Chapter 62: The Snake-Browed Copper Fish Goes Up for Auction!

Chapter 62: The Snake-Browed Copper Fish Auction Begins!

Even with all his naivety, Wu Tianzhen now understood that something was terribly wrong. Especially as he looked at Xie Xiao's expression, he knew they were likely in for a massive disaster this time.

Once the golden bells were properly placed, all the listeners simultaneously shook them. Instantly, the sound of the bells reverberated through the entire New Moon Hotel like wave after wave of a surging tide.

At that moment, Wu Tianzhen finally recalled something. His complexion instantly turned as pale as paper, and he broke out in a cold sweat. "Fat... Fatty... This time, we've really made a legendary name for ourselves!"

"What do you mean?" Fatty asked, uncomprehending.

"I just remembered a legend about the Nine-Dragon Lamp and the golden bells of the New Moon Hotel!" Tianzhen swallowed hard and cleared his throat. "To put it simply, the person who lights the heavenly lamp signifies their absolute determination to win that lot. Once it is lit, no matter how much anyone else bids, I must automatically outbid them by ten percent on top of that base!"

"In other words, tonight's auction for the Snake-Browed Copper Fish—I've booked the whole thing!"

With that, he stared fixedly at Old Lady Huo, uncharacteristically finding a trace of hatred and fury hidden within that naive gaze!

"Oh, look at that look!" The smile on Old Lady Huo's face grew even brighter. "Tsk tsk tsk, you're starting to look a bit like your grandfather, Old Dog Wu!"

"What's this? I heard Old Dog Wu actually hid a little puppy behind everyone's backs. Could it be that you're such a useless little pup that you were forced to expose all of the Wu family's trump cards?"

"Old Lady Huo!" Wu Tianzhen glared at Huo Xiangu, blazing with fury. "I respect you as a senior of the Nine Gates and have always been modest and courteous to you, but don't take us youngsters as people who will just swallow your bullying!"

Huo Xiangu cast a cold glance at Wu Tianzhen, though for some reason, that gaze always gave her a creepy, spine-chilling sensation.

Unwilling to lose face, she finally let out a cold snort, turned her head away, and refused to look at Wu Tianzhen any longer.

One had to admit, sometimes the concept of karma truly existed.

"Alright, now the final lot of this auction, the Snake-Browed Copper Fish, officially begins its—What is going on?!"

Before she could finish speaking, Yin Jiangxue's expression changed drastically. With a look of disbelief, her eyes turned toward the room on the third floor ahead.

Seeing this, the crowd involuntarily looked over as well.

They saw that among the third-floor rooms, only that single room suddenly lit up with light. A sheer gauze curtain descended from above to block the front of the window, and a figure could be vaguely seen cast upon it by the illumination.

"Clink!"

An even crisper bell chime rang out from that room, causing everyone present to involuntarily close their eyes upon hearing it.

This bell chime was completely different from the ones in front of them. Merely the sound it produced was exceptionally pleasant to the ear, naturally causing people to relax.

Their previously vexed and tense moods were also soothed, especially for the restless Wu Tianzhen, who finally managed to calm down.

"The journey was rather long, causing trouble for everyone. My apologies!" Inside the third-floor private room, Wu Yu spoke in a soft voice.

Because his vocal cord muscles were temporarily manipulated by his internal energy, his voice sounded completely altered, to the extent that even Wu Tianzhen could not tell that it was Wu Yu.

"What on earth is that old immortal playing at?!" Yin Jiangxue currently wished she could drag Zhang Rishang out and slam him against a wall to interrogate him. But unfortunately, now that the auction had begun, even as the boss, she could not break the rules!

Meanwhile, upon seeing the third-floor private room light up, many people on the second floor who knew the inside story drew sharp breaths.

That was because that private room was an exclusive suite reserved by the Yin family back then to express their gratitude to the Great Buddha Zhang for saving their lives. Aside from the time the Great Buddha Zhang lit three heavenly lamps in a row back then, he had never visited again, and so the room had been sealed up ever since.

Yet today, it had lit up once more, which could only mean that a descendant of the Great Buddha Zhang was still alive in this world!

Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for this room to be opened!

"Quick! Take my calling card and wait by the doorway of that room. The moment the person inside comes out, present it to them immediately!" Huo Xiangu slammed her hand on the table and urged anxiously. "Remember, be respectful!!!"

"Understood, Xiangu!" The Huo family steward hurriedly strode away.

At the same time, Xie Xiao did the exact same thing, and many others also grabbed their calling cards and headed toward the third floor.

However, the moment they reached the stairwell, they stopped in their tracks. The stick-wielding guards had completely blocked off the entire stairway, forbidding anyone from going up. If they wanted to wait, they could wait right here.

Seeing this, they had no good alternatives and could only stand at the entrance of the stairs, gazing longingly toward the third floor.

"I am getting old, and my failing eyes cannot see clearly anymore," Wu Yu's voice drifted from the private room. "Could I trouble that little brother to bring up a Nine-Dragon Heavenly Lamp to shed some light?"

Seeing this, the big man on the stage looked toward Yin Jiangxue.

With a solemn expression, Yin Jiangxue glanced at the third floor before waving her hand. "Light the Nine-Dragon Heavenly Lamp!"

Without hesitation, the big man lifted another heavenly lamp and hung it on the upper left side of the third floor.

"Hiss..."

Seeing this, the crowd below became excited. Never in their wildest dreams did they expect that in their lifetime they would witness two heavenly lamps rising simultaneously inside the New Moon Hotel!

"The lamp duel begins!"

Yin Jiangxue announced in a ringing voice, "The final featured item of this auction: the Snake-Browed Copper Fish. Origin unknown, purpose unknown, era unknown. Once sold, no refunds or exchanges!"

"Starting with no reserve price, bidding with no upper limit. Begin!"

"Clink! One hundred thousand!"

"Clink! Five hundred thousand!"

"Clink! Two million!"

"Clink! Clink! Clink! Clink!"

"..."

In an instant, the golden bells rang out in a chorus, dazzling and overwhelming the senses.

Wu Tianzhen was completely dumbfounded at this point. In just a few breaths, the bids had already exceeded five million!

"Clink! Thirty million!" a man on the second floor called out, directly multiplying the price severalfold. "I don't have time to waste with you people!"

"Clink! Fifty million!" Huo Xiangu raised the bid by another twenty million in one go. If she weren't interested in the Snake-Browed Copper Fish, she wouldn't have shown her face.

"Eighty million!"

"One hundred million!"

"Gasp... Shanshuiju is gone!" Wu Tianzhen muttered, tightly gripping Fatty's hand.

And in the blink of an eye, the numbers continued to skyrocket. So far, Wang Zanghai hadn't even placed a bid yet, while Wu Yu on the third floor drew the gazes of countless people. Seeing him still sitting leisurely on his fishing platform indicated that this price wasn't even worthy of his bid!

Finally, after five minutes, when the price broke through one billion, Huo Xiangu shook her head. It had surpassed her psychological limit; although she could still scrape together the money, the Huo family did not belong to her alone!

It was precisely at this moment that Wang Zanghai finally joined the fray.

Instantly, the bells chimed incessantly.

Looking at the people below, Wu Yu could not help but sigh at how many wealthy people there were in this world. At the same time, he regretted once again that if he had set up an auction for his own Imperial Pavilion back then, the profits certainly would not have been small!

In a mere ten minutes, the price had climbed to five billion!

And the moment this figure appeared, everyone instantly grew calm.

Undoubtedly, this price was called out by Wang Zanghai.