The Beautiful CEO’s Dragon Blood Bodyguard
Chapter 318: Exposing in Public

Chapter 318: Chapter 318: Exposing in Public

It was evident the Wuu Family had rallied quite a few people this time to counter the Lin Family.

When Ninth Master Tan spoke in such a way, it was clearly with the intention of driving up the price.

Although the compass was a magic artifact, its primary function wasn’t too different from an air purifier.

Once the bidding exceeded ten million, people began to feel it wasn’t quite worth the value.

As expected, as soon as his bid was called, the crowd quieted down.

Only a few people were adding one million at a time, lacking the earlier enthusiasm.

After a final round of bidding, the price had only reached a little over forty-five million.

Those present were all individuals with assets over a hundred million, but that didn’t mean pure liquid assets; it included the total value of factories, shops, bank loans, stocks, and the like.

Asking them to produce ten million in cash on the spot, there weren’t many who could manage it.

Fourth Master Shen, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke. He clapped his hands lightly and chuckled in admiration, "Marvelous, truly marvelous. Master Cai has truly opened the eyes of us mere mortals today. This compass, forget forty million, even fifty million wouldn’t be overpriced."

Master Cai’s eyebrows twitched slightly, revealing a hint of pleasure, but he tried his best to conceal it as he responded humbly with a fist and palm salute, "I dare not take such credit, I’m merely here to form a good karmic connection. As for the real value of this magical treasure, even a hundred million would not be an easy parting price for me."

Fourth Master Shen’s mouth twitched, thinking to himself that this Bull-Nosed Daoist Elder was really getting ahead of himself.

Offer you fifty million and you jump to a hundred million, as if I’m a fat sheep ready for the slaughter?

He was inclined to back out, but the allure of the magic artifact was irresistible.

In the mundane world, where could one come across such an item?

If he bought it and displayed it at home.

The old man smelling the spiritual energy every day, wouldn’t he live a few years longer?

As long as the old patriarch lived another day, he would enjoy a day more of power and influence.

This, he saw very clearly.

He made up his mind, ready to make an offer to buy it.

Just then, Long Fei burst into laughter, breaking the silence in the room like a thunderclap from clear skies, startling everyone around him.

Lin Yingying gave him a sideways glance, wondering if he had lost his mind, what was there to laugh about?

Master Cai furrowed his brow, and his disciple scolded Long Fei, "Who dares to disturb my master’s peace?"

Wuu Yaodong cursed, "Master Cai, that’s the barbarian I always tell you about. Just because he’s tall and strong, he’s been bullying me all along!"

He complained like a child, eliciting laughter from those in attendance.

Fourth Master Shen hadn’t met Long Fei but had heard of his treatment of his father and seen Long Fei’s photos.

He was curious about Long Fei’s laughter and inquired, "Young brother, what is the meaning behind your laughter?"

With his hands clasped behind his back and an air of authority, Long Fei discourse fluently, "I laugh at your ignorance of treasures, daring to sell an inferior item for the price of a hundred million. The decline of our mainland’s Taoist scholarship to such a level is both laughable and infuriating!"

Shen Yan’er sized up Long Fei from head to toe, wondering what tricks he had up his sleeve.

Though he might be at the Grandmaster Realm, in the face of a Practitioner, he too was a nobody.

Master Cai’s face reddened, not expecting someone to challenge him at the auction, especially someone the Wuu Family had mentioned as an adversary.

The Wuu Family had promised him that if he took care of Long Fei, they would be willing to pay a price of one hundred million.

Now that the lad had jumped out on his own, Master Cai’s heart turned cold as he thought to himself, don’t blame me for not being courteous to you.

He said coldly to Long Fei, "You claim that my magic artifact is nothing special, do you have one that’s any better to open our eyes?"

Long Fei smiled faintly, "It’s merely a minor Spirit Gathering Array, do you really think it’s that impressive?"

He took the Jade Arhat out of his pocket.

The somewhat dim room suddenly flashed with a green light, as if a green oil lamp had been lit inside.

Mu Tianyou watched with frustration, damn, this Jade Arhat was exactly what Long Fei had taken from his Jade Stone Workshop.

Now carved into an Arhat and put up for sale on Antique Street, it was fetching a sky-high price of over a million, grinding his teeth with such regret that he was nearly chewing them to bits.

Long Fei said, "Just now, your compass only attracted the essential qi of plants and trees, which can hardly be considered true Spiritual Energy. Didn’t you want to see a real magical treasure? The Spiritual Energy in this Jade Arhat of mine could overpower yours a hundred times over!"

With a flicker of essential qi in his hand, he forced the Spiritual Energy out of the Jade Arhat.

With just a wisp of Spiritual Energy, the room instantly steamed up with a faint mist all around.

Everyone was immersed in this pure Spiritual Energy, feeling even more relaxed and exhilarated than before.

Those who had been a little sleepy were now instantly refreshed and full of energy.

Shen Yan’er was completely stunned by Long Fei, never expecting him to have reached this level.

There were no famous Daoist experts in Binhai City, how did he come to understand these things?

Cai Jiu was also full of surprise, thinking to himself that the mainland was indeed a place where dragons hid.

A young man, yet he was aware of the concept of Spiritual Energy.

He coldly spat out, "The Spiritual Energy in your Jade Arhat is scarce, how can it be compared with my compass? My compass can extract Spiritual Energy at any time, can your Jade Arhat do the same?"

Long Fei shook his head with a faint smile, "You’re right, my Jade Arhat can’t. But I’m afraid your compass wouldn’t last more than two or three uses before it breaks down, right?"

Cai Jiu felt a pang in his heart, wondering silently how this youngster knew about this.

He slammed the table suddenly, trying to cover up his inner panic, "Nonsense, are you really seeking death?"

Long Fei snorted, "What, now that your mask has been stripped away, are you acting like a cornered dog? Everything in the world has conserved energy, where did the idea of infinity come from? Just now, you also mentioned that you’ve been using this compass for over a decade. Although it’s made of Golden Silk Phoebe, the continuous extraction of Spiritual Energy has cracked the interior. I suspect you want to make a quick fortune here before it’s rendered useless, taking us people of Binhai for fools, right?"

"You..."

Cai Jiu looked at Long Fei with indignation, never expecting his own intentions to be so plainly spoken.

It felt as if he had been stripped of his loincloth, completely exposed in front of everyone.

The wealthy audience in the hall immediately erupted into discussion, none of them were fools, and they could understand with a bit of thought.

If it really was a good item, why would Master Cai be willing to sell it?

Even if he were willing to sell, numerous wealthy magnates from Xianggang would buy it, so why would it be their turn?

In terms of financial resources, the big families of Xianggang are listed in Forbes, aren’t they far stronger than them?

Fourth Master Shen got angry, slammed his chair, and looked at Cai Jiu with displeasure, "Master Cai, is what this young man said true?"

Cai Jiu’s face turned red as he argued forcefully, "Fourth Master, this kid holds a grudge against the Wuu Family, he’s deliberately trying to ruin my reputation. You mustn’t believe him!"

The more he tried to defend himself, the more suspicious Fourth Master Shen became.

Qian Youdao was so delighted, he almost wanted to hug Long Fei and kiss him.

He had lost face just now, and this was a perfect payback that now fell on Cai Jiu’s head.

He stood up, delivering the final blow, "Fourth Master, I can testify. When I extended my essential qi to examine this compass, I found that the mechanism and grain inside had some gaps. This young man’s words are not false; if the compass absorbs Spiritual Energy a few more times, it will probably become useless!"