Chapter 174 The Bai Family Lost, Long Time No See!

"Twenty-six thousand five hundred taels!"

Nangong Shengtian made another offer.

"Twenty-seven thousand taels!"

Bai Wenxuan gritted his teeth: "Nangong Shengtian, I advise you to think clearly..."

"Twenty-seven thousand five hundred taels!"

Nangong Shengtian laughed, ignored it, and still made a calm offer.

"Okay! Good! Very good!"

Bai Wenxuan's eyes were cold as he stared at the calm Nangong Shengtian: "It seems that you have thought clearly. When the auction is over, I will report the truth to the top of the family!"

"Twenty-eight thousand taels!!"

Bai Wenxuan's voice was loud and filled with anger.

"Interesting!"

Lin Bei watched the fight between the Bai family and the Nangong family, his eyes flickering and his thoughts aroused.

Although the bidding failed, the current auction made him see that a storm was coming.

In the center of this storm, there are three major forces: the Bai family, the Nangong family, and the Xuanyue Sect!

"The Xuanyue Sect's two auctions of alchemy secret books are essentially provoking the Bai family. After all, the entire elixir industry in Linjiang County is basically monopolized by them."

"And the Bai family should have thought that peace was the most important thing at the beginning. That's why they bought the alchemy secret book for 20,000 taels of silver at the first auction."

"As for the current auction, it is actually another kind of temptation and oppression. Xuanyue Sect is auctioning the secret book of alchemy, and the Bai family still chooses to compromise."

"But the sudden intervention of the Nangong family has proven that the Xuanyue Sect is likely to be serious. The two have joined forces and are likely to launch an offensive against the Bai family!"

"The Xuanyue Sect is a cross-river dragon, and the Nangong family is a local snake. Together, the Bai family may be in danger!"

Lin Bei had a keen sense of smell, and he quickly unraveled the situation and smelled the aura of imminent rain.

"Now the auction for the alchemy secret book has failed, but this coming storm hides more opportunities, and I may be able to seek my own interests in it..."

Lin Bei had a feud with the Bai family and was in urgent need of training resources. He felt that he might take the initiative to gain his own interests.

Of course, we have to wait until the auction is over to figure out how to do it.

"Thirty thousand taels! Nangong Shengtian, don't go too far, otherwise I will give you this alchemy secret book. Anyway, there is no shortage of alchemists in my family!"

Bai Wenxuan suddenly regained his composure. Although his face was still ugly, there was no sign of anger.

Obviously, he had absorbed the news of the suspected alliance between the Nangong family and the Xuanyue Sect and fully understood the situation.

"Since Mr. Bai sincerely pleads, I will give you some face and give up the bidding."

Nangong Shengtian showed a feminine smile, which made Bai Wenxuan feel sick and wanted to be beaten!

It was obvious that Nangong Shengtian had tricked him into bidding for 30,000 taels of silver items originally worth 20,000 taels of silver, but the other party still claimed that he was selling him a favor.

However, Bai Wenxuan couldn't do anything against Nangong Shengtian, after all, the power behind the two was not much different.

Soon, the auction ends.

A maid presented the alchemy secret book and placed it in front of Bai Wenxuan.

Bai Wenxuan looked ugly, his chest heaved a few times, and suddenly he slapped down the alchemy secret book and the table into powder!

"Xuanyue Sect, this is the last compromise of our Bai family. If we bully others too much, we will both be destroyed!"

"It should be noted that since ancient times, a dragon crossing the river cannot defeat a local snake. I advise you to think twice before you act!"

Bai Wenxuan glanced at Jiang Qingyue on the auction stage with cold eyes, his face was ashen, and he said harsh words.

Then, he walked away!

"Hey, hey, you'll have to pay for it if you break something! My table is made of red rosewood, it's expensive, it costs dozens of taels of silver..."

Jiang Qingyue was not frightened by his eyes, but instead muttered towards Bai Wenxuan's back.

Bai Wenxuan staggered, flicked his sleeves, and coldly dropped a few words: "Pay!"

Then, he walked away.

The guards did not dare to delay, dropped a silver ingot, and quickly followed.

I don't know if it was intentional or not, Bai Wenxuan took a detour and met Lin Bei's position. When he passed by, he threatened in a cold tone: "You are very talented. I am waiting for you outside. I will be waiting for you soon." Don’t cry and kneel down to beg for mercy!”

"Haha, hahaha, hahahaha..."

Bai Wenxuan laughed wildly, as if to cover up his failure, and everyone retreated wherever he passed.

Although Bai Wenxuan was suppressed by the Xuanyue Sect and the Nangong family this time, and he looked embarrassed and aggrieved, he was still a being that they must respect and fear.

"Bai Wenxuan!"

Lin Bei looked at the figure walking out of the auction, his face calm, but his heart was filled with murderous intent.

The warriors who were watching also walked towards the exit of the auction, while looking at Lin Bei with sympathy, pity, and gloating.

"It's a pity that if I offend the Bai family, I'm afraid I won't be able to see the sun the next day."

"You are young and have unlimited future. It is not good to offend anyone, but the Bai family..."

"Tsk, it's fun again!"

Lin Bei ignored these strange looks. He did not go towards the exit of the auction, but went against the flow of people and walked towards the central auction table.

"The auction is over, why is he still walking to the auction stand?"

Someone made a strange noise.

"Perhaps I knew I was in trouble, and now I am afraid of the Bai family's revenge, so I plan to ask for asylum from the Crescent Baobao Pavilion. If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place!"

Some people shook their heads, completely disapproving of Lin Bei's impulse.

Lin Bei turned a deaf ear to the cold looks from others and walked to the central circular auction stage.

On the auction stage, Jiang Qingyue was counting the auction proceeds when she sensed someone approaching. She raised her head and looked at Lin Bei. She frowned slightly. She felt that the person was familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

"Your Mightiness……"

Behind Jiang Qingyue, a plump young woman took a step forward, intending to stop Lin Bei from moving forward, but was interrupted by Jiang Qingyue.

"Who are you?"

Jiang Qingyue tilted her head and looked at Lin Bei, trying hard to recall this strange feeling of familiarity.

Lin Bei stopped two meters away, smiled slightly, and said in his original voice: "Long time no see!"

The rich voice, which was a bit free and easy, a bit long-lost and a bit gentle, penetrated into Jiang Qingyue's ears, making her eyes widen.

"Lin Fan! Are you Lin Fan?"

Jiang Qingyue spoke excitedly, her eyes full of surprise and suspicion, as if she was in disbelief.

"It's been four or five months since we parted ways, almost half a year. I didn't expect Miss Jiang to still remember me. I feel so relieved."

Lin Bei smiled slightly, and his facial muscles squirmed a few times, returning to their original appearance.

Suddenly, a face with sharp edges and corners, like a knife, appeared in Jiang Qingyue's eyes.

The familiar appearance, repeated after a long absence, gave Jiang Qingyue a feeling of beating heart, and there seemed to be a strange and unspeakable feeling rising in her heart.

"It's really you! How did you come to Jiangcheng?!"

Jiang Qingyue's bright eyes stared at Lin Bei without blinking, and the corners of her mouth turned up, looking very happy.

"I had planned to come to the river, but I didn't expect to meet you here! What an unexpected surprise!"

Lin Bei smiled slightly. He couldn't help but be happy to meet old friends. The emotions that had been suppressed by the Bai family for a long time were released.