Chapter 646: Counter-action
Translator: Panda_Penn Editor: Chrissy
Theoretically speaking, a seventh rank family shouldn’t have competed with a Royal Family. After all, a Royal Family was resourceful. Afterwards, if the Royal Family held grudges, some minor actions would land the seventh rank family in serious trouble.
However!
The Bi Family made another offer and they increased the offer by 10 million, “510 million!”
Lu li frowned. He suspected that someone had put the Bi Family up to this or else the Bi Family wouldn’t have the courage.
“What~”
Guests at the south side were discussing heatedly as well. The patriarch of the Gu Family listened for a while, moved closer to Lu Li and said, “It seems that someone is saying that…the Bi Family Patriarch is poisoned by Immortal’s Perish. He is the only Earth Immortal Realm warrior in the Bi Family, so…”
Lu Li frowned. He listened carefully to people’s discussion on the south. They were talking about it. Someone was saying that Bi Family Patriarch was poisoned and the Bi Family was ready to use the family wealth accumulated after a long time and borrowed Xuan Crystals to get the Bodhi Fruit.
This was understandable. A seventh rank family might have several Human Sovereign Realm warriors but few Earth Immortal Realm warriors because three would make an eighth rank family.
Earth Immortal Realm warrior was important to the Bi Family. The Bi Family would surrender their last resources and risk offending the Ye Family to get the Bodhi Fruit. This was nothing unusual. There wasn’t any conspiracy.
Of course…
Chances were that the news was fake and Ji Mengtian and Lu Suan had spread the news to baffle others. What if the Bi Family was only a chess piece played by Ji Mengtian and Lu Suan? Everything was possible.
But Ye Yu’s soft and pleasant voice soon rang up, “700 million!”
Every time, Ye Yu would add about 100 million directly to demonstrate her determination and signaling for the Bi Family to give up.
Lu Li felt grateful. He and Ye Luo were merely friends and he was the enemy of the four forces. Not even the Pavilion of Delicacy was in business with him.
He hadn’t given Ye Luo any Xuan Crystals yet and Ye Luo had already made an offer of 700 million Purple Xuan Crystals. What if Lu Li couldn’t pay him back? What if Lu Li was killed after he secured the Bodhi Fruit?
Soon, the Bi Family said again, “Add 10 million!”
No more discussion and exclamation. Everyone was silent as it had become somewhat depressing at the scene. The 16 Fairy Mushrooms were sold at a price of one billion Purple Xuan Crystals and now one Bodhi Fruit’s price was above 700 million. It would be understandable if it were two Royal Families contending with each other. But now, it was a small Bi Family going against the Ye Family, many fearing that it would be a cause for the Ye Family to hit the ceiling.
“One billion!”
As they had expected, a male’s voice containing anger was heard. It was Ye Luo himself. He had increased his offer by 300 million directly, which meant that he was already displeased and that if the Bi Family went on, they would be publically shaming the Ye Family.
It all went more depressing. The anger from a Royal Family could lead to blood bath. It was possible that the Bi Family people could not return to their family…
Lu Li clenched his chair with both of his hands and stared hard at the lotus seat of the Bi Family as everyone was looking over as well, waiting for the decision of the Bi Family.
“Buzzing!”
The shield over the lotus seat of the Bi Family vanished. A middle-aged Human Sovereign Realm warrior made a bow toward Ye Luo with hands folded in front and said, “Young Master Ye, my father is terminally ill. We are in dire need of the Bodhi Fruit to save his life. So…I am sorry. I will have to add another 10 million. After this, I will go to the City of Universe myself to apologize and you can deal with me however you want!”
“Um…”
What he said was followed by a chorus of reaction. The Bi Family Human Sovereign Realm warrior was speaking so humbly and stated clearly that they need the Bodhi Fruit to save a person and that they were willing to go to the City of Universe to ask for punishment. It would be detrimental to Ye Family’s reputation now should Ye Luo continue to increase their offer.
