In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

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As expected of a long-established force in the antique trade, their foundation is profound and unfathomable.

After reading the items on the auction catalog, Su Mo handed it to Lao Hu, Shirley Yang, Fatty, and others behind him.

"Why…"

Just then, Yingzi suddenly called out, "Xie Xiaohua..."

Su Mo was taken aback. Following Yingzi's gaze, he saw a little boy in a brown suit sitting in the next private room. It was none other than Xie Xiaohua, the young master of the Xie family who had once been fostered by Su Mo.

The little one seemed to have spotted Yingzi and Su Mo as well, and her face lit up with joy. Just as she was about to call out, two men who looked like bodyguards behind her quickly stopped Xie Xiaohua.

The two of them said something to the little guy, and he immediately quieted down.

Big Gold Tooth leaned down and whispered in Su Mo's ear, "Master Su, ever since Xie Lianhuan mysteriously disappeared, Xie Xiaohua has been designated by Ninth Master Xie as the next head of the Xie family..."

"..."

Su Mo remained silent.

An old lady sat in the opposite room. Although her hair was completely white, she had an extraordinary air about her and was clearly from a wealthy family.

Su Mo had already guessed the old lady's identity.

Big Gold Tooth continued, "Fairy Huo, the matriarch of the Huo family, the head of the lower three of the Nine Gates..."

Looking at the auction list, Old Hu said, "The Crescent Moon Hotel is indeed quite powerful; they have a lot of good stuff. I thought we were the only ones with so many good items to put up for auction!"

The fat man nodded in agreement, "That's right, there are a lot of good stuff. Look, it has antiques from all five dynasties: Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing!"

Shirley Yang said, "It's not surprising that they have these things. Although the people from the Crescent Moon Hotel don't go into tombs, the Nine Gates behind them are all experts in tomb raiding!"

"Ring ring!"

Just then, the sound of bells rang out from below.

This time the scale seems to be much higher than the last time, and the auctioneer is actually Tingnu from the Crescent Hotel.

A servant stepped onto the stage and announced, "The auction is now officially open!"

"Now we are auctioning the first item of this time, a Qing Dynasty Yelang rain chamber pot!"

"The starting bid is 100,000 yuan, and each bid must be at least 10,000 yuan higher!"

"The auction shall now begin!"

"Ding: 110,000!"

"Ding! 120,000!"

"Ding! 130,000!"

"........."

"Ding!" Three hundred and sixty thousand!

"Congratulations, the deal is sold for 360,000!"

As the price increases, the items become more and more valuable, with even the starting price rising to over 100 million.

After a warm-up, the grand finale officially began.

"What we are auctioning now is one of the highlight items from the Crescent Moon Hotel: the Millennium Qilin Blood..."

"Although the Crescent Moon Hotel has auctioned off Qilin blood before, this Qilin blood has a history of a thousand years and its efficacy far surpasses others. Even for our Crescent Moon Hotel, this is the first time we have auctioned off such a high-grade Qilin blood!"

"Starting bid: five million, with each bid increment no less than one hundred thousand!"

As soon as Tingnu finished speaking, the Huo and Xie families of the Nine Gates began to fight over the thousand-year-old Qilin Blood.

Jie Xiaohua: "Ding! Eight million!"

Huo Xiangu: "Ding! Nine million!"

"Ding! Nine million five hundred thousand!"

Jie Xiaohua: "Ding! Ten million!"

While the two sides were fighting, Su Mo watched quietly.

Although he had photographed this item before, the thousand-year-old Qilin Blood is indeed a rare treasure, mostly used by tomb raiding families. Therefore, Su Mo was not surprised that the Huo and Xie families were vying for it.

The struggle between the Xie and Huo families for the Millennium Qilin Blood caused the price of the treasure to rise continuously, quickly reaching over 20 million.

Huo Xiangu: "Ding! Thirty million!!"

"..."

