Chapter 1133: Chapter 1132: Inviting Lu Mian to Join the Competition
Leng Yao clasped her hands together at her chin, pleadingly looking at Li Xingran on stage.
Reputation and credibility are crucial in the antique circle.
She couldn’t let them be destroyed.
Especially not in such a setting.
“Miss Li,” the host approached Li Xingran, “It’s unfortunate that your exhibit is a forgery. What do you plan to do?”
Typically, those who discovered forgeries would smash them to serve as a warning.
The remark seed sowhat mocking toward Li Xingran.
Li Xingran stared at her Jade Pan Peach, her expression nearly twisted.
She wasn’t distressed about the fifty thousand; she just couldn’t account for it to the Ye Family!
Should she go back empty-handed and tell the Ye Family, “The birthday gift is fake, I gave you a counterfeit”???
But if she were to expose Leng Yao, the upcoming treasure appraisal competition would surely be affected.
Her plan to sort out Lu Mian would be ruined.
Li Xingran waged a ntal tug-of-war.
After much deliberation, the typically arrogant Li Xingran could only swallow the bitterness.
She took a deep breath, “Smash it.”
She personally smashed the Jade Pan Peach hard on the ground.
Though the Hotan Jade of the forgery was of quite good quality and could be appreciated as an art piece.
But Li Xingran, as if venting anger, smashed it into pieces directly.
She suppressed her fury as she returned to her seat.
Leng Yao understood that the smashing of the forgery signified the end of the matter.
She gratefully thanked, “Sister Xingran, thank you… thank you…”
“Humph.”
This ti, Li Xingran didn’t even glance at her, her attitude worse than their first eting, “I didn’t do it for you, I did it for myself. If you don’t sort out Lu Mian today, I’ll sort you out!”
“Yes, I understand…”
“Scram, don’t lean on !”
Leng Yao had no choice but to move slightly away from Li Xingran.
After the trial run of the first round, the second round was the treasure appraisal competition.
The treasure appraisal competition was always the highlight of the treasure collection convention each year.
It was an opportunity for many treasure appraisers to gain fa.
With over a hundred exhibits there, accurately and quickly discerning the basic information and authenticity of exhibits under the dual pressure of ti and competition is quite difficult.
Back then, Master Cen Ci skyrocketed to fa and made a na for himself in the antique circle.
His prowess was overwhelming, thus he gained fa rapidly.
Yet he was too mysterious, announcing his retirent after less than a year in the antique circle.
Recalling the events of those days, everyone was still stirred up.
Who knew if soone might amaze them this year.
Speaking of which, Master Cen Ci’s disciple, Leng Yao, might just be one of the hottest and most watchable figures this year.
The ancient-style curtains on site gradually lifted.
The competition area behind them slowly revealed.
There, two hundred exhibits of various sizes were set up, each with corresponding surveillance and anti-theft locks on their display stands.
In the open space, dozens of ard guards stood.
The security details were ticulously handled.
Everyone looked toward the competition area, as the host announced the start of the treasure appraisal competition, many were eager.
So elderly were hoping to regain good reputations.
So young latecors were seeking to ascend through this.
Leng Yao, amidst these people, scanned them with a confident smile.
She was quite familiar with their basic skills, there were senior veterans and young talents among them, but compared to her, they were slightly weaker.
Her years of diligent effort had not been wasted.
Her family’s antique shop’s long-standing operation wasn’t baseless.
Leng Yao stood up, preparing to enter the competition area.
At this mont, sitting at the head jury panel position, Gao Wenxiao watched Leng Yao put on the tir and walk to the edge of the competition area, slightly turning to converse with Shi Qin.
“I have high hopes for this Leng Yao.”
“Oh, I know about her.” Shi Qin’s expression was bland.
Gao Wenxiao chuckled, “Previously, a batch of relics needed appraisal at the unit, she and several treasure appraisers did exceptionally well. I think this year, she might surprise everyone.”
“I’ll be watching eagerly.”
With the conversation dropping here, Qing University’s students burst out in cheers again.
Ying Xiaoxiang shouted excitedly, “Look, my idol has gone up! My Senior Sister Leng Yao is up!”
Other students weren’t as excited as him but nodded along.
After all, this was Qing University’s glory, it brought them pride.
Soon, participants walked to the preparation area one after another.
Yun Zhishu looked at her daughter curiously and asked, “Mianmian, aren’t you going to give it a try?”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qimo instinctively felt his heart squeeze, nervously looking at Lu Mian.
Perhaps he felt sothing.
Just wasn’t sure.
After all, the little troublemaker said at Chixia Sect that she no longer had any aliases.
The aliases others crafted for her don’t count.
Lu Mian murmured, before she could say anything, Leng Yao on the other side voluntarily signaled to the host.
“May I invite Miss Lu Mian to participate in the competition together?”
She smiled generously, her deanor sophisticated and gentle, without aggression.
But her eyes hid undisclosed dark intentions.
Just this once, just this once.
She wanted to utterly defeat Lu Mian.
She wanted to reclaim the face lost by her and the Li Family.
She also wanted to step over Lu Mian and with the most outstanding performance, win the championship.
She wanted the people of Z Country to know: aside from Cen Ci, Leng Yao could also shine!
There was a buzz of discussion on site.
So were curious, so disdainful, and so waiting for a laugh.
“Who is Lu Mian? Why is Miss Leng inviting her to compete?”
“Maybe it’s because she presented the genuine Jade Pan Peach. But this person isn’t heard of in the circle; probably just soone here to play.”
“I know her!”
A circle insider, who had conversed with Leng Yao before, revealed.
“Her, she vowed confidently she’d invite Master Cen Ci today. But the outco, haha, was evident! Not to mock her, but why would an outsider boast in front of Miss Leng that she could invite Cen Ci to step back into the field?”
“Right, isn’t this just a setup for embarrassnt?”
“I just feel sorry… Isn’t Master Cen Ci really going to show up this ti? I’m really looking forward to him!”
Li Xingran from the audience turned her eyes upward in disdain.
She vowed to no longer believe the nonsense of these circle insiders.
What Master Cen Ci, with that level, was purely a chancer by lies!
If it weren’t for being tied with Leng Yao now and needing to exonerate the Li Family, she’d never tolerate such grievances!
The host paused, naturally rembering the na Lu Mian.
She looked at the audience, eyeing the strikingly attractive and exquisite girl, and asked.
“Miss Lu Mian, are you willing to participate?”
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