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It was a rather luxurious little conference room. Five or six people were already seated inside, each dressed more strangely than the last.
There was an old man in a nineteenth-century suit and top hat.
There was a punk girl with fiery red hair and a ring through her lip.
There was a fat Black shut-in wearing a cartoon monkey shirt and beach shorts.
The last two surprised Tang Changsheng slightly: they were Bell and his wife.
And then there was an auctioneer in formal attire!
So it really was a tiny auction... He hadn't expected it to be this tiny.
"...You all know what we're auctioning today, so I won't say much more. Some of you are longtime clients of our company, while others are new friends. But I must remind everyone... it's best to keep everything about this auction under your hats..."
It seemed the auction had only just begun. His timing was perfect.
At that moment, no one noticed that as Da Xiang walked in, a Flying Ant the size of a grain of rice flew into an inconspicuous corner of the room.
Interesting. Those other three, and the auctioneer too, clearly aren't ordinary people. But why are Bell and his wife here?
As Tang Changsheng pondered this, he saw the first lot brought out. It was a jade plate. Its shape and patterns alone told him it had to be from the Gourd Immortal Abode.
"A fascinating piece. It no longer has any spiritual glow, but it clearly has something to do with the ancient cultivators of the East. Look at these patterns. They represent dragon and tiger—mercury and