Looking at the scene in front of her, a hint of amusement flashed across Song Ying'er's pretty face.
"Who is this guy? He's actually provoking Sister Shuang's boyfriend. Looks like he's another one who's jealous over Sister Shuang."
"However, it seems he brought a female companion here. He's being unfaithful, a scumbag!"
With this thought, Song Ying'er's clear voice, like the sound of wind chimes, rang out.
"Alright! Everyone, please be quiet. Next is the last and highlight collection! Let it make its appearance!!"
Following Song Ying'er's voice, a well-built hostess walked slowly over, carrying an exquisite tray in her hands.
On this tray, there was a square object, covered with a felt made of woolen flannel.
As soon as it appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
"Generally speaking, the highlight collections at Tianhai Auction House are worth tens of millions."
"It looks like a box. What kind of box could be worth tens of millions? Even if it's made of small-leaf red sandalwood, it's impossible!"
Looking at the object under the blanket, both Zhao Yiming and Fan Siyao's eyes widened immediately.
Their eyes were fixed on the object on the tray, full of disbelief.
"No way! It seems that what Zhang Xuan brought is just a box."
"Could it be that this highlight collection is really Zhang Xuan's?"
"If it's true, that would be a huge slap in the face!"
Soon, the tray was placed on the auction stage.
Song Ying'er smiled charmingly.
"Everyone, today's auction is nearing its end, and I'm sure you're all tired."
"Ying'er won't keep you in suspense and waste your time either."
"This highlight collection is a box, made of small-leaf red sandalwood!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place was in an uproar.
However, the expressions on everyone's faces were full of dissatisfaction and confusion.
An old man with white hair in the second row furrowed his brows tightly and snorted coldly.
"Miss Song, you're not joking, are you? Small-leaf red sandalwood is precious, of course, but for a box like this, it's probably only worth a few hundred thousand!"
"Even if it's made of the top-notch starburst material, it would be at most a few million!"
"Although it's relatively precious, as the highlight collection of Tianhai Auction House, I'm afraid it'll lower the status of Tianhai Auction House!"
Following the old man's voice, the people in the audience also had various opinions.
"Yeah! There's no need to joke like this if you don't have something good!"
"Small-leaf red sandalwood, what's so unique about it!"
Listening to the taunts around, both Zhao Yiming and Fan Siyao immediately looked delighted.
"Haha, you scared me to death. It turned out to be a misunderstanding after all!"
"Small-leaf red sandalwood is indeed a good thing. It's already quite astonishing that Zhang Xuan, that poor loser, could take out such a thing."
"If this guy had auctioned it honestly, he could have gotten some money. Unexpectedly, he used Miss Leng's influence to make his collection the highlight. He's really asking for trouble!"
Zhao Yiming, who hated Zhang Xuan to the core, would naturally not miss any chance to belittle him.
With this thought, Zhao Yiming immediately stood up.
He looked at Zhang Xuan with a mocking expression.
"Ouch! I really thought Zhang Xuan's collection was the highlight. Didn't expect it to be all show and no substance, good-looking but useless!"
"Why did you do this? It's true that you're Miss Leng's boyfriend. But you can't use Miss Leng's connections to boost your own ego!"
"The value of some things is fixed. Even if you manage to climb up the social ladder, you can't become something you're not!"
Listening to Zhao Yiming's sarcastic remarks, Zhang Xuan chuckled.
"Mr. Zhao, you're being a bit too hasty, aren't you?"
"Since Mr. Zhao has a liking for second-hand things, then please bid on my small-leaf red sandalwood box. After all, you seem to like things I've used!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Yiming's face immediately darkened.
He gritted his teeth and said.
"Fine! No problem! Today I'll show you that as long as you have the strength, you can take anything from you!"
Just then, Song Ying'er's voice rang out again.
"Everyone, don't get excited. Ordinary small-leaf red sandalwood, of course, couldn't be the highlight collection of my Tianhai Auction House!"
"But what if the whole box was carved from a single piece of small-leaf red sandalwood?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Song Ying'er's fair and slender hand directly lifted the woolen blanket on the side.
The deep purple small-leaf red sandalwood box immediately appeared in front of everyone.
"What! Carved from a single piece of small-leaf red sandalwood without any splicing to make such a large box!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! The thickest small-leaf red sandalwood that has emerged so far is only twenty centimeters. How could such a thing happen!"
The old man with white hair and beard said excitedly.
Song Ying'er chuckled, as if everything was under her control.
"Elder Liu, you're the grandmaster of wood collection. You'll know whether it's true or false at a glance!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the old man with white hair and beard immediately walked onto the stage.
He tremblingly took out his gold-rimmed glasses from his bosom and carefully examined the box in front of him.
In an instant, everyone's eyes were immediately attracted to it.
Fan Siyao, on the other hand, looked at Zhao Yiming with a puzzled expression.
"Senior, isn't small-leaf red sandalwood just small-leaf red sandalwood? Is there a big difference between a whole piece and spliced ones?"
Zhao Yiming sneered.
"Probably just the difference between a whole piece of material and separate pieces. The gap shouldn't be big, at most a few million!"
Just then, a hysterical voice rang out throughout the auction house!
"What a waste! It's outrageous!"
"Like a rare treasure, such a huge piece of small-leaf red sandalwood raw material was carved into a box! Ahhh! It makes me so angry!!"
Elder Liu was pounding his chest and stamping his feet at the moment! He was roaring angrily towards the sky.
In an instant, several people in the front row immediately gathered around and stared fixedly at the box.
The next second, everyone gasped in shock.
"Sure enough, it's real! A small-leaf red sandalwood with a diameter of half a meter. Look at the annual rings at the bottom. There are probably thousands of them!"
"A thousand-year-old wood! Small-leaf red sandalwood, and it's solid! This is truly rare in the world!"
"It's amazing! If the news of this box gets out, the whole Long Kingdom will be shocked!"
Everything in front of them obviously met Song Ying'er's expectations.
The clear voice, like the sound of wind chimes, rang out again.
"Alright! Everyone has examined it! Now the auction officially begins!"
"This one-of-a-kind small-leaf red sandalwood box, the starting price is..."
Before Song Ying'er could finish speaking, Zhang Xuan suddenly stood up.
He looked at Zhao Yiming behind him with an amused expression.
"Friends, my friend here has a special liking for things I've used. So I'd like to ask you all to do me a favor and let my friend make the first bid!"
Obviously, everyone already knew that Zhang Xuan was the owner of the box, and they could give him this little favor. Moreover, he was Leng Ningshuang's boyfriend.
"No problem! Absolutely no problem!"
"If your friend bids the same price as us, it'll also count as his winning the bid!"
At this moment, Fan Siyao was panicked.
"Senior, looking at their reactions, this thing seems quite precious!"
"Are you sure you can get it?"
Hearing this, Zhao Yiming immediately twitched the corner of his mouth.
"Since it's come to this, I have to make a bid. The starting price is probably only a few million."
"However, I can't afford even a few million! I only brought you here to show you the world, not to auction things!"
But looking at Fan Siyao's beautiful eyes, Zhao Yiming still chuckled.
"It's okay!"
"There's no big problem!"
Just then, Song Ying'er's voice rang out again.
"This one-of-a-kind collection, the starting price is..."