piss him off.
Qin Haodong nodded and said, ”I'm OK with it.”
Guo Feng said, ”Since both of you agreed, then the agreement is settled. Now brother Qin, please tell us why is the censer a treasure?”
He was an expert in the antique field, and he had seen the censer through on his first glance. His conclusion was the same as Zhang Wankui's that the censer was an ordinary bronze-plating iron one. It was even not qualified to be called an antique.
Qin Haodong smiled slightly and said to Zhang Wankui, ”You got a hammer here?”
”Yes!”
Zhang Wankui had no idea what Qin Haodong was going to do, but he still went back into the store and brought out a hammer.
Qian Duoduo asked, ”Brother Qin, what are you doing?”
Qin Haodong smiled and said, ”I'm taking a chance to see if there's any treasure in the censer.”
”Will, will this work?” Qian Duoduo asked in surprise.
He had also checked the censer just now. It was an ordinary iron censer with nothing special.
”I'm just trying, and it's OK even if I lose.”
Qin Haodong said it casually, but inside, he was sure of the answer. He took over the hammer and began to tap on the iron censer based on his strong intuition.
His taps sounded gentle, but he had attached invisible strength on each. As he tapped and tapped, the iron censer started cracking.
The onlookers were confused and doubted whether the young man had lost his mind because he smashed the stuff he had just paid 180,000 for. They doubted he was going to sell the thing as waste.
Zhang Wankui sneered, ”I've lived for 60 years and this is my first time to see someone trying to find the treasure in this way. This is so eye-opening!”
Qin Haodong ignored his sarcastic. He sped up the hammer in his hand. After he tapped all over the censer, he dropped the hammer and patted on one side of the censer. The censer clattered and fell into pieces on the ground.
It was surprising that after the iron pieces fell down, a milky white thing was revealed. It was another censer.
”Paraffin! This is paraffin!” Lots of people had recognized it and started exclaiming.
Guo Feng's expression changed. he yelled immediately, ”It's another censer, that's the way the ancient people hid treasures. Brother Qin, you're really in luck today.”
Other people went restless as soon as they heard what Director Guo had said.
”The young guy is so lucky, it looks like he had really run into some serious treasures.”
”The young man really has sharp eyes. Even I didn't expect that the iron censer had something else inside.”
”It's all over. Now Zhang Wankui will be so screwed, let's see how he will call the young man dad later...”
Zhang Wankui's face changed greatly. It was already too late to regret. He could only keep watching and hope that there's nothing else in the paraffin, which was obviously impossible.
After breaking the iron shell, Qin Haodong started to pat on the outside of the paraffin, trying to separate the paraffin from the things wrapped inside.
The only thing he knew was that the Spiritual Qi given out by the stuff in his hand was getting thicker and thicker, but he was not sure what it was. Judging by the shape, it might be another censer.
The onlookers were also staring at Qin Haodong, nervously, looking forward to seeing the treasure inside in the paraffin.
Soon, Qin Haodong finished patting. He shook it in a smart way. The paraffin shell on the outside cracked and broke.
A bronze censer was revealed. The reddish censer looked ancient and elegant, with gentle patina. There were delicate pictures on the outside. It's flawless of rust, shining attractively.
All the onlookers were fascinated with the censer.
Guo Feng looked like he had lost his soul. He reached out to feel the outside of the censer, and mumbled, ”Xuande Censer! It's a Xuande Censer!”
”What? Xuande Censer?The legend Xuande Censer? Gosh, the young man really has hunted a treasure today...”
”Really? How much is it worth? I regret it so much! Why I didn't buy it just now? That's a priceless treasure...”
”Stop it. Who do you think you are? Zhang Wankui is the one regretting the most now. He had missed such a big treasure at the door of his own shop, and he's going to call him dad later...”