Chapter 1741 I’m Tricking You

“Three hundred million!”

This price immediately shocked everyone, and even the experienced Luo Yudie's expression subtly changed.

She had previously taken a Divine Essence Pill and then paid Mr. Ye one hundred million gold coins. In fact, she hadn't taken advantage of him; that was the normal selling price.

If it went through an auction, there would typically be a 50% to 100% markup, but selling for two hundred million was already quite good.

Unless a special existence was encountered, it would be difficult to sell for a higher price.

Now, He Changsheng's bid of three hundred million was definitely a high price exceeding everyone's expectations, with Jubao Pavilion alone earning a 30 million gold coin commission.

“Kid, if you’ve got the guts, bid higher!”

He Changsheng glared fiercely at Mr. Ye as he spoke.

“Only a fool would spend such a high price to buy a Medicinal Pill; I’m not bidding higher!”

Mr. Ye always knew when to quit while he was ahead. If he bid four hundred million, the other party might just withdraw.

Then, if he spent so much money to buy his own Medicinal Pill back, wouldn't that be a joke!

Moreover, he was already very satisfied with selling a random Medicinal Pill for 270 million, and he had just extorted another one hundred million, so there was no need to be insatiably greedy.

After speaking, he directly placed his bidding paddle aside, adopting an expression that showed it had nothing to do with him.

“You…”

He Changsheng felt like spitting blood. Because of this guy's appearance, he had to spend an extra 280 million—no, 380 million—to acquire this Medicinal Pill.

If that were all, it would be fine, but he even mocked him as a fool. If it weren't for his fear of Jubao Pavilion's authority, he would have rushed up and torn this guy to pieces.

However, Mr. Ye directly turned his head away, no longer even looking at him.

On the stage, Luo Yudie's Face bloomed with a brilliant smile.

“Young Master He has bid three hundred million. Are there any other distinguished guests who wish to bid higher?”

The audience was silent. Mr. Ye was right; at this point, bidding higher would absolutely be foolish.

Not only was the Medicinal Pill not worth that much money, but no one could bear He Changsheng's wrath.

“Very well, three hundred million once, three hundred million twice…”

Luo Yudie struck the gavel, “This Divine Essence Pill belongs to Young Master He!”

Although he ultimately acquired the Medicinal Pill, He Changsheng could not be happy at all; on the contrary, he felt as if he had swallowed a fly.

After completing this, Luo Yudie directly stepped down, leaving the remaining auction to the Auctioneer of the sales floor.

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Fu Haishan followed her back to the previous private room. Upon entering, he immediately bowed and said with a smile, “Pavilion Master, your calculations are truly excellent!

This time, that boy from the He Family certainly suffered a great loss. I never expected Mr. Ye to have such methods.”

“This guy is really quite interesting; I didn’t expect it either!”

Luo Yudie said, looking at Mr. Ye with interest. Indeed, she had previously guessed that Mr. Ye might participate in the bidding, but she never expected him to execute it so perfectly.

Not only did he completely ignite He Changsheng's anger with just a few words, causing the other party to purchase the Medicinal Pill at a high price, but he also leveraged Jubao Pavilion's prestige to extort a hefty sum from the other party.

“This guy really doesn’t suffer losses. I originally only wanted to use him, but he ended up borrowing my influence instead.

But he’s truly interesting; he always manages to surprise me.”

The two of them stood there watching as the auction outside continued.

The next item up for bid was the Lieyang Blade on the list. The Auctioneer, with his eloquent tongue, introduced it and then said, “Distinguished guests, this is a rare Spiritual Artifact. Holding it will absolutely skyrocket your combat power.

Bidding now begins. The starting price is 10 million gold coins, and each bid must not be less than 1 million gold coins…”

Although the Lieyang Blade was only Low Grade, it was still a rare Spiritual Artifact. After the bidding began, everyone's enthusiasm soared, and they all started quoting prices.

“11 million…”

“13 million…”

“15 million…”

Everyone vied to raise their bidding paddles, and the price soared.

“20 million!”

A dramatic scene unfolded. Just like before, at this point, He Changsheng made his move again, throwing out a price of 20 million.

Inside the private room, Fu Haishan said, “Pavilion Master, do you think Mr. Ye will bid again?”

He was indeed a little worried. After all, the previous Medicinal Pill belonged to Mr. Ye, so he naturally couldn't just watch it sell for a low price.

But now, this blade belonged to Jubao Pavilion, and if no one bid, they would suffer the loss.

“Probably!”

Even though Luo Yudie was resourceful and skilled at strategizing, she couldn't be certain. After all, this man was truly too difficult to fathom, and many things went beyond her expectations.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Mr. Ye had already raised his bidding paddle again.

“40 million!”

The entire sales floor instantly fell silent. Everyone could see that this person was going against Young Master He.

He Changsheng's Face was ashen. This guy kept on

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causing him trouble one after another. Does he not care about his Face?

But this time, he dared not threaten him with words. He could only raise his bidding paddle again: “One hundred million!”

“150 million.”

Mr. Ye added 50 million directly, almost without any hesitation.

“Two hundred million!”

He Changsheng was now completely consumed by anger. He no longer cared how much the item was worth and directly added another 50 million.

Inside the private room, Fu Haishan was instantly overjoyed. The normal auction price for this blade should have been between 80 million and 100 million. Now, selling it for 200 million meant Jubao Pavilion had made a huge profit.

The strategist beside him whispered, “Da Shao, please calm your anger. This item is not worth 200 million at all. If you keep bidding, we will suffer a loss.”

He Changsheng said angrily, “I don’t care; spending money is nothing, but I cannot lose Face.”

The strategist said again, “Da Shao, didn’t you notice? That kid saw that you care about Face, so he’s trying to trick you. He probably can’t even come up with 200 million…”

“Uh…”

Hearing him say that, He Changsheng finally calmed down a bit. It seemed to be true; this kid wasn't bidding to acquire the item, but to swindle him.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Mr. Ye and thought to himself, if the other party bids higher again, he wouldn't follow, and he would trick the other party in return.

But to his disappointment, the other party seemed to have sensed his thoughts and had no intention of bidding higher, directly placing his bidding paddle aside.

“Young Master He is truly generous, buying a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact for 200 million gold coins. It’s yours.”

“Uh…”

He Changsheng was practically fuming with anger, yet there was nothing he could do.

The strategist said with a cunning smile, “Da Shao, don’t be angry. I’ve figured it out; this guy probably doesn’t have any money at all, only the 100 million gold coins you gave him earlier.

If you want revenge, I have a method. The next item up for bid is the Grand Righteous Qi Manual, with a starting price of 20 million gold coins. It’s not a loss to acquire it within 200 million.

When it’s time to bid again, you bid first, and when he bids higher, we’ll withdraw directly. Then we’ll see how he manages when he can’t come up with that much money!”

He Changsheng nodded: “Do as you say.”

In this Jubao Pavilion, if one bids a price and cannot produce the money, the consequences would be extremely dire: light punishments would involve having one's limbs crippled, while severe ones would result in immediate decapitation.

Having suffered two consecutive losses, he gnashed his teeth in hatred and decided to retaliate against the other party.