Chapter 579: 2.5 Billion!_1

"It’s you!"

The Master of the Chu Family, Chu Renjie, looked at Yin Tian in surprise, clearly not having expected Yin Tian to be here either.

The second he saw Chu Renjie, Yin Tian almost couldn’t control his fury and almost attacked Chu Renjie.

But Yin Tian restrained himself.

A small loss of composure could jeopardize a greater plan, and his current priority was to obtain the Handheld Jade and Golden Snow Lotus, everything else could wait!

If he truly started a fight with Chu Renjie here, his eligibility to participate in the auction might be revoked.

Chu Renjie then turned and looked at Lin Yunzhi standing to one side.

His first thought was that Yin Tian’s presence in this private room was arranged by Lin Yunzhi.

"Don’t look at me, it has nothing to do with me."

Lin Yunzhi spoke indifferently, not bothering to explain much to Chu Renjie.

The Lin Family had certain special relations, so they knew more than other top-tier families.

Apart from the Lin Family, the other top-tier families didn’t even know that Yin Tian was the head of the newly famed top-tier family.

Having said his piece, Lin Yunzhi had already turned and left without a moment’s hesitation.

Chu Renjie then flashed a cruel smile at Yin Tian. "I didn’t expect you to be able to show up here; it seems I underestimated you. At the very least, you belong to a quasi top-tier family."

"But you’d better understand, a quasi top-tier family is still ’quasi’ after all; don’t think that you can rest easy in Central City. Over the years, who knows how many top-tier families have been wiped out!"

Yin Tian glanced at Chu Renjie and let out a light chuckle, "You should remember these words as well; who knows, maybe the Chu Family will be gone sometime."

"You!"

Chu Renjie was obviously getting angry, but soon he let out a cold laugh, "Rest assured, today here, you won’t be able to buy anything!"

"Well, let’s see how much money you have then."

With a shrug, Yin Tian turned and walked away without giving Chu Renjie another look.

Chu Renjie, infuriated by Yin Tian’s attitude, let out a cold snort and was about to leave.

"Before you scamper off, remember to close the door behind you."

Yin Tian’s calm voice floated over, reaching the ears of Chu Renjie.

Chu Renjie took a deep breath, understanding that it was not the right time to clash with Yin Tian.

With a fierce kick, he slammed the private room’s door shut.

A few minutes later, as time gradually approached ten o’clock.

The lights on the auction stage suddenly lit up, and a man in a suit stepped up with a brilliant smile, "Welcome everyone to the auction held by Wanbaozhai."

"I know everyone’s time is precious, so I won’t waste more of it, let’s get started right away!"

The man turned to glance backstage, and immediately a woman in a cheongsam came out pushing a cart.

On the cart was a glass cover, beneath which lay an ancient jade that had yellowed with age.

"An ancient jade unearthed from the Warring States period, it can soothe the spirit and ward off evil when placed at home, and it’s also an indispensable item for arranging Feng Shui."

The man spoke loudly, "The starting bid is twenty million."

"Twenty million? That’s way too disrespectful, two hundred million."

"Three hundred million."

"Five hundred million!"

This auction directly shattered the worldviews of Su Qinwei and the other girls.

It was their first time seeing a bidding increase by billions!

In just a few minutes, the price of the ancient jade had already been raised to 1.3 billion!

"These people are too rich..."

Chen Yu stuck out her tongue, looking shocked. "Just for that piece of jade, they paid 1.3 billion?"

Su Qinwei and the other girls also looked somewhat stunned.

In Central City, money really wasn’t the same as money elsewhere!

Soon, the second item was brought up for auction.

Through the big screen inside the private room, Yin Tian saw clearly what the item was, and his breathing momentarily hitched.

This item was the Handheld Jade he had given to Murong all those years ago!

"This jade was a beloved treasure of the Murong Family’s young mistress, never leaving her side. Although this jade is not particularly valuable, our experts at Wanbaozhai have identified it as having an extraordinary aura."

"According to our Wanbaozhai experts’ speculation, if one were to carry this jade for a long time, it might have the effect of extending one’s lifespan!"

"The starting bid is thirty million."

No sooner had the man finished speaking than the crowd began eagerly bidding.

"Five hundred million!"

"Eight hundred million!"

"One point six billion!"

The price continued to soar to astonishing heights.

Just as the price for the Handheld Jade climbed to 1.9 billion, a voice suddenly came from a private room.

"Two point five billion."

For a moment, everyone turned to look at that private room.

Then, they discovered.

The voice had come from the very private room that once belonged to the Murong Family!