When Pan Sheng's blustering words fell, the whole room was in an uproar!

Everyone could see that Pan Sheng was openly going head-to-head with Jiang Feng!

Moreover, the price of 3 million had already far surpassed the item's actual value; it was clear Young Master Pan was out to prove a point.

"3.5 million." Jiang Feng said calmly.

"4 million!" Pan Sheng snarled.

"Uncle…" Chu Feifei couldn't help but gently tug on Jiang Feng's sleeve.

Even if she was willing to help Jiang Feng with the money, going beyond 4 million was just too outrageous.

Besides, Jiang Feng had said himself that the pottery pot was at most worth no more than 2.5 million!

Mu Yanluo, on the other hand, remained much more composed.

She knew Jiang Feng must have his reasons for doing this, so she decided it was best not to intervene and just watch patiently.

"4.5 million." Jiang Feng smiled.

"5 million!" Pan Sheng was fully locked in with Jiang Feng, refusing to let go.

"5.5 million."

"8 million!" Pan Sheng was practically going mad, directly raising the bid by 2.5 million!

"Hmm?"

Jiang Feng was stunned for a moment, then, acknowledging defeat, said, "Alright, Young Master Pan, you have the money, I can't compete with you. 8 million, you win, and I admit it wholeheartedly. I heard this money is to be donated to the mountainous regions and hope schools, on behalf of the people of the mountains and the out-of-school children, I thank you..."

"Pfft!" Chu Feifei couldn't help but burst out laughing!

Only then did she realize, Jiang Feng was intentionally raising the price to toy with Pan Sheng.

From the start, he never intended to buy the pottery pot, just playing with Pan Sheng the whole time.

Pan Sheng was even more dumbfounded!

He never imagined that Jiang Feng would rather back down than continue bidding!

And he truly spoke out of turn, impulsively raising to 8 million!

"Jiang Feng, you chickened out? Pathetic, I knew you were a coward!" Pan Sheng, albeit losing, couldn't bear to show weakness, sneered as he cursed!

"Young Master Pan, how can you say that? I saw you bid up to 8 million, sincerely wanting that pottery pot, so I had no choice but to give it up for your good. Is there anything wrong with that?" Jiang Feng smiled and retorted.

"You!!!"

Of course, Pan Sheng knew he was tricked by Jiang Feng.

But with everyone staring at him, if he really flew off the handle, that'd be even more humiliating!

With no other choice, he swallowed his anger, spat harshly, and sat back down.

At this moment, other guests also began to chatter.

Sucker!

Young Master Pan became a sucker in front of everyone this once!

A pottery pot worth at most 2 million, he paid a whopping 8 million for it...

Although the 8 million was bearable for Young Master Pan, the key was the stifling feeling, as if someone urinated in your mouth and you had to swallow it...

At the same time, people also reevaluated Jiang Feng, not understanding who he was to dare to constantly defy Young Master Pan!

Thereafter, the auction items were brought out one by one.

All were old items from the Eastern Han period, such as bronze swords, jade tripods, jade relief dragon pattern goblets, and jade-carved chi pattern double dragon head ornaments.

Jiang Feng wasn't interested in arguing with Pan Sheng anymore and didn't bid.

Because these antiques were genuine, the starting prices were already very high, and even acquiring them at the most reasonable price would only bring tens of thousands in profit.

This amount was a mere drop in the ocean compared to his 3.1 billion target.

Moreover, it was impossible for Jiang Feng to obtain them at the most reasonable prices.

Pan Sheng would definitely come out to mess things up in return.

The auction went on for more than an hour, with dozens of items finding their owners and raising a substantial amount of charitable funds.

Finally, there was one last auction item.

This was a wooden carved bull.

About twenty centimeters long, roughly carved, with its eyes inlaid with two pebbles.

"Ladies and gentlemen…"

Auctioneer Chen Fen's expression was notably less serious than with previous items, smiling as she said, "This last auction item is the least collectible from the unearthed batch. However, our auction values a complete process, and leaving items without auction would bring bad luck. If anyone is interested, they can bid and take it home as a souvenir."

"This is a red steel wood carved bull, but honestly, the craftsmanship is a bit rough. Experts have examined it. Haha… to be frank, this wooden carved bull indeed lacks any real value, probably a wooden carved piece from the Eastern Han period..."

"But, speaking of its age, for those who love collecting, it should at least have some collectible significance. Hmm... Anyone interested can come up and take a look."

"Uncle, that wooden bull is so ugly!"

Sitting so long without seeing Jiang Feng acquire any valuable antiques, Chu Feifei was also slightly disappointed, feeling uninterested.

"This looks like a failed wooden sculpture." Mu Yanluo didn't think much of the wooden bull either, saying.

"This wooden bull must be from the Eastern Han period, that much is undeniable."

Jiang Feng said calmly, "In ancient belief, the bull was considered a mystical animal, seen as a symbol of strength and wealth, also believed to ward off disasters and evil. The image of ancient Emperor Yan was a man's head with a bull's body."

"Sculpture was very widely used in both Western Han and Eastern Han art, with ancient craftsmen reaching masterful levels of wood carving techniques. But this wooden bull's carving is evidently too clumsy..."

At this point, Jiang Feng suddenly furrowed his brow.

If this wooden bull, together with the earlier batch of antiques, truly belonged to a burial offering of an Eastern Han royal, why would it include such a crude and unsightly wooden bull?

This seems inexplicable.

Right then, Jiang Feng secretly activated the Devouring Sky Demon Technique, sensing whether there was any spiritual energy on this plain wooden bull.

No feeling wouldn't matter, but upon sensing, he was instantly shocked!

Some part of that wooden bull was emitting tremendous spiritual energy!

Then, Jiang Feng examined it with his eyes, and suddenly understood.

A faint, imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

It was clear this trip wouldn't be in vain!

At this moment, those guests who had gone on stage to appraise the wooden bull had already stepped down, all with disdainful looks.

Even the presidents of the Collection Association and Antique Identification Association, along with some esteemed artifact experts, had gone up to appraise it closely, then shook their heads and stepped down.

Obviously, after their reassessment, it was further confirmed that this wooden bull had nothing unique about it.

Auctioneer Chen Fen publicly announced that the starting bid for this wooden bull was — 10,000 yuan.

"Uncle, it seems we won't find good stuff tonight; this is the last auction item, there's nothing after this."

Seeing those experts coming down with indifference, Chu Feifei felt even more disheartened and said to Jiang Feng.

"Not necessarily." Jiang Feng suddenly smiled mysteriously, then —

"10,001 yuan."

He was the first to bid!