Hearing this strange title, Li Chang'an felt a little overwhelmed and a strange feeling rose in his heart. So he quickly lowered his voice and warned Feng Beichuan.
"Alright, my wife!"
Feng Beichuan responded with a grin, then obediently shut his mouth.
Li Chang'an was speechless, suddenly feeling like she had been tricked, but she had no evidence.
Anyone with eyes could see that Feng Beichuan's evil scheme had succeeded. Zhuque couldn't help but twitch her lips as he kept calling her "wife," utterly disgusted by this shameless fellow.
Even Tao Yao couldn't help but marvel inwardly, secretly thinking that if she were to compare herself to this person in terms of shamelessness, she would be far inferior.
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he turned to Zhuque and asked, "What about you? Do you want to pretend to be my husband too?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuque was taken aback and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Seeing her hesitant expression, Tao Yaojun chuckled and then said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't take advantage of other girls like some people do."
Tao Yaojun smiled faintly, then turned her head and glanced at Feng Beichuan as if it were nothing, her heart filled with contempt.
"Forget it, let's not bother. I'm not interested anyway. You guys go in and have fun, I'll just wait here."
Zhuque waved his hand, ultimately declining the other party's offer.
Sure enough, when the group came out of the lounge, the door to the venue entrance was already open, and a long queue had formed outside.
Everyone in the group was disguised; their uniform conical hats, veils, and cone-shaped caps gave the scene a somewhat eerie feel.
At the entrance, a person wearing a white mask was checking the identity information of each person. In his hand, he was holding a thick booklet, which was the admission roster with the registered identity information.
Just as it was almost Li Chang'an's turn, Feng Beichuan suddenly and quietly moved closer to Li Chang'an and leaned against her affectionately, naturally linking his arm with hers.
His actions caught Li Chang'an off guard, causing him to tense up and instinctively try to break free.
As a result, Feng Beichuan held her even tighter.
"What are you doing! I don't want to fight you here!"
Li Chang'an frowned and threatened in a low voice with an unfriendly tone.
But to everyone's surprise, Feng Beichuan showed no intention of letting go. Instead, he brought his mouth close to Li Chang'an's ear and whispered, "How else can people tell we're husband and wife?"
The breath was sweet as orchids in his ear, and the man's words, like a pebble dropped into water, rippled through Li Chang'an's heart.
Goosebumps immediately rose all over my body.
Li Chang'an's face instantly turned red and then white, and his ears felt faintly burning.
After calming himself down, Li Chang'an felt a little more at ease. He thought to himself that it was fortunate that the bamboo hat covered his face, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing if Feng Beichuan had seen him in this awkward state.
She could only frown and let the man beside her hold her arm tightly.
Because Feng Beichuan and Li Chang'an appeared so close, the person checking the roster at the door didn't even ask about their relationship before asking, "Which of you registered on the roster?"
Feng Beichuan gave his name and then waited for the other party to verify it before going in.
"Okay, it's all checked. Now, let's put our fingerprints on."
After saying that, the other party handed over a dish of red inkpad.
After pressing their handprints, Feng Beichuan led Li Chang'an to enter the venue, but they were stopped again.
"Is there anything else?"
Feng Beichuan raised an eyebrow, his tone tinged with impatience.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to ask if you were married. We have a new rule now: unmarried men and women don't count."
The man explained with a smile, which eased Feng Beichuan's displeasure.
"Of course, she's my wife, understand? Do you want it? If not, I'll show you our marriage certificate from when we got married!"
As Feng Beichuan spoke, he reached out and put his arm around Li Chang'an's waist.
"No, no, no, thank you! Please come in, please come in..."
The man immediately smiled sheepishly and began to speak, gesturing for the others to proceed.
Upon entering the venue, Li Chang'an immediately pushed away the man next to him.
"You're such a heartless woman! You used me and then threw me away!"
Feng Beichuan feigned displeasure and complained.
But to her surprise, Li Chang'an just snorted coldly and left without looking back. She was too lazy to even mention how he had taken advantage of her earlier, but he actually accused her first.
That's shameless.
Seeing the woman's cold and ruthless appearance, Feng Beichuan couldn't help but feel both annoyed and amused. He then followed her and chose a seat near the front.
"I say, you guys are running way too fast! Hey, why aren't you holding your wife's arm anymore?"
At this moment, Tao Yaojun suddenly leaned closer while speaking in a sarcastic tone, with a slight smile on her lips, her teasing intent quite obvious.
The result was predictable. He was hit by two glares at the same time the next second.
After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, all the people participating in the auction entered one after another, and then the door slowly closed.
The lights under the display stand suddenly dimmed, while the lights on the stand shone as bright as day.
The auction has officially begun.
First, the auction house's big boss went on stage and gave a speech. He wore a black mask, was slightly short, but gave off a short, sharp, and imposing feeling. Moreover, he spoke with a strong voice.
Li Chang'an immediately realized that the man had used his internal energy while speaking, which was why his voice was clear enough for everyone in such a large venue to hear.
The auction then officially began.
A tall, curvaceous woman wearing a silk dress and a veil walked out carrying a tray covered with a bright, shiny piece of silk.
After the woman placed the tray on the auction item display stand, the emcee gave a brief introduction to the item.
After the introduction, the woman removed the silk covering the auction item and then slowly swayed her slender waist as she left the stage.
The first item up for auction is a bronze alchemy furnace. It is said that a Taoist master once searched all over the world and found a skilled craftsman to forge it for alchemy. Later, after the Taoist master attained immortality, he left this alchemy furnace in the cave where he lived.
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