“Mysterious Ice Mad Lion, starting bid five million low-grade spirit stones, with each increase no less than one hundred thousand. The auction begins now.”
In the host’s eyes, the value of the Mysterious Ice Mad Lion was about the same as Qin Huo’s, which was rather a pity.
Nowadays, the wealthier the nobility, the more they seemed to neglect proper pursuits.
If this continued, their competitiveness would gradually diminish.
No wonder dynasties always changed, after all, flowers in a greenhouse could never endure overly harsh trials.
“Five million one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones. Who dares compete with me?”
The auction for the Mysterious Ice Mad Lion had just begun when Yan Peng suddenly stood up and roared.
His shout forced many who were about to bid to swallow their words.
“That guy, he’s definitely trying to sabotage me.”
Ling Xiao’s killing intent grew stronger.
This Yan Peng was not only utterly despicable but also kept causing him trouble. No matter who it was, they probably could not tolerate such behaviour.
“Young Master Yan, this isn’t quite right.”
Someone frowned and said.
This was someone from the VIP area.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he was slapped across the face by one of Yan Peng’s subordinates.
That fellow was truly strong, very terrifying.
Ling Xiao watched all this unfold calmly, without any urgency.
He refused to believe Yan Peng could cover the sky with one hand.
In the end, Yan Peng was just a noble from the Great Roc Clan. There were definitely plenty of people who did not fear him.
Yan Peng hoped to see anger and frustration on Ling Xiao’s face, but he was disappointed. Ling Xiao’s calm composure was completely beyond his expectations.
“Pretend. Keep pretending. This young master wants to see how long you can keep it up.”
Yan Peng fumed inwardly.
“I bid five million two hundred thousand. Young Master Yan, I really like this Mysterious Ice Mad Lion too.”
Finally, someone else from the VIP area bid.
Seeing this person, Yan Peng could not help frowning. The competitor was also a noble from the Divine Phoenix Empire, and he was studying martial arts at the Divine Phoenix Academy as well.
“So it’s Ming Ling from the Dark Phoenix Clan. Could you give me some face? As long as you do me this favour today, I’ll repay you handsomely in the future.”
Seeing this person, Yan Peng did not dare to be too aggressive, so he spoke softly.
“Hehe, just joking with you.”
In fact, Ming Ling had no interest in the Mysterious Ice Mad Lion.
As one of the Ten Phoenix Sons, the Dark Phoenix Son, in the past, that would have made him a crown prince.
He had insisted on bidding only for the sake of face.
He could not let others think he feared Yan Peng.
But since Yan Peng’s attitude was so good, there was no need to continue competing.
“Thank you, Dark Phoenix Son.”
Yan Peng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. In a moment of impulse, he had forgotten that the auction house was full of hidden talents.
He had nearly offended a big shot.
But next, no one should compete with him, right?
Yan Peng breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Five million three hundred thousand. This thing is mine.”
“Hehe, Young Master Yan, such arrogance. I like this thing a lot. I bid ten million low-grade spirit stones for it.”
Just as Yan Peng thought he could finally buy the Mysterious Ice Mad Lion cheaply, a voice rang out, even carrying a hint of mocking laughter.
“Who? Who the hell dares compete with this young master?”
Yan Peng was nearly driven mad with rage.
Ming Ling not giving him face was one thing, after all, that was the Dark Phoenix Son, one of the Ten Phoenix Sons.
But he had just checked carefully. In the VIP seats, there was no one stronger or from a greater family than him.
More importantly, this voice came from below, from some ignorant commoner who dared to compete with him.
His gaze brimmed with intense killing intent. He really wanted to find that guy right now and tear him to pieces.
“What, Young Master Yan plans to deal with me?”
A cold yet pleasant voice came from a certain direction. Ling Xiao looked down and, upon seeing the person, could not help shaking his head with a wry smile.
This person wore a long fiery red dress, extremely beautiful. Though not the pinnacle of beauty, she was definitely among the elite of women.
It was none other than Feng Yanran.
Ling Xiao had told Feng Yanran to return to cultivation, but she was worried and had sneaked into the common area to be ready to assist at any time.
Seeing Yan Peng shamelessly trying to suppress the price, and since she herself was interested in the Mysterious Ice Mad Lion, she had opened her mouth to bid.
She had borrowed some spirit stones from Feng Qingyan earlier and received some rewards from Ling Xiao. The low-grade spirit stones she had now totalled fifteen million, which should allow her to compete a bit.
“It’s you.”
Seeing it was Feng Yanran, Yan Peng could not help feeling discouraged.
Everyone knew that the crown prince Feng Yinshan was very protective of this Feng Yanran. Yan Peng’s influence was not small, but compared to that crown prince, it was worlds apart.
“What? Young Master Yan won’t allow me to compete either?”
Feng Yanran said with a cold laugh.
“Of course you can.”
Yan Peng knew Feng Yanran would not give him face and abandon the competition, because everyone knew she was a rare royal who had joined the Clear Void Academy, and her relationship with Ling Xiao was very good.
How could such a person listen to him and give Yan Peng face?
“But Miss Yanran, bidding for this Mysterious Ice Mad Lion depends on who has more money.”
Yan Peng gritted his teeth. Originally, he wanted to sabotage Ling Xiao and buy the Mysterious Ice Mad Lion cheaply on the side.
But now it seemed suppressing the price was impossible. He could only compete with Feng Yanran.
“Then let’s try.”
Feng Yanran smiled and leaped onto the VIP seats.
Of course, she knew the VIP area had a fifty percent discount.
With her status, she naturally qualified.
“Ten million one hundred thousand.”
In the end, Yan Peng still did not want to spend too much, so he kept adding minimally.
“Young Master Yan, you’re too stingy, adding so little at a time? I bid twenty million low-grade spirit stones.”
Because of the fifty percent discount, Feng Yanran was not afraid of not having enough spirit stones.
Facing Feng Yanran, Yan Peng could not resort to snatching, so if he wanted it, he had to keep bidding.
Gritting his teeth, after a moment of silence, Yan Peng shouted, “Twenty million one hundred thousand.”
“Alright, it’s yours.”
“What?”
Yan Peng was stunned, his mind not quite catching up.
How could Feng Yanran, who had just looked determined to compete to the end, suddenly give up the auction?
“You tricked me.”
After a while, he finally realised.
Feng Yanran smiled and said, “Young Master Yan, you can’t say that. I really don’t have that many low-grade spirit stones. Sigh, no choice. Who could be as wealthy as you, Young Master Yan? A Mysterious Ice Mad Lion worth only six or seven million low-grade spirit stones, and you bid over twenty million. I’m impressed, truly impressed.”
“Hahahaha.”
Unrestrained laughter echoed through the auction hall. Perhaps because the hall was so quiet at that moment, the sound seemed extraordinarily loud, extraordinarily piercing.
