Chapter 268: Galloping Rivers and Seas

What surprised everyone even more was that Ye Bufan shook his head without hesitation: "Not for sale! This knife is a priceless treasure. Since it has come into my hands, it means we are fated, and I will definitely not sell it again."

Fei Tong gritted his teeth and said again, "Young man, I am willing to pay 200 million chinese yuan. This is all my savings in this life."

Upon hearing this offer, the entire venue was in an uproar. 200 million chinese yuan, this was more than 10 times the previous 16 million.

To have it increase to such a price immediately after acquiring it was truly a huge profit.

Tian Sheng stood by, his face already extremely grim. If he had known this knife was so valuable, he would never have given up so easily.

He believed that in a contest of wealth, this Young man would definitely not be his opponent.

But now it was too late. He had thought he had thoroughly tricked the other party, but it turned out he had given away an incredibly valuable treasure.

Ye Bufan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Fei, it's not about the money. Even if you offered 2 billion for this knife, I wouldn't sell it."

Fei Tong looked disappointed, sighed, and said, "Alright then, it seems I am not fated with this knife."

Indeed, the Dragon Fang was sold from his hands, but unfortunately, he had not discovered it was a treasure before.

He was not a greedy person. Although he loved the Dragon Fang, he had no improper thoughts.

After a brief commotion, the auction continued. The fourth item was brought to the auction block—an ancient painting scroll.

Zhao Liya slowly unrolled the ancient painting, displaying it to the audience below. It depicted a rushing river.

Although it was just a painting, one could feel the Aura of a river in full flow.

She said, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is 'Rivers and Seas Surging' by Wu Daozi, the Painting Saint of our Huaxia. The starting bid is 5 million, with each increment no less than 500,000. Bidding starts now."

Wu Daozi was a famous Painting Saint of Huaxia, and countless people loved to collect his works. Therefore, as soon as this auction began, everyone present immediately became incredibly enthusiastic.

"6 million…"

"7 million…"

"10 million…"

Soon, this painting was bid up to 15 million. At such a high price, the number of people who could continue bidding was already very few. Everyone could only sigh in admiration and withdrew from the bidding.

"20 million!"

The bidder was Tian Sheng. He seemed to want to vent his earlier frustration.

After he made his bid, everyone present looked at Ye Bufan in unison, wondering if this Young man would continue to contend with Young Master Tian.

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Ye Bufan smiled slightly, raised his bidding paddle, and called out, "25 million…"

This time, he didn't double the price. After all, the base price was too high. If the other party withdrew directly, buying such a painting for 40 million would not be worth it at all.

He just wanted to trick this arrogant fop; he wasn't genuinely interested in the painting.

Tian Sheng glared at him, raised his paddle, and called out, "30 million."

"35 million."

Seeing Ye Bufan continue to bid, He Shuangshuang whispered, "Xiao Fan, please don't be so competitive. This painting isn't worth that much money. What if he doesn't follow?"

Ye Bufan smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

His position was not far from Tian Sheng, just within the range of his Divine Sense.

He wasn't bidding randomly; he was constantly using his Divine Sense to observe Tian Sheng's emotional changes, even his blood flow and heart rate.

By observing his physical changes, it was easy to deduce where this guy's bottom line was, and it wasn't there yet.

Sure enough, Tian Sheng raised his paddle once again: "35 million!"

Ye Bufan called out, "40 million."

There was an uproar among the crowd. A painting auctioned for 40 million was already the highest price at the auction so far.

This time, Tian Sheng didn't immediately bid. He hesitated, wondering if this kid really wanted to buy this painting or if he was trying to trick him again.

He looked back but found Ye Bufan's expression calm and unperturbed, showing no hint of anything.

"45 million."

He raised his paddle again, adding 5 million, and secretly decided that if the other party called out 50 million, he would immediately withdraw.

But before he could finish, Ye Bufan unhesitatingly placed his paddle on the table and said with a smile, "I withdraw."

"Uh…"

Tian Sheng immediately felt like he had been tricked again, but he still forced himself to say, "Just say you don't have money. This is a genuine work by Wu Daozi, it's definitely worth this price."

On the auction stage, Zhao Liya called out three times, then brought down her auction hammer. Soon, a server brought the ancient painting to Tian Sheng.

After Tian Sheng paid, Ye Bufan smiled slightly: "Congratulations, Young Master Tian, you spent 50 million on a fake painting."

"A fake painting? How is that possible?" Tian Sheng exclaimed, "Kid, are you saying sour grapes because you couldn't get it? This is an item from the Tianxia Shopping Mall's auction. How dare you say it's fake?

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Ye Bufan said, "The appraisers at Tianxia Shopping Mall are also human. Humans can make mistakes, so it's not surprising to auction one or two fake paintings."

"Nonsense," Tian Sheng said, looking at Fei Tong. "Grand Manager, this kid is actually saying that the painting you sold is fake."

Originally, he wanted to provoke Fei Tong, but Fei Tong hesitated and said, "This Young man is right. Our mall's appraisers are also human, and humans can make mistakes.

For example, the ancient sword just now, our people misjudged it.

So for items auctioned at our Tianxia Shopping Mall, we can only say that our appraisers' results indicate they are genuine. We cannot guarantee whether they are truly genuine or fake.

Moreover, it is a rule of our Tianxia Shopping Mall that once an item is sold, we are not responsible."

This was honest. No matter where, no appraiser would dare to guarantee that the items they appraised were 100% free of error.

It could only be said that items appraised by Tianxia Shopping Mall had a higher probability of being genuine.

"This…" Tian Sheng's expression froze, but he still stubbornly said, "No matter what, this painting in my hand is definitely genuine, it can't be fake."

Ye Bufan said, "Young Master Tian, can I borrow your painting to have a look?"

"Go ahead and look. I don't believe you can tell it's a fake painting."

Under everyone's gaze, Tian Sheng certainly couldn't show weakness, so he raised his hand and handed over the painting.

Compared to Ye Bufan, he trusted the Tianxia Shopping Mall more. After all, the appraisers there were experts in antiques, while this kid hadn't even touched the painting.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Ye Bufan, wondering how he could determine that this 'Rivers and Seas Surging' painting was fake.

Fei Tong also watched him intently, wanting to see if this Young man would create another miracle.

Ye Bufan held the painting in his hand and examined it carefully for a long time, without speaking.

Tian Sheng said triumphantly, "How about it? Dumbfounded, aren't you? How could the painting I bought be fake? If you can prove it's fake, I'll burn it immediately, and you won't have to pay a single cent…"

But before he could finish speaking, Ye Bufan reached out and pinched the fabric of the scroll, and a loose thread appeared in his hand.

Then, with a pull and a tug, with a tearing sound, the ancient painting, supposedly worth 50 million, was instantly destroyed.

Tian Sheng's expression changed, and he angrily said, "You surnamed Ye, what are you doing? How dare you destroy my painting!"

Ye Bufan smiled, "It's just a fake painting, what's the big deal? I'm helping Young Master Tian, saving you the trouble of burning it yourself."