Dragon Blood Divine Son-in-law
Chapter 100 Who Says It’s Wood

Chapter 100: Chapter 100 Who Says It’s Wood

Before everyone’s eyes was an approximately one-foot tall wooden artifact, akin to a type of wood carving.

However, the shape of this entire wood carving was overly abstract. It resembled both a mountain and a stream but ultimately defied identification, a true enigma.

Judging solely by the craftsmanship, this wood carving in front of us really had little to commend it.

On stage, the host introduced, "What everyone is seeing now is the last lot of today’s auction and also a special endeavor by our Hanjiang Pavilion. This wood carving comes from the ancient tomb of a warlord during the Warring States Period and is an extremely rare wooden funerary object. Those who favor such collections may wish to try their hand. Warring States wood carving, starting bid, three million!"

Despite the host’s eloquent introduction, it failed to spark much interest among the crowd.

A wood carving? Could this even be considered an antique?

In the Antique World, such items had always gone largely unnoticed, and flipping them for a profit was not easy, with extremely limited appreciation potential.

It was precisely because of this that as soon as the host announced the start of the bidding, a chorus of boos came from the audience.

Zhao Boqian couldn’t help but shake his head with a wry smile, "This time the organizers really did too much, bringing all kinds of worthless trinkets to swindle money!"

"Little Brother Chen, let’s not waste any more time, shall we leave?"

As Zhao Boqian spoke and was about to leave, he noticed Chen Xuan standing stationary, his gaze fixed on the wood carving on stage.

"Little Brother Chen?"

Chen Xuan spoke indifferently, "I’ll take it!"

"What..." Zhao Boqian was stunned.

Zhao Luna was equally perplexed, "Uncle, are you okay? Someone dares to sell a broken piece of wood for three million, it’s obviously a scam. Besides you, no one would be foolish enough to spend so much money on such a useless thing, right?"

Just as Zhao Luna finished speaking.

"Five million!" Suddenly, a bid came from within the hall.

Zhao Luna and Zhao Boqian were both shocked; they hadn’t expected anyone other than Chen Xuan to raise the bid.

The audience, who had originally planned to leave, all stopped upon hearing this new bid.

The host was overjoyed, "The guest in booth 518 offers five million, is there a higher bid?"

The crowd shook their heads. Buying a piece of wood for five million was foolhardy enough—who could be more foolish?

"Seven million!" Chen Xuan raised the bid directly.

He had said he wanted the wood carving, so he didn’t plan to hold back even if Zhao Boqian bid.

As soon as the seven million bid was placed, the audience was thrown into an uproar.

Those who had stood up now settled back into their seats, sensing that there might be a spectacle worth watching.

Indeed, that proved to be the case.

Subsequently, the bid for the wood carving swiftly broke through ten million, fifteen million, and was still climbing toward an even higher figure.

And the bidders were only Chen Xuan and the guest in booth 518 across from him.

When Chen Xuan pushed the price to eighteen million, booth 518 fell into a brief silence.

The crowd in the venue was abuzz with discussion.

A wood carving reaching the astronomical price of nearly twenty million completely shattered their preconceived notions.

"Uncle, buying a piece of wood for eighteen million—are you crazy?" Zhao Luna couldn’t bear to watch any longer.

Zhao Boqian was also visibly confused.

Chen Xuan smiled without saying a word, his gaze directed at the opposite booth 518.

At that moment, inside booth 518, a man in his thirties sat on the sofa with a grave expression. Accompanying him, aside from a dozen bodyguards, was an elderly man clad in a long robe.

"Elder Woo, could that person have also discerned the value of this item?" the booth 518 guest asked in a somber tone.

The robed elder shook his head, "Impossible, we went through all manners of means just to locate this object. How could there be such an expert in this little Huai City? In my view, he’s most likely bluffing."

"Then, according to Elder Woo, what should we do now?"

Elder Woo thought for a moment and then said, "Originally, this item is just an inanimate object, and it’s not certain whether it can truly help with Elder Master Du’s illness. Let’s do this, fifty million at most. Any more would far exceed the item’s value!"

The guest in Box 518 nodded, essentially agreeing.

"Alright, the current bid for the Warring States wooden sculpture from Guest in Box 888 has reached eighteen million. Is there anyone who would like to offer a higher bid?"

Not just the host, but everyone’s gaze in the venue was fixed on Box 518.

Two seconds later, a voice finally came from Box 518, "One hundred million!"

Boom!

Two words, like a heavy bomb, detonated the entire venue.

Everyone went crazy, exclaiming aloud.

One hundred million!

A broken piece of wood, actually auctioned off for one hundred million!

It was simply too exaggerated!

This was the highest-priced item of the entire auction.

The crowd originally thought this wooden sculpture was just filler brought in by the organizers, but they ended up witnessing a frenzy!

Inside Box 518, Elder Woo glanced at the person beside him and couldn’t help but sigh, "The Du Family from Nanhu, indeed, makes a grand gesture as soon as they make a move!"

The guest in Box 518, however, looked calmly at the opposite side.

In his view, no matter if the person in Box 888 knew the value of the wooden sculpture, now that he had raised the price to this level, the other party would surely have no reason to continue bidding.

However, before he could ease his mind, another voice rang out.

"Two hundred million!"

The place exploded!

The entire venue went into an uproar once again!

Doubling the bid by one hundred million in one go!

Two hundred million for a piece of wood?

This was truly insane!

Even the values of the world’s top antiques were rarely able to reach this level!

Zhao Boqian was dumbfounded; Zhao Luna was already speechless.

Annie from Loh Family was also already stunned where she stood.

To casually put forth two hundred million!

This was the kind of man that Annie Loh truly desired!

The host’s brain had also gone blank, and it took a long time before he finally recovered.

"Two... two hundred million! Guest in Box 888 bids two hundred million! Are there any other guests willing to bid higher?"

In Box 518, the man’s face was as dark as thunder, and until the host called out for the third time, he hadn’t raised the bid.

It wasn’t about the money; two hundred million was already completely above the item’s value.

Soon, the Warring States wooden sculpture was delivered to Box 888.

Looking at the sculpture in front of him, Chen Xuan’s lips curved into a satisfied smile.

Zhao Luna, by his side, couldn’t stand it anymore, "Uncle, you’ve spent two hundred million on a piece of wood, yet you’re still smiling?"

Chen Xuan simply smiled faintly, "A piece of wood? Who said it’s just wood?"

Saying that, Chen Xuan took a fruit knife from the table and cut his finger, a drop of fresh blood dripped directly into the wooden sculpture.

The next moment, an astonishing scene occurred!