Chapter 010 Christie's Auction

　　"Ding! The host completes the hidden quest, using the Healing Talisman to save Dajinya, who forgot to buy medicine because of the plot advancement, from dying of asthma." 　　"Reward (I): news about chalcedony, chalcedony, earth and yin dual-attribute aura crystals, the main material of the Corpse Suppressor Talisman." 　　"Reward (II): artifact-grade Three Clear Bells, function, breaks illusions, used in conjunction with the corpse-catching talisman." 　　"Reward (III): magic weapon grade Peachwood Sword, function, can deal with zombies, subdue the house to ward off evil spirits." 　　"Three choices, please make a choice?" 　　The system's prompt rang out. 　　Cao Yi, who was watching the fun, frowned slightly, this time, when he went to the Goddess Tomb, in addition to collecting the other shore flower, he also had to collect a thousand year old zombie. Each of the three options given by the system is missing. 　　After thinking for a while, Cao Yi made his choice. 　　"I choose one." 　　"Ding! Reward one selected" 　　"News about Chalcedony: Tonight, there is an auction held by Christie's at the Taj Mahal Pierre Hotel, and one of the items up for auction, a jade stone from Burma called the Purple Dragon King, contains a small amount of Chalcedony." 　　An auction held at a fancy hotel? 　　This was not something that anyone could enter. 　　Cao Yi frowned a little as his gaze went to Mark, who had just ended his conversation with Wang Kaixuan. 　　As the legal representative of the Global Mining Group, this guy should have a way. 　　"Daoist, I'll send you back." 　　Mark, who happened to look over as well, said with a smile. 　　He was puzzled in his heart when his venerable master treated Cao Yi in a frighteningly good manner before, but just now, when he saw with his own eyes that Cao Yi had turned an asthmatic patient to safety by relying on a cup of water soaked with a yellow talisman, all the puzzlement in his heart had dissipated. 　　This is a magical oriental man, the closer you get to such a person, the more benefits you will get. 　　Cao Yi, who did not know that Mark had made up his mind to please himself, shook his head and said, "I can't go back yet, tonight, there is an auction organized by Christie's at the Taj Mahal Pierre Hotel, which has the things that poor Taoists need, can you get an invitation?" 　　Mark was not sure how to please Cao Yi, when he heard this, he said without hesitation, "No problem, I'll do it right away." 　　After saying that, Mark once again took out his handheld phone and made a call. 　　Cao Yi didn't expect Mark to be so quick, and froze for a few seconds before reacting, this guy was 80% shocked by his actions of saving people just now. 　　As the legal representative of Global Mining Group, it was very easy for Mark to get a few invitations to Christie's auctions. 　　After a phone call, Mark smiled and said, "It's done, you can go now." 　　Cao Yi nodded, his gaze turned to Big Gold Tooth and Wang Kaixuan, who were preparing to leave, and asked the two of them, "Are you guys interested in going together?" 　　Dajinya's body shook as he nodded with a face of surprise. 　　He was a person who loved antiques, bustling, and big scenes, and during his time in the United States, because of his shyness and lack of formal identity, he had been hovering at the bottom of society. The legendary large-scale auction had been longing for a long time. 　　"What about you?" 　　Cao Yi looked at Wang Kaixuan. 　　This guy, from the moment he saw the pattern of the other side of the flower on the contract, the whole person had fallen into a strange state, sometimes sad, things exuberant. 　　"I'm not going, I'm leaving tomorrow, I still have to think of a way to trick Old Hu into going." 　　Wang Kaixuan shook his head and refused. 　　Cao Yi did not force it. 　　A few minutes later, Wang Kaixuan called a cab and left, Cao Yi and Dajinya took Mark's car to the Taj Mahal Pierre Hotel. 　　The Taj Mahal Pierre Hotel, was a five-star hotel. 　　2.4 kilometers from Times Square in New York. 　　2.8 kilometers from the Empire State Building. 　　3.4 kilometers from Broadway Boulevard. 　　2.6 kilometers from the United Nations Headquarters. 　　The location is perfect. 　　Arriving at the hotel, handing over the car to the valet parking attendant, the three of them talked and entered the hotel lobby. 　　A man in a black suit walked up to them and gave Mark three beautifully crafted invitations. 　　This person, undoubtedly Christie's staff. 　　The three of them took the elevator to arrive at the entrance of the auction house and after verifying, entered the crowded auction house. 　　Cao Yi was surprised to find that Asian faces with black hair and yellow skin accounted for at least two-thirds of the total. 　　Most of these people were over fifty years old and spoke a mouthful of Cantonese, Po Dao, Asian English and Japanese, and all of them showed surprised expressions when they saw a Taoist priest enter. 　　"Why are there so many Asians, this auction can't be specially organized for Asians, right?" 　　Dajinya muttered in a low voice. 　　The first time he went to this kind of 'high-class' occasion, he didn't have his usual flighty demeanor. 　　"Take a seat first." 　　Cao Yi, who was a bit uncomfortable being stared at by a group of old men, walked towards the area in the center where not many people were sitting. 　　Dajinya and Mark, who were all accompanying the prince, naturally followed Cao Yi wherever he went. 　　After sitting down, Cao Yi flipped through the brochure prepared for the auction and finally realized why there were so many Asian faces. 　　Among the auction items, there were many artifacts from the Qing Dynasty Palace. Thinking with his toes, he knew that they were robbed, stolen, and smuggled by colluding with the dregs of the country during that era. 　　"Taoist Master, which one do you want to auction?" 　　Mark came over with his ear to inquire. 　　Cao Yi flipped the brochure to page nine and pointed to a piece of jade named Purple Dragon King at the bottom right. 　　"This one, well, I'll go pay the auction deposit." 　　Mark glanced at it and got up to leave his seat. 　　Cao Yi continued to flip through the brochures, the more he flipped, the more fired up he became. 　　Jade seal from the Qianlong period. 　　Ming Wanli Date Skin Red Ground Blue Flower Tangled Lotus Plum Vase. 　　Western Zhou bronze "polish". 　　Horse head, one of the 12 bronze heads of the Chinese zodiac. 　　Yuan blue and white Jinxiangting pot. 　　...... 　　A piece of Chinese cultural treasures is being put up for auction for profit by foreigners in an ostentatious manner. 　　"Gentlemen, ladies, good evening, I am the auctioneer John Feng who presides over this auction, I am very glad that you can come to participate in this oriental art-oriented auction, in the last month, our auction house auctioned twenty-one precious oriental works of art, the amount of money sold is more than fifteen million U.S. dollars, today's auction, it will be even more successful! ......" 　　At some point, a Chinese auctioneer appeared on the auction stage, and with a smile on his face, he uttered his opening remarks in Cantonese, Po Dao, English, and Japanese. 　　Some places where Europeans and Americans were clustered resounded with loud applause. 　　Where Asians, Hong Kong and Taiwan tycoons gathered, not a single person moved. 　　After the Chinese auctioneer finished his opening remarks, he didn't start but told a few American jokes, which drew a burst of laughter from the Europeans and Americans. 　　"The merchant girl doesn't know how to forget her country's hatred, and sings the backyard flowers across the river." 　　A voice speaking in broken Chinese came from the entrance of the auction house. 　　The entire auction house fell silent. 　　The Chinese auctioneer's expression suddenly became stiff. 　　Cao Yi turned around to take a look, the person who came was no one else but the neon-native Yoko.