25: Final auction items

"Nonsense!" Xi Yan stood up, preparing to find the person in charge.

He knew his younger sister was lively and bold, but she always knew her limits.

He didn't know why she was being so reckless this time.

The Xi Family was a top-tier family in the Imperial Capital, but one had to be careful in front of people whose backgrounds were unknown.

That person just now had spent 10 billion to buy a pink diamond without hesitation.

It wasn't that the Xi Family couldn't afford it, but that the 10 billion should be spent on important auction items.

This time, the Xi Family and the Lou Family had heard that Sakura Country was using a Huaxia national treasure to provoke them.

The three top-tier families of the Imperial Capital had pooled 600 billion, intending to secure that national treasure.

Having recently invested in a major project, the three families had brought all their money except for some liquid funds.

"Young Master Xi, your sister is having a great time in the Eldest Miss's box. You don't need to worry." Just as the door opened, Xu Tian came over from the hallway.

"President Xu, I'm truly sorry. My sister is too mischievous. I hope that person doesn't mind," Xi Yan stepped forward to apologize.

"Not at all. The Eldest Miss likes your sister very much. Rest assured, we will return her safely once the auction ends," Xu Tian finished formally and returned to the third floor.

"Yutang is quite lucky. Judging by President Xu's manner, that person won't make things difficult for her," Lou Jingyao leaned against the doorframe, tossing a coin up and down.

"She'll be punished when we get back. She's been protected too well; it's time she experienced the wickedness of the world," Xi Yan sat back down with a cold face.

The auction was halfway through, and the items being presented were becoming increasingly expensive.

"The next auction item is this Rebirth of the Phoenix ruby necklace. It's carved from a single piece of pigeon blood ruby and set with countless pink and yellow diamonds as flames."

"Starting price: 800 million." As the gavel fell, the bidding began below.

"900 million!"

"950 million!"

"1 billion!"

"1.5 billion!"

This bid came from Box 8 on the second floor.

Seeing the bid from the second floor, one or two people on the first floor still persisted.

By the time it reached 3 billion, no one on the first floor was bidding anymore.

"4 billion!"

Box 10 placed a bid.

[Sister, the Sakura Country people have placed a bid,] Fugui reminded.

Gao Ying unhurriedly entered 8 billion on the bidding device.

"The third floor bids 8 billion! Are there any higher bids?" The auctioneer's voice trembled with excitement at such a high price.

Seeing the bid from the third floor, no one on the second floor competed.

Box 10 wanted to compete, but remembering their goal for today, they had to give up.

"Mr. Matsuki, the person on the third floor is the owner of the Ding Tian Auction House. It's best if we don't offend them."

In Box 10, there were ten people in total, including eight bodyguards.

The ones who came to the auction were Matsumoto Yoshimasa and Yoshida Takahiko.

"Humph! So what if it's the owner of the Ding Tian Auction House? I'm still going to bid for and take back that Huaxia national treasure today."

"They certainly won't expect that 500 billion was just for show. To make Huaxia lose face, I've prepared an additional 30 billion."

Thinking that he would eventually take that national treasure back to his country, Matsuki laughed arrogantly.

"Mr. Matsuki, I heard that the upper echelons of Huaxia attach great importance to this auction. What should we do if they join forces with those top-tier families?" Yoshida Takahiko was not as relaxed as him.

The people of Huaxia were always united. This time, their own country had brought a Huaxia national treasure here for auction; it certainly wouldn't be easy to take away.

"Yoshida-san, do you think I don't have a backup plan? They can join forces, and we can also join forces with our country."

"In any case, we must make Huaxia lose face this time," Matsumoto Yoshimasa said with a face full of confidence.

"Alright, congratulations to the third floor for winning the Rebirth of the Phoenix." The gavel fell, and the next item was brought out.

"This auction item is a set of jewelry made of Imperial Green jade. As you can see, this Imperial Green set has a very deep color and is crystal clear."

It's very suitable for home collection.

The starting price for this jewelry set is"

300 million."

Soon, the price for this jewelry set rose to 800 million.

Box 10 didn't bid, so Gao Ying didn't bid either.

"What? At your young age, how can you like such old-fashioned jewelry?" Yin Ren looked at Xi Yutang's longing for the jewelry with a face full of disdain.

"What do you know? It's my grandmother's birthday next month, and I want to buy her a gift. I haven't been able to find anything good."

I came with my brother this time to see if there was a suitable gift.

The previous ones were too cheap and I didn't like them; I like this one, but the price is too high.

My pocket money saved up until now is only 50 million," Xi Yutang said with a look of disappointment as she heard the price continuing to rise.

"Look at you, so pathetic. For this small amount of money, I'll pay." Yin Ren went to the bidding device and pressed the 2 billion price.

Gao Ying was eating a melon, her expression full of mockery as she watched Yin Ren.

"Are you stupid? They would have bid at most 1.8 billion for this set. You came in and bid 2 billion right away. Do you have money to burn?" Xi Yutang looked at him speechlessly.

"I just have money, so what?" Yin Ren was nearly fuming at her words.

He was buying this jewelry set for her, yet not only was she ungrateful, she even called him stupid.

Watching the interaction between the two, Gao Ying buried her head in Yin Lin's chest and giggled.

Where did these two clowns come from? This is too funny.

There were many good things afterward, but Gao Ying wasn't interested.

However, as long as Box 10 placed a bid, she would definitely intercept it.

This resulted in Box 10 not getting a single auction item.

"Baka! I'm so angry. This behind-the-scenes boss of the Auction House is targeting me!" Matsuki was so angry he almost had a heart attack.

"Matsuki, don't be angry. This behind-the-scenes boss has already spent over 20 billion. Doesn't this play right into our hands?

At the very least, it means she's giving up on that treasure," Yoshida was calm.

"You're right. She spent such a large amount on those previous items; being young is just being young.

So what if she's the behind-the-scenes boss of the Auction House?" Matsuki calmed down after hearing this.

"Guibao, you'll be able to level up after we go back today, right? With the addition of the final Baby, you should be able to reach level three directly this time, right?"

Gao Ying closed her eyes to look at the panel in her mind. The emotion points had actually risen to 100,000. Excluding the two points used, there were still eight points left.

[Sister, I can reach level two after going back tonight, but level three is a bit difficult.]

"How is that possible? Winning the national treasure tonight will cost a hundred billion. Level three can't possibly require a quadrillion, right?" Gao Ying questioned in disbelief.

[No, I can reach level three with 100 billion, but except for that 10 billion, the money used later is all from tonight's system rewards.

I said at the beginning that money rewarded by the system doesn't count.

However, I can tell you some good news in advance: after the auction ends tonight, the main system will reward you with one year of lifespan.

It's a really good deal.]

Fugui immediately went offline after saying this; he couldn't handle it if his sister threw a tantrum.

"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Yin Lin asked, noticing her mood was off.

"It's nothing, just got schemed against by a little thing," Gao Ying opened her eyes and looked at the auction stage below.

The auction was nearing its end, and the national treasure, the imperial seal, finally took the stage.

"The next item is a national treasure—the imperial seal used by ancient emperors. It was brought for auction by Mr. Matsuki from Box 10.

After expert appraisal, this imperial seal is authentic.

Starting price: 10 billion!"