The Purple-Copper Arhat Statue

At first, everyone thought Shi Bapi's item was genuine, but the moment they saw the actual piece, they were rendered speechless. Some kindhearted people told him it was a fake, but instead of listening, he accused them of being jealous of his treasure.

Seeing that Shi Bapi would not listen to reason, everyone stopped trying to warn him and simply treated it as a joke.

No matter how good an item was, it could not be eaten. Seeing the antiques market steadily picking up, and with his family needing money, Shi Bapi decided to sell the piece. He contacted several friends, told them he wanted to transfer ownership of his treasure, and asked if they were interested.

But with the item being so obviously fake, how could he possibly sell it? After asking several friends in succession, some said they did not want it, while others said they could not afford it.

Seeing all his friends respond in exactly the same way, Shi Bapi could not help growing suspicious. However, he still did not realize that his item was fake. He assumed his friends thought it was too expensive, so he simply took it to an auction house, intending to put it up for auction.

The person in charge of the auction house took one look at Shi Bapi's item and immediately found it amusing. He tactfully told Shi Bapi that it was a fake.

Shi Bapi flew into a rage and said, "I had so-and-so appraise it! He said that if this item had existed in ancient times, it would have been something the emperor played with."

The person in charge laughed. "Since you said 'if,' doesn't that mean the item didn't exist back then?"

Hearing this, Shi Bapi was dumbfounded on the spot. Only then did he understand