At the very end, Chu Chen thought again of Zhang Huo Ni's twisted mentality, and immediately felt that these two vases were very likely, as Old Wu had said, merely a prank of his.
As for why Zhang Huo Ni had left patterns on the blue-and-white vase that resembled the location of the treasure map, it was also possible that he had deliberately wanted to mislead anyone who discovered the treasure map. For someone who had placed layer upon layer of obstacles in the clues to a complete treasure map, that was entirely possible.
After learning what kind of person Zhang Huo Ni was, Lin Shengfu asked in shock, "Young Master Chu, do you mean that Zhang Huo Ni's high imitation porcelain could reach the point where it was impossible to distinguish from the real thing? And that he even has a successor today? How come I have never heard of such a thing?"
Chu Chen nodded. "Yes, but his successor has already been arrested. Even if he gets out, someone will be keeping an eye on him from now on."
Lin Shengfu asked worriedly, "But that doesn't guarantee that there aren't works by Zhang Huo Ni or his disciples and grand-disciples circulating on the market, does it?"
Chu Chen smiled. "That is indeed possible, but there should be very few of them. After all, this kind of porcelain isn't cabbage that can be made whenever you want. If you can buy one out of so many pieces of porcelain in the entire world, then your luck is truly incredible!"
Speaking of Zhang Huo Ni's successor, Chu Chen felt that there was one particularly regrettable point.
According to Zhang Huo Ni's successor several generations removed, he had learned how to make high imitation porcelain from Zhang Huo Ni's notes. However,