Chen Changan looked at the three Family Heads arguing nonstop. He appeared calm, but inside, he was overjoyed.
The more fiercely they argued, the better. He'd thought people of their standing would be more levelheaded, but he hadn't expected them to be so impulsive.
Could his presence as an outsider really be making them all lose their cool?
"Su Mengtang, do you not care about the Extreme Dao Seven Stars Pill coming up next?"
"Fighting over these like this does neither of us any good," the Feng Family Head said angrily.
"And you think letting you have them would do me any good?"
"If the Feng Family wants them, keep bidding. Why waste your breath?"
"Fine, fine! Su Mengtang, are you deliberately driving up the price to curry favor with Chen Changan?"
"This is an auction. The highest bidder wins. If my bidding is malicious, then is yours reasonable? Aren't you being a little overbearing?"
Seeing that Su Mengtang was determined to keep bidding, the Feng Family Head knew that pressing on would only benefit Chen Changan. Though he was seething, he still chose to back down.
"So what if I let you have this batch? There's still the next one."
"Eight billion mid-grade Eternal Stones, going once."
"Eight billion mid-grade Eternal Stones, going twice."
"Eight billion mid-grade Eternal Stones, going three times."
"Congratulations to the Su Family on winning the first lot."
"Please send a representative from the Su Family backstage to complete the transaction."
"Next, we'll auction the second batch. Everyone, you may continue bidding."
Whether it was a matter of suggestion or deference to the Su Family's standing, every batch that followed sold for at least eight billion.
Because of the Extreme Dao Seven Stars Pill, the Su Family didn't fight for many lots. After winning just