Chapter 490 — A Sky-High Auction
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And one look at Lai the Fatso's old man was enough to tell you just how good this stuff really was!
What he had not expected was that Lai the Fatso would open by driving the price straight up to a hundred million! Did the man not know how to shop? Even the rich did not burn money like that! The Liu family had money too, but they could not go tossing it out a hundred million at a time!
Still, angry as he was, Liu Tianyi knew the true worth of these Longevity Detox Pills—a hundred million was even on the low side! So without a moment's hesitation he raised his bidding paddle: "One hundred and ten million!"
"Huh?" The hall erupted louder still! If Lai the Fatso had gone mad, fine—but Liu Tianyi was the Liu family's first-in-line heir. How could he be joining Lai the Fatso in this nonsense? If even he had bid one hundred and ten million, could these Longevity Detox Pills really be something special?
The auctioneer drew a sharp breath too! Good heavens above! This way of bidding came along once in a thousand years!
Yu Haitian's frown deepened. If Lai the Fatso was merely driving the price up, then what was Liu Tianyi doing joining in? In Yu Haitian's eyes, these Longevity Detox Pills might just genuinely be something fine. Had he misjudged them when he made his estimate?
"One hundred and fifty million!" Lai the Fatso raised his paddle again.
Liu Tianyi's lungs nearly burst with rage. What was Lai the Fatso playing at? Competing with him, was he? Did the man think that having money meant he alone had it? Liu Tianyi raised his paddle once more and named a price that left the whole hall gasping: "Two hundred million!"
At first the others had taken a wait-and-see stance, wanting to watch whether anyone else would make a move before deciding whether to act themselves. After all, many in the hall knew Liu Tianyi, and anything Liu Tianyi set his sights on could hardly be worthless.
But now they truly could not act. For one thing, the price had been driven to two hundred million—simply too high; for another, they genuinely did not wish to make an enemy of Liu Tianyi. From the way he kept raising the bid it was plain he was determined to have this Longevity Detox Pill, or he never would have bid like that.
So even those whose interest had been stirred found it awkward to bid now. Fortunately there were three pills in all, two still to come! They began rubbing their fists in readiness, because Liu Tianyi's fervent pursuit of the Longevity Detox Pills had reminded them of something!
It was no secret that Liu Tianyi's father had recently gone to Guan Xuewen for treatment. Many present knew of it, and now, connecting it with the "Dr. Guan Pharmaceuticals" the auctioneer had mentioned, they thought at once of Guan Xuewen!
Could it be that Liu Tianyi's father had recovered only after taking these Longevity Detox Pills? And those who also knew Lai the Fatso suddenly understood all the more clearly!
Lai the Fatso's father had come down with uremia and was on the verge of meeting the King of Hell, yet all at once he had been discharged from the hospital—face glowing, appetite hearty, healthier than old men half his age. Even if the uremia was not fully cured, he was close enough, with nothing serious left to worry about!
This miraculous turn made everything clear to those present! So Lai the Fatso and Liu Tianyi were no fools after all—they both knew just how good these Longevity Detox Pills were. Otherwise, why would they dare bid so boldly?
"Two hundred and fifty million!" Lai the Fatso's eyes had gone red. A rare treasure like this—even Wei Zhao had said it was very scarce, so it must be precious indeed! Lai the Fatso was too embarrassed to ask Wei Zhao for one, so he could only bid for it himself!
"Two hundred and eighty million!" Liu Tianyi gritted his teeth and named his absolute limit.