In the 10th year of the Republic of China, in Beiping Liulichang, the Lu family, a family of northern treasure appraisers, welcomed their grandson Lu Yanqiu.
No one knows that the infant's body contains the complete soul of a top national treasure appraiser from 2026.
In his previous life, he had a thorough knowledge of antiques for thousands of years, was familiar with the counterfeiting routines of past generations, and knew the whereabouts of all cultural heritage. He could see the lost skills and deceitful tricks of the four sects at a glance.
The antique trade has been divided into four major sects since ancient times: the northern sect in Peiping specializes in royal artifacts, the eastern sect in Shanghai knows foreign goods and exports antiques, the southern sect in Guangzhou specializes in carving miscellaneous items, and the western sect in Xi'an specializes in cultural relics unearthed from ancient times. The four sects dislike each other and have been fighting openly and secretly for decades. Counterfeit goods are rampant and traps are everywhere.
When he was a child at home, he exposed the fakes of various experts with his sweet voice, slapped the old masters in the face, and single-handedly revitalized the declining Lu family of the Northern School. As a young man, he took root in Liulichang in the capital, picking up rare treasures, exposing scams, and cleaning up antiques. He made daily jokes and jokes.
When Lu Yanqiu came of age at the age of twenty, Lu Yanqiu packed up his bags and traveled south to challenge: he went to Shanghai to fight against the arrogant Eastern sect talents, went to Guangzhou to deal with the shrewd Southern sect descendants, and went west to Chang'an to face off against the simple Western sect masters.
Along the way, they compete with each other for their eyesight and knowledge, break traps, break gambling games, enter secret realms, search for national treasures, and uncover the mastermind behind the cross-border reselling of cultural relics.
During the journey, the gentle daughter of a northern sect, the sassy female shopkeeper of the Shanghai sect, the smart and talented Lingnan jade carving girl, and the bold female archaeologist from Xi'an became friends with him one after another, and their emotional entanglements accompanied him.
Others rely on hard work and years of experience to appraise treasures. He has the perspective of God from the future, and can tell the true from the false at a glance and tell the age with his mouth.
