"550,000 first time... any higher bid?" The auctioneer wielded his hammer vigorously, his face almost distorted in a hideous way on account of an adrenaline surge.

A record-breaking high price was about to emerge.

Wang Chen gazed anxiously at the princess, Qin Zhen.

Anyone who lost his or her position and influence was likely to be subjected to indignity. In the past, the force under the command of the princess weighed much in the Western Qin Empire. ...