The Crazy Son-In-Law

As soon as Wei Wendong’s words fell, there was a flurry of discussion below.

“This is a good idea! Having some antiques is much better than a red certificate or a badge.”

“I guess the starting price will be much higher than that of a normal auction.”

“No one here can be a fool. They will naturally weigh their options.”

“Alright, let’s not waste any more time. Let’s start now.”

Wei Wendong waved his hand, and soon two auctioneers came onto the stage. Following this, the staff brought up the first item for auction.

The item was a Qing Dynasty blue and white porcelain, with a starting price of three million. It eventually sold for four million three hundred thousand to a company CEO dealing in animal medicines.

“Mr. Xiao, do you know about antiques?” Yao Cen was present, and Tang Shishi turned her head to ask him the question seriously.

“A little,” Xiao Shun replied.

“Then let me know if you see anything worth bidding on.”

“It should not be your first time being here. Why not just randomly pick something. The goal is to donate the money,” Xiao Shun said.

“That’s not how it works. If I spend five million on a stone, people will think I have no taste, or they might think I’m a fool,” Tang Shishi said.

Xiao Shun smiled and said, “Alright, if there’s something suitable, I’ll let you know.”

As the auction proceeded, one item after another was “claimed.” The atmosphere was quite enthusiastic, with the price exceeding the starting price by a few hundred thousand at the least, and several million at the most.

Those who were sincerely donating naturally didn’t care about how much they were paying. Compared to previous years, this year’s donations would only increase, and Wei Wendong was quite satisfied.

Tang Shishi also bought a Ming Dynasty anonymous calligraphy and painting for ten million. The craftsmanship was exquisite, and the condition was excellent. It wouldn’t make people say that she had poor taste or was a fool.

However, Xiao Shun had been inactive until near the end. He didn’t fancy any of the items, and thought it might be better to just donate five million directly.

With only three items left, he was still calm, sitting there unperturbed.

At this point, a younger member of the Wei family turned his head and looked at him provocatively, “Mr. Xiao, do you look down on these items, or do you not plan to donate at all? Did you come here just to eat and drink for free?”

The Wei family member’s words provoked the people around him, and they all turned their gazes towards Xiao Shun, their faces filled with mockery.

“He has no love in his heart. Why does he even come to a charity dinner? It’s embarrassing.”

“After all, he’s from a small place, narrow-minded. A few hundred thousand is a treasure in his eyes.”

“I think he’s saving it for his coffin,” the Wei family member sneered.

At this time, the penultimate item had already been brought onto the auction stage by the staff.

Suddenly, Xiao Shun noticed a faint aura pervading the entire venue. Everyone in the venue felt it too, but they were not aware that it was due to the aura.

The temperature in the hall, which was originally around twenty-three or four degrees, seemed to drop a few degrees suddenly. Those who had taken off their coats for convenience quickly put them back on.

Xiao Shun looked up and saw a stone the size of a plate on the auction stage. It had a deep blue base with white patterns, and its surface looked moist, as if it had just been fished out of the water.Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.

His heart thumped. A Sea Spirit?

If a Spirit Stone symbolized life and vigorous vitality, then a Sea Spirit symbolized nourishment and nurture.

This Sea Spirit had probably been under the sea for tens of thousands of years, or even longer.

All things have spirits, even water, but they are extremely weak. However, the sheer length of time, tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of years of constant immersion and polishing, had finally shaped it into what it was today.

Although the spiritual energy it contained was extremely weak, it was already quite remarkable.

The main reason was that the spiritual energy in water was extremely weak to begin with, and the sea stones that could absorb spiritual energy were extremely rare.

Among the five elements, water generates wood. If the Sea Spirit and the Spirit Stone were placed together and constantly nourished, the amount of spiritual energy contained in the Spirit Stone would increase rapidly.

Given time, it would be of great help to his cultivation, and it might even help him break through the Anterior Heaven stage and enter the Consolidation stage in one fell swoop.

The thought of this excited Xiao Shun. This was completely unexpected. He had encountered such a precious treasure in this place. This must be what is called a fortuitous encounter.

Despite his usual calm demeanor, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat agitated at this moment.

If Xiao Shun could quickly enter the Consolidation stage, his Ghost Door Thirteen Needles could advance to another level, at least saving Wang Ye who only had half a year left to live. After all, Long San’s mother wouldn’t have to rely on medicine to cling to life either.

Then, he heard the auctioneer on stage introduce the item, “This is a Heart of Sea. As you can see, the white patterns on it depict a speedboat breaking through the waves in the blue sea, a very good symbol.

In addition, you may have noticed that its surface is wet. This is not because we just fished it out of the water, but because it is naturally like this. Even if you put it under the sun, it will never dry out and will always remain as it is now.”

“This is a spiritual object, so the auction price is twenty million, with each increment being one million. Let’s start the bidding now.”

Xiao Shun almost spat out his tea when he heard the price.

Twenty million? Even two hundred billion would be worth it, at least for him.

If there was no Spirit Stone, this Heart of Sea alone would at most have a nourishing effect on the body, just like the jade carving he had given to Song Zhenhai before.

“Taking this stone home is like buying an air conditioner. The key is that it’s an air conditioner that can’t heat up. This twenty million is not worth it.” Someone joked.

“The key is that you can’t adjust the temperature.”

“Twenty million is really too expensive. If it were a few million, I could buy it for fun.”

“I think you are ignorant. This can be used to stabilize the Feng Shui in your house.” Someone disagreed.

Most of the attendees were not practitioners and could not perceive spiritual energy.

Besides Xiao Shun, the only other people who could feel the spiritual energy were Kou Zhengqi and the clean-faced, upright old man next to Wei Lun.

Wei Lun had been detected by Xiao Shun as soon as he entered the door. According to his understanding of practitioners, the old man was likely a nearly accomplished Foundation period practitioner and should not be underestimated.

Kou Zhengqi and the old man indeed sensed the spiritual energy, but they didn’t know what it was. Apart from absorbing the spiritual energy it contained, they didn’t know what else it could be used for.

And the spiritual energy contained in this Heart of Sea, as the auctioneer called it, was indeed very faint and wouldn’t be much help to their cultivation.

But for Xiao Shun, it was a priceless treasure. He needed to win it, no matter the cost.