Number One Was Out of Money

Wu Lixue had been eagerly anticipating this. Hearing the man beside her call out a price, she quickly raised her bidding paddle. Uh... he called two million? Did I hear that right? Wasn't the starting price one and a half million? Wu Lixue looked over nervously, only to see Yue Qianchou leaning back in his chair, eyes closed, seemingly resting. She panicked, thinking she'd misheard. That was two million! She didn't have the money to pay for that. She immediately looked towards her brother next door.

The latter understood his younger sister's thoughts perfectly and nodded slightly. Wu Lixue breathed a sigh of relief, her face beaming with a smile, but unfortunately, no one saw it. Wu Sihai, in the dark room beside the stage, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Good! Buyer number one has already bid two million. Is anyone else going to raise the price?" Wu Tai suddenly got excited and shouted loudly to the crowd.

A slight chill ran through the audience as everyone turned to look at the number one bidder, wondering what this madman was up to this time. His bidding tactics were always different; who would skip the reserve price and add 500,000 on their first bid? Was he trying to scam someone again? Wu Tai was taken aback by the audience's reaction, thinking, "Could it be that the number one bidder will get it again on their first bid?" However, the audience's subsequent reaction put him at ease.

Someone called out, "Two million one hundred thousand!" Before anyone else could speak, Yue Qianchou shouted without even opening his eyes, "Three million!" He was determined to get this item; there was no need for further discussion. Wu Lixue, being the obedient child she was, naturally cooperated perfectly, raising the plaque in her hand high once more.

The lively chatter that had just begun abruptly fell silent. After a brief moment of quiet, someone shouted, "Three million one hundred thousand!"

"Four million!" Yue Qianchou still didn't open his eyes, and Wu Lixue raised the paddle again. This time, the crowd remained silent for a long time, all wondering whether Number One really wanted to buy it, or if he was trying to rip someone off. They wondered which sect this person belonged to; he was clearly quite wealthy. Could he be from Fu Xian Island?

He was indeed a disciple of Fu Xian Island, but he wasn't representing Fu Xian Island in the auction. The one representing Fu Xian Island at that moment was none other than Dongfang Changao Feng Xiangtian had dispatched overnight to handle the dispute with the Daluo Sect. Originally, the auction was to be represented by Wan Yuan, the shopkeeper from Fu Xian Island, but upon Dongfang Changao's arrival, Wan Yuan was happy to avoid this thankless task and respectfully handed over the representation to Dongfang Changao.

At this moment, Dongfang Changao was also speculating about which sect the first buyer belonged to. Could it be from the Myriad Demon Palace? Meanwhile, someone from the Myriad Demon Palace was also guessing that the first buyer was from Fu Xian Island. Dongfang Changao recalled Elder Mo's words from the Artifact Refining Pavilion before he came, telling him to buy anything at the auction that would help improve his weapon refining skills. He couldn't help but feel a headache coming on. Other things were fine, but the Divine Craftsman Mo Ruqi shared the same surname as Elder Mo, and the former was the latter's most admired person. If he knew this item existed and didn't let him bid for it, Elder Mo would hold a grudge against him for life.

Logically, taking money from the sect and doing some favors along the way wouldn't be a problem. The key issue is that this mysterious first buyer seems to be causing trouble again, wasting a lot of money on this useless treasure. What will happen if they get something better later Elder Mo is naturally happy to have bought it, as the sect is willing to lend him something for research. But what Elder Council think of him then? Of course, Elder Fei from Myriad Fragrance Garden will definitely have nothing to say, because he was the one who bought the 'Wood Spirit Liquid' earlier; he is the third buyer.

"Buyer number one has offered four million. Anyone else bidding?" Wu Tai glanced around, feeling a chill run down his spine. He'd realized that the atmosphere at the auction always shifted as soon as buyer number one got involved. The price of the Demon-Illuminating Mirror was still far from the Wu family's estimated bottom line; it shouldn't be this quiet. It seemed this buyer number one was incredibly powerful.

After thinking for Dongfang Changao raised the number three paddle and said, "Four million one hundred thousand!"

"Five million!" Yue Qianchou said calmly.

