The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard
Chapter 572 - 0574: Bidding Together

Chapter 572: Chapter 0574: Bidding Together

Ge Fan didn’t know if it was out of guilt or something else, but the moment he recognized Chu Ge and Huo Tianqian, he quickly turned his head away.

His expression also gradually darkened.

The other company bosses sitting next to him, trying to please him, thought they had said something to upset Ge Fan in an instant.

They hurriedly apologized: "Mr. Ge, did I say something wrong? Look at my mouth, it deserves to be slapped."

Ge Fan pushed him away irritably, "Enough! Stop bothering me!"

The man sat there, not daring to make a sound anymore, his heart filled with sadness.

Ge Fan sat in his seat, feeling the gazes from behind him disappear, and he knew it was not because they had left, but because they were no longer looking at him.

He had also heard through the grapevine that there was a secret manual here today, and had thought to come take a look, perhaps even manage to buy it and use the manual to hinder Chu Ge’s journey to the capital.

But unexpectedly, they had heard about it too, and if the secret manual ended up being bought by them, wouldn’t his plan be ruined?

While he was conflicted, the auctioneer had already started speaking, "Welcome everyone from your busy schedules to attend today’s auction, where we only have three items up for auction."

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the crowd below erupted.

"What? Only three items for auction?"

"This is unprecedented."

"What’s going on today? Why are there only three items? Could it be that the underground auction house is going to close down?"

Chu Ge also curiously looked at Huo Tianqian, asking, "What’s going on?"

Huo Tianqian explained, "This auction is held weekly, and the time isn’t fixed, but there are usually no fewer than ten items each time, and today, there are only three, which is unprecedented."

Chu Ge nodded; he wasn’t interested in these details, only in the three auction items.

Since the organizers had arranged it this way, it indicated that these three items were special.

The value of the three auction items could match the value of ten items, proving their worth.

The auctioneer, seeming to anticipate the crowd’s excitement, calmly smiled, "Everyone, please quiet down, please quiet down."

Following her words, the initially noisy hall gradually became silent.

The auctioneer continued, "The rules of the auction remain unchanged, we will auction items based on their significance in ascending order, everyone has a number plate, the highest bidder wins."

This time, no one raised any objections; they were all curious about what these three auction items could be.

The auctioneer briefly mentioned a few rules before moving on to the main event.

"Alright, let’s enter our auction time now, please bring out the first item for auction today."

As the auctioneer finished speaking, everyone stretched their necks to see the stage.

Soon, a man in a black suit pushing a cart came out.

On the cart was a box covered by black cloth, inside which the auction items for today were placed.

The auctioneer patted the box and smiled, saying, "Today’s auction method is a bit special. I will introduce what this auction item is, but like this black cloth, no one can see it."

This was also unprecedented, and everyone buzzed with speculation.

Even Huo Tianqian was quite frustrated, slapping his thigh, "This is a bit too much not letting us see!"

He wanted to bid on that secret manual, but who knew if that manual was complete? If it was just a few torn pages, wouldn’t he suffer a great loss?

Others had similar concerns.

But what made everyone even more curious was that among today’s three items, this secret manual was placed first; does it signify that the next two items are of even higher value?

Some people began to wonder.

Those who attended the auction today, whether in terms of wealth or background, were more or less related to Ancient Martial Artists; either they themselves were Ancient Martial Artists, or someone in their family was.

This was also the idea of the auction organizers, because all three auction items today were related to Ancient Martial Arts, and if ordinary people were invited, they definitely wouldn’t be sold.

Of course, everyone seated was unaware of this beforehand; they only thought it was a usual auction, only to find out after arriving that everyone had more or less a connection to Ancient Martial Arts, and they began to guess if today’s auction items were related to Ancient Martial Arts.

At this moment, the auctioneer spoke again, starting the introduction, "Inside here is a secret manual from a master a hundred years ago, this manual contains all the knowledge from this master’s lifetime, and this master’s name, I believe those present have also heard of this master, he is Gui Lingzi."

Chu Ge’s eyes widened in surprise when he heard the name.

Huo Tianqian looked at Chu Ge skeptically and asked, "Mr. Chu, who is Gui Lingzi?"

Chu Ge’s lips curved almost imperceptibly and he might have guessed what the manual inside was.

He smiled and said, "Gui Lingzi is my master."

This statement stunned Huo Tianqian on the spot, looking at Chu Ge in astonishment, "Mr. Chu, are you saying that this manual contains your master’s life’s teachings?"

Chu Ge shook his head, "Not exactly."

How shrewd the old man was, how could he possibly write all his ultimate teachings into a book?

"But getting this manual would still greatly assist in enhancing your martial arts,"

Chu Ge stated.

Huo Tianqian then felt relieved, holding his number plate, ready to bid.

While Huo Tianqian was calm, Ge Fan was a bit anxious.

He was the only person among those present who did not understand martial arts; he didn’t know who Gui Lingzi was, nor did he know whether this manual was the one he wanted.

Since arriving, he had heard a lot about today’s auction; subconsciously, he thought the most valuable items were generally presented last, but today there were only three items.

What if the manual wasn’t the most valuable, or if it was useless to them... then bidding would have been in vain.

Ge Fan scratched his head, truly distressed.

After a moment, he suddenly tapped his forehead; he could just observe Chu Ge and Huo Tianqian’s reactions first.

If they also participated in the bidding, then he could just join in, right?

As long as he bid a little more than their final price, he could triumph!

Ge Fan had a beautiful thought, but completely overlooked another very important point—that was money...