After the divorce, I became a god that my ex-wife couldn’t reach.

However, Zhu Chengjin, Luo Xiaoran, Lu Qifeng and others couldn't help but be a little surprised when they saw the bamboo tube held by Zhao Ruyu.

Some people almost couldn't help laughing.

Their knowledge of antiques includes bronzes, jade, porcelain, the Four Treasures of the Study, ancient calligraphy and paintings, antiques, etc., but this was the first time they saw bamboo tubes.

Pi Yangyang stared closely at the pen holder. It looked like it was indeed made of bamboo. The yellow surface lacked a dark red luster, and the transition was natural. It exuded a historical atmosphere and did not look like a later fake.

The bamboo tube is engraved with very complicated patterns.

The entire pen holder adopts high-cut hollowing technique, and the pattern is divided into two parts, with more than ten layers.

The bamboo forest in front of the mountain is far-reaching, with luxuriant branches and leaves, and strange rocks are intertwined in the bamboo forest. Pine trees and bamboo forests alternate with streams, creating a far-reaching artistic conception.

A total of twelve people are carved on it.

Seven of them gathered together, two played chess, one played the piano, and the other stood on the stone bridge, pointed forward, and waved to order the waiter behind him.

Five boys were waving fans to make tea, serving water on trays, or looking for dead branches in the woods.

All the characters are lifelike and ready to appear.

The entire pen holder is only twenty centimeters high and fifteen centimeters in diameter.

The carving is exquisite, the hollow bamboo leaves are as thin as thick needles, and the characters' facial features are clearly visible.

The painted eyes and patterns on the clothes are clearly visible, making the characters more lifelike.

Regardless of whether this pen holder is an antique or not, the carving technique alone is enough to show that this thing is extraordinary.

"This tube is really well carved, it's really beautiful..."

Zhu Chengjin looked at it for a moment and said with admiration.

Pi Yangyang couldn't help but almost laughed out loud.

Thanks to him being the director of the museum, he actually said such unprofessional words?

Who would say such an evaluation about a bamboo carving?

"Well, it's quite beautiful. Mr. Zhao must have spent a lot of money to buy it, right?"

These people really didn't know what words to use to describe it, so they had no choice but to follow Zhu Chengjin's words.

Although they deeply despised this bamboo pen holder, since it was brought by Zhao Zhuoran, they had to praise it even if they knew it was garbage.

Who here dares to make Zhao Zhuoran unhappy? That's unless he doesn't want to be happy anymore.

Zhao Zhuoran laughed "haha", "Really? Actually, I don't know what's so good about this thing. I just saw it on a street stall and thought it looked good, so I bought it. I brought it here today to show it to all the masters. If it has some value, then collect it; if it is junk, then throw it away..."

He said it casually, but you could see the happiness in his heart.

"If Master Wang takes a look at it, you will know how much it is worth..."

These people are foxes who have been around for thousands of years, so naturally they will not act like this.

They are sure that this thing is worthless. When the time comes, they will see it for themselves. Do they think it is a good thing or not?

If you say it's bad, you'll slap Zhao Zhuoran in the face. If you say yes, you'll lie to Zhao Zhuoran, and you're going to offend him anyway.

Therefore, everyone unanimously passed this hot potato to Wang Xingyuan.

Of course Wang Xingyuan understood what these people were thinking, but he couldn't refuse because he was famous.

He took the pen holder from Zhao Ruyu, took the magnifying glass and looked at it carefully.

Zhao Zhuoran looked at Wang Xingyuan nervously, waiting for him to make a judgment.

In fact, he told lies about the origin of this pen holder.

He did buy this bottle from a stall, but at that time the stall owner said that it was an imperial gift from a previous emperor and was worth a lot of money, so he insisted on paying him 100,000 yuan.

He bought it on a whim, but regretted it immediately.

I went to look for the vendor again, but he was gone.

He vaguely felt that he had been fooled, but he was unwilling to give in, so he brought the pen holder to the appreciation meeting today to let everyone help him see whether it was a waste or a treasure.

To save face, he didn't tell the truth.

Even if it is found to be a waste when the time comes, he will not lose face.

Wang Xingyuan looked at it for a long time and said nothing.

Zhu Chengjin was a little anxious and asked: "Master Wang, what is the origin of this tube?"

Wang Xingyuan put down the magnifying glass in his hand and said hesitantly: "I'm a little unsure too. Judging from the material, the carving, and the patina on it, this should be an ancient object, some years old. I once I read in a book that an emperor in the previous dynasty had a pen holder belonging to the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, which was specially placed in the imperial study. The emperor loved it very much...but..."

