Li Zhao's eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets. It was only then that he reacted and clearly heard what Zhao Tianyue had said.
What did he mean, he had lost? How was that possible?
He said to Zhao Tianyue in shock, "No, Sect Master, what are you talking about? How could I have lost?"
Zhao Tianyue said, "Although I would have liked to say you won, the fact is you lost, so there's nothing that can be done about it!"
Li Zhao said incredulously, "No, isn't this Kaiyuan Tongbao genuine?"
"I've seen no less than eight hundred, if not a thousand, Kaiyuan Tongbao coins. How could I not know if it's real or fake?"
At this moment, Wu Tian smiled and said, "Actually, saying it's fake isn't entirely accurate."
"I can only say that it's real as an antique, but as a Kaiyuan Tongbao, it's a counterfeit."
"What do you mean?" Li Zhao stared at Wu Tian, "What are you babbling about here? What's real and what's fake? This is clearly real!"
"There must be some mistake, something must have gone wrong!"
Zhao Tianyue didn't rush to answer, but looked at Wu Tian with interest and said, "Wu Tian, then explain to me why this is fake, otherwise, he won't be convinced."
Wu Tian smiled and said, "Isn't this simple? Anyone who measures it with a tool would know that the square hole of this Kaiyuan Tongbao is three millimeters smaller."
"If it were just a millimeter or two, but so much less, wouldn't it be fake?"
"What did you say?" Li Zhao was stunned by Wu Tian's words, "You said the square hole is three millimeters smaller?"
"How is that possible? You didn't use any tools, did you? Can you tell just by looking with your naked eye?"
Facing Li Zhao's questioning, Wu Tian simply looked at Zhao Tianyue and said, "Sect Master Zhao, he is questioning me. It seems I can only ask you to confirm it now."
Zhao Tianyue looked at Wu Tian with surprise and exclaimed, "Wu Tian, you truly surprise me."
"How did you know the square hole was three millimeters smaller? This is something no human can do!"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "This is my skill. If I didn't have even this much skill, then why would I come to your Shenwu Sect and accept this test?"
Zhao Tianyue sighed with emotion. In his heart, Wu Tian's status had been elevated to a considerable degree.
He nodded and said, "I never imagined that there would be someone like you in this world."
"You know, even our founding ancestor didn't have your eyesight!"
After this conversation between Zhao Tianyue and Wu Tian, everyone present finally understood. So, the square hole was indeed three millimeters smaller.
Then, doesn't that mean Wu Tian won?
But Li Zhao couldn't accept this. He kept shaking his head and said, "No, no, there must be something wrong here."
"I don't believe it, I don't believe such a thing can happen in this world!"
Zhao Tianyue was somewhat disappointed with Li Zhao's reaction, and his tone became a little cold.
He said, "If you don't believe it, why don't you just measure it with a tool yourself?"
"In the end, this is just your own arrogance. If you had been more humble and chosen to measure it with a tool from the start, how could you have lost to Wu Tian?"
Li Zhao couldn't accept this fact at all, so he quickly ran out and brought the professional measuring tools.
But after he finished measuring, his expression became stiff.
"How could this be..." he said blankly.
"It's actually three millimeters short... This... this is undoubtedly a counterfeit currency!"
As soon as he said this, everyone was shocked.
Originally, they thought there might have been some mistake.
But now that even Li Zhao said so, doesn't that prove that Wu Tian's appraisal result is true?
For a moment, everyone looked at Wu Tian with strange expressions, as if they were looking at a monster.
They couldn't help but be shocked by Wu Tian, after all, whether it was Wang Xizhi's calligraphy or the Kaiyuan Tongbao, Wu Tian had never truly appraised them!
Even so, Wu Tian stated the result without any error. How could such a thing happen in this world?
Zhao Xiaojie was also stunned. Although she had animosity towards Wu Tian, even she had to admit now that Wu Tian was indeed not simple.
When the results came out and Li Zhao's failure was confirmed,
Li Zhao's face had almost lost all color, and even his posture was a bit shaky, almost falling to the ground.
Zhao Tianyue didn't pay attention to this.
He had long felt that Liu Gao and Li Zhao had issues with their character. He hoped that through this incident, they would grow a little.
He hoped they would understand his good intentions in the future.
Then, he said, "Alright, now you have defeated two geniuses from our sect. Next, you will face the third test."
"Daughter, it's your turn to appear this time."
Zhao Xiaojie nodded and walked out. She looked at Wu Tian and said, "To be honest, I really didn't expect you to be able to do this. It surprises me greatly."
"But you've reached about as far as you can go, because you will definitely lose to me next."
"As a Level Seven Appraiser, I cannot possibly lose to someone like you!"
Wu Tian raised his eyebrows and then smiled, "I think I've heard similar lines twice already."
"Since the beginning is the same, I hope the outcome will be a little different."
Zhao Xiaojie's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly and she said, "Your current demeanor truly disgusts me."
"Do you think you've accomplished something great just by defeating those two?"
"In my opinion, you only possess some unorthodox skills."
"But in the face of my orthodox appraisal techniques, your unorthodox methods will eventually lead to trouble!"
Regarding Zhao Xiaojie's provocation, Wu Tian was still smiling, "Alright, let's end the pointless talk here, and we can start the competition."
Zhao Tianyue had some confidence in his daughter.
Although he knew that Zhao Xiaojie had some personality issues, Zhao Xiaojie was indeed a well-deserved genius.
It should be known that at this age, there are fewer than ten people in the entire country who can become Level Seven Appraisers.
If it were Zhao Xiaojie, the hope of defeating Wu Tian was very high.
So he also nodded and said, "Then let us begin the third round of the test."
After speaking, he reached out towards the table and opened a scroll on it.