The Mighty Dragon Warrior

The lights dimmed just as she finished her sentence. A spotlight shone onto the auction table.

In the center of the table was a cloche bell jar. And in it was a jade gourd charm pendant the size of a child’s palm.

The pendant was glossy emerald, and as the cloche jar rotated, the pendant shimmered and shone.

The auctioneer stared at the pendant as if mesmerized. She slowly started to introduce it, “Three hundred years ago, here in Paramount, a Kashyapan King gifted this pendant to his youngest and most treasured daughter on her third birthday. This gourd necklace symbolized all the love and well wishes he had for his beloved daughter…”

The room gradually started to rumble with ardent chatter as the auctioneer continued to speak.

Many of the politicians and businessmen who attended the auction that day had children. It was obvious to see that in a moment, there would be an intense bidding war.

On table No. 12, Jacob asked his daughter gently, “Do you like that gourd pendant? If you do, daddy will win the bid for you.”

and blinked twice. She turned her attention to a plate of fresh looking fruits on their table and pointed at

He smiled warmly at her and reached for the glistening globes of grapes that his daughter was pointing at. “Do you want to

the grapes and grinned

eyed Jacob and thought exasperatedly. This is your daughter. Why didn’t you bid for it? It’s so hard for me to find a

you’re not going to bid

watching, the bid for the gourd

It’s nothing in comparison to this bunch of grapes.” Jacob chuckled and shook his

don’t mind if I do.” Jerry reached for the paddle lying on the table.

and looked up at the mention of her name. Jerry raised the

Five hundred thousand?

surrounding them looked over curiously at table twelve who had just increased the bidding

hundred fifty thousand!” A muffled cry came

eyes flashed. “One

against me was Simon Fest, second