Chapter 81 Auction
Mengdie stood on the platform, her red lips parted slightly, her voice carrying a hint of seduction: "Everyone, be quiet. We are now opening the bidding. The starting price for the Millennium Ganoderma Lucidum is one thousand taels of silver, and each bid must be increased by at least fifty taels of silver. I wonder who here today will be honored to be our first bidder."
After saying this, she did not forget to cast a wink to the audience.
As Mengdie's voice fell, everyone couldn't wait to bid.
"One thousand taels!"
"One thousand five hundred taels!"
"Two thousand taels!"
…
Mengdie smiled slightly. She always hoped the price could be higher. "This person is offering 20,000 taels now. Is there a higher price?"
Finally, the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum was bought by someone in box number two on the second floor for the price of twenty thousand taels of silver uterus.
Soon the second item was brought to the stage by the attendant.
The attendant was holding a brocade box in his hand. Inside the box lay a night-shining pearl the size of an adult's fist, emitting a light purple light that illuminated the entire venue.
She smiled slightly, and opened her red lips: "Next, it is the second treasure of this auction - the Night Pearl.
This pearl is round and flawless, and can illuminate a hundred steps at night. It is truly a rare treasure.
The starting price is five thousand taels of silver, and each increment must not be less than one hundred taels. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a rare opportunity, please seize it."
Soon, fierce bidding sounded again.
"Five thousand taels!"
"Six thousand taels!"
"Six thousand one hundred taels!"
“…”
Soon the bidding gradually weakened, and the night pearl was finally bought by someone in box number one on the second floor for 31,000 taels.
The brother and sister in Box No. 1 were drinking tea, eating cakes, and flipping through the booklets in their hands, looking very comfortable.
Xia Xing'er asked, "Third brother, is there anyone you like?"
Xia Qingyu shook her head. She really didn't like anything here. She wondered if the medicine they talked about that could kill people could be compared with what her younger sister had brought out.
For Xia Qingyu now, the things her younger sister brings out are the best.
The sound of Mengdie downstairs continued.
"The following is today's third lot, Deer Tongue Grass. Martial artists can consume it to increase their Qi and blood, strengthen their bodies, and it's also a wonderful healing remedy. The starting price is 10,000 taels, and each bid must be no less than 1,000 taels."
Mengdie swept her eyes across the room, a charming look flickering in her eyes as she softly said, "I wonder who here will be the winner of this deer tongue grass today?"
I don’t know if it was the allure of the beautiful woman’s voice or the allure of the item itself, but everyone started rushing to bid.
"I'll give you fifteen thousand."
"I'll give you 20,000."
"Damn it, don't fight with me, I'll give you 30,000."
"Don't keep nagging me. The auction is for the highest bidder. If you don't have money, just shut up and don't embarrass yourself!"
"Thirty thousand taels!"
…
But in just a moment, the price of a not-so-precious deer tongue grass was raised to one hundred thousand, which was far beyond its own value.
In the end, the price stopped at 130,000, and everyone finally stopped bidding. The bidder was a fat, big-eared middle-aged man sitting in the hall.
Although the others were dissatisfied, they could only be disappointed. After all, not everyone could afford the high price of 130,000.
Mengdie smiled slightly. She always hoped the price could be higher. "This person is offering 130,000 now. Is there a higher price?"
Following the procedure, he asked three times in a row, but no one raised the price. Finally, Mengdie gently knocked the gong with the hammer in his hand.
clang!
"Congratulations, sir. This deer tongue grass is now yours."
"Haha, thank you very much!" The fat middle-aged man hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
Box No. 1.
The brother and sister saw all this and couldn't help but shake their heads. The starting price of a deer tongue grass was 10,000 yuan, but the price had increased thirteen times.
"Little sister, does this deer tongue grass really have this effect?"
Xia Qingyu had never heard of deer tongue grass. He thought his sister was knowledgeable and it would be a good idea to ask her.
Xia Xing'er said: "Yes, yes."
Xia Xing'er admired Mengdie very much. Just a few words aroused everyone's enthusiasm and competitive spirit, which achieved such an effect.
The prices of the next few treasures were not high, and the transaction prices were less than 200,000 taels.
What surprised them was that, up to now, except for the first two lots in the second-floor box, no one had made a bid for the other lots, whether in the second-floor box or the third-floor box.
