Volume 2: Jade Promise Chapter 59: Play to the End
"Fifty-five taels." Tang Zheng observed for a moment, and when he found that almost everyone present was not interested in this martial art, he quoted a price that was not high-profile.
Having experienced countless auction house biddings in his previous life, Tang Zheng, who bid in the gold group, knew very well that auctioning also requires skills. Not revealing the extent of one's desire for the target is one of the keys to getting it at a low price.
Thanks to Tang Zheng's amazing financial resources and generous character shown in the first auction item, those guests who were not determined to get this martial arts book immediately gave up the idea of continuing to bid when they heard that the offer came from Room No. 12.
"Fifty-five taels, the first time, fifty-five taels, the second time..." Just as the auctioneer was about to announce that the book "Secrets of Strengthening Meridians" would soon belong to Tang Zheng.
A new offer came out: "One hundred taels of purple gold!"
When Tang Zheng heard the offer, he frowned slightly. But after seeing where the offer came from, he suddenly laughed: "Zhen Renxin! Haha, you still want to play, right? I'll play with you to the end today."
In the auction house, which had just returned to normal not long ago, the guests were all delighted when they heard this. Well, the argument has started again, and there is another good show to watch!
Anyway, everyone cared less about the martial arts this time than the fox girl, and were happy to watch these two local tycoons compete in wealth and arrogance, just treating it as a free show.
However, what everyone expected, Tang Zheng to immediately raise the price, did not happen.
After Zhen Renxin from Room No. 5 of Tianzi raised the price of "Secrets of Strengthening Meridians" to one hundred taels, Room No. 12 of Dizi fell completely silent.
If you say he has no money, no one will believe it. A rich man who can easily take out three hundred taels to buy a fox girl must have enough money to afford a hundred taels of purple gold.
No one would believe that he was afraid of Zhen Renxin. He was already offended by the fox girl who stole his love just now. It's an offense to offend him once, and it's an offense to offend him twice. There's no need to give in suddenly, right?
The only possibility is that the guest in Room 12 is not interested in the "Secrets of Strengthening Meridians" at all and is just randomly bidding a price for fun.
It looks like Zhen Renxin is going to be a sucker. Just now, the fox girl coveted it for a long time but failed to buy it. Now this time he has to spend another hundred taels to buy a piece of junk.
Everyone thought so in their hearts, waiting to see Zhen Renxin make a fool of himself.
Zhen Renxin originally just wanted to raise the price a bit too high, so as to make Tang Zheng waste more purple gold and make him unhappy. However, Tang Zheng, contrary to his expectations, completely ignored him and had no intention of arguing any further. Zhen Renxin's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he thought the same thing as the other guests in the auction house.
"Could it be that the bastard doesn't care about this martial arts book at all?" Zhen Renxin felt as if he was being fooled again, and his anger was rising.
"One hundred taels for the first time, one hundred taels for the second time..." Just when Zhen Renxin was feeling upset, the auctioneer's voice rang out unceremoniously.
It was not until the last moment when the auctioneer was about to drop the hammer that Tang Zheng casually added a new price: "One hundred and one taels."
When Zhen Renxin heard the price of Room No. 12 increase, he suddenly felt relieved.
He was rich, but not rich enough to casually throw out a hundred taels of purple gold to buy a martial arts book that was meaningless to him.
But Zhen Renxin just breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately began to worry again: "Does that bastard in Room 12 want this martial arts book? Should I continue to argue with him, or just let it go?"
Zhen Renxin felt that he was caught in a dilemma. He could continue to raise the price and argue with Tang Zheng, but he was afraid that Tang Zheng was deliberately trying to cheat him. As soon as he raised the price, he would stop bidding and he would be the one who was taken advantage of.
If he didn't raise the price and let Tang Zheng get the martial arts book, it would feel like it was too cheap for him, and he felt suffocated and uncomfortable.
Just as Zhen Renxin was thinking about it, it was time for the auctioneer to drop the hammer.
"One hundred and one taels for the first time, one hundred and one taels for the second time..."
Zhen Renxin listened to the auctioneer's bidding, gnashing his teeth, opening and closing his mouth several times, and finally watched the auctioneer bring down the hammer, announcing that the copy of "Secrets of Strengthening Meridians" would go to Room No. 12.
When Zhen Renxin heard the auctioneer finally announce the owner of the martial arts book, he felt as if someone had slapped him hard in the face again. He also seemed to hear the mocking voices of everyone else in the auction house.
The fox girl's resentment and embarrassment at having her love stolen had not yet disappeared, and he actually brought humiliation upon himself again.
"Next time damn, no matter how much money I spend, I will keep a close eye on that bastard in Room 12 and make sure he gets nothing at the auction next time!" Zhen Renxin said inwardly in anger.
Tang Zheng had a smile on his face, and he was almost impatient to get the martial arts book "Secrets of Strengthening Meridians" which was about to arrive.
However, he had not forgotten that the first target of this auction, a pair of deerskins of Aoxue Fuzhu and Qishuang Fuzhu, had not yet been acquired.
The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard!
The bidding for the fifth lot ended in a rather anticlimactic way. Zhen Renxin's sudden admission of defeat made the guests, who were ready to watch another good show, secretly curl their lips and give Zhen Renxin a thumbs up.
