A person sacrifices himself to become a saint in a chaotic world of martial arts.

"Young Master Su of Chunyan Tower has offered three hundred and fifty taels!"

When the madam shouted out the number, her voice trembled with excitement, and the powder on her face almost fell off with laughter.

The crowd immediately erupted in uproar.

The sounds of whispering, gasps, and clinking glasses mingled together.

How could someone be willing to pay 350 taels for a virgin who has only spent her first night with a prostitute?

That price is enough to buy a nice courtyard house in the county town.

"My goodness, three hundred taels is already way too high, and someone is actually adding more money?" A skinny man huddled in a corner stared wide-eyed, forgetting to put the peanuts in his mouth.

"That's right, that's right. Around two hundred taels is already quite a lot. It's not like we have to be the first to pay." A middle-aged merchant next to him shook his head, but his eyes clearly gleamed with the desire to see a good show.

"Young Master Wang is considered wealthy and powerful in our entire county, right? Who's competing with him?" someone asked in a low voice.

"I don't know, I've never heard of a rich person with the surname Su." Another person shook his head, stroking his sparse beard, looking puzzled.

Before the murmurs had subsided, the madam's voice rose again, cutting through the noise like a sharp blade—

"Young Master Wang of Yuchun Pavilion is offering four hundred taels of silver!"

This shout immediately triggered an even louder uproar in the hall.

Some people slapped their thighs and cheered, while others stood up and craned their necks to look up at the second floor.

This is a real fight!

A group of idle people who usually only know how to eat, drink and have fun never expected to stumble upon such a grand show tonight, and their eyes were shining with excitement.

Inside the private room on the second floor, Su Bai remained calm, his fingertips lightly tapping the table.

The bustling noise downstairs drifted in through the window, but it seemed to have nothing to do with him.

He turned his head slightly and instructed the servant standing behind him, "Four hundred and fifty taels."

"Yes, Master Su." The servant bowed and quickly left the private room, relaying the message to the pimp waiting at the end of the corridor.

Upon receiving the news, the pimp dashed downstairs.

Soon, the madam received the message, and her face lit up with a smile like a blooming peony.

She cleared her throat and called out loudly, "Young Master Su of Chunyan Pavilion, offers four hundred and fifty taels of silver!"

This completely enraged certain people.

"Damn it!" In another private room on the second floor, a young man in a brocade robe suddenly slammed his hand on the table, making the teacups on the table clink.

He was fair-skinned, but his face was flushed red with anger, veins bulging on his forehead. "Add more! Add another hundred taels!"

The two young men accompanying him were startled and quickly chimed in, "Young Master Wang, please calm down, please calm down..."

"Young Master Wang of Yuchun Pavilion is offering 550 taels of silver!"

When the madam's voice came from downstairs, her face was practically beaming with joy.

Regardless of whether Lord Su can win the bid tonight, we must arrange the best courtesan for him later, the kind that's free!

As she pondered this, she waved the round fan in her hand, making a whooshing sound.

In the private room on the second floor, Su Bai listened to the price quotes downstairs, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

He picked up the teacup, gently blew away the foam, took a sip, then looked up at the servant, his tone still calm: "One thousand taels."

"One...one thousand taels?"

The servant was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped, his eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Su Bai.

That added almost half!

A thousand taels of silver—just for a virginity?

Is he crazy, or is it Lord Su who is crazy?

Su Bai didn't explain, he just slightly raised his chin.

The servant swallowed hard, not daring to ask any more questions, and staggered back out to deliver the message.

When the madam downstairs heard the news, she was stunned at first, and then asked three times before she dared to believe it.

She took a deep breath, her voice trembling with excitement: "Young Master Su of Chunyan Pavilion—offers one thousand taels of silver!"

The moment the price was announced, the scene erupted in excitement.

"Holy crap! Who is this? Isn't he from our county?" someone exclaimed.

"I don't know. Where did this Young Master Su come from? Is there anyone with the surname Su? Is he from out of town?" A fat merchant stood on tiptoe and looked around.

"A thousand taels for this? Are you crazy!" A sarcastic voice came from the crowd, drawing laughter.

Inside the private room on the second floor, Young Master Wang's face alternated between pale and flushed.

He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white and his teeth clenched so hard they made a grinding sound.

Having grown accustomed to being a wealthy and powerful family, who in Fenjiang County wouldn't give him some face?

Now he's been publicly humiliated by a guy surnamed Su who just appeared out of nowhere. How can he swallow this insult?

"Damn it, who is it that dares to humiliate my Wang family like this! I'll kill him!"

He turned around abruptly, kicked the stool behind him aside, and strode out of the private room.

The other two young masters exchanged a glance, then quickly got up and followed, calling out as they went, "Young Master Wang, Young Master Wang, please calm down..."

The servants at Chunxiang Pavilion turned pale with fright at the sight and dared not step forward to stop them. They could only hurriedly run to report to the madam.

"boom--"

The door to the private room was pushed open with a loud bang, hitting the wall.

Young Master Wang stormed in, his eyes wide open and his chest heaving violently, like an enraged bull.

"You bastard! Do you even know who I am?! How dare you try to steal from me!"

He rushed to the table, leaned down and glared at Su Bai, who was sitting motionless.

Su Bai didn't even lift his eyelids, steadily holding the teacup, gently blowing on it, and taking a sip.

After setting down his teacup, he raised his eyes, his gaze as calm as a still pond, and spoke softly:

"What? You can't compete with me in terms of money, so you have to bring up your family background? Or do you think your status is necessarily superior to mine?"

His tone, neither hurried nor slow, was like a needle, precisely piercing into the young master Wang's pride.

"you--!"

Young Master Wang flew into a rage, his face turning bright red, and the veins on his neck throbbing.

He clenched his fist tightly, but hesitated to throw it—because he knew in his heart that someone who could casually toss out a thousand taels of silver was no ordinary person.

"Who exactly are you?! Tell me if you dare!"

Young Master Wang suppressed his anger, his teeth grinding together, his eyes fixed on Su Bai as if he wanted to carve the other's face into his bones.

"What are you talking about? Who do you think you are!"

Su Bai didn't even lift his eyelids. He picked up his teacup and took another sip, his tone light and airy, as if he were shooing away a noisy fly.

"Damn it!" Young Master Wang roared in fury, his face turning a deep purplish-red, the veins on his forehead throbbing. "I'm going to have the Zhenfu Division arrest you! And kill you!"

He slammed his hand on the table, making the teacups rattle and spill tea, which then spread across the mahogany surface.

Su Bai then raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping coldly over them, a cryptic smile playing on his lips: "What? You're going to call the Zhenfu Division to arrest me? And kill me?"

He put down his teacup, leaned forward slightly, and his voice suddenly turned cold.

"How dare you abuse public power for private gain! It seems I'll have to send the Zhenfu Division to arrest this audacious scoundrel and interrogate him thoroughly—have you done anything like this before!"