Romantic Medical Immortal-Chapter 223: National Treasure

The seemingly hard and stubborn black rust, under Yang Cheng’s tapping, fell apart and peeled off like a dried mud shell!

A brilliant array of colors slowly became exposed!

"Hiss—!"

Elder Qin was standing right next to him. Seeing this, he furrowed his brows, and his expression instantly changed.

Indeed!!

The spiritual energy from the previous bottle and brush couldn’t compare to the furnace, both were valuable treasures.

But how could a furnace that emanates such rich spiritual energy be a waste?

He had suspected earlier that it was the rust spots on the surface of the furnace that misled Elder Qin, which is why he used the hammer to verify it.

Now it seems, it was indeed correct!

Upon seeing this burst of color, Yang Cheng didn’t hesitate and continued carefully tapping along the peeling edge to clean it.

More rust chunks and dirt fell away.

Before long, all the rust spots covering the furnace wall had fallen off,

revealing the hidden spectacle beneath.

Golden light glimmered as delicate filigree outlined a complex and luxurious entwined lotus pattern!

The rich, vibrant enamel colors shone brightly under the light. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

The Buddhist Eight Treasures pattern appeared clearly, solemn and majestic!

The entire evaluation hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop!

Everyone was stunned by this miraculous "cocoon into butterfly" scene before them!

Chu Wanhai and Lin Wan’s pride instantly vanished, leaving only undisguised disbelief!

"This... this... this filigree... this enamel..."

Elder Qin’s voice trembled beyond recognition, he rushed forward to the furnace wall, his fingers trembling as he carefully caressed the copper furnace in front of him, too excited to speak clearly.

"Elder Qin, can we reappraise it now?"

In the quiet hall, Yang Cheng’s calm voice rang out.

"Wait, wait!"

Elder Qin secretly adjusted his excited emotions, then began to circle the furnace, becoming more serious with each lap.

As if encountering something tricky.

Finally, he returned to Yang Cheng, sighed deeply, and said, "Young man, I’m very sorry, I can’t appraise this copper furnace right now. How about this, you wait a little bit longer, I’ll call a few friends over to help me appraise it together!"

"Okay!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Cheng already understood secretly, this copper furnace must be worth an unimaginably large number.

Is it really going to make a fortune?

At this moment, he couldn’t remain calm either.

Not just him, even the crowd watching couldn’t stay calm, especially Chu Wanhai and Lin Wan, they were bewildered.

What’s going on?

To know, Elder Qin is one of the most senior experts in the Antique Association, and even he doesn’t dare to casually appraise the copper furnace.

Could it be, this... this too is a precious treasure?

"Hey, Old Li, no matter what important thing you have at hand, put it down first and quickly come to the association hall!"

After answering the phone, Elder Qin spoke very seriously.

After hanging up, he made two more calls in a row.

About twenty minutes later, three top experts simultaneously arrived at the association to inquire.

"Old Qin, what’s wrong?"

One of the experts came up to Elder Qin and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Look at this!"

Elder Qin pointed to the spot where Yang Cheng had smashed out a ’skylight’, and said softly.

Boom!!

The three experts came to the furnace, and when they saw the giant furnace revealing its startling true form through the skylight, their reaction was even more exaggerated than Elder Qin’s, almost speechless!

Without speaking nonsense, the four experts immediately gathered around.

Flashlights and high-power magnifying glasses were once again brought into play.

This time, the target was the small area Yang Cheng had cleaned, as well as the exposed traces on other key parts like the furnace ear and foot.

"Imperial Workshop’s top filigree craftsmanship! Gold wire! It must be gold wire!"

"Enamel! Top-quality enamel from the Qianlong-era imperial kiln! This gemstone blue! Turquoise green! Preserved so perfectly!"

"Entwined lotus! Eight treasures pattern! This specification... definitely a heavy device for court sacrifices or display!"

"Copper body! Fine copper! Incredibly heavy! Flawless casting craftsmanship!"

"Look inside! Look at the base mark! Clean it! Carefully clean it!"

An expert, with trembling hands, carefully cleaned the small area exposed after Yang Cheng smashed the rust shell on the furnace base.

The dirt fell away, revealing a clearly visible square double-framed inscription in regular script—"Made in the Qianlong reign of the Great Qing Dynasty"!

"Qianlong official mark!!"

"It really is it! It really is it!!"

Every word during the heated discussion among the four experts struck the audience like a heavy blow to the chest.

Especially Chu Wanhai and Lin Wan, both felt a strong sense of suffocation.

Made in the Qianlong reign of the Great Qing Dynasty!

Although Chu Wanhai is only a half-baked insider in the antique trade, he also knows what these words mean!

A precious treasure!

Absolutely a valuable treasure!

It’s over!!

This time, it truly was a big loss.

Three items sold for three hundred and fifty thousand yuan, all valuable treasures.

Thump thump thump thump!

Chu Wanhai uncontrollably took two steps back, then sat on the ground, mindless, as if losing something most important,

"Honey!!"

Lin Wan panicked and immediately tried to help Chu Wanhai up.

"Don’t touch me!"

But Chu Wanhai stopped Lin Wan, continuing to sit on the ground, staring fixedly at the copper furnace in front of him.

He wanted to know, how much was this copper furnace worth?

Everyone present fixed their gaze on Elder Qin, just like Chu Wanhai, they too wanted to know how much this copper furnace was worth.

At this moment, Elder Qin turned around, his face flushed with excitement, and with all his strength, his voice boomed like a bell:

"After joint appraisal and confirmation by four experts of my association! This furnace’s true identity is—Qing Qianlong Copper Enamel Filigree Entwined Lotus Eight Treasures Great Charging Ear Furnace!"

"This furnace is of unmatched volume, its craftsmanship has reached the pinnacle, the level of its decorative patterns is of noble esteem, and the preservation of its enamel colors is rarely seen in the world! It is a pinnacle work of Qianlong-era imperial enamel! A national treasure!"

"Its artistic value, historical value, and rarity cannot be fully measured by money! Based on transaction prices of similar imperial heavy artifacts at top international auction houses and this furnace’s uniqueness, its conservative market valuation—"

At this point, Elder Qin paused, his eyes swept over everyone present, word by word:

"Not less than one hundred and fifty million RMB!!"

"Boom—!!"

One hundred and fifty million!!!

This ultimate astronomical number, like thunder from the nine heavens, plunged the entire hall into a dead silent abyss!

Silent!!

Death-like silence.

The entire hall was silent, you could hear a pin drop, as if the air had solidified at this moment.

Everyone was shocked.

A small Peach Blossom County suddenly revealed an antique worth one hundred and fifty million!!

And it appeared in a small shop that had just opened not long ago.

"Pfft!!"

Just then, a ’spitting blood’ sound suddenly rang out, sounding very clear in the silent hall, instantly attracting the attention of countless people.