Since someone has died, the auction definitely cannot continue.
The scene was chaotic, but Qin Xiao didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the backstage of the auction.
In front of Christie's's staff, he transferred money directly to them and then took the bronze animal heads.
As for the remaining mysterious item, we'll have to wait until Christie's's holds another auction.
After finishing his business, Qin Xiao had to leave quickly. He wasn't afraid of trouble for killing someone, but it was best to avoid direct conflict with the police if possible; it was better to keep a low profile.
But just as Qin Xiao pulled Natasha around and was about to leave...
Something lying on the ground came into Qin Xiao's view.
In an instant, Qin Xiao's pupils dilated.
An old, gold coffin lay quietly on the ground.
When he came in, there was a cart with other things blocking the view, but Qin Xiao didn't notice it.
But just now, when he was transferring the money, the staff had already taken the cart away.
A simple coffin, without many patterns on it.
However, the coffin lid has four protruding corners, which look like the eaves of an ancient China house.
Qin Xiao remembered that he had suggested this idea when he ordered the coffin, since it was a wedding and it would be a bit playful.
A moment of morbid fascination...
"Impossible..."
Qin Xiao walked step by step toward the coffin, muttering to himself.
" Mr. Qin, are you also interested in this piece? We acquired this item after a long and complicated process. It's very old, but unfortunately, most of the symbols on the front are blurred, leaving only a very small part. We don't know what they depicted, otherwise it would have even more archaeological value."
Qin Xiao looked in the direction he was told and indeed found a horizontal line on the front of the coffin, followed by a left-falling stroke and a right-falling stroke, and then only a small, slightly slanted mark. The rest of the coffin had been worn away to almost nothing.
"These are not symbols, but part of the China. A century-old box (not a typo)!"
Qin Xiao stared intently at the remaining characters on the golden coffin.
My heart was already in turmoil.
"Qin, should we go? What happened?"
Natasha asked with concern, "He didn't seem to react much when he killed someone in public just now, so what happened to make him act like this now?"
Qin Xiao, unusually, ignored Natasha's words and stood up directly to ask the Christie's's staff member.
"Is this coffin something someone else consigned here for sale, or is it one of your own items at the auction?"
"This... is from our own company, Mr. Qin. Qin... is there a problem?"
The staff member was a little frightened by Qin Xiao, after all, Qin Xiao had just killed someone just now.
"Where did you get this? Tell me!"
"I... I don't know... Mr. Qin, I need to call head office and ask them properly."
"Then hit me now!"
"But... but it's the middle of the night there, nobody's on duty!"
Where is the auctioneer?
Qin Xiao turned around and found the auctioneer who was still at the scene.
"You're auctioning this item today, and you don't know its provenance?"
"All we know is that it belonged to the owner of an old castle, who sold it to our auction house. As for how it came to be, he said it had been in his family's collection since his grandfather's time. How it came to be is a long time ago; that's what the company told me. Mr. Qin, if you want to know more, you'll have to wait until our colleagues over there start work!"
The auctioneer remained relatively calm, stating his position clearly and adding a comment as well.
"However, Mr. Qin, our company generally doesn't hide the provenance from auctioneers. You know, with cultural relics, if there's no story, they'll make one up. So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, even if you've consulted the company, I believe you'll still want it."
"Whew~~~~~!"
Qin Xiao took a deep breath and exhaled.
Things were too bizarre; he needed to adjust his mindset.
After a brief silence, Qin Xiao dialed the Ancient One's number directly.
One minute later, a portal opened, and Qin Xiao carried the coffin and walked into it with Natasha.
Before leaving, Qin Xiao turned back and said to the auctioneer.
"I must take this. Have your company name a price, and contact me later!"
New York Sanctum.
Natasha found it somewhat unbelievable that her first time using the portal took her directly from France back to New York.
But looking at Qin Xiao's expression now, I knew he must have something on his mind.
She consciously began to tour the temple herself, giving Qin Xiao and the Ancient One enough space.
"What on earth happened? Why did you bring a coffin here?"
Qin Xiao sounded anxious, but the Ancient One didn't ask what was wrong.
"Can you figure out where this thing came from?"
"Where did it come from? When did it appear? Why is it here, Supreme The Ancient One? I know you can use the Infinity Stones to observe the future and even the past. Although I don't know what the price will be, if it's within your means, please tell me. This matter is extremely important!"
Qin Xiao emphasized the last few words.
The Ancient One glanced at Qin Xiao with some surprise, but didn't say anything.
Instead, he circled the coffin once, then gently placed a hand on it.
The Eye of Agamotto on his chest emitted a faint green glow.
His entire body began to flicker in this space for no apparent reason.
quite a while...
The Ancient One let out a muffled groan and immediately exited that state.
"How about it?"
Qin Xiao stepped forward to support the Ancient One and quickly asked.
The Ancient One had a strange look on her face and waved to Qin Xiao to indicate that she was alright.
Then, ignoring Qin Xiao's eagerness to know the answer, he once again supported the coffin, and the green light on his chest shone again.
At roughly the same time as before, the Ancient One let out another muffled groan and pulled herself out of her previous state.
"Impossible! This is impossible!"
The expression on the Ancient One's face was even more incredulous than when Qin Xiao saw the golden coffin.
He completely disregarded Qin Xiao at this moment, and sat cross-legged on the ground, his hands forming a hand seal with the Eye of Agamotto between them.
It immediately resumed browsing.
This lasted for an extremely long time.
Natasha came by twice along the way, but walked away again after seeing the situation.
Just as Qin Xiao was about to lose his temper and kick the Ancient One the Ancient One to see if he could kick her out of this state.
The Ancient One coughed up a mouthful of blood and slowly opened his eyes.
"What exactly did you see?"
As Qin Xiao helped the Ancient One up and sat him down, he asked anxiously.
"Our timeline has been broken!"