Silence.
As Zhao Tianyue’s voice rang out, the entire hall fell into a profound silence.
“You… what did you say?” After a moment, Zhao Xiaojie’s eyes widened.
Her voice trembled as she spoke, “I lost? How could I have lost? This is clearly real, how could it be a fake?”
“Let me explain this,” Wu Tian said with a smile. “Indeed, the fidelity of this painting is extremely high, even to the point of being indistinguishable from the real thing. Even Su Dongpo himself might not be able to tell the difference.”
“But there is one major problem that cannot be changed when forging such a work, and that is the sedimentation time of the ink.”
“The ink on this landscape painting was left three years ago. Think about it, if it were Su Dongpo’s work, would the ink look like this?”
“What?!” Zhao Xiaojie was utterly shocked by Wu Tian’s words.
She shook her head after regaining her senses, saying, “Impossible… impossible! Detecting ink requires going to a professional appraisal institute.”
“You just glanced at it, how could you possibly distinguish the sedimentation time!”
Zhao Tianyue sighed and said, “So I am also very shocked by this matter, but Wu Tian is not wrong. The ink was indeed left three years ago.”
“Just a week ago, our appraisal team was also fooled by this painting. It wasn’t until we took it for ink appraisal that we discovered it was merely a fake.”
“The reason I brought out this painting in the third round of the competition was because its appraisal value was high enough.”
“And now, it seems your skill is indeed inferior to Wu Tian’s.”
No one dared to speak, or rather, faced with such a situation, no one knew what to say.
The shock in their hearts surged like a sea of clouds, as if to churn their chests into a maelstrom.
It was one thing for Wu Tian to defeat the three geniuses of the Divine Artifact Sect consecutively, but the skill Wu Tian displayed was simply inconceivable.
Was this still human skill? This was clearly a divine miracle!
And such a result was something Zhao Xiaojie could not accept.
She was so proud, so self-assured, believing herself to be an undeniable genius, perhaps becoming a Level Nine Appraiser before the age of thirty.
But what happened today had severely damaged her confidence.
She realized how insignificant she was in front of Wu Tian, to the point where she felt she could never keep up with his pace.
Absurd, this was simply too absurd.
Her body began to tremble slightly, feeling a blockage of stagnant energy in her chest.
At this moment, she felt like crying, but even though her emotions had reached their breaking point, she still did not shed a tear.
Seeing her in this state, Zhao Tianyue also became somewhat anxious.
He patted Zhao Xiaojie’s shoulder and then said softly, “Daughter, try to look at it from a different perspective. Winning and losing are normal. Don’t take it too much to heart.”
“The world is vast, there are always greater heights to reach, and people beyond people. Consider this an experience of a larger world.”
“Dad believes in you, and you will definitely become an even more outstanding Appraiser in the future.”
However, even with Zhao Tianyue’s comfort, Zhao Xiaojie still felt immense grief and indignation.
How could a strong-willed woman like her easily come to terms with this?
She grew increasingly angry, and at the same time, became more entrenched in her own stubborn thoughts.
Suddenly, her expression turned extremely pained, and she clutched her left side, collapsing onto the ground!
This scene terrified everyone.
Zhao Tianyue’s face changed drastically, and he quickly knelt down, shouting, “Daughter, daughter, what’s wrong? Don’t scare me!”
Zhao Xiaojie was curled into a ball, emitting sounds of pain, saying, “It hurts… it hurts so much here…”
As soon as she finished speaking, she vomited a mouthful of blood!
Zhao Tianyue was so terrified that he was about to break down. He quickly shouted, “Quick, call 120! Quick, call 120!”
Everyone was stunned by what had happened, and for a moment, no one dared to move.
At this moment, Wu Tian strode forward and said, “Sect Master Zhao, I am a doctor. Let me take a look!”
“You’re a doctor?” Sect Master Zhao was taken aback, then suddenly remembered. Since Wu Tian had a connection with Su Qiannai, didn’t that mean he also had a connection with the Divine Physician Sect?
So he quickly moved aside and said, “Wu Tian, you must save my daughter! Please!”
Wu Tian knelt down to examine Zhao Xiaojie’s condition and then said with a solemn expression, “It seems the situation is a bit serious.”
Hearing this, Zhao Tianyue was terrified.
He hurriedly asked, “Wu Tian, what’s wrong with my daughter? Why did she suddenly become like this!”
Wu Tian explained, “Perhaps you never knew, but Zhao Xiaojie has always had a liver condition. It’s just that this condition usually doesn’t flare up.”
“As the saying goes, anger harms the liver. Zhao Xiaojie must have been overly agitated just now, which triggered the underlying disease in her liver. So now that the disease has erupted, she has become like this.”
Zhao Tianyue was almost driven mad by this. This was his most beloved daughter!
He grabbed Wu Tian’s hand and said excitedly, “Wu Tian, can my daughter be saved?”
“Is it still too late if we send her to the hospital now?”
Wu Tian shook his head and said, “This is not a common liver disease. With the technology of hospitals, it might not be effective.”
“But within an hour, her illness must be cured. Otherwise, once the liver fire spreads throughout her body, even an immortal cannot save her!”
“Ah?!” Zhao Tianyue immediately sat down on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
He said with tears flowing, “How could this happen… how could this happen!”
“Heaven, why are you treating me like this? You first took my wife away, and now you want to take my daughter. Why don’t you take me away too!”
The expressions of those around them were ashen, and they could barely stand.
This was the first time they had seen Zhao Tianyue like this. At this moment, it seemed that anything said would be wrong.
But Wu Tian said, “Sect Master Zhao, please calm down and compose yourself first.”
“I haven’t finished speaking. Although your daughter’s illness cannot be cured by hospitals, it doesn’t mean I can’t cure it.”
“Arrange a room for me now. As long as I make a move, your daughter will absolutely be fine.”
These words undoubtedly brought hope to Zhao Tianyue. Zhao Tianyue hurriedly said to Wu Tian, “Wu Tian, are you telling the truth? Can you really cure my daughter?”
“If you can cure her, I will give you whatever you want, I promise you!”