Part 2
Yousi had been worried that Ning Yunyi couldn’t produce the money, but being suddenly provoked like that made his temper flare. Combined with his voice changer, he was fearless: “What’s it to you? No way—if you’re broke, you’re broke. Don’t use me as an excuse! Not only is my husband buying back a renyu, even if he bought a disgusting thing like you and tied you to the door like a dog, I wouldn’t mind. After all… I’ve heard dogs bark, but I’ve never heard a brain-dead one bark.”
The man went feral with rage. “You dare call me brain-dead?”
He wanted to say more, but someone recognized him and immediately tugged him back, whispering a warning, “Don’t cause trouble. Someone who can pull out over a hundred million xingbi—do you really want to offend them?”
It was no joke. In the entire Capital Planet, being able to drop a hundred million at once was rare. Even if this man’s business was large, that amount was likely half his net worth. The opponent’s first bid was a direct kill-shot; he couldn’t afford to provoke them.
The man finally calmed down. Thinking back, his head had indeed been hot with the desire to buy it. After all, it was so rare; if he used it for his company, he could earn the money back in no time. But the warning left him in a cold sweat.
Seeing that the other party didn’t continue, Yousi sat back down.
The host had thought these two would fight more to drive the price up, but he didn’t expect the first one to back down so easily. However, thinking that the buyer would likely end up with nothing in the end anyway, he gave Ning Yunyi a look of pity. “Sir, congratulations on winning this renyu banshouren for one hundred and thirty million. Will you be transferring the funds now?”
Ning Yunyi glanced at him indifferently. “I’ll wait until I’ve seen the other one.”
After his initial surprise, the host’s eyes lit up with joy, and he nodded repeatedly. My god, a true tycoon.
The others also felt a sense of lingering fear. What was this person’s background? A “Wealth-Dispensing Boy”? How could he spend like that?
Yousi bit his finger: [It’s over, it’s over. Is Mr. Bai planning to just snatch both banshouren and run at the last second because he doesn’t have the money?]
[Will I end up being a burden? But one of them is a renyu. If we run, do we have to carry the water tank too?]
Soon, the host covered the tank with the red cloth again and continued the auction.
However, with the renyu having appeared first, the other guests had no heart for the rest. They were all waiting for the final banshouren, hoping it would be another renyu.
The host had said there was one average and one top-tier specimen. What if… the first one with the tail injury was actually the “average” one, and there was another even rarer one?
Ning Yunyi watched the stage calmly without speaking, but beneath the table, he was silently typing on his bracelet to contact someone.
There was no other choice. Although he had been livestreaming as “Zongmen Diyi Dao” for so long, he really didn’t have a hundred million on hand. But he was very clear: if he didn’t win the renyu tonight, the creature either wouldn’t survive until tomorrow or would be snatched by the Crown Prince’s people. It wouldn’t be easy to take it back from the Crown Prince later.
Not to mention, the banshouren the Crown Prince sent to the base were for extracting jingshenli. Since this one had none, its fate after being captured… would still be death.
This renyu was likely the only one left in the Interstellar; at least, there were no traces of others. If he couldn’t protect this one, the species would truly be extinct.
In that moment, Ning Yunyi had thought of a solution.
On the other side, at the Ning residence, Zong Hao was playing with the little cat cub when his bracelet suddenly buzzed. Hearing the specifically set notification tone, his beast eyes brightened: [??]
Had he heard wrong? Ning Yunyi was actually taking the initiative to contact him? Last time, he had tried to add him for so long before being accepted, and now, he was getting a direct message?
Zong Hao stealthily opened it and was even more surprised.
[Bai Yanyu: Could I trouble you to borrow two hundred million xingbi? I’ll pay you back once I earn more.]
Zong Hao quickly looked at the line of text with worry. He understood the other man; if it weren’t for an emergency, he would never have asked. After all, Ning Yunyi had previously refused when Zong Hao tried to give him everything the Zong family owned. So… had he encountered trouble outside?
