Chapter 82 |
Luolin's gaze passed through the crowd toward a certain VIP room, but it wasn't Room Two—it was Room One.
Seeing that Luolin had stopped bidding, the others burst into laughter. It seemed this fellow didn't dare to go head-to-head with Willis after all.
But... before the auctioneer could even begin the countdown, another change occurred.
"Forty gold."
The moment that voice rang out, everyone froze.
Another big shot had entered the fray?
And each one was more generous than the last!
This was truly extraordinary.
This was no longer a battle that ordinary people could join.
"Damn it, one after another today, all trying to suppress me?"
Willis was furious. He had never encountered such a situation at an auction before, but today he was experiencing it all at once.
For Willis, this kind of defeat was absolutely intolerable.
Willis slammed the table and stood up, transmitting his voice through the special window to the outside:
"Fifty gold!!!"
This was all the money he could currently produce, including the money from that old fellow in his family.
The servant beside him no longer said anything. Whatever was said now would be too late.
"I don't believe you'll continue to follow!"
Willis had essentially staked his pride on this.
His bid this time was not only telling others that he was determined to win, but also warning his opponent that continuing further would mean making an enemy of him.
However, what Willis hadn't anticipated was that the person actually dared to continue, and without leaving any face at all!
"Seventy gold."
The simple and indifferent tone left Willis utterly deflated.
"Uh..."
Everyone was somewhat stunned. In their eyes, when had Willis ever suffered such a loss? Today was truly eye-opening.
"Damn, damn, damn!"
Willis became a table-clearing master for a while, smashing everything on the table to the floor, but even so, his anger still couldn't subside.
He looked toward his servant beside him.
"Who is the person in Room One? Tell me, this must have been exposed beforehand, right!?"
Just as everyone knew that Willis was in Room Two, the identity of Room One must have been investigated long ago.
Willis urgently wanted to know, and wanted to strike back, but when his subordinate whispered a certain name in his ear, Willis sat right back down.
"It's... that woman?"
Willis never imagined that his opponent this time would be that person!
Willis gritted his teeth, then said nothing.
"Seventy gold, first time! Second time! Third time! Then, the final auction item is officially sold!"
The auctioneer, Elder Yuan, was decisive, confirming it with a few accelerated countdowns, because he knew no one would bid again.
And the price of seventy gold had already made the auction house extremely satisfied.
Presumably the original owner felt the same way.
"Now then, please leave the venue in an orderly manner. Customers who have won items, please take your number plates to the back for collection. Remember to bring your payment, otherwise, the auction house has its own methods.
If it's a fake bid, the auction house definitely has its own countermeasures.
He was warning everyone about this point.
Many people left sheepishly, except for a small portion who had actually obtained something in this auction.
And Luolin also said to Ailuka:
"Let's go, it's time to leave."
Luolin said, and Ailuka was stunned for a moment.
"Don't worry, we will bring her back."
Luolin said to Ailuka.
Then, after arriving at the backstage room, Luolin took out his number plate, but what was written on it was the character "one", and the plate was golden. This was the plate for the VIP room, which was precisely the room that had bid for Shirna.
"Sir, please wait a moment."
Upon receiving the golden plate, that person didn't dare to be negligent and hurriedly left, leaving Ailuka and Luolin in the room.
Before long, someone pushed an iron cage to this place, and inside that cage was precisely Shirna.
At this moment, Shirna was also somewhat afraid and didn't dare to raise her head.
Was fate ultimately like this? Would Shirna ultimately be unable to escape?
She didn't even dare to look at who exactly had bid for her, lacking that courage. Thinking about the tragic fate she might face next, there was only despair in her eyes.
And accompanying them was another group of people, among whom walking at the very front was a woman.
Luolin naturally recognized her, because that was Xixizi.
"Mr. Luolin, congratulations, you've finally gotten what you wished for."
Xixizi said while smiling, and having witnessed her capabilities, Luolin naturally no longer regarded her as a simple woman.
When Shirna heard the two characters "Luolin", her ears immediately perked up.
Luolin?
She hadn't heard wrong, had she? Indeed, she couldn't have heard wrong!
But that was impossible... could it be that it was just the same name?
So, Shirna overcame the fear in her heart and slowly raised her head—