"You!" Mr. Fang was so angry that his whole body was trembling." Fine, fine, fine. If it turns out to be fake, I'll make sure you can't leave the Eternal Hall!"”
"Tsk!" Ling Fan didn't even care about him. His strength had reached the Innate Realm, so why would he be afraid of the Eternal Hall?
"I wonder who can help appraise it?”Ling Fan said to the crowd.
"I'll help you appraise it." A voice came from the door.
"Ah, isn't this Elder Xiao?"
"It's good that Old Man Xiao is here. It's definitely true.”
"Yes, Elder Xiao's appraisal level is one of the best in the country.”
Ling Fan turned his head and saw an old man in his seventies walking in with a young man around the age of twenty-five.
"Young Master Du, you're here too." Just as everyone was complimenting Elder Xiao, Wu Tong jogged over to the young man's side. Like a pug, she smiled and greeted him humbly.
"Hello, Young Master Wu." Du Ziyu nodded at Hu Wei in a very graceful manner, but Wu Tong was overwhelmed by his favor, and the smile on her face became even more humble.
"Elder Xiao, it's an honor to visit our humble shop.”As soon as Elder Xiao walked in, Mr. Fang dropped his arrogant attitude and greeted him.
Obviously, this Elder Xiao's identity was not simple.
Elder Xiao politely greeted everyone before smiling at Ling Fan.
"Young man, open your painting. This old man has some experience in appraising Zhang Zeduan's authentic work.”
"May I know who you are?" Elder Xiao's tone was polite, and Ling Fan naturally showed the respect he deserved.
" Elder Xiao is the deputy head of the Chinese Painter Association. Elder Xiao has seen Zhang Zeduan's Along the River During the Qingming Festival before, and it was even appraised by Elder Xiao." Before Elder Xiao could say anything, Du Ziyu introduced him to Ling Fan.
"Damn, this old man is awesome. He actually appraised Zhang Zeduan's Along the River During the Qingming Festival.”Ling Fan was relieved.
"Little friend, you said you have Zhang Zeduan's authentic work!”
"Then let me ask you, what is this painting called?”
"Old Mr. Xiao, the authentic painting in my hands is exactly the same as the famous Along the River During the Qingming Festival!”
"It's called the Painting of the Sea during the Qingming Festival!"
Silence.
The entire hall was silent.
"Pfft!"
" Hahahahaha!!!"
Gu Tianyu finally burst into laughter without any scruples. He laughed so hard that tears were about to fall." Ling…Ling Fan, let me give you a suggestion. If you go to De Yun Club to perform crosstalk in the future, you'll definitely be able to eat a bowl of rice!”
" Ocean Map of Qingming…"
Li Ting was speechless.
What kind of person would make such a stupid joke on such an occasion?
"Elder Xiao!"
"Elder Xiao!"
An anxious shout suddenly came from the other side!
He, Du Ziyu, was patting Elder Xiao's back, constantly trying to catch his breath. He was extremely anxious!
The old man was obviously angered by Ling Fan and almost left.
"Bastard!"
"Elder Xiao, don't be angry. Young people nowadays don't know what's good for them. They always want to take some crooked ways and get rich overnight.”
"Yeah, don't be calculative with him and ask Mr. Fang to kick him out.”
Everyone seemed to be convinced that this painting was fake.
"Hmph, Ling Fan, what else do you have to say? Get ready to crawl out like a dog, hahaha…" Wu Tong and Gu Tianyu laughed out loud. Li Ting's face was also covered in a sinister smile.
"Ling Fan…" Tang Ruotong looked at Ling Fan worriedly.
"You can't, right? Then please take a look."
Ling Fan held the ancient painting and waved his arm!
Instantly!
An ancient painting that was five meters long and nearly thirty centimeters wide flew down from his hand like an indigo waterfall!
The flying current fell fifteen feet!
It was as if the Milky Way had fallen into the mortal world!
The Painting of the Sea During the Qingming Festival, painted by the Northern Song Dynasty genre painting master Zhang Zeduan in the underworld, was displayed clearly in front of everyone!
"This is…"
Elder Xiao, who had just calmed down, widened his eyes!
He could see the Painting of the Sea During the Qingming Festival clearly with his presbyopic eyes. Although it was ten meters away, the magnificent and elegant aura of the painting that had been deposited in history was overwhelming!
In the antique business, one had to look at the real one and look at the fake one. In other words, a real appraiser could judge the authenticity of an object at first glance.
Just one glance!
Elder Xiao felt that this painting was authentic!
"What's going on?"
"He really took out a painting?"
Gu Tianyu rubbed his eyes and sneered at the person beside him." Tingting, look! This kid has the potential to be a fraud. He has prepared all the props. Don't you think it's funny?"”
“……”
Li Ting didn't say anything. She only watched as Old Master Xiao ran to the auction stage with Du Ziyu's help.
