Published at 30th of October 2020 08:05:06 PM
Chapter 622: 622
Chapter 622 A Wonderful Surprise
Daniel said, “I’m sure everyone here must be familiar with this sculpted head from the 12 Zodiac signs . These treasures had been kept in the Summer Palace, but were then taken away by foreign invaders of Huaxia .
“But now Huaxia has regained its power and wealth . I hope that someone here can buy the snake head sculpture and bring it back to your country . Of course, you have to be rich enough to afford the final price .
“I’m not from Huaxia, but I know that this treasure belongs to your country . ”
Daniel was really good at firing up the audiences’ enthusiasm . Hearing her words, many rich businessmen from Huaxia were excited and were eager to buy the snake head sculpture and bring it back to their motherland .
She continued, “Now let’s start the bidding . This is the most valuable treasure in today’s auction . The asking price is 5 million yuan and will be increased by 1 million each time . Please start your bids . ”
Generally speaking, the snake-head sculpture was definitely worth more than 5 million yuan . But the asking price of such an item was usually lower than its value and Qin Haodong was sure that its price would skyrocket once the auction started .
Someone had even predicted that the snake head sculpture would be sold for at least 30 million yuan, or even more than 50 million yuan .
“I’ll offer 5 million yuan!” Someone shouted as soon as Daniel stopped speaking .
It was Yi Chenzi, who was sitting in the front row . It was the first time he offered a price for an item and he was obviously here solely for it .
To everyone’s surprise, he suddenly stood up, turned around and said to everyone behind him, “This snake head sculpture is what my master wants . ”
This old man looked very arrogant . After speaking, he sat back down directly without even looking at them . Obviously, he was sure that no one in Hong Kong would dare to compete with Mei Zhanlong for the treasure .
Everyone present fell silent . Many of them who were waiting to offer a higher price were dumbfounded and some who were about to raise their bidding cards also gave up after hearing what he said .
No one dared to challenge Mei Zhanlong and his disciples . They were the best practitioners in Hong Kong and could totally destroy your life by simply putting a talisman in your house . You may soon be bankrupt, or worse, watch your family break up and decimated .
Qin Haodong’s eyes popped with astonishment . How dare he threaten others in his master’s name! It was no different from being a robber .
Such behavior was absolutely forbidden in an auction . If someone else threatened the others and stopped them from offering a higher price, he would immediately be driven out of this place by the host .
However, it was Yi Chenzi and he also mentioned that his master Mei Zhanlong wanted the snakehead sculpture . Both the Li family who hosted the auction and Sir Owen who provided the auction items did not want to offend master Mei Zhanlong .
Therefore, the auction now came to a standstill . Daniel, Tian Ye and even Sir Owen’s representative, fell silent .
A smug sneer flickered across Yi Chenzi’s face . He had already expected that no one would dare to compete with them for the snake head sculpture .
The others also felt the same way . If Yi Chenzi was not present, there would definitely be some fierce competition for the snake head sculpture and it would be sold at a sky high price in the end . But now everything was different . No one dared to offend Yi Chenzi and his master Mei Zhanlong, in their bid for the auction item .
Daniel sighed silently and shook her head discreetly . As an auctioneer, she did not want this to happen . The higher the final price was, the more commission she would get . If the auction item was sold at a low price, she would get nothing .
However, she had also heard of Yi Chenzi and his master . Even the super-rich were afraid of offending them, so she could do nothing but accept the result . After all, she was just an auctioneer .
Everyone present remained silent and she picked up the mallet and announced, “Master Yi Chenzi wants to buy this snake head sculpture . Is there anyone else who can offer a higher price? OK, 5 million once… 5 million twice…”
Just as she raised the mallet and was about to confirm the winner, someone suddenly shouted, “I’ll pay 6 million yuan!”
Daniel was startled and the mallet nearly dropped from her hand . She immediately caught the mallet and looked in the direction of the sound .
Everyone present was looking at the person who had offered a higher price . It was the young man who had just competed with Bao Mingyu for the Butterfly Sword . He was still holding his card .
Daniel was stunned and did not know what to say . Qin Haodong smiled at her and said, “Miss Daniel, I am offering 6 million yuan . ”
“Uh…”
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Daniel gathered her wits together and looked worriedly at Qin Haodong . But soon she regained her professionalism and said, “Mr . Qin is offering 6 million yuan! Is there anyone who wants to offer a higher price?”
