Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 667 - 90 The Prestige and Influence of King Mu’s Mansion

People always subconsciously believe their eyes, deceived by what they see.

As other guests showed smiles that seemed to see through the truth, the siblings from the Cheng Family felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

Shen Qingxi is truly alive, and she is not as frail as she appears to be.

Do you really believe her when she says she has had a miraculous escape from death?

That’s right, they believed her.

If, prior to this, there were many guests who felt anxious and frightened about Shen Qingxi’s death and resurrection, then when they saw the seemingly frail and delicate girl before them, they couldn’t help but feel more at ease.

At the same time, they also calmly accepted the fact that she had come back to life.

The weaker someone appears, the more it tends to lower people’s guards.

"Now, let’s see who will take the bait."

Cheng Feng whispered to Cheng Xuefei, "Let’s not act rashly. There’s no need for you to step forward at this time."

Cheng Xuefei frowned, "Considering my relationship with Shen Qingxi, wouldn’t it arouse their suspicion if I don’t take the initiative to find out the truth at this time?"

"What relationship do you have with Shen Qingxi?"

"... Good friends?"

"Just friends."

"That’s also true."

"Don’t just be subservient to them, doing so will only make them think you are easy to bully, just like the current Shen Qingxi."

"Be patient, someone will step forward."

While they spoke, the auction had already officially started with the first items being those brought by the guests themselves.

"The next lot is a set of pure gold jewelry brought by Mr. Shi..."

Gold, silver, jade articles, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy, and paintings; all these items weren’t particularly valuable, but they couldn’t be too cheap either, nor could they overshadow the main event, bringing something not suited to one’s social status and thereby embarrassing the bigwigs.

There were also journalists interviewing and taking photos at the event.

If such a face-giving matter wasn’t reported, what would be the difference between that and a secret journey by night in splendid attire?

Everyone would have spent their money in vain.

Wang Yunxiao even spotted something very familiar to him at the auction.

It was the ladies’ watch that Li Mumu had taken a liking to when they were out shopping together, which was later bought by the Tang siblings. Now it appeared at the auction, clearly Tang Moli had put it back up for auction as the Tang Family’s contribution.

The value was just right for a charity auction; a token participation was all that was needed. You can’t expect to bring out something earth-shatteringly significant like in a real auction.

This auction was a trap set by the Shen Family, bringing an antique worth hundreds of thousands would be no different than sabotaging the event.

The auction proceeded smoothly, each lot going through only a few bids. Who provided the lot, who made the bids, everyone pretty much knew what was going on behind the scenes, with twists and turns not to be mentioned to outsiders.

That is, until the real treasure, the Imperial Jade Seal, made its appearance.

By this time, some people had already started to leave their seats.

Not everyone came to this auction for the Imperial Jade Seal. Take, for example, the character portrayed by the eldest disciple brother, Wu Jingzhan, who was there to represent the head of the Water Affairs Bureau, showing support for the Shen Family. As public officials, they had to attend certain events, while others were not as necessary.

The nuances of this are difficult to grasp, not as simple as ordinary people think.

Wang Yunxiao noticed that the eldest disciple brother had already followed another guest into the restroom one after the other, seemingly looking to continue their conversation. As for what they would do after leaving the restroom, those present probably wouldn’t care.

Because their attention had all been drawn to the Imperial Jade Seal.

This object was something that everyone had only heard about in dramas, and practically no one had seen the real thing.

How the Imperial Jade Seal was lost back in the day, how it now ended up in the hands of the Shen Family, and how it caused them to end up in such a state—all of it was a mystery.

Shen Qingxi returned to the stage with the case holding the Jade Seal, placed it in the display cabinet. As the light shone down, everyone’s gaze was irresistibly drawn to it.

The host eloquently spoke about the history of the Imperial Jade Seal for quite some time, then lifted it to show the guests, eliciting waves of gasps and sighs of amazement.

Today was indeed an eye-opener.

When he was about to put the Jade Seal back in its place and lift the hammer to start the bidding, a servant suddenly handed over a waist tablet.

"One hundred dollars."

A calm voice came from the guest seats.

Who doesn’t know the rules? The auctioneer hasn’t started yet...

Just as everyone was taking it lightly, the auctioneer fell silent and turned to cast a pleading look at Shen Qingxi.

Shen Qingxi whispered a few words, and the auctioneer’s face finally returned to normal, coughed and said loudly: "Alright, since a distinguished guest from King Mu’s Mansion has offered one hundred dollars, let’s start the auction with one hundred dollars as the reserve price!"

King Mu’s Mansion?

This name once again caused a stir on the scene, and everyone’s gaze involuntarily fell on Mu Yuheng, who had just made the bid.

The fame of King Mu’s Mansion is known to all, but the people of King Mu’s Mansion... people don’t usually get to see them, or rather, don’t have the privilege to make contact.

When did such a big shot emerge? And why has no one introduced him?

He Lan curiously craned her neck to look, but was pressed down by Wang Yunxiao.

"Mind your own business."

"But it’s a person from King Mu’s Mansion!"

"They too have two eyes and a mouth, nothing noteworthy."

After a brief commotion, the scene fell into dead silence.

Someone from King Mu’s Mansion has bid one hundred dollars, do you dare to outbid?

Do you want to offend them?

Seeing no one responding, the auctioneer’s tense expression on his face slightly relaxed, just about to bring down the hammer, then heard someone say: "One hundred dollars, for the disaster-stricken area is mere a drop in the bucket, it solves nothing. Since it’s a charity auction, let’s not be so stingy. I’ll add a little excitement, let’s start with ten thousand dollars!"

The speaker was the president of the Weimar Business Association, Slander David.

Mu Yuheng glanced at him but said nothing.

Seeing that the person from King Mu’s Mansion did not speak, the atmosphere on the scene began to liven up a bit.

To scare them, it seems it was just passing by...

"Eleven thousand."

We can’t contradict the face of King Mu’s Mansion, but the face of the foreigners isn’t so valuable.

The Imperial Jade Seal is a national treasure, to auction it off is already considered blasphemous by some conservatives. Should we also let the foreigners snatch the opportunity to donate?

If word spreads, I’m afraid everyone here would be too ashamed to show their face.

"Twelve thousand!"

Seeing that the bids were coming one after another, the auctioneer finally relaxed and boldly started calling the bids.

"Mr. Song bids fifteen thousand, are there any more...?"

"Twenty thousand!"

After the atmosphere on the site livened up, the pace of the bidding escalated rapidly, soaring all the way to sixty thousand.

David spoke again: "The Weimar Business Association bids one hundred thousand, one hundred thousand US dollars!"

The voice of bidding abruptly stopped.

The guests showed a look of displeasure on their faces, damn foreigners bidding without any sense of decorum.

"Okay, the Weimar Business Association bids one hundred thousand US dollars? Is there a higher bid?" the auctioneer asked loudly.

"One hundred."

Mu Yuheng spoke calmly.