Over The World, Beyond Heaven

"Since no one else wants to leave, let's take a look at the virtual image of the last treasure. Everyone, please take a look!"

Flop!!!

Whooooosh!!!

Hah?!

As soon as the virtual image was projected, confusion and curiosity immediately arose in everyone left in each auction room. Even Zheng-Fu could not figure out what this item was. But what everyone felt the same was that this treasure looked like a coffin. What made it different from an ordinary coffin was that it had arms and legs carved from stone.

"What's that? Why does it look like a coffin?"

"That's right, I think so too. But what are those legs and arms? Why is it that the more I look at it, the more I get goosebumps and shivers?"

Umm!

Ugh!

"This is just a virtual image. How terrifying would it be if it were real!"

Many people felt goosebumps all over when they looked at that treasure. Even though it was just a virtual image, it felt so realistic, as if it were actually put on display on stage.

In the second-level special room number nine...

Flop!

That's… That's…

"What's wrong, Young Master?" The middle-aged man who was with the young man asked immediately when he saw that the young man suddenly stood up with a look of shock on his face.

"No…, there's nothing. I was just surprised to see that strange item."

The young man quickly adjusted his mood before sitting down and answering the middle-aged man calmly. However, his eyes were fixed on the treasure without blinking. That was because he knew what that item was. It was a treasure that appeared in the Fragments of the Demon Deity's Memories that he possessed.

Hmm!

'I never thought! I never thought it was here. At first, I thought I would use the Inferno Demon Deity's Reincarnated Medium Jade to fuse and follow the steps I received. But who would have thought that its original figure would be here? Then I don't need to care about the Inferno Demon Deity's Reincarnated Medium Jade anymore. No matter what, I must win the auction, even if it means losing all my treasure!'

The young man clenched his fist tightly and was determined. He had to bid for that treasure, no matter how much money or treasure he had to spend.

Back to the auction…

After a moment of shock and curiosity about what this last treasure was, the situation finally calmed down.

"Manager Song, what are the rules for this round of auctions? Can we bid with normal money, or do we need to exchange with items?" a middle-aged man asked loudly.

Umm!

That's right!

"In previous rounds, we used both the exchange of items and the option of using either money or items. What about this round?"

The middle-aged man's question snapped many out of their thoughts, and they nodded like they also wanted to know.

"The rules for this round of auctions are not complicated. You can exchange this treasure with money or any other valuables. However, the condition is that whenever the winner discovers the truth about this treasure, he/she must inform us. Of course, we won't accept the information for free. The auction house will pay double the price you bid."

Hah?!

"Double refund for the information on this item?!"

"Isn't this the same as getting this item for free? Oh no! Not only that. It must be said that we also made a profit because we'll get double the money back. Then why did you auction it?"

"Exactly! If you want to know its information, instead of doing this, you can just hire some antique inspectors or antique researchers to research it?"

That's right!

Of course, many people know that there were experts in antiques who were interested and dedicated to studying and revealing the truth about mysterious antiques. So, if the auction house wanted to know what this treasure was, they could hire those experts to find it for them, instead of auctioning it off, which would increase its price, and then buy back the information for double the price without getting the item back.

"I know that everyone is curious about our methods. The reason we use this method is that the owner of this treasure is not us. But he's the one who asked our God of Jade Auction House to auction it. And he wants to use this method, so we've to comply with the owner's request!"

The auction house manager knew that there would be questions like this, so he had prepared to answer the doubts of the auction guests. However, what he said was all true, not an excuse he made up.

Hah?!

"Isn't it the auction house's treasure?"

"Hmm, if that's the case, I can understand. No wonder they have to make it so complicated."

"But this kind of action still doesn't make sense. As someone said just now, if the owner wants to know what this treasure is, he can just find an expert to examine it. Then why did he auction it?"

Umm!

At first, people seemed to understand, but when one of them doubted again, they started thinking about it and felt even more confused.

"We've wasted so much time. Now that everyone knows the rules of the auction, let's start the auction!"

Bang!

The auction house manager saw that if he let time pass any longer, it might affect the auction. So, he cut off the conversations of the people who were wondering and analyzing, and started the auction immediately.

"I offer the spell orb again."

Hah?!

As soon as the auction began, the young man from the second-level special room number nine immediately bid with the Spell Orb containing the Fragments of the Demon Deity's Memories, which was worth billions of Eternal Coins once again. Since he had lost the auction for Inferno Demon Deity's Reincarnated Medium Jade to Zheng-Fu, this spell orb was still with him, and he used it to open this auction.

Wow!

