Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

The auction was still going on. The second item taken out was a pair of jade bracelets, also of the ice type, but much smaller than the jade Buddha, so the starting price was not high, only 300,000.

Xu Yuebing's eyes lit up, and then she looked at Ye Qingzhou.

Ye Qingzhou instantly understood what she wanted to ask, and nodded with a smile: "This time it's the real deal."

Xu Yuebing finally felt relieved after getting the confirmation.

The auspicious shape of the dragon and the phoenix symbolize beautiful love, and coupled with the exquisite carving, she was obviously moved and immediately participated in the auction.

"No. 004 bids !"

"No. 011 bids !"

……

"Call number 088 offers one million! One million. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"

The auctioneer's face flushed and he banged the hammer in his hand excitedly. Tonight was really his lucky day. A jade Buddha was sold for seven million and a pair of bracelets were sold for six figures.

This month's commission alone is enough to make him smile.

Even Sotheby's auction house does not always have big deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars, because most wealthy people are actually more stingy than many ordinary people.

Especially the wealthy families in Hong Kong, who are well-known for their meticulousness in making money. It is harder than climbing to the sky to squeeze money out of them.

In the box, Ye Qingzhou was surprised to see Xu Yuebing did not continue bidding: "Why don't you bid? Don't you like this pair of bracelets?"

Xu Yuebing shook her head: "One million is too expensive, they are not worth the price."

Through long-term practice of the secret art of the Heart Sword, she has now become a martial artist who can control her own desires and knows how to restrain herself. This is what a true strong person does.

Ye Qingzhou smiled and asked, "Do you want me to buy it for you?"

"No, they're not worth the price."

"You really know how to manage your household frugally."

"Hehe, of course."

In the end, Ye Qingzhou also gave up the bidding.

"One million once, one million twice, is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"

Just as the auctioneer was about to bring down the hammer, another bid came in.

"No. 005 bids two million! Two million! Is there anyone who can bid higher?!"

At this moment, the auctioneer was so shocked that he was incoherent. It was just a pair of jade bracelets. Although they were icy jade, they were actually just that.

Being able to sell it for one million was already a pleasant surprise, and now someone is offering double the price?

What kind of sucker is willing to bid two million?

In box 088, a certain noble lady who originally thought she had won the game was so angry that her face turned blue, but she had no choice but to give up.

However, the jade bracelet that was bought for two million was soon delivered to the box where Ye Qingzhou and Xu Yuebing were by Paul himself.

"We didn't take the photo. Did we send it to the wrong person?"

Xu Yuebing looked a little confused when she saw a pair of jade bracelets padded with silk in the brocade box.

Paul smiled and said softly, "It was delivered to the wrong place. Mr. Lin asked us to deliver it. He said he wanted to apologize for the previous misunderstanding."

"Mr. Lin?"

Ye Qingzhou guessed the other party's identity in an instant: "Is it Lin Bingwen?"

"Yes, Mr. Lin Bingwen is also a distinguished guest of our auction house. He bought this pair of dragon and phoenix jade bracelets and asked us to pass them on to him."

An apology of two million is considered quite sincere.

Ye Qingzhou took the brocade box generously: "Please write a reply to Lin Bingwen for me, saying that he apologizes. I will accept it."

"Okay, Mr. Ye."

Paul still had a formal smile on his face. He wished there were more such things so that he could make a lot of money.

After everyone left, Ye Qingzhou took out the phoenix bracelet from the brocade box and handed it to Xu Yuebing with a smile: "After a long journey, this pair of dragon and phoenix jade bracelets has ended up in your hands again. It seems that this item is really meant for you."

"Hee hee~"

Xu Yuebing happily took the phoenix bracelet and put it on her hand. The translucent jade on her fair white wrist and her ivory-like skin complemented each other, so beautiful that it was dazzling.

"Does it look good?"

"nice."

"Eh, so perfunctory!"

Xu Yuebing pouted her lips, but then happily gave the dragon bracelet to Ye Qingzhou. She took out her cell phone, put their arms with the jade bracelets together, took a photo and posted it on her Moments to show off, which made her friends envious.

As for Ye Qingzhou, he was impressed by how generous the rich were. They didn't even need to say sorry with their mouths, but just spent money directly.

I have to say, the effect is quite good.