Ye Luo said nothing for a while. Then the shield over his lotus seat vanished as well. He looked at the Bi Family Human Sovereign Realm warrior first and then to everyone else here and then to Lu Li without anyone noticing…
“Alas!”
Lu Li sighed to himself. He knew Ye Luo had tried his best. If Ye Luo made another offer now, he would be considered heartless. Ye Luo might not be afraid of denunciation but the Ye Family must maintain their reputation.
Ye Luo gave the Bi Family one final look and said with a nod, “Ye Family will forfeit the bid.”
“All hail Young Master Ye!”
“How kind is Young Master Ye~”
Many yelled and many young ladies looked at Ye Luo, smitten. Ye Luo was going to fly into rage. When he heard that the Bi Family Human Sovereign Realm warrior was trying to save his father, Ye Luo announced to quit the bid calmly. Many respected and admired his grace.
Lu Li closed his eyes. He knew he had only himself to rely on. Of course, Ye Luo would provide some support secretly and maybe he could lend Lu Li some Xuan Crystals.
“Whoosh~”
Lu Li had just come up with this idea when he heard a noise from behind. An Interspatial Ring flew into the cabin and Lu Li grabbed it.
Prajna looked over with curiosity and murmured, “So many Xuan Crystals. There must be at least one billion Purple Xuan Crystals in there. Who gave you this?”
Lu Li inspected with psychic power and was greatly uplifted. He looked over to Ye Luo gratefully. But the shield was up and he could not see Ye Luo clearly anymore.
Lu Li and Ye Luo only had some friendship developed in the small battlefield and now one billion Purple Xuan Crystals were sent to Lu Li. He was indebted to Ye Luo.
Evil Punisher’s voice was heard again, “The Bi Family is bidding for Bodhi Fruit to save their old Family Patriarch. Their offer is 1010 million? Do I hear another offer? First time, second time…”
Nobody was making a new offer. The price was already higher than what the Bodhi Fruit was worth of.
What was more, anyone making an offer now would be scolded. After all, the Bi Family was aiming to save a person’s life. To outbid them would deprive them of the opportunity to save their old Family Patriarch.
Lu Li looked at Gu Min and said calmly, “Make an offer of 1100 million!”
Gu Min had no doubt of Lu Li’s order. He lifted the curtain up, walked out, raised his hand and said, “1100 Purple Xuan Crystals!”
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~
Many turned over to look at him. The silence turned into heated discussion once again. Everyone had thought that the Bi Family was going to have the Bodhi Fruit. But it had become uncertain once more.
“Ha, ha!”
In a lotus seat, Ji Mengtian grinned mockingly. Die Feiyu, however, was shocked and said, “It is the Gu Family. Is Gu Fengliu really Lu Li? What kind of skill is that? How can it make him look like a different person? Lu Li…it’s really Lu Li?”
Recalling how he took liberties yesterday, Die Feiyu felt both shame and anger. There was also a trace of fear in her eyes. He had become Ji Mengtian’s nightmare and it was the same for Die Feiyu as well. She could be scared to hear his name, let alone seeing him…
The more than 10,000 people sitting at the south were discussing and making inquiries to each other. After all, the Gu Family was a small family. If it were not for the fact that they became mildly famous recently, very few would know about the Gu Family.
Many people used psychic power to check. Gu Min forced a smile. After the auction, the Gu Family could no longer stay at the Central Plains.
The Bi Family Human Sovereign Realm warrior showed fury. He could not afford to offend a Royal Family. But how could a Noble Lord Realm warrior from a fifth rank family dare to challenge him? After he said that he was going to save a person’s life, was this man trying to make trouble on purpose?
“Eh?”
As many people were inspecting, they noticed Prajna standing next to Lu Li. She was clearly a nun so she must be from the Great Buddhist Temple. Why would someone from the Great Buddhist Temple be in the private room of Lu Li? Was there some kind of conspiracy or insider trading involved?
For a moment, all rumors were spread out. Like a dead water met with gale, nothing could remain calm now.
