The space is not too big, just the size of an auditorium, which is normal. Li Qiang estimates that this auction is only for a small number of truly upper-class people.

"Our seats are over here.

Xu Zhuo led several people to sit down in the third row. Li Qiang noticed that Jiang Zhao didn't seem to be here, and his eyes were quite accustomed to it.

Not long after I sat down, on the booth in front of me, the stage lights were dim, and a man in a suit and leather shoes walked onto the stage and announced into the microphone: "Welcome everyone to come again! Now the auction officially begins!"

Following the host's announcement, the lights in the audience dimmed instantly, and four women in sexy clothes came up from both sides of the bright booth. They carefully pushed the auction items to the stage.

Li Qiang glanced at it and saw an ancient sword, a picture of a lady, a jade Buddha pendant, and a medicinal plant.

That painting of a lady is probably Xu Zhuo's painting, but it's just a bit far away, and his discerning eye isn't enough to give out the information.

At this time, Xu Zhuo also poked his head over and asked, "How about Brother Xu, can you tell the authenticity of that painting?"

Li Qiang shook his head and said truthfully: "The distance is too far and I can't see clearly."

"That's right, no one can tell at this distance." Xu Zhuo laughed.

At this time, Li Qiang noticed that Jiang Zhao suddenly moved his shoulders, and then said something into Xu Zhuo's ear. Xu Zhuo also opened his eyes wide and asked in a low voice: "Are you sure?

Jiang Zhao nodded seriously.

Li Qiang was a little curious, but since they were discussing quietly in private, it must be inconvenient to tell him. Is there something wrong with these auction items?

Li Qiang observed carefully again. The ancient sword was genuine, not a modern imitation, but it looked like an antique from the Ming Dynasty and was not worth much.

The painting was originally the purpose of Xu Zhuo's trip. If there was any problem with the painting of the lady, they should have a bigger reaction.

The jade Buddha pendant is of good quality and has a lot of water quality, but the sapphire of that size is not as good.

As for the tricks...wait!

Li Qiang's pupils shrank and he resisted from standing up.

He glanced at it and saw that Xu Zhuo and the others didn't notice anything unusual, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, he realized a problem. Why did Jiang Zhao discover the specialness of this Jade Buddha? Could it be that he too...

Li Qiang started to think about it in his mind, but soon, the host had finished his opening remarks and the auction officially started! "The first piece! The Longquan long sword of the Ming Dynasty. It is well maintained. There is no rust on the whole body. The sword body is slender and the carvings are exquisite. It is good.

Furniture and accessories starting at 100,000, please!

The host knocked down the hammer in his hand.

There is really nothing outstanding about this long sword, so it took about a second before someone started bidding. "One hundred and fifty thousand.

"Two hundred thousand.

"Three two hundred and one thousand."

Half a million!"

As soon as the price of one million came out, the seats suddenly became silent. The price of this ancient sword was almost worth it. "One million dollars!" "One million dollars twice!" "One hundred thousand dollars three times. Deal!"

Finally, this sword that has been passed down to this day was photographed by a middle-aged man wearing glasses.

No one cared about this auction item, after all it was just the first appetizer.

Next, there is the lady picture No. 2.

Li Qiang suddenly remembered something and asked Xu Zhuo: "Speaking of the fact that this auction is so formal, is it possible that fakes will be auctioned?"

Xu Zhuo sneered and said: "It's not that there is no such precedent. A fake post was sold once before.

Later, the auction house said that the personality of the person who provided the goods had been killed, but the items sold would not be returned.

"After something like this happened, the auction has not closed yet? Shouldn't no one trust it anymore?" Li Qiang asked puzzledly.

"After all, that kind of thing has only happened once. Overall, this auction is trustworthy, and there is no other more trustworthy auction in the city.

Xu Zhuo pondered for a while and said, "This involves a lot, and I may not be able to explain it to you for a while." Li Qiang nodded and stopped asking.

Thinking about it, I don’t know how many people and forces will be involved in this kind of underground auction.

The auction of the portrait of a lady has begun. The host introduced: "This is the authentic work of Tang Bohu. It has been authenticated by authoritative experts at my auction. The starting price is 600,000, let's start!"

Xu Zhuo immediately raised his sign and said: "Seven hundred thousand!"

Immediately, someone followed up and bid: "Eight hundred thousand!"

Obviously, many people are still interested in this picture of a lady.

Xu Zhuo didn't blink and directly called out the price: "One million.

Suddenly, the auction hall was quiet for a second. The person who had previously made the bid stood up and shouted in this direction: "Master of the Zheng family, I don't know which friend has also taken a liking to this painting.

Xu Zhuo responded: "Xu Zhuo of the Xu family." "I'm sorry, I am determined to get this picture of a lady, so I would like to ask this friend not to waste any more money."

Xu Zhuo responded loudly: "Since Mr. Zheng said so, I will return it to you intact." The head of the Zheng family sneered and continued to increase the price: "One million and two hundred thousand."

"One and a half million." Xu Zhuo said calmly.

Price increase.

The head of the Zheng family looked a little ugly. He hesitated for a moment and then shouted: "One million six hundred thousand!"

Xu Zhuo was about to increase the price, and even wanted to kill the other party with two million.

