Xu Tianyu looked at Brighton strangely. Brighton seemed to have seen through Xu Tianyu and said with a wry smile.
"Tenyu, as you know, there were some rumors not long ago. The starting price of my manor was 500,000 gold coins, but after that incident, many people didn't come. I was afraid that the starting price would be too high, so I didn't participate."
Xu Tianyu understood. To put it bluntly, it was a matter of face.
No matter what, Brighton was still a noble family. If there wasn't even a single bidder for his auction, Brighton would probably become the laughingstock of the entire city in tomorrow's headlines.
Therefore, face was obviously more important than the income of gold coins.
"200,000 gold coins."
Seeing that the people present were very quiet and even a little embarrassed, Xu Tianyu certainly didn't mind making a start and making a good impression.
Sure enough, after Xu Tianyu made the bid, Brighton looked at him with gratitude.
The steward on the stage also reacted and said quickly.
"This young master has made a bid of 200,000 gold coins. Is there anyone who wants to make a higher bid? Obviously, everyone knows the value of the manor. Don't waste your gold coins. Start bidding. Otherwise, the manor you fancy will become someone else's."
The steward was quite capable. After hearing his words, the rich businessmen began to bid.
"300,000..."
"400,000..."
The price soared and soon broke through the 500,000 gold coins mark.
Breaking through this hurdle also caused many rich businessmen to withdraw from bidding. Obviously, the price had exceeded their target in their hearts.
"I bid 700,000 gold coins, please be magnanimous."
Murong Bei finally couldn't help but add another 200,000 gold coins, which silenced the fierce competition once again.
"You want us to stop with 700,000 gold coins? Murong Bei, you are getting worse and worse. One million gold coins."
The sarcastic voice made Murong Bei's face darken. He looked in the direction of the voice.
He saw a girl with snow-white skin wearing a blood-red robe. Her delicate face was like a bright rose, and people couldn't help but fall in love with her.
"Murong Bei." Lin Dong quickly pulled Murong Bei's clothes to make him come to his senses.
Then, he looked at the other party with a fearful expression.
Ouyang Hong was the family behind the Phoenix Army. Their strength was not below the Murong family. Recently, they had been suppressing the Murong family.
Most importantly, Ou Yanghong was a ruthless person. People who didn't know her thought that she was a rose, but those who dared to approach her all died miserably.
Murong Bei obviously knew how terrifying the other party was, so he didn't dare to say anything when he saw the other party's mockery.
"Hmph, coward."
Ou Yanghong snorted when she saw Murong Bei's cowardice. Murong Bei could only pretend that he didn't see it.
"Miss, a bid of one million gold coins. Are there any higher bids?" the butler asked excitedly.
Previously, Brighton had given him a bid of 800,000 gold coins. Now, the bid had exceeded 200,000 gold coins. Once the auction ended, he would be able to receive quite a bit of profit.
When Brighton heard Ou Yanghong's bid of 1,000,000 gold coins, the smile on his face became even brighter.
He had been worried that he would be affected by the rumors. Now, he realized that his worry was unnecessary.
Although 1,000,000 gold coins were not bad for the manor's price, after all, he had invested in the manor for so many years. He was very satisfied that he could make a profit.