"The next item is the highlight of this auction. I believe that most of you have come for it. I won't say much more about it. Here it is," said Pang Ming.
Following that, two tall and curvy beauties walked on stage while holding a plate covered with a red cloth. They lifted the red cloth.
A huge thing appeared in front of everyone. It looked like meat, but also like mushrooms.
Pang Ming said, "The seller has entrusted me to auction the Feng mushroom, which weighs one kilogram and two taels. The starting price is three million. Each bid is one hundred thousand. Let the auction begin!"
Mo Nian had been in Feng Cty for so many years, but this was the first time he had seen a Feng mushroom. His eyes were wide open and he was about to say something when he heard the man beside him say, "I'll bid now, 4 million."
The first bid increased the price by one million? Mo Nian was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and hurriedly raised his sign that read '4 million'. He was here to bid on Pei Jinyu's behalf.
At the same time, in private room A01, Ruan Qin heard the bid and asked, "Someone has already raised it to 4 million, do you want to follow?"
Su Yu looked at the extremely precious Feng mushroom on stage, squinted her eyes, and said firmly, "F*ck, this thing is definitely mine!"
Ruan Qin nodded and her eyes turned serious. She raised her paddle and called out, "A01, 4.4 million."
The people in the other private rooms also started to bid.
"C08, 4.5 million."
"B03, 4.6 million."
"F07, 5 million."
Su Yu's gaze was fixated on the auction stage downstairs though, her eyes focued.
Ruan Qin called out seven to eight times and the number of people bidding finally started to decrease. However, the private room next door continued to follow closely and increased the price by a large margin each time.
"A02, 7 million." Mo Nian raised his sign and shouted. He had been bidding non-stop, but the price kept rising. His forehead was already covered with fine sweat. No matter how rare it was, the Feng mushroom was just a Chinese medicine. Whether its effects were as good as the legends said was still unknown. Was it really worth spending so much money to bid on it?
However, Pei Jinyu had not said anything, so he could only force himself to continue bidding.
"A01, 7.5 million."
"A02, 7.8 million."
"A01, 8 million."
The staff in charge of bidding below the stage kept shouting the latest price. Initially, all parties were bidding, but now the two private rooms in area A were the only ones left bidding against each other. People from other areas were now watching the fun.
"Who are A01 and A02 to bid so high for a Feng mushroom?"
"It's already 8 million."
In private room A02, Mo Nian's face had turned ghastly pale. His sweat had turned into bean-sized beads sliding down his forehead. He couldn't wipe them off even if he tried. His brows were tightly furrowed as his gaze was fixed on the man beside him. By now, Mo Nian was pacing back and forth in the private room.
"Jinyu, the bid has already reached 8 million. Do you still want to follow?"
Pei Jinyu did not reply as he fiddled with the Buddha beads in one hand and held the vape stick in the other. He pursed his thin lips as if he was thinking about something. He had never expected someone to compete with him for the mushroom.
"I understand that you want to bid for it so that Chenchen can try it out. But to be honest, no one can be sure of its effects," said Mo Nian.
"The development of medical science is getting faster. One day, Chenchen's illness will be cured. There's really no need to spend so much money on Feng mushroom"
Pei Jinyu threw the vape stick on the table and said in a low voice, "Master Ye, go and investigate." He wanted to see who was next door.
"Yes, Master Pei," said Master Ye before leaving the private room in a hurry.
"Jinyu, you..." Mo Nian wanted to speak but stopped.
Pei Jinyu narrowed his eyes and the viciousness in them intensified. "Continue!"
Mo Nian had no choice but to raise his board again.
"A02, 9 million."
...
Su Yu was fiddling with her mobile phone in the private room when Pang Ming's message arrived.
The Tall and Mighty Pang Ming: [Su Yu, you've met your match. The people in the private room next door seem to want to fight you to the death. They've already called for 9 million. I think you're going bankrupt.]
Ruan Qin didn't expect it to be so difficult to bid for the mushroom. She turned around and asked, "The other party has already called for 9 million. Even if we continue to follow, the other party will not give up. What should we do?"
Su Yu slowly looked up and said indifferently, "Then we'll raise it to 10 million. If they want to follow, then let them continue!" She still had money! It was only ten million yuan. She would not go bankrupt. She wanted to see how long next door would follow them!
The bid from private room A01 came to 10 million and the entire auction house was in an uproar.
"Master Pei, I know who they are." Master Ye had returned to the private room.
"Who is it?" Mo Nian didn't manage to win the auction item, so his expression wasn't too good.