Tomb Raider: Evolution of the Red Dragon, Starting from the Ancient City of Jingjue

Chapter 53: The auction begins, the finale
After Jiang Hua returned home, he began to practice hard.

He wanted to improve his martial arts to the peak of the second level of flesh refining.

With the help of the spiritual energy beads, Jiang Hua's cultivation progress was very fast. In just one day, his flesh refining progress had reached 58%.

"Well, at this rate, it will take me about two or three days to complete the flesh refining."

Jiang Hua nodded with satisfaction.

This speed of cultivation is worthy of being called spiritual energy.

Compared with the power of qi and blood, it is much better.

If he used Qi and Blood Pills to practice, it would take at least half a year, or even longer, to reach the peak of the second level.

After finishing his training, Jiang Hua came to Mingguxuan.

"Huh? Fatty, what are you doing here?"

Jiang Hua showed surprise on his face.

At this time, there was a familiar figure outside Mingguxuan.

The fat man said resentfully: "Brother Jiang, I've been looking for you for a long time, and you're just here now..."

"Oh! Fatty, you want to sell those treasures!"

Looking at the fat man's eyes, Jiang Hua suddenly understood.

"But why are you squatting outside the door?"

He was puzzled, why not go in and sit down?

Although he is not in charge of Mingguxuan, the shop assistants will not judge people by their appearance or despise the poor and love the rich.

Their purpose is Mingguxuan.

That is, don't underestimate anyone.

Even a beggar may become their customer in the future.

Besides, the fat guy has a lot of treasures on him.

As long as you take it out, you will be warmly welcomed no matter where you are.

The fat man scratched his head and said, "Uh, Brother Jiang, I'm afraid that if you're not here, I'll be cheated by others, right?"

It turns out he was looking for someone he knew!
Jiang Hua laughed in his heart, walked into Mingguxuan, and chatted with the fat man.

"Then let's go in first! By the way, why didn't Lao Hu come with you today?"

"Old Hu left early in the morning and left all the work to me." The fat man said a little depressed.

Jiang Hua guessed that Lao Hu was probably going to visit the families of his comrades-in-arms.

Next, Fatty sold all the treasures in the Jingjue Ancient City to Mingguxuan.

Jiang Hua didn't think about making money, so he gave him the highest market price.

Looking at the stacks of banknotes in his hands, the fat man smiled widely and smelled the scent of the banknotes excitedly.

Jiang Hua said with a smile: "Fatty, do you really need to do this?"

"Hey, Brother Jiang, you come from a wealthy family, so you naturally don't take money seriously. I'm used to being poor, so I just like the smell of money."

"Didn't Shirley give you 20,000 US dollars?"

"Brother Jiang, stop talking. Old Hu even stole my 20,000 US dollars early in the morning." The fat man was depressed.

But then he laughed again.

Although twenty thousand US dollars were gone, he had much more money in his hands than twenty thousand US dollars.

"Come on, Brother Jiang, I'll treat you to a meal of mutton hotpot!"

the next day.

Today is a big day for the antique world.

Because the Crescent Hotel is going to hold an auction.

The dates for auctions held at the Crescent Hotel are not fixed.

They had to collect enough treasures.

And there must be a grand finale before an auction is held and wealthy businessmen from all over the country are invited to attend.

Otherwise, it would be a disgrace to the Crescent Hotel's reputation.

Signage is very important.

In the eyes of others, the Crescent Hotel is synonymous with high-end, and the items they auction are all extremely precious treasures.

The starting price is at least one hundred thousand.

In this day and age, if an antique is sold for more than 100,000 yuan, it is simply a sky-high price.

If it’s over a million, it’s a national treasure!

If it is more than 10 million, I can’t even imagine it!
Jiang Hua appeared at the Crescent Hotel.

Next to him stood a fat man.

"Brother Jiang, these stone lions at the entrance of the Crescent Hotel are worth hundreds of thousands?"

The fat man looked at the two stone lions, swallowed hard, and his eyes shone brightly.

I saw the fat guy’s useless look yesterday.

Jiang Hua wanted to take him to see the world.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the fat man arrived at the Crescent Hotel, his eyes kept staring at the stone lions.

Jiang Hua's face turned dark. He felt that there were several bodyguards at the entrance of the Crescent Hotel, watching them.

There were people nearby who looked at them in surprise.

His reputation as the head of Guxuan is about to be ruined by the fat man!

Jiang Hua hurriedly pulled the fat man and walked into the Crescent Hotel.

"Hey, hey, Brother Jiang, why are you holding me?"

"Are those two stone lions really that expensive?"

The fat man kept chattering on the side, with an excited look on his face.

Jiang Hua already regretted in his heart. He regretted bringing Fatty to the auction.

"Haha, of course, little brother. The stone lions at the entrance of the Crescent Hotel were once used by the prince's mansion to suppress the luck. Moreover, they were made by craftsmen sent by the emperor himself!"

Suddenly, someone nearby started laughing.

Jiang Hua and the fat man turned their heads.

"The sea?!"

Jiang Hua said in surprise.

Wang Binhai, his childhood brother.

