nashuaworldcup Chapter 188 Relentless Pursuit
Chapter 188 Relentless Pursuit
"hold on."
To everyone's surprise, Tao Tao calmly replied, "Looks like I'm not in a hurry at all."
A-Wu originally thought that Tao Tao was simple-minded and would definitely not be able to outsmart those old guys, but he didn't expect her to be so calm. On the contrary, he realized that he had been too impatient.
Of course, what A-Wu didn't know was that Tao-Tao hadn't thought that far ahead. She just felt that since these people were still raising the price, there was no point in following suit now. She figured she could just offer a fixed price and buy it later.
Tao Tao wasn't in a hurry to raise the price, and neither was the person sitting opposite her; they both seemed confident of victory.
"Forty-five thousand!"
"Fifty-one thousand..."
"Seventy thousand!"
"..."
The price is getting more and more outrageous. Some people seem to be deliberately driving up the price, adding tens of thousands at a time. They probably know that someone will definitely be vying for this treasure. Since they can't get it themselves, they might as well make the other party lose more money, so at least they won't lose out.
Hearing these prices, A-Wu became even more nervous and began to wonder how many spirit stones Tao Tao actually had, why he could still sit still now, and whether he was afraid of ending up with nothing.
Those powerful old guys might be able to kill and rob if they can't catch them, but they can't. Tao Tao is only a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and I have only just touched the threshold of Foundation Establishment. If I really want to fight these people, I'm afraid only her master can do it.
Thinking of this, A-Wu considered whether to communicate with her master telepathically. She was connected to Pei Qingyan by soul and could inform him through their souls.
"Don't worry, wait a little longer, it won't be able to rise for long."
Suddenly, Tao Tao interrupted her thoughts. A Wu looked at Tao Tao suspiciously, feeling inexplicably as if she had been completely seen through. She was wondering to herself, so how could Tao Tao guess what she was thinking?
"Can we take a picture? If something goes wrong, the owner..."
"Of course it can, don't worry."
Tao Tao was very confident and unmoved, which made A Wu feel a little relieved. However, Tao Tao was a little too confident, as if she planned to bet all her wealth on this. She was only forced by Pei Qingyan to bid for the Liuxian Lotus Platform, so why did she seem more interested than A Wu?
This puzzled A-Wu, who thought that Tao-Tao might be afraid that Pei Qing-Yan would cause trouble for him.
Others are still raising prices, but not as aggressively as before; now they're basically raising them by 100 at a time.
"Sixty-five thousand three hundred."
"Sixty-five thousand three hundred and fifty."
"Sixty-five thousand four!"
"..."
"One hundred thousand."
Just as everyone was chattering and raising the price little by little, a magnetic voice came from the private room opposite Tao Tao. It was spoken casually in an extremely tender tone, instantly stunning everyone.
That's 100,000! They actually raised it that high? This completely exceeds the scope of a high-grade magic weapon. So what if it's a flawed immortal weapon? There's still the soul weapon to come. Are they just going to throw it away?
Tao Tao was also very surprised. She had originally planned to bid the same price, but someone beat her to it. Sure enough, her guess was right; this person's goal was the same as hers.
Those in the regular seats looked at each other, and for a moment no one dared to raise the price. They were probably stunned by the sudden price increase. Those in the private rooms were still observing, partly out of fear of the person's identity, and partly because the price had already far exceeded the value of the treasure itself, and it was simply not worth continuing to raise it.
A-Wu was also startled by the 100,000, and since Tao Tao hadn't made a bid yet, she was a little worried and asked via telepathy, "Aren't you going to raise the bid? Otherwise, he'll win the bid."
However, Tao Tao did not speak, but instead glanced at the person. She was determined to obtain the Liuxian Lotus Platform no matter what, but the problem was that the other party was a demonic cultivator with very high cultivation. Did she have any chance of winning if she competed with him?
She figured she had enough money, so raising the price wouldn't be too difficult for her.
