As the auction entered its second half, the items on display became increasingly valuable, and each one fetched a higher price than the last.
Under the golden crystal chandeliers hanging from the domed ceiling, the atmosphere in the venue grew more and more tense. The people in the audience stared at the figures climbing toward astronomical heights, exclaiming from time to time, as if they too had been swept up in the heady spirit of spending money like water. The dim light from the wall lamps cast a jumble of shadows across their faces.
It was like a pot of boiling butter soup. No one noticed a fish ball quietly rolling out of the pot.
But Yue Wen did.
He had some doubts about the young girl named Wang Miaomiao. In Professor Guan's case, she might have been a good-hearted Demonic Evil, but in the end, she was still a Demonic Evil.
What was she doing here?
Treasure Forest was heavily guarded, and many investigators from the Supervision Bureau were stationed there. Why would a Demonic Evil come here just to watch the excitement?
Thinking of the earlier rumors that the Demon Race had its eyes on the Snake Mountain Bronze Cauldron, Yue Wen couldn't help worrying. Could she have come for the cauldron?
Yue Wen had no chance of getting the cauldron this time either, and strictly speaking, none of this had anything to do with him. But if the Human Race bought it at auction, he might still have a chance to see it in the future. If the Demonic Evils took it away and it disappeared into the crowd, he'd never have another chance.
Besides, Qi Dian was still among the people guarding the auction items on the second floor. Yue Wen couldn't simply turn a blind