Cheng Shawu's face paled when she heard this, but she couldn't say anything.
No one else in the room spoke. For a moment, Cheng Shawu wondered if everyone present was too afraid to contend with those three.
Xu Lei didn't say anything either. After all, a war of words was pointless.
「Another half an hour passed in a flash.」
The auction items were brought out one by one.
That's right. They weren't starting with the Official Slaves, but were auctioning other items first.
Xu Lei had no interest in any of these items.
That is, until an item the Madam hosting the event called a "heavyweight" was brought to the stage!
"This grand finale item is—a painting by the Divine Monk Wu Tan... *Portrait of Wei Qingning*!"
The Madam pulled back a silk curtain, revealing a painting. "This painting was long lost, but today, it has finally reappeared!
I'm sure you all know what astronomical prices the Divine Monk Wu Tan's other works, like the *Portrait of Yu Fengying*, have fetched, correct?
