The man put five things on the table, three of which were jade pendants and the other two were porcelain.

  Gu Xiang slightly frowned, the other party clearly knew she and Zhou Tao were from the Jin Shi department, yet intentionally placed two porcelain pieces in front of her, saying that even one piece couldn't be judged incorrectly, openly showing a hint of making things difficult for her.

  If she didn't have a hand that could tell true from false with just one touch, then this judgment would be difficult.

  "All we need to do is determine whether it's true or false, regardless of what our basis is?" Gu Ming asked after a moment of consideration.

  "No matter whether you're judging based on real ability or just randomly guessing, as long as your judgment is correct, that's all that matters." The man glanced at Gu Mian, pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket, and continued: "I know what you're worried about. This paper has the correct answers written on it. You can put it here and compare them with your results later."

  After he finished speaking, the man indeed folded the paper with the answer written on it and placed it in the center of the table.

  "Can you guarantee that as long as we identify it correctly, you will return Zhou Tao's jade ring to him?" Gu Mian asked tentatively.

  The other party sneered and waved his hand, saying: "At this time, I don't guarantee that there will be any difference if you are not willing to leave now."

  Gu Xiang's head suddenly ignited a flame of anger, although the other person's words were quite shameless, but also had to admit that what he said was all true, no matter if he guaranteed it or not, Zhou Tao would not retreat at this time.

  She didn't really think that someone who would set up such a trap could give her any guarantee, she asked the question just to try it out, now that she got this result, she can only secretly sulk by herself.

  "Right, I heard from Tingting that you guys usually have only one minute to identify things during class. I'm not a stingy person, so I'll give you two minutes to examine each item, and after that, you're allowed to discuss with each other for five minutes." The man pulled out a small box from the side, opened it, revealing a glass emerald ring surrounded by many small diamonds: "If your answers are incorrect, then I'll have no choice but to give this ring to one of the beautiful ladies present."

  "Really?" Zhang Tingting, who had been quietly sitting next to the man all along, immediately looked at the jade ring in his hand with sparkling eyes.

  It's not just Zhang Tingting, the other three women in the private room are also looking at the jade ring with eager eyes, each of them can't wait to grab it into their own hands.

  "Really generous of you, Ming!" A slightly drunk man beside her said with a smile, seemingly not minding that his female companion's attention was being drawn away by another man.

  "This is something I can still afford to give." The man known as Ming Shao smiled lazily, closed the lid and tossed the box containing the jade ring up and down in his hand.

  "It's just a small thing, I don't know how many of these things are worth, it's just a token." Another man chimed in.

  The man sitting on the edge did not speak, but just smiled slightly.

  At this moment, Gu Meng received four fiery gazes at once.

  "You..." Zhou Tao's body trembled with rage, and he was almost speechless.

  "Alright, time's up, you only have ten minutes, hurry up." The man was completely indifferent to Zhou Tao's anger, poured himself a glass of wine, and lazily watched Gu Mian and Zhou Tao, as if watching a big show.

  Gu Xiang seemed to understand that the man named Ming Shao was just playing with them, if he really cared about Zhou Tao's jade ring, how could he be so generous as to say give it away and then give it away.

  Moreover, just now she took a closer look, if she didn't see it wrong, the other party was wearing a Parmigiani wristwatch, which is globally limited edition, and this watch alone is worth over 800,000. How could such a person care too much about Zhou Tao's jade ring?

  No wonder the other party had a chance to return the emerald ring to Zhou Tao after getting it, unexpectedly Zhang Tingting's luck was not bad, and the rich young master she relied on was not ordinary.

  Put aside the surprise in your heart, Gu Mian hinted to Zhou Tao to hurry up and identify it. A good man doesn't take advantage of the situation, and a hard collision is not the best strategy.

  Zhou Tao finally managed to keep his anger in check, knowing what was most important at this time. He psyched himself up and began the appraisal.

  Gu Mei saw that Zhou Tao first picked up was a jade pendant, so she fixed her gaze on the other two porcelain pieces.

  It was a matter of great importance, and with limited time, Gu Shang didn't observe first before acting, but instead directly stretched out his left hand and placed it on one of the porcelain pieces.

  The first piece of porcelain was a blue-glazed three-legged incense burner, which looked deep and mysterious from the outside. It seemed very comfortable to look at. However, after taking it in hand, it felt icy cold all over, without any warmth at all. Gu Ming carefully stroked the incense burner from top to bottom, but didn't feel even a hint of warmth, proving that this thing was undoubtedly fake.

  This thing is a high-quality imitation, almost to the point of being indistinguishable from the real thing. Although this type of vessel is usually made by assembling parts, three-legged stoves like this were also common during the Qing dynasty and wouldn't be too expensive. To fake it to such an extent is really eye-opening.

  Judging from its shape, glaze and craftsmanship, it can be determined that it should be an early Qing dynasty piece. The marks of the kiln are obvious, and the three-footed method also reveals its era characteristics.

  If Gu Mian didn't have the super cheat of having a left hand, she would definitely think that this blue glaze three-legged incense burner was genuine. After all, she wasn't a professional in ceramic appraisal, and in some aspects, she couldn't compare to those who specialized in this area.

  Generally speaking, making a counterfeit that can be mistaken for the real thing is quite laborious. Such counterfeits are usually replicas of valuable antiques. Gu Ming really couldn't understand why counterfeiters would put their minds to creating something that wasn't particularly valuable.

  Isn't this just something made up by someone with nothing better to do?

  However, if she also thinks this thing is real, then Zhou Tao, who specializes in jade, would be even more unlikely to determine that this thing is fake.

  As for another piece of porcelain, it is a pink enamel flower Shuangzhai-style plate. Although it is also very similar to the real thing, it is still fake, but this one is not entirely fake.

  When Gu Meng's hand touched the sole of it, she could clearly feel the heat, apparently this thing was also a mixture of true and false, only its pattern painting aspect was not as good as the real product.

  Zhou Tao was very nervous, but his identification speed was not slow either. He quickly put down the three jade pendants in his hand and began to observe the remaining two porcelain pieces.

  When it was Gu Mian's turn to observe these three jade pendants, she clearly found that the situation here was very similar to the situation with the porcelain.

  The three jade pendants were a carved parrot patterned jade pendant, a floral patterned jade pendant and a bird-beak flower-shaped jade pendant. After passing through her left hand, it was determined that although they were all very similar in imitation, they all belonged to counterfeit goods.

  Among them, the bird-beak flower-shaped jade pendant is the most similar, with a white jade texture, and it is very similar to a jade pendant she had seen in Shaanxi. This pendant has a flat body, hollowed out and carved with a parrot spreading its wings and tail, holding a branch of flowers in its beak and flying. The pendant was carved using techniques such as relief carving on the basis of outlining the parrot and flower branches, with thick and thin lines. The surface of the jade pendant also has a natural-looking patina, giving it a lively feel overall.

  "Time's up, you now have five minutes to discuss and then tell me your answer." The man spoke as soon as Gu Mian finished looking at the jade pendant in her hand.

  (Update 2 is here~~~~ Whatever you think or have opinions after reading, feel free to leave a message, the empty comment section is so pitiful~~~~)