Despite Chen Feng’s frantic, impotent rage, it couldn’t exert the slightest influence on the reality that had already unfolded.
“250 once, 250 twice! Does no one really want to continue bidding? This is a rare, top-tier item!”
Chen Feng stopped his movements and looked toward the other VIP booths with expectant eyes, hoping someone would take this mess off his hands.
But since the price had reached this point, the people present were no fools. Naturally, it was impossible for anyone to step up and be the sucker.
“250 three times!”
Jiu Zu slammed the wooden hammer down, his face full of excitement. “Congratulations to this young master for winning this high-grade Body Refining Pill!”
‘I didn’t expect such a great start. I might be able to make a huge profit later; at the very least, things are looking stable.’
“Damn it!”
Chen Feng gave another vicious kick to the guard who was already in a wretched state. He waved his hand to the people beside him. “Throw this guy out. Dispose of him later. Be careful not to leave any traces.”
Since he had already beaten the man, it was better to end it once and for all rather than let a wounded guard harbor a grudge.
The other guards showed looks of pity, but they still obeyed. Chen Feng looked at the Body Refining Pill in front of him and even felt like crushing it to pieces. However, since it had cost such a high price, he could only store it away properly.
“That damned wench, how dare she set me up! I’ll definitely show you what’s what!”
“That fat pig is probably cursing us right now,” Lin Huanhuan said with a cheerful mood. Bai Sixuan nodded in agreement. Without exception, neither of them took the matter to heart.
The auction continued in full swing. As for the small interlude just now, it hadn’t caused much of a stir and quickly settled down.
When the seventh auction item was brought up, Lin Huanhuan’s eyes instantly lit up upon seeing a somewhat ancient-looking jade Buddha.
“Huanhuan, are you interested in this?” Bai Sixuan asked curiously.
Lin Huanhuan gave a silly smile and chose to keep it a secret. “Not exactly. I just think this thing might be decent and want to get it to play around with.”
‘I just met this Bai Sixuan after all. To prevent any mistakes, it’s better not to speak of such secretive matters.’
Bai Sixuan nodded and didn’t press further on the subject.
Jiu Zu held the jade Buddha and acted mysterious. “Everyone may not know this, but although the origin of this object is unknown, a master from Kongming Temple once personally asserted that whoever obtains this object will surely gain a great opportunity!”
“This opportunity does not depend on strength or cultivation level, but only on fate. Today’s starting price is only 100 spirit stones. To win it is to profit!”
That said, very few people were interested.
A young man as thin as a hemp stalk asked the people around him curiously, “Didn’t the master personally say it’s a great opportunity? Why is no one interested? Do they look down on this opportunity?”
A man dressed in brocade beside him sneered. “Little brother, I see you must have just come out not long ago and don’t understand that Kongming Temple, right?”
“That is indeed the case.”
“Then it’s no wonder. You don’t know that the group of bald crooks at Kongming Temple are almost all swindlers. Only a few of them actually do proper work. If it weren’t for the fact that the abbot of Kongming Temple is a Golden Core True Person, the temple would have been wiped out long ago. So, if you don’t want to end up losing your bait along with the fish, don’t be greedy for this small bargain.”
“I see. This junior has been enlightened.”
The skinny man said this, but in his heart, he thought: ‘Although Kongming Temple is a pit, there are still reliable ones. This person is so hostile toward the temple; he probably has a subjective bias from being scammed. Anyway, with my talent, it’s difficult to take another step forward in this life. I might as well take this gamble. If it succeeds, from then on, the sea will be wide for the fish to swim.’
Thinking this way, the moment Jiu Zu announced the start of the auction, the skinny man ignored the strange looks from the people around him and quickly called out a price: “100!”
“105.”
“110.”
Although Kongming Temple was quite a pit, there were still many people who harbored the idea of picking up a bargain. Among them, the skinny man’s bidding was the most aggressive.
When the price reached 150 spirit stones, most people withdrew their interest. The skinny man was overjoyed in his heart. ‘It looks like it’s going to happen.’
Right at this moment, a crisp female voice rang out: “160!”
He looked up in shock, only to find that through the beaded curtain, nothing could be seen from below.
Inside the VIP room, Lin Huanhuan smiled confidently. ‘I didn’t expect there to be another expert, did you? Anyway, you can’t handle this thing. Better let me take it—at least I can keep you alive!’
Even though the skinny man was unwilling, he could only obediently lower his hand. The spirit stones in his pocket were no longer enough to support another bid, so he had to give up.
‘It seems the item is mine.’ A hint of joy appeared on Lin Huanhuan’s face.
But just then, another change occurred. A coarse voice came from next door: “170!”
It was that Chen Feng bidding again. As it turned out, he saw that the woman who had just tricked him was actually bidding. He concluded that Lin Huanhuan must want this item, so he had to cause some trouble. Even if he couldn’t intercept it, he couldn’t let her win it easily!
A gloom flashed across Lin Huanhuan’s face. ‘That damned fat pig must be thinking that way. This is a bit troublesome. I have to think of a way, otherwise, I’ll definitely have to spend a lot more spirit stones.’
Although she had brought a full two thousand spirit stones this time, it was almost her entire net worth. Naturally, she wasn’t happy about spending extra spirit stones for no reason.
Just then, Bai Sixuan suddenly smiled and said, “Huanhuan, why don’t you do this: bid a lot more directly. That fat pig next door saw you trick him once already. If you bid like this, he will definitely have doubts and won’t dare to follow again.”
“Although this will cost more spirit stones at once, it can almost perfectly avoid a continuous bidding war where you’d put in too much.”
When Lin Huanhuan heard this, it seemed like it could actually work. She immediately beamed with joy. “Thank you for the suggestion, Sister Bai.”
“You’re welcome.”
Lin Huanhuan added in her heart: ‘If this dead fat pig dares to follow, then I won’t compete with him. After it’s over, I’ll just club him in the dark and make him understand what a struggle for the Dao is!’
With this thought, Lin Huanhuan immediately shouted out the number: “240!”
Chen Feng had intended to follow, but when he heard this number, he was startled. He couldn’t help but think: ‘Could it be that the woman next door is planning to trick me again? It was the same way just now.’
‘It really seems possible. After all, who doesn’t know this is just a piece of junk? Why would she suddenly bid and then suddenly pull the price up like this? She’s probably afraid I’ll see through it and not follow, so she’s trying to set me up again.’
‘That’s definitely it! I won’t fall for it!’
Thinking this “wisely,” Chen Feng immediately sneered. “Since you want it so much, I’ll let you have it!”
“In that case, congratulations to this lady for winning this jade Buddha!” Jiu Zu was also very happy that this item could sell for such a high price.
When the jade Buddha was delivered, Lin Huanhuan weighed it in her hand, her eyes curved with smiles.
Everyone was happy—it was practically a three-way win!