Chapter 651 - 678: Indeed Too Small
Chapter 651: Chapter 678: Indeed Too Small
It can be said that the previous gambling rounds were planned to be ten in total, as a warm-up for the stone gambling auction.
But Lin Xi’s flawless identification has left everyone feeling unsettled!
They’re not fools. A billion lost in plain sight — isn’t a billion money!
Moreover, their time is precious and can’t be wasted here.
So, moving to the auction phase is good news for them, and the auction itself is their main goal for coming today.
The middle-aged man in the middle row looks and feels like he’s not a good person.
At this moment, he has a trace of cold sweat on his forehead.
"Old five, old six, why haven’t they reported back? Could something have gone wrong?"
Yes, he’s the one who ordered his men to kidnap Shangguan Hong.
But since just now, he’s sent several messages like stones thrown into the sea, with no response at all.
And it baffles him since Shangguan Hong sneaked out alone, without the Shangguan family’s experts, who are mostly at the auction.
With old five and old six’s skills, unless they encounter a King of Soldiers, they should be fine.
Thus, this task should have been easy.
But what shocked him was not only the lack of updates from his men but also that he felt himself targeted by two King of Soldiers at the entrance.
The Shangguan family’s two King of Soldiers at the door are much stronger than him.
After all, he’s only at the beginner King of Soldiers level.
The reason for wanting to kidnap Shangguan Hong is because there’s something at this auction that he urgently needs.
And given that many people would want to bid for it, his financial ability makes it hard to obtain, or more accurately, the chances of success are extremely low.
"What to do? I can’t even get out now and I’m completely trapped here!"
At this moment, he suddenly turned his head and saw Shangguan Hong sitting in a corner, which instantly gave him an idea, "Got to find a chance to sneak over and kidnap him."
"By then, getting out wouldn’t be a problem anymore!"
If Shangguan Hong knew his thoughts, he’d laugh to death!
Because his brother-in-law is right beside him. Coming over would just lead to quicker death!
Nearby, an ordinarily dressed aunt, yet possessing the prowess of a King of Soldiers.
At the same time, no one has noticed she has glanced several times at Lin Xi in a seemingly normal posture, one that’d make anyone unaware of any anomaly.
"Is this Ding Yueqiu, the Lin Xi who failed at his task?" she mused, "Better find an opportunity to eliminate him, can’t let him ruin our Dark Dragon club’s flawless reputation."
Of course, the flawless reputation she referred to didn’t mean every assassin successfully accomplished their mission, but if it couldn’t be completed, stronger assassins would be sent until it was done.
Thus, their Dark Dragon club became the world’s number one assassin organization, invoking fear in every person globally aware of them, excluding top-tier experts like Lin Xi.
At this very moment, Shangguan Nishang picked up a jade on the tray brought by staff, a piece whose brightness and allure rival diamonds — yes, duck egg-sized and pink.
"Imperial jade!!!" many gasped in surprise.
This treasure is exceptionally rare and one of the most precious among jade gemstones.
Who’d have thought such an item appeared right as the auction began, what about the items later — won’t they be even more anticipated!
"It’s a bit small!" Lin Xi couldn’t help but comment upon seeing the imperial jade in Shangguan Nishang’s hand.
And indeed the Shangguan Hong on his right felt his brother-in-law had a point and said, "It is small!"
Zhao Ritian looked dumbfoundedly at the two, such a large imperial jade, yet they said it’s small?
Have they seen even larger ones?
But on second thought, this kind of item is purely by chance, not everyone gets to see it — completely based on luck.
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