The car headed towards the Red Essence Auction.
"Brother, who are you? It's my first time seeing such a terrifying person, you must be a retired soldier, right?"
The driver had been full of admiration for Yang Tian ever since he saw him take action.
"You could say I'm a retired soldier..."
Yang Tian nodded lightly.
For some reason, he thought of Boss Huang again.
He had joined the Zhongnanhai Special Forces thanks to Boss Huang's recognition, but Boss Huang was dead, killed by Yang Tian himself.
"That makes sense, only retired soldiers have such courage!"
The driver handed a Red Double Happiness cigarette to Yang Tian.
"I don't smoke this, it's too strong."
Yang Tian took out a pack of Chunghwa from his pocket and handed one to the driver.
The driver took the Chunghwa cigarette, his eyes filled with excitement: "Isn't this the special cigarette for Zhongnanhai? Brother, you must be extraordinary!"
Seeing the admiration and reverence in the driver's eyes, Yang Tian shrugged and didn't say more.
Instead, he took a puff of the cigarette and gazed out at the scenery.
Thinking of Lan Zhan and Boss Huang, Yang Tian sighed internally, a trace of sadness surfaced on his face.
Wang Ying, sitting behind, looked at Yang Tian, and seeing his sad face, felt somewhat moved for some reason.
If she wasn't mistaken, Yang Tian must have been thinking about his comrade Lan Zhan and his superior Boss Huang, right?
Wang Ying had been on the scene back then and knew that Boss Huang had killed Lan Zhan, forcing Yang Tian to take action and ultimately kill Boss Huang.
But in Yang Tian's heart, was Boss Huang like his father?
For some reason, seeing Yang Tian's sad and somewhat weathered face, Wang Ying felt an urge to hold him in her arms.
"Wang Ying, what are you looking at?"
Ling Ying suddenly smiled beside her.
"I'm not looking at anything!"
Wang Ying hurriedly turned her gaze away.
"It seems like you are staring at Yang." Ling Ying asked in a low voice, "Do you love Yang?"
"Only a fool would love him!" Wang Ying raised her head and said towards Yang Tian, "Stop pretending to be deep! There are no little girls here, nor any fangirls!"
"I'm looking at the scenery, who did I offend?"
Yang Tian was quite speechless.
The car sped forward and soon arrived at the Red Essence Auction.
The auction is one of the top ones in East Sea, with hundreds of valuable antiques worth millions or even tens of millions being appraised and auctioned here every day, some even worth billions!
"President Wang, why are you here? Please come inside immediately!"
The lobby manager quickly came out to greet them.
"We're here to take a look, it's the weekend, there should be a big auction, right?"
Wang Ying asked casually.
"Of course..."
The lobby manager warmly led Wang Ying, Yang Tian, and Ling Ying into a VIP room, personally pouring them a cup of premium green tea, saying the auction would start in an hour.
Yang Tian sat down and immediately activated the X-ray Vision Technique, scanning the surroundings.
He scanned the entire auction but didn't detect any ancient martial artists.
"Wang Lingzhan might not be here!"
Yang Tian stood up.
"Don't rush, I obtained this painting from the auction, we should be able to trace its origin from here."
Wang Ying said calmly.
"Hmm, then wait here for a bit, I'll go check it out."
Yang Tian said.
"Let's go out with you for a walk."
Ling Ying stood up too.
Wang Ying helplessly followed Yang Tian and Ling Ying, strolling around the auction hall. Those attending the auction were upper-class elites and successful people; those who could play with antiques and relics must be people of status.
Everywhere were men in suits and ties and women adorned with jewels.
"Sir, I'm sorry, after appraisal by our appraiser, this antique is worthless, it can't pass our auction's review, and cannot enter the auction process!"
At this moment, a lifeless voice sounded.
Hearing this, Yang Tian walked over and saw a successful man in a suit, shiny hair, and black polished shoes, holding an antique coming out of the appraisal room.
The man's face was displeased and sullen.
And behind the man stood an appraiser, expressionless and indifferent.
"Boss Tang, is that you?"
Seeing this man, Wang Ying suddenly spoke up.
"President Wang, what brings you here?"
Boss Tang's eyes lit up when he saw Wang Ying, and he quickly approached.
"We're just here to take a look at the auction. What about you? Are you here to auction some antiques?"
Wang Ying glanced at the antique in Boss Tang's hands.
