My Pretty Campus Queen

Chapter 1295: Chapter 1294: The Auction Begins

But she knew that as a daughter, she would eventually have to marry; the family continuously tried to persuade her. However, she also knew her father still pampered her because the Tan Family had not reached a point of desperation yet.

Should there come a day when the Tan Family truly couldn’t hold on, her father would marry her off without hesitation to gain greater benefits and uphold the Tan Family.

Thinking of this, Tan Xianglan had a sudden change of mind. Even if she couldn’t marry someone who would make her feel loved, she must at least marry someone powerful, someone who looks down on everyone else.

Obviously, Chen Tianlong fit such criteria. At only eighteen or nineteen and already a fearsome figure, surely when he fully matures, possessing greater power and stronger backing, wouldn’t he become a god?

"Chen Tianlong, you promised before to marry me, is it true?"

Tan Xianglan suddenly asked. This was the only chance she could grasp. If she let Chen Tianlong leave easily, it would be nearly impossible to find him later or to maintain such an ambiguous relationship with him.

"Huh?"

Chen Tianlong looked at Tan Xianglan’s serious expression and was momentarily stunned. Why did this girl suddenly ask such a question? Moreover, why didn’t she say it in the hotel room that day, so he could check out the merchandise before agreeing?

"I’m asking you, why aren’t you answering? Are you planning to back out?"

Tan Xianglan remained serious. She couldn’t let Chen Tianlong bluff his way out of this. Since he said it himself, he must insist on marrying her. Now he should shamelessly set this engagement, so when her father pressured her to marry, she could immediately run to Chen Tianlong to solve the problem.

After all, even marrying Chen Tianlong was better than marrying someone else. At least in the past two days, she had felt that being with Chen Tianlong wasn’t so bad, and there were also happy moments.

Especially when Chen Tianlong served her food and gave her meat, for a moment it felt so warm and cozy.

"Oh, with so many people here preparing for the auction, you don’t expect me to announce that I want to marry you right here, do you?" Chen Tianlong laughed bitterly. Anyway, delaying for a moment is delaying for a moment. After the auction, he would find an opportunity to sneak away.

Marry her? Are you kidding? Would Elder Tan agree? It would be a miracle if Master Tan didn’t come after him with a vengeance. Could he possibly give his beautiful daughter to him? Even if it could be given to dogs, it wouldn’t be given to him.

So, Tan Xianglan’s request was completely unreasonable, not to mention marrying her — even if the young lady didn’t let him off, his little wives at home would kill him.

"Fine, then after the auction, don’t run away; I want to hear your answer." Tan Xianglan looked like she was forcing a marriage, making Chen Tianlong shiver inside. How did this girl suddenly have such a big change of heart? It was frustrating.

"Ahem... dear guests from all corners, good afternoon. Our antique auction is about to begin. The Antique Manor will provide everyone with ten extremely precious treasures to select from, of course, sold in auction form. I suppose everyone knows this rule by now, right?"

The speaker was none other than Mr. Feng, the butler from the Antique Manor.

"Clap, clap, clap..."

The whole room erupted in thunderous applause. After the applause, the auction items began to be brought to the exhibition area one by one by the manor’s ceremonial ladies.

First up was a Song Dynasty vase, starting at a price of five hundred thousand. However, in just two short minutes, the price had been jacked up to over five million.

Chen Tianlong listened, speechless. He truly suspected that these people were just shills hired by the Antique Manor. For a vase like this, was it really worth that much?

But he wasn’t an expert and didn’t understand the value within. He could only watch as people drove the price higher step by step.

Tan Xianglan, beside him, was also very bored; what she wanted hadn’t appeared yet. As for other antique treasures, they held no attraction for her.

Finally, this Song Dynasty vase was sold for twelve million to a businessman from Guiyang. Whether it was a profit or a loss, Chen Tianlong, as an insider, didn’t want to be involved. They could play however they wanted.

Next, there was another Yuan Dynasty bowl, which eventually also climbed to over ten million.

At this moment, Chen Tianlong was powerless to listen further. Did these people really have nowhere to put their money? Even two pieces of junk like that could reach a million?

He and Tan Xianglan didn’t much care for what came next; each was playing on their phones, as surfing the web was more interesting than the auction, even though the internet was a bit slow.

"Next up, we have a map of the Dong Race’s West Suburb treasure site, provided twenty years ago by an elder who explored the area. Now, this map is said to be invaluable to those who can use it. I wonder if anyone here is interested."

Mr. Feng was very pleased after the previous auction items. For this item, he intended to create greater glory to see if it could surpass the prices of earlier items.

So initially, the map of the Dong Race’s West Suburb treasure site was priced at sixty thousand, ten thousand higher than the others. In his view, this was a potent treasure; soon, it might reach two million.

However, thirty seconds passed after Mr. Feng called out the price, and still, no one bid.

Why?

The reasons were simple: first, many thought the mining project was too large, requiring significant investment, with many unforeseen obstacles, possibly ending in loss rather than profit.

The locals knew the Dong Race’s West Suburb well; it was territory swarming with bandit kings and was home to some high-level practitioner bandits.

The place was certainly tempting; talking about tourism alone, that two million could be made in a year or so. But they didn’t have the capability, even the major families in Guiyang dared not act rashly.

This map, while seemingly priceless, was practically worthless.

"Sixty thousand once, does nobody really want it? This is truly a priceless treasure, now at such a cabbage price and still no takers?" Mr. Feng was a bit disappointed but also anxious, for this was indeed a treasure. If sold at sixty thousand suddenly, they would suffer a massive loss.

"Alright, if not, sixty thousand twice!"

"Sixty-five thousand."

Suddenly a voice rang out, drawing everyone’s gaze to the source, causing a stir. It turned out the person was none other than Chen Tianlong, who had recently beaten up Lei Laowu and crippled the second disciple of the Celestial Pill Sect, Zhong Ruofeng.

"Hey, Chen Tianlong, are you crazy? What’s the point of buying this thing?" Tan Xianglan was taken aback and softly questioned.

"Heh heh, to use it for travel, treat it as a map. What’s money for but indulgence?" Chen Tianlong chuckled.

At this moment, Mr. Feng’s heart skipped a beat. He suddenly felt uneasy. Thinking he might have called disaster upon himself, if it really sold for sixty-five thousand, they’d suffer a huge loss.

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