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.

too much for them to pay thirty billion dollars to bet on a tiny

was scowling right then, but considering that it was Tet, he sighed. "Do you mean

Tet shook his head. "There's just a lot on the line-I need to

"Magister Boran's... mentor?"

has one? Never heard

and he had been warned

teeth for the sake of his pill as he 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

at the

said and wondered

the other guests were all shocked, as Tet was a master of mysticism

definitely be someone profound, and that left

was when Frank turned

shouldn't compete with the magister here, or things would get

was naturally worried about that