Opening a Private Museum

Chu Chen smiled and shook his head. If Old Fei had not been with his master, this matter might have passed without incident. Since reality had not cooperated, Liu Sizhe could only be considered unlucky.

"By the way, Brother Chu, where did you get this guqin?" Liu Sizhe asked curiously.

"It was a gift."

"A gift?!"

Liu Sizhe was utterly dumbfounded by Chu Chen's answer. The others, who had heard him, also stopped arguing and looked at Chu Chen in disbelief.

"It happened like this..." Chu Chen smiled and briefly recounted what had happened. Only then did everyone understand that the guqin's surface had been coated with a layer of concealing lacquer.

Liu Sizhe suddenly understood. "That makes more sense. I thought the person who gave it to you was incredibly generous, actually giving you something this valuable outright."

"That person wasn't an ignorant fool!"

Chu Chen said this with a smile before asking Old Liu, "Master, did you come to any conclusions?"

Old Liu shook his head with a smile. "Both sides have their reasons. Reaching a conclusion in such a short time isn't easy."

Liu Sizhe asked somewhat disappointedly, "Is there really no way to confirm the authenticity of this guqin quickly?"

"Authenticating a guqin is extremely complicated. There's no such thing as conclusive evidence. Whether it's the crack patterns, style, or materials, none of these can independently determine a guqin's age and authenticity. You have to comprehensively assess all its characteristics before you can reach a generally accurate conclusion."

At this point, Old Fei changed tack and said, "However, I do have a method that should prove whether this is the true Rao Liang Qin."

"What method?" Liu Sizhe asked hurriedly. Aside from Chu Chen, Wu Ke, and Old Liu and Old Qian, who wore thoughtful expressions,