Everyone was shocked, revealing a golden Buddha inside the wooden one.
The old man was dumbfounded, "Impossible, I didn't hear anything when I shook it."
Su Yang smiled, "That's because the size of the wooden Buddha perfectly enclosed the golden one, like an embedded Buddha, so you didn't perceive it as hollow."
"This..."
The old man pounded his chest and stomped his feet, filled with regret.
The golden Buddha was only about ten centimeters tall, the size of a large palm, and weighed around three catties.
"What's so surprising? Buying that little bit of gold for two million won't earn much."
Huang Jun said indifferently, and everyone nodded. For them, billionaires, this amount of gold was trivial.
Su Yang examined the golden Buddha closely and noticed a very, very fine seam on the袈裟 (jiāshā - monk's robe) of the Sakyamuni Buddha statue.
Could there be something inside?
Su Yang picked up a small knife and gently pried open the Buddha statue's robe.
At this moment, everyone's eyes widened. There was indeed something inside the golden Buddha.
It was a small scroll, rolled up with bark.
Su Yang took it out and unrolled it. He didn't recognize a single character on it.
"Buddhist scriptures! These are Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures!"
Someone excitedly jumped up, "Young Master Su, sell this to me for ten million!"
"Sorry, I wasn't planning on selling it!"
Su Yang put away the golden Buddha and the scroll and returned to his seat.
Just then, an appraiser walked over, "One hundred million, will you sell it?"
"Why are you buying this scroll?"
The appraiser hesitated for a moment, "This is Sakyamuni's 'Buddha Heart Mantra'. For Buddhists, it's a priceless treasure, so I want to present it to a virtuous monk!"
Huang Jun's face turned green. If he had known, he would have kept bidding.
It wasn't that he lacked one hundred million, but he was extremely displeased seeing Su Yang's smug expression.
"I'm not selling this. Thank you for your explanation!"
"Alright then..."
The appraiser sighed and returned to his seat to continue waiting.
A few minutes later.
Another person walked onto the high platform, holding a pair of round jade pendants.
The jade pendants were milky white throughout. One was carved with a five-clawed dragon, and the other with a phoenix.
"Everyone, these are heirloom jade pendants from my family, named 'Dragon and Phoenix Bring Auspiciousness', symbolizing good fortune and prosperity!"
"If anyone is interested, you can trade for them, or participate in the auction. Starting bid is two million!"
Su Yang once again used his 'Insightful Eyes', and a piece of information was displayed.
[Imitation Dragon and Phoenix Bring Auspiciousness Jade Pendants: Age, eight years, high-quality replica!]
Duan Linglong looked at the jade pendants and saw that the material was excellent, with no impurities. She wanted to buy them.
"Three million!"
Huang Jun said with a grim expression, "Four million!"
Tang Xin even raised her finger, "Adding little by little is boring. I bid ten million!"
"Eleven million!"
Duan Linglong gritted her teeth. She knew Tang Xin was doing it on purpose, but she was powerless.
Huang Jun glanced at Tang Xin and did not continue bidding.
Tang Xin sneered, "Fifteen million!"
Su Yang quickly pulled Duan Linglong and whispered, "Don't bid anymore, these jade pendants are fakes!"
"Huh? Really fake?"
Duan Linglong was stunned, but she still trusted Su Yang's judgment.
"But I really dislike her arrogant demeanor. What should I do?"
"Don't worry, I'll help you deal with her!"
Su Yang raised his finger, "Twenty million!"
Hearing Su Yang bid, everyone became restless.
After all, Su Yang had just made a huge profit, acquiring a Buddhist scripture worth over a hundred million for two million.
They weren't fools; they guessed Su Yang must be knowledgeable in appraisal.
"Thirty million!"
Someone else bid. Tang Xin did not hesitate, "Forty million!"
Huang Jun raised his hand, "Fifty million!"
Su Yang sneered inwardly. This was a good opportunity to make these two fools bleed a little.
He pretended to be angry, "What do you mean? I bid, and you have to compete?"
Seeing Su Yang getting agitated, Huang Jun became even more smug, "In an auction, the highest bidder wins. Why can't others bid?"
"Sixty million!"
Su Yang was furious, "Eighty million!"
"One hundred million!"
When Huang Jun reached one hundred million, many people backed down.
After all, these jade pendants were not worth that much.
The seller of the jade pendants was extremely excited, "One hundred million, any more bids?"
Su Yang gritted his teeth, "One hundred and twenty million!"
"One hundred and fifty million!"
Tang Xin glanced at Duan Linglong, "Why aren't you bidding? Do you need your boyfriend to buy you a jade pendant?"
"Mind your own business!"
Duan Linglong crossed her arms. Knowing the jade pendants were fake, she had no intention of bidding.
"Miss Tang, bidding is fine, but don't resort to personal attacks!"
"For anything my woman likes, I'm willing to pay any price!"
"Two hundred million!"
Hearing Su Yang bid two hundred million, everyone gasped.
The seller of the jade pendants' face turned red with excitement, "Any more bids?"
"Three hundred million!"
Tang Xin, unwilling to be outdone, directly increased the bid by one hundred million.
Su Yang knew she had money, so he bid again, "Four hundred million!"
"Five hundred million!"
Tang Xin's brow furrowed slightly, clearly getting a bit carried away.
The surrounding people watched quietly. They were more curious about what would come next than the jade pendants.
Su Yang shrugged, a smile on his face, "Five hundred million, it's yours!"
Huang Jun said in a deep voice, "Miss Tang, this guy deliberately drove up the price for you to buy it."
"I know, you don't need to tell me!"
Tang Xin didn't appreciate his words. She swiped her card and took the jade pendants.
The seller of the jade pendants quickly fled after receiving the money.
Su Yang did not remind Tang Xin that she had bought fakes. He wanted this arrogant and rude woman to pay dearly as a profound lesson.
The auction continued.
At this moment, a woman walked onto the high platform holding a medicinal herb.
"This is a snow lotus. It can be used in medicine. It grows on the peaks of northern snow mountains. The starting bid is two million!"
Hearing "snow lotus," Su Yang's gaze sharpened. The snow lotus had only three petals, with the color gradually fading from purple towards the tip.
This was one of the main ingredients for refining the Longevity Pill. Snow lotuses had very high environmental requirements for growth, making them very rare.
Meng Jing, not far away, began to bid, "I bid three million!"
Su Yang thought it was good that she was bidding, saving him from having many people follow suit.
Herbs were rarely bought by many people, so there were few bidders.
"Four million!"
Tang Xin bid again, casting a cold smile at Duan Linglong.
"Five million!"
"Ten million!"
As soon as Meng Jing bid, Tang Xin doubled the price to outbid her.
Meng Jing frowned, "This herb is very important to me. Miss Tang, why do you have to drive up the price?"
"Ridiculous, I am the president of the Dragon Medical Association. Isn't this herb useful to me?"
Huang Jun chuckled, "Exactly. In an auction, the highest bidder wins. Miss Jing, you should continue bidding!"
Huang Jun remembered that when his son was bullied by Su Yang, the Meng and Li families had joined forces to pressure him, forcing him to humble himself.
In the end, his son was forced to kneel and beg for mercy by Su Yang, only then was he spared from having his ear cut off.
Taking this opportunity, Huang Jun was determined to suppress Meng Jing.
"Twenty million!"
"Forty million!"
Every time Meng Jing bid, Tang Xin doubled the price.
Li Daoqing, standing beside Meng Jing, advised, "Xiao Jing, stop bidding. You can't win against her."