Chapter 152: Do you all understand now?

Everyone: "..."

Could he not finish it all in one breath!

Spit it out if you have something to say! He completely lacked this basic concept!

Amidst the anticipation of the crowd, he finally began slowly, "When the imperial physicians confirmed this, they were all dumbfounded. Many of them were veterans in the palace who had long been attending to the emperor's health, so they naturally knew his condition like the back of their hands.

"And just last year, he took an arrow on his right side as well, the kind that pierced straight through. But at the time, everyone assumed his heart was on the left side, so no one thought it had caused any major impact. Do you understand what I mean?"

At this point, the host purposely paused without giving a direct explanation.

Yet, everyone present was utterly shocked.

Furthermore, they felt this was nothing short of a joke.

"How is that possible? Are you trying to say his heart shifted positions on its own within a single year?" The heavy hitters could no longer hold back their urge to speak.

"I reckon this is mostly just a legend."

"How could a person's heart possibly change its position like that? For it to grow on the right side in the first place is already unbelievable, but now they claim it moved from the left to the right? How can that be possible?"

"Isn't this just a deliberate attempt to claim that having this treasure means having a life-saving amulet?"

The crowd chimed in one after another, clearly refusing to buy this narrative.

The host chuckled and said, "These might all just be stories. Let me first share two other strange occurrences with you all."

Following that, after the host recounted the other two miraculous life-saving tales, those in attendance were likely even less convinced.

However...

Many people still felt that these events were truly miraculous.

The host immediately spoke up, "The person I am talking about is a famous historical figure, and surely everyone has heard of his legendary life. You might as well inquire whether these events actually happened."

The crowd fell silent, their eyes clearly filled with deep skepticism, while some were already itching to get their hands on this treasure.

Mu Yinyin raised an eyebrow and chuckled softly, "I'd love to see what kind of treasure this really is."

"Are you interested?" Jiang Ling looked at Mu Yinyin and asked gently.

Mu Yinyin curved her lips slightly, "I just want to see what kind of treasure it actually is."

Jiang Ling raised an eyebrow without saying anything further.

After speaking for quite a while, the host finally intended to unveil the red cloth.

In an instant, an amber-colored jade stone was suddenly revealed before everyone's eyes.

Mu Yinyin's gaze froze instantly!

Her eyes remained fixed on the stone, and fearing she didn't see it clearly enough, she looked up at the large screen to view the close-up shot of the stone.

Even Jiang Ling noticed something was amiss with her and asked with some perplexity, "Yinyin, what's wrong?"

Clearly, Fu Siyie, who was standing nearby, also noticed Mu Yinyin's abnormality. He glanced sideways without speaking.

Mu Yinyin pressed her lips together, regained her composure, and shook her head, "It's nothing."

She herself didn't know why, but upon seeing that jade stone, she found it exceptionally familiar, and even... some fleeting images seemed to flash through her mind. Yet she couldn't quite catch them, left with the lingering sensation that she had forgotten something important in her past.

Seeing that she didn't want to talk about it—perhaps due to some privacy—Jiang Ling didn't press further.

However, he kept a close eye on her the entire time.

Fu Siyie's peripheral vision was also sizing her up.

"Alright, with that introduction, I suppose everyone has formed their own understanding and decision regarding this jade stone. Next, I announce that the bidding for this jade stone starts at ten million, with increments of five million per tier. The bidding begins now!"

For the final few words, the host deliberately used a certain tone and momentum to build up the atmosphere, making many people look forward to it even more.

Sure enough, someone immediately spoke up.

"Ten million."

"Fifteen million."

"Twenty million."

"Twenty-five million."

The bidding for the item had officially begun.

Mu Yinyin gazed at the jade stone, her eyes still carrying a hint of solemnity.

She remained silent, her eyes filled with deep contemplation.

Given the current circumstances, she had absolutely no need for this item; she simply had no use for it.

Yet.

Deep down in her heart, Mu Yinyin felt that she had to win this item. If she didn't bid for it, she might regret it later on.

She always felt she had forgotten something, likely due to some memory loss caused by that major fire a while ago.

Seeing the price skyrocketing, she raised her paddle directly, "Fifty million."

When Mu Yinyin placed her bid, a trace of surprise flashed across the eyes of Fu Siyie and the others.

The item had been hyped up so effectively entirely because of its supposed miraculous powers, which was why people wanted to bid on it.

Yet Mu Yinyin was not someone who believed in such superstitions; why would she want to bid on it?

It was merely an amber-colored jade stone, and one could buy truckloads of it if they wanted to, so why would Mu Yinyin spend such a exorbitant amount to buy this?

At this moment, all four men were somewhat baffled, unable to understand her intention in bidding for this object.

"Fifty-five million."

"Sixty million."

Mu Yinyin paid no attention to the gazes of the few men, and simply raised her paddle again nonchalantly, "Seventy million."

"Eighty million."

"Ninety million."

"One hundred million." Mu Yinyin raised her paddle once more. She hadn't participated in the earlier bids because the price was bound to climb anyway, but now things were different.

Jiang Ling turned his gaze to Mu Yinyin, saying nothing extra, but the question in his eyes remained unhidden.

Mu Yinyin's gaze flickered as she looked at Jiang Ling and said softly, "I'll tell you the reason later."

Jiang Ling nodded, "Alright."

One hundred million became a threshold. Although many people believed in these things, after all, it had never been verified, and it wasn't like burning incense to worship deities. Most people merely wanted some good luck and were willing to spend a small sum for peace of mind.

However.

Now that the price had been pushed up this high, it inevitably raised doubts.

They didn't seem very willing to continue bidding either.

Sensing that everyone wanted to stop, the host smiled and said, "Are you all still hesitating? Then I'm going to make the announcement, one hundred million going once."

The crowd remained silent, seemingly having no intention of bidding further.

The host spoke again, "One hundred million going twice."

"One hundred million going three times, sold!"

Just like that, Mu Yinyin won the stone for the price of one hundred million.

Many people looked at Mu Yinyin with a hint of... mockery in their eyes.

They looked at her as if she were a fool, feeling she was a sucker upon whom fortune had rained down in reverse.

Lu Sinian, however, looked at Mu Yinyin with a slight smile at the corner of his lips, "Does Yinyin find this jade particularly pleasing to the eye?"

Fu Siyie cast a sidelong glance at Mu Yinyin without speaking.

Mu Yinyin raised an eyebrow, "Pretty much."

Qi Mo wore a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes, "Seems your taste is quite unique."

Mu Yinyin: "..."

She had no idea how to respond to that.