After hearing Song Guowei's words, Ning Wangshu found himself genuinely interested in the auction—or, more precisely, in the Mysterious Ancient Coffin Song Guowei had mentioned and the "undecayed for a thousand years" female corpse inside it.
He immediately asked Song Guowei, "Manager Song, when exactly is the auction?"
Hearing Ning Wangshu ask, Song Guowei knew he was interested, and quickly replied, "It's on the eighth of next month!"
"The eighth of next month? School should be out by then."
Ning Wangshu nodded slightly, then said, "All right! Manager Song, if nothing else comes up, I'll go with you and take a look!"
"Mister Ning, Manager Song, I'd like to come along and see it too."
"After hearing what you said, Manager Song, I'm genuinely curious. I'd like to see that Mysterious Ancient Coffin for myself, along with the 'undecayed for a thousand years' female corpse inside!"
Bai Jingchuan, who had been standing nearby, couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up.
"Sure! Then we'll all go together."
Song Guowei agreed.
They had only just finished talking about it when someone walked over. "Ning Wangshu, Manager Song, President Bai, would any of you like something to drink? The banquet won't start for a while yet!"
At that, Ning Wangshu and the others looked up. Shen Chuxia was approaching with a tray holding various drinks and alcoholic beverages.
Ning Wangshu smiled slightly. "Then I'll have a glass of juice."
Song Guowei and Bai Jingchuan smiled too. "Same for us."
"Sure!"
Shen Chuxia replied with a smile. She poured a glass of juice each for Ning Wangshu, Song Guowei, and Bai Jingchuan, then didn't linger. After saying goodbye, she turned and left.
Unexpectedly, she had barely taken a few steps when several figures suddenly blocked her way.
Shen Chuxia paused, glanced at them,