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Chapter 48: Point Again, I'll Open It Again:
She pointed at a sword furnace at random, knowing there was a 90% chance it was empty!
"Yuran, aren't you going to take a look first?" Fu Buxing frowned immediately.
This was reckless.
Who acts like this?
Even he wasn't this bold!
When he opened ten in a row, he had carefully selected each one. Although all ten were empty... she was just pointing randomly, making it even more likely to be empty!
"Hmph!" Xia Yuran smiled slightly. She was doing it on purpose, hoping it was empty.
"No problem!" Qian Piaopiao nodded but didn't act immediately.
Instead, she glanced at Ling Kong. She felt Ling Kong would want to compete again.
"20,000! I want that sword furnace too!" Sure enough, Ling Kong raised the bid again.
Jiang Ruoxi stayed silent. Maybe Ling Kong really was rich and could do whatever he wanted. After all, she hadn't married him yet and had no right to control his finances.
Hearing Ling Kong's bid, Xia Yuran didn't get angry this time. Instead, she smiled. Perfect, just as she wanted!
"100,000!" Xia Yuran raised the bid immediately.
"Yuran! This is..." Fu Buxing was stunned.
She couldn't be serious!
Raising the bid to 100,000 for a randomly pointed sword furnace? Were you learning bidding from Ling Kong?
Without hesitation?
Xia Yuran had a cold smile on her face and sneered inwardly, "Ling Kong, don't you like competing with me? Come on! I'll randomly point at one and let you take it!
Ling Kong smiled faintly over from her and raised the bid again, "110,000."
"Congratulations, this one's yours too!" Xia Yuran had a smug smile. 110,000 for a random pick, with a 90% chance of being empty. She was thrilled to have tricked Ling Kong out of 110,000 spirit stones, feeling her revenge was near.
"Alright, 110,000, rich kid!" Qian Piaopiao held out her hand for the money again, but her smile was noticeably more strained.
She knew very well if this sword furnace was empty or not.
Something was off with Ling Kong.
Was it luck or intentional?
Ling Kong handed over another 110,000 spirit stones without a word.
Fu Buxing squinted.
Ling Kong had spent 300,000 spirit stones already.
300,000!
He couldn't even gather that much right now. How could Ling Kong be so rich? It had never been apparent before.
Qian Piaopiao received the money and opened the furnace.
With a flick of her finger, the sword qi seal dissipated. The sword furnace opened slowly.
Buzz!
As the sword furnace opened, just as Xia Yuran's face showed a triumphant smile, a wave of intense sword qi burst forth, raising the temperature of the entire hall instantly. This sword furnace wasn't empty either!
"What the...?" Xia Yuran was dumbfounded and cursed.
What was going on?
How could it not be empty?
She had randomly pointed at it, with a 90% chance it was empty.
How could there be another sword?
She intended to trick Ling Kong, but another famous sword appeared, letting Ling Kong profit again?
Ahhh! Why?
This meant she would have won three times in a row?
Those should have been hers!
Now they all went to Ling Kong.
Why was his luck so good? No, why was her luck so good but at the wrong time?
The fiery sword Qi spread through the sword furnace, and everyone looked over again.
"Seriously? Ling Kong hit again?"
"This is getting ridiculous! Three in a row?"
"What kind of luck is this?"
"No! Once or twice might be luck, but three times? That's not luck; it's skill!"
"He must have a special way to tell which furnaces have swords and which don't!"
"But... I didn't see him using any techniques! He just seemed to be competing with Xia Yuran!"
"No, guys, you're missing a key point! Ling Kong is bidding 11,000 every time! That means you need to spend 11,000 to open a sword furnace!"
"What kind of logic is that? That doesn't make any sense!"
A wave of shock and envy filled the hall.
This was totally unheard of!
Getting one sword was already lucky; getting two broke history, but three? That seemed like cheating!
Ling Kong smiled. He knew Xia Yuran was trying to trick him, but his luck was undeniable. Point again, and he would open it again.
Jiang Ruoxi was bewildered.
What was going on?
Anything Xia Yuran chose, if Ling Kong competed, it wasn't empty?
Was this really just luck?
"Another famous sword! This one is called Po Yan!" Qian Piaopiao shrugged.
Something felt off.
Was it Xia Yuran's luck or Ling Kong's?
Xia Yuran pointed randomly, yet Ling Kong still bid without hesitation.
Could he really tell which furnaces had swords?
If he had this skill, how could her business survive?
Ling Kong smiled and took out the sword.
Across from him, Xia Yuran swallowed and snapped out of her daze, her confusion turning to anger and frustration.
Ling Kong had won again! This was an accident, definitely an accident!
She took a deep breath to calm herself, then pointed at the two adjacent sword furnaces. "Pavilion Master, I want these two as well! I'll bid 100,000 spirit stones each!"
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