Chapter Eighty-six He Lao's Thoughts

  "Li Yang, don't talk nonsense, I think these are all high-quality goods!"

  Wu Xiaoli immediately walked to Li Yang's front, quietly reminding him, she had carefully examined all these things, from the embryo quality to the packaging, and found no problems at all.

  "Xiao Li, let's listen to Old He!" Li Yang bitterly smiled and shook his head. Li Yang could be certain that Old He knew the true age of these things and was intentionally asking him like this.

  Wu Xiaoli's level of expertise in antiques is ordinary, not comparable to that of a true expert, but compared to others, she is much stronger, and even most collectors are not as good as Wu Xiaoli. If Wu Xiaoli can't see the problem with these things, then it means that most people can't see the problem either.

  These things can probably only be identified as genuine or fake by real experts, and it's also an unknown number whether these experts can all see through them.

  "Xiaoli, Li Yang was right, these are all modern fakes, high-quality imitations! He Lao sighed heavily and slowly walked to the wall, continuing: "Over the past twenty years, antique counterfeiting has become increasingly rampant, with the level of forgery also becoming more sophisticated. While collecting genuine items, I've also kept an eye on some high-quality imitations that can deceive even experts. These are my representative collections, all created by over a dozen skilled artisans, each piece capable of fooling many people, including some renowned experts!"

  Wu Xiaoli widened her eyes again, but she wasn't looking at He Lao, she was staring at Li Yang. She wouldn't doubt He Lao's words; if he said these things were high-quality imitations, then they definitely were.

  Wu Xiaoli was thinking about how Li Yang could tell that these things were high-quality imitations. In just a few short days, Li Yang had been able to identify ancient jade, and now he could even identify porcelain, which made Wu Xiaoli's heart unacceptable.

  He Lao didn't notice Wu Xiaoli's surprise, instead he looked at Li Yang seriously: "Li Yang, do you know that these master counterfeiters are just like you, with extremely high talent? I've studied them carefully, and most of them only started coming into contact with antiques after they grew up. Then, in a short period of time, they burst forth with astonishing talent, but this talent wasn't applied to the right place, so in the end, these harmful counterfeits appeared!"

  Li Yang nodded silently. People who have been in contact with antiques since childhood generally have this cultural foundation, and such people hate counterfeits, most of whom will not fake them.

  And even if they fake it, their level is not as good as these truly talented people. It's hard to distinguish between true and false, and it's even harder to create something that can deceive experts. That's extremely difficult, not something ordinary people can do.

  Li Yang slowly understood what Old He meant, he was called here to see so many fake things, just to give him a reminder, don't let his talent go into making fakes.

  Thinking of this, Li Yang smiled bitterly again. He knew his situation best; fabricating lies was simply impossible for him.

  "Li Yang, do you know? These people originally should have had a great future, some of them could even become famous for centuries and be a master of their generation. But just because they took the wrong path, they ultimately ruined their own lives!" He Lao looked up at Li Yang, his expression becoming even more serious: "As for the things you've seen, there are six people who created them currently in prison, two have already passed away, and two are paralyzed, unable to move in the hospital. The only one with freedom of movement is currently wandering overseas, not daring to return!"

  Li Yang's heart suddenly skipped a beat, he could feel the thick regret and hatred in He Lao's words. He Lao didn't call him here just to remind him, but also to warn him that if Li Yang dared to use his talent to fake it, the consequences would be worse than what these people were facing.

  "What are you talking about, Mr. He? I understand what you mean. Don't worry, I will never be involved in anything fake for the rest of my life. And now I have enough wealth to support myself, I am very content!"

  Li Yang's expression also turned serious and solemnly said to He Lao, who showed a satisfied look in his eyes and nodded slightly.

  "It's best that you think this way, Li Yang. Your talent is the best I've ever seen among all people. If you walk on the right path, I believe you will be a world-renowned master in the future. Don't let short-term gains blind your eyes, you have an unimaginable future ahead of you!"

  He Lao let out a long sigh, slowly walked back to the desk, lay down on the chair and stared at the ceiling. Li Yang and Wu Xiao Li stood there, not daring to speak, unsure of what He Lao was thinking again.

  After a while, Old He slowly straightened his back, smiled at Li Yang: "Li Yang, I have many books here, and there are many things you can refer to. You can read these books freely, and you can also appreciate the things freely. In the future, when you have nothing to do, just come to my place!"

  Wu Xiaoli opened her mouth wide, while Li Yang stared blankly at He Lao. He Lao's words were equivalent to opening up all his collections to Li Yang, and even allowing him to come here anytime he wanted.

