Upon hearing Shen Qiang's words, an intense seriousness suddenly enveloped the faces of Sun Kaiping, Boss Ma, and the appraisers from Wanxin Hesheng.

After all, in the contest of eye power, Sun Kaiping had once lost to Shen Qiang.

And Shen Qiang's eye power had been verified countless times, at least up until now. Everything that Shen Qiang had appraised, whether it were antique relics or cultivators' magic artifacts, had never been mistaken.

Therefore, Xu Nan's beautiful eyes immediately lit up.

"This might really be genuine!"

Almost simultaneously, holding a magnifying glass to his eye, Sun Kaiping had already approached the jar, exclaiming in surprise, "It's soft and elegant, feels like jade."

The hurriedly approaching appraiser from Wanxin Hesheng said in amazement, "The glaze layer contains a large number of tiny bubbles and unfused quartz particles, causing the light to scatter!"

"Let me have a look!" Boss Ma squeezed forward excitedly, and after looking twice, said in shock, "My God, don't block the light, what do I see? Green flashes with blue, it's cobalt!"

In an instant, Xu Nan, Sun Kaiping, Boss Ma, and the appraiser from Wanxin Hesheng, all four had their mouths wide open, staring in shock at the celadon-glazed relief dragon-patterned jar on the table.

Their expressions made Shen Qiang somewhat nervous.

Shen Qiang could make money, but his expenses were too high, and up to now, aside from the real estate he owned and the magical treasure secret manuals which could never be sold, Shen Qiang was essentially a man deep in debt.

He owed Wanxin Hesheng and Xu Nan alone over 170 million.

The daily interest alone was a significant figure.

Although he had Blood Ganoderma Bone Healing Ointment and Jade Cream to account for upfront, once those medicines were all sold, and after deducting interest and fees, even if there was any surplus, it definitely wouldn't be much.

So Shen Qiang urgently needed money.

After all, no matter how good Shen Qiang's relationship with Xu Nan was, it was impossible to continuously use Wanxin Hesheng's funds for free, and paying off this debt as soon as possible would undoubtedly save a tremendous amount of interest.

Having money was much better than needlessly paying interest.

It's just a pity.

Although Shen Qiang was very sure that this jar was genuine, when it came to appraising its value, he was quite clueless.

"Looking at their expressions, this celadon-glazed relief dragon-patterned jar must be a highly valuable treasure. They mentioned earlier that this piece was worth almost a hundred million. If that's truly the case, just this one jar alone would recover most of the cost of buying this store."

"If it's sold, I can pay Xu Nan back sooner. Naturally, the less interest spent, the better."

And just as Shen Qiang was pondering this, the four who had been stunned for a good three to four seconds all burst into excited laughter.

"There is no doubt that this jar is made of celadon glaze. Now look at this jar, from a craftsmanship perspective, although the patterns on the jar still primarily feature the royal themes of clouds, dragons, sea, and rain, the dragon, sea, and clouds are all made using relief techniques!"

Hearing Sun Kaiping's words, Boss Ma's eyes bulged like light bulbs: "Look quickly, this dragon has bright, distinct eyes, its body covered in fine scales, with all five claws spread, gliding through auspicious clouds, flying through the blue sky. Below, a young dragon emerges from the water, looking up defiantly, its body coiling amidst the surging waves."

"It's the 'Dragon Teaching Son'!" The appraiser from Wanxin Hesheng said, his voice trembling with shock: "This celadon-glazed relief dragon-patterned jar, entirely in celadon glaze, color bright and lustrous, soft and elegant as if the color of clear lake water, the teaching dragon undulating high and low, clear and sharp, with an extraordinary charm."

"So now I not only dare to confirm that it is genuine, but I can also guarantee that there must be imperial markings on the bottom of this jar!"

Upon hearing the appraiser's words from Wanxin Alliance, Xu Nan covered her mouth in shock and exclaimed, "Great Qing Kangxi imperial make!"

The other three were instantly stunned.

Looking at their shocked expressions, Shen Qiang felt slightly embarrassed and interjected, "Sorry to interrupt, but how much is this jar really worth?"

To which Xu Nan responded with a slight startle.

Sun Kaiping was already trembling with excitement, "Priceless! This is a priceless treasure!"

Shen Qiang felt awkward in an instant, thinking to himself, "Damn, a priceless treasure, what am I supposed to use to pay off debts?"

Meanwhile, the appraiser from Wanxin Alliance, his eyes gleaming with excitement, said, "This powder blue glaze relief Dragon Pattern jar is not a unique heritage piece. There was another jar of a similar style and quality that sold at Sotheby's for 94.2 million yuan."

"And that jar was also an imperial make, though from Qianlong, whereas this one is from Kangxi, who was Qianlong's grandfather. Considering the inflation over the past few years, if this jar were to be sold, its market price should be between 120 million to 150 million yuan!"

Upon hearing this, Boss Ma laughed, revealing his molars, "Big win! Big win! This one item has almost covered all our expenses. Our acquisition of Treasure House this time will have a conservative profit of around 200 million yuan."

Xu Nan nodded in agreement, "It's truly astonishing. Who would have thought that a store famous for selling fine replica products would be hiding such a treasure? If we knew about this powder blue glaze relief Dragon Pattern jar earlier, not to mention other stores, we at Wanxin Alliance would definitely have tried to acquire this store first."

"Hahaha, if you want to buy it now, it's already too late," laughed Boss Ma, revealing his molars again.

Shen Qiang also breathed a sigh of relief.

With this powder blue glaze relief Dragon Pattern jar as a basis, he did not care so much about the appraisal of other items.

After all, this had already proven that Shen Qiang's Eye Power was good, and the profit from this transaction was astonishing.

And the main and most critical reason for making this money was because Shen Qiang's decision to become stronger was right.

If it were not for Shen Qiang's Cultivation having already completed the Qi Condensation phase, and his Observation Skill being proficient, so many antiques could not have been appraised at all. Without being sure of the authenticity inside, neither Sun Kaiping, Boss Ma, nor Shen Qiang would have bought this store.

Beyond this, Shen Qiang couldn't help but marvel at the importance of connections.

If it weren't for Boss Ma and Sun Kaiping informing him, even with all his skills, not knowing about this would mean having nowhere to apply his abilities.

Thus, in his future development, the first is Cultivation and the second is to expand his network.

Shen Qiang sat quietly on the side, deep in thought, while Sun Kaiping, Boss Ma, Xu Nan, and the appraiser from Wanxin Alliance continued examining other items.

After more than one arduous hour, the final appraisal results and evaluations were out.

Every antique that Shen Qiang had chosen was genuine, with none being fake. Adding up to the market's lowest prices, their total value was approximately 340 million yuan, with a deduction of the original cost of 170 million yuan, thus doubling the profit.

Seeing such valuation results, Shen Qiang laughed and candidly said, "Now that the evaluation is completed, I'd like to make a proposal; since I've taken over this store, naturally, I intend to open the store. Therefore, let's keep this powder blue glaze relief Dragon Pattern jar as the store's featured treasure, and the other items, both elder brothers can take their shares."

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