Medicine Martial Prodigy
Chapter 379: Successfully Bid

Chapter 379: Chapter 379: Successfully Bid

For a moment, everyone’s gaze turned toward the source of the voice.

They had thought Qin Chuan was the only fool to bid in the auction, but apparently there was another fool joining in.

"Wang Long!"

Lu Yanwu glared at Wang Long, practically gnashing her teeth as she said, "You really are like a bad penny!"

Wang Long said with a chuckle, "What are you talking about, Miss Lu? An auction is simply about the highest bidder winning. I happen to fancy this piece of junk rock, too. Once I win it, I’ll just place it in my home aquarium as a decorative stone."

After finishing, he provocatively looked at Qin Chuan, saying, "To me, two hundred million is just pocket money for a year, but for some, it might be their entire family fortune."

"Sir, if you’re running short on money, you can borrow from Miss Lu. After all, she hails from a family whose wealth flows through their fingers like water; a trivial amount would be enough for you to bid against me for several rounds."

"Of course, if you’re afraid you can’t pay her back, then it’s better not to borrow at all."

Qin Chuan simply glanced at Wang Long indifferently—a mere jumping jack.

Qin Chuan raised his placard again, "Five hundred million!"

Everyone was stunned. Had they misjudged him—is this young man actually from one of the wealthy elite families?

But no one had seen him among the Nine Gates of Yandu, have they?

Could it be that he is the illegitimate child of some family head from a wealthy household?

Yes, that must be it!

Otherwise, how could a country bumpkin from a small place possibly take out five hundred million to bid on a piece of junk rock?

Hearing Qin Chuan’s bid, Wang Long also felt his heart skip a beat. Did this kid really have five hundred million?

"Six hundred million!"

Before the auctioneer could recover from his shock, Wang Long bid again.

"One billion!"

As soon as Wang Long’s words fell, Qin Chuan immediately placed another bid.

"One point one billion!"

Wang Long’s bid closely followed.

Lu Yanwu, standing to the side, suddenly became anxious and hurriedly said before Qin Chuan could bid again, "Brother Qin, have you lost your mind? One billion for such a junk rock? Don’t be fooled—Wang Long would never dare to spend a few hundred million on such trash. He’s deliberately driving up the price to trick you into paying a hefty sum for a worthless rock."

Qin Chuan just smiled slightly, "Don’t worry, I’m not a fool!"

Having said that, he raised his placard again, "Two billion!"

Money was not an issue for him now. On his last trip to Yandu, he had tricked the Long Family out of sixty billion. A mere two billion was a bargain for a rock that others considered worthless.

The guests at the venue were all astonished, they had seen madness, but never the likes of Qin Chuan’s.

While Wang Long raised his bids by one hundred million each time, Qin Chuan did so by the billions.

Jiang Chenyang, watching everything from the VIP room, furrowed his brows, unable to fathom why Qin Chuan would spend so much to bid on a junk rock.

Could it be that the junk rock was actually a treasure?

Or was Qin Chuan deliberately inflating the price to mess with Wang Long?

Jiang Chenyang turned to the old man beside him, Tong Laoshi, and asked, "Can you make sense of it?"

Tong Laoshi shook his head with a wry smile, "If I really could, I wouldn’t have let you auction off this rock. But..."

He suddenly paused.

Jiang Chenyang prompted, "But what?"

Tong Laoshi said, "But I think that young man must have figured it out."

"Him?"

Jiang Chenyang wore a face of disbelief, his lips curling into a derisive sneer.

Even though his opinion of Qin Chuan had changed, he still refused to believe that Qin Chuan could understand the value of the rock that no one in the entire Jiang Family could decipher.

Inside the main hall on the eighth floor, Wang Long was also deep in thought.

He had intended to drive up the price just to toy with Qin Chuan, but to his surprise, Qin Chuan’s bidding was not only relentless but increasingly extravagant.

Now that the price had reached two billion, would Qin Chuan continue to raise the bid if he kept going?

What if he made an offer and Qin Chuan backed down—then what?

Just like Lu Yanwu had told Qin Chuan, Wang Long simply couldn’t afford two billion.

