Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
1.01 million taels of silver!
All of the martial artist’s gazes were immediately drawn towards the source of the voice. Li Tianyang’s sudden raise to a million taels was already a surprise for them, so they had not expected someone else to go even further.
“Who’s the person inside the room? The fact that they can pull out a million taels would mean that they were no ordinary person,” a martial artist curiously asked.
“Earlier, I think I saw the two Luo Family young masters entering the room. From what I can tell, the voice would probably belong to the second young master, Luo Feng.”
“Luo Feng! No wonder! Since we’re in Panlong City, the only ones capable of putting up a fight against Li Family would be Luo Family. I bet that Luo Family doesn’t want the Stacking Wave Palm to fall into Li Tianyang’s hands. We’re in for a good show, guys.”
The crowd began to chatter among themselves.
“Dammit!”
Li Tianyang slammed his palm onto the purple jade table, shattering it. The veins on his forehead throbbed and there was a misty blood veil over his eyes, making him seem like a wild lion. He had originally thought that once he raised the bid to a million taels, the Stacked Wave Palm would be his, but Luo Feng had gone and raised his bid as well.
“Hmph! I doubt that the brat would possess so much silver due to his family’s situation!”
Through gritted teeth, Li Tianyang stood back up and charged out of his room. He then shouted towards the lady in red and said, “From what I know, Zheng Hongzhi who was previously from Luo Family has just been banished. As such, Luo Family is in dire financial straits right now, so I doubt they can bring out a million taels of silver! Please carry out an investigation on them, now!”
Gasp!
The crowd gasped as no one had expected to hear such controversial news from Li Tianyang.
“An investigation…”
The lady in the red dress scrunched her brows. Usually, investigations were conducted during auctions when a party had doubted another party possessing the claimed capital.
However, as an auctioneer, the one thing she dreaded the most was to carry out an investigation. After all, by doing so, she was bound to upset one party or another.
The atmosphere within the auction hall was tense, and at that moment, Luo Xiao was as worried as ants on hot metal 1.
“Lil brother, what do we do now? Li Tianyang wants to carry out an investigation on us, but we don’t really possess that much silver!”
Luo Xiao was in an extremely panicked state.
He did not expect Luo Feng to fight over the Yellow Rank Upper Class martial arts, and by the time he had come to his senses, Luo Feng had already bid 1.01 million taels of silver!
In Luo Xiao’s mind, the only money they had brought over was the 500 thousand taels given by their parents!
“Okay, how about I leave you here while I return to our residence. I’m sure father will have a plan,” Luo Xiao suggested while rushing towards the exit.
Should the investigation verify that they were lacking in silver, the consequences would not just be simple chaos. Rather, they would get on the wrong side of the huge organization, the Great Sun Merchant Alliance, and Luo Family’s name would be severely tarnished!
Luo Feng brought his hand forward and stopped Luo Xiao. He stated with a smile, “Brother, remain calm. It’ll be fine.”
“Why would it? We don’t have a million taels of silver on us!” Luo Xiao’s face was extremely worried.
Luo Feng pushed Luo Xiao back onto his seat and calmly said, “Big brother, you don’t believe me? Fine then, just sit here and watch.”
With that, Luo Feng opened the door and walked out of the room.
After leaving his room, Luo Feng looked towards Li Tianyang and pointed his finger at him. He took a jab, saying, “Li Tianyang, is that the extent of your tolerance? Hah, just a million taels of silver and you’re already this hard-pressed.”
‘Just a million taels?!’
Li Tianyang was so mad that his head was about to explode. He pointed at Luo Feng and coldly answered, “You shut your trap, Luo Feng! Just you wait, once I rip off that act of yours, I’ll send you packing from here!”
While continuing to point at Luo Feng, Li Tianyang turned towards the lady in red and demanded, “I want you to carry out an investigation on him!”
His barks were starting to get on the lady in red’s nerves, but as she was a professional, she did not show her emotions. In a questioning tone, she asked, “Are you sure you want to conduct an investigation on him? Once an investigation has been conducted and it is confirmed that the opposition possesses the said capital, you will need to pay him 10% of the winning bid, regardless of whoever that wins the auction.”
“Why of course! He definitely doesn’t own a million taels of silver!” Li Tianyang crossed his arms and glared coldly at Luo Feng.
The lady in red took a look and Luo Feng, and while she considered the words to use, Luo Feng waved his hand and smiled. “Don’t worry, I’m not like this punk with a single brain cell here. If he wishes to carry out an investigation, I’ll gladly comply.”
The lady in red smiled in gratitude. She was initially worried that Luo Feng would react negatively. After all, no one liked being doubted.
“Young master, this way please.” The female attendant walked to Luo Feng’s side and led Luo Feng to a special path.
“Say, do you think that Luo Feng has a million taels on him?” The moment Luo Feng left, the whole auction hall entered a buzz. No one expected such an interesting turn of events, and they were visibly excited over it.
“Luo Family is one of the four great families. I’m pretty sure they’re able to bring out a million taels,” a martial artist hesitantly replied.
“Didn’t you hear earlier? Zheng Hongzhi has been banished by the family. Something as huge as this would definitely impact Luo Family’s finances. I bet that Li Tianyang knows a thing or two about it, which prompted him to request an investigation. I doubt that Luo Feng would be able to bring out a million taels of silver.”
“That’s true.” A martial artist nodded in agreement.
Li Tianyang, on the other hand, stood on one end with his arms crossed. He had a calm look on his face and mentally chuckled upon imagining Luo Feng being kicked out of the auction due to his lack of funds.
A moment later, Luo Feng returned along with his female attendant.
