Abnormal Chen Wuwei, nicknamed Yin Yang Fish, the foremost Qigong practitioner in Hua Xia, with S-level strength!
This was the information Master Blood Dragon provided to Bai Yan.
Although Chen Wuwei’s strength is on the weaker side among the old monsters of Hua Xia, it’s still a good deal stronger than Bai Yan’s.
At this moment, Chen Wuwei had just recovered from serious injuries, but his four major physical attributes were already slightly superior to Bai Yan’s!
If given a few more days for Chen Wuwei to fully recover, I’m afraid that even Master Chen, considered weak among the old monsters of Hua Xia, could completely thrash Bai Yan!
But luckily, he is my disciple...
This disciple wasn’t a bad choice after all!
At the instant Master Chen prostrated and kowtowed to Bai Yan during the charity gala, everyone suddenly understood.
"So this original medicine was a gift from Mr. Bai to Master Chen!"
"Where did his original medicine come from?"
"Don’t forget, he is Goddess Li’s boyfriend!"
"Holy crap, an eight-hundred-million-valued medicine just given away! Mr. Bai is really loaded!"
The crowd buzzed with conversations, all envying Master Chen for having met a donor as generous as Bai Yan!
"You guys, look at the expression on Young Master Ma’s face..."
Someone whispered softly, and people turned around to sneak peeks at Ma Mubo.
Ma Mubo’s face was cycling between green and white as he clenched the test tube filled with azure liquid, looking extremely hideous!
The original medicine that I, Young Master Ma, had spent eight hundred million to acquire, and this chap just casually handed it to Master Chen, it’s like a blatant slap to my face!
Ma Mubo’s face was stretched long and sullen, despite his deep schemes, he couldn’t endure the provocation from Bai Yan.
Yes, Young Master Ma interpreted Bai Yan’s actions as provocation.
If Bai Yan knew what Ma Mubo was thinking, he would have surely scoffed.
Does Bai Yan need to provoke Ma Mubo?
What an international joke!
Merely an A+ ranked Abnormal, Bai Yan really didn’t take Young Master Ma seriously.
Bai Yan’s smile was warm as he watched Master Chen, causing an uncomfortable shiver down the latter’s spine.
"Old Chen, I’m a bit curious, why do people in the Abnormal World call you Yin Yang Fish? Also, what exactly happened to your injury?"
Bai Yan picked up his wine glass only to find it already empty.
Li Xiaoman gently stood up and tenderly refilled Bai Yan’s glass.
Bai Yan praised the little slave girl smilingly, while Li Xiaoman blushed sweetly and smiled back at him.
At the charity gala, many were paying attention to Bai Yan, and seeing Li Xiaoman’s blush and celestial beauty, they all howled inwardly in anguish!
It’s too inhuman, he even got Goddess Li, known as the "Iceberg Beauty," to pour him a drink!
I’m so envious, I’m so jealous!
The wealthy onlookers were green with envy as they watched Bai Yan.
Bai Yan didn’t care about the stares of others, he focused on Master Chen, awaiting his response.
"Replying to Master Bai, the nickname Yin Yang Fish is related to the cultivation technique I practice. When cultivated to its extreme, one’s eyes will show the balance of Yin and Yang, that’s why everyone calls me Yin Yang Fish."
Master Chen said with a smile.
"As for this internal injury..."
A hint of concealed resentment flashed in Master Chen’s eyes: "Master Bai might know of the great battle twenty years ago when eight foreign Abnormal organizations teamed up to invade Hua Xia, and the Hua Xia Abnormals rose to resist the foreign enemies! I, being old, couldn’t just sit and watch the younger generation die on the battlefield."
"These internal injuries were inflicted on the battlefield, and I blame myself for being too careless at the time, allowing a few little bats from the Y country Abnormal organization to succeed in their sneak attack, otherwise, I wouldn’t be in such a sorry state."
Master Chen let out a long sigh, speaking somewhat helplessly.
Bai Yan was startled.
