Filled with excitement and curiosity, Lin Feng followed the prompt and took out a tissue from his pocket, using his true energy to swiftly write a misfortune talisman.
Once this misfortune talisman was cast upon someone, that person would be unlucky for an hour. He wondered if it would work!
Just as Lin Feng was curious about the power of the misfortune talisman, the auction officially commenced under the host's announcement.
The first antique was a white jade bottle produced by authentic Ru ware.
This bottle would absolutely be the finale treasure at an ordinary auction, but at this level of trading fair, very few people bid!
Clearly, in the eyes of young masters from prominent families, a vase did not pique their interest!
In the end, this white jade bottle produced by Ru ware was acquired by a rich man for one million.
The second collectible was a famous person's calligraphy and painting. Although it had more collection value than the first item, not many people bid.
On the contrary, the third collectible, the Nine Dragon Bronze Ding that Hong Liju had his eyes on, attracted much attention.
The Nine Dragon Bronze Ding symbolized power and status. The reason Hong Liju chose this antique was that it perfectly matched the identity and demeanor of his elder brother.
The starting bid was ten million!
As the auction began, several young masters from prominent families immediately participated in the bidding!
"Eleven million!"
"Twelve million!"
"Thirteen million!"
"Twenty million!"
Amidst the constant bidding, a man in a white suit stood up and directly raised the price to twenty million.
The most important thing was that as soon as this man stood up, many young masters from prominent families instantly fell silent.
It wasn't that they were shocked by the twenty million price, but by the man's identity!
"Brother-in-law, I know this guy. He's Zhao Tiancheng from the Zhao family. He's related to Zhao Tianyuan and acts like a total show-off!"
Tang Pinliang frowned and said. Although he looked down on Zhao Tiancheng, he had to admit that Zhao Tiancheng, relying on the Zhao family behind him, was quite powerful.
At this moment, seeing that no one dared to bid against him, a hint of arrogance appeared on Zhao Tiancheng's cold face.
In his opinion, once the Zhao family made a move, everyone else had to retreat!
This was the powerful deterrent of the Zhao family!
As a result, just as Zhao Tiancheng thought the Nine Dragon Bronze Ding was a sure thing, Hong Liju raised his bidding paddle!
"Twenty-five million!"
Hong Liju directly increased the bid by five million, showing no regard for the Zhao family of the provincial capital.
As soon as he said this, Zhao Tiancheng's sharp eyes, like a falcon's, shot over, and a cold curve appeared on his lips: "Thirty million!"
"Thirty-five million!"
Hong Liju ignored Zhao Tiancheng's provocative and threatening gaze and calmly raised the bid.
"Fifty million!"
Zhao Tiancheng bid all the way up to fifty million in one go. At the same time, he stood up and looked in Hong Liju's direction, saying, "My Zhao family has bid fifty million. Is there anyone who dares not to give face to my Zhao family?"
"The Zhao family?"
Hong Liju sneered. Just as he was about to raise his bidding paddle again, Lin Feng stopped him. "Elder Hong, since it's someone from the Zhao family, let him have it!"
"Hmm!?"
Hong Liju frowned. Seeing the meaningful smile on Lin Feng's lips, he slowly put down his bidding paddle.
"You know when to quit!"
Zhao Tiancheng, seeing Hong Liju back down, smiled and sat back in his seat.
The Nine Dragon Bronze Ding was then unexpectedly acquired by Zhao Tiancheng for fifty million.
"Mr. Lin, could it be that you saw something wrong with this Nine Dragon Ding?"
Hong Liju knew that Lin Feng did this not because of the Zhao family but was curious.
"That's right, this is not a bronze ding from the Shang or Zhou dynasties at all, but from last week!"
"Look, although this ding looks very old, the patina on it is artificially applied. I can't be wrong about this!"
Lin Feng said confidently.
Hong Liju would naturally not doubt Lin Feng's eyesight, but he had specifically come for this ding today. If he didn't bid, how would he give a gift?
"Elder Hong, this item is good. You can bid for it as a gift!"
Lin Feng pointed to the fourth item, which was a golden seal, with a starting bid of fifteen million.
Since this large seal was made of pure gold, it did not attract much attention.
Clearly, rich people were indifferent to gold.
"Mr. Lin, is there anything special about this golden seal? If it's just pure gold, my elder brother won't like it?"
Hong Liju was very puzzled as to why Lin Feng was so interested in a gold item.
"Elder Hong, in your eyes, it is made of gold, but in my eyes, this large seal was used by the First Emperor of Qin!"
Lin Feng explained with a smile.
As soon as he said this, Hong Liju's eyes immediately lit up.
One had to know that anything used by the First Emperor of Qin was a priceless treasure!
"Sixteen million!"
Hong Liju immediately raised his bidding paddle.
"Twenty million!"
Zhao Tiancheng also quickly joined the bidding. Beside him, an antique expert was advising him, and it seemed he had also realized the significance of this large seal.
"Twenty-five million!"
Hong Liju continued to increase the bid. He was determined to get this large seal!
The back-and-forth between the two parties caused many people present to not understand.
This was just a gold item. Even if the gold content was particularly high, it wasn't worth so much money!
Why was the competition so fierce?
"Fifty million!"
Zhao Tiancheng lost his patience and once again raised the price to as much as fifty million!
At the same time, Zhao Tiancheng repeated his tactic, stood up, and declared, "My Zhao family wants this large seal. Who dares not to give face to my Zhao family?"
"Eighty million!"
Hong Liju used his strength to show his attitude and determination.
Zhao Tiancheng did not expect Hong Liju to suddenly become so tough. He had clearly not dared to offend the Zhao family before.
Why was he getting more and more fierce this time?
Could it be that he also saw the special significance of this large seal?
Zhao Tiancheng muttered to himself and said fiercely, "One hundred million!"
As soon as this was said, the scene erupted in an uproar.
No one expected a gold item to be bid up to a sky-high price of one hundred million!
The Zhao family was indeed rich and powerful!
What he didn't expect even more was that Hong Liju bid up to one hundred and twenty million!
He was determined to fight the Zhao family to the end!
"Young Master Zhao, forget it. It's not worth it if it goes any higher. Why don't we wait until the auction is over and just snatch the large seal?"
"I've checked. This old man is called Hong Liju, and he used to be involved in the underworld. So let's do a 'black eats black'!"
Zhao Tiancheng's strategist, Zuo Changdao, laughed heartily.
"Yes, that makes sense. Then let him keep it for now."
Zhao Tiancheng nodded and gave up on continuing to bid.
However, through this auction, Zhao Tiancheng had already realized that Lin Feng, who was beside Hong Liju, was definitely an expert in appraising treasures.
As the golden seal was acquired by Hong Liju for one hundred and twenty million, the fifth item was brought out.
It was a stone block with special patterns, looking like a corner of a stone tablet. The introduction in the booklet about this stone was not much.
In the eyes of many, this broken stone was simply not worthy of being displayed at the auction.
Of course, every year at the antique trading fair, there were always some strange and unusual items, and many of them went unsold, so no one paid much attention.
Especially since the starting bid for this stone was only one hundred thousand, no one took it seriously!
However, the moment the stone was brought out, Lin Feng suddenly felt a blurry stone tablet phantom appear in his mind, as if it had produced some kind of resonance.
Could it be that this stone tablet, like the jade talisman, might help him break through his strength at some point in the future?