Chapter 225: Disdain
The fatty gulped, his eyes filled with desire.
"This gentleman bids four million five hundred thousand."
Li Yutong glanced at the fatty. Despite the contempt in her eyes, she maintained a faint smile and a gentle tone as she made the announcement.
"Four million eight hundred thousand!"
"Four million eight hundred fifty thousand!"
...
The price soared, rising by seven or eight hundred thousand in the blink of an eye.
"Five million."
Just then, a young man's voice was heard.
Everyone followed the voice with their eyes and saw a tall, slender young man sitting there, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Who is this kid?"
"How come I've never seen him before? He bid five million right off the bat."
"Tsk tsk, that's impressive. Five million just like that. I bet this kid is loaded, otherwise how could he afford to be so extravagant."
The surrounding crowd began to whisper among themselves.
"Hmph, he's just putting on an act."
Hearing this, Fatty Liu scoffed, then continued to raise the price. "Six million."
"Six million and ten thousand."
The young man smiled faintly and continued to speak, his tone calm.
"Seven million!"
Fatty Liu kept up, his eyes filled with fury.
"Seven million one hundred thousand."
the young man said unhurriedly.
"Damn it, are you fucking looking to die?!"
"Are you provoking me?"
Fatty Liu couldn't take it anymore. He shot to his feet and roared furiously.
"I'm not provoking you. I just happen to want this item as well,"
the young man shrugged and said.
"Hmph, since you're so tactless, don't blame me for what happens next!"
A cold glint flashed in Fatty Liu's eyes as he spoke harshly.
"Eight million!"
Fatty Liu's tone was laced with thick killing intent.
The entire hall instantly fell silent. No one else raised the bid. It was clear that the young man's actions had enraged the short-tempered fatty.
"Hehe, congratulations to Boss Liu on winning the reishi."
Li Yutong let out a charming laugh, her small gavel falling slowly onto the table, and then she stepped back.
The people around witnessed this scene and marveled at Fatty Liu's deep pockets.
"Haha, I'm going to stew this reishi into a soup and drink it later!"
Fatty Liu laughed heartily, his face filled with excitement.
Seeing Fatty Liu's nouveau riche attitude, the surrounding guests just shook their heads in disdain.
Shortly after, the auction for the item concluded. A waiter came forward and presented the wooden box containing the reishi to Fatty Liu.
'Hehe, I've really struck it rich this time!'
Fatty Liu gazed at the thousand-year-old reishi before him, his heart overjoyed.
"Next, we will be auctioning our next item."
"This is a piece of high-grade Sheep Tallow. I believe many of you will be very interested in it."
As soon as Li Yutong finished speaking, a staff member walked up, holding a Jade Pendant.
It was a piece of exceptionally fine Mutton Fat Jade, looking crystal clear and translucent, emitting a hazy mist. If carved, it would surely become a superb piece of beautiful jade.
"Those of you from esteemed medical families will surely be familiar with such a rare item."
"This is an excellent raw material for medicine. Whether used in alchemy or for preparing medicine, it can achieve twice the results with half the effort."
Li Yutong's introduction was not wrong; people in the audience were already eager to bid.
And they knew this was their chance to bid, and they had to fight for it.
"Two million!"
A man in a Tang-style suit stood up and said.
The moment he spoke, everyone else fell silent, as they knew there was a significant gap in status between themselves and this man.
"Two million one hundred thousand."
Another person hesitated for a moment before raising the bid.
"Three million!"
The man in the Tang-style suit continued.
"Three million five hundred thousand!"
"Four million."
...
As the man in the Tang-style suit kept bidding, the price continued to climb.
This Sheep Tallow was indeed rare. Not only could it be used as a medicinal ingredient, but it could also be used for alchemy.
This process involved grinding the materials into powder and combining them with other rare ingredients to perform alchemy, a skill none of them possessed.
But the people attending this auction were either rich or noble; naturally, they knew of the existence of people like Ancient Martial Artists.
After all, ordinary people couldn't bear to buy such an item.
And now this piece of Sheep Tallow was on the auction stage; it was just that these particular people weren't buying it.
They could still afford a few million, but the main reason was they didn't have anyone around them with superb medical skills who could actually use it.
Everyone started discussing, speculating who could be bidding such a high price.
"Who is that? The price he's bidding is outrageous."
"Could he be the young master of some big shot?"
The crowd speculated wildly.
"Hmph, I bid four million five hundred thousand."
Finally, a middle-aged man wearing glasses called out a price.
This glasses-wearing, middle-aged man looked refined and gentle, but it was all an act.
His name was Chen Minghao. He was a businessman whose family was fairly well-known in Jiangzhou City, with assets in the hundreds of millions.
He had come to Rongcheng this time to purchase real estate, which was why he was spending a huge sum to buy this reishi.
"Five million!"
The young man, as calm as ever, called out the high price of five million as if it were merely five hundred.
The moment he spoke, everyone was stunned.
"Holy shit, who is this young fellow?"
"That bid is just... filthy rich. Dropping five million just like that, without any pressure at all."
"No, the most crucial part isn't that he can afford it, but that he knows someone who can use the Sheep Tallow."
"This kid is probably more than just some rich second-generation heir. He might even be a mysterious Ancient Martial Artist."
"That's right, this kid is definitely not simple."
At this moment, the way everyone looked at the young man changed. Their gazes became filled with awe, and even admiration.
"Young man, let's be friends."
Just then, a middle-aged man with a beard walked up to the young man, a smile on his face.
"Not interested."
The young man glanced at the middle-aged man and spoke indifferently before turning his gaze back to the Sheep Tallow.
"Huh? Kid, don't get too arrogant. Let me tell you, don't think you can get away with anything just because you're an Ancient Martial Artist."
Hearing the young man's unconcealed contempt, the middle-aged man felt he had lost some face. He snorted coldly, a dark look clouding his eyes.
SMACK!
Before the middle-aged man could finish his sentence, the young man raised his hand and slapped him across the face.
The middle-aged man was instantly knocked to the ground. A tooth flew out, and his mouth filled with blood.
Hiss—
Seeing the young man's action, everyone sucked in a cold breath, their eyes filled with shock.
They never expected him to be so domineering and ruthless, resorting to violence at the slightest disagreement, completely disregarding the other person's status or background.
"I told you, I hate being threatened,"
the young man said, his expression icy and his tone indifferent. A piercing aura emanated from him, making hearts tremble.
"It's true! The guy's an Ancient Martial Artist. Stay away from him."