Imperial Treasure

Chapter 631 - 410 Conspiracy_2

"Idiot, who said the Old Master was an old man? He’s just a middle-aged uncle. Look at the one sitting there..."

The Old Master really was a middle-aged uncle, quite skinny, skin and bones, with two wisps of Void White mustache on his lips, and a face that radiated shrewdness...

Behind him stood two silent figures. Sui Yi could tell at a glance that they were well-practiced, and their strength was not low.

Although the Old Master was quite eye-catching, Gong Jiu and his peers were still young and soon started observing others.

"The guy who just bid two million for that jewelry, the pretty boy sitting next to Qiao Yu... that’s Li Yu and their group," Gong Jiu quite understood these people and immediately started pointing them out.

"Then there’s that one... kind of a business rival in my family’s business arena... always ruthless, and I heard he’s even related by marriage to Liu Qian..."

"In Capital City, business marriages, political marriages, or even business-political alliances are pretty common. Going back three generations, they might even share the same ancestor..."

Flower Demon’s tone was a bit sarcastic and mocking, but it also revealed the sense of superiority held by these noble families sticking together.

Sui Yi knew that if it wasn’t for Sui Tang Square, she wouldn’t have been able to enter today’s venue.

And even with Sui Tang Square, if she didn’t possess genuine strength, she wouldn’t have been able to leave this venue today.

-- The Li Family had myriad ways to kill her.

"Hey, this Snuff Bottle sold for three million, huh? Gong Jiu, don’t you like this stuff? Why didn’t you buy it?" Flower Demon suddenly asked Gong Jiu.

This girl certainly wasn’t short on money now.

"Shh, look across, that fat man!" Gong Jiu suddenly pointed, and everyone glanced up to see a window open in a compartment opposite them, revealing a slovenly fat man voraciously eating an apple...

The fat man clearly saw Gong Jiu and the others too. Of course, his first glance fell on Sui Yi... his mouth opening in sheer delight!

However, Gong Jiu’s killing intent locked onto him within seconds.

Little punk, the matter of that evil thing possessing you isn’t over yet...

The fat man’s apple fell to the ground...

"Hey, wasn’t this fat man taken away by Mount Mover last time?"

"With this fat man’s own capabilities, he shouldn’t be able to enter this place. That old man really has some tricks. Maybe we should meet with him, but it seems he’s not in the box right now..."

Mount Mover was currently meeting with Duke Zheng, and was carefully examining the Misty the Pearl in front of him. After a long look, he put down the object, remained silent for a while, then said to Duke Zheng, "I’m not sure if it’s genuine, but not long ago, I saw another Misty the Pearl."

This statement made Duke Zheng’s eyes flash coldly.

Luckily, there were just the two of them in the room.

Otherwise, this secret...

"Are you sure that Misty the Pearl was genuine?"

Mount Mover smirked, "What I’m not sure of is whether there is only one Misty the Pearl. If there’s only one, then yours is definitely fake."

Joke, not to mention his own judgment, even Sui Yi’s discernment was enough to guarantee that.

He had personally seen Sui Yi put away Misty the Pearl.

Would such a high-profile figure collect a fake?

Duke Zheng stared at Mount Mover, seemingly gauging the authenticity of his words, while the latter lazily ignored him and just drank his tea...

After a while, Duke Zheng said, "One piece or two pieces, I can’t risk that possibility, especially with so many people here today. If someone recognizes it..."

"There’s a real chance someone might recognize it," Mount Mover grinned, "leaving aside the Old Master for now, I saw a few familiar faces, all with Eyes of Golden Flame. Nine out of ten came for your Misty the Pearl. If they see the truth of it, your old face might just get thrown into the Pacific Ocean..."

Duke Zheng squinted his eyes, "Isn’t that the truth... Is it in your possession?"

"No"

"So, you too have seen and desired something you couldn’t obtain?" Duke Zheng didn’t believe it and scoffed coldly.

"Heh," Mount Mover laughed, "I would like to take it, but I dare not~ The people who took that thing, I can’t afford to provoke... So, yeah, your ordeal today is tough unless you pull back and replace it with something better to satisfy those below, otherwise... hehe~"

For Duke Zheng’s Mansion, any scandal at this level was enough to become an indelible stain.

And Duke Zheng’s reputation stood for Duke Zheng’s Mansion.

Duke Zheng twirled a string of Buddha Beads, his gaze flickering and wandering indistinguishably.

It was also then that the old man exuded a different, more dangerous and ominous aura...

Mount Mover shifted his chair and continued drinking his tea. His phone rang, he answered... suddenly his expression froze, then quickly hung up and pondered for a while before turning back to Duke Zheng, "Have you thought of any precious replacement item yet?"

"I have thought of one...but even a replacement would make people suspect, and they would think nine out of ten times that Misty the Pearl is fake," Duke Zheng said, suddenly staring at Mount Mover, "Your eyes and expression tell me you have a way."

Old fox!

Mount Mover inwardly thought this person was really sharp, but he just pursed his lips and said, "The person is also here, and she also knows your Misty the Pearl is fake."

Hmm? Duke Zheng hadn’t expected such a coincidence, but thinking about someone who could snatch something right from under Mount Mover’s nose must also be extraordinary. It wouldn’t be strange if they attended this auction...

"Is she willing to sell?"

"She isn’t short on money"

"Conditions"

"Three conditions"

"Speak"

"First, she can use a real Misty the Pearl to replace the fake one, but the item must be sold only to one person, no one else is allowed.

Second, a favor from Duke Zheng’s Mansion, one that won’t be too troublesome for Duke Zheng’s Mansion.

Third, smooth over today’s incident regarding the Li Family’s stance."

Li Family!

Duke Zheng instantly thought of who owned Misty the Pearl...

"It looks like you already know who it is."

Duke Zheng’s face was wooden as he slowly said, "Sui Tang Square’s Sui Yi" (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)