The lady in red glanced at the attendant and spotted that the latter had nodded her head. With that, the lady in red heaved a sigh of relief.
“The results are out. He does indeed possess the funds to make the bid. Per our agreement, you’ll need to pay Luo Feng 10% of the winning bid regardless of whoever wins this auction,” the lady in red calmly stated.
“Impossible!”
Li Tianyang’s eyeballs had almost dropped out as he pointed angrily at Luo Feng. “There’s no way that he has that much silver on him! You guys must’ve made a mistake!”
The lady in red turned ice cold. “Are you doubting the Great Sun Merchant Alliance?”
He was at a loss of words, but without even her realizing it, Li Tianyao had appeared beside her and was already stroking her arm. With a smile, he said, “My little brother has a hot temper, so please forgive him if he offends you in any way. We’re willing to pay Luo Feng 10% of the winning bid as payment for requesting the investigation on him.
Even ten Li Families were nothing in the face of the Great Sun Merchant Alliance. This was a fact that even a numbskull was aware of.
The lady in red calmly nodded and continued, “Alright, we’ll now resume the auction. 1.01 taels of silver, anyone else?”
Li Tianyang glared at Luo Feng and through his gritted teeth, he shouted, “1.1 million!”
“1.11 million.” Luo Feng sniggered.
“He’s adding 10 thousand taels again! Is he doing it on purpose?”
“He’s probably doing it to irk Li Tianyang.”
“I wonder who’ll end up with the Stacking Wave Palm…”
Now that the surrounding martial artists had understood the situation, they were beginning to discuss amongst themselves regarding the family that would end up with the Stacking Wave Palm.
Upon the stage, the lady in red smiled mesmerizingly as she observed the two families fighting amongst one another.
Li Tianyang glared viciously at Luo Feng and his belly burned with a deep sense of hatred. Had it not been for Luo Feng, he would have been able to take the Stacking Wave Palm for only 800 thousand taels, but now, he needed to pay so much more.
“Let’s just see how much silver you have!”
An idea occurred to Li Tianyang and he had decided to fight Luo Feng to the bitter end. Through gritted teeth, he shouted out, “1.2 million taels!”
“1.4 million taels.” Luo Feng placed his bid without batting his eyes. The sudden increase in his bid had shocked many. After all, he had risen the bid by a whole 200 thousand taels in a single bid!
“1.5 million taels!” Li Tianyang’s eyes were bloodshot. He did not wish to raise the bid any further.
“1.5 million taels for a Yellow Rank Upper Class martial art. The Li Family certainly is rich. Li Tianyang, you win!” Contrary to most expectations, Luo Feng had chuckled upon hearing the bid and had put on a look as if Li Tianyang had been played.
Upon realizing this, Li Tianyang’s expression morphed to that of shock. As he continued to stare at Luo Feng, his expression turned cloudy, so much so that it appeared as if rain was about to pour from his face.
After all, he had finally realized that he had been played!
At most, the Stacking Wave Palm was only worth 1.2 million taels, however, what Li Tianyang had spent was a staggering 1.5 million taels!
“Dammit! Damn you, the day I let you live is the day I, Li Tianyang have no other purpose in life!” Li Tianyang glared angrily at Luo Feng. His veins were popping from his forehead, and a deep beast-like rumble resonated from within his throat.
The lady in red stared at Luo Feng in surprise. Within her beautiful eyes, a glint of surprise could be seen. On the other hand, when her gaze landed on Li Tianyang, she looked deprecatingly at him instead, containing hits of pity and ridicule. However, soon after, her gentle voice had reverberated through the auction hall once again.
“1.5 million taels going once! Going twice… Going thrice! Sold! Congratulations!”
Luo Feng who was standing at the side had also clasped his fists and offered his congratulations. “Congrats, Li Tianyang. To purchase a Yellow Rank Upper Class Technique for 1.5 million taels of silver, I bet you’re the first and last person to do so. Oh yeah, hand me my 150 thousand taels now, hahaha…”
After chuckling loudly, Luo Feng returned to his room.
Subsequently, the crowd laughed out loud as well.
Li Tianyang’s face was a steely green, and if it was possible, he would very much like to kill Luo Feng on the spot!
“My Lady, Luo Feng is such a meanie…” Within another room, Ling Que pouted.
Beside her was Feng Lingyue, and with a smile, she made fun of Ling Que and asked, “If you didn’t like him In the first place, why were you so worried when Li Tianyang requested an investigation on Luo Feng?”
“I… I just felt that he was slightly better than Li Tianyang is all. I repeat, just slightly better!” Ling Que rubbed her palms while answering.
Feng Lingyue smiled while shaking her head and returned her gaze to Luo Feng’s room soon after.
She was well aware of the situation within Luo Feng’s family. As such, she was actually sweating buckets when Li Tianyang requested an investigation to be conducted on Luo Feng. Nevertheless, the results were totally different from her expectations.
“It’s getting harder to understand you…”
Feng Lingyue sighed.
“Brother, what happened? How did you pass the investigation? Upon his return to the room, Luo Xiao immediately greeted Luo Feng.
Luo Feng gave a plain smile and explained, “Big brother, don’t you remember what I said? I killed a few powerhouses to obtain the two manuals I’ve given you, along with nearly a million taels’ worth of gold tickets.”
“Oh, so that’s how. Why didn’t you tell me earlier? I was so worried about you.” Luo Xiao heaved a sigh of relief.
In that instant, the lady in red’s voice rang out once again.
“We’ve now come to our final item. This is the true grand merchandise of today’s auction. It’s a Grade One Storage Ring!”
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Footnotes:
A self-explanatory Chinese saying