Although Elder Priest Qingyang did not mention any names, everyone present understood what he meant.
Clearly, he was targeting Ye Chen.
Third Master Gu's expression changed. Just when he was going to speak, Elder Priest Qingyang smirked in disdain and left with his arms behind his back. He was extremely arrogant.
Wei Dongwen caught up immediately. However, there was disdain in his eyes when he looked at Ye Chen.
He must be treating Ye Chen as a quack.
Wei Dongwen secretly shook his head as he thought to this point.
Old Master Gu had a great reputation. How did he have such a useless son like Third Master Gu?
Ye Chen, on the other hand, looked the same since the beginning. He squinted as he watched Elder Priest Qingyang leave quietly.
Gu Yingying was worried that he would be upset, so she said by instinct, "Master Ye, Elder Priest Qingyang has always been like this. I hope that you won't mind."
"Did you say that this Elder Priest Qingyang knows how to draw talismans?" Ye Chen asked in deep thought after looking away.
He did not sense any spiritual power wave from Elder Priest Qingyang, so he should not be a cultivator. Then, how could the talismans he drew be effective?
Third Master Gu took over the conversation and said, "Elder Priest Qingyang does know how to draw talismans. He's famous in the entire Tiannan's upper class. He's someone that the rich and powerful want to be friends with. I heard that he healed a blind man's eyes by burning a talisman in front of everyone. "
"Is that so? I hope that I'll have the chance to meet him. "
Ye Chen smiled and said nothing more. He walked into the underground black market's auction hall under Gu Yingying's lead.
According to Third Master Chu, there were a total of six floors underground in the antique town. The top three floors were the parking lot while the bottom three floors were the black market that everyone was talking about.
They took the elevator to the fourth floor.
The so-called black market was actually a hall that was similar to a movie theater. It was oval in shape with densely packed seats all around. Meanwhile, the auction area was right in the middle.
The entire hall was divided into three floors.
Gu Yingying brought Ye Chen directly to the third floor. There was a private room of the same standard on the third floor. They could see everything that was going on in the auction hall from above.
The private room was well-equipped with everything that one needed.
As soon as they sat down, Third Master Gu got someone to bring them some food. He even brought two bottles of red wine and poured them three glasses each.
Gu Yingying got up and picked up a glass. She said to Ye Chen while looking at him, "Come, Master Ye. Let me toast to you. Not for anything else but for avenging my Third Uncle today."
Ye Chen took the glass and clinked it with her. Surprise flashed through his eyes as Gu Yingying finished half a glass of red wine in one go.
Perhaps it was because she couldn't handle the alcohol, but after drinking, her pretty face was flushed red, and her eyelashes trembled slightly. Under the dim yellow light, she looked a little stunning.
"Go ahead, Master Ye." Gu Yingying's pretty face was getting redder as if she noticed his gaze.
Ye Chen took a small sip and felt like there was a ball of fire going deep into his throat.
"The texture is not bad, right? This is an '82 Lafite from a Chateau in Enamel. "
Third Master Gu took a sip too. He changed the topic and asked, "Master Ye, I don't understand. How did you know that you'd definitely get jade when you were gambling on stones?"
His voice fell.
Gu Yingying could not help but look at Ye Chen.
What happened earlier was just too shocking. First, he got a red jade, then he got an imperial jade. Ye Chen was calm from the beginning until the end. He did not have the mentality of a gambler at all.
Most importantly, Ye Chen could predict that Third Uncle would lose in the last round of the bet between him and Liu Chuang. Could it be that he had foresight?
Ye Chen said calmly to the duo's confused gaze, "Would you guys believe me if I told you that I have X-ray vision?"
The smile on Third Master Gu's face froze. "Master Ye, you sure know how to joke."
There was no such thing as X-ray vision in this world. He assumed that Ye Chen was unwilling to tell him, so he did not ask further.
Gu Yingying did not believe it either. Just when she wanted to ask more questions, she suddenly heard a clanking sound coming from downstairs.
"The auction has begun," Third Master Gu said immediately.
Ye Chen lifted his head and looked down. He saw that the seats on the first floor were filled with people. Meanwhile, there was a fatty standing on the stage in the middle of all the seats.
The fatty weighed approximately 100 kilograms. He was wearing a suit that did not match his physique at all. His hair was slicked back and he had a harmless expression on his face.
"Master Ye, this is Jin Defu. His nickname is Big Teeth Jin. He's considered one of the people in charge of the auction. Everyone who knows him calls him Master Jin."
Ye Chen nodded and proceeded to look down.
With the appearance of Big Teeth Jin, the originally noisy auction venue instantly quietened down.
Big Teeth Jin went straight to the topic after giving a brief opening, "The first auction item is ten jars of white jade wine that was produced in the Han Dynasty."
Subsequently, a few staff in uniforms carried a big box onto the stage. There was a red cloth covering it.
"This was the tribute that Tubo offered to the emperor of the Han Dynasty back then. As the saying goes, 'Fine grape wine in a luminous cup, the pipa urges you to drink it'. Due to the special sealing technique, this wine has never been damaged or deteriorated even after 2,000 years."
To prove what he said, Big Teeth Jin got his staff to remove the red cloth and open a jar of wine in front of everyone. There was a milky white gel inside.
At that moment, the entire auction hall was filled with the fragrance of the wine. It was refreshing to smell it. One could tell how precious it was from the fragrance alone.
Big Teeth Jin did not waste any time. He said while smirking, "The auction for these ten jars of wine will officially begin. The starting price is one million yuan.
Each increment must be no less than 100,000 yuan. "
Someone raised the paddle in his hand as soon as he was done speaking.
"1.1 million yuan!"
"1.2 million yuan …"
"1.3 million yuan …"
…
Eventually, the ten jars of white jade wine were sold to an old man in traditional attire at the price of 2.4 million yuan.
Ye Chen could not help but secretly shake his head when he saw the excitement on the man's face. He thought to himself that a person's hobby was indeed a magical power. He was willing to spend over two million yuan for merely ten jars of ancient wine.
Following that, Big Teeth auctioned off many more items, from antiques to calligraphy and paintings, which were all sold at sky-high prices.
To Ye Chen's disappointment, none of the items caught his eye. Just when he was bored out of his wits,
Big Teeth Jin got someone to take out another auction item.
It was a sandalwood box about fifty centimeters in size.
At the same time, two people were sitting in another private room. It was Wei Dong and Elder Priest Qingyang.
As soon as the sandalwood box appeared.
Elder Priest Qingyang, who had been indifferent, suddenly stood up from the sofa and said excitedly, "That's it, that's it. Director Wei, you have to get it for me!"
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