Shopkeeper Hao and the others looked at each other and didn't say anything. They were all experienced and prudent businessmen. Spending this amount of spiritual jades could crush Hong Zhong's last hope of making a comeback. It wasn't a loss at all.
After taking the spiritual jades, Steward Song suddenly said with a half-smile, "I've always been kind. I didn't manage to intercept the Hong Chamber of Commerce's goods this time, but I took fifteen thousand spiritual jades from you for nothing. Although it's reasonable, I still feel bad about it. So, why don't I give you a piece of information?"
Everyone had a strange look on their faces. If he really felt bad about it, why did he take the spiritual jades so quickly?
"What is it? Please tell me, Steward Song." Shopkeeper Hao cupped his hands and asked.
Steward Song smiled. "You've all been here discussing important matters today, so you haven't paid much attention to what's going on outside. I guess you don't know that the Hong Chamber of Commerce has joined the auction half an hour ago, right?"
"What?!" Everyone's expression changed. They were all dumbfounded and couldn't say a word for a long time.
They had been discussing how to deal with the Hong Chamber of Commerce from the beginning to the end. They had even taken out a large amount of spiritual jades to ask the Northern Garrison Guards for help just for the slightest possibility. They had never thought that Hong Zhong would have the capital to participate in the auction!
"Participate in the auction? How is it possible for him to take out an auction item now? "Shopkeeper Hao and the others couldn't help but exclaim.
Two boxes of goods had fallen into the sea, which also cut off the Hong Chamber of Commerce's supply line. No matter how they thought about it, it was impossible for that to happen.
Unless someone had sold Hong Zhong the materials they were going to auction in advance!
None of the people present were stupid, and they quickly thought of this possibility. Then, their expressions became ferocious and unfriendly, "How dare they do such a thing behind our backs! Do they think our Anti-Flood Alliance is nothing?"
Steward Song couldn't help but laugh, "Everyone, you've probably misunderstood. The things that Hong Zhong has brought out for sale this time are quite shocking. It's not something that any Chamber of Commerce would be able to bring out. No one would be stupid enough to sell such a strategic resource to him in private. It can be seen that this old friend of mine has long been prepared and has played a good trick on everyone."
Upon hearing this, the faces of Manager Hao, Wang Tong, and the others turned even uglier. Without further ado, they rose to their feet and left the room. They were eager to see what this old man Hong Zhong had to offer!
Seeing their expressions, Steward Song cursed in his mind. What a bunch of idiots! Who else would they cheat if not their spiritual jades?
The group of people quickly arrived at the pavilion that the Hong Merchant Group had booked for the exhibition. As his assistant had died halfway, Hong Zhong, as the manager, could only personally attend to the event. Even Lin Yi had to help from the side.
The pavilion wasn't big, and the items that the Hong Chamber of Commerce took out for exhibition weren't big either. They could barely fill up a row of display racks. However, the items displayed on the row of display racks caused even the experienced and knowledgeable shopkeepers of the large chambers of commerce to stare with their eyes wide open.
"How … How is that possible?!" Wang Tong, who was the most impatient among them, was stunned.
"More than a hundred elixirs?" Even the experienced Shopkeeper Hao couldn't help but feel his temples throbbing. His heart almost exploded from the shock.
In any auction, supreme grade elixirs were always the best. It was already good enough to get three or four of them, let alone a hundred. It was simply unimaginable, unless they had a pill god like Zhang Liju at home.
From the expected emptiness, to suddenly conjuring a full hundred top-grade medicinal pills, this sudden change of events was too shocking and heaven-defying!
"Yo, we meet again! How have you been these past few days? Does my humble shop's small business catch everyone's attention? "Hong Zhong smiled innocently as he enjoyed everyone's deflated expressions while swallowing their eggs.
What the hell! Everyone couldn't help but want to vomit blood again. A total of more than a hundred top-grade medicinal pills, and he actually said that it was a small business that didn't enter his eyes? Then what were they?
After plotting and spending so much effort, not only were they unable to suppress Hong Zhong and the Hong Merchant Group, they had instead caused such an embarrassing and shocking scene. At this moment, the expressions of Manager Hao, Wang Tong, and the others were truly so gloomy that water could be seen.
Although Hong Zhong was an honest elder, what he said at this time was really infuriating!
Lin Yi snickered as he watched from the side. The impact and shock brought about by more than a hundred top-grade elixirs was something that even the most experienced and knowledgeable person would not be able to endure, not to mention this group of people behind the scenes who schemed to bring down the Hong Chamber of Commerce.
In fact, not only these people, even the big shots from Middle Island who came late also came to join in the fun. They all looked surprised and whispered to each other, praising the elixirs.
In the crowd, a figure in yellow suddenly made Lin Yi's eyes light up. He looked carefully and Lin Yi's mind went blank. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Tian Chan?!"
Voice, appearance, speech and mannerisms, no matter which point it was, proved that the woman in the crowd was Tian Chan!
However, hearing Lin Yi's exclamation, Tian Chan didn't show any unusual reaction. She just glanced at him indifferently, and her gaze directly passed by Lin Yi. It was as if she didn't recognize Lin Yi at all.
Lin Yi was stunned. This person was obviously Tian Chan. There was no way she could be wrong about this. But he wasn't wearing the Thousand Silk Mask, how could she not recognize him?
When Lin Yi wanted to say something, Tian Chan had already left with the big shots from Middle Island. From beginning to end, she didn't look at Lin Yi again, not even once.
He frowned as he watched Tian Chan leave with the others, as if she didn't know him at all. Lin Yi froze!
It was impossible for him to be wrong, but Tian Chan's expression from beginning to end didn't show any abnormality or abnormality. She was completely like a stranger, which was incomprehensible.
"What's going on?" Lin Yi looked at Tian Chan's back and took a deep breath. After coming to Heavenly Island for so long, Tian Chan was the first secular practitioner he had seen other than Kang Ming Ming, Zhong Pingliang, and others. Moreover, she was a woman who had a close relationship with him.
"Young hero Lin, what's wrong? Is there a problem? "Hong Zhong noticed Lin Yi's strangeness and took the initiative to ask.
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