Chapter 1711: Chapter 1742: Screwed Over by Fourth Senior Brother
Li Xiaobai watched Yang Chen smoothly win all the auction items without the slightest hesitation. Whenever someone dared to bid, he directly increased the price by a hundred million. In the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Fourth Senior Brother had already spent several billion.
“Young Master, we’re all here for the auction items. We’ve already been made aware of your extraordinary background and endless wealth. Seeing that there’s little in this auction you seem to care for, why not leave a few things for us?”
Watching Yang Chen purchase item after item, many cultivators were furious but dared not speak.
“Treasures belong to those with strength. I have money, I can afford it, so naturally, the treasures are mine. It’s as simple as that.”
Yang Chen said coldly.
Immortal Wang couldn’t keep her mouth from smiling. This auction not only broke records for auction item prices and sales but also set a record for the fastest auction ever.
No one could compete against Yang Chen, and this master shouted astronomical prices every time. Whether anyone else bid no longer mattered, the auction house made a killing.
Many cultivators were angry and found it hard to vent their frustrations. They wanted to maliciously inflate the prices but didn’t have the guts to bid a hundred million. If they raised the price and no one else followed, even selling everything they had wouldn’t clear their debts.
After another cup of tea’s time, cultivators in the venue began to leave, deciding not to participate in the upcoming transactions.
Some families wanted to build good relations, while others harbored sinister intentions, planning to return to their clans to prepare resources and intercept Li Xiaobai and others halfway.
The auction reached the closing stage with only a few bidders, an unprecedented scene.
“Young Master, would you like to collect the last few treasures together?”
Immortal Wang asked with a sweet smile, her heart already numb.
This young master on the second floor displayed a wealth that seemed unfathomable.
It wasn’t just about having money; it was akin to owning a rare earth mine!
“Naturally, I’ll take them all.”
Yang Chen said.
A quarter of an hour later.
The curtain of the private room where Li Xiaobai was located on the second floor was lifted.
A woman in luxurious clothing entered the room, followed by Immortal Wang and many experts from the Clan of the Heavenly Gods.
This woman had an extraordinary demeanor, dressed in brocaded robes and jade, her skin like mutton-fat jade, exuding the elegance of a noble lady.
“I’m a cultivator of the Clan of the Heavenly Gods, Wang Ruoying. Having witnessed the Young Master’s actions today, I am deeply impressed and have come to impose.”
“My ancestors, upon hearing of your deeds, have nothing but praise and wish for an acquaintance with you.”
“May I ask the Young Master’s esteemed name?”
Wang Ruoying’s beautiful eyes lingered on both Yang Chen and Li Xiaobai before finally settling on Yang Chen.
This was a probing move. She had long known from Immortal Wang’s verification that these two had a master-servant relationship, but in her eyes, their demeanors were not at all like master and servant, more like two young masters, so she wanted to confirm personally.
“I am Yang Chen, and this is my young master, Li Xiaobai.”
Yang Chen pointed to Li Xiaobai and said with a cheerful smile.
Li Xiaobai nodded in agreement, “We come from the Abyssal Domain. Passing through here, we heard of the auction and decided to join the fun. It was merely a playful whim that disrupted the auction’s order. I hope the Immortal can forgive us.”
“Young Master’s presence is an honor for us. With such grand gestures, may I ask which family from the Abyssal Domain you belong to?”
Wang Ruoying slightly parted her red lips and smiled.
“That’s not something you need to know.”
“Now that the auction is over, can my young master see the treasures?”
Yang Chen asked, speaking with great respect for Li Xiaobai.
“Of course, the resources and treasures are ready. As soon as the Young Master pays, they can be taken.”
Wang Ruoying smiled.
At this point, Li Xiaobai finally understood what Fourth Senior Brother was scheming.
He respectfully called him Young Master. Yang Chen’s every word and action at the auction represented him, and in the eyes of bystanders, everything was at his instruction. Thus, the resources required for this final transaction naturally had to be provided by him, the Young Master.
Thinking back to Yang Chen’s reckless billions, he felt his scalp tingle and even wanted to kill him.
His gaze at Yang Chen was filled with resentment.
“Uh, in that case, aren’t you going to quickly hand over the resources?”
Li Xiaobai looked at Yang Chen and instructed.
“Young Master, didn’t the Master entrust all the resources to you when we set out? Did you forget?”
“Though we’ve been traveling leisurely, it’s also a great opportunity to make good friends, which was also the Master’s instruction.”
“We’ve lingered too long at the auction and must quickly conclude this journey to handle our important business.”
Yang Chen looked at Li Xiaobai, speaking with an unchanged face.
His words carried a reminder of this trip’s purpose, not to lose sight of the big picture for small gains.
Though he didn’t know Yang Chen’s specific plan, Li Xiaobai knew this was about entering the battlefield to find Second Senior Sister. His expression changed several times before he finally bit his lip and tossed out a Space Ring.
“It’s just a few billion. Take it.”
Li Xiaobai squeezed out the words, and although it was just some superior rare earth, converting a few billion meant that it cost him tens of millions in supreme rare earth resources.
These were resources he had acquired through countless robberies and raids, only to be thoroughly entrapped by Fourth Senior Brother.
“Young Master Li is indeed generous, worthy of being a scion of the Abyssal Domain.”
“I see a righteousness in you and a unique quality in your every gesture. If you don’t mind, would you care to visit my humble abode?”
Wang Ruoying checked the Space Ring and was secretly shocked, as it was filled with supreme rare earth resources.
Such extravagance! Although the numbers were the same, the energy contained in superior rare earth and supreme rare earth couldn’t be compared on the same day.
With tens of millions of supreme rare earth resources, the young master before her must certainly come from a family that owns a mine!
“This is convenient. Having earned so much of my resources, I ought to trouble the Immortal for a few days at her residence.”
Li Xiaobai forced a laugh.
Beside him, Yang Chen was still playing his role: “Young Master, we have important matters to attend to. It’s unwise to delay in such a small place.”
“What good is visiting the residence of a small family?”
“If you’re interested, Young Master, we can always buy the Clan of the Heavenly Gods later.”
Yang Chen’s words were outrageously bold, suggesting they could buy the family right away.
After this series of events, Wang Ruoying actually believed them, convinced that these two came from an extraordinary family.
She must forge a good relationship with them.
She needed to show some sincerity to pique their interest.
“Senior, I must disagree. Since I dared to invite the Young Master to my residence, it’s naturally not just for tea.”
“I wonder if the Young Master has heard of the Battlefield of the Heavens?”
Li Xiaobai and Yang Chen exchanged a subtle glance, their eyes lighting up, silently understanding each other.
It has arrived!
The bait is taken!