The Mysterious Card Maker: Starting with Zhang Jiao's Deification

Zhao Zhong was visibly taken aback when Lin Fan spoke, then smiled and said, "Tell me, what do you want?"

"Mr. Zhao, don't you know what I want?"

"You mean the Cleansing Talisman? We were talking about giving you that after you finished making the card, so I can't give it to you now."

Lin Fan hadn't expected Zhao Zhong to say that, and he immediately added, "Wang Bo brought over two huge boxes of material cards before..."

Zhao Zhong finally burst out laughing. "No problem. Here's what we'll do: his stuff is only worth about a million on the market. I'll give you a million. Buy whatever you want yourself."

Seeing Zhao Zhong's straightforwardness, Lin Fan didn't say anything. He extended his hand and said, "Okay, then thank you, Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Zhong gripped Lin Fan's hand tightly, his strength undiminished, and said, "Mr. Lin should understand what to do next!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhao, I won't tell anyone about your affairs. After all, there's no benefit in doing so, and if you find out, I won't be in a good position either. Why would I want to make a fool of myself?"

"It's good that you understand!"

Zhao Zhongsong released his grip and walked straight out the door, instructing Su Wanqing outside, "Wanqing, give Mr. Lin one million later."

"Okay!" Su Wanqing didn't ask any more questions and left with Zhao Zhong.

Da Niu, who was standing outside the door, was completely dumbfounded when he heard the news.

He watched the two people leave before running into the villa.

"Mr. Lin, what were you talking about in there? It's only been a short time, and Mr. Zhao has already given you a million. If I were to earn that kind of money, it would take me forever!"

Lin Fan looked at his expression and couldn't help but smile. "Do you want to know what we talked about?"

Da Niu nodded, his eyes full of curiosity. "What did you say?"

Lin Fan leaned back on the sofa and said, "Ask Mr. Zhao. I promised him I would keep it a secret, but..."

"But what?" Da Niu continued to ask.

"But if he agrees to let me tell you, it won't be considered that I've broken the rules." Lin Fan looked at the constantly changing expressions on Da Niu's face and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Da Niu sat down opposite Lin Fan with a helpless expression. Lin Fan's laughter gradually subsided, and he then took out an invitation from his pocket.

"Mr. Lin, this is what Miss Su just asked me to give you. It's an invitation to the auction."

Lin Fan reached out and took the envelope. It was completely black with dark gold patterns on the edges, and in the very center, there were only two words: "Xiao Hei".

"How come this is different from those admission tickets?" Lin Fan had received Su Wanqing's admission tickets before, and this one was completely different.

Da Niu immediately explained, "Miss Su said that this is an exclusive invitation, and only you can use it. Even if someone else gets it, they won't be able to get in."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan immediately understood that Su Wanqing clearly remembered that he had resold the gold-plated admission ticket.

So this time, she simply made an invitation letter that was bound to her identity, probably because she was afraid that she would sell it again. Thinking of this, Lin Fan couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Da Niu was completely oblivious to all of this. He leaned closer with an expectant look on his face. "Mr. Lin, will you take me in to broaden my horizons later?"

Lin Fan looked up at him. "How am I supposed to guide you? There's only an invitation in here, isn't there?"

He opened the envelope; inside was only a black and gold card, nothing else.

Da Niu immediately explained, "Miss Su said that this kind of invitation allows two extra people to come in, so you can count me in."

After listening, Lin Fan nodded casually, "Sure, it's a waste to leave the spots empty anyway."

Upon hearing this, Da Niu immediately burst into laughter, "I knew Miss Su had guessed wrong!"

"What did you guess wrong?" Lin Fan asked curiously.

Da Niu chuckled, "When Miss Su gave me the invitation, she said that, given Mr. Lin's personality, he would most likely sell those two extra spots."

Lin Fan hadn't reacted much at first, but the next second, he suddenly slapped his thigh, "That's right! How come I didn't think of that? This is all money!"

Da Niu's smile froze instantly. He looked at Lin Fan cautiously, "Mr. Lin, you still stand by your promise, right?"

Lin Fan looked up at him and asked, "What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Da Niu's heart sank.

The next second, Lin Fan continued, "If you promised to bring one, then you'll definitely count. Don't I still have one spot left?"

"This last spot should fetch a good price, right? Considering it's what Zhao Zhong promised me, I won't be as constrained when buying materials as before!"

Lin Fan looked down at the invitation in his hand. On the black and gold card, in addition to the two words "Xiao Hei", the time and place of the auction were also engraved.

It was tomorrow night, but when Lin Fan saw the address, he was taken aback.

Because the location written on it was not in the city center, but "New World Foundation Underground Auction House".

Lin Fan raised his head and looked at Da Niu.

"There's an auction house underground in this manor?"

"Huh?" Da Niu looked surprised. "Mr. Lin, you didn't know?"

The New World Foundation holds an internal auction roughly every so often, but Mr. Zhao found it troublesome to keep changing locations, so he simply built the auction venue right beneath the manor.

As he spoke, he lifted his foot and stomped on the ground, saying, "Right under our feet."

Lin Fan, of course, had no idea. He had never even been allowed to attend an auction before, let alone have the qualifications to be in such a place with his income.

"Our auctions are different from those outside," Da Niu said, clearly perking up. "The entire underground auction house is equipped with top-tier defense cards."

"I've heard people say that even if a monster of the King level were to break in, it would have to think twice before it gets its head hard enough."

After he finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Lin Fan again.

Seeing the obvious disbelief on Lin Fan's face, Da Niu scratched his head guiltily.

"Of course... these are all things other people say, I don't know if they're true or not."

"However, there is one thing I can be sure of: the security for our auction is definitely among the best in the entire Jiang City."

Look, these past few days, the defense cards around the manor have been open all day, and there are several times more patrols than usual.

Moreover, our auction is different from others; even the security personnel must have internal access privileges to enter.

"..."

After listening to Da Niu's explanation, Lin Fan concluded that the auction house was very safe.

"Are you sure this level of security isn't because of the appearance of that cleansing talisman?"

Lin Fan suddenly spoke up, "If we sold all those items according to the previous auction prices, their total value wouldn't even be as much as the daily consumption of those defense cards."

"Mr. Lin, what you said does make some sense!"

"..."