Chapter 781 - Chapter 781: Gamble
Chapter 781: Gamble
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Gamble
Seeing He Chuan agree, Zhao Zheng laughed out loud. He was no longer as cowardly as before. He seemed to have even forgotten about the swollen left side of his face. He quickly looked at the crowd around him.
If he made a bet with He Chuan, he probably didn’t know how to write the word ‘death’.
Yao Qiankun was completely speechless. He looked at the extremely excited Zhao Zheng and felt a headache.
Zhao Zheng was probably going to lose until he didn’t even have his pants left!
Although he didn’t think highly of the rusty short sword, he knew He Chuan quite well.
This person had never fought an unprepared battle.
Initially, he thought Yao Qiankun and this kid were just friends. But now, it seemed that the relationship between the two of them was extraordinary!
However, Zhao Zheng was extremely confident. That short sword was covered in rust and was definitely scrap metal that was inferior to even an ordinary weapon.
He Chuan would definitely lose!
“How do you want to verify it?” Zhao Zheng asked contemptuously after writing the receipt.
He was the son of the imperial capital’s third elder of the Zhao family.
Because his martial arts talent was ordinary, he could not compete in martial arts, so he set his eyes on gold.
Although the Yanyang Empire was huge, it wasn’t rich and lacked resources.
Heavenly treasures were even rarer.
Not only did they have to search the entire country and expend a huge amount of material and financial resources, but they also often returned empty-handed.
However, Eight Treasures Street was the largest trading market in the Yanyang Empire. With the support of the Eight Treasures Pavilion, the emergence of a street stall economy reduced the consumption of resources. Naturally, it had attracted the favor of countless disciples from large families.
After all, as long as one had enough experience and sharp eyesight, they could easily find treasures that were several times, or even dozens or hundreds of times more valuable.
There was even a chance of finding rare treasures at an extremely low price.
Many people in Eight Treasures Street often lost both money and manpower. The gains did not make up for the losses.
However, Zhao Zheng was different. He had been on this street for nearly ten years and had found many treasures. He could be said to have a long-standing reputation in Eight Treasures Street.
Because of this, Zhao Zheng was so confident and determined that the short sword He Chuan had bought was definitely not a Spirit Weapon.
He Chuan still dared to use the short sword to bet with him. In his opinion, it was no different from asking for trouble.
“I can’t compare to you in terms of martial arts, but is my eyesight not good enough?”
“There should be quite a number of Advanced Blacksmiths in the Eight Treasures Pavilion. It would be fairer to let them appraise it!”
“If you are certain that this short sword is a high-grade Spirit Weapon, do you dare to put it up for auction?” Zhao Zheng’s eyes flashed with slyness.
Yao Qiankun’s expression changed slightly when he heard this.
All the important figures of the Flaming Sun Empire attended the auction held in the Eight Treasures Pavilion.
Letting He Chuan take this broken sword up for auction was not only embarrassing, but it was also very likely to become a huge joke!
Not only did Zhao Zheng want to win the bet, but he was also prepared to make He Chuan lose face completely!
“Provoking me is useless. But I agree!” He Chuan said indifferently.
Ren Xiaomeng immediately cheered, her eyes shining and her face full of excitement.
Zhao Zheng urged impatiently.
Not only did he want to make He Chuan suffer a crushing defeat, he wanted to take back the humiliation he had suffered just now!
A group of people entered the Eight Treasures Pavilion in a grandiose manner. Under Yao Qiankun’s reluctant guidance, they arrived at the auction house.
The auction was in full swing. Thousands of customers sat in the spacious venue, competing to bid for the last item.
In the end, the final item was sold to a customer in a private room on the second floor for a sky-high price of one million taels of gold, causing the entire venue to exclaim in surprise and excitement.
At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed up the stage and whispered a few words into the auctioneer’s ear. Under the gaze of thousands of eyes, the auctioneer’s face flashed with surprise as he swept his gaze toward Yao
Qiankun.
As the fifth young master of the Eight Treasures Pavilion, he still had this bit of face.
“I received a notice at the last minute that there will be an additional auction for a treasure. If you are interested, you can stay for the time being!” The auctioneer suddenly said.
Additional bidding?
The customers who were about to leave immediately sat back down and looked at the auction stage curiously.
In the Eight Treasures Pavilion auction, all the items were pre-ordered. It was rare for there to be fewer or more auctions.
Moreover, ordinary items were not enough to change the Eight Treasures Pavilion’s principles unless the items were priceless!
In an instant, everyone’s eyes were filled with hope.
“If you regret it now, just kowtow and admit your mistake. It’s not like I can’t let you off!” Zhao Zheng said proudly.
He Chuan ignored him and walked up to the stage. Under everyone’s gaze, he placed the rusty short sword on the auction stage.
This was a rusty sword?
What did he mean? Could it be that the Eight Treasures Pavilion’s last-minute item was a broken sword?
Everyone who had been waiting with hope was puzzled.
“This is the high-grade Spirit Weapon! “He Chuan said indifferently.
Was it really the broken sword? A high-grade Spirit Weapon?
What a joke. No one would pick up the broken sword even if it were thrown to the side of the road.
What was going on with the Eight Treasures Pavilion? They allowed a brat still wet behind the ears to cause trouble. Did he not want to do business anymore?
It immediately caused an uproar.
Even those who had been looking forward to seeing the treasures cursed.
“Could it be that you’re here to deceive us?”
“Even if it was a lie, he had to take something decent.” Yao Qiankun was speechless, while Wei Jianning was at a loss.
Zhao Zheng’s lips curled up slightly as he sneered in disdain.
The people who came here were either rich or noble, especially those in the private rooms on the second floor. Every one of them was a big shot in the capital.
He Chuan actually dared to play with them with a broken sword. He was simply courting death!
“The starting bid for this item is one million taels of gold. After the auction is over, if the winner discovers that it is not a high-grade spiritual weapon, then ten times the auction price will be used as compensation!” Looking around the auction house, He Chuan was not angry. Instead, he shouted indifferently.
Ten times!
Ten million gold taels!
The noisy crowd gradually quieted down.
According to He Chuan, even if he spent a million gold to buy this broken sword, he would not lose anything and make a huge profit!
He would either get a high-grade Spirit Weapon or ten times the compensation.
This business was worth it, no matter how one looked at it!
The crowd was boiling with excitement and began to bid eagerly.
After all, this was the auction of the Eight Treasures Pavilion. It was different from other places. If He Chuan dared not fulfill his promise after this, he would definitely die without a burial place!
When the muscular man sitting in the front row saw someone bid from behind, he immediately stood up and increased the bid by 200,000 gold taels. His face was full of pride as if such a good thing belonged to him.
Everyone gasped, and their eyes lit up.
They were all very clear that if that rusty short sword was really a high-grade Spirit Weapon, they wouldn’t even lose out if they paid two million gold taels, let alone one million gold taels.
If the short sword was not a high-grade Spirit Weapon, the higher the price they bid, the more gold He Chuan had to compensate.
“1.3 million!”
“Jia Tufu, are you going against me? I bid 1.4 million!”
The muscular man looked at the middle-aged man beside him smugly and sneered.
“I bid 1.8 million!” The white-robed old man sitting at the back stood up and raised the sign in his hand.
He directly increased it by forty times?