A Strange Mirror

In front of Tang Hao was a bronze cauldron.

The cauldron was sturdily built and looked rather ancient. It was a Ming dynasty Xuande incense burner, commonly seen in the market.

Xuande incense burners were a batch of bronze cauldrons commissioned by Emperor Xuande of the Ming dynasty in 1428 for use in the royal palace. It was the pinnacle of bronze craftsmanship of its era. Not many survived in the modern age, and each one of them was an incredibly rare antique.

The cauldrons were very popular among collectors, and that was why there were many imitation cauldrons especially from the Qing dynasty.

The cauldron in front of Tang Hao was one of those imitations. It carried a 50,000 yuan price tag.

No one paid attention to it. Everyone knew that genuine Xuande incense burners were incredibly rare, and that item was obviously an imitation.