After saying that, Zhong Yang ignored Yao Yuzhi outright and flashed away, leaving the three women utterly confused. What was that even supposed to mean? And where had Yang Yi and Sikong Jing gone after suddenly leaving the corridor?
Taking a deep breath, Yao Yuzhi swept out with her consciousness, but found no trace of any Heavenly Wolf Team members.
Yang Li and Wan Tonghui were equally baffled. What exactly was Zhong Yang up to?
Meanwhile, Teng Lun had already appeared in a small alley off the street outside the auction venue. Cold glints flickered in his eyes as he said, "Zhong Yang actually chased after me. This ancient cauldron must be a treasure—a super, colossal treasure!"
With that thought, Teng Lun impatiently found an inn and rented a room. He then took out the ancient cauldron and examined it carefully once more.
On the other side, Zhong Yang returned to his own adjudication chamber.
Bang! He slammed the door shut, then muttered to himself, "Did I take the wrong one earlier? Did I take the real item out? Fuck, fuck, fuck—I definitely took the wrong one."
Though the counterfeit was not especially shabby, and had even been deliberately crafted to pass for the real thing—
with the abilities of Teng Lun and himself, there was no way they could have failed to spot it. Thus, there was no other possibility besides him having taken the wrong one. It was possible he had already taken the wrong one when helping Ba Xiaoshan steal it.
It was also possible that he had only switched them up during the auction just now.
But the former was more likely, because Yang Yi and Sikong Jing had been far too damn calm.
"Damn it, why didn't I notice how calm they were? Why didn't