Old Harden, can you handle having your vision-shifting abilities on all the time?

The auctioneer's bids echoed through the auction hall, but Xu Xing's heart was already racing.

He remained expressionless, his gaze lingering for a moment on the antique-style ewer made of Hetian white jade from the Jiaqing period, before slowly raising the number plate in his hand.

"One million five hundred thousand!"

"One million eight thousand!"

"One million one hundred and twenty thousand!"

The price steadily climbed amid bidding from several collectors. Xu Xing remained in no hurry to make a move, only occasionally raising his paddle to keep himself in the bidding queue.

When the price broke through 1.5 million, the competitive momentum slowed down significantly.

A collector from Nanjing hesitated for a moment before finally putting down his bidding paddle.

Another middle-aged man from Shanghai gritted his teeth and added another 20,000 yuan.

"One million five hundred and twenty thousand per time!"

The auctioneer's voice echoed in the hall.

Xu Xing raised his number.

"One million five hundred and fifty thousand!"

The Shanghai collector glanced at him, frowned slightly, and ultimately chose to give up.

"One million five hundred and fifty thousand twice!"

"One million five hundred and fifty thousand three times!"

The auction gavel slammed down.

"Congratulations to this gentleman for winning the bid for this antique-style ewer-shaped wine cup made of Hetian white jade by the Jiaqing Emperor!"

Xu Xing nodded slightly, his face expressionless.

But in reality, he knew in his heart that the 1.55 million was well spent, and even more so.

Because the imperial green jade thumb ring hidden inside the goblet is worth at least twenty times more than the goblet itself.

The auction continued, and although there were a few good items later on, none of them aroused Xu Xing's interest.

He sat quietly in his seat watching the other collectors bid, occasionally exchanging a few words with Zhou Zhihai beside him, offering his opinions on the authenticity and condition of a particular item.

At 5:30 p.m., the last item was hammered down, and the auction came to a successful conclusion.

Xu Xing went to the back office to complete the handover procedures, swiped his card to pay, and received the Hetian white jade antique-style ewer cup.

He carefully placed the wine cup into a specially made brocade box, then said goodbye to Zhou Zhihai and left the convention center.

Zhu Yong was already waiting at the door in his Maybach.

"XCMG, back to Yunxi Terrace?"

"Okay, let's go back."

Xu Xing sat in the back seat and carefully placed the brocade box beside him.

The car smoothly entered the evening rush hour traffic and headed towards Yunxitai.

Back home, Xu Xing changed into some loungewear and then took out a small pottery cutter that he had ordered online a few days earlier from the storage room.

This was specially prepared by him for dealing with the bluebird painted pottery and this ewer-shaped wine cup.

The cutting machine isn't big; it fits perfectly on the desk in the study.

Xu Xing put on goggles and work gloves, turned on the power to the cutting machine, and adjusted the speed and the sharpness of the blade.

After confirming that everything was normal, he first took out the antique-style ewer cup made of Hetian white jade from the Jiaqing period.

With the aid of his X-ray vision, he could clearly see the extremely hidden joint line at the bottom of the goblet.

The seam was cleverly concealed by the taotie pattern on the surface; if he hadn't had X-ray vision, he would never have discovered the hidden mechanism there.

Xu Xing took a deep breath and fixed the cup onto the cutting machine's worktable.

He adjusted the blade angle, aligned it with the joint line, and started the cutting machine.

The blades spun at high speed, emitting a sharp hissing sound.

Xu Xing's movements were steady; the blade slowly cut along the joint line, precisely avoiding the surrounding patterns.

His eyes were fixed on the cutting area. With the aid of X-ray vision, he could clearly see the movement of the blade inside the jade, ensuring that the ring inside would not be damaged.

About ten minutes later, the blade cut around the joint line, and the bottom of the cup was completely separated.

Xu Xing turned off the cutting machine, put down the blade, and carefully picked up the separated foot.

Inside the base, a jade-green thumb ring lies quietly in the carefully carved-out cavity.

Xu Xing gently picked up the thumb ring with tweezers and placed it in his palm.

The moment the ring touched the skin, a warm and delicate sensation came over me, carrying a warmth that seemed to come alive.

It was an imperial green jadeite thumb ring.

It is entirely emerald green, a rich and deep green, like a frozen lake.

Under the light, the surface of the thumb ring gleamed with a lustrous sheen, its green hue seemingly emanating from within the jade, possessing a captivating beauty.

The thumb ring has an extremely fine texture. Under strong light, almost no impurities or cotton-like inclusions are visible, and its transparency is extremely high, reaching the level of glass-type jade.

Xu Xing brought the thumb ring up to the light and examined it carefully.

The thumb ring has an inner diameter of about two centimeters, an outer diameter of about three centimeters, and a height of about two and a half centimeters. It is cylindrical in shape and the surface is polished to be extremely smooth. There are no carvings or decorations, making it simple yet elegant.

He flipped the ring over to look inside.

On the inner wall, he found a line of tiny engraved characters.

It is Manchu.

Xu Xing took out his phone, opened a translation app, and took a picture of the line of Manchu text.

The software provided the translation results after recognition:

"For Emperor Qianlong's Imperial Use"

Four words.

Xu Xing's heart skipped a beat.

Used by Emperor Qianlong!

This thumb ring was actually used by Emperor Qianlong during his lifetime!

Emperor Qianlong was a great lover of jade, especially thumb rings. According to historical records, he collected hundreds of thumb rings of various materials throughout his life, among which jade thumb rings were particularly precious.

This imperial green jadeite thumb ring reaches the top level of jadeite in terms of jade quality, color and transparency.

Furthermore, with the inscription "For the Emperor Qianlong's Use," its value is simply immeasurable.

Xu Xing took a deep breath to suppress his excitement.

He carefully placed the thumb ring on the velvet cloth, and then picked up the separated base of the wine cup to examine it closely.

The cavities inside the base are polished to an extremely smooth finish, clearly indicating careful design.

As for why Emperor Qianlong's thumb ring was sealed inside an antique-style wine cup from the Jiaqing era, that remains a mystery.

Perhaps Emperor Jiaqing, in remembrance of his father, specially sealed the thumb ring that Emperor Qianlong frequently used during his lifetime into this antique-style ritual object.

Perhaps a court craftsman hid the thumb ring here for some reason.

Perhaps later collectors deliberately hid the ring inside to avoid trouble.

The truth has been lost in the long river of history and cannot be verified.

But this is not important.

Importantly, this thumb ring is genuine and priceless.

Xu Xing put down the base of the wine cup, then picked up the thumb ring and gently touched its surface with his fingertips.

The next moment, a surge of warm current, like a flood bursting its banks, rushed into my fingertips!

That warm current was extremely large!

A warm current instantly flowed through my limbs and bones, and every cell cheered with joy, as if parched land had received sweet rain.

Ultimately, more than half of the warm currents, like rivers flowing into the sea, converged powerfully towards the lower abdomen (Dantian).

The space in his dantian trembled violently, expanding and reinforcing outward at an astonishing speed!