Millennium Melting Star Grass

Upon hearing this voice, Long Chen's mind immediately conjured the image of Xia Baichi, her face almost twisted beyond recognition.

Since losing the pill battle last time, Xia Baichi, in her fury, had exposed the scandal between herself and Wei Cang, and had seemingly vanished since then.

When this voice reached Long Chen's ears, he immediately knew something was wrong; he feared this idiotic woman wouldn't let him obtain the Golden-Spotted Tiger cub so easily.

"3.5 million."

This was already Long Chen's absolute limit. If it went beyond this price, it would truly pain him, as his own items hadn't been auctioned yet, and he lacked significant financial backing.

"3.51 million."

As soon as Long Chen finished speaking, Xia Baichi's voice followed without hesitation, and the entire venue fell silent.

Actually, the price of a typical Golden-Spotted Tiger cub was between 2 million and 2.5 million, but these things were rare; you couldn't just buy one whenever you wanted.

Once a cub was stolen, it had to be sold quickly. Otherwise, after ten days or half a month, the cub would grow, increasing the difficulty of taming it, making it worthless.

Therefore, the 3 million Long Chen offered was a reasonable price; after all, such opportunities were rare, and it was worth spending a bit more.

However, once it exceeded 3.5 million, Long Chen had already planned to give up. But hearing the tone in Xia Baichi's voice, his heart stirred.

The Star-Melting Grass he wanted to bid on should be coming out soon. If this idiot was intentionally trying to mess with him, he feared he might have to pay an astronomical price for it.

"4 million." Long Chen gritted his teeth, his voice filled with a hint of anger.

"4.01 million." Xia Baichi seemed to hear Long Chen's anger and felt much better, a hint of satisfaction even seeping into her voice.

Long Chen became even more certain that this idiot was just trying to spite him. She likely didn't have much interest in this Golden-Spotted Tiger cub; she was mainly targeting him.

"5 million," Long Chen said angrily.

"5.01 million."

Sure enough, as soon as Long Chen finished speaking, Xia Baichi's voice appeared immediately. Everyone in the venue stared at the two private boxes; everyone knew the two had locked horns.

"That woman is the princess of Great Xia, but who is in that box? Why does the voice sound so young? I don't think I've heard it before."

"Tch, you're too out of the loop. You can't even recognize the voice of the number one person of the younger generation in Fengming?"

Upon being reminded, the person suddenly realized. No wonder the Great Xia princess was targeting him so much; it turned out that person was Long Chen. That made everything make sense.

During the Fengming Lantern Festival, Long Chen had caused Xia Baichi to suffer a crushing defeat, and later, she had lost all her reputation and became despised by others. It was all thanks to Long Chen, so it was no surprise that she was targeting him.

Yao Niqian looked at Long Chen's private box, then at the one where Xia Baichi was, a charming smile appearing on the corner of her lips, though no one knew what she was thinking.

"Baichi, stop messing around. The auction has just begun; we still need to see if there are other things we need to buy. We can't waste money on him," Xia Changfeng looked at Xia Baichi and advised.

After all, it had just started, and the good items were all yet to come. If they used up their money prematurely, they would just be left staring helplessly.

"No, I absolutely cannot let this bastard go, the one who made me lose all face and lose my Beast Fire. Don't worry, I'll use my own money; I definitely won't use yours," Xia Baichi said, staring fixedly at Long Chen's private box.

"Alright then. But there will be plenty of opportunities later. Take it easy; if he bids again, just give up."

Seeing Xia Baichi so stubborn, Xia Changfeng had no choice. He could do nothing about this younger sister; after all, she was a Pill Disciple, and her status was even higher than his as a prince.

A smile appeared on the corner of Long Chen's lips. Since you want to play, and I'm free anyway, I'll play along with you.

"You win."

To everyone's surprise, Long Chen, whose voice had been full of anger just before, simply gave up.

This stunned everyone, and then they realized that Long Chen was too cunning. This was a classic case of using the opponent's strategy against them, pulling a fast one on Xia Baichi.

"Congratulations, Princess Baichi, on obtaining the Golden-Spotted Tiger cub," Yao Niqian smiled, signaling for others to carry the cub down.

Now that this Golden-Spotted Tiger cub had soared to an astronomical price of 5 million, there was no need to call out those annoying "going once, going twice, going three times." It would only create an awkward silence, so Yao Niqian made the final decision directly.

Xia Baichi was stunned, then realized she had been schemed against by Long Chen, and couldn't help but fly into a rage, screaming:

"Long Chen, you will die a horrible death!"

When dealing with a shrew cursing in the street, never engage. First, you will never win; second, even if you do win, it is still a disgrace.

So, Long Chen hid in the private box with a grin, imagining whether Xia Baichi's face would be twisted into a musical staff.

The auction continued, with all kinds of treasures, strange and bizarre, dazzling the eyes. Long Chen now abandoned his previous low-key attitude; for almost every item he was interested in, he would bid a few times.

As a result, as soon as Long Chen shouted, Xia Baichi immediately followed, adding exactly 10,000 gold coins, no more, no less. For a time, the auction house became a battlefield for the two of them.

"1.8 million." "1.81 million." "2.5 million." "2.51 million." "…"

Yao Niqian looked at both sides with a smile, saying nothing, letting them bid as hard as they wanted.

"Baichi, stop messing around. He is clearly playing with you. No matter how much money you have, it won't be enough," Xia Changfeng couldn't help but say angrily.

