Seeing Li Zhao come out and say such things, Wu Tian couldn't help but chuckle.
He said, "No, aren't you giving me too little face?"
"We haven't even started competing, and you're already telling me to surrender?"
Li Zhao scoffed and said, "You even ask why? I think you've completely lost all shame."
"Do you know who I am? My family has been responsible for currency issuance since the Qin Dynasty."
"Even now, my father is one of the people who mints the Huaxia currency."
"As someone from a currency-making family like me, I understand our country's currency like the back of my hand. Do you think you can win against me?"
"Oh?" Wu Tian feigned surprise and then smiled, "That's amazing. It seems you're a formidable opponent."
"However, my personality is a bit stubborn. The stronger the opponent, the more it ignites my fighting spirit."
"So, if you ask me to surrender, then I absolutely cannot surrender."
"I must have a result with you, otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of an opportunity to duel with a master?"
Wu Tian's words were quite pleasing to Li Zhao.
But it also made him look down on Wu Tian even more. He said, "Since you know I'm a master, but you're not honest, and you still want to compete with me, isn't that being ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth?"
"Let me tell you, I will not go easy on you."
"On the contrary, I will make you lose utterly, perhaps even to the point of never being able to recover!"
Li Zhao's words were very impolite, and they also left Wu Tian somewhat speechless.
He felt like it was just an appraisal competition, why was it turning into a battle?
Never being able to recover, this guy was truly a monster.
Facing such a demeanor, he simply smiled faintly and said, "Is that so? Then I look forward to your performance."
"I also want to see what kind of strength a genius from a currency-making family like yours can display!"
Li Zhao snorted and said, "Don't talk so much nonsense to me. I'll let you appraise first this time, lest you say I bullied you."
Wu Tian smiled and shook his head, "No need. Since you are a master, it is only right that you go first. I will just observe your demeanor here."
Li Zhao didn't say anything more to Wu Tian. He directly took the Kaiyuan Tongbao coin and began to examine it.
After all, he was from a currency-making family, and appraising copper coins didn't take much effort.
So, after just a couple of glances, he immediately threw the coin to Wu Tian and said, "I'm done. It's your turn."
Wu Tian took the coin, and without even looking at it, he placed it on the table and smiled, "Really? What a coincidence, I'm also done."
"What?" Li Zhao was caught off guard.
"No, what are you playing at? You say you've appraised it? But you haven't appraised it at all!"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "What's so strange about that? I didn't appraise it just now either, and I still came up with the appraisal result, didn't I?"
"This is just how my appraisal methods are, so you'll get used to it."
Li Zhao felt that Wu Tian's behavior was a serious offense to him. He gritted his teeth and said, "You're very arrogant. You know who I am, yet you dare to be so careless."
"Don't think that because this is just a Kaiyuan Tongbao, it's nothing."
"Even a small copper coin has great appraisal value."
"If you dare to look down on it today, you will eventually face retribution!"
Wu Tian simply smiled and said, "I'm not looking down on it. Aren't you exaggerating a bit with your words?"
"Alright, anyway, I have no more issues here. Let's end the appraisal segment."
Seeing that Wu Tian truly had no intention of appraising, Zhao Tianyue directly handed out blank papers to both of them.
After they both wrote down their answers, he collected them back.
He opened the two papers and glanced at them, his face immediately turning somewhat strange. He looked at Wu Tian more intently.
Li Zhao felt that he had victory in his grasp, so he said, "Sect Master, just announce it directly. Don't give him any face, he doesn't deserve it!"
Zhao Tianyue seemed a bit embarrassed. He looked at Li Zhao and said, "Li Zhao, you should say less. Don't you understand the principle that the higher you climb, the harder you fall?"
"What?" Li Zhao didn't understand Zhao Tianyue's meaning.
He couldn't help but ask again, "Sect Master, what do you mean by those words? Aren't you going to announce the answer? Do these words have anything to do with the answer?"
Zhao Tianyue sighed and said, "Alright, then I will announce your answers."
"Li Zhao believes this currency is genuine, while Wu Tian believes it is fake. Their appraisal results are exactly the opposite!"
The onlookers were stunned again. Since their results were in conflict, it meant that one of them was bound to lose this competition.
Soon, Zhao Tianyue burst into unrestrained laughter, even bending at the waist.
He said mockingly, "No way, no way, you can't even appraise a Kaiyuan Tongbao?"
"This is clearly a genuine Kaiyuan Tongbao. What courage do you have to say it's fake? It's too funny!"
Wu Tian remained indifferent to his mockery. He smiled and said, "It's very funny, is it? The result will be even funnier later!"
Li Zhao was still laughing and said, "I say, is your mouth made of steel? Why is it so stubborn?"
"You've clearly lost, don't you have any self-awareness?"
Wu Tian shrugged and said, "I lost? Don't speak too soon. Everything will be based on Sect Master Zhao's result."
Li Zhao was confident he had won, so he directly said to Zhao Tianyue, "Sect Master, since this guy is eager to lose face, then hurry up and announce it!"
"I've had enough of him for a long time. I must let him see his own limitations!"
But after hearing Li Zhao's words, Zhao Tianyue's expression became even more awkward.
He couldn't help but say, "Li Zhao, I'll advise you one more time. The more you speak, the more mistakes you'll make. You should stop talking."
"This Kaiyuan Tongbao is indeed fake. You lost this match!"
Li Zhao completely ignored Zhao Tianyue's words and said triumphantly, "Did you hear that? I won this time as expected, you..."
As he said this, Li Zhao suddenly froze, then realized the atmosphere had become very strange.
He couldn't help but look around and found everyone looking at him with strange gazes.
Those looks... were like looking at an idiot.
He suddenly remembered what Zhao Tianyue had said and tremblingly said, "Wait, wait a minute, Sect Master, what did you just say?"