Even Li Yuan, who had read the original novel, probably could not have guessed that the owner behind the Heaven Dou Auction House was actually Qian Renxue.
But upon careful thought, it was not all that surprising.
A large auction house like the Heaven Dou Auction House had to have powerful backers. There were only a few forces capable of backing them.
The Upper Three Sects, the two great empires, and Spirit Hall.
First of all, this was the imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, so the Star Luo Empire was certainly impossible. As for the Upper Three Sects, they were not especially likely either.
That left only two possibilities: the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall.
In fact, both the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall were backers of the Heaven Dou Auction House.
On the surface, the Heaven Dou Auction House served the nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire. Even the imperial family held shares in the auction house.
But in truth, the Heaven Dou Auction House had long since been brought under Spirit Hall's control. It had now completely sided with Spirit Hall and become a hidden pawn planted within the empire.
After Qian Renxue successfully replaced the identity of Xue Qinghe, the original second prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, she naturally took over the Heaven Dou Auction House's forces as well.
Doing so would not arouse the suspicions of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, because as far as they knew, the Heaven Dou Auction House had always been under their control.
Who could have imagined that this massive Heaven Dou Auction House had long since pledged itself to Spirit Hall? It had now become Spirit Hall's largest intelligence agency in Heaven Dou City, with no need to hide at all as it operated right