Tomb raiding: following the plot while tearing up the script

"What do you think would happen if that pole broke right now?"

As soon as Hei Xiazi uttered those words, several waiters dressed in distinctly different clothes, who had been standing in various places on the first floor, all turned to look at them.

The female host, standing in the middle of the stage, maintained a polite smile, but in reality, she was gripping the small wooden mallet in her hand tightly.

Hei Xiazi showed no surprise at the reaction downstairs and continued his incessant babbling as if he hadn't noticed anything.

"I wonder how durable that glass frame is. If the rod breaks, it'll shatter into pieces everywhere, and you'll cut yourself!"

The downstairs listener, with his keen ears, was furious. For years, no one had dared to utter such foul language at their Crescent Moon Hotel! How did this guy with such a foul mouth even get in?!

Huo Xiuxiu was horrified when she saw the way the girls downstairs were looking at her. She secretly poked Su Li with her finger.

Although Su Li thought Hei Xiazi's words made some sense, she was also afraid that they would be kicked out before the main event even started, so she grabbed a pastry from the table, pinched Hei Xiazi's mouth, and stuffed it in.

Black Bear, whose microphone was forcibly muted: ? ? ? ?

Hmm... this pastry won't do, it's a bit dry...

Fortunately, the porter wasn't a specially trained slave and wasn't affected by Hei Xiazi's outburst. He steadily carried the pole, delivering the glass cases to each private room for people to admire.

After all the boxes had been filled with spectators, the glass case was gently placed back on the display stand in the center of the stage.

Huo Xiuxiu wondered if it was just her imagination, but when the glass case was put back, the servants all seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

So you were probably influenced by what Hei Xiazi said.

After the goods were shipped, the shop assistant with the pole did not leave. One by one, the delicate little bells were carried up to the second floor by the shop assistant using the pole.

It was then taken by someone in the private room and placed on a small table next to them.

After everyone's bells had been distributed, a palace lantern with a lit candle but dim light was carried to Wu Xie by the shopkeeper on a pole.

On both floors, everyone's eyes were focused on Wu Xie, waiting to see how he would react.

Wu Xie was already prepared. Although he was still a little nervous, he remained calm and composed, taking the exquisitely crafted palace lantern and hanging it skillfully on the specially left hanging ring on the eaves.

"Ding ding, congratulations host for successfully completing the hidden special event 'Lighting the Sky Lantern', you have received a World Consciousness reward of World Origin *1 and 1000 points."

Su Li paused in her act of cracking melon seeds, then looked up at the exquisite little palace lantern. Wow, this little trinket is quite valuable!

The onlookers, seeing how skillfully the young man hung the palace lanterns, knew he wasn't some clueless greenhorn; he seemed to know all the rules of the Crescent Moon Hotel perfectly.

The crowd erupted in uproar, with some people even leading the applause.

They're actually serious!!!

I never expected that coming to this auction today would be such a good decision! It's going to be a great show, a real spectacle!

Wu Xie's originally calm expression was about to be ruined by these jeering people. It was so damn embarrassing that his toes started to dig into the ground...

Let him dig a tunnel through the Crescent Hotel and escape!

It's no wonder these people are excited. The Crescent Hotel hasn't lit sky lanterns for many years. Everyone here has probably only heard of them, and probably no one has ever actually seen one.

This young man, who seems to have appeared out of nowhere, has given them the opportunity to witness this grand occasion, something they can definitely brag about later.

In the future, when I tell my descendants about the past: "Back in the day, I was a young man at the New Moon Hotel, a naive and fearless newcomer, and I sat in the lamplighting seat in front of everyone, blah blah blah..."

Another gong sounded, signaling the start of the auction.

Because there was a sucker willing to burn a sky lantern today, the guys at the auction were all putting in their best effort and bidding like crazy.

Of course, this price isn't just randomly added. Everyone undergoes an asset appraisal before entering the market, and the final price is that person's entire net worth.

You can raise the price, but you can't blindly add a price that you don't even have.

Because if the person who lit the sky lantern couldn't withstand the pressure and took it away, then the lantern would have to go to the person who bid the highest.

If this angers the person and they remove the lights, the person will certainly have to accept the punishment of having their lights removed, but the person who arbitrarily raised the price won't get any benefit either.

Either lose everything, or join those who light sky lanterns.

The bells rang loudly as bidders called out their bids, but the host on stage was able to accurately detect the time differences and precisely announce the bidders and their bids.

Fatty Wang glanced at the shifty-eyed guy with a sinister smile in a private room diagonally opposite him, and leaned over to whisper in Wu Xie's ear.

"That grandson is Liuli grandson. Look, that bastard's claws haven't even left the bell. He's bound to commit this despicable act."

One by one, the items to be auctioned were brought to the display stand, and the staff picked them out for everyone to see, followed by a series of frantic bids.

Since they weren't spending their own money, these people had their fill of indulging in outrageous bidding.

Each item sold for an outrageously high price. Some people secretly estimated the prices that had already been sold and couldn't help but gasp and tremble.

They've gone mad, they've all gone mad.

When the first half of the auction ended, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The bidding just now was really like playing with money.

We were just taking a break when there was a knock on the door.

“Miss Xiuxiu, the head of the family requests that you, Master Hua, and that young master come over.”

"Oh no, Grandma's going to yell at me to death." Huo Xiuxiu's cute little face scrunched up.

After all, they are elders whom we have respected for so many years, so we should still give them the respect they deserve.

Xie Yuchen stood up and straightened his clothes. Wu Xie was happy to give Huo Xiuxiu face in such a small matter, just as if he were going to meet his friend's elders.

He didn't have anything to ask of her this time, and if she continued to be sarcastic, then... he would have no choice but to have Xiuxiu call an ambulance.

The two of them went to the Huo family's private room with Xiuxiu, and stayed there until the second half of the auction began.

Just as the two returned, the sound of a gong rang out downstairs.

Everyone returned to their seats. Su Li looked at the old lady opposite her with a dark expression, and Huo Xiuxiu was still trying to soothe her.

"Little innocent, what were you two talking about? Why did you make that old lady so angry???"