Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 189: Guo Taidou, You’ve Made a Mistake!

Chapter 189: Chapter 189: Guo Taidou, You’ve Made a Mistake!

Seeing Guo Liangrui’s reaction, everyone thought something significant had occurred, and they all quieted down.

Everyone held their breath and concentrated, waiting to hear Guo Liangrui’s appraisal result.

Guo Liangrui exclaimed with emotion, "The Bright Yellow Huali Baibao Cosmetic Box is indeed quite rare!"

"Does this mean that it really is an antique?"

Zhao Luna’s eyes lit up as if she had caught sight of hope again, and she quickly followed up, "Then, how much is this antique really worth?"

Even Hong Dashun’s expression turned serious, as everyone waited on tenterhooks for Guo Liangrui’s answer.

Guo Liangrui began, "Although this item is rare, and it is made of the outer shell of yellow Huali wood and the inner core of field jade, its appreciation potential is still very limited, the estimated value is at most... ten million!"

At these words, everyone’s feelings were complex.

A cosmetic box worth ten million had far exceeded everyone’s expectations.

However, even with this ten million, Wenguxuan’s total valuation was only eighteen million, which was still a huge gap compared to Tianbaofu’s fifty million, and could be said to be of no help at all!

"Hahahaha... I told you, Wenguxuan was destined to be busy for nothing! This time, you’re lucky you haven’t lost by too much! Hahaha..." Hong Dashun laughed triumphantly.

Xu Yang finally found his chance for revenge, and accused Chen Xuan, "Chen, didn’t you say you could help the young lady win? Is this what you called winning? I knew it, a greenhorn like you is useless. Now look, you’ve messed up the whole Wenguxuan!"

"That’s right, we said you shouldn’t compete, and yet you insisted on showing off. Now you’ve really lost face!"

Hu De, Zhou Quan, and the others chimed in agreement.

They pushed all the responsibility onto Chen Xuan’s shoulders as if they themselves were blameless.

Zhao Luna was displeased, "No matter what, Chen Xuan had the highest appraisal among you. What right do you have to criticize him!"

Xu Yang declared self-righteously, "If he really had the ability, he should have helped us win the competition. Now that this has happened, he’s entirely to blame!"

"You..." Zhao Luna was so angry she was at a loss for words.

Seeing the internal strife erupt within Wenguxuan, Hong Dashun felt even more smug in his heart.

"Alright, we don’t have time to watch you guys fighting like dogs. You’ve already lost, just go back to where you came from!"

With that, Hong Dashun prepared to leave with his people.

Everyone also prepared to exit the scene.

But at this point, Chen Xuan started to speak at a measured pace, "The competition isn’t over yet; isn’t your departure a bit premature?"

At these words, everyone in the hall was stunned, and Hong Dashun couldn’t help but halt in his steps.

"Kid, what do you mean by that?" Hong Dashun asked, looking at Chen Xuan with a dark expression.

Chen Xuan remained calm, "I said, the competition is not over yet!"

Hong Dashun sneered, "It seems not only is your strength lacking, but your eyes and ears also don’t seem to work well. Didn’t you hear that Guo Taidou had already announced the results of the competition?"

Chen Xuan was still unhurried, "I did hear the result, but I do not agree with such a result!"

His words stirred a great commotion, as if puncturing a hornet’s nest.

"You’ve got some nerve to dare question Guo Taidou’s judgment!"

"Kid, who do you think you are? Do you know who Guo Taidou is!"

"Truly, ignorance is bliss. It’s sheer folly!"

One after another, the crowd was filled with righteous indignation and verbally assailed Chen Xuan.

Even Xu Yang and Hu De found it somewhat hard to watch.

"Chen, if you want to show off, don’t drag Wen Gu Xuan down with you!"

"Exactly, there are very few in the antique circle who can match Guo Taidou, who do you think you are to doubt his expertise!"

Hong Dashun couldn’t help but laugh in anger, thinking Chen Xuan was merely grandstanding.

"An unknown nobody, without even the basic respect for Guo Taidou. So this is the level of your Wen Gu Xuan’s sophistication. We have truly seen it all today!"

Taking advantage of the situation, Hong Dashun directly threw the blame onto Wen Gu Xuan. The people around instantly had an extremely poor impression of Wen Gu Xuan.

"Someone, throw this disrespectful scum out!"

At Hong Dashun’s command, seven or eight security guards from Tianbaofu immediately moved to surround Chen Xuan.

Just then, Guo Liangrui suddenly spoke up, "Wait a minute!"

The crowd was taken aback.

Hong Dashun was also somewhat surprised, "Guo Taidou, what do you mean?"

Guo Liangrui, however, had a smile on his face, "It’s alright. Without discussion, there can be no clarity. In the antiques circle, no one dares to claim they never make a mistake, and I am no different. I, too, would like to hear this young man explain, what exactly in my judgment today is amiss?"

The crowd looked at each other in disbelief, not expecting someone of Guo Taidou’s status to be willing to listen to the explanation of an unknown little man.

In fact, it’s often those at the level of Guo Liangrui, who is willing to humbly learn and inquire without shame, unlike Xu Yang, who becomes conceited with a little bit of ability, thinking he is the best in the world.

Chen Xuan was somewhat surprised at Guo Liangrui’s audacity. Such a senior figure was indeed respectable.

Chen Xuan bowed to Guo Liangrui and explained, "Guo Taidou’s appraisal of the other five antiques is fine, but as for my piece, he only saw the first layer, yet missed the second."

Hong Dashun scoffed, "After all is said and done, you just want to sing your own praises! To estimate a cosmetic box at ten million is already your good fortune, yet you still want more!"

The rest of the crowd also sneered, feeling that Chen Xuan’s face was thick indeed.

Guo Liangrui raised his hand to stop the crowd’s discussion and looked towards Chen Xuan, "Alright, young man, help this old man understand this second layer you speak of. I am all ears."

Chen Xuan approached the display, and without a word, opened the cosmetic box and then prised the Thousand-Handed Guanyin jade carving from its inlay on top of the box, revealing the wood below to everyone present.

Subsequently, the crowd saw that there were several ancient characters carved on the wood box.

The crowd was surprised. Due to the jade carving’s cover earlier, no one had been able to see the ancient characters on the wood box.

Was this why Chen Xuan was so confident in the value of the cosmetic box, because there was a hidden mystery in these ancient characters?

Guo Liangrui was also surprised by Chen Xuan’s discovery. He put on his reading glasses and carefully looked at the wood box.

When he deciphered the contents of the ancient characters, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he stood frozen in place.

Even the other four appraisers were struck as if by lightning upon seeing those ancient characters, their complexions drastically changing, speechless for a long time!

"This this this..."

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