Soon, it was finally time for the bird-headed beast-patterned bronze staff to be auctioned. When the staff member brought the auction item onto the stage, Ning Wangshu immediately released his Immortal Sense to inspect it carefully.
However, he shook his head in disappointment almost immediately.
Seeing this, Song Guowei could not help asking, "Mister Ning, this item... you didn't take a fancy to it?"
Ning Wangshu shook his head and said, "This is just an ordinary ancient bronze ware. Perhaps to many collectors, it is a rare treasure hard to come by and of considerable value."
"But to me, it isn't of any use."
"Is that so..."
Song Guowei nodded, then could not hold back from asking, "Mister Ning, why do you value the things brought out for auction by the person who sold you that Jade Qilin I gave you so much?"
This was something Song Guowei had been wanting to ask all along.
From Ning Wangshu's words, he could sense that the Jade Qilin he had originally given Ning Wangshu did not seem as simple as it appeared on the surface.
Otherwise, Ning Wangshu would not care so much about auction items obtained from the same seller in the same place, and moreover, he clearly did not care for ordinary antiques and rare treasures.
Hearing Song Guowei's inquiry, Ning Wangshu glanced at him, smiled, and said, "I suppose Manager Song has already guessed a thing or two. The Jade Qilin you gave me back then is actually not an ordinary object, but holds another mystery."
"As for what the specific mystery is, it won't hurt to tell Manager Song. That Jade Qilin hid a true Qilin egg inside it, and later I found a way to hatch that Qilin egg."
"That's why I wanted to see if the