When I found Jiang Man, she was eating in a restaurant in the center of Fengmen Village.

As soon as I entered, Jiang Man turned her face away as if she were looking at nothing.

Seeing Jiang Man's expression, I smiled and sat down at her table: "Fengmen Village is like a buffet, you have to finish everything you take. You have so much food here, aren't you afraid you won't be able to finish it?"

Jiang Man ignored my question and turned her face away.

I moved to Jiang Man's other side: "What, are you planning to let Xue Dong eat all the food you can't finish? It's really not easy being a bodyguard for your Jiang family. Not only do you have to be ready to risk your life at any time, but you also have to eat what you leave behind."

Jiang Man glared at me: "Aren't you annoying! I'll eat all this myself! I'd rather die than not!"

I laughed and said, "All this food combined is almost heavier than you. Are you planning to eat yourself into a pig?"

Jiang Man turned her face away again: "I wouldn't marry you even if I turned into a pig, what's it to you?"

Seeing Jiang Man's emotions, I sensed that she was genuinely getting angry, and I was momentarily at a loss for words: "Really? Such a small thing, and you're really angry?"

"A small matter? Do you think this is a small matter?"

Jiang Man looked at me seriously: "Tell me yourself, how many things like this have happened to you since I met you? First, your ex-girlfriend Gao Ya came to you and said she was pregnant with your child, and now Wei Shengnan has appeared!"

When we participated in the second competition, you said you wanted to save Wei Shengnan, and I was even willing to sacrifice the Jiang family's interests to help you, but have you forgotten my conditions? Yes, we didn't make that choice in the end, but did you really not consider my feelings at all?

Even if we have no relationship whatsoever, don't you consider me at all? Even if you're not going to accept me, do you have to treat me so cheaply? Why are you so gentle to every woman, but so heartless when it comes to me?

Jiang Man's sudden serious demeanor left me somewhat at a loss.

Actually, even without Wei Shengnan's encouragement, I knew I didn't need to bully a little girl. Besides, Jiang Man had indeed helped me a lot, so I patiently explained, "I went to see Wei Shengnan yesterday, really just for our mission. There's something that can't be done without her."

Jiang Man was still glaring at me angrily: "What do you mean? Is it that if the Wei family can do it, our Jiang family can't?"

“You really can’t do this, because we came to Fengmen Village as your attendants, and what I need to do is prevent anyone from finding out about our past connections.”

I paused for a moment: "I asked Wei Shengnan to send a fake item to the auction. You know Fengmen Village, sending a fake item to the auction is inherently risky. I don't want you to do something so dangerous, so of course I have to pass it on to someone else."

"real?"

Jiang Man's expression softened a bit after hearing what I said: "You really went to see Wei Shengnan because you were worried something might happen to me?"

Jiang Man's question left me speechless. It turned out that she hadn't listened to my explanations at all, but was so interested in a lie. I said helplessly, "Of course, I promised your father I would take good care of you! Besides, we went through life and death together in the Far East. Who can compare to that kind of bond?"

"You're not so bad, you still have some conscience."

Jiang Man's expression softened a bit, and she continued, "I can forgive you this time, but you must promise me that from now on, you will never meet with Wei Shengnan alone again."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

I nodded to Jiang Man and steered the conversation back on track: "No matter what you think, my meeting with Wei Shengnan was really to investigate Wang Qing and the others. Time is limited, so you have to come with me."

After I appeased Jiang Man, I took her to the street vendor area.

After spending two full hours and ten million yuan, he purchased a pair of Han Dynasty celadon jade dragon-patterned covered pots with handles.

Fengmen Village is full of experts, so it's very difficult to find a bargain. Even with these two openwork jade pots, I spent about a million more than necessary.

After buying the pair of jade pots, I kept looking at the pocket watch in my hand. When it was exactly eleven o'clock, I hurriedly took Jiang Man to the official auction house in Fengmen Village.

The official auction house in Fengmen Village is located next to the big banyan tree, with a huge archway outside that bears the four large characters "Xia Ding Shang Yi" in gold lettering.

Fengmen Village is a black market for antiques, so there is an auction every day, starting at 2 pm and continuing until all items are sold out.

As soon as we reached the door, a middle-aged man stopped us: "Gentlemen, our auction hasn't started yet. You've come too early."

"You misunderstand. We are not only here to participate in the auction, but also to donate our collection."

I opened the brocade box containing the jade pot from my bosom: "Please take a look."

"You flatter me. I'm just a gatekeeper. If you're here to deliver Tibetan artifacts, please follow me."

After listening to me, the middle-aged man led us to an alley next to the main entrance: "Let me first tell you the rules. The items we bring in must first be appraised by a master, then numbered and auctioned. Twenty percent of the selling price will be deducted as a handling fee. Because it is an official auction, we must ensure that the items are genuine. If any of the items you bring in are fakes, they will be destroyed on the spot without any compensation."

"Can."

My claim that I wanted to send the item to Tibet was just a pretext; naturally, I didn't care about these rules at all.

Behind the alley is a small courtyard with five tables in total.

At this time, long queues formed in front of each table, with people having their submitted items appraised.

The middle-aged man led us to a spot in front of a white line and continued, "Gentlemen, you can send a representative to have it appraised."

I glanced around and noticed that Wei Shengnan had arrived at some point and was standing in the second group. I walked over and stood at the back.

After the first two items were appraised, it was soon Wei Shengnan's turn.

The white-haired old man behind the table asked lazily, "What is the gift you want to give?"

Wei Shengnan opened the brocade box, revealing a glass box: "The King of Hell's Tumor".

Upon hearing this, the chaotic crowd didn't react much, since Fengmen Village was a black market for antiques, and few people were familiar with medicine.

Even so, several people in the crowd were still drawn to the name and turned their attention to this side.

"The King of Hell's Tumor? That's the legendary most potent poison in the world!"

The old man's languid expression vanished instantly, and he subconsciously sat up straight, turning his gaze to the brocade box.