"Let me see, let me see!”
Old Man Xiao looked panicked. His right hand trembled as he took out a pair of presbyopic glasses and put them on. Then, he knelt on the ground without caring about his status and began to study the painting.
Suddenly, he let out a strange cry. Truly godly!"
"Strange, this is too strange!"
"This painting…"
A circle of people surrounded him, all of them not knowing what to say.
Du Ziyu quickly bent down and asked," Elder Xiao, what's wrong? Was this painting authentic?”
"Yes, sir!"
Elder Xiao spat out a word that shocked the world!
Everyone's eyes widened!
"This painting is depicting the social scene of the coastal area east of Bianjing City, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. The city walls, fishing shops, houses, people, fishing boats, and thousands of scenes are included.”
" At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, taxes were heavy. Fishermen in the southeastern coastal areas had no choice but to go out to the sea to collect pearls to make a living. Some exiled officials and nobles who had lost power gathered pearls in large quantities and hoarded treasures in preparation for a comeback…The merchants amassed wealth, the criminals were exiled, the sea pearls were collected, the sea salt was smuggled, and many other elements can be clearly seen in this painting.”
"From the painting's skill, content, charm, and style, this 'Painting of the Sea During the Qingming Festival' is indeed the work of the Northern Song Hanlin Zhang Zeduan. The paper used for the painting is silk, and the paint used is ink, cinnabar, indigo…There's no problem with the materials used.”
Elder Xiao said as he gently stroked the painting.
Then he shook his head like a rattle-drum.
"I really can't think of anyone who can copy it so perfectly!”
"His meticulous jie painting skills are above Zhang Zeduan himself, it's simply at the peak!”
"The person who painted this painting can be said to be a grandmaster of ancient genre painting!”
A genre painting grandmaster?
Hiss!
Everyone around gasped!
"Is it authentic?"
"How is this possible…"
Li Ting covered her mouth with her hand and looked at Ling Fan in disbelief.
"Impossible! There was no such thing as a clear ocean map in this world!”
"Going into the sea to catch turtles during the Qingming Festival?"
" A ghost??"
Wu Tong was 100% certain." This is definitely fake!!”
"Yes, Elder Qi."
Mr. Fang pointed out," There's neither the golden inscription created by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty nor the small seal of two dragons on it. How can it be real?!"”
"Sigh, this is also what I'm puzzled about.”
Elder Xiao held the canvas and shook his head. Then, he slowly raised his head and looked at Ling Fan." Little friend, can you enlighten me?" Where did this painting come from?"
Everyone's attention was on him.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Ling Fan.
"Hmph, I'd like to see how you explain this…"
Wu Tong crossed her arms and snorted.
Ling Fan glanced at Wu Tong and said faintly," First of all, the word 'Qingming' in the Along the River During the Qingming Festival has nothing to do with the Qingming Festival.”
"Qing Ming means peace and prosperity.”
" Shanghe refers to the Bian River in Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. It corresponds to the 'Xiahai' area along the southeast coast that was rich in pearls. Some people are not knowledgeable enough, so they should stop talking to avoid being laughed at.”
Hearing this, Wu Tong's old face immediately turned red." Ling Fan, you!”
"Puff!"
Tang Ruotong almost burst out laughing. She looked at Ling Fan with admiration. She did not expect her boyfriend to be so powerful and knowledgeable.
"Hmph, without the emperor's seal and inscription, no matter how good the painting is, it's still trash!”
Wu Tong insisted.
Ling Fan immediately walked to the middle of the painting and pointed at it." Who said there's no seal? There's one here!"
Everyone quickly gathered around and saw a black and white seal the size of a baby's palm at the top of the middle section of the painting.
"Wuchang?"
Elder Xiao read the words on the seal and frowned deeply.
The surrounding people were also thinking.
"What the hell is Wuchang?"
"I've never heard of an emperor or a literary expert called Wuchang in history.”
"And aren't ancient seals all red?”
Wu Tong wanted to mock him!
Old Man Xiao's brows widened, and his eyes shone brightly." So that's how it is! I see!"
"I understand!"
Everyone was shocked.
Du Ziyu quickly asked," Elder Xiao, what do you understand?”
"This Painting of the Sea During the Qingming Festival is Zhang Zeduan's private collection, and he didn't reveal it to the public!”
Elder Xiao's words were shocking!
Even Ling Fan was shocked!
Because this painting was clearly made by Zhang Zeduan in the netherworld as a gift to White Impermanence.
The seal on the painting must have been casually imprinted by Bai Wuchang. How could it become a secret possession…Forget it, I just need this old man to testify for me.
"Sigh. After a long time, Old Man Xiao sighed and everyone quieted down.
"Young man, name your price. I want this painting.”
"What?!" Elder Xiao's words were earth-shattering, and everyone in the room was dumbfounded.
"Elder Xiao, you…"
"I said, I want this painting!"
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