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Chen Nan frowned slightly. He knew that Kuaihuolin was afraid that he would default on his debt and not be able to come up with the money.

He whispered a reminder: "Just tell them you asked someone in your family to get the money and they'll bring it over later."

Now that things have come to this, Gou Sheng knows he has no way out.

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer, "I've sent my family to get the gold; it will be delivered soon."

For a moment, the girl on stage was at a loss for words in the face of Gou Sheng's answer.

He glanced to the side, then quickly turned back, revealing a standard smile: "Then please don't leave after the auction, sir."

Upon hearing this, Gou Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, at least his life was temporarily saved.

Chen Nan also breathed a sigh of relief. The system's task was not yet completed, so how could he leave prematurely?

The young woman was very perceptive. She stroked him up and down, then gazed at Chen Nan with affection: "This gentleman has spent a million taels of gold. I have decided to give him all the clothes I have on me."

Then he continued, "Next is the last item to be auctioned in this auction."

"This item was once a piece of calligraphy written by the Duke Yansheng of the Great Qian Dynasty with all his life's effort."

"Ladies and gentlemen, if you like it, be sure to seize the opportunity!"

Upon hearing this, the people below were completely outraged.

One by one, they started cursing: "Go to hell! Didn't you say there were barbarian women?"

"I've been waiting for ages, and the last item up for auction is some calligraphy of oxen and horses?"

"What would I need this for? To use as firewood at home?"

"Protest! Protest!"

"Give us back our barbarian women!"

"That's right, that's right, I want to see barbarian women!"

For a moment, the audience, unusually united, chanted protests.

Chen Nan also knew that this was entirely because the other party was afraid that he would renege on his debt, so they wanted to end the auction early.

He was also curious about who was backing this Happy Forest.

Logically speaking, someone who has the means to obtain Phoebe zhennan wood must not be an unknown person.

Just as everyone was arguing, Wu Xu arrived at the tavern's outer door.

He gave a cruel smile when he saw the two guards.

Just as they were about to go in, the two men stepped forward again and stopped them with smiles, saying, "Sir, if you want to go in, you have to pay first."

Wu Xu was taken aback, then, recalling what he had said earlier, his smile widened: "Alright, how much money do you want?"

The two were taken aback; it was the first time they had ever met someone so generous.

They exchanged a glance, and one of them stepped forward: "Sir, the people you brought earlier have already gone in."

"Because it involves a second entry, the fee needs to be a bit higher."

"It will cost one hundred taels of silver to enter this time."

The man made up an excuse and asked for one hundred taels of silver.

Wu Xu knew that the two of them were determined to trick him.

I just don't know who ended up screwing over whom.

Wu Xu also knew that the money he gave out now could be taken back later.

He generously took out one hundred taels of silver from his pocket and handed it over.

He laughed and said, "Here's one hundred taels. You two, pack it up!"

The two exchanged another glance, wondering why Wu Xu would suddenly say such a thing.

However, before entering, Wu Xu took one last deep look at the two of them.

Looking at the look Wu Xu had left behind, the two felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of dread.

Once inside, they searched everywhere for Chen Nan.

Upon seeing Chen Nan in the front row, he quickly walked forward.

She said softly, "Your Highness, everything has been arranged."

Hongming, standing to the side, asked in confusion, "Didn't you say Wu Xu had business to attend to at the Prince's residence? What else needs to be arranged?"

Chen Nan was worried that Mo Bai's arrival had no reason.

And golden nanmu leaves are a perfect reason.

He then said, "I had a feeling that this auction was not simple, so I sent Wu Xu back to call Mo Bai in advance."

When Mo Bai was mentioned, Hongming understood.

Normally, when Mo Bai appears, he is always accompanied by a large army.

Hongming still vividly remembers what had just happened.

She naturally knew that Chen Nan had sent Wu Xu back to fetch more people.

However, she didn't quite understand why Chen Nan was able to foresee this kind of thing happening at the auction.

Fortunately, Chen Nan was unaware of what Hongming was thinking.

He couldn't very well tell the other party that he had a system, and that the system had even issued a mission for him to destroy Happy Forest.

While the group was talking, the guests below also ran out of steam.

They had no choice but to accept the arrangements made by Happy Forest.

However, no one was really interested in the calligraphy of the Duke of Yansheng of the Great Qian Dynasty.

In the end, it was sold for only thirteen taels of silver.

Right after the price was agreed upon, the girl stared intently at Gou Sheng, who had just made the offer.

Her sharp gaze naturally did not escape Chen Nan's eyes.

Wu Xu squinted, his right hand already on the hilt of his sword, ready at any moment.

Gou Sheng also noticed the girl's gaze on the stage. He looked helplessly at Chen Nan, his eyes showing a pleading expression.

Chen Nan sneered: "Follow me!"

After saying that, he got up and walked outside.

He had only taken a few steps when the armored men around him surrounded him.

Following the crowd, the middle-aged man in the emerald green robe walked through the crowd and appeared in front of Chen Nan.

"Brother, quoting a price but not paying isn't really acceptable, is it?"

Chen Nan looked around and realized that they were completely surrounded.

He chuckled lightly, "What? You're the owner of this Happy Forest?"

“That’s right, I am the Forest Master here.”

The middle-aged man answered affirmatively.

Chen Nan glanced at Gou Sheng and smiled mockingly: "I wasn't the one who made the offer just now, why are you looking for me?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man wasn't the most bewildered; the most bewildered was Gou Sheng.

What did he hear?

He only earned one tael of silver from Chen Nan, and the silver was given to him by Hongming.

It can be said that the money he earned had nothing to do with Chen Nan.

It was just a tael of silver, but Chen Nan actually made him take the blame for a million taels of gold.

At that moment, he felt like dying.

The middle-aged man wasn't stupid; he could tell from Gou Sheng's cowardly appearance that he couldn't possibly offer such a high price.

He said bluntly, "Brothers, stop gossiping with me. Give me the money, and you can have the stuff."

"What if I don't pay?" Chen Nan countered.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you're not the first to provoke Happy Forest, and you certainly won't be the last. I hope you can bear the consequences!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man shrank back, and the people around him simultaneously drew their knives.

Chen Nan laughed twice: "I don't know if I'm the first to provoke you, but I'll definitely be the last!"

"What do you mean by this?" The middle-aged man's expression changed.

"It's very simple, because after today, there will be no more Happy Forest!" Chen Nan sneered.

As soon as he finished speaking, countless armored soldiers poured into the tavern.

The leader was Mo Bai, and behind him were two soldiers holding down two guards at the entrance.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man knew perfectly well that he couldn't afford to offend the person in front of him.