This person always tries to disrupt things at crucial moments, and each time he uses his internal energy to hide his position, and each time he raises the price to be the same as his own.
Li Chang'an suddenly realized that this guy might not have come to participate in the auction in good faith, but rather to cause trouble.
Absolutely despicable!
Thinking this, Li Chang'an couldn't help but grit her teeth in anger. Just as she was about to pick up her paddle to continue bidding, Feng Beichuan, who was standing next to her, also picked up his paddle and raised the price directly to two thousand taels of silver.
At the same time, almost everyone present gasped.
Two thousand taels of silver for such an astronomical price—something they could hardly even dream of.
"What are you doing? Don't get involved in this mess!"
Li Chang'an frowned and turned to Feng Beichuan to question him.
But the man replied nonchalantly, "I'm not just joining in the fun."
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an felt even more annoyed. She really couldn't understand why this guy would suddenly interfere.
"Since you like it, then I must make sure you get it."
Then Feng Beichuan spoke again, his voice deep and magnetic, seemingly possessing a magical power that instantly extinguished the nameless fire in Li Chang'an's heart.
"Actually, you don't have to..."
"Shh-"
Li Chang'an originally wanted to tell Feng Beichuan that he didn't need to participate in the bidding for her, but before she could finish speaking, the man directly raised his hand to make a shushing gesture, interrupting her.
In fact, Feng Beichuan did this not to create a mystery, but because he was afraid that this time he would miss the opportunity again, just like when he bid for the Golden Phoenix Pearl Hairpin before, because he accidentally got distracted and felt extremely regretful.
Li Chang'an fell silent. After calming down, she suddenly became serious and an idea popped into her mind.
Just then, the mysterious voice rang out again, this time offering 2,100 taels.
This time, the price increase wasn't too significant, which is why Li Chang'an felt that his idea might actually be true.
She realized that among the people attending those auctions, besides those who genuinely wanted to bid on their desired items, there were also some who came specifically to drive up prices.
These individuals often collude with the auction house owners beforehand, inflating the prices of the auctioned items to attract other bidders to offer even higher prices, thereby reaping huge profits.
However, this approach is undoubtedly very risky, and these people are no different from gamblers at the gambling table.
They might become the final buyer if they are not careful. If they encounter a better owner, they might not actually pay for the item, but in that case, they will not receive the corresponding reward.
However, if they are unlucky enough to encounter a bad employer, they may face the situation of having to pay out of their own pockets.
Therefore, these people not only need to rely on skills, but also need to be good at psychological tactics, and there is also an element of uncertainty that depends on luck.
Feng Beichuan just raised the price to two thousand taels of silver, which is roughly the bottom line for the price of this silver spear.
After that, the other party offered another 2,100 taels of silver, which shows that he was holding back when he made the initial offer.
This is a very obvious psychological tactic.
If he bids too high at once, no one might continue bidding. However, if he only raises the price slightly, it will give others more confidence to continue bidding.
It has to be said that the entire auction process is truly terrifying to think about.
"Two thousand one hundred and fifty taels of silver."
At this moment, Feng Beichuan announced another price, then leaned back lazily in his chair with a faint smile on his lips, and even casually crossed his legs.
Although he looks carefree now, he is not stupid. He has naturally thought of the possibility that Li Chang'an just thought of. Therefore, this time he is just retaliating and only adds fifty taels of silver.
This can also be seen as a way of testing the other party.
Although he couldn't guess the other party's intentions, he could use this method to temporarily create a tug-of-war.
Since he was determined to get this silver spear, he didn't care about the price.
"Don't raise the price any further, it's not worth it."
At this moment, Li Chang'an suddenly turned his head and said to Feng Beichuan in a deep voice.
Her thoughts were completely different from Feng Beichuan's. Since the price offered had already exceeded the bottom line for that silver spear, she simply chose to eliminate the risk and prevent future troubles.
After hearing Li Chang'an's words, Tao Yaojun couldn't help but turn to look at the two of them. Then she thought to herself, "Given Feng Beichuan's personality, it would be strange if he really stopped now."
As expected, Feng Beichuan completely ignored Li Chang'an's advice. When the other party quoted 2,200 taels of silver again, he immediately raised his paddle and quoted 2,250 taels.
Li Chang'an frowned deeply, feeling that this person was like a stubborn donkey that even ten oxen couldn't pull back.
This is utter nonsense!
But that wasn't the end of it; the mysterious man then offered another two thousand three hundred taels of silver.
To prevent Feng Beichuan from continuing his obstinate ways, Li Chang'an snatched his bidding paddle without saying a word. Bidding without raising a paddle is invalid, and taking the paddle away is equivalent to disqualifying him from bidding.
Upon seeing this, Feng Beichuan raised an eyebrow slightly, then turned to Tao Yaojun beside him and said, "Continue the bidding, I'll cover the cost."
Seeing that this person was really serious, Tao Yaojun couldn't help but shrug helplessly, and then raised her paddle to bid 2,350 taels of silver.
This time, Li Chang'an never expected that Feng Beichuan would come up with such an idea. She immediately felt that she was about to faint from anger.
If I had known, I shouldn't have impulsively decided to attend that underground auction.
However, since Feng Beichuan was now between her and Tao Yaojun, she couldn't very well snatch the other party's token as well. So, in the end, Li Chang'an could only angrily throw back the token she had taken from Feng Beichuan.
The price has now been raised to 2,500 taels of silver.
After going back and forth with the other party twice, Tao Yaojun felt a little impatient, so she finally raised the price to three thousand taels of silver in one go.
Anyway, he's only responsible for quoting prices now and doesn't have to pay anything himself, so he won't feel bad no matter how much he adds.
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