"Miss Zhong, after all, I contributed 1.1 billion to your auction. Can't you give me the right to take care of this guy?" Tian Ji asked.

He definitely couldn't get back that 1.1 billion; so he could only use this contribution to deal with the jerk who had tricked him.

"The reason our Night Osmanthus Auction is recognized by everyone is because we have always adhered to an iron rule that no one is allowed to fight within the auction. Once this rule is broken, endless troubles will follow; therefore, I regret that I cannot grant your request," Zhong Hongyan responded.

She had seen scenarios like this many times; therefore, she could never make an exception and set a precedent, otherwise their Night Osmanthus Auction would be disgraced in the auction world.

"Damn it!" Tian Ji cursed under his breath, then shouted, "Let's go!"

Now that he had lost a huge amount of money, it would be difficult for him to bid on the upcoming items; so he had to leave the infuriating auction with his rage and then look for an opportunity to act outside.

"Young Master Tian, before you leave, please settle the account," Zhong Hongyan said.

"Hmph!" With a cold snort, Tian Ji followed the auction staff to the back to settle his bill.

He didn't dare not to pay the bidding money because he could not fight against the Night Osmanthus Auction; even his family couldn't.

When leaving, he threatened Lin Yifan again, "Enjoy the short time coming up, I'll be sending you to meet King Yanluo soon!"

"Oh my! I'm so scared!" Lin Yifan pretended to be frightened; but everyone who understood knew he was not afraid.

"Tsk tsk! Seems like he's a master above the Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm!" some bidders remarked admiringly.

The bodyguard strength of Tian Ji's bodyguard, A-Feng, was known to them, so if he was not afraid of A-Feng, his strength had to be above or on par with A-Feng.

"Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm, I wonder from which hidden Clan he is."

"He doesn't have a single bodyguard with him, I don't think he is from a Clan."

Clan young masters usually have experts to protect them, and the man opposing Tian Ji didn't have any; this indicated that he might not be from a Clan.

"If he is a Loose Cultivator, then that's impressive," someone exclaimed.

Without the cultivation from Clans or Sects, it's very difficult for ordinary people to practice; so if Lin Yifan's cultivation level was achieved by himself, his age alone would be enough to astonish everyone present.

The whispered conversations among the bidders made the cold young man more serious; if Lin Yifan had indeed elevated himself to Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm or above through his own efforts, it would be quite a blow to his spirit. After all, he had reached Breaking Mortal Fifth Realm through various natural treasures provided by his family, while Lin Yifan didn't have such favorable conditions to use.

Also attracted attention was the auctioneer Zhong Hongyan, who knew that there were only a few Clan young masters at this auction; she was acquainted with and knew these few, and Lin Yifan was not among them.

"Hmm! An interesting man," Zhong Hongyan smiled at Lin Yifan, a smile that made many wealthy men in the audience jealous.

Consequently, almost everyone's gaze turned towards the mysterious man sitting in the back, who remained calm and composed.

Suddenly being the subject of so many stares, Lin Yifan was a bit surprised and perplexed. Upon looking towards Zhong Hongyan, he realized the reason.

"My goodness! With that kind of stare, she couldn't possibly be interested in me, could she?" Lin Yifan wondered internally.

Gazing at Zhong Hongyan, the sexy and alluring woman radiating beauty, he was indeed a bit interested; however, it was only a slight interest. Regarding this mature-minded and scheming woman, he dared not easily provoke her, otherwise, all his secrets might be revealed.

The frosty girl, seeing Zhong Hongyan once again making eyes and flirting with other men, could not help but blurt out, "Shameless bitch."

"Hmm!" Zhong Hongyan merely gave a slight smile and brushed it off in response to the frosty girl's swear words.

She had received too many such criticisms; however, she still followed her own path, using her methods to help the auction obtain greater benefits.

After a brief pause, the auction continued.

"The seventh auction item is the Red Iron Crystal, known as a top-grade material for Artifact Refining. Weapons forged from Red Iron Crystal are incredibly hard and sharp enough to cut through anything; therefore, those interested, please start bidding, with a starting price of seventy million!" Zhong Hongyan introduced and announced the start of bidding for the item.

Watching the several-pound black Red Iron Crystal on the stage, the cultivators present were red-eyed as bids fervently began.

To a cultivator, a weapon is like an extended arm, crucial for defending against and defeating enemies. Without a weapon, a cultivator is always in imminent danger.

However, weapons vary in quality, from inferior to superior; lacking a good weapon is equally dangerous. To obtain a good weapon, one must first have high-quality material; Red Iron Crystal is an excellent material for a weapon's body.

Thus, many cultivators who lacked high-level weapons made their utmost effort to acquire the dazzling Red Iron Crystal on the stage.

"Eighty million!"

"Ninety million!"

"One hundred million!"

"One hundred and ten million!"

"One hundred and fifty million!" At this point, the indifferent young man raised his sign and casually spoke.

Although this piece of Red Iron Crystal was not large enough to craft a complete fine weapon, it could be used in the synthesis of weapons to improve their hardness and sharpness; thus, purchasing it at a high price was still a viable option.

Yet, he was not the only one who thought this way.

As soon as he had finished speaking, someone else made a bid.

"One hundred and eighty million!"

"Two hundred million!"

Suddenly raising the price this high deterred the less affluent cultivators from bidding further.

Now, only a few scions of the clans were in the competition.

"Two hundred and fifty million!"

"Three hundred million!"

......

In the end, the Red Iron Crystal was bought by the indifferent young man for five hundred million.

If Tian Ji knew of this, he would surely have spewed blood in frustration; for one of his objectives of coming to this auction had been precisely this piece of Red Iron Crystal.

Now, having spent one billion and one hundred million on the Healing Wound Flower that he did not need, he had truly made a loss.

Lin Yifan currently did not have much need for a weapon; hence, he had not participated in the bidding just now. Another reason was that the item he needed most was bought by that despicable Tian Ji; now, he just wanted to see if there was anything worth bidding on later.

Meanwhile, a dangerous thought grew in his mind, contemplating murder and plunder. Tian Ji was surely waiting outside the auction house, meaning he could not escape; if Tian Ji insisted on forcing his hand, then he was prepared to respond with a violent act of injuring and robbing or even murdering and plundering.

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