After the chaotic crowd dispersed, some were happy, some were sad. By this time, the auction had already ended. Watching the few wealthy-looking bosses leave with bleeding noses, Shen Qiang smiled wryly. Just then, seeing everyone had left, Xu Nan walked over with a smile, saying to Shen Qiang, "Congratulations on winning thirty million."

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "I'll cover the three million service charge." With that, Shen Qiang turned his head, patted Sun Kaiping on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Return to the rightful owner; you really kept your word, brother."

Sun Kaiping looked at Shen Qiang brightly and said, "Qiang, thirty million is no small amount."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Let's leave quickly. Make sure to put the painting away properly. Don't let anyone take it again. Although I, Shen Qiang, love money, I earn it rightfully, and thirty million is really nothing to me."

Sun Kaiping's eyes gleamed, "Then I'll pay Wanxin Alliance's service fee..."

"No need, the fee is waived," Xu Nan smiled and said.

Boss Ma's eyes lit up, "Manager Xu is really something." With that, Boss Ma turned to Shen Qiang and said excitedly, "Qiang, make me a few sticks of incense when you have time. I wasn't lying just now, I truly felt that first love feeling again. Alas, I regret being too young and without money back then. If it were now, I definitely wouldn't have let Xiao Ju go."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang smiled so hard his eyes squinted. He casually pulled a handful of incense from his Storage Ring without counting how many, saying, "Take it and enjoy, no wonder you love health spas so much."

"Generous!" Boss Ma's eyes shone.

At this moment, Xu Nan smiled at Shen Qiang, then softly said to Boss Ma and Sun Kaiping, "Gentlemen, Shen Qiang and I have some business to discuss."

"You two carry on." The two contented men left.

Shen Qiang smiled and followed Xu Nan upstairs.

Just as they stepped out of the auction hall,

they both saw Liu Chengye.

He stood coldly in the hallway, watching Shen Qiang who was walking closely with Xu Nan, and said coldly, "Shen Qiang, don't be smug. A mere Spring River Flower Moon Map is something I, Liu, can afford to lose."

Shen Qiang smiled, "I'm in a good mood now, so I don't want to settle the score with you. You can leave."

But just then,

Liu Chengye twisted his wrist, and an exquisitely translucent bead, about the size of a quail egg, appeared in his hand. He looked at Shen Qiang with a cold smile and said, "Shen Qiang, you may not want to settle the score with me, but I do want to settle it with you. No one can take away what belongs to me from my hands without paying a price. You won't be an exception."

Shen Qiang's eyes immediately lit up after using his Observation Skill for a glance at the bead in Liu Chengye's hand.

Exotic Treasure: Dust Avoidance Pearl.

Existence time: Twenty thousand years.

Function: It repels all dust, untouched by a speck even amidst storms.

"Great item! It's practically tailor-made for me because, as a field medic, I often have to perform surgeries in various places. Creating a sterile environment to ensure patients don't get infections is always a big challenge. With this, even ordinary people can undergo my surgeries anywhere."

With this thought, Shen Qiang suppressed his excitement and said solemnly, "Do you still want to have another showdown with me?"

Liu Chengye smiled and said, "Are you scared?"

Hearing this, Shen Qiang laughed, "Such an Exotic Treasure should definitely be auctioned at a Cultivation World auction. So, I'll wager with you using Elixir Pills, and you can agree."

Upon hearing this, Xu Nan immediately glanced at Shen Qiang, knowing that Shen Qiang was about to auction the Jiazi Pill, which could extend one's life by sixty years. That thing, once out, would undoubtedly set off the whole room with no suspense.

So, upon hearing Shen Qiang's words, Xu Nan knew that Shen Qiang was clearly setting a trap for Liu Chengye.

"Liu Xiancheng, there's no need for you to continue competing with Shen Qiang." Feeling that Liu Chengyi had already lost miserably, Xu Nan, feeling a bit compassionate, couldn't help but advise, "Enemies should be reconciled, not remain at odds. This should end here for you two."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Xu Nan's words, Liu Chengye's eyes suddenly turned cold. He took a step forward, looking at Xu Nan, and said, "Why? Does Manager Xu know that once I reveal my treasure, no one can compete with it? So you're afraid Shen Qiang won't be able to handle losing, and you want to protect him?"

Hearing this, Xu Nan slightly furrowed her brows and seriously said, "Actually, I just think that you've taken care of Plenty Gain's business a lot recently, so I don't want to see you lose too badly."

Liu Chengye's gaze turned cold, and he said chillingly, "Ridiculous! Although recent rumors in the Cultivation World say Shen Qiang can refine various miraculous Pills, that's just bluster. Who has seen it? Who has bought it? But my treasure is right here. It's something every cultivator desires, so I'll use it to beat Shen Qiang until he's searching the ground for his teeth, making him return what he won from me, twice over."

Xu Nan smiled, "Alright then, you two feel free, fight like men."

Clearly sensing Xu Nan's slight anger, Shen Qiang smiled, raising his eyebrows and said, "Alright, the bet is on, Manager Xu as the notary, the winner pays ten percent of the price as a notary fee."

"A gentleman's word!" Liu Chengye raised an eyebrow.

"A fast horse with a whip," Shen Qiang laughed.

Without minding Shen Qiang, Liu Chengye stomped upstairs.

Then seeing that the corridor was empty,

going upstairs with Shen Qiang, he wrapped an arm around Xu Nan's slender waist and teased, "You were naughty just now; that bead is very useful to me."

Xu Nan's bashful face reddened as she helplessly replied, "That Liu Chengye has been selling a lot of things here lately, creating high revenue. People want to have good performance to vie for the heir position in Plenty Gain. If you win too hard, he'll run to Cheng Xinyi for sure."

Hearing this, looking at the charming Xu Nan, Shen Qiang laughed, "Why, with your status as a miss, do you really need to defeat all your opponents to become the heir of Plenty Gain?"

"Of course," Xu Nan teased, "My dad isn't like that overbearing guy Bai Shiyi. I have eleven cousins with better performances than me who are competing to become the heir."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Don't worry, I say you're the heir, so you are."

Xu Nan was stunned.

Just then, a young man with a wrinkle-free shirt upstairs coughed and respectfully said, "Miss, the guests are getting a little impatient."

Upon hearing this, Xu Nan's face blushed instantly. She quickly pushed away Shen Qiang's arm, tidied her outfit, and swiftly ran up the stairs, replying, "I'm coming."

Watching her long-legged, shapely figure hurriedly go upstairs, Shen Qiang laughed. Then he took out his phone and called Ji Wei.

"Go pick up Shen Bian; wait outside Plenty Gain for a person named Liu Chengye. He's about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, about my height, wearing a blue suit. Yes, he's a cultivator, and he broke the rules we agreed on!"

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