TL: Zhao

　　Editing: Krisaia

　　"That has to be fake!" Mrs. Qiang exclaimed as soon as she saw the item. The wok cap seemed to be have been made of pure gold, but the lack of any sign of aging and fact that it would be unimaginable for anyone to want to build a cap out of valuable gold meant that it was very likely a counterfeit.

　　"Maybe there's more to it. Let's wait." Ximen Song was more level-headed.

　　'This is it.' This was what Li Yiming came for. He refrained himself from looking at the cap too much and pretended to be sipping his citrus water instead. Chen Quan flashed a glance at Li Yiming and turned his attention to the miniskirt of a waitress nearby.

　　"You're interested in that thing?" Fang Shui'er suddenly remarked.

　　"What?" Li Yiming turned around in awe.

　　"You stared at the two items that came before. For some reason, you're refusing to look at this one for more than a few seconds… Also, according to my sources, women are not on the top of your friend's priority list…" Fang Shui'er explained rather calmly, but behind her composed demeanor was perplexity as to why Li Yiming made his interest so obvious.

　　Li Yiming could not do anything other than laugh in embarra.s.sment. 'Wow, how did she know? I thought I was discreet…'

　　"The origins of this item is unknown…" The host swept across the hall with his gaze. "We could not find any information about it."

　　A small brouhaha spread in the crowd. Although only a few thought of the wok cap as an actual counterfeit, most of them were hesitant to offer a high price right off the bat. The host retreated to the side and waited patiently for the auction to start, but only dead silence reigned in the entire room.

　　"Three hundred thousand." Li Yiming said hesitantly,

　　'Seriously…' Chen Quan was not impressed. 'I sold this for nine hundred thousand…'

　　Li Yiming's sudden initiative caught the attention of many guests in the auction hall. Although it seemed objectionable to start with such a low price, it all made sense if Li Yiming was simply looking to test the resolves of the other partic.i.p.ants. After all, the golden wok cap had yet to show any verified value.

　　"Three hundred fifty…" Mrs. Qiang looked at Li Yiming and hesitated before offering a price barely higher than Li Yiming's. She did not have a particular interest in the item, but simply wanted to annoy Li Yiming.

　　"Four hundred," Li Yiming said calmly while sipping his cup.

　　"You can keep going if you want to annoy him."

　　"Really?" Mrs. Qiang was about to give up, since she was not quite sure whether Li Yiming was simply fooling around or not.

　　"He's too calm. But you can see from the expression of his dwarf friend that this item is of important value to them. Most importantly, look at Fang Shui'er, she hasn't moved her eyes away from that thing yet," Ximen Song whispered with a confident smile.