As the youngest Heavenly Master since the establishment of the Guiyi Sect, Gu Lingze transmigrated on his way back to his sect.
His family was penniless, and he had a pair of younger siblings...
After all the people who received the invitations entered, Huo Jingwu led the Jinwu Guards to surround the Wushuang Pavilion.
After all, the people inside were either rich or noble. If there was any mistake, Huo Jingwu couldn't afford to pay for it even if he had ten heads.
Civil and military officials sat on the first floor, and princes and envoys from various countries sat on the second floor.
There are only three private rooms on the third floor. The one in the middle is naturally for the emperor, empress and two princes. On the right are Jin Yanguo and his two sons. On the left are the three families sitting together.
Fortunately, the box is spacious enough, otherwise there would be no room for everyone.
No one present at that time had imagined that in the future Wushuang Pavilion would be opened in all the countries, and the invitations in their hands would become a symbol of power and nobility, worth a fortune.
After the palace banquet that day, the princes and ministers who drank the water with spiritual milk for the first time all had diarrhea that night, and a layer of dirt appeared on their bodies, with a very pungent smell.
On the second day, everyone felt a clear change. Even though they were mentally prepared, they still found it magical.
After all, the feeling between the rumors and my own experience is really far apart, so I am even more eager for this spiritual water.
Everyone was getting impatient at first, but when they heard the maid introduce that the tea on the table in front of them was made with spiritual water, they immediately calmed down, picked up the tea carefully, and sipped it.
"Lingze, there are so many people sitting in here, why don't you feel stuffy at all?" Brother Wu was a little curious.
Gu Lingze stood up and opened the small wooden openings on both sides. "This is called an exhaust fan. My uncle and I came up with it together."
Every box and private room has such a small opening, while the hall has an enlarged version with eight wooden windows.
Although it is manual, it is better than nothing. The other small opening is an inverted exhaust fan, which blows cool air into the ice room, so it certainly doesn't feel stuffy.
"What's wrong with your brain? It's too smart. I should ask the general's wife what she ate when she was pregnant with you." Aunt Tao joked.
Everyone in the box started laughing when they heard this, but they didn't expect the door to be pushed open.
"What are you laughing at? Let me and the Queen hear it."
Everyone was shocked and quickly knelt down to pay their respects, especially Aunt Tao and the others who were quite frightened.
Although he had met Emperor Jing at the palace banquet that day, this was the first time he had seen him at such a close distance.
"Everyone, stand up."
Xie Xiru came over and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, we were just talking about the exhaust fan." Then he explained.
Emperor Jing nodded and said with a smile: "No wonder I also feel that it is very cool and ventilated. It turns out that this thing is responsible for it."
After saying that, he patted Gu Lingze on the shoulder and said, "You and your uncle have worked hard during this period. When the auction is over, I will reward you according to your merits."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After finishing speaking, seeing that the auction was about to begin, Emperor Jing and Queen Jun returned to the middle box.
A gong sounded and the auction officially began.
Xie Luocheng took a deep breath and walked up to the auction table in the middle.
There was a commotion in the audience, and he generously bowed to everyone and said, "My name is Xie Luocheng, and I am the Pavilion Master of Wushuang Pavilion. I will be the main auctioneer this time. Thank you all for your presence."
Next, Xie Luocheng mainly introduced the auction process and rules of the auction house, as well as payment and other matters.
At this time, Gu Lingze walked out of the box and came to the corner of the hall.
"As the saying goes, there is no order without rules. No matter who you are, once you enter Wushuang Pavilion, you must abide by the rules here, otherwise."
At this moment, Gu Lingze raised his hand and threw out three talismans, and the field was suddenly shrouded in a chill.
Wind blades rolled towards the curtain on the stage, but within a few breaths, they all turned into rags and fell to the ground.
"As you can see, this is the outcome." While Xie Luocheng was speaking, several waiters had already cleaned up the rags.
He picked up the special wooden gavel and knocked on the wooden support, announcing the official start of the auction.
A maid with outstanding appearance came out gracefully with a tray in her hand. After placing the things in the tray on a table specially used for display, she retreated.
Xie Luocheng extended his hand and introduced: "The first auction item is Tusu wine brewed with spiritual water. A jar weighs ten kilograms. There are five jars in total. The starting price is fifty thousand taels. Each bid must not be less than one thousand taels. Let's start!"
"Sixty thousand taels!" Qin Zhantian raised a special hand card at the fastest speed.
"Sixty-five thousand taels!"
"Seventy-two thousand taels!"
As the bidding began, everyone present gradually understood the bidding method and began to actively participate.
The price gradually rose to as high as 100,000 taels, and finally stopped at 128,000 taels.
Xie Luocheng picked up the gavel in his hand, "One hundred and twenty-eight thousand taels once, one hundred and twenty-eight thousand taels twice, one hundred and twenty-eight thousand taels three times, deal!"
The people present finally came back to their senses from the heated atmosphere of the auction, and thinking back to the bidding process just now, they couldn't help but feel it was very exciting.
The maid just now walked to the stage to confirm the number on the hand card, and then asked the other party to press the fingerprint. After the auction, she would go to the designated location to pick up the goods with the fingerprint and number plate.
The price in the first round of bidding reached nearly 130,000 taels, a total of 128,000 taels of silver. The money came so quickly that Emperor Jing was a little dazed.
The Queen was the first to come back to her senses. She smiled and said, "Lingze is not only the lucky star of our Qianyuan country, but also the God of Wealth."
Li Jin, who was standing by, laughed out loud when he heard this.
"The second auction item is the Flowing Mirror."
Two maids came up carrying an oval-shaped object. After seeing the auction item clearly, there was a commotion in the audience, especially the people from Chonglan Country.
"Lingze, what is the Liuguang Mirror?" Xie Qingwan asked.
Gu Lingze smiled and explained: "The name is just a gimmick. It is actually a mirror that can reflect a person's entire body."
"A mirror? It's nothing special. Why would you auction it?"
Gu Lingze shook his head and said, "This Liuguang mirror is very different from the bronze mirrors we usually use. Mother, you will know after you take a look at it."
On the stage, Xie Luocheng ordered two maids to turn the mirrors in their hands to different angles. The people below the stage found that their appearances were clearly visible in the mirrors, and they immediately exclaimed that it was magical.
Su Wenyu looked at the stage seriously and asked unconsciously, "Is the Liuguang Mirror really so strange?"
Just as he finished speaking, the door of the box was knocked, and two maids came in carrying something.
"This is the Liuguang Mirror. Pavilion Master invites all the distinguished guests to appreciate it."
The same mirror also appeared in the private room on the second floor, and the mirror in Gu Lingze's box had been seen by Emperor Jing and Helian Yao before.
The three families looked at themselves in front of the mirror out of curiosity and were pleasantly surprised to find that it was really clear. When they got close, they could even see every single hair.
"Brother, what is this flowing mirror made of and why is it so magical?" Gu Chaoyu asked.