The moment the auctioneer brought down the gavel, Jia Xitong knew her worries were justified.
She sat heavily on the ground, looking as if the host had died.
That's all.
It's completely gone.
She kept her money, but her spiritual essence flew away.
On the other side
Pu Yun was stunned when the auctioneer announced the results.
What is it?
She spent 9.7 million low-grade spirit stones to buy a barren mountain with a starting price of 700,000 that had failed to sell in three consecutive auctions.
Of those 9.7 million low-grade spirit stones, 4 million were her natal magic artifacts.
Pu Yun was completely dumbfounded.
Pu Yun was completely stunned.
What treasures could be found in this desolate mountain that would make her spend so many spirit stones to buy them?
wrong!
All the barren mountains that will be auctioned off have been inspected by cultivators.
Almost zero spiritual power, almost zero magical beasts.
The mountains and forests are extremely barren!
Her aunt was the one who did these things, so how could she not understand the ins and outs of it?
Why would I buy this mountain?
At that moment, it was as if someone had influenced her emotions; her mind was blank except for the desire to win!
We must win!
The idea that you must win no matter how much money you spend.
Could all of this be a ploy by Yan Qing to provoke me into paying an unbelievably high price for a useless mountain range?
Pu Yun ignored the people sent by the Treasure Pavilion and quickly walked to the window to look across the street.
Yan Qing also came out from inside, his face showing no sign of distress at having his mountain range bought; instead, he looked quite pleased and smug.
real.
I've really been scammed!
Her signature magic weapon!
Pu Yun looked at the person who wanted to take her long whip and rushed forward to snatch the magical artifact.
"guest?"
"Fairy Puyun (Teacher)?"
Everyone around was stunned, seemingly not expecting Pu Yun to go back on her word.
"No, you can't take this magical artifact with you!"
Pu Yun grabbed the whip and changed her mind, "I'm not buying this mountain anymore. This is all Yan Qing's conspiracy, a provocation!"
The people at the Treasure Pavilion were also stunned. "Guest, there is no upper limit to the price of the auction items. Everything is based on the principle of voluntariness. Since you have set a price, you should abide by the rules."
"I won't!"
Pu Yun's face flushed red, and she became somewhat agitated.
The sounds coming from inside the private room could be faintly heard outside.
Those present at the auction were all cultivators, each with keen hearing and sharp eyesight; how could they not hear such a commotion?
They quoted a price, then changed their minds and said it was invalid.
Such reckless behavior is simply too unruly.
All eyes were drawn to Pu Yun's room.
On the other side
The manager of the Treasure Pavilion approached Shang Yanting, who was sitting in the private room, again. "Hello, sir. Would you like to keep the items that were auctioned earlier?"
Shang Yanting asked knowingly, "What? Don't you want the fellow Daoist on the other side anymore?"
"Yes...that's how it is."
The manager nodded slightly. "The fellow Daoist opposite was a bit agitated and disrupted the order at the auction. We will have relevant personnel punish her. If you still want that item, we will send it to you now, still at the asking price of 5.65 million."
"If you send it over now, 5.65 million would be too much."
Shang Yanting looked at the manager and said calmly, "You've already made it clear that the other side is maliciously driving up the price. Now that she's backing out, how can you expect me to buy a barren mountain that has failed to sell three times at the price she just quoted?"
It's totally worth it!
Jia Xitong nodded vigorously behind the steward, practically ready to place the spirit stones in front of him.
However, Shang Yanting in the original novel said that it was not worth it, and that's that.
Jia Xitong had seen people haggle at vegetable markets, roadside stalls, and even during discounts at shopping malls, but she had never seen anyone haggle over auction items.
The most crucial thing is—
He succeeded!
They directly misrepresented the 5.65 million beads of the terrifying mountain as 1.65 million beads! And they even promised to give away a pair of magical beast snow rabbits, a pair of magical beast flaming chickens, and a pair of magical beast bull-eared deer.
It seems to be more cost-effective than buying it in the real world.
Jia Xitong's feelings at this moment were more thrilling and unpredictable than riding a roller coaster!
"Xiao Shang, next time you encounter something like this, could you remind me first?"
She was furious. "And next time this happens, let's just pay up directly. After all, things like Pu Yun suddenly changing her mind can't happen all the time."
If only Pu Yun didn't regret it today.
"Then we'll suffer a huge loss!"
As a relatively wealthy woman who could still come up with a few million, Jia Xitong preferred to play it safe. "But why did she back out of the purchase? As Wan Qijing's only daughter, and with Wan Qijing loving her so much, wouldn't it be easy for her to come up with a few million to fill this hole?"
"Of course it's not based on luck."
In the original text, Shang Yanting snorted coldly, "People who have been struck by the Extreme Yang Buddha Palm are extremely susceptible to suggestion. She was originally proud, short-tempered, petty, and stupid, so of course she would go back on her word."
"By the way, you said she's Wan Qijing's daughter?"
Shang Yanting looked at Jia Xitong, a hint of surprise on his face. He repeated, "Pu Yun is Wan Qijing's biological daughter?"
"Yes. You didn't know?"
Jia Xitong was also somewhat surprised, "I thought you already knew."
Seeing the surprise in his eyes, she took the opportunity to tell him about the gossip she had heard about the Wanqi clan after their downfall.
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