"Honored guest, thirty thousand Gold Essence Coins. Are you certain?"
Not only the guests, but even the Head Shopkeeper of the Relic-Seeking Studio wondered whether he had heard wrong.
"Head Shopkeeper, I'm certain."
Xu Taiping nodded.
Besides saving himself some trouble, his main reason for raising the bid straight to thirty thousand Gold Essence Coins was to anger Qi Yu.
Angering Qi Yu had two benefits.
First, it would lock this tribulation firmly onto Qi Yu.
Second, people lost their reason in a towering rage.
And a Qi Yu who had lost his reason would naturally be somewhat easier to deal with.
After receiving Xu Taiping's confirmation, the Head Shopkeeper gave him a long look, making sure he was in his right mind, before nodding slightly and saying:
"Our honored guest, Young Master Xu, is willing to offer thirty thousand Gold Essence Coins. May I ask whether any of our honored guests wishes to bid higher?"
As he spoke, the Head Shopkeeper swept his gaze over the guests before finally resting it on Qi Yu.
The other guests in the Consignment Hall did much the same, turning their eyes straight toward Qi Yu when the Head Shopkeeper spoke.
After all, from the very first bid, this auction had become a contest between Xu Taiping and Qi Yu.
When he noticed everyone looking his way, Qi Yu's already ugly expression instantly grew even more savage.
The others could even feel waves of killing intent emanating from him.
He was so furious not only because Xu Taiping's bid increase seemed like an insult, but, more importantly, because he truly could not produce thirty thousand Gold Essence Coins.
At present, he could barely scrape together twenty-seven thousand.
As the eldest young master of the Qi Household, he had never experienced this feeling of