Chapter Twenty-Five: Treasure Awareness

  These antique seals and jade pendants have one thing in common, that is, they are all genuine antiques. Have I developed the ability to sense antiques from a distance? No! If so, why wasn't I attracted to the authentic antiques on the other side? Could it be that those were fakes? That's impossible.

  What was it after all? Chu Chen thought carefully.

  That's right!

  Chu Chen's spiritual light flashed, this should be the reason for the distance. When he met that old man earlier, he was about half a meter away before feeling that there was something wrong with the seal. And when he discovered this jade pendant, it was also at a distance of about half a meter from himself.

  So in order to verify whether it was true or not, Chu Chen walked towards the other side where the authentic antiques were placed.

  "Xiao Chen, are you planning to take some old things today too?" Chen Dewang put down the seal he was holding and asked as soon as he saw Chu Chen's movements.

  Chu Chen smiled foolishly and said: "Just this, haven't decided yet, just taking a look."

  "Alright, you handle it yourself then, but don't worry about the price, I won't let you get a bad deal."

  After seeing Chu Chen nodding in agreement, Chen Dewang turned his head and started reading again.

  Just now when they were talking, Chu Chen's mind was full of thoughts about his special abilities. Suddenly, Old Man Chen asked him a question, scaring him half to death. He thought that Old Man Chen had discovered something unusual and he couldn't help but feel suspicious for a moment. When Old Man Chen turned his attention back, he secretly let out a sigh of relief, and his tense mood relaxed instantly.

  After some thought, Chu Chen felt that he was quite funny too. Since having the special ability, his way of handling things had undergone a certain change, generally speaking, it had become somewhat timid. Especially after picking up that Sakuya badge, he always felt that if he wasn't careful, he might let others discover his special ability.

  Now that I think about it, there was no need to do so. I didn't write "I have supernatural powers" on my face, and as long as I behave like a normal person, others won't notice anything different about me.

  On the other hand, if you suddenly behave differently from before, others will find it strange and pay attention to your behavior, and the chances of being discovered will also increase greatly.

  Thinking of this, Chu Chen suddenly felt a sense of relief. As long as he was himself, even if he often picked up leaks or won at gambling, as long as he spoke with reason, others would not only not suspect him but also admire his knowledge and insight, envy his luck, and his reputation would rise.

  In the antique world, fame and collection are complementary to each other. Having a big name also means having many collections, which makes it more convenient to conceal one's own supernatural abilities.

  At this time, Chen Dewang suddenly felt that Chu Chen had become confident and sunny again, although he didn't understand why, he still sighed in his heart, this is the kind of appearance a young person should have, then he focused on reading books.

  At this moment, Chu Chen did not know. If he knew, perhaps his heart would be filled with a mix of relief and lingering fear.

  As he walked to within half a meter of the antique cabinet where the genuine antiques were placed, Chu Chen felt somewhat astonished. He didn't feel that strange sensation after all, which made him suspect whether his previous conclusion was wrong?

  "Huh?"

  At the moment when Chu Chen was staring at a golden-painted bowl, that strange feeling gradually emerged from his mind again, growing stronger and stronger until it was identical to the previous impressions of the seal and jade pendant. This situation immediately gave rise to some thoughts in him, and after careful study, he finally figured out what was going on.

  This feeling of sensing antiques is, to a certain extent, controlled by one's own consciousness. If in the subconscious mind, one thinks that an antique is genuine, then this feeling will not appear. On the contrary, if an antique is overlooked, this feeling can emerge in time and remind you.

  But even if it's an antique that one thinks is under their control, that feeling will still appear. In short, this feeling is the sharp tool for picking up leaks and appraising, he thought for a moment, this feeling should be called "Treasure Awareness".

  Think about it, if there was no Bao Jue, Chu Chen wanted to pick up the leak, not only need to have eyesight, but also need to confirm after getting started. Moreover, things like small stalls are more numerous and miscellaneous, and if you're not careful, you'll miss the opportunity. Now that we have Bao Jue, this regret no longer exists.

  As for identification, it's not something that can be done anywhere. For example, in a museum, you can't just touch things. You might say, "But aren't the things in museums genuine?" Not necessarily, there have been cases of museums being swindled too.

  There is also the pre-auction exhibition of the auction, although most of them can be handled, but some cannot be handled due to special reasons, and then they have to rely on the collector's own vision. There are also other situations, after having a treasure awareness, you can avoid the awkwardness in it.

  Of course, Baojue is not omnipotent, it only plays a supporting role. Just now, Chuyan experimented and found that the induction of Baojue is the same as that of heteropathy. As long as an object dates back to the Republic of China period, Baojue can sense it, so it's not necessarily true that everything Baojue senses is a masterpiece among antiques.

