Hearing Du Xiaoqing’s words, Du Yuemian was slightly stunned. After a few seconds, she understood what she was saying.
“You silly girl, what are you thinking about?” Du Yuemian playfully tapped Du Xiaoqing’s little head, finding it both amusing and exasperating.
This girl actually thought she had been… by the young master.
“Isn’t that the case?” Du Xiaoqing looked confused.
If it wasn’t like that, why would her young lady be so haggard?
“Alright, it’s not what you think.” Du Yuemian walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the dazzling night view outside, and sighed, “Xiao Qing, what should you do when someone is disappointed in you?”
Hearing this, Du Xiaoqing was startled and quickly said nervously, “Sister Yuemian, have I done something to displease you and make you disappointed in me?” As she spoke, a mist of tears welled up in her eyes, “Can you please tell me? I will definitely change, please don’t send me away!”
“Wuwuwu!”
In the end, Du Xiaoqing burst into tears.
“???”
Du Yuemian turned back, looking at Du Xiaoqing who was crying so sadly, and was a bit dumbfounded.
“I’m impressed. I’m also confused, why would I ask this girl such questions.”
Du Xiaoqing, with her innocent and pure nature, thought Du Yuemian was talking about her!
Now, she had to comfort her instead.
A few minutes later, a smile bloomed on Du Xiaoqing’s face again.
“By the way, has anything else happened recently?” Du Yuemian asked.
Since returning to the hotel, she had confined herself to her room. Therefore, she naturally knew nothing about the charity auction suddenly organized by the Nangong family.
Afterward, Du Xiaoqing told her about it.
“No wonder old master Nangong wouldn’t sell the Dao Heart Jade to me. So, he had already planned to auction it.”
Only now did Du Yuemian understand Nangong Li’s resolute attitude before.
“But why would he auction it in the form of charity?” Thinking of this, Du Yuemian’s brows furrowed slightly, feeling very puzzled.
If it was simply to get a higher value for the Dao Heart Jade, it wouldn’t be auctioned as a charity.
Unless, Nangong Li didn’t care about the value brought by the Dao Heart Jade at all.
He!
Had another purpose.
Sensing this, two sharp beams of light emanated from Du Yuemian’s eyes.
“His goal is the people participating in this auction.”
More accurately, it was the ancient martial artists participating in this auction. Because only ancient martial artists would understand the true value of the Dao Heart Jade.
“It seems this auction will stir up a bloody storm.”
…
Du Yuemian was not the only one who sensed this.
For example, Zhong Wuhen, who appeared at the Nangong family with her at the time.
“Grandpa Feng, what do you think Nangong Li’s purpose is in holding this auction?” Zhong Wuhen asked Zhong Fengya, who was sitting opposite him, after a moment of contemplation.
“Don’t you already have a guess in your heart, young master?” Zhong Fengya said with a smile.
“Hahaha! Grandpa Feng, you know me best.” Zhong Wuhen did not deny it.
“But there’s one thing I still don’t understand.” Zhong Wuhen poured Zhong Fengya a cup of tea and continued, “Since Nangong Li is not after profit, is he seeking fame?”
“He just wants to use the funds raised from the Dao Heart Jade to earn himself a reputation as a philanthropist?”
Thinking of this, Zhong Wuhen shook his head.
If he truly wanted the reputation of a philanthropist, Nangong Li wouldn’t have gone to such great lengths. Because with the Nangong family’s status in Minghai City, it wouldn’t be difficult to achieve this.
“Young master, you seem to have overlooked something.” At this moment, Zhong Fengya suddenly reminded him.
“Hmm?”
Zhong Wuhen was confused.
“Don’t forget, who the Dao Heart Jade came from.” Zhong Fengya took a sip of the fragrant tea and said with a smile.
Indeed, the older the ginger, the spicier it is. He had immediately grasped the crux of the problem.
“Who the Dao Heart Jade came from?”
Hearing this, Zhong Wuhen’s eyes lit up, and his mind was suddenly enlightened.
“This auction was not Nangong Li’s idea. Behind him, it was that young man named Ye Ming who instigated it.”
After Zhong Fengya’s reminder, he figured this out.
At this moment, in Zhong Wuhen’s eyes, he seemed to see a huge dark web being woven outward from the Nangong family as the center.
And everyone participating in the auction would be drawn into it.
“Young master, are you still going to attend this auction?” Zhong Fengya looked at Zhong Wuhen and asked with a smile.
He wanted to know what choice his young master would make.
“Hahaha!”
Hearing this, Zhong Wuhen suddenly burst into laughter, with no trace of fear in his eyes, and declared grandly, “How could I miss such an interesting event? I want to see what that mysterious young man is plotting!”
“En!”
Zhong Fengya nodded with a smile, clearly very satisfied with Zhong Wuhen’s answer.
If he was intimidated by such a small matter, Zhong Fengya would have to question whether Zhong Wuhen was still worth his assistance.
…
Ten o’clock in the morning, two hours before the auction at noon.
Ziyun Mountain Villa.
Because she had to take over some of the Fang family’s businesses, Fang Junxue had already left with Bai Qiushui and Xu Fei for the company very early.
Therefore, at this moment, only Ye Ming, Nangong Qianyu, and Duolisa were in the house.
“Alright, it’s time for us to leave too.”
Their destination was naturally the Nangong family.
Ye Ming had also specially brought Duolisa with him to prevent any accidents.
If necessary, she could protect Nangong Qianyu.
“Ye Ming, will everything be alright?”
Nangong Qianyu had heard some news from Ye Ming and was a little worried.
Although she already knew about Ye Ming’s terrifying strength and identity, the upcoming events concerned the safety of the entire Nangong family.
Therefore, she couldn’t help but worry.
“Don’t worry, with me here, there won’t be any accidents.” Ye Ming patted her head.
“Hmph! I told you not to pat my head.” Nangong Qianyu gave him a sidelong glance, but did not push Ye Ming’s hand away.
Her tsundere demeanor was incredibly cute.
“Duolisa, if anything unexpected happens, protect her.” At this moment, a voice suddenly appeared in Duolisa’s mind.
“Yes, Master! I will not let anyone harm the main consort.” Duolisa replied with a resolute tone.
Main consort!
Hearing this term, Ye Ming was also slightly stunned.
He hadn’t expected Duolisa to address Nangong Qianyu this way.
And it had to be said, the title sounded quite nice.
But what he didn’t know was that this title had already appeared on two other people before.
“Good! Let’s go!”
…
Nangong Family Courtyard.
After careful arrangements, it had already been transformed into a venue for the auction that was taking shape.
Judging by its size, it could accommodate at least four to five hundred people.
And it wouldn’t feel crowded.
“Father, everything is ready.” Nangong Fu walked up to an old man and said in a deep voice.
His tone carried a hint of worry.
“Good!”
Nangong Li looked ahead, his expression stern.
“Open the gates and welcome guests!”