The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage by Chu

Gene was quite the sly old fox, quickly inflating the price up to five billion before anyone could react.

However, while Tet had confirmed that the Jade Marrow Pill was real, they doubted that it could really extend one's lifespan.

As such, with Gene going all out from the start with a five billion bid, the hall was left silent.

Gene was exceedingly pleased to see that, but before he could announce that he won the bid, Tet strode up despite his hesitation.

"Apologies, Mr. Pearce, but I need this because it's more than just a pill to me," he said and raised his hand. "I'm making a bid with everything I have-thirty billion."

"What?!"

"Thirty billion?!"

All the guests in the hall gasped at the number.

but it was still too much for them to pay thirty billion dollars to bet on a tiny pill with

it was Tet, he sighed. "Do you mean to mess with me,

Tet shook his head. "There's just a lot on the line-I need to show this to my mentor and

"Magister Boran's... mentor?"

one? Never heard of

the people around him talking, and he had been warned not to reveal anything about

admitted, "My mentor is an immortal who lives in seclusion at the South Sea. I've been his apprentice for over fifty years, but I had nothing to show for for it and was exiled. But with this pill,

immortal at the South

what Tet said and wondered who the

other guests were all shocked, as Tet was a master

that case, his mentor would definitely be someone profound, and that left Gene

when

with the magister here, or things would get out of hand if you provoke the

was naturally worried about that too