However, they soon discovered that the best was yet to come, and Zhen Renxin and Tang Zheng did not disappoint them at all.
Zhen Renxin had originally made up his mind to snipe Tang Zheng at every auction item that he was interested in and never let Tang Zheng get away with it.
However, Tang Zheng did not expect that before he could get the auction item he liked, the auction item he was interested in came on stage first.
"The seventh auction item is a box of twelve Taiyin Changcui Pills. I believe everyone present here is very clear about its effect. It can help warriors regulate the absorbed star power when they are cultivating star power, greatly speeding up the absorption of star power. As for the Taiyin Changcui Pill in my hand, it is produced by Tianyi Valley and is of guaranteed quality. The medicinal effect of one pill is five times longer than that of an ordinary Changcui Pill! The starting price is sixty taels of purple gold!"
When the auctioneer took out the seventh lot and just said the name of the seventh lot, the auction enthusiasm of the warriors on the scene was once again ignited.
This kind of elixir, which can directly and significantly increase the speed of a warrior's star power cultivation, is much more popular than martial arts like "The Secret of Solid Meridians" which only indirectly assists in cultivation. Moreover, the elixirs produced by Tianyi Valley, like the weapons produced by Bailianfang, are all famous brand products. You will never be cheated if you buy them.
"Tsk tsk, this thing doesn't seem to be of much use. Why are they all so enthusiastic..." Tang Zheng smacked his lips and said with some boredom when he saw the warriors in the field getting excited .
"Are you showing off the Taiyin star in your fate palace?" Xu Qingyan glanced at Tang Zheng and said.
"My distinguished guest, the effect of Taiyin Changcui Dan is naturally much weaker for warriors who have already attracted the Taiyin star in their fate palace, but it still has a certain improvement effect. If you are not short of money, buying a box is also a good choice." The servant suggested weakly after hearing Xu Qingyan's words.
Tang Zheng smiled and didn't answer, but the smugness on his face was obvious.
Taiyin Changcui Dan is still somewhat effective for warriors who have attracted the Taiyin star in their fate palace, but for Tang Zheng, who is a Taiyin star-favored person, it is really meaningless - the special bonuses obtained by Taiyin star-favored people are countless times stronger than Taiyin Changcui Dan.
Seeing Tang Zheng's weird smile, the servant standing beside him had no idea what was going on, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he just shut up and stopped talking.
The price on site soon reached one hundred taels of purple gold. Zhen Renxin was also somewhat interested in the "Taiyin Changcui Dan" produced by Tianyi Valley. After all, he was already a mid-three-star level, and the total amount of star power required for promotion was much greater than before. Having one more box of this high-quality "Taiyin Changcui Dan" would greatly improve his cultivation speed.
However, he had learned his lesson this time. He did not make a high offer in a high-profile manner, nor did he use his privilege to add only one or two ounces of purple gold at a time to show off. Instead, he mingled with other warriors normally and raised the price occasionally.
By the time he raised the price to one hundred and thirty taels, no one was competing with him anymore. This price was enough to buy a box of Taiyin Changcui Dan produced by Tianyi Valley. Although the price was a bit high, it was definitely worth it.
However, Zhen Renxin's wishful thinking failed again.
"One hundred and eighty taels!" A price increase was suddenly heard from Room 12, and it was directly increased by fifty taels of purple gold.
In the auction house, everyone was suddenly silent because of the price.
"Ahhh, damn it, this bastard, is he done yet?" Zhen Renxin crushed the remaining armrest of the couch in the room, his face looking extremely ugly.
Although Taiyin Changcui Dan is good, it would be too painful to spend one hundred and eighty taels to buy it. After all, this thing is just a consumable. Once the twelve pills are used up, there will be no more.
Zhen Renxin was about to give up, but when he thought about the humiliation he felt when he watched Tang Zheng buy the martial arts book at a not-so-high price, he decided to go for it.
"Two hundred and fifty taels!" Zhen Renxin felt a surge of satisfaction when he shouted out the price. "Fuck, you're awesome, keep bidding, keep raising the price, you're just being taken advantage of!"
However, as time passed, the entire auction house became quiet, and everyone was waiting for the price of Room No. 12.
Two hundred and fifty taels, this is the price for a box of Taiyin Changcui Dan. If it’s not that the rich are arguing with each other, but just for the sake of face and wealth, who would offer such a high price?
But, unfortunately, until the auctioneer called out the price of two hundred and fifty taels three times and until the auctioneer finally dropped the hammer, no more words came out of Room No. 12.
"Two hundred and fifty taels, deal! Lot number seven, a box of Taiyin Changcui Dan, was successfully bought by the guest in Room No. 5 of Tianzi for two hundred and fifty taels!" The auctioneer's slightly exaggerated voice sounded like a naked mockery to Zhen Renxin, who was already stunned in the room.
"You idiot! You bought a box of Taiyin Changcui Dan. You're really an idiot..." It seemed as if countless people were looking at you strangely and making mocking sounds in Zhen Renxin's ears.
"Why, he stopped bidding? Why..." Zhen Renxin kept muttering to himself until the auctioneer took the seventh lot off the stage.
