Fifty-five feathers

Yin Chen led Ye Linghan through the layers of people, walked through the winding corridors, and then came to a room with dazzling lights and shadows, as luxurious as a palace.

"We're here. This is it." Yin Chen held Ye Linghan's hand and they stopped outside.

Looking inside, the auction venue was packed, and even some spectators who had not reserved seats would rather squat at the door to watch.

"Why are there so many people?" Ye Linghan looked around, and the eyes under the mask revealed greedy looks like wolves and tigers.

Yin Chen subconsciously tightened his grip on Ye Linghan's hand, "They must be here for the banned book. I heard it will be revealed at this auction."

"Oh--" There were many people at the scene, so Ye Linghan just nodded in response and didn't ask any more questions.

The two people came to a relatively remote semi-open box on the third floor of the venue with partitions on all sides.

Ye Linghan sat in his seat, looking down at the scene below. "Did you make a reservation in advance?"

"Yeah." Yin Chen said lightly.

There is nothing that money can't solve. If there is, it proves that you haven't given enough.

After they sat down, the door to the compartment was pushed open from behind, and a masked man holding a tray walked in. "This is the special tea and cigarettes prepared for you distinguished guests. Please enjoy them. Also, you are not allowed to move around freely after the auction begins. Please be aware of this."

He placed the teapot and a few cigarettes neatly on the table, poured tea for the two of them, and then left.

I don’t know if these people used voice changers, but their voices are basically similar and have a mechanical feel.

After the people left, Ye Linghan leaned over and smelled the teapot in front of him, frowning, "Why does this tea have no flavor at all?"

It has neither the fragrance of tea nor the bitter taste of the plant itself, it is just like a cup of tasteless warm boiled water.

For a moment he thought he had lost his sense of smell, so he picked up another cigarette and looked around, "And this cigarette... doesn't seem to have any smell." And just looking at the appearance, he noticed from the moment the masked man came in that it was very similar to the one he found at Zhao Xingjian's place.

Yin Chen on the side just curled his lips and chuckled, then raised his hand. Suddenly, a strong and unpleasant smell of tobacco rushed into Ye Linghan's nostrils, causing him to cough several times in a row.

"This..." Ye Linghan quickly covered his nose and looked at the person next to him in surprise.

Yin Chen waved his hand again, and the smell faded away. "The smoke is mixed with CLY-20, probably to achieve a hallucinogenic effect, so I set up a barrier."

"To get those rich people to spend money?"

"Maybe so, or maybe there are other purposes and uses." Yin Chen replied.

After hearing what Yin Chen said, Ye Linghan pondered for a moment and was about to speak again when he heard the other party suddenly say, "Since you're here, come out."

What, who's coming?

Ye Linghan looked around, but there was no sign of a third person in the small private room.

"You can't see it." Yin Chen explained after seeing his actions.

At this moment, a faint laugh came from the box, "Hahahahaha, you finally found out."

The voice is very clear and judging from the voice, he should not be very old.

Ye Linghan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a light blue beam of light quickly condensing into a human figure in the open space beside him. The figure was not wearing a mask and his true face was revealed in front of the two of them. This person was very good-looking, with a pair of peach blossom eyes, a high nose bridge, full lips, and a shallow dimple on one side of his face when he smiled.

"I hope you are well." Yin Chen spoke politely for the first time, with a faint smile on his face.

"You look quite good, too." The man said, glancing up and down at Ye Linghan with a meaningful look on his face. "Master Yin, are you spending a fortune just to make your wife smile?"

Yin Chen didn't refute it after hearing it, but raised his eyebrows without comment.

Instead, these words made Ye Linghan blush a little. He lowered his eyes, not knowing how to respond. He was rarely teased like this in public. If it was his friend who said this, it wouldn't matter, but it seemed that he had a good relationship with Yin Chen, so it made him panic.

Fortunately, Yin Chen came to the rescue in time and took the initiative to help introduce him, "He is the young master of the Jing family I told you about - Jing Wenchuan."

Ye Linghan had heard of this person, so he quickly stood up and politely extended his hand. "Hello, I've heard a lot about you."

I haven't heard of it for a long time, but I have certainly heard of it.

