The receptionist swallowed hard as he looked at Li Mu's stunning face.
Let me explain here. Identity plaques, as the name suggests, are things that signify one's status. They are engraved with the surname of one's family, clan, or powerful family, and the back is engraved with the history of one's family, clan, or powerful family. There are strict regulations regarding the jade used for family, clan, or powerful family jade plaques.
The jade used by aristocratic families is imperial green, the jade used by clans is white jade, and the jade used by wealthy families is yellow jade. A gold-inlaid jade plaque represents the head of the family, a jade plaque represents the direct line of the family, a silver plaque represents the collateral line of the family, a bronze plaque represents the collateral line of the family, and an aluminum plaque represents the family's loyal followers. There are also two special styles of plaques, which will not be discussed in detail here.
Some special families, clans, and powerful clans have special markings. If the holder of the badge is a member of the military, then auspicious cloud patterns will be engraved in gold thread around the position where the surname is engraved on the badge. This signifies the military, and only the person serving in the military possesses this badge.
It cannot be inherited. If the holder of the plaque is in politics, then the plaque will be set with a ruby. Similarly, only people in politics can hold this plaque. Unlike the military's system of non-hereditary succession, this can be inherited, but only for two generations and must be a direct descendant.
Li Mu rummaged through her bag and finally found a jade pendant, which she then showed to the receptionist.
The receptionist stared wide-eyed at the ruby in Li Mu's hand, his eyes filled with utmost respect.
Please, please, please come in.
The receptionist stammered as he gestured for Li Mu and his group to enter.
Li Mu nodded to the receptionist and went inside with the others.
Please wait a moment.
After a moment of surprise, the receptionist realized that the four people had already gone inside, so he quickly ran up and called out to Li Mu and the others.
Li Mu stopped and turned around, and the receptionist was once again dazzled by Li Mu's stunning beauty.
The receptionist said somewhat apologetically, "Excuse me, gentlemen, please put on your masks before entering."
Li Mu accepted the four masks.
With a whoosh, Li Mingzhe snatched a mask from Li Mu's hand and put it on his face.
Li Mingzhe was holding a mask similar to the one worn by Ah Zu, and he asked with a grin.
Junior sister, do I look like Ah Zu? Am I as handsome as Ah Zu?
Lu Wan chuckled upon hearing this.
Jiangsu rolled its eyes. "You, Azu? Azu, you'd better surrender. You're surrounded by Jackie Chan. You'd better watch out. Hmph, Azu, pshaw."
Li Mu smiled helplessly and walked over to give Jiangsu and Lu Wan each a mask.
Hurry up and take these with you, we should go inside.
After arriving at the entrance of the auction venue, a hostess in a red cheongsam left and continued to lead Li Mu and his companions into the auction venue.
The auction venue was very large, a fan-shaped area with two floors.
The first floor was like a large movie theater, and half of the people in the lobby were already seated.
There are only nine rooms on the second floor, all of which are floor-to-ceiling one-way windows. The VIP room in the center is particularly eye-catching, exuding nobility and luxury.
After entering, Li Mu looked up at the luxurious rooms, his eyes slightly narrowed as if trying to see through the one-way glass to see if anyone was inside.
Please follow me, distinguished guests. The hostess noticed that Li Mu and the others were not keeping up, so she stepped forward with a smile to remind them.
Li Mu nodded and continued to follow.
Li Mu and his group were led by the hostess to the first room on the left side of the central room.
After Li Mingzhe went inside, he looked around.
"Come sit down, senior brother. It should be starting soon," Li Mu waved to Li Mingzhe.
Li Mingzhe then obediently sat back down, like a curious child.
It's about to start, should we go back?
Forget it, the boss told us to wait until the auction starts, so stop complaining and just wait.
Just as the reception staff were whispering among themselves, cars started driving towards them.
A Rolls-Royce Phantom and four Mercedes-Benz cars were parked at the entrance of the auction house.
The receptionists were all worldly-wise; they knew that such a grand procession meant the visitor must be extremely distinguished, so they immediately stood up straight and remained silent, respectfully waiting for the person to get off the car.
A man with an imposing and handsome appearance stepped out of the passenger seat, holding a mask in his hand. As soon as he got out of the car, he leisurely put the mask on his face.
A person ran out of the car behind, ran to the Rolls-Royce, and opened the door.
Another man stepped out of the open car door. He was wearing a devil mask, so his face was not visible. All that could be seen was his deep, cold eyes, broad shoulders, narrow waist, tall and upright figure, long legs, and a body proportion that was extremely superior.
The man in the devil mask strode toward the door, followed by the handsome man, and then four bodyguards got out of a car and followed behind.
Several receptionists at the entrance pushed out one of the receptionists, who stammered as he spoke.
Welcome to the auction. Please present your identification badge.
The handsome man, who had been standing behind, stepped forward upon hearing this and raised his hand to show the sign in his hand.
Upon seeing this, the bodyguard behind him quickly stepped forward and swiftly replaced the sign in the handsome man's hand.
The receptionist could only vaguely see that the sign appeared to be dark gold.
The handsome man glanced furtively at the man in the devil mask behind him, instinctively shrank back, turned around, and raised his hand again to show the newly changed sign.
The receptionist looked closely and was so frightened she couldn't speak.
The plaque was made of imperial green gold inlaid with jade. In the center, a qilin pattern was carved with gold wire. The qilin was lifelike, stepping on auspicious clouds. The surname was also engraved on the qilin pattern. The top and bottom of the front and back were inlaid with four huge rubies, which showed that the holder controlled military and political power.
The receptionist who was pushed out was speechless. A man in a suit and tie walked out from behind the receptionist and bowed slightly to the handsome man.
I am the auction manager. Please follow me, distinguished guests.
The person in charge was extremely respectful, stepping aside to gesture for them to enter and carefully leading the way.
The man in the devil mask and his companions followed the person in charge.
After the man in the devil mask and his companions disappeared from sight, the receptionists looked at each other in bewilderment.
Why is that sign engraved with a Qilin?
Didn't you see the auspicious clouds?
And there's a ruby, how come that ruby is so big?
Oh dear, I was referring to the Qilin pattern.
The auspicious cloud pattern is probably a military symbol.
It's the military's insignia, but what does that qilin (a mythical creature) mean?
Is the Qilin riding on auspicious clouds a high-ranking military official?
No, if it weren't a prestigious family, clan, or powerful clan, but just a military leader, it would be a jade plaque with auspicious clouds and his name, not a Qilin.
Do you guys want to die?
Is this something you can discuss?
Shut up, all of you.
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