Lin Yifan, puzzled, took the plaque and asked, "What is this for?"
"Not even knowing what an auction plaque is and still attending an auction, how embarrassing," mocked a short, plump man sitting in the front row, resembling a toad.
Next to him sat a voluptuous woman who looked rather provocative.
"Hehe! Mr. Tian, can't a rich tycoon be like that?" The voluptuous woman also ridiculed with a sneer.
"Rich tycoon? More like a bumpkin trying to act rich. Shameless!" Mr. Tian said with disdain.
Facing their mockery and disdain, Lin Yifan responded indifferently, "When did a toad and a chicken get together?"
"You..." Mr. Tian trembled with anger. He hated being called a toad the most in his life; therefore, he would not let go of this handsome and dashing man, who was far more attractive than him, easily.
At the same moment, the provocative woman was also infuriated.
"What what what? Isn't it just a toad and a chicken?" Lin Yifan asked fearlessly.
There was no need to be polite and respectful to those who were impolite and disrespectful.
However, his slightly angry question inadvertently attracted the attention of all the auction participants. Almost everyone turned to look this way, curious about what was happening.
"Hey! Isn't that the third young master of the Tian Family from the Capital City, Tian Ji? Who is he squabbling with?" someone wondered.
"Don't know, don't recognize that guy."
"That guy isn't accompanied by any prominent experts, clearly just a common businessman, or maybe a rich second-generation; tsk tsk, an ordinary businessman clashing with the influential Tian Family, this is going to be good, no telling how badly that guy will be beaten," someone said, eagerly anticipating the drama.
"Young master! Tian Ji, that toad, got into a brawl with a young man," a middle-aged man with a smiling face said to a cold-looking young man next to him.
"Hmm! So they fought, how does that concern me?" the young man replied.
He never once looked back, exuding an air of arrogance. He clearly did not consider Tian Ji worth his attention.
"Miss! There's a handsome guy behind us; don't you want to take a look?" At this moment, a young woman with braided hair seated in the first row asked a young lady next to her who was as cold as ice.
"Not interested," the icy young lady replied indifferently.
In her heart, only treasures mattered; thus, she couldn't care less about such trivial matters. For original chapters go to novel⚑fire.net
At the scene of the argument, Tian Ji, after being questioned by Lin Yifan, was so enraged he couldn't hold back any longer and yelled to a young man sitting next to him, "Ah Feng, beat him up!"
"Yes! Young Master!" As soon as Ah Feng spoke, he was about to strike Lin Yifan,
but just then, a stern voice calling for a halt came from the door behind the back row of seats: "Stop!"
Following this, a glamorous and seductive woman in red entered through the door.
Seeing the newcomer, Ah Feng immediately stopped; he dared not offend this competent woman dressed in red.
"Ms. Zhong, who is this kid to you? Why intervene on his behalf?" Tian Ji asked indignantly.
"Mr. Tian, please give Guiyuan City Night Aroma Auction some face and keep the peace!" Zhong Hongyan replied calmly, without further explanation; it seemed she was not at all intimidated by Tian Ji.
She was the auctioneer of this event and one of the people in charge of the Guiyuan City Night Aroma Auction, a position lofty enough that no one dared defy her.
Just now outside, she had also heard the argument between Tian Ji and Lin Yifan; it was indeed Tian Ji's fault. Her refraining from exploding on the spot was already giving face.
Staring at the sophisticated and stunning woman in front of him, Tian Ji hesitated briefly but decided to let Lin Yifan off for now.
The power behind the Night Guiyuan auction was not something the Tian Family could afford to provoke; thus, they had no choice but to give face.
So, he dropped a fierce remark and then turned around to take his seat.
"After the auction ends, dare not to leave!"
"Humph! I won't leave, who's afraid?" Lin Yifan fearlessly retorted.
When the man named Afeng had tried to strike him earlier, Lin Yifan had already sensed Afeng's Realm. Afeng was a Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm cultivator, just like himself. Thus, he had nothing to fear since he was protected by the formidable Witchcraft Palm.
Looking at this handsome yet mediocre man, Zhong Hongyan shook her head, then simply continued walking forward.
She had done all she could to help. Since the man was courting death, there was nothing else she could do.
Had she known that Lin Yifan was also a Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm cultivator, she probably wouldn't have thought this way.
As Zhong Hongyan slowly walked down, the male bidders sitting along the aisle all drooled.
Zhong Hongyan was known nationwide as the most glamorous auctioneer! Many longed just to catch a glimpse of her; now with the chance, they definitely had to look their fill.
It's no exaggeration to say that half of the bidders had come for Zhong Hongyan, the enchantingly mature woman.
To catch the beauty's attention, they really went all out.
Watching the glamorous Zhong Hongyan, the indifferent young man who had ignored Tian Ji suddenly seemed a bit grave; he harbored some fear towards this woman.
Though she appeared as a frail woman unable to withstand a breeze, she was more malicious than anyone when being ruthless; moreover, her Realm was high, unmatched by anyone present.
Whereas the ice-cold woman sitting in the front row still showed no emotion; for her, she was only interested in obtaining that particular item. She cared neither for what woman nor how powerful anyone was.
Under the gaze of these predatory eyes, Zhong Hongyan gradually made her way to the stage.
However, as she passed the front row, she paused; then she glanced at the ice-cold woman sitting in the center, eyes closed, waiting quietly; she slightly curled her lips upwards, snorted coldly, and took to the stage.
Once on the platform, she immediately started the opening speech; as soon as she spoke, the entire room fell silent, for those "infatuated men" only wished to listen to her enchanting voice.
After the introduction, she bowed deeply, thanking all the guests; then the auction began.
"I declare! The auction officially begins! Please present the first item for auction!"
At her command, the backstage staff brought forward an item.
At this point, she unveiled the red cloth covering it and then said, "This is a coin from the Yan Dynasty, starting at five hundred thousand; does anyone wish to bid?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than someone from below started bidding.
"Five hundred fifty thousand!"
This bidder was purely aiming to catch Zhong Hongyan's eye with his bid.