Although the Wang Family was also rich, they couldn’t compete with the wealth of the Nine Gates of Yandu, and they would never approve of Wang Long spending so much cash to bid on a worthless rock.

"Two billion, first call!"

"Twenty billion, for the second time!"

"I believe that this gentleman, since he is willing to offer twenty billion to bid for the Meteorite from Beyond the Heavens, must have seen something in it. Is there anyone else willing to bid?"

"If not, then I’m about to bring down the hammer!"

"Twenty billion..."

The beautiful auctioneer said ardently, her voice loud as she raised the auction hammer to bring it down, yet her gaze fell upon Wang Long.

Wang Long gritted his teeth and lifted his sign, bellowing, "Thirty billion!"

At these words, everyone’s jaws dropped.

"What the hell, has Wang Long lost his mind? Not to mention him, even the Wang Family head can’t come up with thirty billion in liquid funds on the spot, can he?"

"Even if the Wang Family is rich, their assets are mostly fixed. How could they possibly come up with thirty billion in liquid funds so quickly?"

"This kid must have been provoked earlier. Unable to contend with Lu Yanwu, he now wants to draw his blade against Lu Yanwu’s friend. He truly has commendable courage!"

...

Everyone was stunned by Wang Long’s bid.

Inside the VIP room, Jiang Chenyang’s face was as dark as could be, and through gritted teeth, he said, "What the hell is this waste trying to do?"

Tong Lao took a deep breath and said to Jiang Chenyang, "Young Master Jiang, Wang Long is just a fool. I think you’d do well to keep your distance from him."

"Shut up!"

Jiang Chenyang yelled angrily, "Tong Lao, just do your job. I don’t need you to worry about my personal affairs."

"Sigh..."

Tong Lao shook his head with a bitter face.

In the main hall outside, Lu Yanwu tensely grabbed Qin Chuan’s hand, fearing he would raise his sign again.

Lu Yanwu pleaded, "Qin Brother, you’re my real brother. I beg you, don’t bid anymore. Even if this broken stone really is a treasure, it’s not worth thirty billion to bid for it."

Tang Yue’er, sitting on the other side of Qin Chuan, also clutched his other arm tightly due to her nervousness.

Tang Yue’er too, out of character, advised, "Better to give up on the bidding."

Qin Chuan smiled, "Alright, I’ll listen to you!"

"Thirty billion! Mr. Wang has bid thirty billion!"

"Is there anyone else who wishes to continue bidding?"

The beautiful auctioneer said with a thrill of excitement.

However, regardless of what the beautiful auctioneer said, Qin Chuan had already begun to close his eyes and rest.

Seeing him like this, Wang Long instantly panicked, and only at this moment did he realize he had played too big.

"Thirty billion, for the first time!"

The beautiful auctioneer had already raised the auction hammer, just waiting to bring it down after the third call.

Wang Long got desperate, yelling at Qin Chuan, "Come on! Keep going! You’re so arrogant, aren’t you? Come on, keep bidding!"

No matter how he taunted, Qin Chuan remained eyes closed and undisturbed.

"Thirty billion, for the second time!"

The beautiful auctioneer called out again, "Thirty billion, for the second time! Is there anyone who wishes to continue bidding?"

As Qin Chuan remained unmoved, Wang Long felt like he was on the verge of tears. If the hammer were to fall, he would really have to come up with thirty billion.

But even if he sold himself, he wasn’t worth thirty billion!

"Kid, you really like this worthless stone, don’t you? Just bid one more time, and I’ll give up! Then this Meteorite from Beyond the Heavens, with heaven and earth within, will be yours!"

"Hurry up, continue bidding! I promise I won’t follow, just bid, hurry!"

Watching Wang Long’s emotion breakdown, everyone’s faces were full of scorn.

Just then, Qin Chuan suddenly opened his eyes, saying expressionlessly, "I give up on the bidding. Auctioneer, can you bring down the hammer now?"

Since it had just been Qin Chuan and Wang Long bidding, upon hearing Qin Chuan surrender, the beautiful auctioneer did not waste words and loudly said, "Thirty billion, for the third time!"

"Bang!"

The auction hammer came down heavily.

"Sold!"

"Congratulations to Mr. Wang on winning the Meteorite from Beyond the Heavens with a bid of thirty billion!"