NCCnovel Chapter 58 You'll have to suffer the same losses I've made.
Chapter 58 You'll have to suffer the same losses I've made.
"You can do that...?"
Tao Tao slumped her head, feeling like she'd been tricked. But then she thought, she'd already gotten her hands on the item, and she wasn't really interested in any more treasures anyway. It was just that Bai Yan had said there would be some gains, and she always trusted Bai Yan's words. She was a little disappointed that she didn't have the money to compete.
"What's this? I've seen much dirtier tricks. But Tao Tao, we don't have many spirit stones left. Are you sure you still want to fight for those three treasures?"
Song Chaofeng was quite happy for Tao Tao for winning the Heavenly Origin Pill, but this meant he could only look on with envy at the other treasures.
"Of course! They've gone too far, I don't want them to take advantage of me. At least I should raise the price and make them feel the pinch!" Tao Tao said angrily, not intending to give up so easily.
"Are you going to copy them and inflate prices too?" Song Chaofeng chuckled. Who said Tao Tao was naive? They're just not targeting you. Even a rabbit will bite if you push it too far, let alone a transformed demon beast.
Tao Tao nodded emphatically, "Yes!"
"Be careful not to carry yourself inside." Bai Yan raised his eyes and directly poured cold water on the idea.
Hearing this, Tao Tao huffed and puffed, "Don't underestimate me, Ayan!"
"Ladies and gentlemen, the much-anticipated blind auction has begun! The starting bid for each item is three thousand spirit stones!"
As Hu Ji's voice rang out, the scene began to stir again. It was a blind auction, after all. Although you knew the item was definitely good, you didn't know exactly what it was, which created an element of gambling, and many people actually preferred that aspect.
"Three thousand five!"
"four thousand."
"Four thousand three!"
"You guys are willing to bid so easily without even knowing what it is. It must be something good. I'll take five thousand!"
Many of them joined in the fun and stirred things up, just like Tao Tao. They figured they couldn't get the photos themselves, but they definitely wouldn't let others get them so easily.
Of course, not everyone dares to do this. If you accidentally offend a high-level cultivator, you're just digging your own grave.
"Seven thousand!" Just then, Tao Tao suddenly called out a number, instantly attracting everyone's attention. They had never seen anyone bid like that before. Did he really think that two thousand spirit stones were nothing?
Sensing a multitude of divine senses probing towards them, Song Chaofeng silently patted Tao Tao on the shoulder, "Aren't you going a bit too far? You might become the target of everyone's criticism."
Tao Tao tilted her head and replied matter-of-factly, "There's no rule against charging a high price. If I genuinely want it, can they blame me?"
"What reason can you have with those people? We can't beat them..."
If these were ordinary cultivators, it wouldn't be a problem. But look at all these people in the VIP rooms; their cultivation levels are at least at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. Anyone could easily subdue them.
However, seeing Tao Tao's decisiveness, Song Chaofeng wondered if it was because of the presence of senior Bai Yan that she was so fearless. At present, Song Chaofeng did not know Bai Yan's cultivation level. Originally, he thought that Bai Yan was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, but now it might be different.
When all the divine senses probed over, Bai Yan's eyes turned cold, and an instant chill spread outwards. The terrifying pressure immediately repelled the extending divine senses, and many people were injured as a result, no longer daring to act recklessly.
Because of the restrictions, Bai Yan naturally didn't bother to hide, especially since these people dared to probe his strength without any respect. It would be a minor injury to his spiritual sense.
Sensing that the surrounding divine senses had disappeared, Song Chaofeng knew very well who was responsible. He secretly glanced at Bai Yan and saw that the man was sitting there calmly sipping tea, completely indifferent to the matter. Song Chaofeng was secretly amazed, thinking, "No wonder he is a senior!"
"Did he make a move?"
Upon hearing this news, Xuan Yuanmingyue was the most excited. She believed she hadn't misjudged him, but she was still somewhat worried because Bai Yan hadn't made a move for so long.
But just now, when she sensed that those people were releasing their divine senses to try to probe Bai Yan and the others' strength, she knew that Bai Yan would not stand idly by.
"Yes, that was terrifying. Everyone's primordial spirit was injured instantly. Now they dare not act rashly, for fear of offending this senior."
Uncle Zhao nodded slightly, still feeling lingering fear about what had just happened. Fortunately, he hadn't dared to investigate further, otherwise he would have suffered the same fate.
"There are quite a few late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators here, and even they were injured?"
"I'm not sure about that, but it's definitely much quieter now."
"As expected, I wasn't wrong about him, Uncle Zhao. We must take him down."
The one with such a deterrent power is not just a late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Xuan Yuanmingyue was very excited. If she could bring such a senior into her clan, she would not have to worry about not having anyone to do business with in the future.
After a significant incident, the scene fell into an unusual silence. Hu Ji knew there must be a powerful figure involved, and she couldn't help but feel worried, so she tried her best not to say anything wrong.
She smiled faintly at first, then raised her voice, "Seven thousand spirit stones, anyone else want to raise the price?"
"Seventy-five thousand." Someone in the crowd spoke weakly, probably because he had just been seriously injured by Bai Yan, as he spoke with great difficulty.
"Eight thousand!"
Although they knew there were high-level seniors involved, they still had to get their hands on the items, and the bidding started to get lively again.
When someone called out 8,500, Tao Tao suddenly raised his sign again, grinned, and said, "10,000."
She's like a troublemaker now, constantly driving up prices after a certain time. Since she was the one who suffered a loss, she'll make sure others get their money back.
"Isn't this going too far? How can you raise prices like this? You just bought the Heavenly Origin Pill, do you really still have spirit stones left?"
Some people couldn't sit still and pointed the finger at Tao Tao. Anyone with eyes could see that Tao Tao was doing it on purpose. However, some people didn't want to cause trouble, while others were frightened by Bai Yan's oppressive aura and chose to remain silent.
"Where did I go too far? If you want it, can't I have it? Besides, how can you be sure I don't have any spirit stones left?" Tao Tao retorted, raising her voice and shouting aggressively, making the other party feel somewhat embarrassed.
"I don't believe you have that many spirit stones. It would be interesting if you couldn't produce any spirit stones after the auction."
"That's none of your concern. We're all bidding fairly. If you lose the bid, isn't it a bit petty of you to make false accusations?
Tao Tao doesn't usually argue with people, but if she does, she's not afraid. Besides, Bai Yan is there, so she's not afraid of this group of people at all.
"You..." The man was speechless, and sat back down with a cold face, no longer speaking. The bidding started again, and it was unclear whether it was because of Tao Tao's lead, but these people also started to start at two thousand, and in the blink of an eye, the price was raised to twenty thousand spirit stones, which made Hu Ji dumbfounded.
Xuan Yuanmingyue was still observing, but seeing that the price had been raised to this level, she had no choice but to make a move. She raised her sign and said, "Twenty-five thousand."