Chapter 99
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Chapter 99: The Target of All Arrows
"The esteemed guest in box number three has placed his bid!"
"My goodness! One billion!"
"Is there anyone willing to raise the bid?"
"This is a chance for a family to give birth to a peak innate expert! We must seize it!"
The auctioneer continued to shout with all his might.
Bai Chen’s bid directly stunned everyone below.
Nan Xuan Fei looked enviously at the position of box number three.
However, with the tinted glass, she had no idea that it was Bai Chen inside.
"I really envy those people. If only I could be in there!"
Nan Lin shook his head.
"Just think about it; the people in there are someone our Nan family could never provoke!"
"It’s a pity that I’m only mid-stage; otherwise, I would also want to compete for that ginseng essence!"
"The Liu family ranks among the Three Giants of Lintai solely based on one innate martial artist. If I were an innate martial artist as well, I could lead the Nan family to rise!"
Nan Jiang Hong sighed at these words.
"If Yue Ran had not had that incident, she would probably be at the peak level of the acquired stage by now. Our Nan family would fight for our lives to secure that ginseng essence."
Nan Xuan Fei pouted at this.
"Grandpa, why do you bring her up? That’s the past. Just look at who she is now."
Nan Jiang Hong shook his head and fell silent.
As Bai Chen’s bid continued, everyone in the box began to participate.
This bidding war ultimately became a competition among them.
As the price climbed higher, Bai Chen couldn’t help but frown, then he called Xiao Si Yan.
"How much money does our company have left?"
"Mr. Bai, we currently have one point three billion. What’s wrong? Has something happened?"
"Mr. Bai is attending the Medicinal King Valley auction? Don’t worry, our Xiao family will support you."
Hearing Xiao Si Yan’s words, Bai Chen nodded lightly.
Soon, the price of the ginseng essence reached nine hundred million, and Bai Chen boldly announced a bid of one billion.
This price left everyone speechless.
"Hey! Box number three, who are you people?"
"We have encountered the wealthy families of Jiangnan; who are you?"
Just then, the window of a nearby box became transparent.
Xue Qi Ming coldly glared at the position of box number three.
When the bidding war failed, he chose the simplest method: intimidation!
At the same time, many wealthy families from other cities began to showcase their boxes.
In an instant, all the wealthy families of Jiangnan revealed themselves, leaving only Bai Chen’s box number three still hidden.
These people had already conspired before coming, deciding that all the top auction items could only be monopolized by them!
However, now a sudden twist had emerged, causing them to frown one by one.
Yang Xiao Tian furrowed his brows as he looked at the position of box number three, feeling an uneasy premonition in his heart.
At that moment, Bai Chen’s calm voice emerged from the box.
“Let’s just bid; what’s with all the nonsense? Can’t you all afford it?”
Hearing Bai Chen’s words, everyone present gasped in shock.
Who is the person in box number three?
How dare he speak like that?
Is he not afraid of offending the entire Jiangnan?
Inside the box, Nan Yue Ran felt a bit anxious.
Beside her, Nan Shi Yue spoke directly:
“Sister, you should talk to him!”
“All the top forces of Jiangnan are out there; we can’t afford to offend them!”
Nan Yue Ran echoed:
“Bai Chen, let’s avoid conflict with them…”
“Besides, spending one billion on a medicine is…too much…”
Nan Yue Ran couldn’t understand where Bai Chen had gotten this money from.
One billion!
That was an astronomical sum for her!
Bai Chen smiled lightly at Nan Yue Ran.
“Yue Ran, don’t worry about the money; buying this medicine is what matters.”
“It will help Nian Nian recover.”
“As for those top forces in Jiangnan, I don’t take them seriously.”
Bai Chen opened the window, and the people outside finally saw him.
When the Nan family members saw Bai Chen in box number three, they were all momentarily stunned.
“Bai, Bai Chen!?”
Nan Xuan Fei gazed at Bai Chen in disbelief, and beside him were Nan Yue Ran and Nan Shi Yue.
In that moment, a complex whirlwind of emotions flooded Nan Xuan Fei’s heart.
Her expression twisted into a tangled mess, feeling as if she had swallowed a fly.
The other members of the Nan family were not doing much better.
One by one, their faces turned grim.
A nobody, whom the Nan family looked down upon, appeared in the lofty box.
And here they were, below him!
Moreover, there was a serious problem at hand.
Bai Chen seemed to have offended the wealthy families of Jiangnan!
Except for the forces outside of Lintai, who didn’t know Bai Chen, everyone was filled with confusion.
“Kid, which family are you from?”
Xue Qi Ming narrowed his eyes as he looked at Bai Chen.
At that moment, someone spoke up:
“Family Head Xue! That guy is just the son-in-law of the second-rate Nan family from Lintai!”
“He only got lucky to receive an invitation from Medicinal King Valley! He’s not worth your attention!”
Many people turned their gazes toward the location of the Nan family.
Seeing this, the Nan family members turned pale.
At that moment, Nan Jiang Hong decisively stood up.
“Everyone! He has no relation to us in the Nan family!”
“If he really had a connection, would we be sitting here while he’s up there in the box?”
Yang Xiao Tian glanced at the crowd and then looked at Bai Chen, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
A plan began to form in his mind.
“Everyone, do you remember that Si Dao Zi’s apprentice, Master Wang Xuan Yi, died in Lintai?”
Hearing Yang Xiao Tian’s words, the entire venue fell silent, all eyes widening.
They had certainly heard of this matter.
When the news first spread, people had come to inquire about it in Lintai.
Even Si Dao Zi himself was furious when he learned his apprentice had died in Lintai; he immediately started preparing for revenge!
He publicly declared that whoever could avenge his apprentice would help them change their fortune!
The entire Jiangnan became impulsive because of Si Dao Zi’s words.
Many experts came to Lintai to find the murderer, but they found nothing.
Some sought out Yang Xiao Tian, who readily pointed to Bai Chen as the culprit.
Unfortunately, Bai Chen had directly headed to Shennong Great Forest at that time.
And he had vanished for three whole days!
This made Yang Xiao Tian think that Bai Chen had run away.
Then, due to the auction being held by Medicinal King Valley, the matter had temporarily died down.
But now, with Bai Chen appearing here again, Yang Xiao Tian couldn’t help but sneer.
“Bai Chen, oh Bai Chen, when there’s a road to heaven, you don’t take it; when there’s no gate to hell, you come barging in!”
“Everyone, weren’t you all looking for the murderer of Master Wang Xuan Yi?”
“Now the murderer is right here!”
“He is Bai Chen!”
Upon hearing Yang Xiao Tian’s words, everyone present looked at Bai Chen with burning eyes.
Even martial artists lingering in Lintai immediately revealed their strength.
A total of more than ten peak innate experts!
If they killed Bai Chen here, wouldn’t that mean avenging Wang Xuan Yi?
In an instant, the atmosphere in the venue became incredibly eerie.
