Chapter 2 Another Side of the Auction

At the same time, on the other side of the auction venue, Xu Banxian was urging a young man sitting next to him.

"Young Master He, the time has come for you to act! This jade ruyi is the magical artifact I told you about!"

The young man took a sip of tea, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Master Xu, is this jade ruyi really as powerful as you say? My grandfather's birthday is in two weeks, and if I want to outshine the others at the birthday banquet, this gift is crucial!"

"Of course!"

Xu Banxian asserted, "Young Master He, as long as you present this jade ruyi to Elder He at the birthday banquet, no one in the He family will be able to compare to you."

"Well, Master Xu, I believe you. Don't let me down!"

The young man, whom Xu Banxian called Young Master He, nodded, then slowly opened his mouth and said calmly, "I bid three hundred million!"

Three hundred million!

This number immediately shocked the entire venue.

Before, everyone was bidding in increments of millions, but Young Master He directly added over a hundred million to the existing price!

That was over a hundred million, not one million, not ten million, but over a hundred million.

Even the change was a number that most ordinary people in this world could not earn in their entire lives.

In an instant, everyone's eyes turned towards them.

"So it's He Xinwu, the eldest son of the He family. No wonder!"

"The He family is rich and powerful. Three hundred million is just a drop in the bucket!"

"As far as I know, Young Master He is just an ordinary person and not a cultivator at all. What's he doing getting involved in this..."

The crowd chattered, and Chen Xiao also turned his attention to He Xinwu.

He saw a young man in his thirties, wearing trendy clothes that were clearly expensive.

At this moment, he was leaning back on the sofa with his legs crossed, and besides Xu Banxian, there were two pretty girls standing beside him.

"He's also from the He family?"

Chen Xiao asked Hua Ge, looking at him.

Hua Ge nodded hurriedly: "Young man, don't you recognize him? He's He Xinyi's brother, but not from the same branch... Old Master He has several concubines, and I can't remember which one he's from!"

Chen Xiao squinted his eyes at He Xinwu. It was like searching high and low only to find it effortlessly.

If he wanted to find out the whereabouts of He Xinyi, wouldn't asking this person be the easiest way?

After He Xinwu called out the high price of three hundred million, the auction stalled.

Those who wanted to compete for the jade ruyi hesitated.

Leaving aside whether this magical artifact was worth three hundred million, even if it was, whether they could compete with He Xinwu was unknown.

After all, the He family was rich and powerful, and could easily take out several hundred million.

These術法 (Shufa) masters certainly weren't short of money, but precisely because they weren't short of money, they never felt that money was important.

This meant that when they needed a large sum of money, they couldn't immediately produce it.

Of course, if they were given time to prepare, they could raise several hundred million, a billion, or even tens of billions.

But the problem was, the auction wouldn't give them that time.

"Three hundred million for the first time!"

"Three hundred million for the second time!"

"Three hundred million for the..."

Just when everyone thought the matter was settled and the auctioneer was about to bring down the hammer, a plain voice suddenly rang out.

"Five hundred million."

Instantly, the entire venue fell silent.

Everyone's eyes converged, and they saw a young man in ordinary clothes raising his hand calmly.

"Where did this kid come from? Five hundred million, such a large sum!"

"There's no spiritual energy fluctuation on him. It seems he's just another ordinary person."

"Judging by his accent, he's from the mainland. I wonder which family he's from?"

The crowd chattered, and suspicious glances swept back and forth over Chen Xiao.

Hua Ge was dumbfounded. He was wondering who would be such a fool as to spend five hundred million to buy this broken jade.

Then he realized that the person bidding was Chen Xiao.

He stared at Chen Xiao in disbelief, unable to speak.

Xu Banxian's gaze also turned towards them. His eyes were venomous, and his heart was filled with suspicion.

"Could it be that old, dying Huang is trying to go against me?"

He thought that Chen Xiao, like He Xinwu, was bidding because he had been bewitched by Old Huang.

He Xinwu frowned slightly: "A mainland kid? Heh..."

Then, he said casually, "Seven hundred million!"

He was determined to get this magical artifact, as it was related to his future status in the He family.

No pain, no gain. Today, he would use all his wealth to get this jade ruyi!

"Nine hundred million!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as He Xinwu finished speaking, Chen Xiao's bid followed closely.

He Xinwu's eyes widened, and he gasped for breath.

Even the auctioneer on the stage had an incredulous expression on his face.

As a seasoned auctioneer, this was not the first time he had auctioned magical artifacts.

Therefore, he knew that this jade ruyi was simply not worth that much money.

Not to mention nine hundred million, even three hundred million was already overpriced, exceeding its intrinsic value.

Nine hundred million was purely being a fool, either burning money or deliberately causing trouble.

He Xinwu's face was uncertain. Nine hundred million was far beyond his capabilities.

Although he was the eldest son of the He family, his actual liquid assets were not that abundant. Even the seven hundred million he had just bid had to be borrowed from various sources to make up the amount.

His family was wealthy, but that money wasn't his. He couldn't use it at will.

Seeing that Young Master He was no longer raising the price, Xu Banxian immediately urged, "Young Master He, hurry up and raise the price!"

He Xinwu glanced at Xu Banxian and sneered, "Master Xu, I've never heard of any magical artifact being worth nine hundred million. Since this mainland kid wants to be a fool, then let him be!"

As the eldest son of the He family, he would naturally not admit that he couldn't afford to raise the price.

"You!"

Xu Banxian glared at He Xinwu fiercely, "Young Master He, didn't you understand what I said before? This is not about money. The value of this magical artifact cannot be measured by money at all!"

He Xinwu frowned: "Master Xu, what do you mean by that? Could it be that the magical artifact has other amazing abilities?"

Xu Banxian hesitated, and finally waved his hand impatiently, "Forget it... I can't be bothered to tell you."

At this time, the auctioneer had already brought down the hammer for the third time, and Chen Xiao successfully bid for the jade ruyi.

Chen Xiao finally realized the benefits of having money at this time, but even without money... he was determined to get this jade ruyi. If someone else bid for it, he would just snatch it!

Seeing Chen Xiao playing with the jade ruyi in his hand, a layer of vicious light appeared in Xu Banxian's eyes.

It was obvious that he and Chen Xiao had the same idea!