Chapter 321 - 320 Hand-picking Sky Thunder
Whispers filled the crowd as they started to discuss among themselves. If it were true, what Zhou Bingliang had done was truly terrifying.
"You... you’re talking nonsense!" Zhou Bingliang exclaimed in a panic, "You said that we used a blinding spell to deceive Master Zhou. Then let me ask you, if we can use a blinding spell to trick Master Zhou, why not apply the spell to all the magic artifacts? In that case, Master Zhou would identify all of them as medium quality magical tools, and we would make even more money—so why bother going through all this trouble?"
"That’s exactly where your cunning lies!" Su Yang said, "Bringing out forty or fifty medium quality magical tools in one auction is rare at any auction. If Master Zhou were to appraise them, and they started selling in batches, people might believe it at first. As more and more medium quality magical tools appeared later on, people would grow skeptical and hesitate to buy them."
"Therefore, you made it a point to discredit Master Zhou in front of everyone while allowing this Master Hu to demonstrate his abilities. With that, people’s concerns would vanish. To the crowd, it seemed like Master Hu stood in opposition to you, and since he’s a Magician of the Immortal realm, his appraisals were deemed unquestionable, and no one would consider alternative possibilities. Thus, your magic artifacts sold smoothly, didn’t they?"
"Oh my gosh!" Fatty exclaimed in shock, "As Young Master Su said, it suddenly hit me. Indeed, I’ve never heard of an auction that could produce so many medium quality magical tools at once. If it wasn’t for Master Hu, I... I really wouldn’t have believed it!"
The crowd nodded in agreement; the reason they dared to spend so much money was entirely because of Master Hu. Now, hearing Su Yang’s analysis, they suddenly realized they had truly been deceived!
Seeing that he was losing control of the situation, Zhou Bingliang quickly sent a glance towards Master Hu.
"Ridiculous!" Master Hu suddenly shouted, "Where did this ignorant brat come from, daring to doubt my sacred magic? Are you seeking death! How dare you insult me thus, aren’t you afraid of provoking the wrath of heaven and being struck by a Heavenly Tribulation?!"
As he spoke, the wind and clouds churned outside, as if lightning were truly about to strike down. The menacing sound was terrifying.