Ongoing Competition
As Xiao Qi's voice fell, a blazing-hot bidding war erupted across the venue.
Most of those present were middle-aged. Young people like Shen Wuxiao were few and far between.
Coupled with their extraordinary statuses, even if they did not fully understand certain matters, they still knew the general picture.
How could they know nothing at all about the treasures guarded by the Six Hidden Dragon Families?
"Ten billion!" Someone immediately raised a bidding paddle high.
The opening bid doubled the price at once.
Everyone knew perfectly well that this thing would probably not be settled without at least a hundred billion.
It was simply too rare and precious.
If someone from the Shen Family had been here, let alone a hundred billion, they would not have paid even a single dollar.
The auction house would have presented it with both hands.
Thus, this thing was actually a hot potato.
In the hands of someone without sufficient ability, it would only bring disaster.
A common man was innocent, but he became guilty for possessing jade—such was the truth.
One reason they bid was that they harbored a sliver of luck.
If they obtained it, they would immediately gift it to the Shen Family.
That way, they could basically become an affiliate of the Shen Family.
If they could not outbid the others, then there was nothing to be done.
"Thirteen billion!"
"Twenty billion!"
At the current price, no one was calling out bids one billion at a time.
Paddles were being raised everywhere as people bid.
Qin Zhao, with a giant snot hanging from his nose, was in no hurry.
The limit had not yet been reached, so he would let those people fight it out first.
He wanted to see where their bottom line lay.
Meanwhile, he sat