Feng Xiao's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.
At this moment, the indifference and malice befitting the young master of the Feng family were fully displayed.
Hearing Feng Xiao's words, Fatty Chen, standing nearby, showed a smug smile.
"Don't worry, I will definitely handle this properly."
If it were to deal with someone else, perhaps he, Fatty Chen, would hesitate, but when it came to dealing with Ye Fan, he would definitely put in 200% effort, until death.
With this matter handed over to Fatty Chen, Feng Xiao was 100% confident. The two exchanged a knowing smile and said no more.
Meanwhile, on the stage, Elder Lei looked at the list in his hand: "Next to appear is the Wang family."
As top families in Jiangnan City, the Wang and Feng families were both deeply established.
Even though they were affiliated with the City Lord's Mansion, the City Lord's Mansion could often only restrain them, not truly suppress them.
After all, the Heavenly King's Mansion understood the principle of mutual benefit.
Wang Feng slowly stood up, a faint smile on his face.
Although the item the Wang family had chosen this time was not the most precious, it was definitely a genuine artifact.
Therefore, regardless of the Wang family's final ranking, their reputation would be better than that of the Heavenly King's Mansion and the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
In this kind of appraisal competition, once a fake item appeared, it was equivalent to being plunged into an abyss from which there was no return.
Therefore, the Heavenly King's Mansion and the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion would not be able to recover in a short period.
By the time they recovered, no one knew what the Jiangnan antique industry would look like.
This circle changed very quickly. In a very short period, a large group of old people could be sent away, and more new people would come in.
This was the antique circle, a circle that everyone couldn't resist, but couldn't step out of.
"To participate in the appraisal fair, the Wang family specifically searched through various channels to find this treasure. Today, please allow everyone to appreciate it together."
Wang Feng's face was filled with a warm smile, giving people a feeling of a warm man.
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Except for Feng Xiao of the Feng family, everyone else nodded in satisfaction.
Although the Wang family was on Ye Fan's side, their alliance was not publicly known, which was Ye Fan's request.
After all, the forces in Jiangnan City were too concentrated. If their relationship were exposed at this time, the Wang family would probably be suppressed immediately.
At that time, let alone forming an alliance to destroy the Feng family, they might even be bitten back by the Feng family.
That would be more than the loss, so Ye Fan asked them to keep it strictly confidential and not to reveal their relationship unless absolutely necessary.
Therefore, it was only towards the Wang family that Feng Xiao harbored intense hatred.
"Don't talk about painstakingly searching. Don't we know the depth of your Wang family's heritage? It must have been selected from the warehouse. Don't portray yourselves as perfect, it will be laughable."
Feng Xiao's face was filled with indifference and disdain, even his eyebrows carried mockery.
It had to be said that given the relationship between the Feng and Wang families, Feng Xiao's behavior was not surprising.
But Wang Feng looked at Feng Xiao with a smile.
"Young Master Feng is truly kind-hearted, so concerned about the affairs of my Wang family. Even I didn't know my Wang family had such a treasure in its warehouse. Could it be that Young Master Feng has been hiding in my Wang family all along? Monitoring my Wang family's every move?"
If, before the Wang family had made a move against the Feng family, such a thing had happened, perhaps Wang Feng would have dismissed it with a smile. After all, everyone in Jiangnan knew that Feng Xiao was a hungry wolf, wanting to bite anyone he could.
Therefore, Wang Feng was unwilling to argue with him.
But now, the two families were at loggerheads, so there was no reason for him to continue to tolerate it.
Hearing Wang Feng's words, Feng Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then his face became very unpleasant.
He was not a fool, how could he not understand the meaning behind Wang Feng's words?
If he admitted it, the scandal of him, the young master of the Feng family, planting spies in other families would instantly spread throughout Jiangnan City, and then Feng Xiao would become famous, but with a bad reputation.
However, if he did not admit it, then where did this item come from, and how did you know about it? Isn't this clearly malicious belittling? His reputation as Feng Xiao would still be spurned by people.
It could be said that in this exchange of questions and answers, both Feng Xiao's path forward and backward were blocked, leaving him with no way out.
Seeing Feng Xiao fall silent, his face filled with anger, his body trembling slightly, Wang Feng no longer looked at him, but turned to others.
"If there are any imperfections, please point them out. I, Wang, will take it as a learning opportunity."
Saying that, he opened the box himself.
Inside the box was a large peony vine and cloud pattern plate, about half the size of a washbasin, with a sky-blue body and a deep rim. It had a flat foot.
Large clusters of peony vines were painted on the plate. If viewed from one point, it appeared very messy.
However, if one stepped back slightly and viewed it from a distance, the peony vines were so clear, as if they were naturally formed, without any trace of artificial drawing.
It had to be said that even modern high-tech drawing techniques would hardly achieve such an effect.
Ye Fan nodded repeatedly: "A treasure, indeed a good treasure."
"Are you not calling it a fake this time?"
Jiang Zhong asked with a smile.
Being asked this by Jiang Zhong, Ye Fan appeared a little embarrassed.
"I judge the item, not the person. When I see a fake, I naturally have to expose it with all my might, so that they can be awakened. If they can understand through this matter and never do such wicked deeds again, I will be worthy even if I am hated. However, since I have encountered a good thing, I naturally cannot hide it."
Ye Fan's meaning was very clear: this large plate was undoubtedly genuine.
At this moment, Jiang Zhong had also finished looking and nodded.
"It is indeed a rare treasure. Although it cannot reach the level of a national treasure, it can still be called a treasure."
It should be known that items of the highest grade were national treasures.
Items that reached this level must be handed over to the state and were strictly forbidden to be traded privately.
Otherwise, once caught, they would be severely punished.
This principle was understood by everyone involved in the antique circle, but usually, everyone turned a blind eye, and no one took it too seriously.
With both of them giving such evaluations, although their voices were not loud, the people below were very close and heard them clearly, so they naturally wouldn't say anything more.
Thus, almost everyone gave the same answer simultaneously, and the answers were completely identical: "Genuine."
This result was not unexpected; it was within Wang Feng's expectations.
He was very cautious in his conduct, not seeking merit, but only avoiding mistakes.
This was also the reason why the elder wanted to choose him as his successor.
This caution alone could ensure the long-term prosperity of the family and prevent its decline.