Chapter 147: Mysterious Man and Woman

"Then why doesn't Senior Sister Han come over herself to deal with Lin Feng and bid for the Dharma Treasure?" the woman asked again.

"Spare me, I'm not a tapeworm in Senior Sister Han's stomach, how could I possibly know what she's thinking?" the man replied with a bitter smile.

Time ticked away, and before anyone realized it, two hours had passed.

This auction had not yet ended; it still had to go on for at least another hour or so, but Lin Feng had basically lost interest.

Aside from bidding for the Shining Star for Su Mingyue at the very beginning, he had not participated in any other bidding.

Because the auction items that appeared on stage afterward, while all valuable, held no value whatsoever to him.

Antiques, calligraphy and paintings, precious treasures, jade—what use were these trinkets to him?

But just then, the female auctioneer on stage, Li Hongyu, suddenly said, "The next auction item is very special. The owner of this item is a friend of Mr. Yang Jinlong, the Chairman of our Jinlong Trading Company."

"According to our Chairman's friend, this auction item is an heirloom passed down through their family for over a hundred years, and it contains a massive secret."

"However, as time has passed, the owner himself no longer knows what secret this heirloom holds, and even the method to unlock it has been lost."

These words from Li Hongyu stirred the curiosity of the countless guests present.

"Stop the nonsense and bring the thing out!"

"Isn't this just keeping us in suspense!"

"Is now really the time to play coy!"

"Don't think that just because you used to be a big star, we'll indulge you!"

"Ms. Li, stop talking nonsense, hurry up!"

The guests at the scene all began to clamor, and they all wore expressions of curiosity.

Li Hongyu, on stage, secretly smiled; this was the effect she wanted.

Because only by piquing these people's curiosity could they spend money like water and bid frantically!

But when this auction item actually appeared on stage, the countless guests present were disappointed to the extreme, and some even began to curse angrily.

Because the auction item on the tray was actually a rusty Iron Ring!

"What the hell, what is this!"

"After all that talk, making us so curious, and you end up bringing out this!"

"Do you take us for fools!"

Li Hongyu was a bit anxious and hurriedly explained, "Everyone, please listen to me. This item is definitely not ordinary. Although it doesn't look like much, the material it is made of is extremely rare and is by no means any metal element we have discovered so far..."

"And according to our company's experts, this item has indeed been passed down from ancient times and has a history of at least several hundred years..."

But Li Hongyu's explanation not only failed to have an effect, it actually produced a negative result.

The guests below the stage were even more furious; some shouted and cursed, some mocked with sarcastic remarks, and some even got up and left directly!

"No matter what you say, it's just a rusty iron ring."

"That's right, even if you talk until the sky falls, I won't spend a cent to bid on such trash!"

"Although we have money, our money didn't just blow in on the wind!"

"I think your Jinlong Trading Company really doesn't want to stay in business anymore!"

The surrounding guests were filled with righteous indignation, as if they couldn't wait to rush onto the stage and give Li Hongyu a sound thrashing.

Su Mingyue was also somewhat annoyed, and a hint of disappointment showed in her eyes.

But when she turned her head inadvertently, she discovered a look of shock on Lin Feng's face!

"Lin Feng, what's wrong? Could it be that this iron ring isn't ordinary?" Su Mingyue asked hurriedly, keeping her voice very low for fear of being overheard.

Lin Feng took a deep breath and slowly exhaled before finally saying, "This iron ring is indeed not simple. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a Dharma Treasure!"

"A Dharma Treasure? Really?" Su Mingyue looked surprised.

"It should be. Although the Spiritual Qi fluctuations it emits are very weak, I can still sense them," Lin Feng said.

A Dharma Treasure is a special object refined from various special materials. Under normal circumstances, only a Martial Artist can use one, though a small number of Dharma Treasures can be used by ordinary people.

A Dharma Treasure requires the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth or the True Qi of a Martial Artist to function. If both are lacking, it will enter a dormant state and reveal nothing special.

Furthermore, Dharma Treasures are divided into grades.

A Low-grade Dharma Treasure is the most common and can change its own size.

A Mid-grade Dharma Treasure can autonomously absorb the Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth to maintain its own operation and can also reduce the burden on the holder during battle.

A High-grade Dharma Treasure can fuse with the Martial Artist's own flesh and blood, allowing it to be used at will, and it can also be refined with essence blood; after such refinement, the power of the Dharma Treasure will increase significantly.

A Top-grade Dharma Treasure will develop spirituality; a Dharma Treasure with spirituality is no longer a dead object.

Although Lin Feng could not tell what grade of Dharma Treasure this rusty iron ring was, it was definitely a Dharma Treasure!

"It's worthy of being an heirloom, but the person who owns it is definitely not a Martial Artist, otherwise it wouldn't have appeared at this auction," Lin Feng said with a smile.

"Are you going to bid?" Su Mingyue asked.

"Of course! Since I've encountered it, there's no reason to miss it. Even though I don't know if it's of any use to me, it's worth a gamble!" Lin Feng said without hesitation.

At this very moment, the auction hall was in an uproar.

Seeing that the situation was about to spiral out of control, the female auctioneer on stage was already covered in sweat.

Suddenly, Lin Feng stood up and, pretending to be indifferent, said with a laugh, "I say, everyone, don't be so agitated. They haven't even announced the price of this auction item yet."

"Jinlong Trading Company is trying to fool us with such trash, can't we even be angry?"

"Exactly, exactly!"

"Why are you speaking up for them? You're in cahoots with them, aren't you?"

The guests at the scene questioned him excitedly, so Lin Feng gave a wink to Li Hongyu on stage.

Seeing this, Li Hongyu hurriedly said, "The starting price for this auction item is five million, and each increment must be no less than one hundred thousand."

A chubby man immediately shouted, "What? Such trash is selling for five million? Who are you trying to fool!"

Lin Feng laughed, "They have clearly marked the price; they haven't hidden anything nor are they forcing a sale. If you don't want it, just don't buy it."

"Then why don't you buy it?" the man questioned.

"I'll buy it! I bid five million!" Lin Feng said loudly.

As soon as these words were spoken, most of the people at the scene were stunned, and they all looked toward Lin Feng in disbelief.

"Mr. Lin, are you serious?"

"Even if you have money, you can't squander it like this!"

"Spending five million to buy trash will make you a laughingstock if word gets out!"

Lin Feng said very seriously, "Actually, I also think this auction item is nothing special and isn't worth this price, but I know the Chairman of Jinlong Trading Company, and I am willing to give him this face."