Although Li Zhirui didn't feel tempted by this, he was still amazed by the extravagance of the auction and wondered where they had gotten it from.
But the bidding that followed was truly lively!
Whether the Xiu Family wanted to buy it back to protect their own inheritance, or other schools aimed to acquire it for a deeper understanding of the Xiu Family's legacy—maybe even to decipher and modify it further.
They would definitely bid madly, raising the price of this inheritance to an astronomical level!
"Ten million taels of silver!"
The first bidder appeared, and the opening price was ten million taels of silver. That amount was possibly several years' taxes for some major provinces, but to him, he announced it easily, as if it were nothing.
"Twenty million taels of silver!" But unexpectedly, the next person simply doubled the bid.
This immediately excluded many schools—they certainly hadn't brought that much wealth to the auction.