Jing Wenchuan also extended his hand back and shook it, smiling brightly, "Hello, I often hear Achen mention you too."

Hearing this, Ye Linghan felt a little moved. He glanced at Yin Chen from the side and smiled faintly.

Jing Wenchuan, who was standing by, didn't notice the exchange of glances between the two men. He just continued to speak to himself, "We are all good brothers. You don't have to be so reserved. But from what you said, it seems that your Young Master Yin is not completely without any human feelings. I still hold some status in his heart."

Ye Linghan couldn't figure out the temper of the person in front of him and didn't dare to say much, because in his opinion, the truly scary person was not someone with a cold face like Yin Chen, but someone with a smiling face like Jing Wenchuan, whose thoughts were even more difficult to guess.

"I'm being polite to you, but don't take advantage of me. I just coaxed my wife into giving up, don't let me ruin it." Yin Chen said coldly and solemnly. Then he asked, "What are you doing here?"

Jing Wenchuan shrugged, his face helpless but also full of happiness, "Of course it's also to please my wife. He had his eyes on Tingleju Manor some time ago, and I heard that it would be auctioned, so I came here."

Although Jing Wenchuan has a wealthy family, he is also known in the circle as a henpecked husband, and he protects the privacy of his family very well. Yin Chen has occasionally heard of him but has never seen him. He only says that he is a top writer.

Tingleju is a place where he can cultivate his body and mind, which is very suitable for him.

"Ding--" A deep and melodious bell sounded without warning, announcing that the auction was about to begin. The noise gradually subsided and the venue returned to silence.

"I'm leaving." Jing Wenchuan said goodbye to Yin Chen and Ye Linghan hastily, and disappeared from their sight.

Eleven o'clock sharp.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Wee to the live auction of the evening."

The auctioneer's clear and crisp voice rang out as the bell rang, and everyone's attention was focused on the woman wearing a white mask, dressed smartly, and standing calmly and steadily on the stage.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the evening auction."

The auctioneer repeated the story in Chinese.

Ye Linghan wasn't interested in the auction items or the bidding process; he was only concerned about which lot the banned book would appear in. "Will the item we want be the last one?"

Ye Linghan guessed that if the banned book was a mysterious item and so many people wanted it, it would definitely be exhibited at the top.

Yin Chen beside him confirmed him, "Yes, it's number 0720."

"Should we shoot it then?"

The competition on and off the stage was fierce. Only Ye Linghan and Yin Chen were whispering quietly in the cubicle without arguing or fighting.

Yin Chen shook his head, "We won't shoot."

"Then how do we get it?" Ye Linghan was puzzled. He always thought that Yin Chen came to compete with them for financial resources.

"Rob." The word was spoken cleanly and clearly.

"ah?"

Yin Chen chuckled, "Do I need to pay for something from my own home? Besides, if I get it in the spotlight, it will be too big to escape."

Ye Linghan nodded, feeling that what he said made sense.

"So our time is very tight. There will probably be a lot of people competing for the last lot, so there will be a loss of time, and the time left for us will be very short."

After seeing Ye Linghan's embarrassed expression, Yin Chen added, "But it's okay. I'll take you with me."

"Okay." Ye Linghan felt as if a stone that had been hanging in the air in his heart had finally fallen to the ground.

He thought for a moment and spoke again, "But why are your things scattered around?"

Yin Chen's eyes darkened when he heard this. "I don't know. I haven't been back to the old house for a long time, but it's time to go back."

For some reason, Ye Linghan felt that the temperature around him dropped several degrees when Yin Chen said this.

His thoughts returned to the auction scene. The third to last item was the manor that Jing Wenchuan wanted. It was finally sold to him at a price of 400 million. With his generous financial resources, he successfully did not return empty-handed.

Most of the items at the auction will have a lot of people competing for them, but it is just out of people's desire to join in the fun, not out of sincerity, so the price is hastily set after a few rounds of bidding.

It seemed as though all eyes were on the final piece of the collection.

That is lot No. 0720.

After a short rest, as the third hammer fell, the auctioneer wearing a white mask spoke calmly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. Wee to the final part of this auction. This item is Lot 0720 - -"li si"."

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the final chapter of this auction. This lot is lot 0720 - Li Si."

After speaking in English, the auctioneer repeated it in Chinese.

