133: Chapter 133 Going to the Hong Family

"Darling, look at these items." Heartless flipped to the back pages, his expression looking quite grim.

Gao Ying looked over and saw that national treasures of Great Xia were among them.

"I want these auction items reserved," Gao Ying said to the manager, pointing at several items.

"Princess Diana, if it were anything else, I could make the decision myself; I could even give them to you for free.

However, the sellers of these particular items insist on an auction, so if you want them, you'll have to participate in the bidding," the manager explained with some difficulty.

"Your Highness, this is indeed the club's rule. If the seller insists on an auction and refuses a one-time buyout,

they will respect the seller's choice." David was well aware of this point.

"I must obtain these items. I have more than enough money." She was determined to get those national treasures.

[Ding! Sensing the host's strong desire to spend money. Kiss Huo Yunci in front of these people.

Note! It must be on the lips. Reward for task completion: a dragon abyss black gold card with an unlimited limit until the auction ends.

Task failure: no penalty.]

"Fugui, are you playing matchmaker again?" Gao Ying asked, speechless.

Fugui: [Sister, let me state this once more: the task was issued by the main system. It has nothing to do with me.]

The money Gao Ying had accumulated was more than enough to buy the national treasures, but there was no reason not to use free money when it was available.

"Heartless, what do you think of Huo Yunci?" she asked Heartless before kissing Huo Yunci.

"He's alright. He has feelings for you, and his looks fit your aesthetic requirements." Hearing her ask this, Heartless knew that Huo Yunci would soon become a member of their brotherhood.

"Huo Yunci, how do you feel about me? Do you want to be my man?" Gao Ying still needed to ask the person involved about his feelings.

After all, she wasn't some female hooligan who would just grab anyone and start gnawing on them.

"I do. I've wanted to be yours for a long time, but I was afraid you didn't like me, so I never dared to confess.

To be able to stay by your side, I was willing to silently guard you as a friend forever." Huo Yunci looked at her with a face full of deep affection.

Heartless watched Huo Yunci from the side with a look of disdain. Just last night, the man had been discussing with him how to shamelessly pester Darling after dealing with the Hong Family.

Now he was portraying himself as so pitiful; he truly was the 'Green Tea' of the century.

Having received the consent of the person involved, Gao Ying didn't hold back and kissed Huo Yunci directly.

Just as Gao Ying was about to pull away, Fugui spoke up again: [Kiss countdown starting now.

10]

9]

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Gao Ying complained in her heart; it hadn't mentioned a countdown at the start.

However, she didn't let go, waiting for Fugui to finish the countdown.

Huo Yunci was stunned by her sudden kiss, but he quickly reacted and took the initiative.

Heartless calmly took out his phone, recorded a video, and sent it to their group chat.

Shangguan Hu: [Ah! Ah! I haven't even kissed Sister yet! How can this Huo Yunci be with Sister before me!]

Yin Lin: [Who told you to be so slow? It's your leg that's injured, not anything else.]

Lou Jingyao: [I knew this kid would make a move, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. I'm so angry.]

Xi Yan: [Heartless, keep an eye out. Don't let her bring back some foreign brother for us.]

Heartless: [OK]

[Alright, time's up.] As soon as Fugui said this, Gao Ying pushed Huo Yunci away.

"Do you even know how to kiss? I almost passed out from lack of air." Gao Ying looked at him with a bit of disdain.

"This was my first kiss, so I'm a bit inexperienced. Don't worry, we'll practice more in the future, and it definitely won't be like this." Huo Yunci looked at her cherry-red lips, wanting more.

Heartless also posted Gao Ying's complaint about Huo Yunci's poor kissing skills to the group.

Predictably, everyone in the group reacted with schadenfreude.

Lou Jingyao: [Shangguan Hu, what are you laughing at? Don't forget your first kiss is still intact too. Don't get looked down on when the time comes.]

[I won't! I'm an actor; my learning skills are top-notch.] Shangguan Hu began to feel anxious after sending the message.

Although he was an actor, he had never filmed a kissing scene.

Now that he had Gao Ying, it was even more impossible for him to film one, so he could only practice on his own.

The auction began. Gao Ying wasn't interested in the items at the beginning, so she didn't bid.

As it went on, the auction items became more and more valuable.

Gao Ying only started bidding when the Great Xia national treasures appeared.

She won the first national treasure for 2 billion.

This didn't cause much of a stir; after all, who here was short on money?

However, from then on, as long as it was a Great Xia item, the Supreme VIP Box would take it at the highest price.

In less than an hour, Gao Ying had spent tens of billions, which made some people wary and curious.

They sent their subordinates to investigate and learned that these were the people David had brought, so they knew the Supreme VIP Box contained members of the Royal Family.

Consequently, as long as Gao Ying placed a bid, almost no one else would compete.

Near the end, a cage covered with a black cloth was carried onto the auction stage.

"Distinguished guests, this is our mystery item for tonight." The auctioneer removed the black cloth. When Gao Ying saw the person in the cage, she rubbed her eyes in disbelief.

"Jiang Ze!" Confirming she hadn't misidentified him, Gao Ying cried out in surprise.

"Darling, do you know him?" Heartless looked at the broken-looking man in the cage, a bad premonition rising in his heart.

"I do, but we're not very close," Gao Ying said.

"He looks like he's been drugged." Huo Yunci noted that the person in the cage didn't seem quite right.

Below, the bidding had already begun frantically. Who wouldn't like a broken beauty?

Seeing that his sister wasn't making a move, Fugui had no choice but to issue a task.

[Ding! Side quest activated. Please rescue Jiang Ze. Reward for completion: a 10% stake in International Private Aviation Soar.

Task failure: no penalty.]

What could Gao Ying do? She couldn't possibly turn a blind eye to such a generous reward.

So, in the end, Gao Ying won Jiang Ze for 500 million.

Before the person arrived, Gao Ying had already exchanged for an antidote from the mall.

As soon as Jiang Ze arrived, Gao Ying had Heartless feed him the antidote.

"Thank you for saving me." Jiang Ze thanked them once he regained consciousness.

"No need for thanks. Where do you live? We'll send you back," Huo Yunci asked.

"I can't go back. If I go back, I'll just be sold here again." Jiang Ze curled up in fear as he spoke.

"Since we've already saved him, let's just take him back with us." Gao Ying stood up, preparing to return to the castle.

"David, how is the Hong Family doing today?" Gao Ying asked about them while in the car.

"They are naturally very anxious. They don't know how they offended the Royal Family and have been on edge all day," David reported.

Gao Ying looked at the sky; it wasn't too late yet.

"Let's go to the Hong Family. The sooner this is over, the sooner I can go back."

David turned the car around and drove toward the Hong Family residence.

"Greetings, Princess Highness." When the car stopped and Gao Ying stepped out, the guards stationed at the Hong residence bowed to her.

The Hong Family heard the commotion and came out to greet them.

Hong Fu desperately wanted to know why he had offended this princess.

But when he saw Huo Yunci, he knew he was finished.