My family is also in the antique business, which is similar to Mingguxuan, but not as big as Mingguxuan.

However, when he was in high school, Wang Binhai went to study abroad.

"Haha, Ergou, long time no see!"

Wang Binhai smiled and walked up to Jiang Hua and hugged him.

"Get lost! Don't call me Ergou!"

Jiang Hua's face darkened. This nickname was given to him by Wang Binhai, the bastard, when he was in junior high school. Then everyone in the class called him Ergou from then on.

"Okay, Ergou!"

Wang Binhai chuckled.

"Why did you return home at this time?" Jiang Hua said unhappily, "I seriously suspect that you have fallen into the capitalists' sugar-coated cannonballs. Tell me the truth!"

"Yes, yes, I'm here specifically to incite you to rebel!"

Wang Binhai laughed without caring at all.

After the two reminisced about the past.

Jiang Hua pointed at the fat man and introduced him: "This is Wang Kaixuan, my brother!"

"This is Wang Binhai, my childhood brother."

"Wang Kaixuan?" Wang Binhai said with a smile, "Oh, I didn't expect that we are actually from the same family."

"Brother Wang, just call me Fatty."

"Okay, since you are Ergou's brother, then you are my brother, Wang Binhai. From now on, I will call you Fatty."

"Hey, Brother Wang, is the stone lion you just mentioned really that bad?"

"Of course, this is the Crescent Hotel!"

"Aren't they afraid that the stone lions will be stolen?"

"Hehe, that would take someone who dares to steal it!"

Wang Binhai suddenly asked in surprise: "Fatty, you don't want to steal, do you?"

"hey-hey………"

The fat man scratched his head in embarrassment after his thoughts were exposed.

"Fatty, I advise you not to do this." Wang Binhai said seriously.

"why?"

"Because what we just said has already been known by the Crescent Hotel."

"what?"

"There are strange people in the Crescent Hotel. She can hear clearly even an ant a hundred meters away."

"How is this possible?" The fat man looked shocked.

How could there be such amazing ears in this world?

Jiang Hua also said: "This is true, so no one has ever dared to take the stone lions of the Crescent Hotel."

"Has no one tried it?"

"Have!"

"real?!"

"That man's leg is now broken..."

"Oh, what a pity......"

There was some regret on the fat man's face!

"Let's go, the auction is about to start, let's go to the box first."

Wang Binhai said, "I'll go with you too."

"Don't you have your own private rooms in Jinding Building?" Jiang Hua asked in surprise.

"Hey, my dad is here today too, I'm too lazy to go over."

Jindinglou is also a place that sells antiques.

Although its scale is not as large as Mingguxuan, its total assets are also several hundred million.

These major forces will all be invited to the Crescent Hotel.

And they all have their own private rooms.

For example, Jiang Hua came here today on behalf of Mingguxuan.

There is also a separate private room inside the Crescent Hotel.

The entire Crescent Hotel auction is divided into several floors.

The top two floors are independent private rooms.

There are some seats on the lower floors.

And in the middle is a booth.

At that time, all the auction items will be displayed on this booth, and everyone will be allowed to bid. The person with the highest bid will be able to obtain the corresponding auction item.

There is a constant stream of people coming to the Crescent Hotel, and anyone who is qualified to come here has a net worth of at least over a million.

After arriving at the box, a woman named Wen Zi, wearing a cheongsam and with a good figure, came to greet me.

And this is just the minimum requirement.

Welcome guests. If you have any requests, please feel free to ask Yingchun!"

"Okay, thank you!" Jiang Hua said with a smile.

Yingchun began to pour tea for the guests.

After doing all this, seeing that Jiang Hua and the others did not give any instructions, he stood quietly at the door.

“Great service here!”

"Of course, this is the New Sun Hotel!"

Wang Binhai said with a smile.

"Dahai, do you know what the finale of this time is?" Jiang Hua asked.

He had just returned to the capital and had not inquired about these things, so he had no idea what the Crescent Hotel wanted to auction.

"Hehe, I actually know a little about this!" Wang Binhai whispered into Jiang Hua's ear.

"What?" Jiang Hua was puzzled.

The fat man also came over, and it was obvious that he was very curious about the treasures being auctioned at the Crescent Hotel.

"Hey, I bet you haven't heard of it!"

"Dahai, could you please stop being so nagging?" Jiang Hua looked impatient.

"Just say whatever you want to say. Don't keep me in suspense like a woman!" Wang Binhai paused and said with some dissatisfaction: "Humph, Ergou, you have changed. I am telling you out of kindness, but you are still scolding me here!"

"Has it been a long time since you were beaten by your father?" Jiang Hua's face darkened and he felt like hitting him.

"No, no!"

Wang Binhai laughed dryly: "Isn't it okay if I say so?"

He leaned close to Jiang Hua's ear and asked, "Have you heard of the spiritual fruit?"

"Spirit fruit?!"

Jiang Hua's mind moved. The finale of this Crescent Hotel was actually spiritual fruit.

Thinking of this, Jiang Hua felt a little disappointed.

Not interesting!
He has spiritual fruit!
And there is more than one!
There are still dozens of them in his storage space!

(End of this chapter)