[Livestreamed Antiques Appraisal | Supernatural Horror | Exorcisms and Ghost-Hunting | Feel-Good Face-Slapping]
Ying Kongyu was born with Yin-Yang Eyes, allowing her to see the information panels of anything that isn't alive.
The bracelet her grandmother gave her:
“Name: Imperial Green Jadeite Bracelet”
“Material: Jadeite”
“Age: Qing Dynasty”
The handbag her mother gave her:
“Name: Hermès Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Birkin”
“Material: African freshwater Nile crocodile leather, platinum, and white diamonds”
“Age: 21st century”
She was a pampered heiress who had never worried about money in her twenty years of life.
Then, at twenty-one, after graduating from university, Ying Kongyu refused to marry the suitable match her family had chosen and ran away in a huff.
Her family froze her bank cards and took away her villa and luxury car keys.
Living alone in a rental apartment where the utilities were about to be cut off, she could barely afford instant noodles.
With no other choice, Ying Kongyu opened a livestreaming account. Before she knew it, she'd signed with an agency and become a beauty streamer.
Comments flooded the screen:
[Is this a new streamer? What a pretty girl!]
[Hi, streamer! What talents do you have?]
Talents?
Ying Kongyu smiled elegantly at the camera. “I can appraise antiques. Does that count?”
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And so Ying Kongyu began her livestream antiques-appraisal career.
[Streamer, can you take a look at this ancient bronze coin? They say it's from the Shang or Zhou dynasty.]
Ying Kongyu: “Shang or Zhou? It looks more like last week. This one's new.”
[Streamer, let me show you my set of Hetian jade imperial seals.]
Ying Kongyu: “One set for the Palace Museum and one for you? The real set is called the Twenty-Five Imperial Seals of the Qing Court. It's on display in the Hall of Union.”
[Streamer, is my white porcelain pillow good enough to count as a genuine antique?]
Ying Kongyu: “Fake.”
[You're just a young girl with dyed hair. You clearly don't know your stuff! Museum experts have appraised it. Who are you to call it fake?]
Ying Kongyu smiled, pressing her lips together. “Because the real one is called the Song Dynasty Ding Kiln White Porcelain Beauty Pillow, and my mommy bought it a long time ago~”
[Streamer, streamer, can you take a look at this bronze eternal flame lamp?]
Ying Kongyu narrowed her eyes. “...It's old, but it's not much use.”
[What do you mean?]
She asked in return, “Sir, how old are you this year?”
[Forty-six. Why?]
Ying Kongyu covered her mouth. “You were forty-six when you went in. By the time you come out, you'll be ready to celebrate your sixty-sixth birthday.”
As she spoke, she took out her phone, snapped a screenshot, and saved the evidence.
The person on the other end immediately cut the call.
“Tch. Are tomb raiders really this brazen these days? They bring freshly unearthed stuff in for appraisal.”
The next second, Ying Kongyu smiled brightly at the camera. “A big thank-you to all the police officers watching my stream. Please hurry up and go arrest him~”
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Before long, Ying Kongyu became a huge hit on the platform, thanks to her peerless beauty, elegant and refined bearing, and appraisal speed and accuracy that rivaled an electronic scanner.
One day, at midnight, a nervous-looking woman joined the livestream.
[Miss Kongyu, could you take a look at this for me?]
Ying Kongyu smiled sweetly. “Sure...”
But halfway through her sentence, her brow furrowed.
“Name: Silver-gilt longevity lock with dragon design”
“Material: Pure silver, gold, mercury”
“Age: Qing Dynasty”
“...Miss, it's old, but there's something sinister about this thing.”
A mass of evil energy was tangled around the longevity lock.
Ying Kongyu's Yin-Yang Eyes could see the information panels of anything that wasn't alive.
Of course, that included ghosts.
“Rank: Red-Clothed Vengeful Ghost”
“Resentment Level: 4”
“Time of Death: Six days ago”
Today just happened to be the ghost's seventh day after death.
Ying Kongyu took out a yellow talisman and a cinnabar brush, her eyes gleaming. “Miss, could you send it to me in person? I'll take it off your hands.”
[Welcome to Kongyu's livestream~]
[Antique appraisals before midnight, ghost-hunting after midnight.]
[If you like the streamer, follow and send her a popularity ticket. Watch her exorcise evil spirits live!]
Reader's Note:
❗This is a fictional world with relaxed livestream regulations. Please don't compare it to real life.
Theme: Protect cultural relics, obey the law, and trust science!
