Chapter 749
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Chapter 749 Auction!
Eight o’clock in the evening, North Capital Central Hall.
This is the largest venue in North Capital, where various large-scale events are frequently held.
Tonight, Floki Auction House’s quarterly auction is about to take place here.
Floki is a world-class auction house with a renowned reputation globally.
At auctions held by Floki, one can see the most valuable, collectible, and artistically significant auction items from around the world.
The prices of these auction items also repeatedly break records.
Therefore, attending a Floki auction has become a status symbol for the wealthy.
Those with assets less than one billion cannot even become members of Floki Auction House.
At this moment, Fang Yu, Ye Shengxue, and Qin Lang were already seated in the middle section of the hall.
The seats throughout the hall were almost completely filled.
These people were the upper echelon of North Capital’s secular world, the wealthiest group.
This was not just an auction, but also a gathering of high society.
People who came here weren’t necessarily interested in specific auction items, but rather came to make an appearance, catch up with friends, chat, and observe the scene.
This is the life of high society, monotonous yet addictive.
For Qin Lang, the large turnout tonight was excellent news.
The large batch of jewelry provided by Fang Yu must sell for around four billion.
If there were few attendees, or if those attending didn’t have sufficient assets, then even with the jewelry, they couldn’t sell it.
But judging from the enthusiasm at tonight’s auction, such concerns were unnecessary.
When North Capital’s wealthiest people gather together, spending four billion is nothing.
“Tonight there are thirty-nine auction items in total. After these thirty-nine items are finished, it will be time for the auction items provided by Mr. Fang to take the stage…” said Qin Lang.
“How long will it take?” Fang Yu asked.
“According to the original schedule, it would take about two hours,” Qin Lang said, “but Jeris said he would try to compress the time and speed up the process to secure more time for the additional auction afterward.”
“Oh,” Fang Yu nodded.
Ye Shengxue, sitting nearby, was lowering her head to browse through the thick catalog introducing tonight’s auction items.
“If you’re interested in jewelry, when we get home, ask Little Fengling to take you to the treasure tower to choose whatever you like. No need to waste money here,” Fang Yu said.
“Mr. Fang, I’m just looking… I’m not interested in jewelry,” Ye Shengxue said hurriedly, her cheeks slightly flushed.
“No need to rush to deny it. When I was young, I also liked gold, silver, jewelry, and such things,” Fang Yu said.
Seeing Fang Yu’s young face while hearing these words felt strange.
But Ye Shengxue knew clearly that Fang Yu’s face didn’t necessarily reflect his true age.
Although curious, Ye Shengxue knew this was Fang Yu’s secret.
If Fang Yu didn’t volunteer the information, she certainly couldn’t ask.
As Fang Yu and the others were talking, a sudden commotion erupted from behind, as if something had happened.
Fang Yu turned his head and saw a man and a woman entering through the rear entrance.
The man was dressed in a suit, handsome, with features somewhat similar to Tang Ming.
The woman was graceful, beautiful, wearing light makeup.
This couple was a perfect match, both talented and attractive.
Indeed, they were walking arm in arm, intimate like people in love.
“That’s the Tang family’s second young master, Tang Cong!”
“Then who’s the woman beside him?”
“Do you even need to ask? Haven’t you heard the news? This woman must be the Tang family’s rumored fiancée, the Lu family’s daughter, Lu Chuyue, who will be engaged to Tang Cong next week!”
“The Lu family? Which Lu family?”
“The Lu family from the martial arts world! How can you not know this?”
…
Sounds of surprise and confusion arose around them.
Everyone’s gaze was fixed on this young couple.
“The Tang family just announced Tang Cong’s engagement to Lu Chuyue last night, and today they appear together at the auction, clearly with intention,” Qin Lang said with furrowed brows.
Tang Cong and Lu Chuyue’s appearance at tonight’s event had an obvious purpose.
It was to send a message to North Capital’s secular world.
The Tang family and Lu family are truly forming an alliance through marriage!