  Moreover, Baojue also has distance limitations. As mentioned earlier, the maximum sensing distance of Baojue is only 0.5 meters, and it cannot sense anything beyond that.

  As for the reason why Baojue was formed, Chuyan guessed that it might be a change caused by absorbing too much spiritual energy. Otherwise, why didn't he sense Baojue during the previous Sub-Guang event? From this point, it can be inferred that heterogeneity can be upgraded, and he is now eagerly looking forward to what new functions will be added when his heterogeneity upgrades again next time.

  In high spirits and excitement, Chu Chen selected a genuine product, then casually picked out a few counterfeit ones, and came to Chen Dewang's side, saying:

  "Mr. Chen, I've selected some good things and put them over there, would you mind taking a look?"

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  Chen Dewang put down the book in his hand and walked with Chu Chen to the pile of selected items, just took a casual glance, and said to Chu Chen:

  "Is that all, Xiaochen?"

  At this time, Chu Chen's heart was not as calm as the surface, because Chen Dewang did not see that the jade pendant was not a counterfeit. At this time, he was entangled in his heart, whether to pretend to be this jade pendant or not, which had the highest profit of more than ten times.

  However, Chu Chen eventually gave up on the temptation in his heart. After all, over the past few years, Chen Dewang had taken good care of him. For example, once when Chu Chen didn't even have enough money to buy goods, Chen Dewang didn't say a word and just lent them to him. If he were to secretly take the jade pendant this time, his conscience wouldn't be able to bear it.

  Chu Chen did not immediately answer Chen Dewang's question, but instead picked out the jade pendant and handed it to him.

  "Mr. Chen, what do you think of this jade pendant?"

  Chen Dewang took the jade pendant, observed it for a moment, and then smiled: "Alright, Xiao Chuan, I didn't misjudge you. This jade pendant should have been mine yesterday when my grandson was organizing things and accidentally put it away. That kid doesn't even know how to be careful, just wait till I get home and deal with him."

  Chu Chen smiled and said, "Young people are all like this, I wasn't much better when I was young. Old Chen, I just picked out a bird feeder, would you mind helping me take it out and have a look?"

  "Oh, you're referring to that blue-and-white bird feeder, okay, I'll get it for you." Chen Dewang walked over and took out the bird feeder, placing it on the table.

  This bird food container was also carefully observed by Chu Chen, it is a T-shaped bird food container, the outer wall is smooth and clean, the inner painting has a pattern of green flowers and branches, the painting is rough and bold, the color of the green flowers is rich and vibrant, with distinct characteristics of Wanli Qinghua.

  On the bird food jar, there are six characters in a line of regular script: "Made in the Wanli period of the Great Ming dynasty". At first glance, it is known to be a product of the Wanli period. From the aspects of embryo, glaze, material and shape, it can be proved that this is an old object from the beginning of the Qing dynasty, which is very worth collecting.

  Put the bird feeder back on the table, Chu Chen said: "Old Chen, that's all, just this much."

  Chen Dewang put the jade pendant that had been set aside back together and said: "Alright, consider these two ten thousand yuan."

  Chu Chen was taken aback and said in surprise: "Old Chen, you've miscalculated, how can this be worth only 200,000 yuan?"

  Chu Chen's selection, although they are all modern replicas, are all high-quality goods. Just the cost of these goods is almost 10,000 yuan, and adding that bird food container estimated to be around 10,000 yuan as well, does that mean the jade pendant was a gift?

  Chen Dewang smiled and replied, "Xiao Chuan, you've been in this line for a while now, so you should also know that our profession is all about relying on one's eyes to make a living. If it weren't for your reminder just now, I wouldn't have noticed anything. If I were to reevaluate the price, wouldn't that be going against the rules of the antique business?"

  "This actually has nothing to do with you."

  "My grandson is not representing me?!"

  Chen Dewang glared and waved his hand, saying: "Alright, that's settled then. If you really feel bad about it, just come here often to take care of business, this can also be considered a reward for your honesty."

  Afterwards, he saw that Chu Chen still had some hesitation and angrily said: "What? You're not willing to? If you don't want it, I'll take it back! From now on, don't come to my place to pick up goods again."

  "Alright, alright! Can't I accept it already!" Chu Chen saw this and could only hastily agree.

  "That's right!" Chen Dewang said with a smile.

  Then, the two of them carefully packed up all the goods they had taken this time, after all, they were all fragile items that couldn't be handled carelessly. After finishing packing everything, Chen Dewang called the delivery workers again, and then Chu Chen said goodbye to him and got directly into the delivery truck, going home together.

  Chu Chen sat in the car, sighing inwardly. People should have a conscience, he thought. If things had turned out differently today and he hadn't told Chen De Wang about the jade pendant, their relationship would be strained if Chen ever found out what really happened. It wouldn't be as close as it is now.