During this time, with Long Chen's enthusiastic help, Xia Baichi had already bought over a dozen items, most of which were basically useless, and she had already spent over 20 million gold coins.

Xia Changfeng couldn't help but feel some regret. Originally, Xia Baichi didn't want to come; after all, her illicit affair with Wei Cang was known throughout the city, and she had been hiding in her room, not daring to go out.

This time, when the auction started, Xia Changfeng wanted, on one hand, to help Xia Baichi get over her current state of mind; on the other hand, he hoped to get financial support from her, as she was a Pill Disciple and wealthier than him.

But watching her spend over 20 million gold coins in such a short time made his heart ache; that was all money, after all.

At this moment, Xia Baichi finally sobered up. Even if she were rich, she couldn't buy out the entire auction and bid on everything. Doing so would only mean she had fallen for Long Chen's scheme.

"Princess, there's no need to be anxious. If you want revenge, it's not too late to retaliate when Long Chen actually makes his move," the First Prince, Chu Yang, smiled.

"That's right, Brother Chu Yang is correct. According to the rules of the Huayun Pavilion, since he was arranged a private box, he must be planning to buy something," Xia Changfeng also advised.

Hearing what the two said, Xia Baichi's anger calmed down slightly, but she hated Long Chen more and more.

Since meeting Long Chen, she had been constantly suffering losses. It was as if Long Chen was her nemesis, suppressing her completely.

After listening to the two, Xia Baichi finally stopped competing with Long Chen. Once the two calmed down, the order of the auction returned to normal.

The auction reached this point, and dusk had fallen. The auction paused, the surrounding curtains were opened, and hundreds of women pushed up dining carts filled with exquisite food and fine wine.

This was also a very user-friendly side of the Huayun Pavilion; fearing that everyone would be hungry, people helped themselves.

"Brother Long, let's go too. To tell you the truth, it was too tense just now, and now I realize I'm famished," Fatty Yu said.

"No need to go down."

Long Chen shook his head. Just as he finished speaking, two beautiful attendants pushed an eight-foot-long table and walked in.

On the long table were dozens of sumptuous dishes, emitting an alluring aroma that made one drool.

But Fatty Yu, that guy, just stared blankly at the two women, having long forgotten his hunger entirely.

"Please enjoy, everyone. We sisters will pour wine for you."

Those two attendants didn't care about Fatty Yu's gaze; their eyes swept over Long Chen, full of joy.

"Eh, it's actually you two."

Long Chen took a look at them and couldn't help but be surprised. Those two were exactly two of the four people responsible for welcoming guests on Long Chen's first day at the Huayun Pavilion.

"Ah, Young Noble Long Chen, you actually remember us?"

The two women couldn't help but cheer with excitement. One attendant secretly looked around, then took out a small booklet from her bosom.

With a shy blush on her face, she said: "Young Noble Long Chen, could you give me an autograph?"

Long Chen was stunned. He took the small booklet and couldn't help but widen his eyes immediately. On the booklet was drawn a tall, jade-like man, with thick eyebrows like swords, eyes like stars, and a head of black hair flying, extraordinarily handsome.

Looking closely at the person, he actually looked 80% similar to him, but even more handsome than himself. Long Chen was stunned for a long time.

"Is this person me?" Long Chen asked, somewhat incredulously.

"You don't know?" Not only the two attendants, but even Shi Feng and the others were extremely surprised.

"This is the deluxe limited edition of 'Fengming War God,' worth 35 gold coins. We spent more than half a year's wages to buy it. Please, give us an autograph."

Long Chen looked at this 'Fengming War God,' flipped through the contents, and immediately sighed in admiration. There are no difficult things in the world, only those who are determined. This thing was so stirring that even he wanted to buy it.

Looking at the vermilion pen handed over by the attendant, Long Chen gave a wry smile: "You aren't doing this with premeditation, are you?"

The two attendants blushed, obviously having been called out by Long Chen. They ran over to deliver the meal to Long Chen just to see him.

Long Chen waved his hand, and with a flourish, signed his name on the cover. During the time he couldn't practice, Long Chen had always been taught by his mother to read and write, and his handwriting was very beautiful.

Now that he could practice, his handwriting had changed from rounded to possessing an imposing Aura, filled with a will ready for battle.

After receiving the small booklet signed by Long Chen, the two attendants couldn't help but be excited. After thanking Long Chen, they hurried away, not even bothering to pour wine, presumably to go and show off to the other sisters.

"Brother Long, I have hundreds of copies collected at home. Can you help me sign them one by one?" Monkey rolled his eyes and said with a fawning smile.

"Forget it. Keep your little schemes to yourself. You just want to take Brother Long's signed booklets and sell them for a high price," a young noble who came along said with disdain.

"Nonsense, am I that kind of person?" Monkey was enraged, but seeing the disdainful looks from everyone, he lacked confidence and spread his hands: "I just wanted to know what the exchange rate between Brother Long's autograph and gold coins is."

"Stop talking nonsense and eat quickly," Long Chen said irritably. Everyone laughed, and then they started devouring the food. After they finished, the two attendants ran back, pushed the dining cart away, and served tea and fruit.

Not even the time it takes for an incense stick to burn later, the auction started again, and Yao Niqian's charming voice came: "The next item to be auctioned is — Millennium Star-Melting Grass."