Even if he wanted to make a mistake, he had to have a chance to do so. Mythical Companion Eggs were just too rare. If someone really obtained such a Companion Egg, would they put it together with other Companion Eggs to make a mistake?
In any case, if it were Zhou Wen, he definitely wouldn't make a mistake.
"No matter how I made a mistake, since there's such a good thing, it'd be a waste not to take it." Zhou Wen pointed at the Companion Egg with the Minotaur's name and said to Li Xuan, "I want this."
"Minotaur? I say, Old Zhou, your taste is a little heavy! You don't want so many Companion Eggs, but you chose such an ugly thing. Even if you want to help me save money, you shouldn't be so frugal, right? How about this? I'll make the decision. I'll film a Female Nightmare for you tonight. I guarantee you won't regret it, "Li Xuan said after looking at the introduction on the name card.
"No, I want this. If you don't do it, I'll do it myself tonight," Zhou Wen said.
"You sure are strange. You don't want so many beautiful Companion Beasts, but you insist on such an ugly thing. Forget it. As long as you like it," Li Xuan said helplessly. After all, Zhou Wen had always been this strange, so he wasn't surprised by it.
"Zhou Wen, Li Xuan, the two of you came early." Wang Lu walked over and stood in front of the two of them.
"Wang Lu, don't you think this punk Zhou Wen is strange? He has so many beautiful Companion Beasts and insists on choosing an ugly Minotaur," Li Xuan said to Wang Lu with a smile.
"What Minotaur?" Wang Lu asked.
Li Xuan pointed at the display cabinet beside him. Wang Lu looked over and saw that the item number was 107. She revealed a look of surprise and asked Zhou Wen, "You want to buy this Companion Egg?"
"Yes." Zhou Wen's heart skipped a beat as he felt something amiss.
"What a coincidence." Wang Lu reached into her pocket and took out a note. She opened it and handed it to Zhou Wen.
"What's this?" Li Xuan stretched his head over to look at the note curiously. He saw the number 107 written on it.
Wang Lu said with a smile, "I didn't want to come, but the host of this auction is an old friend of my family's elders. I'm the only one in Luoyang, so I had no choice but to attend. I didn't plan on buying any Companion Beasts, so I couldn't be bothered to look at them. I casually wrote a number. When the auction begins tonight, I'll bid for a Companion Beast with this number. It'll be a show of respect to the auction's host. "
Li Xuan found it a coincidence when he heard that, but Zhou Wen was alarmed. Wang Lu's luck was just too good. She had actually managed to get a Mythical Companion Beast. She was practically a human-shaped Lucky Cat.
"Don't tell me you plan on bidding for this Minotaur?" Li Xuan said to the two of them.
Since both of them had chosen the Minotaur, if they were to fight, it would only benefit the seller. They were all classmates and had a good relationship, so there was no need to fight.
Wang Lu looked at Zhou Wen and said, "I have no intention of giving up. What about you?"
"Me too," Zhou Wen said.
"I really don't understand you. What's there to fight over for a Minotaur? There are plenty of such things in the West District. If you really want one, I'll get someone to get a few for you later. There's no need to hurt the friendship between classmates over such a thing," Li Xuan said to smooth things over.
"I never change my mind on things I've decided on. However, Li Xuan is right. There's no need to hurt the friendship between classmates over a Companion Egg. Let's do this. I'll bid for this Companion Egg. Zhou Wen, you can bid for another Companion Egg. After the auction, we'll exchange it. It'll be considered a mutual gift. This way, I won't change my decision and you will get the Companion Egg you want. Is that fair? "Wang Lu said after some thought.
"Fair." Zhou Wen nodded in agreement. He felt that if he really competed with Wang Lu, it was unlikely he could beat her. This was for the best.
Be it wealth or luck, Zhou Wen was far from Wang Lu's match.
"I'm going to greet the main family. See you at the auction tonight." A waiter came to invite Wang Lu, so she had no choice but to leave.
Zhou Wen continued looking at the Companion Eggs in the exhibition hall. Although Wang Lu was willing to exchange them, Zhou Wen still felt a little uncomfortable. He thought that he couldn't reject a Mythical Companion Beast, but he should at least try his best to find a good Companion Beast for Wang Lu.
In a private room on the top floor of the Xiyuan store, a middle-aged man carefully knocked on the door. When the door opened a crack, he immediately entered the room.
In the private room, an old man sat on the sofa and asked as he smoked, "Have you done what I asked you to do?"
"Sir, it's all done. I've already swapped the Companion Egg. As long as you bid for that Companion Egg at the auction, you can take it away without anyone noticing. The Zhang family definitely won't be able to find out in a short period of time," the middle-aged man who had just entered said nervously.
"Well done. What's the serial number of that Companion Egg?" The old man put down his cigarette as his eyes shimmered with a fiery glint.
"Sir, you promised me that as long as I did this well, you would restore my freedom and send me home at sea," the middle-aged man said to the old man, his tone a little flustered.
"I'll naturally do what I promised you," the old man said with a frown.
"I've been in the Zhang family for so many years, and it wasn't easy for me to get to where I am today. Now that I've done such a thing and the Zhang family finds out, there's definitely no way for me to survive. This is all to carry out your orders, sir. Sir, you have to keep your promise and send me home at sea." The middle-aged man's eyes were bloodshot as he clenched his fists nervously.
"I said that I'll definitely do what I promised. Don't worry. What's the serial number of that Companion Egg?" the old man stared at him coldly and asked again.
"107 … Number 107 … That Companion Egg is extremely similar to the Minotaur Companion Egg. I used some tricks on the Companion Egg. Even those appraisal experts wouldn't be able to tell if they didn't know beforehand. Furthermore, no one would pay special attention to a Minotaur Companion Egg …"
Just as the middle-aged man finished speaking, a ghost-like figure of light appeared behind the old man. The figure of light spat out a cloud of smoke at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man didn't even have time to react before the smoke enveloped his body.
Soon, the smoke swirled back. When it landed between the old man's fingers, it had already turned into a cigarette.
The old man struck a match and lit the cigarette. He took a deep puff before exhaling a mouthful of smoke. He said indifferently, "Don't worry. I'll scatter your ashes into the sea. You can consider it as going home."
Zhou Wen circled the exhibition hall for quite a while, but he failed to find a Companion Beast that he was satisfied with. It was either too expensive or too poor. He couldn't afford it if it was too expensive, but he felt apologetic if it was too poor.
Seeing that he was about to finish looking at the Companion Eggs, Zhou Wen couldn't help but be taken aback when there was only one Companion Egg left.
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