Lin Tian’s thunderous thods, even in front of the old fogeys and big shots, were executed without hesitation, sothing the rich young masters wouldn’t even dare to contemplate.
In the presence of the old fogeys and the head of their own family, they could only comply and obey; they didn’t dare to do, or even say, anything out of line.
The larger the family, the heavier its authority; they could be arrogant and unbridled in front of outsiders, but had to be ek in front of the Family Head and the old fogeys.
Therefore, they worshipped Lin Tian. It used to be just about racing, but now there was one more reason.
Lin Tian, however, didn’t care. To him, doing these things was just a matter of lifting a hand, simple and effortless.
He had just sat down when suddenly his smart wristband vibrated. A situation? Lin Tian’s heart stirred, but he kept his expression unchanged and slid his hand under the table to answer the call.
"Lin Tian, this is Ning Luoxi. The genuine jadeite from Tianxue Jewelry has just appeared, and soone has already tried to make a phone call to the outside, presumably to notify the Gu Cultivator or the Sun Shadow Association. However, due to the signal being jamd, they weren’t successful. They are moving to continue calling, and it won’t be long before they leave Tianfu Restaurant’s range, which is to say, the signal jamming range," Ning Luoxi spoke quickly, informing Lin Tian of the latest situation.
This situation was inevitable; as soon as Tianxue Jewelry’s genuine jadeite appeared at the auction, Bai Zhengchu and Futian Yizhi would imdiately realize that the jadeite their people had scrambled for was a fake. Knowing it was fake, they would definitely want to notify those waiting outside to intercept.
But Ning Luoxi had foreseen this, so she had tid the signal jamming of Tianfu Restaurant just right to prevent them from notifying the outside.
Lin Tian glanced around the hall indifferently and saw that Ning Luoxi, who had been standing with a waiter, was now nowhere to be seen; she must have already left.
He then looked up at the Bai Family and Futian Yizhi’s position; the individuals from both parties were indeed frowning, clearly caught off guard by the ergence of Tianxue Jewelry’s genuine jadeite.
Lin Tian also glanced at Zhou Botong, who was paying attention to the situation in the auction. He then quietly said to Ning Luoxi on the other end of the call, "Miss Luoxi, what do you plan to do?"
"If they don’t leave Tianfu Restaurant’s range, then no need to bother. But if they do try to leave, we won’t be polite, of course. You keep an eye on the Bai Family and Futian Yizhi at the auction; as long as we can buy so ti, Ghost and Thunder Wolf will be able to locate the Gu Cultivator," Ning Luoxi said calmly.
Everything was planned; as long as there were no unexpected occurrences, there really was no need to worry too much. Besides, this wasn’t Ning Luoxi’s first ti dealing with tricky enemies; she had everything under control.
"If they try to leave the range of Tianfu Restaurant, feel free to send them to et God, no, Japanese don’t believe in God, then let’s send them to et Amaterasu," Lin Tian said lightly, his tone cold enough to freeze.
"They’re going to Hell, they won’t get to et any gods there," Ning Luoxi joked for once, then hung up the phone.
After ending the call, Lin Tian nonchalantly looked towards the auction stage. Rossi had already placed the safe on the platform; because of its size, it couldn’t fit into the glass showcase.
This special safe required both a password and a palm print for unlocking; only Miss knew the password. Of course, the safe was provided by Ning Luoxi, so she probably knew it too. As for the palm print, Lin Tian had no idea when Ning Luoxi had collected it.
Miss descended from the second floor, walked up to the safe, raised her hand and pressed a button. A window on the side of the safe slid open, revealing the screen inside.
She pressed her palm against it again, and the screen lit up with a bright blue light scanning over her palm. With a "beep," the palm print scan was approved, and a password input field popped up.
The Miss quickly typed in a password, pressed confirm, and there was a "click" from within the safe, as the lid slowly swung open.
Everyone craned their necks, eager to see what the mysterious final jade piece was. However, they were disappointed because the jade inside was still wrapped in a piece of red silk cloth.
But they noticed that the volu of the silk-wrapped jade seed rather large, even larger than each of the previous four jade pieces.
From its size, everyone imdiately ruled out jewelry-like jade items. This had to be a jade carving, and a sizeable one at that.
"The Xiao Family’s finest jade was bid for at the Zhonghai City Gambling Stone Festival. Considering the tiline, not much ti has passed till today. Even if that Song Yanan is remarkable, it’s impossible to complete a work in such a short ti, right?" soone speculated quietly.
"Yes, I’ve heard that for jade sculptors, completing a work takes at least a month, often half a year, and sotis even several years for a single piece," another person agreed, nodding.
"You’re wrong there. Taking several years to complete a work applies to super-large jade carvings. Jade carving is all about inspiration – once it strikes, the carving flows as smoothly as clouds and water. It’s like the ancient imperial examinations when a burst of inspiration ant an essay could be completed in a stroke, with every word and phrase like shining pearls, applauded by all the sages. Then there was Tang Bohu from ancient tis, he painted very quickly. Art is magical, and you young folks still have much to learn," a sixty-year-old man retorted, his argunt sounding very convincing.
"Indeed, now the carving tools are different from the past, much more abundant and complete, which can significantly reduce the carving ti. Master Song Yanan has inherited her grandfather’s mantle and added her own innovations; all her works are exceptional," the old man’s companion agreed, nodding.
Upon hearing these discussions, Lin Tian grew even more admiring of Song Yanan, who received endless praise from such discerning old folks, truly worthy of the title of master.
Xiao Manxue wasn’t influenced by the outsiders at all, using both hands to carefully remove the jade from the safe and then placed it in the display case.
Following protocol, the Miss should have unveiled the silk cloth to display the jade. But suddenly, she turned off the central light column in the hall, leaving only the small lights around the auction platform. The hall instantly dimd, as those little lights were just for decoration and couldn’t fully illuminate the auction stage, much less the whole hall.
What on earth was the Miss up to with such secrecy? Lin Tian was extrely curious; although he could see without the lights, everything is always better under bright illumination.
Xiao Manxue slowly pulled down the silk cloth, and the jade inside finally revealed its true form. However, at this mont, the hall was dimly lit and whether it was the people on the first floor or the big shots on the second, everyone’s view towards the glass case was blurred, and they couldn’t see the details of the jade clearly.
"So it was this jade piece that Sister Song picked out," Lin Tian murmured softly.
"Brother Lin, you can see it?" Zhou Botong asked in surprise.
"Of course..." Lin Tian hadn’t finished speaking when Xiao Manxue snapped on a switch, and a light source appeared within the hall.
This ti, the light didn’t co from the top ceiling, but from the bottom of the display case.
As the light source ca on, an unforgettable scene suddenly erged in front of everyone in the hall.
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