A few minutes later, all the mud on the bowl was washed away. A bright red bowl appeared before everyone, with a few words inscribed on it.
"Welco to the Red River Hotel!"
When these words appeared on the screen, the live chat exploded in disbelief. Was this really not a magic trick? Could he even be human?
anwhile, the crestfallen young man had already disconnected from the stream.
Chu Lingmu had started the second round of the raffle.
"That thing you have is just a chamber pot, don't use it to hold wine."
"This isn't so miracle elixir; soaking it in alcohol is useless. Go look up what 'Renzhong Huang' is, and you'll understand."
"You use this to pick your teeth, are you sure? Bro, this thing is an anal plug!"
...
The appraisal event continued until five in the afternoon, during which Xia Liang connected with several more people and appraised their items one by one. However, aside from a few valuable pieces, most of the items presented couldn't even be called antiques.
Since the live appraisal was about to end, Xia Liang and the others prepared to leave. Chu Lingmu, having turned off her broadcast, spoke up.
"Thank you so much for today. I received more gifts this afternoon than I normally do in a whole month! Co on, dinner's on ."
"It was nothing," Xia Liang said with a smile, and the three of them walked toward the exit together.
It was only now that Chu Lingmu suddenly realized she didn't even know what Xia Liang did for a living, so she quickly asked, "By the way, Master Xia, what do you do? Are you really a top-level appraisal expert? But then how can you identify the items people were holding on the other side of the screen, as if by magic?"
Hearing Chu Lingmu's question, Xia Liang and Fang Youxue exchanged a look, faint smiles on their faces.
Xia Liang replied casually, "? I'm just a fortune teller."
"A fortune teller?"
Chu Lingmu was startled for a mont before a look of dawning realization crossed her face. "You an to say that you knew the Tang Sancai was a fake, and all your perfectly accurate appraisals during the livestream... you figured all that out by fortune-telling?"
"You could say that," Xia Liang nodded.
Chu Lingmu then turned to Fang Youxue, her expression full of surprise. "Is he the fortune teller you ntioned? The one who saved your third uncle and helped the Fangzun Group find the corporate spy?"
"Yes," Fang Youxue affird.
"Why didn't you tell earlier!" Chu Lingmu's voice rose considerably.
She and Fang Youxue were close, so she had known for a while that Fang Youxue had found a skilled physiognomist. But she never imagined that this person, whose judgnt was even better than her own, was the very physiognomist Fang Youxue had told her about. And so young, too! Before coming here, Fang Youxue had only ntioned she was introducing her to a friend, without specifying who. At this thought, Chu Lingmu cast a reproachful look at Fang Youxue. If she had known Xia Liang's identity from the start, she wouldn't have made such a fool of herself.
"You don't suspect of being a swindler?" Xia Liang chuckled, seeing that Chu Lingmu had no doubts about him.
After all, for the past few days, almost everyone who heard his self-introduction had imdiately written him off as a charlatan. That Chu Lingmu didn't seem to think so was a little surprising.
"Anyone Youxue trusts, I trust. However, you have to give a little demonstration first. Guess where I'm taking you for dinner?" Chu Lingmu looked at Xia Liang, her voice full of anticipation.
She had heard from Fang Youxue just how terrifying Xia Liang's abilities were but had never witnessed them herself, so she was eager to see what he could do.
However, Xia Liang seed to ignore her words entirely. After a glance at Chu Lingmu, he walked right past them and into a nearby pharmacy.
"What's Master Xia doing in the pharmacy? Is he sick?" Chu Lingmu wondered aloud, puzzled.
A mont later, Xia Liang erged from the pharmacy holding a bottle of Quick-Acting Heart-Saving Pills. He then walked over to his LaFerrari and leaped effortlessly inside.
Seeing the two won still standing there stunned, Xia Liang started the engine.
"What are you standing around for? Let's go. The place you're treating us to is quite a ways away!"
「Outside the Qingyun City Third Ring.」
A massive building stood at the center of a picturesque island in the middle of a lake. The parking lot was filled with cars worth at least several million yuan, and it wasn't uncommon to see vehicles valued at over ten million. The entire island was connected to the outside world by a single large bridge. Because of its remote and secluded location far from the urban center, the surroundings seed rather desolate. This hotel, however, was famous among Qingyun City's elite, and the prices were naturally sky-high.
Aside from the Qingyun Grand Hotel, this was the preferred venue for hosting important guests.
After parking the car and getting out, Xia Liang gazed at the grand, antique-style pavilion in the distance and couldn't help but let out a few words of admiration.
Behind him, Chu Lingmu scrambled out of Fang Youxue's car. As she looked at Xia Liang, her eyes were filled with utter amazent.
"Master Xia? How did you know I was taking you to dinner here? How did you figure that out?"
Before Xia Liang could answer, Fang Youxue ca to his side and naturally linked her arm with his. "Let tell you, in the eyes of Master Xia Tian, you have no secrets!"
"Really?" A trace of doubt appeared in Chu Lingmu's eyes.
Xia Liang just gave a light chuckle.
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