Proud Goddess Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 607 - 607 567 Bidding_1

607: Chapter 567: Bidding_1 607: Chapter 567: Bidding_1 The Qi Condensing Herb, although very rare, was inflating in price at an abnormal rate.

Now that the price had skyrocketed to 5000 taels of gold, the other attendees suddenly lost their desire to continue bidding.

In a moment, it was essentially just Hua Qianwu who kept calling out bids.

“I bid, 6000 taels of gold.”

Immediately thereafter, the man in white seated in the corner once again raised his placard.

“I bid, 10 thousand taels of gold.”

After speaking, he turned his head to look in Hua Qianwu’s direction, revealing a disdainful smile.

That hostile gaze immediately made Hua Qianwu feel uncomfortable.

It seemed this fellow was deliberately antagonizing her.

Yet, she did not recognize him at all!

Hua Qianwu’s heart was filled with murmurs, while the crowd had already been frightened into a buzzing chatter by the price.

“Good heavens, am I hearing this right, a direct jump to 10 thousand taels of gold, is this herb made of gold?”

“Hehe, this herb is even more precious than one made of gold!

10 thousand taels of gold, do you realize how much that is?”

“It’s terrifying, what secret does this herb have?

Why would they bleed so much for it?”

“That’s what a true rich person is.

Compared to them, we don’t even match up to a hair.”

Hua Qianwu gazed at the man in white, feeling a surge of anger in her heart.

This guy was clearly there to pick a fight!

However, even at a bid of 10 thousand taels of gold, she had to keep going, for this was a matter regarding the revival of the family spirit tree!

There was nothing to hesitate about in such a case, she could only continue bidding.

“I bid, 11 thousand taels of gold.”

Hua Qianwu continued to raise her placard.

Sensing this, it seemed that the crowd also realized that Hua Qianwu was determined to acquire the herb.

It appeared these two were locked in a confrontation.

Just then, the man in white raised his placard once again.

“16 thousand taels of gold!”

He turned back to look at Hua Qianwu with a slight upward curl of his lips, displaying a smug smile.

At this moment, Hua Qianwu’s hands clenched into fists, and she silently gritted her molars.

This man was too arrogant, it was clear he was targeting her.

Lu Chuan, noticing the situation, sensed something was amiss, “What’s with this guy, bidding the price so high?”

“Don’t know, I guess he’s doing it on purpose to antagonize me,” Hua Qianwu replied.

Gu Xiaorou slightly furrowed her brows, “Is he an enemy of your family?”

“No, I don’t know him at all.”

“That’s strange, who could he be then?

Surely he doesn’t need this that much?

But even if he does, there’s no need to bid such a high price, right?”

Hua Qianwu sighed helplessly, knowing that she couldn’t give up, for this concerned the safety of her family and the future of the family depended on this material.

Therefore, she could not retreat, but only continue to bid.

“I bid…

16 thousand taels.”

The bidding war between the two had become the hot topic of the entire venue, the ferocity of the price hike had everyone dumbstruck.

“16 thousand taels, this… this is too terrifying!”

“This price is almost as much as my entire wealth.”

“My goodness, this herb is going to become the most expensive item sold today!”

“This is really outrageous, why do these two have to fight like this, someone’s going to profit massively!”

“Qi Condensing Herb isn’t exactly a once-in-a-century treasure, right?

No need for such intensity, is there?”

Hua Qianwu knew all too well that there must be Qi Condensing Herbs elsewhere aside from here.

But if she truly had to find them, with just two months’ time, there really might not be enough time to retrieve them.

She couldn’t afford to waste time, the family spirit tree might look like it could survive another two months, but the future was unpredictable.

This opportunity before her, she had to seize it.

Just as Hua Qianwu finished bidding, the man in white raised his placard again.

He said indifferently, “20 thousand taels of gold, I believe the young lady won’t continue to bid.”

After speaking, he turned back to look at Hua Qianwu as if officially declaring war on her.

Hua Qianwu clenched her teeth, feeling immensely irked, wishing she could go up there and kill the bastard!

20 thousand taels of gold indeed made one balk.

Hua Qianwu even started to think about giving up; winning the bid at such a price would be a colossal loss.

But, for the survival of the family spirit tree, she did not want to give up like this.

After an internal struggle, she once again grasped the bidding placard, considering adding another 1000 taels of gold.

At this point, the contest between the two of them had everyone present excited.

They began to wonder just how high the price of this herb would go.

As Hua Qianwu prepared to bid again, Lu Chuan put his hand on hers and said, “Don’t bid anymore, no matter how high you bid, he will always outbid you by a wide margin, they never intended to let you have this item.”

Hearing this, Hua Qianwu fell into deep thought; Lu Chuan’s words were crystal clear.

They don’t want to give you the item, ‘they’ being the people from the Xu family.

“Are you saying that the Xu family doesn’t want to sell the item to me?”

“Exactly, otherwise who would be such a fool as to spend more than 20 thousand taels of gold on this herb?”

Hua Qianwu took a deep breath and looked up at the Xu family members in the VIP area.

They all appeared calm, as if accustomed to such bidding, like they were prepared all along.

Seeing this, Hua Qianwu felt she understood the situation.

“Perhaps you’re right, these people from the Xu family just don’t plan to sell the item to me.”

“So, that means the man in white must be a plant arranged by the Xu family.”

Lu Chuan shook his head slightly, “I don’t think so, he might not be a person arranged by the Xu family; his overall temperament and appearance don’t fit in with the Xu family at all.”

Hua Qianwu grew curious, “If he isn’t with the Xu family, why would he dare to help them and offend me?”

“Perhaps, he belongs to the Sky Martial Sect, and that’s why he isn’t afraid to offend you.”

At this moment, Lu Chuan thought of what Xu Lingyun had said just earlier.

The Xu family had already allied with someone from the Sky Martial Sect, aiming to take the branch from Lu Chuan’s hands.

The likelihood of cooperation between the two was enormous!

Lu Chuan looked at Hua Qianwu and asked, “Does the Xu family know about the condition of your family’s spirit tree?”

“The Xu family…

knows…”

Hua Qianwu’s expression grew grave.

At that moment, she seemed to realize something and quickly turned to Lu Chuan, asking, “Are you implying that the Xu family has found a new ally and is looking to take this opportunity to trip up our Hua family, hence they are obstructing me and preventing me from obtaining the materials?”

Lu Chuan nodded slightly, “Exactly, that’s very possible.”

“What should we do then?

If we can’t get this herb, wouldn’t searching elsewhere be an even greater waste of time?”

Lu Chuan replied with a faint smile, “Don’t worry, leave this matter to me.

Since the Sky Martial Sect is targeting me, I naturally won’t let them off the hook.”

“As for the man in white, I’ll find an opportunity to meet him and take the herb from his hands.

If he refuses to give it up, then he can wait for his end.”