She also realized that something might happen soon, so she just repeated the price and was careful not to stir up the situation . No one knew how Yi Chenzi might respond now .
Now everyone’s eyes were fixed on Yi Chenzi . They believed that Qin Haodong was challenging the authority of Yi Chenzi or even Mei Zhanlong, who was the best practitioner in Hong Kong .
“Who is this young man? How dare he compete with Master Yi Chenzi? He will definitely be killed!”
“I’m not sure . But he must be someone important if he is seated at the supreme VIP seat . But no matter how rich he is, he is no match for Master Yi Chenzi…”
“He’s seriously mad now . How dare he compete with Master Yi Chenzi? Bao Mingyu is just a good-for-nothing rich kid, but Master Yi is totally different . He’s a dead man now . ”
“I guess he hasn’t even heard of Master Yi Chenzi, otherwise, he would not have dared to challenge him . But even so, he will be killed soon…”
Everyone present was talking about him now . They were looking at him with pity, excitement and some were even openly gloating .
But Bao Mingyu was the happiest among them . He had been thinking about how to sort this ignorant guy out, but now Master Yi Chenzi would do it for him . This guy would be killed even before he realized what had happened .
A hint of fear flashed across Tian Ye’s face and he rushed toward Qin Haodong . Qin Haodong, who seemed to know what he wanted to say, waved his hand and asked him not to say anything .
“What…”
Qin Haodong was a special guest of the Li family, while Master Yi Chenzi was a well-known and powerful practitioner . The situation was beyond his control now and he could do nothing but stand aside silently and stay resigned .
Yi Chenzi’s face immediately clouded over . He had never expected that this young man who was in his twenties, would dare to challenge him .
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He looked at Qin Haodong coldly and almost wanted to kill this guy . But Qin Haodong was still smiling calmly as if he was not aware of Yi Chenzi’s stare .
“Kid, do you know who I am? I’m Yi Chenzi . ”
Yi Chenzi finally revealed his identity . In his opinion, the reason why this young man dared to be so arrogant was because he did not know his identity .
But something unexpected happened again . Qin Haodong just gave him a faint smile and said, “I just want this snake-head sculpture, so why do I have to know who you are? Do I have to give up bidding after hearing your name?”
“Haha! Great!” Yi Chenzi finally realized that this young man did not even take him seriously . He said in a cold voice, “I hope you can bring the snake-head sculpture back home successfully . ”
By now he was determined to get the snake-head sculpture and kill this young man . But they were at the auction house and it was not convenient to kill him here . He had to wait until the end of the auction .
Qin Haodong smiled and did not even seem to care about Yi Chenzi’s threat . He turned around and said, “Miss Daniel, let’s continue with the bidding . ”
Daniel gathered her wits together and continued, “Mr . Qin has offered 6 million yuan . Is there anyone who wants to offer a higher price? Well, 6 million once… 6 million twice…”
Everyone understood that the snake-head sculpture, which was bought by Qin Haodong now, would belong to Master Yi Chenzi in the end . Therefore, no one dared to offer a higher price . The snake-head was a precious antique, but it might cost them their lives .
Daniel repeated the amount a few times but no one raised their cards to offer a higher price . So she put down the mallet and proclaimed that the snake-head sculpture was sold to Qin Haodong at the price of 6 million yuan .
Qin Haodong was surprised to hear that . He did not expect that he could get the snake head sculpture at such a low price . It was all thanks to the old faker for stopping the others from getting involved .
He had just googled the price of other animal head sculptures and it turned out that the latest one had been sold for more than 20 million yuan, which happened about a decade ago .
In recent years, the price of antiques in Huaxia had risen rapidly and national treasures like the sculptures of the 12 zodiac signs might even be sold for 60 million yuan .
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He managed to buy the precious antique at such a low price, which was a wonderful surprise . Thanks to Yi Chenzi for stopping the others from offering a higher price .
The auction continued and the last item appeared . To everyone’s astonishment, it was a monk’s staff .
The monk’s staff was about 1 . 5 meters in length and Qin Haodong could not tell what material it was made of . It was a metallic color, with 12 golden rings hanging on its top . If someone shook it, it gave off a melodious sound, which moved the audiences’ hearts greatly .
Qin Haodong nearly jumped from his seat at the sight of the monk’s staff . The Buddha’s aura emanating from it was so strong that he was sure that it was almost a Divine weapon .
He never expected that there would be a rare Buddhist treasure in addition to the snake-head sculpture .
The moment he saw the monk’s staff, he was determined to get it .
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