Below the stage, the chatter grew louder and louder.
"What's going on? The Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince are at odds?"
"What's so good about that piece of whale rubber? Is it worth fighting over?"
"It's not about the whale rubber, it's about face! The Fourth Prince dared to compete with the Crown Prince in front of all these people. Isn't that a slap in the Crown Prince's face?"
"Tsk, tsk, we're in for a good show."
"What falling-out? He's a useless wastrel. What does he have to take on the Crown Prince with?"
Inside Heaven Box One.
Tang Tian pressed the button one last time and said with a smile:
"Forty thousand."
Xue Beng fell silent.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for the Fourth Prince's response.
Three seconds later-
"Forty-five thousand."
There was a hint of smugness in Xue Beng's voice.
What he did not know was this.
Tang Tian had expected to spend no more than twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins to snag the whale rubber at a bargain.
Every bid after that had been made after gauging Qian Renxue's expression.
After all, Qian Renxue was footing the bill today.
Although Qian Renxue had not stopped him later on.
Tang Tian still knew where to draw the line.
Forty-five thousand for a piece of thousand-year whale rubber was not worth it.
The main reason he had bid a few more times was that he feared Qian Renxue would feel she had lost face.
But after observing her several times, he discovered that Qian Renxue did not seem to mind Xue Beng bidding against them.
In fact, she even seemed rather pleased that Xue Beng was trying to snatch it away?
How strange?
Had he not known Qian Renxue was a fake Crown Prince, Tang Tian really would