The moment the third-floor assistant caught a glimpse of the imperial jade, he paused, blinking several times in disbelief. But no matter how much he tried to convince himself otherwise, his well-trained eye—sharpened from years of working in the pagoda—immediately recognized the unmistakable quality of the jade. He knew exactly what he was looking at.
He was stunned by the sight of not one, but two pieces of imperial jade. One of them had exceptional purity and was large enough to craft multiple accessories. If the people upstairs caught wind of this, there would undoubtedly be a scramble to acquire it for no less than $100 million—especially the piece with the highest purity and its mesmerizing cold luster.
