Encountering Jiang Li

"Jiang Fan?"

"What are you doing here?"

The person Jiang Fan bumped into was none other than Jiang Li.

Seeing Jiang Fan at this moment, Jiang Li was also very surprised. Inadvertently, he had completely dropped his pretense and no longer called Jiang Fan "brother," but addressed him by name.

Jiang Fan glanced at him indifferently.

"The reason I'm here is the same reason you are!"

Just as Jiang Li was about to put on a show, he suddenly spotted Jiang Zhihe sitting in the main hall. A strange smile spread across his face.

"What's this? Your injuries are healed?"

"How did it feel being homeless during this time?"

"Tsk, tsk, look at your clothes. You're dressed like a refugee from outside the city! Is it that you have no clothes to wear when you can't wear my old ones anymore?"

Jiang Fan's clothes were bought casually in the outer city, and they looked pretty much like what most people wore there.

However, in Jiang Li's words, they were turned into the attire of refugees from outside the city.

Jiang Fan knew Jiang Li wanted to provoke him.

But at this moment, his heart felt no disturbance.

Since he had severed ties with that family, he naturally wouldn't be bothered by past injustices anymore!

He cast a cold glance at Jiang Li.

"You'd best shut your mouth right now!"

"Otherwise, if you say one more word, I'll rip your mouth apart!"

Jiang Fan's chilling tone made Jiang Li pause.

However, his habitual bullying of Jiang Fan gave him renewed confidence.

He pointed at Jiang Fan and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, this is truly the funniest joke I've heard today! It can keep me laughing all day long!"

"You, a cripple who can't awaken their power, you still want to fight me?"

"I can take you down with just one hand!"

"I'll give you some advice too. This is an auction, not a place for you to be. Go back to your outer city!"

Jiang Fan's eyes narrowed.

His body moved, and he instantly flashed in front of Jiang Li!

The next moment, his hands formed claws and gripped Jiang Li's neck.

Jiang Li's face turned red instantly!

"You court death!"

Jiang Fan now treated Jiang Li as a complete stranger with no connection to him.

Since Jiang Li dared to provoke him like this, he didn't mind teaching him a lesson.

"Sir, the auction is about to begin!"

"Please come this way!"

Seeing that Jiang Fan was about to exert more force, a nearby attendant skillfully interrupted him and made a gesture inviting him.

At the same time, he lowered his voice and said, "Sir, private fights are not allowed in our auction house!"

"Otherwise, it will be very troublesome!"

"If you have any grievances, you can settle them after the auction!"

Jiang Fan stared at Jiang Li for a while, making him so unnerved that he shivered all over. Then he withdrew his hand and turned to leave.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Jiang Li remained on the spot, gasping for air!

The attendant deliberately lagged a few steps behind. Before leaving, he turned and cast a cold glance at Jiang Li.

"This gentleman is a very important guest invited by our auction house!"

"No one else has the right to ask him to leave!"

After speaking, he turned and left.

Jiang Li was left stunned on the spot.

What did that attendant mean just now? Jiang Fan was the auction house's most important guest?

How could that be?

Thinking of Jiang Fan's terrifying expression just moments ago, a chill ran down his spine!

He felt as if he had returned to the time when he was suppressed by Jiang Fan's achievements.

His expression was so bad it was almost dripping with water.

Jiang Fan had originally thought the attendant would arrange a private room for him.

To his surprise, he ended up in Lu Bo's room, located in the most secluded corner.

The moment he realized this, he felt a bit embarrassed.

It seemed he had overthought things!

The value of just one bottle of potion at auction was not enough to warrant a private room on the second floor.

He was riding on Lu Bo's coattails!

Seeing Jiang Fan arrive, Lu Bo gave a slight nod.

After Jiang Fan sat down, he spoke.

"The auction will begin shortly!"

"The Three Major Pharmaceutical Groups arrived an hour early. It seems they really value this potion!"

Jiang Fan nodded slightly.

"They need this product the most right now, so they have no choice but to be anxious!"

Lu Bo chuckled, a rare occurrence.

"Indeed!"

"Our auction house usually caters to individuals or people with criminal records! The Three Major Pharmaceutical Groups wouldn't deign to come here."

"However, this time, it's thanks to you!"

"They're here for this potion, so we'll place your potion as the last item up for auction!"

"As a token of appreciation, we'll reduce the 20% commission we usually take to 10%."

Jiang Fan immediately understood his meaning.

The underground auction house was a place frequented by all sorts of people, and it was rare to have major clients like the Three Major Pharmaceutical Groups.

The Three Major Pharmaceutical Groups' target was Jiang Fan's potion, so placing the potion last meant they could showcase other items to the Three Major Pharmaceutical Groups first, perhaps even encouraging these honored guests to spend more.

Otherwise, if they auctioned the potion right at the beginning, what reason would the VIPs have to stay?

"That's perfectly fine with me!"

Time passed quickly, and it was soon eight o'clock in the evening.

The host's voice could already be heard from the underground auction hall.

"Esteemed guests, Good evening, and welcome to our auction...

Lu Bo stood up, beckoned to Jiang Fan, and they walked to a table by the window to sit down.

Looking through the window, Jiang Fan could see that the auction hall was already full.

Jiang Fan glanced around and asked.

"Are the Three Major Pharmaceutical Groups here in the hall below?"

Lu Bo shook his head.

"Of course not!"

"They are in the private rooms diagonally opposite."

Jiang Fan looked over and indeed saw figures moving behind the windows of several private rooms.

Lu Bo explained.

"Our VIPs deserve VIP treatment!"

"If we make these honored guests comfortable, and they're in a good mood, they might spend a lot here. This single event could potentially cover our revenue for an entire month!"

Jiang Fan marveled inwardly.

He didn't know the monthly revenue of the underground auction house.

But judging by its scale, it certainly wouldn't be small.

To generate an entire month's revenue in one night, how incredibly wealthy must they be?

As they were talking, the host had finished his opening remarks.

"Now, without further ado, let us welcome our first item..."

As he spoke, a large chest was carried onto the stage by two burly men.

The chest was placed down, and its doors were opened.

A small tiger weakly lifted its head from inside.

The host approached and announced loudly.

"The first auction item is our King Kong Tiger cub, just recently born, only about a month old!"

"The King Kong Tiger has a tough body and strong defense..."

Jiang Fan's heart jolted when he saw it, and he couldn't help but ask.

"This is a King Kong Tiger cub, a level 2 Monstrous Beast!"

"What's the use of buying it back?"

This little tiger is only a month old, how much meat could it possibly have?

Even if it were used to concoct elixirs with Monstrous Beast essence blood, it would still be too little.

Lu Bo looked at the situation in the arena and said calmly.

"If you buy it back, naturally you'll raise it as a pet!"

Jiang Fan was immediately taken aback.

"Doesn't the law stipulate that private ownership of Monstrous Beasts is forbidden?"

Lu Bo chuckled lightly.

"Just because it's forbidden doesn't mean no one raises them!"

"Similarly, just because it's forbidden to buy and sell doesn't mean there's no buying and selling!"

"This is exactly the kind of business our underground auction house does!"