At this time, Li Qiang suddenly reached out and grabbed Xu Zhuo.

Xu Zhuo was stunned and asked: "What? Brother Ye, do you see the problem?"

Li Qiang nodded and affirmed: "It's fake. Just now, when the female model on the stage was showing the painting to the table, she suddenly gave out information.

Pictures of Ladies, imitation, author Tang Yin. Li Qiang was stunned for a moment, isn't this the work of Tang Bohu?

But he soon realized that instead of being a modern person with the same name as Tang Bohu, he might be a descendant of Tang Yin or something.

Now that he got the information, he immediately grabbed Xu Zhuo.

Xu Zhuo thought for a moment, then gave up the bidding and shouted to the head of the Zheng family: "Since Mr. Zheng likes this painting so much, I will reluctantly give up. I believe that this painting will be in the hands of someone who likes it so much. He will be very happy."

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The head of the Zheng family was stunned for a moment, feeling a little surprised, but then he secretly cursed Xu Zhuo why he added hundreds of thousands to the price if he didn't want to buy it.

On the surface, the head of the Zheng family thanked Xu Zhuo politely: "You're welcome, you're welcome."

Xu Zhuo pretended to congratulate the head of the Zheng family, then looked at the pictures of ladies on the stand, and asked Li Qiang with great distress: "Brother Ye, are you sure? How did you see clearly from so far away?

Li Qiang was well prepared and said decisively: "I saw a pendant on the lady's body. It was not popular in Tang Bohu's time, so I dare say it must be a modern imitation.

Xu Zhuo nodded as if he understood, and praised: "Brother Ye, as expected of you, you know better." At this time, Jiang Zhao sneered and said: "How much do you know? Don't pretend to understand.

That’s it”

Li Qiang raised his eyebrows, raised his head and looked at Jiang Zhao, whose eyes were full of distrust.

Xu Zhuo said displeasedly: "Azhao, what are you talking about? It's so rude. Please apologize to Mr. Ye."

Jiang Zhao sneered disdainfully and said, "Not to mention why he can be so sure of the difference in the ornaments. It's so far away. I wonder if Mr. Ye has an invisible telescope attached to his eyes?"

Jiang Zhao sarcastically questioned Li Qiang and said, "May I ask if Mr. Ye is wearing an invisible telescope?" Xu Zhuo also paused when he heard this. He looked at the distance from the booth and became unsure.

"Moreover, if it is really a problem like hanging ornaments, why can't their experts find it, but you can see it?

...Brother Ye?"

Li Qiang sighed, a little displeased. He helped Xu Zhuo appraise the paintings out of kindness, but in the end he aroused suspicion.

"Even if you doubt me, I can't prove it to you. You can't go on stage now and tell the host to let me verify whether your painting is fake, right?"

Li Qiang responded calmly. Jiang Zhao snorted coldly and looked away. Xu Zhuo also made up his mind at this time and said to Li Qiang: "Don't mind Mr. Ye, Zhao doesn't know you. I still believe Brother Ye, wait."

I'll ask him to make a special trip to apologize to you later.

Li Qiang smiled and said: "That's not necessary, but Brother Xu, if you want to verify whether this painting is fake, you can contact the head of the Zheng family after the auction and say that you regret it and want to take it from him.

He bought back the painting of a beautiful lady. Of course, he cannot find out so quickly. When he finds out that it is a fake, he will naturally contact you and make various excuses to sell the painting to you. "

Xu Zhuo waved his hand and said, "No need to say anything, Brother Ye, since I took the initiative to invite you, I will naturally choose to believe you." Li Qiang smiled again and stopped arguing.

At this time, Xu Zhuo continued: "In fact, it is better to save money. Jiang Zhao is somewhat interested in the Jade Buddha, and he happens to have extra money to buy this."

Hearing this, Li Qiang suddenly asked Jiang Zhao: "Mr. Jiang, you previously suspected that I couldn't see clearly at the booth, but I wonder if you can see clearly?

If you are a cultivator, your five senses should be sharper than ordinary people. Even if they are not as sharp as your eyes, judging from your visual acuity, it probably won't be too different.

Li Qiang stared into Jiang Zhao's eyes. When the latter raised his head and met Li Qiang's gaze, he immediately shivered.

Jiang Zhao felt inexplicably as if his soul had been seen through.

He subconsciously said: "Of course I can see..." The next second, Jiang Zhao immediately changed his words: "I must not be able to see clearly. Human eyesight cannot reach this level, right? Li Qiang smiled, turned his head, and looked

The jade Buddha pendant prepared for auction on the exhibition stand. In his wise eyes, this pendant was exuding a faint aura.

Li Qiang is now 80% sure that Jiang Zhao is also a cultivator, unless he just made a slip of the tongue.

"The Jade Buddha consecrated by the eminent monk of Daming Temple! It can dispel disasters and ward off evil spirits! It will bring luck to heaven! The starting price is 1.5 million!"

As soon as the price came out, many people took a breath of air-conditioning and thought, how dare such a small piece of Jade Buddha be sold so expensively?

However, as soon as the host’s hammer fell, someone immediately started bidding: “Two million!
Chapter completed!