Chapter 45

The auction continued, and in the next few auction items, the rivalry between Lei Qianqian and Li Zongsheng intensified.

As long as Lei Qianqian took a fancy to an auction item, Li Zongsheng would always intervene and deliberately raise the price; and for any auction item Li Zongsheng took a fancy to, Lei Qianqian would also counterattack without any politeness!

The bidding between the two made the atmosphere of the entire hall exceptionally tense.

"The next auction item, a Qing Dynasty jade bracelet, starting bid at one million!"

Ouyang Mei'er announced with a smile.

Lei Qianqian immediately raised the paddle: "One million five hundred thousand!"

Li Zongsheng remained unhurried and raised the paddle: "Two million!"

Lei Qianqian looked at Li Zongsheng coldly and raised the paddle again: "Two million five hundred thousand!"

Li Zongsheng smiled, his tone carrying a hint of provocation: "Three million!"

Lei Qianqian smiled, sat down, and said: "It's yours!"

Looking at Lei Qianqian's successful scheme, Li Zongsheng was so angry he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood!

He glared at Lei Qianqian and said coldly: "You just wait!"

Subsequently, Ouyang Mei'er announced with a smile: "Three million, congratulations to Mr. Li for winning this Qing Dynasty jade pendant!"

However, when he heard Ouyang Mei'er's announcement, he still smiled triumphantly.

He looked provocatively at Lei Qianqian, but Lei Qianqian didn't pay attention to him at all.

The next auction item was a famous painting. Li Zongsheng raised the paddle first: "Five million!"

Lei Qianqian sneered and raised the paddle: "Six million!"

Li Zongsheng's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and raised the paddle: "Seven million!"

Lei Qianqian didn't hesitate and raised the paddle again: "Eight million!"

Li Zongsheng also looked triumphantly at Lei Qianqian and didn't raise the paddle again!

Ouyang Mei'er still announced with a smile: "Eight million, congratulations to Miss Lei for winning this famous painting!"

This was the most enjoyable auction she had ever hosted. Since the two started competing, the prices of the auction items had risen straight up, and her appearance fee for this session naturally rose with the tide!

Lei Qianqian stood up, nodded gracefully to everyone, and then sat back in her seat.

Her gaze swept over Li Zongsheng, the corners of her mouth hooking into a victorious smile!

Ye Feng sat to the side, taking all of this in. He said to Qi Ruoxue in a low voice: "Are these two crazy today? They clearly don't need these auction items, yet they insist on fighting to the death."

Qi Ruoxue smiled, her tone carrying a hint of teasing: "Cough, who told Qianqian to be so vengeful!"

"However, spending so much money to buy things you don't need is truly desperate!"

Ye Feng shook his head, feeling somewhat disdainful of the two's actions: "These two are truly boring!"

However, this was just a small interlude in this auction. The auction continued in full swing, and the next few auction items were also sold at high prices!

Ye Feng waited patiently, secretly anticipating the appearance of the medicinal materials he needed.

The next auction item was an ancient jade that had just been unearthed from an ancient tomb.

Ouyang Mei'er lifted the red cloth lightly, revealing a piece of ancient jade that was emerald green throughout.

The surface of the ancient jade was carved with complex patterns, faintly emitting a mysterious aura.

Just at the moment the ancient jade appeared, the "Xuantian Sacred Scripture" in Ye Feng's body actually trembled slightly.

His heart shook. This ancient jade could actually attract the attention of the "Xuantian Sacred Scripture"!

Immediately after, he said to Qi Ruoxue in a low voice: "Ruoxue, this ancient jade seems a bit strange. Can you help me win it? I'll pay you back later."

Qi Ruoxue looked at Ye Feng, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes, but she quickly nodded: "Okay, I'll help you."

Ouyang Mei'er introduced with a smile: "This ancient jade was unearthed from an ancient tomb a few days ago. According to expert research, this ancient jade seems to contain some kind of mysterious power. Starting bid at five million, each bid increase must not be less than five hundred thousand!"

As soon as her words fell, someone in the audience immediately raised the paddle: "Five million five hundred thousand!"

"Six million!"

"Six million five hundred thousand!"

Bidding sounds rang out one after another, and the price was quickly raised to eight million.

Ye Feng said to Qi Ruoxue in a low voice: "Ruoxue, it's time to take action."

Qi Ruoxue nodded and raised the paddle: "Ten million!"

The entire hall went quiet instantly, and everyone looked at Qi Ruoxue.

The price of ten million clearly exceeded the actual value of this mysterious ancient jade. After all, no one knew what this ancient jade was. If it were just an ordinary piece of jade, wouldn't they lose a lot!

However, just when everyone thought the ancient jade would be auctioned off to Qi Ruoxue without any suspense, a low voice suddenly rang out: "Ten million five hundred thousand!"

Ye Feng's expression changed slightly, and he turned to look at the source of the voice.

The person raising the paddle was a middle-aged man wearing a black suit.

His expression was indifferent, his gaze cold, and ten million seemed like nothing but splashing water to him!

Qi Ruoxue frowned and said to Ye Feng in a low voice: "Who is this person? Why haven't I seen him before?"

Ye Feng shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of vigilance: "I'm not sure, but he is clearly also interested in the ancient jade."

Qi Ruoxue gritted her teeth and raised the paddle again: "Eleven million!"

The middle-aged man remained unhurried and raised the paddle: "Eleven million five hundred thousand!"

Qi Ruoxue's expression turned somewhat ugly. She said to Ye Feng in a low voice: "Ye Feng, should we continue? The price has already exceeded expectations!"

Ye Feng nodded, his tone firm: "Continue, this ancient jade should be very important!"

Qi Ruoxue took a deep breath and raised the paddle again: "Twelve million!"

The middle-aged man smiled, still light and airy as he shouted: "Twelve million five hundred thousand!"

Just at this moment, Li Zongsheng suddenly raised the paddle in his hand, his tone carrying a hint of teasing: "Thirteen million!"

The entire hall was in an uproar instantly, and everyone looked at Li Zongsheng.

This guy is clearly here to stir up trouble!

Ye Feng's expression turned ugly instantly. He said to Qi Ruoxue in a low voice: "Li Zongsheng is deliberately raising the price against us!"

Qi Ruoxue gritted her teeth, her tone carrying a hint of anger: "This Li Zongsheng is truly like a ghost that won't go away!"

Lei Qianqian sat to the side, looked at Li Zongsheng coldly, and said to Ye Feng in a low voice: "Ye Feng, do you want me to help you?"

Ye Feng shook his head, his tone firm: "No, I'll do it myself."

He took a deep breath and raised the paddle: "Thirteen million five hundred thousand!"

Li Zongsheng smiled, his tone carrying a hint of sarcasm: "Fourteen million!"

Ye Feng's expression turned even uglier, but he didn't retreat and raised the paddle again: "Fourteen million five hundred thousand!"

Li Zongsheng remained relentless, his tone carrying a hint of provocation: "Fifteen million!"

The atmosphere in the entire hall became exceptionally tense, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the result of this bidding.

Ye Feng gritted his teeth and raised the paddle again: "Eighteen million!"

"Twenty million!"

Li Zongsheng increased the price again!

"Twenty-five million!"

Lei Qianqian stood up directly and glared at the entire hall!