As he spoke, he shook his head slightly, looking a little confused.

After hearing these words, many people showed shocked eyes.

None of them thought that a bamboo-carved pen holder could have such a big influence.

If this is really the royal item of the previous emperor, its value will not be low.

"Isn't Master Wang sure about this...?"

Zhao Zhuoran had already half let go, but he was still a little hung up and asked suspiciously.

Wang Xingyuan smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "In the past, I would have definitely judged that this was the one recorded in the data. But now I don't have the confidence..."

Ever since Fengcheng had his eyes punched twice in a row, he had developed a serious lack of confidence syndrome.

Zhao Zhuoran couldn't help but said in surprise: "Master Wang, are you being humble to me on purpose, or are you afraid that I will be angry if you tell me that this item is waste? Don't worry, tell the truth, I just bought this thing at a stall. It doesn’t cost a lot of money…”

Wang Xingyuan shook his head and said: "Mr. Zhao, this is really not the problem. In this way, Mr. Pi happens to be here, let him take a look, and we will be more confident."

Zhao Zhuoran was stunned, "Mr. Pi? Who is it?"

Pi Yangyang slowly walked up to him and smiled slightly, "Mr. Zhao, we finally meet."

Zhao Zhuoran looked at Pi Yangyang in surprise and asked, "Do you know me?"

Pi Yangyang said: "I didn't know him before, but I have heard about him for a long time. Let me introduce myself, Pi Yangyang is the one who took the photo of your Zhao family jade pendant in Fengcheng. Mr. Zhao, you should know it, right?"

As soon as these words came out, there was a small commotion in the room, and everyone looked at Pi Yangyang in surprise.

"So it was him who bought the Zhao Jiayu pendant for 80 million in Fengcheng?"

"I don't understand this. The Zhao family jade pendant has been authenticated by an authoritative authority and is not worth much. Isn't he crazy?"

"No wonder Master Wang admires him so much. He really performed amazingly in Fengcheng..."

Most of these old men had heard about the strange things that happened at the Fengcheng auction, so they suddenly had a new view of Pi Yangyang.

Zhao Zhuoran's eyes also flickered, and he looked at Pi Yangyang in surprise.

"Oh, so it turns out you spent 80 million to buy the jade pendant from my Zhao family?"

Pi Yangyang nodded, then smiled lightly, "We will talk about this later. Let's talk about this pen holder first."

Although he was very curious as to why there was no movement after the Zhao family's jade pendant was taken away by him. But this matter is obviously inappropriate to talk about here.

Zhao Zhuoran suddenly said: "Oh, yes...take a look at this pen holder first..."

Wang Xingyuan quickly handed the pen holder in his hand to Pi Yangyang, "Please Mr. Pi appraise it."

Pi Yangyang took it and quietly activated the true energy in his body, condensing it in his palm.

He had long sensed that this pen holder contained spiritual energy, and it was relatively strong.

For collectors like them, the spiritual energy in the pen holder is useless and impossible to even know.

But for practitioners, that is a scarce resource.

It was impossible for Pi Yangyang to rob it. Even if he wanted to spend money to buy it, Old Zhaotou might not be willing to sell it, so he could only take advantage of the opportunity of appreciation to quietly absorb the spiritual energy in the pen holder.

While absorbing the spiritual energy, he pretended to watch carefully, not missing every detail.

After watching it for more than ten minutes, he absorbed all the spiritual energy in the pen holder.

"Well, this pen holder was indeed used by the royal family of the previous dynasty and is worth collecting..."

Finally, he nodded and said calmly.

At the same time, he handed the pen holder to Zhao Ruyu.

If it were not contaminated with royal nobility, how could this bamboo tube contain spiritual energy?

"Really? So, I missed it?"

Zhao Zhuoran suddenly said with great joy.

Pi Yangyang said: "If you bought it for less than 1.2 million, it will not be a loss..."

Zhao Zhuoran laughed "haha", "Oh, so this tube is worth 1.2 million? After so long, I finally found a genuine item..."

Zhu Chengjin quickly said: "Congratulations, Mr. Zhao, you are the real winner in today's appreciation conference..."

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhao is blessed with great fortune. This kind of luck is beyond our comparison..."

"Otherwise, the Zhao family can become the largest family in the provincial capital. This is inseparable from Mr. Zhao's luck..."

"Yes, Mr. Zhao's luck cannot be stopped even by the city wall..."

Hearing these rainbow farts, Zhao Zhuoran was in a very good mood and said happily:

"Everyone, I will host a banquet at Yushanfang at noon. You must come..."