The Painting Workshop wasn't in a bustling district, nor was it a single shop. It was an entire street.
If the place they had just passed could be called a commercial district, then inside this archway was the calligraphy, painting, and antiques district.
The Painting Workshop had another name: Workshop Street.
The character for "workshop" had also been embellished. Originally, it had been the character for "imitate."
There were genuine treasures here, but most things were fakes. It all came down to having a sharp eye.
Some people came to hunt for genuine treasures, while others came to buy fakes.
Everyone knew that nobody who dared to make a living here was simple. The waters ran deep, which was why Ning Hao and Liang Yuan had disguised themselves first.
"Brother Chu, the only place in the Painting Workshop where you can view Old Master Tang Bai's original landscape paintings is the Painting Gallery. Should we go there first, or sell the copy first?"
The three entered the Painting Workshop, and the bookboy Liang Yuan had disguised himself as whispered into Chu Ming's ear.
"Let's sell the painting first." Chu Ming's voice was low as he activated Sword Gourd Spiritual Sense, surveying the surroundings.
On the panel.
[Sword Gourd Spiritual Sense] [Progress (Great Mastery) 2/100] [Evaluation: Gained through studying various travelogues. Perception improved. When actively activated, it can look inward and examine oneself, observe the surrounding environment in minute detail, or roughly assess the vitality and strength of others]
After Sword Gourd Spiritual Sense reached Great Mastery, it had gained a new ability: it could roughly assess someone's physical strength—or, one could say, their combat power.
But this sense was very vague. Unlike looking inward at himself, he couldn't make out the details of someone's vitality. He could only