After raising the sign, Wu Lixue paused slightly. The simple phrase "five million" reminded her of something. It seemed the most money her family had ever given her since childhood was five hundred high-grade Spirit Stones. She clearly remembered spreading the Spirit Stone all over her bed and rolling around on them. Those Spirit Stone had allowed her to spend a considerable amount of money on many things over a long period. Now, with just a simple gesture, five million was gone? How much would ten thousand times five hundred high-grade Spirit Stones be? Thinking about it now, she suddenly had a clear understanding of five million, and immediately felt the sign in her hand become incredibly heavy. After raising it, she slowly lowered it. She secretly glanced at Yue Qianchou —this man was incredibly rich!

"Five million one hundred thousand!" someone shouted before Dongfang Changao Chou Wuyuan. This person was none other than Qiu Wuyuan of the Myriad Demon Palace. Chou Wuyuan was secretly delighted, thinking to himself, "One of the first and third buyers must be from Fu Xian Island. I'll help you drive up the price too." He had come specifically to see what was happening, having heard about the trouble between Fu Xian Island and the Daluo Sect.

"Six million!" Yue Qianchou added calmly, his tone completely unwavering. Wu Lixue bit her lip, raised her bidding paddle briefly, and then put it down. The initial excitement was gone; she hadn't been so energized by the bidding.

"Add more! Add more!" Wu Tai's excited gaze swept back and forth between the three people. With three people raising the price, he was no longer flustered and too lazy to shout anymore. He would just wait for the three to decide the winner and then his Wu family would collect the money.

"Six million one hundred thousand!" Dongfang Changao breathed a sigh of relief after shouting this. This was his last bid. If he couldn't buy it this time, he wouldn't bid any more. It was really not worth more than seven million for something like this. Even if Elder Mo blamed him, it wouldn't matter. After all, he was the one who would have to report back to the sect.

"Seven million!" Yue Qianchou, who seemed to have fallen asleep, raised the bid again. Wu Lixue steadied herself and raised her paddle; this was already the highest bid so far.

"Seven million one hundred thousand!" Chou Wuyuan raised the price again. Yue Qianchou's eyes widened suddenly. Damn it! Something's not right. Someone's trying to scam me. Three people are bidding. I add a million, and someone else adds one hundred thousand. I add it again, and then another person raises the price. If they really want to buy, why do they have to follow me? Can't those two people bid against each other?

Thinking of this, he deliberately stopped shouting to see if the other two would start fighting. After waiting for a while, there was no response. Yue Qianchou sat up straight, turned around and glanced at Dongfang Changao and Chou Wuyuan, sneering inwardly, "They dare to trick me. No one will have an easy time in the rest of the auction. Five of the ten items in the grand auction have already been sold, leaving five. Hehe! Today I'll just do the Wu family a big favor."

The two men immediately noticed Yue Qianchou scrutinizing them with a gloomy gaze, and their hearts skipped a beat, both assuming that Yue Qianchou's cultivation was higher than theirs. In truth, Dongfang Changao was genuinely wronged; 6.1 million was already his last bid. Chou Wuyuan was the one trying to cause trouble, but he wasn't in much better Chou Wuyuan. Seeing that the other two hadn't reacted when he bid 7.1 million, he was stunned. "Did I win the bid? Oh no! Why did I spend over 7 million to buy this thing!"

"Seven million two hundred thousand!" Yue Qianchou added another 100,000, which helped Qiu Wuyuan Chou Wuyuan. Wu Lixue's heart pounded as she raised her paddle, thinking that Yue Qianchou was definitely out of money. Most of the others thought the same thing; apart from the first round, when had the number one buyer ever failed to raise the price in the other rounds? Clearly, he was out of money.

Chou Wuyuan naturally wouldn't follow any further. Firstly, the other party was probably broke, and it would be difficult to explain why he had spent over seven million to buy this item. Secondly, the other party's gaze had clearly been a warning, and since he no longer wanted it, there was no need to offend such a powerful expert.

However, Yue Qianchou clearly didn't appreciate his gesture. After Wu Tai regretfully announced that the 'Demon-Illuminating Mirror' belonged to him, Yue Qianchou, as he walked backstage and onto the stage, turned around and gave Dongfang Changao and Chou Wuyuan a meaningful glance. The two, however, didn't seem to care; both were from the leading sects of the Righteous and Demonic paths, so why would they be afraid of trouble! But they would later learn in the auction that the Cultivation World wasn't only populated by Fu Xian Island and Myriad Demon Palace —only wealthy people existed there...

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