Xiao Hua had already told Fu Zhiwen about his circumstances, and now he had asked so many seemingly ordinary questions. Fu Zhiwen's response was perfectly normal. In particular, Fu Zhiwen did not know about his conflict with Young Master Duanmu, so naturally he had not thought as much into it as Xiao Hua had.
"Let's wait and see!" Xiao Hua did not explain, merely responding.
Downstairs, several dozen more high-grade Qi Stones had been added in this brief span. In the end, the cultivator below withdrew helplessly, clearly finding his purse somewhat thin.
"Good, then this Wind Cloud Art shall go to this—" Yu Linfeng waved his hand and was just about to seal the deal when Xiao Hua called out again, "Two top-grade Qi Stones!"
Boom... The moment those words fell, the entire auction erupted once more! Clearly, the first round of contention over the Lightning Derivation Wood had been stirred up by Xiao Hua and the person opposite him. Now, this unremarkable jade slip had successfully provoked another clash between them!
"Add ten high-grade Qi Stones!" The voice from across the way came swiftly, a fraction faster than when it had bid against the cultivator downstairs! And when Xiao Hua heard that voice, it actually carried a kind of ease, a kind of... excitement.
It really is that bastard!! Xiao Hua narrowed his eyes. Indeed, since Xiao Hua could guess that the person opposite was Young Master Duanmu, how could Young Master Duanmu possibly fail to guess that Xiao Hua was here? Leaving aside the fact that Young Master Duanmu had already met several third-floor honored guests before entering the pavilion, just based on what he had said earlier, anyone paying the slightest attention could probably guess that Young Master Duanmu was in that pavilion, no? Yet Xiao