"Master, you take a look first."
Seeing that Lin Beichen still didn’t move, Liu Yunxi hurriedly picked up the treasure and handed it to Huang Henxin.
As Huang Henxin took the treasure, a trace of greed flashed in his eyes.
But he quickly suppressed this greed.
Huang Henxin cautiously exhaled, allowing his breath to envelop the Red Rope Gourd, silently chanting something. Moments later, a hint of disappointment appeared on his face.
"Master, is there a problem with this thing?"
Liu Yunxi’s heart trembled slightly as he looked at the other’s expression and hurriedly asked.
This treasure was bought for forty million. If there’s a problem, wouldn’t Lin Beichen suffer a huge loss?
After all, although the auction house provides after-sales service, essentially, it’s always buyers beware.
Once you leave the auction house, even if you raise a huge fuss, no one will fully compensate you. At most, they will provide some perfunctory compensation.
Who knows if the item has been switched after leaving the auction house?
Even though Liu Yunxi and the others had some tricks, on Xiang Island, they were unfamiliar with the place and people, rendering them almost useless.
"Zheng Xinxi, your friend lacks discernment. This is no magical artifact, just a regular antique decoration, completely lacking the effects of cultivating one’s body and mind, or calming the heart and spirit."
Huang Henxin said this, placing the item back on the table, shaking his head in regret.
Upon hearing this, Liu Yunxi and the others were shocked, and several women, including Yu Mengjie, gasped, looking at Lin Beichen with eyes full of sympathy.
Lin Beichen spent forty million to buy a fake.
How would he explain this to Bai Yunfei after returning inland?
Even though he had a good relationship with Bai Yunfei, wasting forty million was not something Bai Yunfei would just accept.
"This auction is held at Jiulong Hotel, would Jiulong Hotel dare to sell fakes?"
Yu Mengjie hurriedly asked.
Upon hearing this, Huang Henxin sneered with disdain.
"So what if it’s Jiulong Hotel? Magical artifacts are inherently mysterious treasures; even auction houses cannot guarantee their authenticity. This item is definitely a fake; there’s no way it’s real!"
"Even if you go to Xiang Island’s top auction, you can’t fully trust them! When it comes to magical artifacts, fakes outnumber genuine items!"
"Auctions are similar to appraisals, it’s all about buyers beware. If you lack a discerning eye and enter this circle, even if you lose money, you can only blame yourself!"
With Huang Henxin’s words, everyone’s spirits fell to rock bottom.
However, Zheng Xinxi furrowed his brows, seemingly having a different opinion.
"Huang Henxin, look again. I participated in this small auction because I received information in advance that this item was mentioned in the information as a magical artifact. It shouldn’t be a fake."
Given Zheng Xinxi’s influential status, despite Huang Henxin’s previous judgment, he had no choice but to check it again.
However, after the second appraisal, Huang Henxin’s conclusion remained unchanged. Pointing at the Red Rope Gourd, he said:
"Look carefully, the runes and carvings on it indeed resemble an array, but the essence of arrays lies in their spirituality. This item is merely a shell without spirituality!
It is indeed a magical artifact but just an unfinished embryo!
If this thing fell into the hands of a cultivation master, with some refining, not only could it become a top-tier magical artifact, but its value could increase a hundredfold or even a thousandfold. But how likely do you think that is?
Cultivation masters are rare, and refining magical artifacts is never a one-person job; even my mentor Zhou Kuangtian would need months of preparation and possibly invite three to five friends to work together to refine a magical artifact.
But with such resources at their disposal, why would they waste time on this unimpressive item?"
Hearing Huang Henxin’s explanation, everyone finally understood the key aspect of this item.
It was like gambling on raw stones, where one cut could reveal a fortune or utter disappointment.
Everyone knew raw stones could yield imperial green jade, but knowing is one thing, calculating the odds is another.
How many have spent their entire lives without ever seeing a piece of imperial green?
If you can afford imperial green, why waste time and money in the raw stone market?
Even though imperial green is pricey, it’s always available for purchase. But raw stones, even if they are a hundred times cheaper, may never yield a piece.
The odds are so slim, and the resources consumed so extensive, no one in their right mind would take such a gamble.
Zheng Xinxi seemed to have resolved his doubts, looked silently at Lin Beichen, and said with a shake of his head:
"Brother Lin, who would have thought that our competition would end up with both of us being deceived. I’ve lost face, and you’ve lost forty million. Neither of us gained anything."
Sympathy filled Zheng Xinxi’s face, as if he was the cause of all this.
Seeing the situation, everyone began to sympathize with Zheng Xinxi, comforting him by saying it wasn’t his fault.
In their eyes, Zheng Xinxi was a rare person of excellent character. Being friends with such a wealthy individual was their honor.
However, just then, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Do you think it’s real just because you say so? Do you think it’s fake just because you say so? On what grounds?"
As everyone was toasting Zheng Xinxi, they heard this voice and turned around in surprise.