Chapter 122 - Seizing the Treasure from One’s Hands (1/2)
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Yan Tianhen nodded pensively and asked, “Then how much has he saved?”
Duan Yuyang said, “30,000 gold.”
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Lin Xuanzhi’s gaze swept over Duan Yuyang.
Duan Yuyang laughed in embarrassment, “I mean, he was the one who reported a price of 31,000 gold, and that’s beyond my control! The one who calls the shots is the auctioneer, I can’t rush forward to interrupt the auction. That would be unreasonable.”
Lin Xuanzhi nodded, “You really are good at doing business.”
Duan Yuyang rubbed his head and his smile seemed even more embarrassed, “You’re too kind, too kind.”
Outside, on the auction stand, the auctioneer was grinning so widely that his eyes were about to turn into slits. Today, that Elder Han actually met with such a tough nut. That generous young man must be some young master from a certain big sect who was roaming about in his travels; adding 9,000 gold in one shot was such a grand sum that could never be done by the young masters in Qing city.
And now he could take advantage of the fact that he doesn’t understand the implicit rules of the Duan’s auction house, and doesn’t know that Elder Han could at most report 30,000 gold, so he would continue to engage in a bidding war with Elder Han.
In the room, Elder Han was so angry at Lin Xuanzhi that he ended up laughing instead.
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“Young fellow, since you’re so rich and keen on pretending to be someone you’re not, then honourable Elder will let you have a good taste of what it means to ask for trouble!” Elder Han sneered and shouted, “49,000 gold!”
He sneered and waited for the other party’s offer. If the other party dared to raise his bid, then he would continue increasing his offer as well. He would like to see just how much money that kid had for his coffin!
However, just as everyone was waiting for Lin Xuanzhi to offer a higher bid to slap the face of this Elder Han who had a bad reputation in the auction house, that voice didn’t ring out for several seconds.
“He.” Lin Xuanzhi’s soft laugh travelled out of a room. He said indifferently, “Since the old gentleman likes it so much, then how could I seize his beloved item? That Flaming Cloud Stone is yours.”
Duan Yuyang uttered a pft and burst into laughter. He had no sympathy for the auctioneer at all. Lin Xuanzhi’s act of pulling the carpet from under his feet was truly cunning.
Outside, the auctioneer was still waiting for the guest to offer a higher bid, but he didn’t expect that he would get this kind of result!
The auctioneer’s heart jolted. Although there was at least 30,000 gold deposited in Elder Han’s gold card, but now, after a few auctions, it barely had 20,000 gold!
According to Elder Han’s usual behaviour, he definitely wouldn’t pay more than he had to as well. By then, if the auction house and the seller of the Flaming Cloud Stone were to want someone to take responsibility for it, it wouldn’t be a burden that a mere auctioneer like him could afford!
Below the stage, most of the guests revealed a look of disappointment on their faces.
“Ai, that person has been so arrogant and overbearing for so long, and I thought he had finally met a prickly match.”
“Yeah, I didn’t expect the other party to cower so quickly.”
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“But, it is still quite invigorating to see his savings bleed so much.”
Elder Han was frozen stiff.
He hadn’t brought that much money with him at all. It wasn’t because he couldn’t, but because he had never expected that he would spend that much money on one auction item.
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That damn kid.
However, what made him angrier was what happened afterwards.
The steward of the auction house knocked on the door of the room and walked in. He smiled as he said, “Elder Han, our auction house made an estimation just now and according to your creditworthiness, you can only quote 18,000 gold at most. And according to the regulations of our auction house, you could either charge an extra 31,000 gold or give up on the Flaming Cloud Stone. What do you–”
Elder Han’s beard pointed up at once. He stared at the steward with a malicious look and said, “Do you know who honourable Elder is? Yet you still dare to be that bold, are you tired of living?”
The steward stood straight up, yet he said unhurriedly, “Elder Han, this is the Duan family’s auction house. My backer is the entire Duan family.”
“He, what is the Duan family worth.” Elder Han said with disdain. He was a craftsman who was more important and precious than a first-class family!
The steward’s face turned slightly cold. The edges of his lips curved up as he said, “The Duan family is nothing much in the eyes of a crimson soul craftsman, but, I’m sure that Elder Han knows clearly that one of overseers of the Duan family is a peak crimson soul craftsman!”
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Elder Han, “……”
Damn, he almost forgot about that.
When the steward saw his expression, he smiled, “Or, we could ask our family’s craftsman to have a talk with you?”
Who the fuck wants to see a craftsman who was more powerful than him and could oppress him in every aspect!
Elder Han pulled a long face and raised his voice, “Honourable Elder can’t be bothered to argue with a low-class junior like you. You can just take away that Flaming Cloud Stone!”
As soon as he said that, the entire auction house erupted into a heated discussion.
This was their first time seeing Elder Han let go of an item just like that.
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“Maybe the other party is stronger than him?”
“Who on earth is the person inside that room? He has such a pleasant voice.”
“Yeah, my ears went numb just listening to his voice.”