The moment they heard the first half of the sentence, the crowd hadn't reacted, but upon hearing the complete statement, everyone's expression turned serious.
As Qi Yu, the Heavenly Dao, uttered such words, it was certain she was being earnest.
Si Qing set up a barrier around them.
To prevent ordinary humans from eavesdropping.
And also to prevent ordinary humans from witnessing them casting spells.
"How much is this stone? Let's find a way to bid for it," Sui You suggested.
Yue Zhi Yin pondered, "I'm afraid Wang Hao's family might not want to auction this stone at all. Look at where they've placed it; it's very high up, and it's sealed in a glass case that can't be unlocked."
Getting their hands on it wouldn't be difficult, but it depended on how they did it.
After all, such glass cases could deter ordinary people or petty thieves, but they would be hard-pressed to stop them. With their magic, they could obtain the stone without even breaking the glass.
During this time, Qi Yu had been observing the jade stone. Hearing her senior brother's words, she couldn't help but nod, "The position where this jade is displayed, so high up, clearly indicates they don't want it auctioned. Moreover, there's no trace of this jade on the price list hanging by the entrance."
Si Qing frowned, "Why don't we sneak over in the dead of night when no one is around? We don't necessarily have to take the jade away."
Qi Yu looked at the jade stone and gently shook her head. She turned around and looked at Si Qing with a somewhat amused gaze, "Big Brother, you are the law, how can you be the first to say something like this?"
Si Qing displayed an awkward yet polite smile on his face, "I was just thinking of you. What if this jade is useful?"
"Hey, why don't we find Wang Hao and ask for his help to discuss it?" Feng Ming Xi suddenly suggested.
Shao Feng rolled his eyes, "Who are you trying to scare to death?"
As he spoke, he took out his phone and opened a live streaming app, "Look, our main bodies are still filming a survival variety show in the wild. If you suddenly go over now and approach Wang Hao's parents, do you want to scare them to death?"
Si Qing cast a look of disdain at Feng Ming Xi, "Are you an idiot? Why would you approach Wang Hao's parents in your true form? We can disguise ourselves, use magic to transform into other people, and then talk to them."
Feng Ming Xi was stunned for a moment, then he thought about it carefully and felt it made a lot of sense.
Chen Xi muttered something and then, a gust of wind passed, and where Chen Xi had been standing, a beautiful and charming young girl suddenly appeared.
Qi Yu and Si Qing fell into silence.
"Chen Xi?" Si Qing asked in a tone of utter shock.
Although Qi Yu didn't ask, her expression was also filled with disbelief.
"It's me, what's wrong? Isn't this look good?" Chen Xi twirled around, holding her skirt, feeling that her current attire was charming and beautiful.
Si Qing's mouth hung open, and for a moment, he didn't know whether to criticize Chen Xi first or praise her for her transformation.
"I think this outfit is very good, and this appearance is quite beautiful," Yan Hua actually took a careful look.
Upon hearing Yan Hua's words, Chen Xi immediately beamed like a flower.
She even deliberately twirled a few times and struck a pose with her skirt.
Qi Yu, standing beside them, gave a thumbs-up with admiration, "See? This is what it means to have the right mindset. So, why bother with the issue of scaring people to death? Why not just transform into someone else? Look, this is an example."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qi Yu cast a spell and transformed herself into a very handsome young man.
His appearance bore some resemblance to Si Qing, but the details of his eyes were more alluring and enchanting.
Si Qing looked at Qi Yu with a complicated expression, "Sister, can you change your appearance? Or you could just transform into my identical twin brother. Just don't become seventy percent similar to me."
Upon hearing this, Qi Yu immediately retorted with displeasure, "Why can't I be seventy percent similar to you? Did you buy the copyright for that face? Besides, we look exactly alike to begin with, it's just one male version and one female version. So, if I want to be seventy percent similar to you, what's it to you? Are you charging me?"
