The fat man glanced at Travis before placing a simple wooden box onto the round table. Inside the box was a crimson red jade, seemingly an ancient treasure. As soon as the box was opened, everyone present felt as though the lobby had been filled with a hint of warm energy. 1

Everyone's eyes lit up. 1

Jasmine turned to Quilt. "Uncle Quilt, what do you think?"

Quilt stared at it and nodded. "I think it's the real thing. It seems to be the Bloody Jade from the Zhou dynasty. It also appears to have been blessed by a very powerful monk!"

Jasmine nodded and then turned to Charlie. "What do you think, Mr. Wade?"

Charlie, on the other hand, scowled in disgust. "It's a fake " 3

Quilt glowered at him. "You're just a youngster, who gave you the right to lie through your teeth in front of this many people?" 4

Matthew Gibson, the elderly man who was sitting next to Travis, opened his eyes and stared at the piece of jade. "May I hold it?" 1

man let out a cold laugh. "Mr.

if it were to break?" 4 Startled, Matthew flinched. "Ah, pardon my recklessness..." He then leaned toward the jade and scrutinized it. Closing his eyes once again, he nodded. "I can't say for sure that the jade

the history of this piece of jade was not significant. It was

smiled. "Mr. Gibson has quite a sharp eye, unlike those who are

this, Jasmine couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed in Charlie. He indeed seemed to be too young for such delicate work. Although he was quite skilled in restoring antiques, he was clearly far more inexperienced as compared to these old

was clear that these people were

of the box after the appraisal and smiled. "Well, since the jade

responded, "I'll

and three

had noticed that Jasmine had yet to make a bid, and so, he asked, "What

Quilt whispered into her ear. "Miss, this really is a rare treasure to find. This

she turned back to Charlie. His expression was calm, almost as if he didn't have a care in the world, and this made her doubts

his influence, causing her to

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