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The middle-aged man continued to speak indifferently.

As the price of this painting was raised to twenty-five million, everyone was somewhat astonished.

After all, in their view, it was just an ordinary painting with nothing special about it. They had thought twenty million was already high enough but didn\'t expect it to be driven up to such a high price.

The middle-aged man proclaimed loudly, "Esteemed guest, this painting is an heirloom that my ancestors left outside. I hope you can bear to part with it and let me purchase it. I would be deeply grateful."

Qin Jiang said calmly, "This is an artifact of the Qin Family. When did it become your ancestor\'s possession? I cannot simply hand it over. I offer thirty million. If you wish to compete, I will fight you for it till the end."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man in black did not speak any further but cast an icy gaze over here. Qin Jiang felt as if his piercing eyes were cutting through the one-way glass, directly onto him.

However, Qin Jiang was unconcerned.

"Congratulations to the guest in VIP room number eight, for acquiring the Tianyuan Wanshan Map at the price of thirty million!"

The deal was sealed with a hammer strike.

Qin Jiang successfully won the Tianyuan Wanshan Map.

Qin Jiang saw those cold and gloomy eyes staring intently at him, filled with murderous intent.

"It seems that there is ill intent at play..."

Qin Jiang furrowed his brows.

It seemed that the secret of the Tianyuan Wanshan Map was known not just to the Crazy Old Man. Then why would such a treasure appear at a place like the Qin family?

None of the Qin family members for three generations had been martial artists; they were all engaged in business.

Logically, they shouldn\'t have any treasures related to the martial arts world.

Could it really be a coincidence?

Afterward, several more items were auctioned off in succession, and soon, it was time for Zhao Yuefei\'s coveted lot to come onstage. A hint of excitement appeared in her eyes.

Qin Jiang asked out of curiosity, "What is it that you are looking to buy today?"

Zhao Yuefei replied, "A company, or to be precise, a research team."

"Back then, my parents invested in them and it seems they even made some breakthroughs. Later, my parents withdrew from this research team. Not long after, they were imprisoned and encountered misfortune."

"Now, this small company can\'t keep going and is auctioning off the entire company and the staff in a package deal."

"You suspect that they might know the secret of your parents\' demise?" Qin Jiang said calmly.

"Exactly," Zhao Yuefei spoke calmly. "My parents also left me other things, but I need to find the people and the items from back then to solve this mystery."

The auction officially began.

Zhao Yuefei bid without hesitation, offering three hundred million directly.

This set the entire room boiling!

After all, this was just a small company with no more than fifty employees.

Moreover, it has been losing money yearly.

To date, they had no notable achievements, so nobody was really interested in it. No one expected that someone would be willing to spend so much money to buy it.

"Four hundred million!" A proud voice rang out, leading Qin Jiang and another to furrow their brows. This voice sounded very familiar, wasn\'t that the voice of the woman named Xia Zhu?

Zhao Yuefei frowned, not expecting that Chu Tianjiao\'s subordinate would come up against her. However, she had no intention of backing down and could only keep raising her bid.

"Five billion!"

"Six billion!"

Their display of wealth left everyone speechless and wide-eyed.

In the end, the price soared layer by layer, reaching ten billion.

Xia Zhu couldn\'t keep her composure any longer and threatened coldly, "No matter who you are, if you dare to openly oppose our Chu Family, think carefully about the consequences."

Zhao Yuefei remained unafraid and said indifferently, "Eleven billion!"

"Crack—"

The moment her words fell, Xia Zhu crushed the armrest of the chair beside her, her gaze growing terrifyingly dark.

"Courting death!" She had never seen anyone daring enough to vie with her Chu Family over an item, suicidal!

"Let her take it! I want to see if she can swallow what she\'s bitten off!"

"Who was the person competing with me just now? Which suite are they in?"

Luo Shifei quickly answered, "Suite number eight."

"Do you know who they are?" Xia Zhu asked.

After thinking for a bit, Luo Shifei replied, "It seems that the guy who entered suite number eight just now—probably, the woman who was with Qin Jiang earlier is the one who was competing with you!" Stay tuned with m-v l|-NovelBin.net

Xia Zhu sneered coldly, "Just right, I can settle this with both at once. To compete with me, Xia Zhu, over an item—later, I\'ll have her kneel and offer the item to me!"

She was used to being overbearing and tyrannical. When had she ever been treated like this?

So now, she was very angry.

The consequences would be severe.

"Let\'s go, wait for them outside the auction house." Xia Zhu stood up and said coldly.

Today, these two rascals had to give her a satisfactory explanation, or she would not let the matter rest.

Meanwhile, Qin Jiang and Zhao Yuefei also obtained the items they wanted and left the place.

Ling Qingxue personally handed over the items to Qin Jiang. Before leaving, she smiled at the two and said, "Mr. Qin, Mrs. Zhao, it seems someone has their eye on you. You better be careful. I didn\'t expect these two inconspicuous little items to turn out to be hot potatoes."

Qin Jiang chuckled, "Whoever dares come, just chop off his hand, that\'ll do. Actually, I have the same intention."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Ling Qingxue murmured, "Chu Tianjiao\'s maidservants are all no ordinary people, having reached the peak of Inner Strength at such a young age, just a step away from the Grandmaster realm. Qin Jiang seems quite confident! I really want to see what gives him such confidence!"

"And those interested in the painting he holds are not simple characters either. Even you, Feng, find it challenging. Are you sure that person is a Transformation Realm Grandmaster?"

The middle-aged man standing behind her spoke slowly, "My intuition is never wrong. That kind of aura can only come from a real Transformation Realm powerhouse. I\'m afraid this young man is in danger."

"Qin Jiang holds a big secret indeed. Just a mere painting managed to attract the covetousness of a Grandmaster?" Ling Qingxue wondered.

Feng Lin said gravely, "Perhaps, it\'s connected to a rumor from the martial world fifty years ago, but our Ling Family has studied this painting for a long time and hasn\'t found anything noteworthy. It probably isn\'t the item from the rumors."

Qin Jiang and Zhao Yuefei walked side by side out of Tianyuan Auction House and saw Luo Shifei and Xia Zhu standing at the entrance.

Xia Zhu exuded an imposing presence, and in her cold and severe eyes loomed a sense of deadly threat, as she stepped forward.

"You must be Zhao Yuefei. I\'ve heard of you. Do you want to end up with the same fate as your parents, premature death? Hand over the item, kneel and admit your fault, then scram! I can spare you a path to live."

"As for the one surnamed Qin, today, he must stay!"

As she finished speaking, a powerful murderous aura burst from her body. With her approaching steps, the sense of oppression became increasingly intense.