"It's not about charging or not charging, but you look so much like me, yet not completely. Why do your eyes still have that flirtatious glint?" Si Qing looked at Qi Yu with an unbearable expression, "I think you've made my face look strange, or rather, a bit improper."
Qi Yu's face darkened.
Seeing this, Si Qing let out a few sheepish laughs.
Qi Yu clenched her fists and chased after him, intending to hit him.
Feng Yun Zui leaned against the side of the crowd, gazing at the jade stone placed high up. After a long while, she turned her head and asked Qi Yu and Si Qing,
"So, when are we going to bid for this stone, and when do we contact Wang Hao's parents?"
"Let's do it now. Everyone quickly cast your transformation spells and turn into other people. We should disguise ourselves as successful investors," Qi Yu said, looking around. Finally, her gaze settled on Yan Hua, "Master, leave the task of impersonating a successful investor to you. I think your image is the most imposing. I'm still too young. Look, I'll be your younger brother standing next to you."
Yan Hua himself had no objections. He thought about the domineering CEO dramas he had watched in the past few days and casually transformed into a noble and imposing CEO based on those characters.
Thus, Yan Hua's previously casual appearance was instantly elevated. He went from being an ordinary young man in sportswear to a successful man of achievement.
Seeing this, the others also casually found a face and transformed into strangers.
They didn't have much desire to show off, so their transformations were relatively casual.
When Qi Yu saw that everyone had finished transforming, she dispelled the barrier and hid among the crowd.
After that.
Qi Yu contacted them by phone and found Wang Hao's parents.
They were now driving on their way to the Wang family's residence.
Using the knowledge she had learned online, Qi Yu quickly fabricated a set of identities for the group.
"When we get to the Wang family's house later, I and Master will do most of the talking. I will pretend we are a family. Master and I are brothers, and I am Master's younger brother. We are here specifically to celebrate my birthday, and we have become particularly fond of that jade stone. Let's find a way to get the jade, no matter what method it takes."
"As for your identities, you can set them as whatever you want, as long as they don't overlap."
Hearing Qi Yu's words, everyone in the car began to discuss.
Wang Lan Qing, who was driving, raised her hand and expressed her desire to act as the driver, standing behind them when they entered.
Others also wanted to be wives, some wanted to be distant relatives, and some even wanted to be housekeepers.
After everyone had chosen their roles and officially entered them, the car had already arrived at the main entrance of the Wang family villa.
The Wang family's female housekeeper was already waiting at the entrance.
When the housekeeper saw them park their car at the main entrance of the Wang family villa, she first stepped forward to compare their identities. After confirming they were the people who had called earlier, she led them to park the car in the underground garage and then proceeded to the first-floor hall.
The Wang family villa was very large, with at least three reception rooms on the first floor.
Qi Yu and Si Qing followed the housekeeper into one of the reception rooms and sat down.
The Wang family's housekeeper instructed a maid to bring coffee and then left. After a short while, a woman who looked around thirty years old, very beautiful and with a hot figure, walked in from outside, pulled out a chair opposite them, and sat down.
"I heard you want to buy our family heirloom?" The woman took out a business card and handed it over, "In that case, let's get acquainted first. My name is Minnie, and I am Emperor Hao's mother. The jade stone you are currently interested in was actually bought by me to celebrate Wang Hao's birthday."
"It wasn't originally a particularly good jade stone. The reason it's called an heirloom is mainly because my husband bought it for me."
"I had intended to use it to carve a jade pendant for Wang Hao to wear close to him, but later, because I encountered something better, it was delayed."
"I only intend to sell this jade stone to trustworthy people. You can make an offer first. If we can negotiate and find the price suitable, I'm not entirely against selling it to you."
After Wang Hao's mother finished speaking, she continued to drink tea and look at the newspaper, not placing the jade stone, the item of transaction, on the table.
Clearly, she didn't believe that Qi Yu and Si Qing were truly intending to buy the jade stone.
