"Utter nonsense..." Tom sounded annoyed, but for the moment he could find no words to refute him. Tang Changsheng smiled. Of course, he had been talking off the top of his head, mixing truth with lies. Still, he had some grounds for what he said.
In fact, only moments ago, Tang Changsheng had nearly written off every artifact here as a fake.
"You should be careful. I hear jade artifacts are often forged. A few might have slipped in without anyone noticing..."
"Impossible! That's slander!" Tom grew even more agitated and wanted to give Tang Changsheng a proper argument.
A flicker crossed the tall Black man's eyes. He looked at Tang Changsheng with interest, intrigued that he had said such a thing.
"Is that jade really fake?" Ling Xiaoyu had overheard their dispute and lowered her voice to ask.
"Not exactly fake. It's just not very good jade..."
"Really?"
"Of course. What kind of jade haven't I seen?" Tang Changsheng smiled faintly. "There are even a few pieces of Mutton-Fat White Jade in the General's Temple. This is probably about the same quality as Xiuyan Jade—common mixed jade."
On this point, Tang Changsheng was not bluffing. The General's Temple truly had plenty of fine jade.
Jade held an immensely important place in traditional culture. It was excellent material for refining many Magical Artifacts...
"You don't understand. An artifact's value can't be measured in money, much less by the quality of its material..."
Tom grew excited. Tang Changsheng had dared to challenge him on his own field, and he was determined to teach him a lesson. A professional one!
At that, Quintina, who had long since lost interest in this junk, perked up and hurried over to join the commotion.
Always eager to see the world thrown into chaos, she called