From now on, the Tang family would be one of the most untouchable families in North Capital’s secular world!
Tang Cong and Lu Chuyue walked arm in arm to the center of the first row and sat down.
From this seating arrangement, it was clear that Floki Auction House had received the news and showed them proper respect.
Fang Yu looked at Lu Chuyue’s back and narrowed his eyes slightly.
This woman appeared young, but her cultivation had already reached the Martial Saint realm, equivalent to the Yuan Ying stage.
In other regions, this would be a rare genius.
For example, Chen Luo, who had advanced to the Martial Saint realm at the age of twenty-seven, had already shocked the entire Huaibei martial arts world and was called a prodigy.
And this Lu Chuyue looked… even younger than Chen Luo.
“It seems that during my many years away, North Capital’s martial arts world has progressed quite a bit,” Fang Yu thought, his eyes flickering.
As Fang Yu was pondering, whispers came from behind.
“Hey, what do you think attracted the Lu family’s daughter to Tang Cong? How did he manage to marry into the Lu family…”
“I can’t figure it out either. Although he is handsome, the gap between the two families is too large, isn’t it?”
“Perhaps it’s for benefits? Although the rules prohibit martial arts families from absorbing affiliated families… they can’t control marriages. Some families have done this before…”
“But why did the Lu family choose the Tang family? There are better choices than the Tang family… And look at how that Lu family daughter holds Tang Cong’s hand… it seems like true love…”
“True love!? How did Tang Cong meet Lu Chuyue? People like us don’t even have the chance to meet the younger generation of martial arts families…”
Fang Yu agreed with these comments.
The aura around Tang Cong showed he only had Master-level strength.
Compared to Lu Chuyue at the Martial Saint realm, his talent wasn’t even in the same league.
For these two to be together, it could only be true love; it would be difficult to involve benefits or other aspects.
However, none of this mattered.
Tonight, Fang Yu was here to sell jewelry.
The arrival of Tang Cong and Lu Chuyue caused quite a stir.
But soon the auction officially began, and everyone’s attention turned to the auction stage.
“Thank you, distinguished guests, for taking time out of your valuable weekend to attend the auction hosted by our Floki Auction House…” Perhaps to control time, Jeris, as the person in charge, walked onto the auction stage to personally serve as the host.
After a long speech of flattery and welcome, Jeris officially began to introduce the first auction item.
As per tradition, the first item of each auction was usually quite impressive, to set the tone.
“The first auction item comes from Aihehua in the Western Regions, a work by a famous master.” Jeris lifted the red cloth from the table in front of him, revealing a glass box underneath.
Inside the glass box was a sky-blue necklace.
“Tears of the Ocean. The entire necklace is composed of three hundred and twenty-three Dilas diamonds, and the pendant is made from a rare polar sapphire…” Jeris introduced with an enthusiastic tone.
“This auction item starts at thirty million yuan. Distinguished guests may begin bidding.”
After the introduction, they moved to the main event.
This necklace was one of the superior items in tonight’s auction.
Many people were interested in it, so the bidding was quite intense.
“Forty million!”
“Forty-five million!”
“Fifty million…”
The price increased at a rate of five million per bid, continuously rising.
“These people are really rich,” Fang Yu said to Qin Lang beside him.
Hearing this, Qin Lang thought of Fang Yu’s home, the treasure tower in his house, and the dazzling brilliance inside the treasure tower…
Thinking of these, he found it hard to agree with Fang Yu’s sigh, and could only show a strange expression while remaining silent.
“Eighty million.”
Just as the price kept rising, a calm voice suddenly sounded from the first row.
Everyone looked forward and saw that the person raising the bid card was none other than the center of attention, Tang Cong!
This immediately caused a commotion.
Tang Cong had placed a bid! Would others continue?
Many who wanted to raise their cards quietly put them down.
The Lu family’s daughter was sitting next to Tang Cong!
This face, they absolutely could not disrespect!
