The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1704 - 1703: Dying of Rage

"Brother, you really took a huge risk just now!"Shu Yi ran to Tang Rao's side. If Hai Lai had really wanted to fight Tang Rao, Shu Yi was ready to step in and help.

Even if it meant setting the Shu Family against the Hela family, he couldn't let anything happen to Tang Rao. Fortunately, the fight didn't break out in the end.

"What risk? Looking at that coward Hai Lai, you know a fight wouldn't break out. But you, your fists were clenched even tighter than mine. There wasn't a chance today, but next time, I'll let you give him a good beating."

Tang Rao's magnanimous spirit moved Shu Yi to tears.

What a good brother; he had been worried about Tang Rao for so long, but Tang Rao hadn't taken Hai Lai seriously at all.

If Hai Lai knew, where would his pride go?

Many people saw the conflict between Tang Rao and Hai Lai, and Shu Yi believed that in just that short amount of time, Tang Rao had already made an impression on those watching the live stream, and those inclined to broadcast in Illusion City would remember this bold character, Tang Rao.

It seems like Tang Rao's name is really getting more and more popular.

Looking over at Yang Zhi and his group, Tang Rao and Hai Lai's conflict didn't escalate, and with no more drama to watch, the three were a bit disappointed. The showdown they had been waiting so long for didn't continue.

"Let's go, let's go. Are you really going to wait until all the good stuff is gone to pick up what's left behind?"

The one speaking was Yang Zhi, and only when he spoke did the other two listen attentively to him.

"Let's go over too. This 'opening goods' thing you mentioned, it's my first time hearing about it. Might as well go check it out."

Tang Rao didn't have an invitation, but since Shu Yi's family was quite reputable on East Island, he presented an invitation to the Inspection Department's people to verify their identity and then invited Tang Rao and the others into a cave.

There were many caverns inside the cave. Despite the fact that it seemed dim from the outside, once inside, people realized that it was as bright as the outside. As for where the light came from, no one knew.

Shu Yi and Tang Rao were taken to one of the caves. This cave was towards the front, and it had a decent position. Entering the cave, they found that their entrance was directly facing a flat piece of land ahead. If they weren't wrong, soon the goods would appear on the flat land, to be seen by people who would bid on them. These goods usually went to the highest bidder, but it was unknown how many participated in the auction each time the goods were released?

"Based on past situations, there are usually many people bidding each time goods come out, right? Is there ever a situation where no one wants the goods?"

This question stumped Shu Yi. Even though it wasn't his first time waiting for goods, he would only bid on items he liked and found affordable; for those too expensive or of poor quality, he'd remain silent. He focused all his energy on the goods and didn't care about how many people bid or if items ever went unsold.

"Brother, this I... I'm not too sure about. I've never really paid attention to them before."

Shu Yi didn't understand what the purpose of Tang Rao's question was, so to not waste his time, he could only be honest.

"No worries, it's fine if you don't know."

Without any data to base on, Tang Rao could only proceed according to the Little Hedgehog's hints. If he managed to profit, then great; if he suffered a loss, he would have to accept it.

"Next up is the second Stone. This stone is also the second one out of the mountain, with good quality, but it's too large. No one can say for sure if there's Purple Crystal inside. Starting bid is ten thousand Purple Crystals."

A Purple Crystal slowly emerged in the clearing in front of a row of caves, but there was no one on stage, and no one knew where the voice came from.

When the Stone appeared, each cave had a bidding panel where participants simply entered their bidding price, and once someone placed a higher bid, the other panels would display who increased the price and by how much.

"Eleven thousand Purple Crystals."

The name of the first bidder was unknown to Tang Rao, and witnessing such a generous thousand-Purple-Crystal bid, Tang Rao could only think he was a rich fool with more money than sense.

He originally wanted to have a shot at bidding, just for fun, but before he could enter the price, the Little Hedgehog scorned him.

"That's just a worthless Rock on the ground, completely valueless! If you dare spend money on that Rock instead of buying me food, I'd really be angry."

The Little Hedgehog didn't want Tang Rao's money going to waste. As the saying goes, better to keep resources within the family; it promptly informed Tang Rao of the worthlessness of the item, preventing him from needlessly handing money to outsiders and ending up frustrated.

In joy, Tang Rao directly gave the Little Hedgehog a pile of snacks, as encouragement for its proactive information. Seeing so many delicious snacks, the Little Hedgehog's enthusiasm soared.

The quality of the second Stone was indeed good, appearing to be potential Purple Crystal material. The large Stone was finally sold for two million Purple Crystals, and when asked whether to cut it open on-site to see if it brought fortune or failure, its owner didn't hesitate to have it cut open.

Here in this gambling world, isn't the thrill itself the gamble?

The Magic Artifact to cut Stones was brought up. The large Stone was sliced in half by the Artifact; the top half fell, creating a big hole in the ground. With enough light on the flat land, the given answer became clear once the Stone was opened.

Nothing came out.

Not a thing, not even a fingernail-sized piece of Purple Crystal.

This wasn't supposed to happen. Such a massive object, and freshly excavated too—how could there be nothing inside?

"See, I told you there's nothing, listening to me means profit."

The Little Hedgehog felt proud of its ability to discern treasures.

"Hmm, seems like you're not entirely useless after all."

The Little Hedgehog was actually waiting for Tang Rao to praise it, yet this was what it got?

"It was a bust?"

Voices expressing disbelief echoed in the cave.

Even the professionals had high expectations for this Stone; how did it end up a bust?

With the second Stone a bust, everyone present became tense.

The person who bid on the second Stone now regretted it deeply; two million Purple Crystals, piled up, made a huge mound and could accomplish so much; but now, it all went to waste.

"My money, how did it all just vanish in a gamble?"

After a cry of agony, it wasn't long before Tang Rao heard that the person who spent two million Purple Crystals died, unable to bear the shock.

Dead?

He suddenly recalled that on Blue Star, there were plenty of such cases, but in the Divine Realm, this was the first time Tang Rao encountered someone with such poor psychological endurance.

"Shu Yi, do you know how many Stones there are today?"

Seeing the person die of frustration, Tang Rao's mind suddenly gave rise to a rather sinister idea.