Hearing Zhu Fei’s quip, Wen Lei and Huang Su Yan exchanged a glance, both couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
Wen Lei seed to want to say sothing more, but Zhu Fei simply waved his hand with a smile and interrupted, "Enough, Brother Lei, there’s no need to say those things between us."
Then, Zhu Fei pointed toward the auction below and laughed again, "Look, the bidding has begun down there."
Interrupted by Zhu Fei and reminded by his words, Wen Lei and Huang Su Yan’s attention was once again drawn back to the auction taking place below.
Below in the auction hall, it was already a buzzing hive of activity, with various bids rising and falling.
"Four million! Does anyone offer a higher price?"
Fang Tong looked at the crowd with a smile, his voice full of enticent.
"Four million two hundred thousand!"
"Four million eight hundred thousand!"
...
"Seven million!"
Suddenly, a voice, slightly hoarse and deep, rang out.
Zhu Fei, at the sound of that voice, imdiately furrowed his brows.
He recognized that the one who bid seven million wasn’t anyone else but Lv Chenglong.
Lv Chenglong had pushed the price to seven million in one stroke, and imdiately the auction hall fell silent.
Everyone knew that the price of the two Healing Pills had now far exceeded what the Pills themselves should be worth.
At the sa ti, it was obvious to everyone that the person who had just bid seven million was determined to get those two Pills.
Thus, at that mont, the auction hall quieted down, with no one else placing a bid.
As precious as the two Healing Pills were, and as much as they might be coveted, nobody in the crowd was a fool; they wouldn’t recklessly waste all their money on these two Pills.
After all, the auction had only progressed to its ninth item, and no one could predict whether more valuable items than these two Healing Pills would appear later on.
Besides, hadn’t Fang Tong already announced that there would be two more rounds of Pill auction later?
"Seven million! Bidder number thirty-four offers seven million, is there anyone who would bid higher?" Fang Tong asked once more to the crowd below.
Sitting in the private room, Lv Chenglong and his nephew, Wenhao, couldn’t help but reveal a smug smile.
They knew that by suddenly raising their bid from over four million to seven million, it was unlikely that anyone would continue to compete against them.
Those with greater power wouldn’t bother to compete with them, while those with similar strengths would be reluctant to enter a bidding war.
"Heh, what a shortsighted bunch, do they really think that if they miss this round of Pill auction, they will still have a chance in the following two?" Lv Chenglong laughed proudly.
"Hehe, only you, Second Uncle, have such boldness. Let’s just wait and see those people’s jokes later," Lv Wenhao echoed from the side.
Lv Chenglong responded with a satisfied "Hmm."
However, just as Lv Chenglong and his nephew were basking in their triumph, the last voice they wished to hear suddenly resounded.
"Eight million!"
At the sound, the smug smiles on the faces of Lv Chenglong and Lv Wenhao froze instantly, and then turned very ugly.
"Damn it! That’s Zhu Fei!" Lv Wenhao cursed under his breath.
Lv Chenglong had also regained his composure by now, and his face suddenly contorted into an expression of viciousness. He clenched his teeth and spat out two words with venom, "Zhu Fei!"
"Eight million! Eight million, guest number five bids eight million, is there anyone who will go higher?"
Fang Tong’s face also betrayed a hint of excitent as a voice wrapped in True Qi burst forth, ensuring that in every corner of the venue, his voice resonated.
"Crack!"
Lv Chenglong, consud by anger, crushed a wine glass in his hand and fixed his gaze on the number five private box not far away.
Taking a deep breath, his eyes red, he forcefully suppressed the tumultuous emotions within him, but eventually, he gritted his teeth and raised his bid sign, shouting, "Nine million!"
"Wow!"
As Lv Chenglong’s bid was called, the auction hall erupted into noise once again.
Without asking, it was clear that the bidding war that was unfolding had far surpassed the value of the two Healing Pills.
Who would have thought that soone would bid such a high price for those two Healing Pills, many thought to themselves.
As if aware of Lv Chenglong’s turbulent mood, Zhu Fei, who sat inside the number five private box, suddenly let out a light chuckle.
"Heh, Lv Chenglong, since you’re so interested in these two pills, how about I let you have them? Congratulations."
Zhu Fei’s voice wasn’t disguised and carried directly from his box, causing the expressions of Lv Chenglong and his nephew to stiffen once again.
They weren’t fools; by now, they had realized that Zhu Fei was toying with them, stirring up trouble.
In an instant, their hearts were completely filled with anger and resentnt.
"Zhu Fei! You just wait! Once the auction is over, I won’t let you off!"
Lv Chenglong muttered under his breath, refraining from getting into a spat with Zhu Fei at that mont, for he knew it would be aningless and would only invite ridicule from others.
But at that mont, he was sowhat puzzled: How had Zhu Fei managed to get into such a top-tier box?
He knew that even if the Lv family’s ancestors were to co, they wouldn’t have the chance to enter such a box. How could Zhu Fei possibly be in there?
Wait, that’s right—it must be that old man Song Yan’s doing. He had heard that Song Yan was friends with one of the outer Elders here.
Upon this realization, Lv Chenglong steeled his gaze, and the slight concern in his heart vanished in an instant.
"Heh heh, nine million! Is there no higher bid? Nine million for the first ti, nine million for the second ti, nine million for the third! Congratulations to bidder number thirty-four for acquiring these two Healing Pills!"
It was only at that mont that Fang Tong’s gavel ca down heavily.
A happy smile spread across his face; clearly, he was very pleased with the final price of the two pills.
Two Healing Pills for nine million? By this ti, Wen Lei and Huang Su Yan inside the private box had been dumbstruck.
They looked at Zhu Fei beside them in a daze, unable to believe that the pills, which they had estimated to fetch at most six million, had suddenly skyrocketed to nine million—a fifty percent increase.
This... this was just too exaggerated, too formidable.
After snapping out of their shock, they suddenly rembered Zhu Fei’s earlier bidding war with Lv Chenglong.
"Brother Zhu, what you did just now was...?"
Wen Lei hesitated slightly but eventually asked Zhu Fei with so concern.
"Heh, it was nothing. I just didn’t want Lv Chenglong to get those two pills so easily," replied Zhu Fei casually, with a relaxed tone.
PS: Thanks to the generous reward from Master Leng Shi.
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