I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 535 - 437_2

In the field of antique appraisal, a discerning eye is everything. How much you can perceive determines your status.

Xia Liang’s ability to see things that they couldn’t even begin to grasp proved that he was on a much higher level than them. Therefore, their gazes were now filled with immense respect.

Faced with their inquiries, Xia Liang was at a loss. After all, his method isn’t something others can use.

"Ahem... the secrets of heaven must not be revealed." After some thought, Xia Liang resorted to his most familiar line.

Seeing this, the three appraisers could only return to their seats sullenly and continue appraising items for the others.

Chu Lingmu, however, stuck to Xia Liang like glue. "Brother Xia, since you aren’t willing to talk about it, could you join my stream for a little while?"

"Join your stream?" Xia Liang was momentarily puzzled.

Chu Lingmu held her phone up for Xia Liang to see. "Look, my fans are all saying they want to see you, so just hang out with me for a bit."

After speaking to her audience, she leaned in and whispered into Xia Liang’s ear, "My stream hasn’t had this many viewers in a long time! Just stay for a bit and interact with them. I’ll treat you all to dinner tonight!"

Hearing her offer, Xia Liang could only nod in agreement.

Pleased, Chu Lingmu immediately aimed the camera at Xia Liang, and the entire stream chat erupted in excitement.

"We greet the Great God! We greet the Great God!"

"Great God, please tell us more about antique appraisal so we can learn a thing or two."

"I bet the Great God’s eyes have been consecrated! Otherwise, how could he be so accurate?"

Seeing the stream’s popularity reach an unprecedented level, Chu Lingmu’s eyes sparkled. As a streamer with years of experience, she quickly seized the opportunity to steer the conversation. "What’s the fun in just listening to a lecture? Come on, let’s do a live treasure appraisal! Anyone who sends a Rocket will be connected immediately, and you can have Master Xia appraise an item from your own home!"

Her words were met with a chorus of groans from the chat.

"No way! I have something I want the Great God to appraise, but I can’t afford a Rocket. Does that mean I’m out of luck?"

"That’s right! What if the person who sends a Rocket is one of your shills? You could just be putting on a show for all we know."

"Exactly! I’m starting to think that whole thing just now was staged. I’m not convinced!"

Seeing the mood of the stream take a negative turn, Chu Lingmu quickly responded, "So what do you all suggest?" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

"A lucky draw! Hold a lucky draw, and connect with whoever wins!"

"I suppose that’s the only fair way."

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Lingmu started a small lucky draw. A winner was selected in no time.

After establishing the connection, a young man appeared on the other side of the screen. Many people were stunned for a moment when they saw his username. Isn’t that the guy who wanted to get his dog’s bowl appraised?

And sure enough, he was holding a filthy bowl! While holding it, the young man looked at the camera with excitement. "I really won! Great God, quickly, appraise this bowl for me! Is it an antique?"

He pushed the grimy bowl closer to the camera, his voice rising in anticipation.

But before Xia Liang could say a word, the chat exploded.

"Dude, don’t tell me that’s actually your dog’s feeding bowl."

"I’m pretty sure it is. Look at that disgusting layer of grime on it. That’s not patina, it’s just filth."

"Starting a live treasure appraisal with such a dirty item... this is a terrible start."

"Don’t bother bringing anything out unless it’s worth at least a hundred thousand. It’s just embarrassing."

Few viewers thought the bowl was anything special. As it appeared on screen, Chu Lingmu also took a serious look, as was her habit. But the bowl was simply too caked in dirt; not a single inch of its actual surface was visible. Naturally, she couldn’t make out anything. Who knows what’s been in that thing? Since it’s a dog bowl, it could be anything...

"All of you, back off!" the young man said, shaking his head with feigned regret. "I have a gut feeling about this thing. It’s definitely special. You people just don’t get it." He once again pushed the bowl closer to the camera, asking for their opinion.

Chu Lingmu simply waved her hand dismissively. "It’s too dirty. I can’t see anything. You should let Master Xia take a look."

"Mumu, your judgment is off! You can’t even recognize such a fine item! So, Master Xia, what do you think?" The young man’s tone grew tense.

Looking at the bowl in his hands, Xia Liang couldn’t help but smile. He never expected this kid to actually bring something like this for an appraisal. When he used the System to figure out the bowl’s origin, even he found it rather amusing.

"Great God, what are you laughing at? Hurry up and tell me what this is! I feel like this bowl is extraordinary. The day I picked it up off the street, I just felt this connection with it!" the young man prattled on.

The chat became lively once more.

"So he just picked it up off the street."

"What did you expect from something you found on the side of the road?"

"Actually, I wouldn’t be so sure. Maybe the bowl really is a valuable antique!"

"Let’s just wait and see what the Great God says."

All eyes were once again on Xia Liang. Even Fang Youxue and Chu Lingmu looked at him, clearly having no idea what to make of the bowl.

"What do you think the origin of your bowl is?" Xia Liang asked with a faint smile.

"I think my bowl is probably from the Southern Song or Northern Song dynasties."

"You’re half right," Xia Liang said lightly.

His words sent the entire stream into an uproar. The young man froze for a second before becoming utterly ecstatic. In his mind, even if his bowl wasn’t from the Southern or Northern Song, it had to be valuable. Soon he’d reach the pinnacle of his life, marry a rich, beautiful woman... it was only a matter of time!

"So, Great God, what kind of bowl is it?"

"This bowl of yours..." Xia Liang drew out the suspense. "It’s not from the Southern Song, nor the Northern Song."

"It’s complimentary! If you don’t believe me, wash it clean and see if it doesn’t have the words ’Welcome to the Red River Hotel’ printed on it."

As soon as he finished, the entire stream fell silent. The video feed of the young man connected with Chu Lingmu froze completely, as if his connection had lagged out.

After a few seconds, the chat utterly exploded.

"Dying laughing! It’s a complimentary bowl!"

"And here I thought it was something amazing. Dude, you should probably just go back to feeding your dog with it."

"Everyone, stop laughing for a second and think about this! The bowl is so dirty you can’t see a thing, so how did Master Xia know there were words inside it?"

"Exactly! With the Tang Sancai, you could say Master Xia was experienced and had a unique eye, allowing him to see through the fake. But how did he figure this bowl out? There are countless bowls in the world, and this one is caked in filth. Yet he could still tell what words were inside? This isn’t an appraisal, this is magic!"

Watching the stream’s popularity soar to a level she had rarely seen, Chu Lingmu was thrilled. But like everyone else, she had no idea how Xia Liang had done it. "Master Xia, we’re looking at that bowl through a screen. Its surface is covered in grime, not a trace of the actual bowl is visible. How did you know there were words on it?"

The chat was suddenly flooded with question marks.

"I refuse to believe Master Xia is that incredible! Hey, bowl guy, go wash it and show us! No, wait! Get a basin of water and wash it right in front of us!"

"Yeah, hurry up!"

"I want to see too! Is this a live face-slapping?"

Reading the comments, the crestfallen young man could only obey. He dutifully fetched a basin of water. Then, in front of a million viewers, he began to live stream himself washing a dog bowl.

Every single viewer in the stream held their breath, eager to see what the washed bowl would reveal.