Lin Hao looked at Han Chen and Song Ming, their faces filled with anxiety, and said, "It's not that I won't look, but if I'm going to look, I need to have the item brought closer."
"Only then can I know if this thing is truly damaged."
Han Chen was stunned for a moment, then clapped his hands with delight, "Brother, why didn't you say so earlier?"
"You wait, I'll have her bring down the Yin Yang Mirror right away."
As Han Chen spoke, he immediately got up and started talking to the woman in the cheongsam on the auction stage.
Listening to Han Chen, Lin Hao finally understood.
It turned out that bidders could apply to verify the authenticity of the auctioned items.
Of course, this was only applicable to the Cangpai Pavilion.
Lin Hao didn't know the rules in other places.
However, even so.
As soon as Han Chen applied to authenticate the Yin Yang Mirror, it immediately caused a stir.
Although Han Chen didn't explicitly say it, only that he wanted to observe it closely.
But no one in the hall was foolish.
At this moment, suddenly saying they wanted to observe closely, if it wasn't to authenticate its genuineness, what else could it be?
But this was the Cangpai Pavilion.
Although the Cangpai Pavilion had rules stating that bidders could question and apply to authenticate the items, those words were just for show.
After all, the Cangpai Pavilion had been operating for so many years and had never sold a fake item!
Now, Han Chen, in front of so many people, directly requested to authenticate the Yin Yang Mirror, wasn't that clearly undermining them?
Moreover, this Yin Yang Mirror was not an ordinary item.
If it were an ordinary item, it would be fine, but this Yin Yang Mirror was the finale of today's auction.
If anything were to happen, the Cangpai Pavilion would likely be furious.
As everyone was whispering and discussing heatedly.
The woman in the cheongsam returned from the backstage, then walked slowly down with a smile, holding a rosewood box containing the Yin Yang Mirror.
Han Chen could no longer care about anything else.
Seeing the woman in the cheongsam carrying the Yin Yang Mirror down, he immediately stood up and excitedly took the Yin Yang Mirror.
"Brother, take a good look." Han Chen placed the Yin Yang Mirror in front of Lin Hao.
Han Chen's action immediately caused another gasp from the crowd.
No one had expected Han Chen to let a young man authenticate the Yin Yang Mirror.
They had thought that Han Chen had invited some great master or Taoist celestial master.
Only then would they dare to request the authentication of the Yin Yang Mirror.
Unexpectedly, the person who ended up authenticating the Yin Yang Mirror was a raw, inexperienced young man.
Seeing this scene, everyone in the hall was instantly dumbfounded.
Even Ye Weicai and Tang Hongye couldn't help but be surprised.
However, the next moment, both of them sneered.
They had already investigated Lin Hao's background thoroughly.
Although they didn't know his specific origins, they knew that Lin Hao was at most capable of fortune-telling and physiognomy.
As for the skill of authenticating magical artifacts, they had never heard of it.
If Lin Hao hadn't brought down the Zhou family, destroyed the Zhao family, and then risen to prominence overnight to establish the Haozi Group,
Even if Lin Hao could tell fortunes and read faces, they wouldn't bother with him.
He was just a charlatan who could tell fortunes and read faces, of no use to them.
"Old Tang, it seems that Han Chen, that little scoundrel, has been fooled by that brat Lin Hao," Ye Weicai said to Tang Hongye with a smile.
"It should be," Tang Hongye agreed and then analyzed, "Han Chen must have offended the Cangpai Pavilion severely this time."
"Although the Cangpai Pavilion said that visitors could freely inspect the authenticity of their auctioned items, those words were just for show."
"Could the items from the Cangpai Pavilion be fake?"
"Han Chen, in front of so many people, directly inspecting the authenticity of the Yin Yang Mirror, isn't that directly slapping the Cangpai Pavilion in the face?"
"Haha, that's right." Ye Weicai said with great delight, "Isn't Han Chen, that little scoundrel, usually very arrogant?"
"Doesn't he look down on everyone?"
"This time, I want to see how he will bear the wrath of the Cangpai Pavilion!"
While Ye Weicai and Tang Hongye were gloating.
Lin Hao had already taken the Yin Yang Mirror and was examining it carefully.
In fact, he didn't need to examine it carefully. The moment Lin Hao held the Yin Yang Mirror, he understood everything.
If Lin Hao was not mistaken, the main body of this so-called Yin Yang Mirror should just be a stone mirror.
As for the Tai Chi Yin Yang fish on it, they were painted by someone later.
This was because Lin Hao discovered an S-shaped crack on this stone mirror.
This crack was very small, and if not examined carefully, it would be impossible to distinguish.
Even if someone did find this crack, they would definitely not pay attention to it.
Because only those who understood the trade knew what this crack truly meant.
Once a magical artifact had a crack, it meant that it was not far from its end of life.
And this so-called Yin Yang Mirror in front of him.
Lin Hao guessed that the owner of this Yin Yang Mirror wanted to deceive outsiders, so they deliberately painted a Tai Chi Yin Yang fish on the stone mirror.
More importantly, the dividing line of the Yin Yang fish perfectly matched the original S-shaped crack of the stone mirror.
In other words, with this done, if one was not an insider, they would not realize that this so-called Yin Yang Mirror was about to reach the end of its lifespan.
Lin Hao looked at this so-called Yin Yang Mirror and shook his head, then returned it.
After the woman in the cheongsam carried the Yin Yang Mirror back to the stage, Han Chen immediately looked at Lin Hao and couldn't help but ask, "Brother, how is it?"
As soon as Han Chen asked, Song Ming also looked at Lin Hao anxiously, wanting to know if Lin Hao had discovered anything.
"It's good that you didn't bid." Lin Hao said directly to Han Chen and Song Ming.
Hearing Lin Hao's words, the last hope of Han Chen and Song Ming was extinguished.
"Brother, what exactly is going on? Is this Yin Yang Mirror really fake?" Han Chen asked Lin Hao urgently.
"It's not exactly fake," Lin Hao shook his head, then looked at Han Chen and Song Ming and said, "But it can't be said to be real either."
"Because the main body of this Yin Yang Mirror is a stone mirror."
"In other words, the original form of this magical artifact was actually a stone mirror."
"Ah?"
Han Chen and Song Ming's mouths widened in shock.
Lin Hao ignored them and continued, "However, this magical artifact has been damaged."
"Once a magical artifact is damaged, even the best one will immediately lose its original function."
"Therefore, once a magical artifact is damaged, it means the end of its lifespan."
"However, for some reason, the owner of this artifact deliberately carved and painted a Tai Chi Yin Yang fish on it."
"And the dividing line of the Yin Yang fish is precisely the damaged part of the stone mirror."
"So, this thing is not fake, nor is it truly real..."