Chapter 3806: Who is cheating whom?

“This guy is too fierce, he actually added ten million at once!”

“Oh my god, forty-five million! This sword is only worth about twenty million, this price has doubled, right…?”

“Interesting, I wonder how the Four Directions Sword Sect will respond…”

Everyone around watched with interest. By now, it was clear to everyone that this was no longer about buying a sword, but about a battle for face.

“You…”

Jian Jueya’s face was extremely grim. Things had already gone beyond his expectations.

He had originally thought that as long as he bid higher than twenty million, the other party would definitely not be able to follow, but he didn't expect the price to be raised to such an extent all at once.

At this moment, he already had the intention to withdraw. After all, if he bought it back at such a high price, he would probably be scolded by the Grand Elder.

Just then, Ye Bufan pursed his lips and looked at him.

“My Lingyun Sword Sect can defeat your Four Directions Sword Sect on the arena, and it’s the same on the auction stage.”

As soon as these words came out, they instantly hit Jian Jueya's sore spot. At this moment, a rush of blood went to his head, and he could no longer care about reason.

“I bid eighty million. Do you dare to follow if you have the guts?!”

Miao Jiuxi, the Grand Manager of Star Plucking Tower, sat by and watched everything unfold with a calm expression, but his heart was blooming with joy. This kind of situation was naturally what he wanted to see.

The rules of the auction were that one could not threaten the other party or coerce them into withdrawing, but provocation was allowed, as it would bring immense benefits to the auction house.

“You win!”

Before everyone could react, Ye Bufan smiled and put down the bidding paddle in his hand.

Everything should be done in moderation, there should be a limit. He knew that his timing was just right.

Once he raised the price again and the other party came to their senses and directly withdrew, he would suffer a terrible loss.

Although he had over one point one billion celestial crystals in his pocket, money couldn't be spent recklessly; it was reserved for jun huang grass.

Not to mention eighty million, he wouldn't even buy that Medium Grade Immortal Artifact for eight million.

Why would he spend money to buy something he could refine himself, it wasn't like he had an endless supply of celestial crystals.

As soon as he uttered these three words, Jian Jueya immediately calmed down a lot, realizing that he had been tricked by the other party.

Buying a Medium Grade Immortal Artifact worth twenty million for eighty million, how was he going to explain this to the Grand Elder when he went back?

But the matter had already happened, and it was impossible to go back on it. The Auctioneer on the auction stage directly brought down his small hammer, making the final decision.

Jian Jueya's face was extremely grim. Hua Luoying and Wei Youzhang exchanged glances. They both had also wanted to step on Ye Bufan in this way before, to vent their inner resentment.

But now it seemed the other party was too cunning, and this method was somewhat unfeasible.

“Junior Sister Hua, this guy is too cunning. It seems we need to be flexible…”

Wei Youzhang secretly sent a message to Hua Luoying. Phantom Shadow Sword Sect and the Wei Family had always had a good relationship, and the two of them were quite familiar with each other. Now they began to discuss how to deal with Ye Bufan.

Soon, the two reached an agreement: since the other party had tricked Jian Jueya, they would use his own methods against him and trick him back.

On the auction stage, under the Auctioneer's direction, the auction for the second item began.

“Distinguished guests, our second treasure is called the Eight Treasures Exquisite Jade Pendant. It is a Medium Grade Immortal Artifact. Wearing it for a long time can increase the speed of Cultivation by ten percent.

Bidding starts now, with a starting price of twenty million middle-grade celestial crystals, and each bid must not be less than two million…”

As soon as the words fell, everyone present once again joined in the fierce bidding.

“Twenty-two million…”

“Twenty-four million…”

“Twenty-six million…”

Ye Bufan smiled slightly and raised the bidding paddle in his hand: “Thirty million.”

He could tell that the few guys around him hadn't completely given up, so he would continue to play with them; he was idle anyway.

“Thirty-five million.”

Hua Luoying made her move.

She was representing her Sect at the auction, but she had other intentions and was not interested in this particular item.

Although the Eight Treasures Exquisite Jade Pendant claimed to increase Cultivation speed by ten percent, it had significant limitations, only achieving this level for those below the Immortal King realm.

Its effect was much smaller once one reached the Immortal Lord realm, so it didn't hold much appeal for powerful individuals.

The reason she was bidding now was simply to trick the other party.

“Forty million.”

As soon as she made her move, Ye Bufan directly raised the price to forty million.

Seeing the two of them fighting and the price getting higher and higher, the others withdrew one after another.

“Forty-five million.”

Hua Luoying's every move was a premeditated rhythm, following the bidding pace of the previous round, imitating Jian Jueya by adding five million.

According to her plan, once Ye Bufan had added enough, she would directly withdraw, severely tricking the other party, thus releasing her anger.

To achieve this goal, she even provocatively glanced at the other party.

As if provoked by her action, Ye Bufan unhesitatingly raised the bidding paddle in his hand.

“I bid fifty million.”

Seeing the other party bid this price, Hua Luoying hesitated a bit. She wanted to withdraw at this point, but after thinking about it, she was still a bit unwilling.

If the other party took the Eight Treasures Exquisite Jade Pendant for fifty million, although he would be slightly tricked, it wasn't severe enough. The normal value of this item was also around thirty million middle-grade celestial crystals.

“No, I can't let him off so easily.”

In Hua Luoying's opinion, the other party was on a roll and probably wouldn't withdraw anytime soon. As long as she provoked him a little, she could definitely reach a new high.

“Sixty million.”

She directly added ten million, then looked over provocatively, “How about it? Do you still dare to add?”

In her mind, as soon as she said that, the other party would definitely be provoked, and perhaps, like Jian Jueya just now, he would directly double it, bidding over one hundred million.

Even if not that much, he would at least add a few million.

At that point, she would directly withdraw, and this round of operation would be completed to Perfection.

But what she didn't expect was that as soon as her words fell, the other party directly threw down the bidding paddle in his hand.

“This broken thing is worth at most thirty million. Who with a sane mind would spend sixty million to buy it?!”

“Ugh!”

Hua Luoying almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. The script was completely different from what she had imagined.

A sky-high price of over one hundred million didn't appear, nor did an increase of a few million. Instead, he directly withdrew.

She had spent sixty million to buy something she couldn't even use, and was even mocked as being insane.

She really wanted to start over, to withdraw immediately when the other party called out fifty million.

It was a pity that this was an auction, and one hosted by Star Plucking Tower at that, so there was no such thing as going back on one's word.

She looked around, hoping that someone would still come forward at this time to take this hot potato off her hands.

However, all she saw at this moment were sneers and mockery. Everyone around looked at her as if she were an idiot; no one raised their bidding paddle again.

The most pleased was the Auctioneer on the stage. What she most wanted to see was this kind of struggle between guests, as the ultimate beneficiaries would certainly be herself and the auction house.

Seeing that no one else was bidding, she brought down her hammer, making the final decision.

“Alright, congratulations to this Fairy, the Eight Treasures Exquisite Jade Pendant is yours!” Hua Luoying’s face was extremely grim. Who was tricking whom, after all?