"Ten thousand spirit stones the first time, ten thousand spirit stones the second time, ten thousand spirit stones..."
"110,000."
Finally, Tao Tao spoke up, directly calling out a price of 110,000. Everyone else turned to look at her, and some even released their divine senses to try to probe her cultivation level. Fortunately, the cloak was somewhat useful, shielding most people, although some with excessively high cultivation levels couldn't be stopped.
However, when these people saw that Tao Tao's cultivation was only at the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, just one step away from the late-Foundation Establishment stage, yet she could produce so many spirit stones, they began to suspect that she might be a young lady from some noble family.
"150,000."
At this moment, the man opposite spoke lazily, uttering a number that made people sigh.
That's 150,000! It seems he's really determined to get it.
"This..." A-Wu was getting anxious. It felt like the other party was determined to fight to the death. The key was that the other party's cultivation was so high that they were not afraid of anything at all.
"160,000."
However, Tao Tao also started raising the price unexpectedly. The other party would raise it by tens of thousands at a time, while she would raise it by tens of thousands at a time. Neither of them would give in to the other.
Two hundred thousand.
The man slightly raised the corners of his mouth and spoke with a casual smile.
"Two hundred thousand... What, what's going on? It's just a defective product, is it really worth fighting over like this? Is there some secret we don't know about?"
"Who knows? It's already at this price, I don't think anyone else needs to bid. It's just a matter of who will win it."
The others were just watching the show; with such a high price, it was impossible to raise it any further. They simply wanted to see who would ultimately succeed.
"Two hundred and one thousand." Tao Tao didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately added another ten thousand. She still had some savings and was determined to get it no matter what. Of course, if she continued to add more, she would really run out of spirit stones.
But this is the only way she has found that could potentially restore Bai Yan, and she cannot give up no matter what.
"Two hundred and twenty thousand."
The man casually raised the price again, but this time he didn't raise it as drastically as before. He increased it by tens of thousands at a time. After raising the price, he deliberately looked at Tao Tao with a playful smile on his lips, giving off a feeling of deliberate provocation.
"Is it possible to get a picture? I have a feeling he's deliberately trying to drive up the price for us?"
Awu became increasingly worried. Why was the price still being increased? She didn't know how many spirit stones Taotao had left. If this continued, she might not be able to bid for the Liuxian Lotus Platform. How was she going to explain that to Pei Qingyan?
"I don't know, but we can only try to find a way to get it done."
Tao Tao gritted his teeth and continued to raise the price, "Two hundred and thirty thousand."
She couldn't defeat the other party, nor could she kill and plunder like others. She could only try her best to bid with spirit stones, but the problem was that she didn't have enough spirit stones right now. How could she possibly win the bid?
"Two hundred and forty thousand."
The man added another 10,000 as always, appearing calm and unconcerned, as if he had plenty of spirit stones.
"twenty five."
"Twenty-six."
"..."
The two of them kept adding to the price, and the others were shocked. They felt that these two people were really terrifying. They could easily come up with more than 200,000. Wouldn't the grand finale treasure be worth several times that?
When the other party raised the price to 300,000, Tao Tao fell silent. She had no more spirit stones left, and if things continued like this, she would definitely not succeed.
what can we do about it?
Normally, she might have given up, but since it concerned Bai Yan, she really didn't want to give up. Once she missed this opportunity, she didn't know how long she would have to search before Bai Yan could recover.
"What should we do? I feel like he'll keep holding on and won't let go." A-Wu asked anxiously. She was already a little unsteady on her feet, and she couldn't imagine what would happen if she didn't get the Liuxian Lotus Platform.
"I don't know, we can only give it a try."
Tao Tao slowly spoke, but A Wu didn't quite understand what he was saying. She looked at Tao Tao in confusion, "Try what?"
But Tao Tao ignored her and instead sent a telepathic message to the man opposite her.
"This item is very important to me. I wonder what it would take for you to part with it, senior?"