“The starting price is 100 million yuan.”

The whole audience was in an uproar. No one had expected that the starting price of the vampire clan's banned book - Li Si - would be so high. Many people who had been waiting eagerly were discouraged.

It was thought that No. 0720 would be auctioned off crazily, but it was left out in the cold due to its extremely high starting price.

I don’t know if the seller doesn’t want to sell it, or wants to get more money, or if there is some other reason, so he set the price so high.

But what the auction house has the most is rich people, and there are still wealthy people willing to bid.

Ye Linghan was sitting in the stands, taking in the uproar from the audience. "It turns out that this book, which is known as a banned book by the world, actually has such a nice name." He was very interested in this name.

"Yeah." Yin Chen stared intently, a murderous look flashing in his eyes, "It seems someone is getting impatient."

Now that the real name has been revealed, it means that the person behind the scenes is about to surface, and this also means that there will be a bloody storm.

Because the venue is semi-arc-shaped, you cannot see the whole picture when sitting in the box, so more quotation information will come from the auctioneer.

All I could hear was her conveying information to the people present with clear words.

"Mr. No. 39 bids one hundred and five million." The auctioneer raised his hand and pointed to his right.

"Mr. 58 bids 110 million."

The merchandise falls into the left compartment.

“Thank you for your bid.”

"Dear buyers, is there a higher bid for 110 million?"

"One hundred and fifteen million..."

"One hundred and twenty million..."

As the auctioneer continued to ask questions, the price rose higher and higher, until finally someone bid 401 million, only one million more than the manor that Jing Wenchuan had bought.

"Can we find out who this person is?" Ye Linghan's curiosity grew, and without caring too much, he asked in Yin Chen's ear.

The breath sprayed on Yin Chen's neck, which was tantamount to teasing. He raised his hand and put down the gauze in front of him to block the sight of the people around him, and then pinched Ye Linghan's chin.

"Baby, is this the attitude to employ people?"

They were separated by masks, but their noses were almost touching.

Ye Linghan raised his eyes and met Yin Chen's beautiful eyes, then curled his lips slightly, hooked his fingers on Yin Chen's collar, and gently applied force, with only a fraction of a second between their lips.

"What kind of reward does Mr. Yin want?"

At this moment, the final word was heard from the audience, meaning that the item was sold at the highest price.

The two of them turned their heads at the same time and looked at the audience. The large clock behind the auctioneer clearly displayed the time - 11:55.

"Five more minutes." Yin Chen turned his head to look at Ye Linghan.

With a smile on his face beneath the mask, Ye Linghan held Yin Chen's hand back, covering his lips with his palm, then stood up and leaned forward, placing a gentle kiss on the back of his hand.

"Mr. Yin, this kiss is interest."

Yin Chen raised his eyebrows, "Okay, I'll take the interest, but what about the principal?"

"It's all up to Mr. Yin."

Yin Chen chuckled softly and silently took note of what Ye Linghan said.

"Do you remember what number that person is?" he asked.

Ye Linghan nodded, "Yes, number 14. I didn't expect that he, who had been hiding in the crowd and never showed up, would actually raise the price and bid for 0720."

"It seems his identity is not simple. Don't worry, I'll let Sun Mao check it out."

They kept a close eye on No. 14's movements, avoiding the crowd and following him.

Some superpowers don't work on vampires with the same superpowers, so Yin Chen was afraid of alerting the enemy and didn't set up a barrier to isolate them for better tracking. Instead, he kept a distance from them.

The man went around to the stairs on the other side and went up to the fourth floor. Judging from the layout, it should be a place for guests to rest, and the corridors were interconnected and not easy to walk on.

When passing a darker corner, a black shadow suddenly flashed by and collided head-on with Ye Linghan.

Because of his high level of nervousness, he remained alert and subconsciously made an attacking gesture.

"It's me!" Seeing that something was wrong, the man quickly raised his hand and lifted the mask, revealing his face.

"Tangtang, why are you here?" Ye Linghan was very surprised and asked in a low voice.

Zhao Tang immediately made a gesture to keep quiet and walked forward, pulling Ye Linghan's arm.

"We were splitting up to follow No. 14, who took the photo at 0720. I walked here and unexpectedly ran into you."