0033 : Metallic ores

The atmosphere in the luxurious room became a bit peculiar. Despite Xue Yang's thick skin and audacious demeanor, he obediently stood still when Yang Yali stated so.

Observing from the side, Xiao Zhu, who stood beside Yang Yali, found it odd. Sister Yang had never smiled at a man of the same age, but she was smiling at this man, though his smile seemed somewhat sinister.

Despair!

Had it been Huang Yingying, she would have given in long ago.

Yet, Xue Yang was genuinely afraid of the Yang Yali before him. Despite having saved her life, facing such a woman made him want to keep a safe distance.

Witnessing Xue Yang being teased, even Xiao Zhu, standing behind, shot him a pitiful look.

"Sister Yang, the auction has started!" At this moment, a countdown timer appeared on the large screen in the room, indicating the official commencement of the auction.

However, Yang Yali showed no signs of letting Xue Yang off the hook. Eventually, Xue Yang reluctantly said, "Speak, Sister."

Upon hearing this, Yang Yali smiled slightly and said, "Since you put it that way, I won't be polite. You promised to inscribe one thing for me, and to make up for your disrespectful behavior today, you can inscribe two things for me."

"Deal!" Xue Yang immediately nodded and slowly moved Yang Yali's thigh away. Then, he dashed back to the room where Boss Bai was.

Observing his flustered appearance, Boss Bai inquired with a smile, "Why are you in such a hurry? Did you run into a tiger?"

However, Xue Yang said with a serious face, "Yes, that female tiger!"

"Hahahahahaha..." Boss Bai burst into laughter, struggling to straighten his back.

Xue Yang gave him a sidelong glance and said somewhat helplessly, "At your age, you can't be the most important one."

Boss Bai restrained his laughter and finally asked in a normal tone, "How did you offend that lady... No, how did you offend CEO Yang?"

"Offend her? Forget it. She's the one provoking me. I can't avoid her even if I want to."

Recalling the day he bravely saved a life, Xue Yang felt a headache.

At this moment, Boss Bai refrained from asking further and waved his hand. "Little mister, don't worry too much about it. Come over and take a look at this jade."

Xue Yang raised his head, looking at the screen where the Snow Jade Stone was displayed.

"He Tian Yu, goat fat jade seed material. That's good, but this way, I can't tell what it looks like."

"No problem. We can bid boldly. If we find the quality unsatisfactory, we can reject the payment," Boss Bai said with a smile.

However, Xue Yang was shocked. "This isn't logical. Wouldn't this mean the fundamental interests of the auction house are at stake?"

"Indeed, this rule is equivalent to suicide for an auction house. However, it's also the reason why the World Auction House rose so rapidly. So, little brother, consider it a high-stakes bid with Tian Yang Lianyu."

Xue Yang assessed the size and shape of the jade and promptly placed a bid, "At least twenty million, at most fifty million."

However, simultaneously, the auctioneer on the screen announced, "Miss Yang, you bid fifty million. Does anyone bid higher than fifty million?"

"What the heck!" Xue Yang exclaimed, noticing that people, including the auctioneer, were looking at him from the screen.

Boss Bai waved the remote control, indicating that the sound had been turned on.

Xue Yang awkwardly scratched his head, then remembered something. If everyone present could hear his voice, Yang Yali could have also heard his suggestion to Boss Bai. However, calling out the highest price right after the auction started seemed excessively arbitrary.

To his surprise, the auctioneer announced again, "Elder Huang bids sixty million. Is there anyone bidding higher than sixty million?"

Elder Huang, being so willful at such an age.

The jade eventually fell into Elder Huang's hands, and this astonished Xue Yang. It seemed that this high-quality He Tian Yu goat fat jade was not the item Yang Yali had mentioned wanting.

However, what surprised Xue Yang more was that, next, the auctioneer proclaimed, "Elder Huang bids sixty million. Does anyone bid higher than sixty million?"

Xue Yang nearly spat blood. He wondered if Huang Yingying had heard his earlier suggestion.

Xue Yang started to calm down. Even he was now curious about the groundbreaking items that could be brought out in the city's largest auction house.

The second item was a piece of jade, considered top quality in terms of both material and craftsmanship. Despite its excellence, Xue Yang wasn't particularly interested.

Following that, a few other items of decent quality appeared. This string of high and top-grade items left a deep impression on Xue Yang.

To pass the time, Xue Yang took out the Little Rat from his pocket. When the small white mouse saw the display on the big screen, it began to drool.

After teasing it, Xue Yang gave the little mouse the Xiao He and Tian Yu, the two items he had bought for two hundred yuan today, allowing it to indulge its cravings.

The carving technique of the Dragon Travelling Sea was quite familiar. Even though it was made of ice jade, judging from the carving technique, it was undoubtedly worth more than the material itself.

When the auctioneer introduced it as an Engravement Stone by Mr. Song, Xue Yang became more certain that it was what Song Yu's father had left behind.

Dragons roamed the four seas while phoenixes danced in the nine heavens.

Xue Yang envisioned the vivid scene when he combined this ice sculpture with Song Yu's Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens.

Realizing the value of this item to Song Yu, Xue Yang had already decided that, no matter the cost, he would buy it for him.

Though the Little Rat liked this item, Boss Bai praised it and offered a high price of ten million.

In the end, only Elder Huang managed to bid eleven million yuan. This treasure ended up in Boss Bai's possession for a price of twelve million.

Although Bai Yusheng liked the item, he had already offered such a high price at the start and insisted on raising it. This indicated that Bai Yusheng liked it a little more.

Elder Huang did not continue competing, displaying a gesture of concession.

Unbeknownst to others, the reason Boss Bai bought this ice jade was entirely because of a young man beside him.

As the auction progressed, Xue Yang noticed the people on the screen falling silent. Those who had been swaying back and forth now sat up straight.

From the beginning, Yang Yali had participated in the bidding but failed to secure any item. According to what she had mentioned, the thing she desired should be the last item.

Xue Yang whispered, "Boss Bai, where did this last item come from? Why do I feel like these people are so nervous?"

Boss Bai smiled and said, "I heard that this item doesn't belong to Earth. It's a small piece of meteorite found in a meteorite pit. Most meteorites are metallic ores, but this one is a piece of

 jade."

"Wow, the old man is already so old. No wonder so many people want it. But Boss Bai, why can't you tell he's nervous?"

Sigh, don't mock me, little mister. Though I have some money, I don't have any hope of obtaining this item because there are many people with more money who want it more than I do. In front of these people, I'm not considered rich at all.

Hearing Boss Bai's words, Xue Yang awkwardly opened his mouth. If Boss Bai, in front of him, couldn't be considered rich, then he probably wasn't even an ant anymore.