The center of the auction house.
When Li Pu appeared at the seat of honor in the center, the nobles who knew his identity panicked. They simply couldn't understand how the person targeting the Heaven Dou Auction House could be one of the royal family.
A nobleman stood and asked, "Your Highness, what do you mean by this? The auction house is part of the royal family. Does His Majesty know what you're doing?"
"Exactly. This isn't something to joke about. The auction business is mired in deep waters of profit. You can't just do whatever you please."
They had barely said a few words before the Black Family Army forced them back down to the ground.
Li Pu told them, "Those were the old rules. From now on, the auction house will have new rules. If you don't follow them, you'll pay with your lives."
"What new rules? The new rules are just a way to put us under control," one of them said, baffled.
Director Wang was especially unconvinced. "I've worked hard for the auction house for so many years. Even if I have no great merits, I've certainly made my share of contributions. Why are you treating me like this?"
After so many years of serving the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and creating untold wealth for them, how could he possibly accept this? He even deeply opposed the new rules, thinking the Heaven Dou Empire was casting him aside after he had served his purpose.
Seeing Xiao Wu beside Li Pu, they began to understand.
"If Your Highness came for her, then we accept it."
After all, standing up for one of your own was only natural.
She was standing right beside him. If he hadn't come for her, then what else could it be?
They had