Ye Qingzhou's disgust towards Lin Bingwen was indeed reduced at this time. At least he would not deliberately cause trouble for him. At the same time, Ye Qingzhou also felt that the second and third generations of the rich in these big families were not all fools who only knew how to stir up trouble.

When it comes to dealing with people, these rich kids who have been accustomed to intrigue and deception since childhood are much better than ordinary people.

Especially Lin Bingwen, who seems to be arrogant but is actually flexible and adaptable. Maybe he will have some hope of inheriting the Lin family's business in the future.

But these had nothing to do with Ye Qingzhou, and he was too lazy to care about the fight between Lin Guodong and Lin Bingwen.

Soon, several more rounds of auction items were presented to the public, but none of them caught Ye Qingzhou's eye.

They are either fake or of very average quality. Basically, they are just there to make up the numbers. Many local wealthy people in Hong Kong are not interested in them. However, a few nouveau riche from China believed the various stories made up by Sotheby's and were ripped off.

"Sure enough, the money a fool earns by luck will one day be lost by his own ability."

Ye Qingzhou complained silently in his heart, but was too lazy to care.

Just when Ye Qingzhou was bored and thought there was nothing good to sell, the seventh item brought up for auction caught his attention.

"This is……"

"This is a wooden box from the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. It was once collected by the royal family, but lost among the people during the war. After several twists and turns, it has finally seen the light of day again. Although we don't know who its original owner was, the wooden box is made of golden nanmu wood, has exquisite carvings, and contains Zhang Xu's original cursive calligraphy. It is definitely a rare treasure in the world."

"what!"

"The authentic work of the Master of Cursive Script?"

In the auction hall on the first floor, many people were shocked, and then their eyes were all focused on the wooden box, as if they were looking at a rare treasure.

In fact, if the wooden box really contains Zhang Xu's authentic cursive script, it can indeed be called a rare treasure.

As one of the three great masterpieces of the Tang Dynasty, many of Zhang Xu's authentic works that have survived to this day have auction prices ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions, making them true cultural treasures.

Compared to the bustling auction hall on the first floor, the VIP box on the second floor seemed much quieter, because these top local wealthy people in Hong Kong had already received the news, and many of them came for this purpose. "Now, the bidding begins, the reserve price is 60 million, there is no upper limit, and each bid must not be less than 5 million..."

As a result, before the auctioneer had even finished speaking, some people started raising their hands.

"Call number 001 is offering million! million, is there anyone who can offer a higher price?!"

The auctioneer yelled at the top of his lungs. It was truly too exciting. One hundred million right at the start was like a mountain falling down on one's head or sweeping away thousands of enemies.

"Box 001? Hiss~ Who is the dealer who made the bid?"

"It's the second young master of the Zhuang family. I just saw him."

"Zhuang Bancheng's birthday is coming up in a few days. I heard that he loves calligraphy. I guess this wooden box is the birthday gift that Mr. Zhuang wants to give him."

Most of the people in other boxes are local wealthy families, so they are naturally very familiar with the dealer.

Zhuang Bancheng, just from the name, you can tell how powerful the Zhuang family is in Hong Kong. He is a super capital giant spanning industries such as real estate, electricity, water supply, and telecommunications. Through his own wealth and industries, he can leverage assets worth more than 3 trillion.

That’s why it is called “half city”.

Even many local residents of Hong Kong jokingly call the banker the "banker" of Hong Kong, while most other residents are just chips in the hands of the banker.

Now that all the wealthy families saw that Zhuang Zekun had already made a bid, and it was for Zhuang Bancheng’s birthday party, naturally no one was so blind as to jump out to bid.

Having offended Zhuang Bancheng, do you still want to stay in Hong Kong?

"No. 004, million!"

When this offer came out, everyone was stunned, and they were all curious about who was so aggressive as to not give face to the dealer.

"Box 004 seems to have been booked by the Lin family."

"Lin Bingwen?"

"No, he booked room 005. I just had a few words with him, and he doesn't have the guts to do it."

"Could it be Lam Kwok Tung?"

"He...wouldn't do such a thing, would he?"

"Who could that be?"

"I don't know, but this time I think there will be something interesting to watch."

In box 001, Zhuang Zekun's eyebrows were twisted into the shape of the Chinese character "川". He was a little unhappy, but in order to maintain his dignity and demeanor, he could not lose his temper. He could only patiently raise the price, hoping that the other party would give up.

"Call number 001 offers million!"

