Lin Xiaotian arrived at Building Number One of the antique street, and there wasn't even a parking space.
"Is the antique street this lively today?"
"So many cars have arrived, there isn't even a parking spot."
Lost in thought, he soon reached Mingyue Pavilion.
As he approached the entrance, he saw a crowd already gathered inside.
Discussions could be heard from the people.
"Mingyue Pavilion is really unlucky to encounter something like this."
"More than unlucky, I think someone is deliberately targeting them."
"Didn't you just hear what they were saying?"
Listening to their words, Lin Xiaotian asked with a smile, "What happened here just now?"
"Seeing how lively they are discussing, did they sell fake goods here?"
"I heard Mingyue Pavilion only sells genuine items and would never offer a substandard product."
The crowd immediately responded with smiles to his question.
"That's right, Mingyue Pavilion is indeed honest with everyone. After hearing about their reputation, we also wanted to visit, but their antiques are priced quite high."
"It might be worth collecting for appreciation, but if you want to flip them, it's definitely not worth the loss."
"They also buy antiques, but today their shopkeeper made a mistake."
"Moreover, the shopkeeper got into a conflict with someone, and things have escalated."
Lin Xiaotian glanced inside and saw that Master Liu's face was already flushed with anger.
Standing in front of him was Li Tian.
Li Tian took a proud sip of tea and sneered, "Since you've already accepted my goods, you can't just make an excuse about not being able to distinguish between real and fake and reject my merchandise, can you?"
"I specifically selected a batch of goods to support your business."
"I had good intentions, but you're saying all my items are fakes. This makes me very unhappy. I brought ten precious porcelain pieces here, and you can't identify a single one."
"If you can't tell the difference, then buy them all. Don't tarnish the reputation of Mingyue Pavilion."
Master Liu gritted his teeth, "Even a fool can see that these ten identical porcelain pieces are definitely fakes."
"Then point out the problem with them!"
"If you can't, then they are genuine. Give me the money now?"
"Don't waste my time, I have many things to do. If you want to ruin your own reputation, feel free to do so. I won't force you to buy my items."
"From today on, everyone should recognize that Mingyue Pavilion is not a place for just anyone. These people are snobs."
"I casually brought out some porcelain, and they can't even tell if they are real or fake."
"If we sell to them, they might end up calling our items fakes. Once they're labeled as fakes, it'll be hard to sell them later."
"These guys have no discernment, and yet they..."
However, before he could finish, he heard a crisp sound.
His gaze involuntarily turned, and he saw that one of the porcelain pieces on the table had shattered.
"Who did that?"
Li Tian stood up angrily and looked around. There were at least forty to fifty people.
He couldn't tell who had done it.
His eyes filled with immense rage, he turned to Master Liu and said through gritted teeth, "This porcelain shattered in your shop, so you should compensate me."
"The cost of this blue and white porcelain isn't cheap; each piece is worth at least tens of millions."
"If you can't distinguish their authenticity, they should be treated as precious antiques. I don't know, but ten million per piece should be enough."
Li Tian's eyes gleamed with triumph. The total cost of these items was less than a million, and it had taken the work of some true masters to make them so seamless.
Master Liu didn't pay attention to the shattered porcelain on the floor; his face had also become extremely grim.
"I suspect you're playing a trick, smashing these porcelain pieces in my shop and then demanding compensation?"
"We haven't even agreed to buy your goods yet. The porcelain was on the table, and it broke on its own. Can you blame us?"
"Now I even suspect that your porcelain is actually fake."
Li Tian gritted his teeth and shouted, "You're talking nonsense! You can't even tell the authenticity of my porcelain when it's right in front of you. Do I need to break them again and extort money from you?"
"I think you're just desperate and have no other choice, so you're having someone smash them on purpose from the shadows."
"You're doing this on purpose!"
His angry shouts were loud.
The surrounding crowd wasn't buying his act. Not many people who frequented antique shops were fools.
Just then, Lin Xiaotian walked out from the crowd with a smile, his eyes filled with amusement.
"Master Liu, he said you're being redundant. Why bother?"
"Then why aren't you quickly sweeping up the porcelain shards and giving them to him?"
"If he feels that we should compensate for what was damaged in our shop, then we'll just pay him a sum of money."
When Master Liu saw Lin Xiaotian, he was initially excited, but upon hearing his words, his eyes showed obvious shock and confusion.
If they agreed to pay, how much would they have to pay?
Each piece of porcelain was worth at least tens of millions.
That was blue and white porcelain, not some small trinkets fired in modern kilns.
Just as he opened his mouth to say something, Lin Xiaotian picked up a shard of porcelain from the ground and said with a half-smile, "A painted skin is easy to create, but the bones are hard to fake!"
"It's the same with porcelain."
"No matter how well the exterior is faked, the interior cannot be faked."
"After all, the accumulation of history cannot change the interior."
"Whether these porcelain shards are real or fake, I don't need to say more. Anyone with a discerning eye can tell. Let's show these porcelain pieces to all the friends present."
"If everyone here thinks these items are genuine, then we will immediately and without hesitation pay the compensation."
By this time, the crowd had already gathered around.
After Lin Xiaotian pointed it out, their gazes all focused on the porcelain shards.
After carefully examining the glaze and the interior of the porcelain, everyone's face showed an expression of immense astonishment.
"Damn, who is this master?"
"He directly broke the porcelain to prove with facts that these things are fakes."