"This antique is junk. I bought it for several tens of thousands, but when I brought it here for identification, they said it's a worthless fake."
Boss Tang's face was full of displeasure.
"Oh?"
Yang Tian was intrigued. He activated his X-ray Vision Technique, peering inside the antique, and was taken aback.
The antique was made of porcelain, very exquisite.
It's unclear how the appraiser identified it, but Yang Tian noticed a layer of black Spiritual Breath within the porcelain.
This layer of black Spiritual Breath surrounded the porcelain, covered by a layer of green glaze. From the outside, nothing unusual could be seen, but with his X-ray Vision Technique, Yang Tian immediately noticed the black Spiritual Breath inside the porcelain.
"Boss Tang, since this is a fake, why not sell it to me?"
Yang Tian smiled.
"Little brother, you want this porcelain?"
Boss Tang looked at Yang Tian with some surprise.
Beside him, Wang Ying and Ling Ying also looked at Yang Tian, full of confusion, wondering why Yang Tian suddenly wanted this porcelain.
"That's right, I've taken a liking to this porcelain. Name your price."
Yang Tian smiled.
"Really?" Boss Tang, being a smart businessman, said, "I bought it for fifty thousand, how about thirty thousand for you?"
Upon hearing thirty thousand, Wang Ying was displeased, "Boss Tang, this porcelain is a fake, the appraiser deemed it worthless, and you're still asking for thirty thousand?"
"President Wang, who is this young man to you?"
Boss Tang quickly asked.
"My... friend..."
Wang Ying hesitated for a moment but eventually referred to Yang Tian as her friend.
"Oh? Since he's President Wang's friend, naturally he's also a friend to me, Tang. How about this, I'll give it to you for fifteen thousand!"
Boss Tang laughed.
"Even fifteen thousand is overpriced; your porcelain was deemed worthless garbage!"
Wang Ying was somewhat displeased.
"Boss Tang, fifteen thousand it is! I'll buy it!"
Yang Tian straightforwardly decided to take the porcelain.
In an instant, Boss Tang chuckled merrily, while Wang Ying and Ling Ying looked entirely puzzled. They felt Yang Tian had bought a worthless piece of junk, wanting to say something, but Yang Tian had already stopped them, smiling at Wang Ying, "President Wang, you have money, right? Could you pay for me?"
"You're getting ripped off!"
Wang Ying said, a bit displeased.
"No worries, I'll pay you back. You are the president; you should be rich, so please help me cover it."
Yang Tian shot her a glance.
Wang Ying wasn't stingy; after all, her assets were in the billions, and she truly didn't care about a mere fifteen thousand, only thought it wasn't worth it for Yang Tian. But since Yang Tian insisted, she had no choice but to swipe the card for him.
"President Wang, your friend is interesting. Bring him over to visit sometime. I have matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave!"
Boss Tang, having received the money, stepped away with a smile.
"Yang, why did you buy such a worthless fake?"
As soon as Boss Tang left, Ling Ying couldn't help but look at Yang Tian.
"I have my reasons for buying it. Follow me."
Yang Tian took the porcelain and asked the two women to follow him back to the VIP room.
Wang Ying and Ling Ying exchanged glances, full of doubt, and followed Yang Tian back.
In the VIP room, Yang Tian placed the porcelain flat on the table, running his X-ray Vision Technique to probe inside it, clearly sensing the black Spiritual Breath within.
This black Spiritual Breath was a mixture of ancient martial artist energy with a specific attribute.
"If I'm not mistaken, this porcelain must have been enchanted by an ancient martial artist. Originally, it was quite valuable, but it lost its value after being shrouded in black Spiritual Breath!"
Yang Tian said seriously.
Upon hearing Yang Tian's words, Wang Ying and Ling Ying were both startled.
Could it be that Yang Tian bought this porcelain because of this?
"Did you really think I would foolishly buy something worthless?" Yang Tian chuckled, channeling Spiritual Breath into the porcelain, saying at the same time, "Once the black Spiritual Breath inside is cleared, its value will be restored! Moreover, what puzzles me is, which ancient martial artist enchanted it? It seems there are other ancient martial artists at this auction..."
As Yang Tian exerted his power, he expelled all the black Spiritual Breath from the porcelain.
Moments later, a red glow emitted from within the porcelain, making the entire piece shimmer with a crystal-clear luster.
"This is indeed a treasure!"
Wang Ying stood up in amazement...