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Chapter 44: Going Bankrupt to Challenge My Pocket Money:
Among all the people Xia Yuran knew, or rather, among all the men related to Xia Yuran, Fu Buxing was the richest.
Of course, that was because no one knew Ling Kong's true identity.
Otherwise, no matter how wealthy the Fu family was, they couldn't compare to the empire!
"Brother Fu! It's this sword furnace, can you help me buy it?" Xia Yuran entered with Fu Buxing, holding his sleeve and acting coquettishly, glaring at Ling Kong as she spoke.
She sneered inwardly, "Hmph! What makes you so great? Just because you have more money? I don't believe you have more money than Fu Buxing! Besides, as you can see, I am never short of men; I don't need you! I can wave my hand, and there will be a line of men fighting for me!'
As soon as Fu Buxing arrived, his gaze fell on Ling Kong.
In other aspects, he wouldn't dare claim superiority, but when it came to money, he was very confident! Among the countless disciples of the Sword Cloud Sect, those who dared to compete with Fu Buxing in wealth were fewer than a handful!
Opening his fan gently, Fu Buxing straightened his chest and spoke arrogantly, "Brother Ling, since Yuran has taken a liking to it, it's rather ungentlemanly of you to compete with her, don't you think?"
"How unfortunate, I also like it. Does it make her more gentlemanly to compete with me?" Ling Kong smiled faintly. "And you, an unrelated person, stepping in to compete with me—is that gentlemanly?"
"I..." Fu Buxing was momentarily speechless.
Was Ling Kong just being unreasonable? It seemed he had a point!
"Brother Ling! Are you deliberately trying to make Yuran angry?" Fu Buxing continued.
Hearing this, Xia Yuran snorted inwardly, "Why would I be angry? Why should I be angry? I'm not angry! Not at all!"
"Whether others get angry or not is none of my concern." Ling Kong said calmly. "If you want it, raise the bid. No need for idle talk!"
"Fine! In that case, let's let our capabilities do the talking!" Fu Buxing folded his fan, waving his hand grandly. "The bid was raised to 30,000, right? I'll bid 35,000!"
"40,000!" Ling Kong said without hesitation.
"45,000!" Fu Buxing also didn't hesitate.
"50,000!"
"55,000!"
"60,000!"
"65,000!"
"70,000!"
"75—"
"80,000!"
"You..."
Initially, Fu Buxing was full of momentum, but after a round of bidding, he was bewildered.
What the hell?
Ling Kong didn't even hesitate to raise the bid? It directly went up to 80,000!
While Ling Kong showed no hesitation, Fu Buxing started to waver.
80,000!
Originally, a sword furnace that could be opened for 10,000 was now at 80,000? And from Ling Kong's stance, if he continued to bid, Ling Kong would still raise it?
What should he do?
Qian Piaopiao's eyes sparkled, "Keep bidding, keep going! Every bid is my gain!"
Jiang Ruoxi was also speechless. She didn't expect Ling Kong to be willing to spend so much money for her. Initially, she thought 10,000 would be more than enough! Now it had reached 80,000! That amount of money was a fortune to her. If she had to repay it, how long would it take? Would she have to offer herself in marriage in the end?
Ling Kong smiled slightly.
He could continue to bid! Money meant nothing to him! Try and see if going bankrupt could challenge his pocket money!
Seeing Fu Buxing pause, Xia Yuran tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to continue.
"Yuran, are you sure this one isn't empty?" Fu Buxing frowned, hesitating.
80,000 was indeed a high price!
If it wasn't empty inside, it would be worth it!
But if it was empty, 80,000 spirit stones would go to waste!
Even a wealthy second generation like him would feel the pinch. Even the rich don't spend like this!
"I think it's not empty!" Xia Yuran whispered. She wasn't absolutely sure either.
"Brother Fu, didn't you do a ten-time opening here before? Can't you raise the bid for me now?" Xia Yuran pouted.
Indeed, Fu Buxing had done a ten-time opening here before! A casual wave of his hand, and 10,000 spirit stones were gone, shocking everyone.
However, the results... all ten were empty.
Honestly, Fu Buxing had some reservations about the Blind Sword Pavilion. He thought at least one out of ten would have something!
Who would have thought they were all empty?
So now, he was hesitant, fearing that if he continued to bid with Ling Kong, he might end up with nothing again.
1,000 or 2,000 didn't matter to him, but 80,000 was no small amount! If spent in vain, he would feel the loss.
"Yuran, how about you choose another one? If you want, choose ten more! Let's not compete for this one, okay?" Fu Buxing suggested after some thought.
Hmm, that's a good idea! Spending 10,000 here might not yield results. But he could spend 10,000 to choose ten sword furnaces, increasing the chances!
"But..." Xia Yuran looked at the sword furnace in front of her, then glanced at Ling Kong. She felt there was a high chance this one wasn't empty! And she didn't want to lose to Ling Kong!
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