Clearly, the First Prince had only wanted to make things difficult for Huo Hai. Otherwise, he would not have placed a bid. But after bidding, the First Prince regretted it somewhat. He had been too impulsive; this made it far too easy to offend people.
So when Huo Hai raised the price to one hundred Spirit Jade and added that final remark, the First Prince did not continue causing trouble. A mere hundred Spirit Jade was nothing to Huo Hai. It probably would not offend him too badly, right? Seeing that the First Prince made no further move, the others also realized that this item was likely no treasure, and gradually gave up as well.
At last, when the auctioneer's hammer fell, Huo Hai's heart settled with it. This piece of Black Cloud Amber was finally his. Huo Hai appeared calm on the surface, but cold sweat had already formed in his palms.
If someone had insisted on competing with him, Huo Hai would have let them take it. But once they left the auction house, Huo Hai would definitely have acted and snatched it back. Anything useful to him had to be his; he did not care about rules.
Before long, someone delivered the Black Cloud Amber to Huo Hai. Huo Hai casually handed ten Spirit Jade to the auction house, then closed the door and carefully examined the Black Cloud Amber in his hand. His intense focus made Blood Rose exceedingly curious. She leaned closer and examined it carefully for quite a while, yet failed to spot anything unusual.
"Brother Huo, isn't this just an ordinary piece of Black Cloud Amber? You like it that much? Do you want me to get some for you?" Black Cloud Amber was simply too common in the Ink Lotus Domain. Blood