  Li Yang only felt shocked and moved, that He Lao, a man of his stature, could say such things, it can be seen that he really values himself and is good to himself.

  In Wu Xiaoli's view, it is different. She can freely enter and exit He Lao's home, and casually browse through He Lao's collections and books. Except for He Lao's family members, probably no one else can do this, and even his family members may not be so casual. He Lao treats Li Yang extremely well, as if he regards Li Yang as his own child.

  "Li Yang, you still haven't thanked Old He!"

  Wu Xiaoli hastily pushed Li Yang, and it wasn't until then that he came back to himself, thanking Old He repeatedly.

  Li Yang had not thought of refusing He Lao's proposal, he now also wants to learn a lot of real antique knowledge, the whole Mingyang, probably there is no better place than He Lao's here, even the museum compared to He Lao's here is much inferior, especially some professional books in He Lao's are not available elsewhere.

  "You don't have to thank me, as long as you can really learn something and then make the most of what you've learned, I'll be satisfied!"

  He Lao smiled lightly and shook his head. The purpose of calling Li Yang over today had basically been achieved, and He Lao's mood was also quite good.

  "Don't worry, sir! I won't let you down!"

  Li Yang nodded heavily, Wu Xiaoli looked at Li Yang with a complex expression. Li Yang's good fortune was really hard to accept. He had previously saved the mayor's son and the mayor's family owed him a great favor, but now he was also favored by Old Man He, all the good things seemed to be occupied by Li Yang.

  "Come on, I'll take you to another room and have a look!"

  He Lao got up, took Li Yang and Wu Xiaoli into another room on the second floor. This room was similarly decorated to the previous one, with a desk, bookshelves, and exquisite collectibles placed along the walls.

  What's different is that the collection here is more miscellaneous, and Li Yang saw a snuff bottle placed in the middle position at a glance, which was the one he sold to He Lao last time.

  Li Yang quietly observed the surroundings with his special ability and found that most of the things here were multi-layered light circles, among which there were many deep yellow ones, and even a few orange-yellow ones. These things all had a long history.

  "You guys take a look at this first, I'll go out and rest for a while. You don't have to leave at noon, just stay here and have lunch with me!"

  He Lao led them into the room and left with a smile, both of whom nodded in agreement to He Lao's generosity. Wu Xiaoli wanted to take a closer look at He Lao's true collection, while Li Yang was more interested in the full bookcase.

  Two people stayed in Mr. He's collection room, one reading a book and the other looking at things, this room quickly became quiet, while on the first floor a secret room, Mr. He smiled with satisfaction facing a display screen.

  Next to He Lao, there were several young men with very serious expressions. These people didn't look very old, but they gave off a sharp and fierce aura. Compared to Zheng Kaida's bodyguards, these few people were on a completely different level.

  He Lao's collection of books is indeed rich and can be said to be all-encompassing. As long as it's related to antiques, he almost has everything here. Li Yang was flipping through a book about Tang Sancai. The book looked like it had been around for some years, but it was well-preserved.

  Slowly flipping through the book, Li Yang's head would occasionally nod slightly. After reading dozens of pages, Li Yang immediately walked to the collection and found a real Tang Sancai. By comparing it with this Tang Sancai, Li Yang understood more about what was introduced in the book.

  Especially with the help of special abilities, Li Yang can better and more deeply understand many inner things. In just one morning, after reading this book, Li Yang also had a lot of understanding of Tang Sancai. Not to mention being an expert, but absolutely stronger than ordinary people, this is the greatest benefit of his special ability to help.

  Looking at the full bookcase, Li Yang sighed again and suddenly said to Wu Xiaoli, who was fascinated by an ancient porcelain: "It seems that I should buy a house nearby, so it will be more convenient for me to come here next time!"

  "It doesn't matter whether you buy a house or not, it's fine even if you just live here!"

  Wu Xiaoli had not yet responded when Old He's voice suddenly appeared. Before his words had even fallen, Old He was already smiling as he walked into the room.

  "Mr. He, you're back!"

  Li Yang and Wu Xiaoli both stood up straight, still appreciating the learning attitude of these two young people. It was already time for lunch, but these two young people were still studying seriously.

  "I'm here to call you guys for dinner, thinking of continuing in the afternoon, can't get fat with one mouthful!"

  He Lao smiled and nodded, as soon as he said that, the two immediately felt their stomachs were empty. They hadn't eaten breakfast that morning, if they weren't so engrossed in their conversation earlier, they would have probably felt hungry already.

  "What's wrong with you, Mr He? You could have just asked that auntie to call us over, why did you come yourself?"

  Li Yang said with great respect, He Lao burst out laughing and turned around to leave without saying another word.

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