"Him again! He offered the Spell Orb containing the Fragments of the Demon Deity's Memories in exchange for that whimsical coffin. It means that coffin must be extraordinary!"

"How could it be ordinary? Just its virtual image was so powerful and frightening."

"True! By the way, does that man know what that coffin is?"

"If he doesn't know, then why would he bid for it? Or does he have a taste for collecting coffins?"

Hah!

When the young man bid, people started whispering. Because he was the only one who was interested in this item. Even the major clans and the royal families remained silent. Since the man had offered such a high price from the start, they thought that he might know what that coffin was. But some people wonder if it might be for other reasons, such as personal preference.

In Men Clan's auction room…

Flop!

"What did you find out about his background? Do you know who he is yet?"

"Master Elder, we've already investigated the person in the second-level special room number nine. He's an outsider who came to live with Mu Clan, a middle-ranking noble clan, sir. As for the other information, we're still investigating. Because that man has hardly gone anywhere since he came to live with Mu Clan."

"An outsider?! Living with Mu Clan?"

The Men Clan's Highest Elder looked puzzled when he heard the report. He was quite familiar with the people of Mu Clan. Although it could not be called close, they had a good relationship. He knew that the Mu Clan did not have any branch clans in other places and did not have any relatives from other regions.

"And what about the people in the third-level special room number thirty?"

With not much information on that young man, the elder still did not think of doing anything to him. After all, that man also had a relationship with a middle-ranking noble clan. Even though the Men Clan was a major clan, it was only a low-ranking noble clan. Therefore, the Men Clan's bloodline was lower than the Mu Clan's. But that was a measure of bloodline. In terms of power, the Men Clan was far superior to the Mu Clan. The elder put this matter aside for now and asked about Zheng-Fu's identity instead.

"Master Elder, for the guests in the third-level special room number thirty, we cannot find any details of the man who made the offer, sir. We only know that they received special privileges from the manager God of Jade Shop, so they can participate in the auction. But we find out that the person who comes with him is the owner of a small jade shop in the capital city. And… he's also..."

Also what?!

The middle-aged man's stuttering words greatly displeased the elder who was listening intently.

"He's also the jade shop owner that one of our clan's elders is interested in, sir."

Hah?!

"Why are we interested in him? Does he have anything special?" Men Clan's Highest Elder immediately became confused and did not understand when he heard that. That one was just a small jade shop owner. Why was his clan interested in him?

"I have heard about that, sir. The other day, Third Elder ordered his subordinates to track down a young man. After that, he ordered them to investigate the background of this jade shop owner and have people keep an eye on that shop. As for the reason, I don't know for sure, sir."

Third Elder?!

The more he listened to the report, the more confused the Highest Elder became. But after a moment, he nodded slightly and said to his subordinate, "Go investigate why Third Elder had to do that. And try to find as much information as possible about the people in that room. If there is any progress, hurry back and report to me without delay, understand?"

"Yes, I understand, sir!"

Flop!

"Third Brother always does weird things. This time that I came back, I thought he would change. I didn't think that he was still behaving weirdly."

"You too. Instead of returning to the clan immediately after completing the mission, you came to join me in the auction first. Don't you miss your wife, Fourth Elder?"

The person talking to the Highest Elder was the Fourth Elder, who went out to do a mission outside the clan.

"I haven't returned to the clan yet because I want to find a good gift for my wife. That's why I came to join the auction with you before I go back."

In reality, he was supposed to return to the capital the next day, but he had completed his mission early, so he returned ahead of schedule. However, he still did not return to the clan because he wanted to find a good gift for his wife, and he had already found a satisfactory, precious gift from this auction.

He did not know that he was now being betrayed and given a green hat. If he had chosen to return to the clan immediately upon arriving in the capital, he would have witnessed a scene that he would never forget for the rest of his life. But since he chose to join the auction and returned to the clan at night, he would not see anything unusual except for the good wife who was waiting for her husband to return with deep longing.

"Oh, so that's how it is! No wonder you were so serious about bidding for that jade hairpin, although it was more suitable for women than men. It turned out that it's to be given as a gift to Fourth Hu-Yin," the Highest Elder said with a smile and nodded in understanding. In fact, he had already guessed that the Fourth Elder auctioned off the hairpin to give to his wife. But he only asked as a matter of good manners towards the other party. After all, this Fourth Elder was an important person in the Men Clan. Even though he was ranked fourth, his strength was not inferior to his own.

"By the way, Master Highest Elder, do you plan to bid for this last extraordinary treasure?"

Erm...

"I'm not sure. I don't know what to do with it. Besides, what items can we offer to compete with the Spell Orb containing the Fragments of the Demon Deity's Memories?"

Hmm, that's right!