"They are Y country’s unique Abnormals, vampires... To be precise, they are not really Abnormals, but the Y country Abnormal organization somehow managed to get people from Blood Castle to send several Earl-level vampires to join the invading army."
Master Chen explained.
Bai Yan sipped his red wine with a smirk.
Quite interesting... It seems that during the battle twenty years ago, all sorts of ghosts and gods have leapt out, all wanting to invade Huaxia.
If there’s time in the future, I must go abroad again, to properly settle this score with these people!
With his eyes slightly narrowed, no one knew what Bai Yan was thinking.
"Next, we will be auctioning off the last item of this charity gala, and it is also the most valuable one!"
At this moment, the announcer’s voice echoed.
"There’s another auction item?"
Bai Yan was taken aback.
"Huh? Haven’t all the items listed on the auction cards been bid on already? How come there’s one more?"
"Yeah! And according to her, this last one is the most precious!"
"Is she exaggerating? What could be more valuable than the original medicine priced at eight hundred million?"
People whispered and turned their heads to look at the announcer standing in front of the display.
Bai Yan was also puzzled; he turned to look at Li Xiaoman, who shook her head with a wry smile, likewise clueless about the last auction item.
After all, the charity gala wasn’t solely organized by Wanyan Company; Li Xiaoman wasn’t clear about the auction items arranged by other companies.
The staff, holding a tray, walked slowly onto the stage.
Everyone craned their necks curiously to see what was on the tray.
The announcer smiled at the crowd, then lifted the red cloth on the tray.
A slightly old scroll was placed on the tray.
The announcer carefully picked up the scroll and slowly unrolled it — it was an ancient painting!
The ancient painting had a yellowed texture, with a pattern of profound and mystical lines; the ink lines were put together, appearing at first glance unremarkable yet exuding an ancient charm that seemed entirely natural.
This was an almost perfectly preserved ancient painting!
The announcer then introduced: "This is a treasured ancient painting provided by Wuyi Group Company. It is of ancient texture and well-preserved, but no one knows its origin. Even authoritative experts in Beijing cannot determine how old this painting is!"
"According to conservative estimates by authoritative experts in Beijing, this painting is at least five thousand years old!"
The moment the announcer finished, the crowd burst into an uproar.
"What’s this? Are they playing with us?"
"A five thousand year history for an ancient painting? What a joke! Huaxia itself has a history of just over five thousand years! This painting is claiming to be as old as Huaxia!"
"Five thousand years ago, were there even painters? What a joke!"
"Who knows if this isn’t a fake! Even if the painting isn’t fake, it’s probably that so-called authoritative experts are mistaken!"
Treasures like ancient paintings and scrolls generally don’t date too far back, since these paper items often don’t preserve well.
The earliest ancient paintings date back no more than a thousand years, as those from more ancient times have turned to dust in the river of time!
Moreover, five thousand years ago, there wasn’t even paper. So where did this ancient painting come from?
Isn’t this clearly a deception?
The public absolutely didn’t believe that the ancient painting was over five thousand years old. People were even more skeptical about the painting’s value exceeding that of the original medicine.
"This Wuyi Group is really insincere; even if they don’t have any treasures to auction, they shouldn’t bring out something so baffling!"
"That’s right! I also think Wuyi Group is being too stingy, who knows from which corner they unearthed this thing."
"Anyway, I’m not going to place a bid!"
The public looked down on the ancient painting, but a few discerning collectors cast focused gazes upon it.
Even though it was unclear where the painting came from or how to estimate its value, some wealthy collectors who enjoyed collecting had an instinct that the painting was extraordinary!
It was an intuition coming from the very bones of collectors, almost an innate collecting sense!
This thing... is a bit odd!
Bai Yan’s eyes were fixed firmly on the ancient painting on the tray.
Since the announcer had unveiled the painting, Bai Yan felt the dragon vein in his body throbbing wildly!
The dragon vein actually felt something for this painting!
Bai Yan narrowed his eyes; he was moved.
He was determined to obtain this ancient painting at the auction!