Chapter 399: Successful Transaction, Opponent Arrives

Once Xiao Wenbang stopped bidding, the Qilin Robe was delivered to Xiao Wenzhu’s private room.

Everyone in the other private rooms naturally assumed Xiao Wenzhu had won.

“I never imagined the Ninth Imperial Princess would actually spend one hundred billion to secure the Qilin Robe. It seems her financial resources are not to be underestimated.”

“They always say the Third Imperial Prince holds the greatest wealth, but who would have thought he would lose to the Ninth Imperial Princess this time? It appears the Third Imperial Prince grew careless.”

“Rumor has it that treasure was kept within the Imperial Capital treasury. I never expected it to surface. It seems both of them wish to see this treasure return to the imperial family’s hands, hence their willingness to bid a hundred billion.”

Only the Third Imperial Prince and the Ninth Imperial Princess could compete to the end. Though outsiders could not identify the bidders by their altered voices, they could infer from their manner of speaking that the Ninth Imperial Princess had won.

Xiao Wenbang’s initial confidence and overbearing air were something Xiao Wenzhu could never fake. Furthermore, Xiao Wenzhu’s conservative bidding increments matched her status. Anyone who understood the situation could easily guess the truth.

Those who could not guess were hardly figures of any consequence.

There were also the Second Imperial Prince and the Eleventh Imperial Prince to consider, but neither had the funds to exceed one hundred billion. Taken together, these clues made the bidders’ identities easy to guess.

Even Qin Xiao’s sudden jump in the bidding was taken for the Ninth Imperial Princess’s backup plan: feign weakness first, then strike back.

Within Xiao Wenzhu’s private room, Ji Zhengyang and Ji Zhengchao had purchased two items, while Si Tianyu had bought only one. Aside from those, there was Qin Xiao’s final acquisition.

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