After a while, no one from the Xie family made another bid.

Su Mo knew that Jie Buhua had given up.

After Xie Lianhuan disappeared, the Xie family fell into poverty and couldn't even come up with 30 million.

Su Mo shook his head and sighed inwardly.

Just as Huo Xiangu showed a satisfied expression.

Su Mo made his bid: "Ding! Thirty-five million!"

Huo Xiangu was taken aback and looked at Su Mo opposite her.

Huo Xiangu stared at Su Mo for several seconds, but had no idea where this young man had come from.

Huo Xiangu said sternly, "How dare you! You dare to steal my things!"

Chapter 153: Treasure Stolen, Wang Family Appears

Huo Xiangu said sternly, "How dare you! You dare to steal what belongs to me, Huo Xiangu!"

Huo Xiangu's voice wasn't very loud, but Su Mo was no ordinary person, and her disdainful whisper still reached his ears clearly.

The smile on Su Mo's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a cold expression.

At auction houses, if you have money, keep bidding; if you don't, shut up!

Such a simple and easy-to-understand principle is something even a child like Xie Xiaohua understands. Why are you, Huo Xiangu, putting on airs?

Although the Nine Gates is a powerful force, does the Huo family alone think they can swagger in front of me, Su Mo?

Su Mo glanced at Huo Xiangu, his face expressionless.

In the opposite private room, Huo Xiangu asked the two Huo family women behind her, "Who is this person?"

Huo Xiangu had noticed Su Mo as soon as he entered, but she hadn't heard much about him recently because she hadn't been managing the family business much.

"He is Su Mo, Master Su of the Su Family Auction House!"

Huo Xiangu's descendants then briefly explained Su Mo's situation.

Huo Xiangu raised an eyebrow, looking quite surprised.

"Ding! Forty million!"

After thinking for a moment, Huo Xiangu tried raising the price again.

Unexpectedly, Su Mo didn't even hesitate. He directly offered fifty million.

The other party is determined to get this Qilin Exhaustion!

Huo Xiangu remained silent for a moment, but ultimately did not make another bid.

Fifty million is a huge sum of money. Even the Huo family would be severely impacted by having to come up with so much cash at once.

Besides, spending 50 million to bid on three Qilin Jie tombs is not worth it. The Huo family has now successfully cleaned up their name, and few members of the clan go into tombs anymore.

Moreover, the Su family auction house is no ordinary entity, and the Huo family is currently facing difficulties, so there's no need to offend a rising power.

Although Huo Xiangu was very unhappy with Su Mo's behavior, she gave up the idea of offending him after considering his wealth.

The old lady nodded slightly to Su Mo as a return gesture.

Seeing no one else bidding, the servant swiftly brought down the gavel. "Congratulations, all three Thousand-Year Qilin Stones have been sold!"

"Old Mrs. Huo is quite sensible..."

Su Mo smiled slightly, then bowed respectfully, as if turning the page on this matter.

Listen to the servant, "Now, please welcome the second grand finale!"

"..."

But a long time passed and no one came up on stage.

A short while later, a burly man who looked like a bodyguard from the Crescent Hotel walked onto the stage and whispered something to Tingnu. The auctioneer, Tingnu, immediately turned pale.

Su Mo glanced at Big Gold Tooth, "Something's changed..."

Big Gold Tooth bent down. "Master Su, what's wrong?"

Su Mo lowered her voice, "Go outside and see what happened..."

Big Gold Tooth is known for his eloquence; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to fool a group of foreigners so easily a while ago.

The reputation of Ninth Master of Beijing is no exaggeration!

"it is good!"

Big Gold Tooth nodded, turned around and walked out.

"what happened?"

"What happened...?"

The guests at the Crescent Hotel were whispering amongst themselves as the second, most anticipated item was nowhere to be seen.

Su Mo closed his eyes and focused his mind, remaining exceptionally calm.

"Master Su..."