Chapter 25: Acquiring the Martial Skill

One hundred thousand!

When Chu Jianqiu called out this price, the auction hall fell into a brief silence once again.

Firstly, this price had already begun to exceed the limits of what some people could bear. One hundred thousand was nearly two years' income for a family like the Four Great Clans.

Secondly, this was the second bid from the first private room.

Everyone had already become wary of the bids from the first private room.

After all, this person had set a bad precedent earlier, needlessly targeting the Liu family, causing the Liu family to buy the Qingfrost Sword for thirty-five thousand spirit stones instead of the original twenty thousand, resulting in a loss of fifteen thousand spirit stones.

No one knew what kind of intentions this person might have. If this person suddenly went crazy again and targeted someone else like he did the Liu family, it would be unknown how many spirit stones others would lose.

After all, this Xuan-stage martial skill was not comparable to the Qingfrost Sword. Once the price was raised, even for a large family like the Four Great Clans, it would be a significant loss.

At this point, even the Four Great Clans had to be cautious with their bids.

"One hundred and ten thousand!" Liu Shuxi continued to bid.

"One hundred and twenty thousand!" As soon as Liu Shuxi finished speaking, the first private room immediately added another ten thousand. This decisive and unhesitant action made Liu Shuxi's face turn extremely ugly.

This person was either extremely wealthy or deliberately causing trouble. Liu Shuxi recalled the past and realized that he had never offended such a person.

"One hundred and thirty thousand!" Liu Shuxi gritted his teeth and continued to raise the bid.

At this moment, the other three major families had already stopped bidding, and everyone was watching the intense battle between the Liu family and the first private room.

Even the onlookers were shocked by the numbers.

Over one hundred thousand spirit stones was an astronomical figure for ordinary martial artists.

"One hundred and forty thousand!" The first private room still bid without hesitation.

The crowd in the auction hall could not help but become slightly restless. Everyone was very curious about where this rich person had come from, as they had never heard of such a person in Tianshui City before. Could it be a passing expert who happened to encounter this auction and decided to join in the fun?

Liu Shuxi's face was as dark as water. If he continued to raise the bid, the cost would be the Liu family's entire income for three years, which was already beyond the Liu family's limits.

Losing such a large sum of money would make the Liu family struggle in their development and put them at a disadvantage in the struggle against the other three major families.

Was it worth paying such a huge price for a low-grade Xuan-stage martial skill?

If the Liu family did not have a low-grade Xuan-stage martial skill, Liu Shuxi would have bid no matter the cost to acquire this skill.

However, the Liu family already had a low-grade Xuan-stage martial skill. Adding the Seven Waves Palm would only increase their low-grade Xuan-stage martial skills from one to two, without much substantial help.

But the person in the first private room was too despicable. Even if he couldn't get the skill, he wanted to make the other person suffer a great loss.

Just as Liu Shuxi was about to bid again, the voice from the first private room spoke again.

"Why isn't the Liu Clan Leader following? Just add another ten thousand, and this martial skill will be yours. What a pity!" The voice was filled with regret, as if lamenting Liu Shuxi's loss of such a good martial skill.

Liu Shuxi instantly broke out in a cold sweat. He cursed inwardly, "What the hell is wrong with this guy?"

Liu Shuxi felt a chill down his spine. Fortunately, he had not continued to bid, or he would have fallen into the trap set by that person.

If he had continued to follow that person's bidding, and if that person suddenly stopped at some point, his plan to make the other person suffer would have failed, and he would have to bear the enormous consequences himself.

Liu Shuxi was terrified. If the price of the martial skill had been raised to one hundred and seventy or even two hundred thousand, and that person suddenly stopped, spending such a huge amount of wealth to buy this martial skill would cause unimaginable losses to the Liu family. At that time, it would be uncertain whether he could still be the clan leader.

Liu Shuxi was extremely angry. He had no grudge against this person, yet this person had repeatedly tried to trap him. Even if this person was a guest of the first private room, this debt could not be left unsettled.

"Is there anyone else who wants to bid?" The charming woman waited for a long time, her gaze sweeping across the hall and finally stopping on the Liu family's private room. She smiled and said, "Does the Liu Clan Leader want to follow?"

Liu Shuxi was momentarily speechless. Knowing it was a trap, should he still jump in? Was he that stupid? He was even more angry and coldly replied, "No!"

The charming woman was not bothered by Liu Shuxi's cold tone and still smiled sweetly.

"Since no one else is bidding, the low-grade Xuan-stage martial skill, Seven Waves Palm, will go to the guest in the first private room!"

The charming woman lightly tapped the small hammer in her hand, finalizing the ownership of the martial skill.

Chu Jianqiu finally let out a sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. His mood was far from as relaxed as it appeared on the surface.

Although he had bid without hesitation, he was actually extremely nervous inside.

When the price exceeded one hundred thousand, he actually did not have enough money. He had to borrow another fifty thousand spirit stones from Su Yanxiang to continue bidding against Liu Shuxi.

Chu Jianqiu could not help but laugh bitterly. He had just become wealthy, but in less than a day, he had become penniless and was in debt.

Su Yanxiang looked at Chu Jianqiu and found him increasingly interesting.

She never thought that this seemingly gentle and refined young man could be so devious.

Su Yanxiang could easily imagine how Liu Shuxi felt when he heard Chu Jianqiu's regretful words.

After acquiring what he wanted, Chu Jianqiu did not stay any longer. He put on the black cloak and left the first private room with Su Yanxiang.

Many people in the auction hall had been watching the first private room, wanting to see who this mysterious person was. Of course, there were also many people with ulterior motives.

As long as the person from the first private room was not so powerful that they could not be matched, under the temptation of such a huge profit, there would be reckless people who would target the wealth on this person.

However, when those people saw Su Yanxiang accompanying the person, most of them gave up their ulterior motives. A person who could have the respected President Su personally accompany them was not someone they could provoke.

In the entire Tianshui County, no one had the qualifications to have President Su personally accompany them. Such a person could probably crush them with a single finger.