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What Xu Ke did, right after turning around with Master Jintong, was quite simple. He whispered in Master Jintong's ear, "Master, I possess the Myriad Path Dragon King's Myriad Path Dragon Bloodline. I can identify what constitutes a royal treasure..."

When he said this, Master Jintong was clearly stunned.

To make matters worse for the Master, Xu Ke subtly vibrated his True Qi, causing the Bronze Wine Chalice to emit a faint red glow. However, because the amount of Dragon Essence on the Bronze Wine Chalice was not very high, the glow was not as eye-catching as the engagement ring from Wong Qifu, which shone as brightly as an incandescent lamp.

Xu Ke's initial thought process was straightforward. Logically speaking, Master Jintong wasn't wrong. But with Wong Qifu backing him, Xu Ke couldn't afford to lose face in Sui City, much less let Shi Hongda get his way. His only option was to use the Dragon Essence to bluff Master Jintong.

He never imagined, however, that just by spouting a couple of lines of nonsense from a novel to bluff the master, he would create a situation he had in no way anticipated. After seeing Xu Ke perform his little trick, Master Jintong actually retreated a step and knelt. As the instigator of all this, Xu Ke was completely blindsided by the scene!

There was another person so livid he couldn't even speak: Shi Hongda. He had just demanded that Xu Ke kneel and apologize to Master Jintong, only for Master Jintong to turn around and kneel himself. Wasn't this a vicious slap to his own face?

Fang Caizhe's face was now deathly pale. How did it come to this? I thought I could deal Xu Ke a resounding slap in the face and let Bai Qian'er see his true colors. But now his true colors are that he's Master Jintong's senior? He found this impossible to accept.

Seeing Fang Caizhe's expression, Duan Zhuo'e, who had initially been shocked by Xu Ke, was now practically bursting with laughter nearby.

"Elder Tang, is this the 'unspeakable' reason you mentioned earlier?" Bai Qian'er's eyes were filled with astonishment.

No wonder Tang Yingchang had told her it was 'unspeakable'. He knew that even if he had tried to explain—that Xu Ke's expertise had reached a level where Master Jintong would willingly kneel and call himself a junior—she definitely wouldn't have believed him. So, Tang Yingchang simply let the facts speak for themselves.

The completely oblivious Tang Yingchang nodded again. "Um... yes." His expression was guarded, betraying a hint of embarrassment, but Bai Qian'er failed to notice.

At this moment, only one thought occupied her mind. Xu Ke isn't some prodigal son at all! He must have seen the true origins of the Bronze Wine Chalice...

Bai Qian'er gave a bitter smile. In this entire venue, no one understood antiques better than Xu Ke. And I just questioned him? 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

After their initial shock, the numerous families broke into an uproar. Just five minutes ago, when Master Jintong had walked in, they were all fawning over him while scorning Xu Ke. And now, after all their earnest flattery, Master Jintong was kneeling before Xu Ke. Isn't this just humiliating us?

The crowd began to clamor.

"M-Master, please get up..."

"Master, was the floor slippery? Did you lose your footing? Someone, get over here and mop the floor immediately!"

"Xu Ke, what are you doing? Hurry and help the Master up!"

Xie Jiancheng couldn't sit still either. He immediately stood up, intending to help Master Jintong, but Xu Ke beat him to it. "Master Jintong, please get up..." he said, pulling at the Master's arm.

Who would have known that a look of sheer determination would flash across the older man's dark face. He resisted Xu Ke's pull, saying, "This junior knows his mistake! I should not have offended my senior. It was my ignorance!"

"This... it's not a big deal. We just made a small bet, that's all." Xu Ke was at a loss for what to do.

"No! I must show you the sincerity of my apology." Master Jintong, however, was dead set on it and refused to stand.

"...I... I feel it," Xu Ke managed to say.

He had only made the bet to save face; getting an apology from Master Jintong was just an incidental bonus. Seeing the man kneeling like this made him feel uncomfortable.

"Truly?" A probing look appeared on Master Jintong's dark face.

Xu Ke nodded, and only then did Master Jintong slowly stand up.

Nearby, An Zhidong and Lin Fang felt their minds go numb. They were both wondering what in the world they had just witnessed.

"This..." An Zhidong swallowed hard. This scene left him completely unsure how to continue the auction.

The audience below was utterly silent. After being metaphorically slapped in the face by Xu Ke, left and right, who would dare to speak now?

"The auction for the first item has now concluded. Master Jintong and I will head down," Xu Ke said, breaking the silence before the scene could become too awkward.

Master Jintong now looked at Xu Ke as if he were a god, naturally following his lead. The two of them then gracefully walked off the stage.

Xie Jiancheng finally found an opportunity to speak, hurrying up to them. "Xu Ke, Master Jintong, thank you for your hard work." As he spoke, he snuck a glance at the Bronze Wine Chalice in Xu Ke's hand, his heart bleeding.

"Not at all," Xu Ke replied with a faint smile.

He really had to thank Xie Jiancheng this time. If the man hadn't brought this item out, how could he possibly have acquired an ancient artifact containing Dragon Essence for a mere six million? It was a true windfall!

For helping him out this time, he would graciously cancel out Xie Jinhua's offense against him—for one day. If Xie Jinhua and Xie Jiancheng knew what Xu Ke was thinking, they would probably be so enraged they'd cough up another pint of blood. Not only was it not a complete pardon, but who had ever heard of pardoning someone for just a single day?

When Xu Ke returned to his seat, every eye in the venue was on him. But as he settled in, everyone was shocked once more.

Master Jintong was an incredibly busy man who always left immediately after an appraisal, regardless of the venue. Even at important occasions in Sui City attended by high-ranking officials, he would leave without a second thought, showing them no deference. But now, as Xu Ke sat down, Master Jintong actually scurried over to him and began chatting with a smile.

Many of the Family Heads from Sui City even recognized something familiar in the smile on Master Jintong's dark face—it was the very same ingratiating smile they themselves used when trying to curry favor with him.

Realizing this, they racked their brains but still couldn't fathom what was happening. Why is Master Jintong treating Xu Ke like this? Could he really be his senior? No, that's absurd, isn't it? They still found the situation unbelievable.

Xu Ke also found it unbelievable. What on earth is going on?

Bai Qian'er cautiously glanced at Master Jintong, who was now sitting next to Tang Yingchang, and whispered to Xu Ke, "What exactly is going on?"

"I have no idea either," Xu Ke replied, looking completely baffled as he scratched his head. For the first time since arriving in Sui City, he wore a look of utter confusion.

"Then why is the Master acting like this?" Bai Qian'er asked, feeling that Xu Ke was lying to her again. He lied to me about the antique. Is he still lying to me now?

"Maybe... just maybe... the Myriad Path Dragon Bloodline really exists in this world?" Xu Ke ventured carefully.

Bai Qian'er was speechless.

What is the Myriad Path Dragon Bloodline?