Martial Master

"Oh, Miss Yan, I borrowed this chamber pot from you earlier, now I'm returning it to you."

Qin Chen stamped his foot on the ground, and with a thud, a burst of true energy surged up, sending the chamber pot flying towards Yan Ruyu.

Yan Ruyu's face changed dramatically as she hurriedly dodged to the side, letting it crash to the ground, avoiding it like a snake or scorpion.

"Miss Yan, didn't you just warn me not to damage your beloved treasure? Why are you refusing to catch it now? If it breaks, it's not my fault."

"You..." Yan Ruyu was so angry her face turned red, she quickly took out a handkerchief and kept wiping her hands after taking the chamber pot, wishing she could find a hole to hide in, remembering she had been holding a chamber pot.

"Master Yang, do you have anything to say now? You called a broken chamber pot an ancient treasure worth seventy to eighty thousand. If this isn't deceit, then what is?" Qin Chen taunted Yang Yan, "Is this how your Jubao Pavilion does business?"

At this moment, Yang Yan's face turned white and then green, not knowing what to say.

"Hmph, there are countless treasures in the world, no one can recognize them all. You were just lucky enough to have seen this somewhere before and recognized it. What's so arrogant about that? At least the charm jade Young Master Ge picked out earlier was of genuine value!"

Master Yang snorted coldly, speaking angrily.

Everyone nodded upon hearing this.

Indeed, ancient artifacts are extremely rare, and it's impossible to recognize all of them.

If Master Yang occasionally mistook one, it could only be considered an accident, not a reflection of his poor appraisal skills.

"That's right, we trust Master Yang. The master just appraised a charm jade for Miss Yan. You only recognized one artifact by luck, what's so great about that!" Yan Ruyu also loudly scolded Qin Chen, her face full of disdain.

"Hehe, really?"

Qin Chen smiled, "Take out that charm jade from earlier and try activating it with true energy."

Yan Ruyu was stunned.

The crowd also looked at each other in surprise. Could there be a problem with the charm jade too?

"Fine, let's try!"

Yan Ruyu sneered, she had seen that charm jade clearly. It was indeed an extraordinary treasure, it couldn't possibly be a filthy object. She didn't believe Qin Chen could perform any trickery.

Taking out the charm jade, Yan Ruyu infused it with true energy under everyone's gaze, and immediately, a gentle green glow spread out, and everyone nearby suddenly felt a refreshing aura envelop them. The previous foul smell seemed to be dispelled quite a bit.

"See, this item is—"

Just as Yan Ruyu sneered, before she could finish her sentence, there was a crack, and the charm jade in her hand suddenly showed a small crack, then shattered into dust with a bang, scattering all over the ground.

This...

Everyone was dumbfounded.

What on earth happened?

Could this charm jade also be fake?

Everyone was stunned, and Master Yang Yan was about to go crazy.

He had appraised it earlier, it was indeed a charm jade in Yan Ruyu's hand, how did it suddenly shatter?

"You little brat, you tricked us!"

Yang Yan roared, unable to believe his own eyes.

"I tricked you? With so many eyes watching, how could I have tricked you?" Qin Chen sneered, "This gem was indeed a charm jade, but it was a defective charm jade. Charm jade is extremely difficult to preserve, and after tens of thousands of years, the essence has long dissipated. Though it appears intact on the outside, it is actually just a piece of waste rock, like gold on the outside but rotten inside."

This reasoning, Master Yang, as the chief appraiser of Jubao Pavilion, you should not be unaware, right?

"I know nothing about this crap!"

Hearing this, Master Yang staggered, nearly spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Charm jade like this only existed in ancient times and is now extremely rare on the continent. He only read about it in ancient texts, how could he know it's hard to preserve?

If he had known it was defective, he wouldn't have said so.