The young man from the Wei Family had actually stopped bidding. That was quite unexpected.
But on second thought, it made sense. It was a broken box—aside from being a little old, it was utterly worthless. Spending ten thousand taels on such a thing would mean water had gotten into one's brain.
It was perfectly normal for the Wei Family not to name a price.
Inside room three.
"Mr. Lin, is there something unusual about that box?" Chen San looked at Lin Changqing and asked in a deep voice.
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He considered himself to know Lin Changqing reasonably well.
Spending ten thousand taels of silver on a worthless broken box—Lin Changqing would never do something so profligate.
Yet now, Lin Changqing had truly acted and bought it. That was highly abnormal.
There could only be one reason: that box was likely far from simple.
"I don't know either. We'll find out soon enough."
Lin Changqing shook his head slightly and replied casually. He had merely sensed through Spiritual Perception that the box was unusual, which was why he had bid for it.
As for exactly what was unusual about it, to be honest, he really couldn't say.
It had all been a blind guess.
The Wanbao Auction House was highly efficient. In less than ten minutes, someone delivered the box.
Naturally, they had come to settle the bill as well.
There was no such thing as bank transfers in this world. All transactions were made in cash.
"Young Master, this is your auction item."
The visitor placed the box from the tray onto the table before Lin Changqing, then said with a smile, "That will be exactly ten thousand taels of silver..."
"Put it on my account," Chen San immediately said