Finally, Wang Chao, with his deep pockets, defeated all the other bidders with a price of five million. No one was willing to spend five million to buy a treasure map that had no clues or guarantees.

Five million is not a small amount for Liu Xiaoyuan now, but when he thought about the value of this treasure map, he decided to buy it anyway.

"Five million one hundred thousand!" Liu Xiaoyuan finally spoke up and participated in the auction.

Liu Xiaoyuan's voice immediately attracted the attention of many people, because just now at the jade gambling site, Liu Xiaoyuan had cut out a top-quality jadeite with imperial green color.

The fact that he could cut such a top-grade jadeite, imperial green, from a stone that no one else seemed to value shows how discerning his eye is. Now, he's participating in the auction for this treasure map; could it really be useful, containing a vast treasure?

"I'll bid five and a half million!" As soon as Liu Xiaoyuan got involved, someone immediately joined the bidding, as they all trusted Liu Xiaoyuan's judgment.

"I'll offer six million!"

Seeing this, Liu Xiaoyuan knew things were going to get bad. Damn it, judging from the current situation, this treasure map probably wouldn't be worth less than ten million.

Liu Xiaoyuan simply stopped bidding and decided to give up on the treasure map.

Although Liu Xiaoyuan stopped bidding, the others continued to bid enthusiastically, raising their prices to win the treasure map.

After a fierce bidding war, Wang Chao finally won the treasure map for a high price of 12 million, making it the most expensive item of the night.

After the treasure map auction, there were other activities planned, but Liu Xiaoyuan didn't want to participate and decided to go back. Feng Ping offered to take Liu Xiaoyuan home, but Liu Xiaoyuan shook his head and said no, because he could tell that Feng Ping wanted to participate in other activities.

As soon as he stepped out of the basement, Wang Chao followed him from behind, pointing at Liu Xiaoyuan's back and shouting, "Kid, you stop right there!"

Liu Xiaoyuan stopped and looked back at Wang Chao, thinking to himself, "I didn't even bother to cause you any trouble, but you've come looking for trouble on your own initiative."

"What's the matter?" Liu Xiaoyuan stopped and looked at Wang Chao and the expert at the first level of the Innate Realm beside him.

"Kid, you did that on purpose, didn't you?" Wang Chao asked angrily.

If it weren't for Liu Xiaoyuan's bid increase, Wang Chao could have gotten the treasure map for five million. But because of Liu Xiaoyuan's fuss, he ended up spending seven million more to buy the treasure map.

This made Wang Chao hate Liu Xiaoyuan so much he wanted to grind his teeth. In addition, Wang Chao also heard that Liu Xiaoyuan had just cut a piece of imperial green jade at the gambling site, so he decided to teach Liu Xiaoyuan a lesson and see if he could get the imperial green jade from him.

"What do you mean by 'deliberate'?" Liu Xiaoyuan retorted, then said calmly, "If you're referring to what happened at the auction just now, then I can only say that it has absolutely nothing to do with me."

"Damn it! Kid, you were clearly doing this on purpose. I'm already furious. You'd better hand over the piece of imperial green jade that you cut out." Wang Chao said arrogantly, because he had a master at the first level of the Innate Realm by his side.

Alright, I haven't even tried to get my hands on the treasure maps you're carrying, and you're already eyeing that piece of imperial jade I just had.

"Want my Imperial Green? Then you'll have to trade me a treasure map!" Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile.

"Hmph! Kid, don't be so stubborn!" The expert at the first level of the Innate Realm next to Wang Chao finally spoke up.

Liu Xiaoyuan said calmly, "I'll accept any toast, whether it's a toast or a penalty drink. What, what kind of drink do you want me to drink?"

"You're courting death!" The guy at the first level of the Innate Realm was furious when he saw Liu Xiaoyuan dare to mock him, and attacked Liu Xiaoyuan without saying a word.

Liu Xiaoyuan is now a master of the second level of the Innate Realm. Facing this guy who is at the first level of the Innate Realm, Liu Xiaoyuan is fully confident that he can subdue him in one move.

Therefore, when the expert at the first level of the Innate Realm struck with his palm, Liu Xiaoyuan didn't take it seriously at all. Seeing Liu Xiaoyuan's nonchalant response, the expert sneered inwardly, thinking Liu Xiaoyuan was courting death.

Just as the palm was about to strike, Liu Xiaoyuan finally made his move. He raised both hands and then struck forward.

"Bang!" The expert at the first level of the Innate Realm was sent flying and crashed heavily to the ground.

Wang Chao, standing opposite, was stunned by what he saw. He knew all too well the skill of the expert beside him; otherwise, he wouldn't have willingly spent 12 million to buy this treasure map for him.

Now, their own expert hadn't even touched Liu Xiaoyuan's clothes before being sent flying by a single palm strike. This was truly astonishing.

The expert at the first level of the Innate Realm, who was lying on the ground, clutched his stomach and struggled to his feet. He sat down and, seeing Liu Xiaoyuan, asked with a fearful expression, "Could it be that you are at the second level of the Innate Realm?"

Liu Xiaoyuan smiled and said, "Congratulations on answering correctly, but there's no reward."

After saying this, Liu Xiaoyuan appeared in front of the man at the first level of the Innate Realm, squatted down, and asked with a smile, "Tell me, what exactly do you want with this treasure map?"

The other party said, "I just thought this treasure map was useful, so I bought it."

Liu Xiaoyuan chuckled and lightly slapped the man's face twice, saying, "You can't even lie properly. When you lie, your eyes gleam. Remember, learn from this lesson next time you lie."

Seeing that Liu Xiaoyuan had seen through his lie, the man still refused to tell the truth, saying, "What I said is all true. If you don't believe me, that's fine too."

Liu Xiaoyuan beckoned to Wang Chao, signaling him to squat down as well, as he had something to ask him. Wang Chao immediately squatted down obediently, looking at Liu Xiaoyuan with a fearful expression.

"What does he need the treasure map for?" Liu Xiaoyuan said with a smile. "If you dare to lie to me, I'll let you taste what it's like to be sent flying with a single palm strike."

Wang Chao was so frightened that he almost burst into tears. He quickly said that he didn't know anything, only that the treasure map was asked to be bought by a man at the first level of the Innate Realm.

This man, who was at the first level of the Innate Realm, was named Zuo Xintian. He came to the capital a year ago, and later, for some unknown reason, he became involved with the Wang Chao family. Zuo Xintian received VIP treatment at Wang Chao's house.

Upon discovering a treasure map at the auction, Zuo Xintian immediately instructed Wang Chao to bring him to tonight's event.

Later, after seeing the treasure map, Zuo Xintian realized that it was the treasure map he was looking for, and told Wang Chao that no matter what the cost, they had to get their hands on the treasure map.

Wang Chao's family is very wealthy, and it took them 12 million to buy the treasure map.

(End of this chapter)