Chapter 36: Little Ancestor, You're Finally Here

Qiao Nian, however, was efficient. She packed her things in no time, picked up her phone from the table, and said hurriedly, "Yeah, sorry to trouble you."

"But Teacher..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she saw her new deskmate had already briskly walked away, without even looking back.

Shen Qingqing was frantic.

The opening ceremony was coming up soon; what if the teacher discovered Qiao Nian was missing?

...

An underground auction site in Raocheng.

At this moment, all sorts of luxury cars were parked outside an inconspicuous bar.

Qiao Nian paid the taxi driver, bought a random baseball cap at a street corner to pull over her head—covering most of her face and leaving only an exquisite jawline visible—and followed the bustling crowd inside.

"My little ancestor, you're finally here!" Yuan Yongqin recognized Qiao Nian immediately as she entered with the crowd. Grabbing her arm, she said, "Hurry up, the auction has already started."

The exterior of this bar looked dilapidated, but once inside, it revealed a whole different world.

The bar was massive, with an auction stage in the center and independent private booths occupying the rest of the space.

From the booths, one could clearly see the items being auctioned below, but from below, it was difficult to see what was happening inside the booths.

There was a checkpoint at the entrance to verify invitations.

Qiao Nian took a look; the security personnel's trouser pockets were bulging. Judging by the size, they were likely weapons.

Wei Lou certainly knew how to pick a place.

With her hands in her pockets, Qiao Nian followed her footsteps inside with a casual gaze.

...

Below the stage, the auction was in full swing.

Inside Booth B02.

Fu Sinian was restless, glancing toward Ye Wangchuan from time to time. However, the man with lowered eyes seemed uninterested in the auction below, continuously fiddling with the cigarette holder in his hand.

His handsome face was exceptionally charming, but the hostility in his eyes was too heavy.

A section of his high-tension wrist was exposed from beneath his sleeve, where a string of Buddhist prayer beads sat prominently.

"Wangchuan, more than half the auction is over. Are you still not making a move?" Fu Sinian could no longer help but ask.

Ye Wangchuan lifted his eyelids to glance below. Without changing his posture, his thin lips brushed against the holder: "No rush."

Gu San, standing beside him like a bodyguard, whispered an explanation to Fu Sinian: "Young Master Fu, the item Lord Ye is waiting for hasn't started bidding yet."

Fu Sinian pursed his lips. He wanted to ask what on earth Ye Wangchuan was planning to bid on, but given that his brother-in-law's status was extraordinary and their relationship was merely average, he could only suppress his doubts and sit back down to continue waiting.

Time passed minute by minute.

Finally, there was a change on the auction stage.

The auctioneer who had been in charge since the beginning stepped down, replaced by a young man.

The man looked to be in his early twenties, with a harmless-looking face, yet he wore a skull necklace that was strikingly inconsistent with his appearance.

"Next up is the highlight of today's event. I believe many of you are here specifically for it. I won't waste any more time. Bring out the item."

Two beautiful models, both about 1.7 meters tall and strikingly elegant, carried out a tray and pulled off the red cloth covering it.

An object that looked like a cross between meat and a mushroom appeared before their eyes.

"A one-kilogram Meat Lingzhi. The seller has entrusted me to sell it. The starting bid is 2 million! Bidding increments are 100,000."

Fu Sinian had been in Raocheng for a long time, but this was the first time he had seen the legendary Meat Lingzhi; his eyes went wide.

Just as he was about to ask—

The man, who hadn't placed a single bid throughout the entire auction, suddenly spoke up: "Increase it. 4 million."

A 2-million jump in a single bid?

Fu Sinian froze. He realized that Ye Wangchuan had brought him here specifically to act as his voice. He stood up to place the bid.

(End of Chapter)