"Five hundred million? What a boast!"
Once the bidding for the Yuanjia Bead reached five hundred million, someone inside the second-floor private room forcibly dragged the staff member calling out bids away from his spot. In his place stood a lavishly dressed young man with slicked-back hair and a cold, fierce gaze. "The Qin Family bids six hundred million!"
His words instantly sent a stir through the entire auction hall.
The Qin Family?
Which Qin Family?
For them to throw out six hundred million outright, could it be the Qin Family of Dragon City?
They had actually come all the way to Xianhe City. No one had seen the Qin Family bid earlier; it seemed they had come here specifically for the Yuanjia Bead.
But the Yuanjia Bead was a spiritual treasure. Why would the Qin Family suddenly... could that person need it?
"The Qin Family..." Lin Shuguang had heard a little about them, originally because of the Demon God Armor he wore... supposedly, it was the very suit the Qin Family had once lost.
But so what? The Qin Family had failed to hold on to it, and he had intercepted it. That made the Demon God Armor his, Lin Shuguang's. Anyone who objected could fight him over it!
Now, with the Yuanjia Bead at stake, the Qin Family member had deliberately revealed his identity as a means of intimidation. That crossed the auction house's line.
Who wouldn't want to earn more? The Qin Family had announced their identity to threaten Lin Shuguang into backing down.
Even the middle-aged man sitting beside Lin Shuguang with his son couldn't help shaking his head. "The Qin Family is a behemoth. You can't afford to provoke them, you really can't."
But who would have expected Lin Shuguang not only to bid, but