"Madam Wang, we are genuinely fond of that jade stone and can offer this amount." Qi Yu extended her index finger and gently waved it in front of Wang Hao's mother.
She did not state a specific number.
She was preparing to let Madam Wang guess.
This way, she could clearly understand Madam Wang's lowest price and also estimate Madam Wang's expected price.
Madam Wang was initially stunned when she saw Qi Yu's index finger. Then, she tentatively guessed, "One hundred million?"
Qi Yu felt that Madam Wang was being a bit of a greedy opportunist, so she shook her head.
Madam Wang angrily slammed the table, "It can't be 1 million, can it? Is this what you call being sincere about wanting to buy our family's item?"
"Although I said before that this jade stone isn't particularly good and our family doesn't have much use for it, we can't sell it to you for just 1 million. I spent a lot of money buying it."
"Then ten million..." Qi Yu, who had no shortage of money, unhesitatingly added a zero after one million.
She compromised slightly.
Madam Wang hesitated.
Qi Yu looked at her and smiled gently, "Madam Wang, we truly need this jade stone and are willing to pay double the price, as long as you agree."
"Yes, Madam Wang," Yan Hua said, looking at the mother of the famous actor Wang Hao, "I am buying this jade stone primarily for my brother's birthday. This is a very important matter, so please tell me how much you are willing to part with it for."
Madam Wang was silent for a moment, and finally offered eight million.
Qi Yu sensed the aura on the jade stone and confirmed it was the one she wanted. She immediately gave her ten million and left with the jade stone.
On the way back.
Except for Wang Lan Qing who was diligently focusing on the road ahead while driving.
Everyone else huddled together, heads bent, studying the jade stone.
"Sister, can you still feel the power of our world from this jade stone?" Si Qing asked as he steadily reached out and covered the jade stone.
The purple jade stone emitted a faint purple glow in their hands, appearing very gentle. However, the moment Si Qing covered it with his hand, he immediately felt a powerful and familiar force, indeed from their world, without needing Qi Yu's answer.
What was even more astonishing was that the deeper he probed, the more he realized the incredible power contained within this purple jade stone.
"If I'm not mistaken, fully unleashing the power of this purple crystal should open the door to time and space, but this place isn't suitable," Qi Yu carefully sealed the jade stone and put it into her storage pouch, "I think after the survival variety show ends and Director Wang's drama promotion is also completed, we can find a spacious island and open this door to time and space to return to our world."
Wang Lan Qing was the first to agree.
The others, however, were somewhat reluctant.
"There are so many fun things and delicious food here. I feel like I haven't had enough fun yet," Chi Shang Ming said with regret.
Feng Ming Xi also sighed.
Sui You and the others also felt regretful. However, compared to regret, he missed his clansmen and the Wutong tree more, so he just sighed and shook his head.
Si Qing, on the other hand, was impatient, "If that's the case, then after a month, we'll return to our world directly. As for the things in this world, although they are quite good, and I think bringing them to our world might solve many problems, what is not ours is ultimately not ours. Sister, don't think about opening a time and space portal between the two worlds or anything like that."
Qi Yu responded with a somewhat dejected "Okay."
Si Qing narrowed his eyes at her, "Your agreement sounds a bit vague, Sister."
"You're not planning to secretly cause trouble behind my back, are you?"
Stare...
Qi Yu felt as if she had been seen through, and a look of exasperation appeared on her face, "Si Qing, you're so annoying! Didn't I already agree? Why are you still asking incessantly?"
Si Qing snorted, "Because you're too unreliable. Every time you agree verbally, you're the first one to break your promise, and you always have a good reason for breaking it."
"So, regarding the matter of opening a frugal door between these two worlds, you shouldn't even think about it. At least wait until your spiritual energy accumulates for a few more years and you have a solid foundation."
Qi Yu lazily responded with an "Okay."
Si Qing crossed his arms, looking serious.
For some reason, he still felt that his sister was just placating him.
However, he had no evidence.