"Eight hundred million, the highest bid, calling for the third time!"
"No more bids, Young Master Ma Mubo from Ma Group successfully wins the bid for Wanyan Company’s original medicine number one!"
The auctioneer, a beautiful woman, was excited to the point of blushing as she announced that Wanyan Company’s original medicine had been sold at the sky-high price of eight hundred million!
Everyone was in an uproar, utterly shocked.
"Congratulations to Young Master Ma!"
"Young Master Ma is really generous!"
Wealthy individuals near Ma Mubo offered their congratulations to Young Master Ma.
But there was not a trace of happiness on Ma Mubo’s face; instead, he was ashen, staring intently at Bai Yan.
Bai Yan seemed to sense this and raised his head to glance at Ma Mubo.
Bai Yan, with his arms around the delicate body of Li Xiaoman, raised his glass of red wine with a smile and gestured towards Ma Mubo.
Just a portion of Life Juice cost you eight hundred million; should I say Young Master Ma is rich, or should I say Young Master Ma is foolish?
Bai Yan chuckled quietly.
Ma Mubo’s face contorted as he looked at Bai Yan, now certain that he had been outmaneuvered by Bai Yan!
Without Wanyan’s intervention, he could have purchased the original medicine for two hundred million, but now he had spent an extra six hundred million!
This involuntary pain made Ma Mubo wince.
Eight hundred million!
Although he was the heir to Ma Group, such an amount was still a massive sum of liquid assets for him!
A staff member came over, handing the original medicine to Ma Mubo, who, with no joy on his face, held the serene, azure vial, looking incredibly displeased.
The Mayor of ZH and other officials approached, with the Mayor looking at Ma Mubo with great excitement.
"Young Master Ma, thank you for your generous donation, making a significant contribution to Hua Xia’s charity! On behalf of the poor, I thank you!"
The Mayor said agitatedly.
Generous donation my ass!
Ma Mubo’s mouth twitched; he had no intention of being charitable, he just wanted to buy the medicine to research its formula! He hadn’t anticipated being played by Bai Yan!
Seeing Ma Mubo’s silence, the Mayor’s face turned a bit awkward. He could only touch his nose and return to his seat with the other officials.
"This Young Master Ma has quite the attitude, ignoring even the Mayor."
"I think it’s not attitude, but frustration! Hehe, he paid sixteen times over the odds for the medicine, naturally he’s not feeling good about it."
"Tsk, just a young man, too impulsive in his actions."
The surrounding wealthy individuals whispered and chuckled amongst themselves. Ma Mubo, an A+ class Abnormal, with his acute senses, overheard their discussions.
Ma Mubo clenched his fists, his expression becoming even more somber.
The worst part was he had nowhere to vent his anger.
"Brother Ma, it’s all that kid’s fault, and Li Xiaoman’s too! If not for them, Brother Ma, you wouldn’t have suffered in silence tonight!"
Little Yang whispered next to Ma Mubo, fanning the flames.
"It doesn’t matter, once the evening event is over, I will make them pay the price!" Ma Mubo said ominously.
Just two ordinary people dare to scheme against me?
I will make sure you pay an unforgettable price for your actions!
I will make you regret provoking me, Ma Mubo!
Ma Mubo squinted at Bai Yan. With his A+ level ability, he naturally could not see through Bai Yan’s S-class power, and mistook Bai Yan for an ordinary person.
Ma Mubo pondered in his heart, then whispered to Little Yang, "Little Yang, go arrange for a few people to take care of this bastard secretly after the party!"
"Brother Ma, are you referring to... those people?"
Little Yang’s expression was startled, then he said with a bitter smile, "Brother Ma, those are your family’s Abnormal experts, I can’t command them."
"No worries, take this with you, they will listen to you as soon as they see my Token."
Ma Mubo pulled out an ancient-looking token from his waist, engraved with the character "Ma" in seal script.
"Kill Bai Yan, but as for Li Xiaoman... I want her alive, send her to my villa!"
Ma Mubo’s eyes flashed a hint of mockery as he looked at Bai Yan, his heart filled with scornful laughter.
"Poor ordinary people, this surnamed Bai probably doesn’t know that in this world, there are a group of humans possessing incomparably mighty power!"
Not everyone is someone you, surnamed Bai, can afford to provoke!
"Alright, Brother Ma!"
Taking the Token, Young Master Yang licked his dry lips and sneered softly, quietly leaving the banquet early.
On the other side of the charity banquet, inside the booth where Bai Yan was located.
Master Chen’s face wore a bittersweet smile, his disciples were still consoling him.
"Alas, even a hero can be stymied by the lack of money!"
Master Chen sighed helplessly.
"It’s all because of that Young Master Ma; everyone knows Master urgently needs the original medicine to heal, yet that guy didn’t give the slightest face!"
Disciple Chen Yi said resentfully, his tone full of unwillingness.
If Ma Mubo wasn’t relying on Ma Group, could he himself have taken out 800 million?
"Alas, if Master fails to get the original medicine this time, the years-old injury will surely become more severe!"
"If the injury gets worse, Master may well be in mortal danger! This damned Ma Mubo!"
Some disciples sighed, some gritted their teeth in anger.
Once a teacher, forever a father, these disciples’ concern for Master Chen came from the bottom of their hearts.
"Life and death are decreed by fate; perhaps this is what is destined for me! Chronic and stubborn ailments, my fate is such!"
Hearing the discussions of his disciples, Master Chen’s expression grew even more worried.
Earlier he had specifically sought a fortune-telling friend from the Abnormal People Organization, who had confidently predicted that he would find a turn of fortune at the charity banquet tonight.
But now that the original medicine had been snatched away by Ma Mubo, where was this turn of fortune?
Bai Yan suddenly spoke.
Master Chen hastily responded: "Master Bai, do you have any instructions?"
Still calling me Master Bai!
Looks like even if I told this old chap a thousand times, he wouldn’t remember.
Bai Yan smiled, shaking his head and casually asked: "I heard you mention earlier, that original medicine can definitely heal your internal injuries? How confident are you?"
As soon as the original medicine was mentioned, Master Chen became somewhat sad and sighed: "I’m not hiding it from you, Master Bai, I’m ninety percent sure that the original medicine can cure my injuries."
Master Chen shook his head, no longer speaking.
Master Chen wanted to ask Li Xiaoman to purchase the original medicine, but he knew that once Ma Mubo offered eight hundred million for it, its value was sealed!
Even if Wanyan Company still had the original medicine, it was not something Master Chen could afford.
"Alright, no more sighing."
Bai Yan chuckled cheerfully: "You’ve addressed me as Master Bai, I can’t let you do that in vain."
Fumbling in his arms, Bai Yan concealed his act of taking out the Life Juice from the Abyss Territory.
From his embrace, Bai Yan fished out a tube of clear azure liquid, identical to the one in Ma Mubo’s hand!
"Here, I happen to have a tube as well, take it."
Bai Yan said with a smile, passing the Life Juice to Master Chen.
Master Chen’s eyes suddenly widened, his expression incredulous as he looked at the slender tube in Bai Yan’s hand.
Master Chen swallowed hard, his gaze fixed on the tube in Bai Yan’s hand, and said tremblingly: "Master Bai, how much is it? I’ll buy!"
"I’ve told you it’s for you, just take it! It’s free, a gift to you!"
Bai Yan laughed out loud, thrusting the tube into Master Chen’s hands: "Consider it a welcome gift from me."
Bai Yan chuckled lightly; in his Abyss Territory, this stuff was practically piling up like a mountain!