"Call number 004 offers million!"

"Call number 001 offers million."

"Call number 004 offers a price of million!"

Ye Qingzhou was neither hurried nor slow, raising the price by 5 million each time. His goal was not to show off, but just to take a picture of the wooden box in front of him.

But people outside don’t think so.

"Who is this person who raises the price by 5 million every time? How dare he humiliate the dealer like this?"

"I don't know, but I think he's someone powerful!"

Other wealthy families were just watching the show. They didn't dare to provoke the dealer, but they did have the courage to watch others cause trouble for the dealer, and their courage was very strong.

In the box, Xu Yuebing looked puzzled: "When did you become so interested in calligraphy?"

"I don't have any particular preference for calligraphy. What I like is the wooden box itself."

"Wooden box?"

Xu Yuebing couldn't help but take a few more glances at it, but didn't find anything special about the wooden box being auctioned. Although golden nanmu is very precious, it is just that to the Xu family of Linjiang.

Spending 200 million to buy a broken wooden box, even if you have money you can't make it this way.

Unless, this wooden box itself is of extraordinary value.

"Is there anything special about this wooden box?"

Xu Yuebing couldn't help but ask.

Ye Qingzhou shook his head: "There is nothing special about the wooden box. It contains only a few family letters. It is not valuable in my opinion. What really interests me is the life of the owner of the wooden box."

He had no interest in Zhang Xu's original works. What was truly valuable was not the wooden box itself, but the time and years that the box carried.

Ye Qingzhou opened his third eye and saw through everything. Then, all the past owners of the wooden box and their past experiences were presented to him one by one.

Merchants... high-ranking officials... emperors... period after period of time, constantly tracing back to the original source.

Then, Ye Qingzhou saw an extremely sharp sword intent. The dazzling sword light seemed to penetrate the past time and space, and bloomed silently in the depths of his eyes.

"The three greatest masters of the Tang Dynasty, Sword Saint Pei Min..."

At this moment, Ye Qingzhou already knew who the owner of the wooden box was: "The three greatest poets of the Tang Dynasty are Li Bai, Pei Min, and Zhang Xu... The original owner of this wooden box was Pei Min, so the traces left by him are the deepest. The sword spirit is so strong that it has not dissipated after thousands of years and is hidden deep in the wooden box."

The poet Li Bai was unparalleled in talent and his swordsmanship was also top-notch at the time. However, in terms of swordsmanship alone, Pei Min was even better than Li Bai, which shows how advanced his swordsmanship had become.

For a martial artist like Ye Qingzhou, the wooden box in front of him is priceless, because it contains the life of a peerless swordsman buried in the years.

Obviously, observing the opponent's sword intent would bring unimaginable benefits to oneself, so Ye Qingzhou was determined to get this wooden box.

"Call number 001 offers million!"

This price was actually a show of strength between Zhuang Zekun and Ye Qingzhou.

Even for the banker, it would be a luxury to spend so much cash to buy a wooden box.

But for Ye Qingzhou, 300 million yuan could buy the "life" of a martial saint, which was really a great deal.

"Call number 004 quoted million but received million!"

bang~
In Box 001, Zhuang Zekun was so angry that he smashed the teacup in his hand. "This is too much! This is really too much! Check for me. I want to see who dares to be so disrespectful to my family!"

It's not like he has so much money that he has to burn it. At this price, he can't continue bidding no matter what. Otherwise, it would be ridiculous if he ends up with a lot of money.

On the other side, Ye Qingzhou got the wooden box as he wished, stroked the wood texture on it, and carefully felt the supreme sword intent contained in it.

Ye Qingzhou had only seen two supreme sword intentions at the Sword Saint level before.

The first one is the Sword of the River by the poet Li Bai, which is majestic and magnificent, with a grand artistic conception, like a surging river that stretches for thousands of miles.

The second is the Flying God Sword of Taoist Master Lu Chunyang, which is as high as the sky, as deep as the sea, and as heavy as the mountain. It is the great power that transcends all things when the sword intent reaches its peak.

Now, Ye Qingzhou has witnessed the third kind of supreme sword intent. Different from the previous two that focus on vitality and spirit, Pei Min's sword intent is pure and condensed. It is an unpredictable sword that simplifies complex sword moves while being able to adapt to changes.

There is no magnificent sword energy, no lofty sword intention, only pure sword skills that are better without moves. (End of this chapter)