Without hesitation, Zong Hao immediately began the transfer.
Ning Yunyi had expected Zong Hao to need some time to think, but in the next moment, he saw the notification.
[Zong: (Transferring 1 billion, please accept)]
[Bai Yanyu: …………]
[Zong: Is it not enough? How much more do you need? You don’t need to pay me back. I can’t help with other things, but I can contribute this much. Besides, I have no use for these. (Screenshot)]
Ning Yunyi originally wanted to say he only needed to borrow two, not ten. Brother, aren’t you afraid of being scammed?
But when he saw the countless zeros in Zong Hao’s screenshot, he fell into an eerie silence. He felt the rumors were true; no wonder the Crown Prince was so desperate to scheme against Zong Hao to get the entire Zong family. They were indeed… as rich as a nation.
At least half a nation.
Yousi wondered why Ning Yunyi had suddenly gone silent, even gritting his teeth until they creaked. He curiously poked his head over, but the other man quickly closed the bracelet. Yousi whispered, “What’s wrong? You look… very strange.”
Ning Yunyi said calmly, “I was just… hit by a rich person.”
He had worked hard for half his life, yet others started at the very peak.
Yousi nodded heavily. “Exactly! That person just dropped over a hundred million to buy a renyu. How can they be so rich? If he hadn’t raised the price, we could have won it for a few tens of millions. Damned rich people!”
After Yousi finished muttering, he noticed Ning Yunyi looking at him with an equally strange gaze. He touched his face. “What is it?”
Ning Yunyi laughed in spite of himself. “You, the Young Master of a major family, are calling someone else a ‘damned rich person’?”
Yousi rubbed his nose. “Well, I’m not in charge of the money yet, am I? Don’t worry, once I take over the family business, I’ll give you all the money I earn. After all, this is a Banshouren Alliance matter, and yet you’re going bankrupt to buy one.”
Had he dragged his friend too far into this pit?
Ning Yunyi: “Don’t worry, we’re splitting this trip fifty-fifty. Don’t even think about running.” He couldn’t be the only one in debt. Yousi was the son of Patriarch Hermann, after all. A profligate son who didn’t mooch off his old man wasn’t a good son.
He patted Yousi’s shoulder. “Once this is over, we’ll open a few more shops. We’ll pay it back quickly.”
Yousi blinked. “Really?” Why did he feel like such an astronomical sum would be very hard to repay?
Ning Yunyi said calmly, “Really. After all, every debt has its debtor…” Eventually, they would make the Crown Prince settle this bill. Since everything was caused by the Crown Prince, it was only fair to bleed him dry before he was punished, right?
Wouldn’t that solve the problem at its source?
Having figured it out, Ning Yunyi calmly accepted the transfer. Later, he’d “pluck the wool from the sheep,” making the Crown Prince repay Marshal Zong. He was essentially using the Crown Prince’s money to save the banshouren the Prince had victimized. Perfect.
Yousi was still worried. “Tell me the truth, do you really have the money? If not, which one should I grab when we make our run for it?”
Ning Yunyi: “Relax, I have the money.”
Yousi swallowed. “How much?”
Ning Yunyi: “One billion.”
Yousi choked on his own saliva. “H-how much? Which major family did you rob? Why didn’t you bring me? I could have kept watch for you!”
Ning Yunyi: “…………”
The auction quickly reached the final item. This time, the host again had a box carried onto the stage. The previous one was set aside, and this new box was slightly smaller.
Ning Yunyi heard the sound of water again. Could there really be another renyu?
The other guests’ eyes lit up too, as they prepared to snatch it. Seeing that this was the last item and several middle items had already been sold, the host stopped pretending. He smiled and said, “This is the final item of the night, also a banshouren… its jingshenli is not high, but not low either. It is an A-grade jingshenli user. Starting price: five million xingbi.”
The guests, who were ready to shout high prices, were stunned. [??]
thank you for the chapter!