Chapter 21:
Everyone Was Shocked
Although he could tell at a glance whether an antique was real or fake and roughly estimate its age, he wasn’t very accurate when it came to its exact value.
As soon as Ye Feng entered the room,
Yang Mu stepped forward enthusiastically to receive him. When he saw Ye Feng’s calm and youthful appearance, he became even more shocked.
It wasn’t just the fact that Ye Feng was young that surprised him.
It was his expression—so calm.
You had to know that both he and Jia Lianshan were antique masters. They had experienced countless situations and held extremely prestigious status, naturally giving off an intimidating aura.
Ordinary people would feel nervous just standing in front of them. Yet Ye Feng was so calm?
This made Yang Mu look at him in a new light.
He muttered inwardly.
Could he really be the youngest antique grandmaster in history?
After this thought arose, he couldn’t help swallowing nervously, planning to secretly test Ye Feng’s ability later to see if he truly had real skill.
Ye Feng, who was being warmly received, clearly didn’t know what was going on and asked in confusion:
“You are Master Yang from Jubaoge?”
“That’s right.”
Yang Mu’s eyebrows lifted slightly, showing a hint of pride on his face.
But very quickly,
that pride turned into a somewhat respectful expression.
Although Ye Feng being a grandmaster was only his guess, Ye Feng had indeed identified the authenticity of the Yuan dynasty antiques at a glance. Respect was still necessary.
He was indeed somewhat proud by nature.
However, when facing someone stronger, he would immediately become honest and even humbly seek guidance.
After he explained the situation,
Ye Feng finally realized he had suffered a huge loss—he had missed out on over a hundred million!
“Mr. Ye, please rest assured. The remaining 140 million will be transferred to your account in full. However, due to the large amount, it may be slightly delayed, but it will not exceed midnight today.”
After Yang Mu finished speaking, Ye Feng nodded and was about to leave when he was stopped again.
Yang Mu deliberately took out one genuine antique and one fake, intending to test whether Ye Feng could distinguish them.
He wanted to see if Ye Feng truly had the ability to appraise antiques.
Ye Feng glanced at the two items casually and said lightly:
“Both are fake.”
Yang Mu froze for a moment. He threw away the fake one and said with an ugly expression:
“Mr. Ye, you got it wrong this time. The one I threw away was indeed fake, but the one in my hand is real.”
Master Jia Lianshan stepped forward, examined the item, and nodded:
“Correct. This one is indeed genuine, with no trace of forgery. I can vouch for it.”
At this moment, Jia’s disciple Yan Yang walked over and said:
“Master Yang, you and my teacher are both antique masters. And this person looks like a student still in school. I really don’t understand why you would ask him to appraise antiques.”
His younger sister also stepped forward, nodded in agreement, and looked at Ye Feng with disdain:
“My brother is right. What ability does he even have?”
She strongly disliked people like Ye Feng pretending to be knowledgeable.
If you don’t know, just admit it.
Isn’t it better to be humble?
Yet he still insisted both antiques were fake, acting like he knew everything. Now he’s embarrassed, right?
Even Liu Xuan began to doubt Ye Feng.
Could it be that he was just lucky before?
Ye Feng said nothing. He simply pointed lightly, and the antique in Master Jia’s hand instantly shattered.
Before everyone could react, Ye Feng picked up a fragment and said:
“Take a good look. What material is this?”
Master Jia picked up the fragment and looked at it carefully, then his eyes widened in disbelief:
“Stone?”
“That’s right. Pure stone. A porcelain imitation made from stone. It’s much heavier than real porcelain. You didn’t even notice?”
Ye Feng chuckled lightly, as if mocking their ignorance.
“Stone?”
Yang Mu and Liu Xuan quickly stepped forward to examine it.
After a moment, they were all shocked.
How did Ye Feng know it was stone?
If it was based on weight, he hadn’t even touched it earlier…
Both Master Jia and Master Yang felt extremely awkward, forcing bitter smiles.
Ye Feng had identified the authenticity with just one glance—and even recognized the material.
Meanwhile, they, as famous antique masters in the industry, were not even as good as a young man.
If this got out…
Wouldn’t they become a laughingstock?
After this incident,
both Jia and Yang Mu deeply recognized Ye Feng’s strength.
One glance to determine truth or falsehood—
this was a true antique grandmaster!
They both took a sharp breath.
A grandmaster this young… it was truly terrifying!
After a moment of silence, Yang Mu suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Ye Feng:
“Grandmaster Ye, I was blind and failed to recognize your greatness. I apologize.”
Jia Lianshan also could not care about his dignity and knelt down as well. Just moments ago, he had questioned the judgment of a grandmaster—he truly deserved punishment.
He wished he could slap himself. A grandmaster must not be insulted, yet he dared to doubt him?
“Grandmaster, I am Jia Lianshan from Modu. I offended you earlier. Please forgive me!”
His tone was extremely sincere, with no trace of arrogance.
Liu Xuan, Yan Yang, and Yan Yang’s sister were all completely stunned.
They couldn’t believe their eyes.
Damn!
These were two antique masters!
Kneeling before a young man?
What the hell is going on?!
And—
they were calling him a grandmaster?!
What… a grandmaster?!
How is that even possible?
How old is he?
And he’s already an antique grandmaster?
Are you kidding internationally?!
Especially Yan Ting, Yan Yang’s sister, stared at Ye Feng in disbelief.
She truly could not accept that someone so young had already become a grandmaster.
She was 24 years old and had only barely reached the level of a junior appraiser…
As expected,
there is no harm more devastating than comparison. How is anyone supposed to live like this?
Just moments ago, she had looked down on Ye Feng for being young and inexperienced.
But now,
she felt completely crushed—like a clown.
