Chapter 397: The Middleman Profits from the Price Difference

The person who sent the message to him was Qiao Rong; she relayed Elder Qiao's meaning, telling Xiao Fan about the discussion between Pavilion Master Yan Tong and the others.

"Because I raise the price of every auction item, for the portion exceeding the market price… I get a ten percent commission… The Yao Beast just now counts too, so doesn't that mean I just earned 700,000 Spirit Stones?!!!"

Xiao Fan muttered to himself, his face immediately lighting up with joy.

He had just intended to pit Diao Zhen, and ended up earning 700,000?

Struck it rich, he really struck it rich.

Treasure Pavilion, you're like Family…

Xiao Fan was overjoyed and immediately replied: No problem, leave this matter to me.

Furthermore, Qiao Rong said that if Xiao Fan actually won the auction item in the end, it would be fine, as long as the price wasn't too outrageous…

If Xiao Fan was unwilling to buy it, the Treasure Pavilion could cancel the transaction for the item.

At this moment, Xiao Fan understood that the Treasure Pavilion was looking for him to be a shill…

In an auction house, finding a shill is a very common occurrence.

"Not bad, not bad…"

Xiao Fan was ecstatic. What was wrong with being a shill?

He was more than happy to be one.

Actually, Xiao Fan didn't know that the Treasure Pavilion had already arranged many shills inside the venue.

It was just that they wouldn't speak up when the Four Great Forces were bidding.

They only occasionally joined in to raise prices when the various families were bidding.

But…

Although Xiao Fan was young, he was a person of status.

As an Inner Sect Disciple of the Jixian Sect, one of the Four Great Forces, even if someone in the venue thought the Treasure Pavilion might use shills…

They would absolutely never suspect Xiao Fan.

This gave him a unique advantage.

In a short while, Diao Zhen's face was beaten until it was as swollen as a pig's head…

He didn't look the least bit handsome or Bufan as before…

Xiao Fan was delighted to see this; his gaze noticed the two women beside him.

He found that the two women were staring intently, watching Diao Zhen get beaten…

Hu Rui was smiling like a flower, almost clapping her hands in glee…

Nangong Lingxuan's lips were curled upward the whole time, almost laughing out loud; this expression of hers was quite rare…

Nangong Lingxuan loathed Diao Zhen; one could say the person she hated most in her life was Diao Zhen… at this moment, her heart felt unspeakably refreshed!

Hu Rui's reaction was because of the grudge from Diao Zhen trying to snatch the horse just now.

Now that the grudge was avenged, she naturally felt great…

Inside the venue, there were endless sighs, but then things quieted down a lot.

Anyone could see that the Diao Family Head was furious; although they wanted to mock the Diao Family, they didn't dare to do so openly.

They could only transmit messages privately…

But as one might imagine, after this auction, the Diao Family would become the laughingstock of the entire Wuhuang Province.

And Diao Zhen would likely be ranked at the top of the list of profligate sons among the various families…

"Alright, the next item to be auctioned is the Poisonous Snake Divine Milk…"

Wu Qingyan's voice rang out, bringing the people back to their senses and reminding them it was still an auction. Their attention shifted away from the Diao Family Head beating his rebellious son…

Even the Diao Family Head stopped…

Just now, he was venting his anger by beating his 'calf,' which made him forget the occasion; for a moment, he only cared about his own satisfaction and forgot everything else.

Looking at his son, who had been beaten half-dead…

The Diao Family Head felt another pang of heartache…

He gave up on continuing the beating, fed his son a few Medicinal Pills, and turned back to continue participating in the auction.

The Spirit Stones brought by the Diao Family had been squandered by nearly half in a short while…

If they couldn't win anything useful this time, there would probably be a lot of trouble upon returning to the Diao Family…

Even his father, the Diao Family Old Ancestor, wouldn't let him off easily.

Xiao Fan didn't have time to bother with Diao Zhen.

His grudge was avenged, and he had even earned 700,000 Spirit Stones from the other party; he didn't hate him at all anymore.

He originally didn't have much interest in this auction…

However…

It was different now.

Good lord, a ten percent commission. He looked at everyone in the venue with eyes shining brightly.

"This Poisonous Snake Divine Milk has a starting price of 300,000, with a minimum bid increment of 20,000…"

As soon as Wu Qingyan finished speaking, the sounds of bidding rose from all around…

Xiao Fan was in no hurry to speak. What he needed to do was be a troublemaker, speaking up only when the competition became fierce…

"350,000!"

"400,000…"

"600,000…"

"…"

"900,000…"

The bidding continued, and as the voices gradually grew quieter, Xiao Fan knew it was time for him to act…

"One million…"

Xiao Fan spoke up; in truth, he had no idea what this Poisonous Snake Divine Milk was for.

It was entirely to profit from the price difference…

The scene went quiet, and everyone's eyes turned toward Xiao Fan…

Good lord, it's this fellow speaking again…

In an instant, there was dead silence; the few people who had been bidding just now all stopped.

They didn't dare to bid further, fearing they would be pitted…

Even the forces that desperately needed the Poisonous Snake Divine Milk were the same.

This Poisonous Snake Divine Milk was precious, but it wasn't something that couldn't be obtained elsewhere…

The tragedy of the Diao Family was still fresh in their minds…

"Jixian Sect, one million once…"

Wu Qingyan was also stunned, but the time was up, and she had to begin the countdown…

Xiao Fan: "…"

It can't be like this, right?

Doesn't this mean he called it for nothing?

No one is competing with him, so he didn't make any money?

The people from the Jixian Sect were also stunned, especially the three Elders, including Elder Yin Su…

Having attended many auctions, who among them had ever seen such a situation?

Good lord, as soon as this kid speaks, no one competes!