"Number 608, eight hundred and eighty million, a narrow victory for the Palace Master," the host announced into the microphone.
The venue erupted in a clamor once more.
Not only had the Star Palace Master agreed to the bet, but he had also lost!
What was the Palace Master's final bid?
Had he really given up the Black Spirit Pearl just like that?!
Star Palace could tolerate such a bizarre move!
If they had known it was possible, they could have done it too!!
The seventh floor.
"The Palace Master has no objections to this result, so I'll go down to make the payment first."
Yu He turned to leave after speaking.
Grabbing what she wanted and leaving, that was truly her style.
"Three lives for three requests," Qin Beiting suddenly said.
Yu He's departing steps paused. She turned back to look at him, her eyes filled with doubt.
Even the bodyguard beside him was momentarily stunned. What request could be greater than life itself?
"Requests within your capabilities," Qin Beiting added.
Yu He asked suspiciously, "For example?"
Qin Beiting: "Let's exchange contact information first."
The bodyguard beside him almost stumbled, that's it?
Qin Beiting held out his WeChat QR code on his phone to Yu He, then stared at her with a smile of unknown meaning in his eyes.
Most people's WeChat were logged in with their primary account by default.
But Yu He was unfazed. She calmly scanned the code. "And the second one?"
"Maintain contact at all times." Qin Beiting accepted her friend request and specifically glanced at her information.
Her WeChat name was simply Wuming, and her avatar was also black characters "Wuming" on a white background. Her Moments only contained reposts of her papers from Tianyi Network, clearly a secondary account.
Qin Beiting: "..."
"And the third one?" Yu He asked.
"I haven't thought of it yet, I'll keep it for now," Qin Beiting replied.
Yu He looked up at him. Using two life-saving chances for just her contact information and future interactions, his goal was to recruit her, wasn't it?
She thought for a moment, and couldn't figure out what else this stranger could possibly gain from her, besides her medical skills, on their first meeting.
Furthermore, being able to connect with the Star Palace Master was more advantageous than disadvantageous for her, so she readily agreed.
Yu He: "Alright."
"To whom is Divine Doctor Wuming preparing to give the Black Spirit Pearl?" Qin Beiting suddenly asked as she turned to leave.
After asking, he had already anticipated that she would coldly retort: It's none of your business.
But at this moment, her mood seemed quite good, and she replied, "A friend."
"Someone very important?" Qin Beiting looked at her deeply, his phoenix eyes slightly narrowed, as if holding a smile.
"Mm," Yu He responded with a nasal sound, a bit bewildered, and opened the door to leave.
Behind her, a man's reminder of unknown meaning echoed, "Divine Doctor Wuming, don't forget you owe me a request."
Yu He: "..."
As soon as she stepped out of the room, Ruan Tianxin immediately made a face at the bodyguard behind her, then pulled her into the restroom.
"Xiao He Miao, how did you do it?!" Ruan Tianxin asked excitedly.
She had heard the host's announcement.
Xiao He Miao was truly amazing, to have snatched the Black Spirit Pearl from the Star Palace Master!
Yu He: "Blind bidding."
Recalling the subtle shift in the Palace Master's aura afterward, and those three requests, she concluded:
"Perhaps the Black Spirit Pearl wasn't that important to him."
"Really? Is Star Palace Master really that easygoing? Did you really not sacrifice your looks or anything to make a deal with him?" Ruan Tianxin asked suspiciously.
Yu He: "..."
Yu He: "In your heart, am I that kind of person?"
Ruan Tianxin imagined it. Asking Xiao He Miao to seduce someone... it would probably be quicker to just have the person killed.
"No, no." She repeatedly shook her head.
Then, she said enviously, "If your uncle knew that for his sake, you'd dare to offend the powerful, risk your life, bravely storm the seventh floor of the Star Palace auction tower, cleverly retrieve the Black Spirit Pearl from the Palace Master, and spend nearly nine hundred million, he'd surely be so touched he'd want to marry you!"
"Are all men like that?" Yu He suddenly recalled the suggestive words Qin Beiting had spoken at the hotel.
That was his style.
"Those who are interested in you definitely are!" Ruan Tianxin said.
Yu He: "..."
"Then, you should just agree to him," Ruan Tianxin said with a sly smile, leaning closer to Yu He, wanting to see if her face was blushing beneath her mask.
"You're not going to tell me right now that you two are just in a cooperative relationship, are you?"
Yu He pushed her lewdly approaching face away with a slap. "I still have some things to handle. You go back first. I'll pay for your Musayef as well."
Just now at the auction, this diamond fanatic had bid another 170 million for a Musayef red diamond.
"Okay, love you, love you!" Ruan Tianxin raised her hands and made two heart shapes at Yu He. "My condolences to the sucker, I'm leaving first."
Ruan Tianxin knew Yu He's money-gouging tactics well.
Before any major expenses, she would always take on a mission to have her patron foot the bill.
The money not passing through her own hands was also one of her methods for concealing her tracks.
After watching her leave, Yu He took out her phone, sent a quote to Qin Meimei, and then went downstairs to collect her goods.
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In the Palace Master's room.
"Brother Ting, are you really letting her take the Black Spirit Pearl like that?" The bodyguard Beiming returned to the room after seeing Yu He off.
Behind the beaded curtain, Qin Beiting sat leisurely on the Palace Master's throne, his legs crossed. The slender tips of his fingers held a glass of red wine, which he slowly swirled.
He had pushed the ghost mask to the top of his head, revealing a face so handsome it defied description.
He took a sip of red wine. "Is there a problem?"
Beiming: "..."
There were huge problems!
Didn't you come here tonight for the Black Spirit Pearl?
That was your life-saving elixir, and you just gave it to someone else, and you ask if there's a problem?
And what about Divine Doctor Wuming's three requests? Shouldn't the first be to return the Black Spirit Pearl; the second, to cure the illness; and the third, are we good friends?
Beiming dared not voice his feelings. He opened his phone and quickly typed a message in a WeChat group named [East, South, West, North].
Beiming: [Brother Ting is acting up! @Qi Nan, where are you? Come quickly!]
Chen Dong: [What's going on?!]
Chen Dong: [What happened to Brother Ting acting up again?]
Chen Dong: [Are you guys still at the auction? You must control him and prevent his identity from being exposed!]
Chen Dong: [@Qi Nan, where are you? Why aren't you answering your phone!]
Chen Dong: [Does anyone have Miss Yu's phone number?]
Qi Xifeng: [Chen Dong, don't panic. Young Master Lu should have Miss Yu's number. I'll call him.]
Beiming: [Brother Ting is not out of control, he just gave the Black Spirit Pearl to someone else!]
Qi Nan: [I was on the elevator, no signal!]
Qi Nan: [!!!!!!!!]
Chen Dong: [!!!]
Qi Xifeng: [The other party is a woman?!]
Chen Dong: [Beiming, stop him quickly!!]
Beiming: [A woman! Divine Doctor Wuming.]
Qin Beiting: [Beiming, your bonus for this quarter is gone.]
Beiming: "!"
Damn, he forgot that there were five people in this group!
He quickly put away his phone and nervously looked up at Qin Beiting. "Brother Ting, are you really alright?"
"What does it mean when a girl always wears a gift given to her by a guy?" Qin Beiting asked, not answering.