But at this moment, the treasure being auctioned below caught Xia Xing'er's attention.
To be precise, it was a long period of attention. It had been calling out madly in Xia Xing'er's mind.
"Xing'er, take a picture of it, take a picture of it quickly."
It was the first time that Xia Xing'er saw Jiujiu so eager for something.
"Jiujiu, why did you ask me to take a picture of it?"
Jiujiu said excitedly: "This is a bloodstone. I feel energy fluctuations from it. This should be a top-grade bloodstone, but it's a little smaller, only the size of a fist."
Seeing it so excited, Xia Xing'er knew that it was useful to it. Since it was her own person, she had to pamper it.
Mengdie said, "The following treasure is a bloodstone, which has the same effect as the deer tongue grass. Its effect has been appraised by our treasure pavilion and is more than a hundred times stronger than the deer tongue grass."
Wow!
The whole audience was in an uproar.
The price of deer tongue grass was so high just now, so the price of bloodstone must be a hundred times higher!
This is useless to ordinary people, but it is a good thing for those who learn martial arts.
"Today, many people from the Jianghu are here, including many martial artists. They naturally know the benefits of a strong body. I don't need to explain the reason. This bloodstone is a top-grade bloodstone. The starting price is 100,000 taels. Each bid must be no less than 10,000. Now, the bidding begins."
One hundred thousand?
Those who were determined to win just now suddenly lost their arrogance. One hundred thousand is not a small number. Most of the people in the hall are martial artists, and not many of them can easily come up with one hundred thousand. In the end, they can only watch and watch in disappointment.
When she heard the price of one hundred thousand, Xia Xing'er frowned. She didn't expect that this small bloodstone would be priced so high. Based on the previous situation, the transaction price would probably not be too low.
After a brief lull, everyone began to make offers.
"One hundred and one hundred thousand."
"One hundred and twenty thousand."
“…”
In a short while, the price reached 500,000, and the bids in the hall began to decrease.
"Six hundred thousand!"
Suddenly, a young man's voice came from box number three on the second floor, directly raising the price by one hundred thousand.
The hall suddenly became quiet. Those who could go to the private rooms on the second and third floors were not from prominent families, and their wealth must be quite high, perhaps even from the royal family. Naturally, they would not give up what they liked easily.
"Seven hundred thousand!" A bid was also placed for Box No. 2 on the third floor.
Xia Xing'er felt that the voice sounded familiar, a bit like her senior brother.
How could the eldest senior brother appear here? Shouldn’t he be in Meishan?
"Eight hundred thousand." The bid continued in Box No. 2 on the second floor.
Ye Yichen snorted coldly: "Nine hundred thousand!"
Xia Xing'er was now really sure that this was her senior brother Ye Yichen.
The eldest senior brother also wants this blood stone. Should I compete with my senior brother for it and let the Treasure Pavilion make money?
No, we can’t do this. We must not let Zhenbao Pavilion make their money.
Box No. C2 on the third floor
Ye Yichen had just finished bidding when the middle-aged man next to him reminded him, "Yichen, our goal is still to come. The competition will definitely be more intense. There's no need to waste money on this thing."
Ye Yichen's thoughts drifted far away, and he said lightly: "Junior sister will definitely like it."
His junior sister, Ye Yichen, has not contacted them since she came down the mountain three years ago.
The youngest junior sister came to Meishan when she was eight years old. He was twelve years old that year, and the second junior sister was eleven years old. The three of them grew up together.
A few days ago, news came from the capital that the junior sister had divorced her husband and her family had suffered a disaster. Now the whole family is on the road of exile. It seems that they will soon reach Xianxia County.
He didn't know yet that the little junior sister he was thinking about was now in the same auction house and on the same floor as her.
It’s not that they haven’t thought about taking action, but they know her character and are unwilling to let them intervene for fear of getting them into trouble.
As soon as he saw the bloodstone, he felt that his junior sister would definitely like it.
The middle-aged man was their master, the owner of Meishan and the head of Qingfeng Sect, Feng Qingyang. He was forty years old, had never married, and had only three disciples.
The eldest disciple is Ye Yichen, the second disciple is Ling Xuewei, and the youngest disciple is Xia Xinger.
They came here today for the miraculous medicine.
Xia Xing'er couldn't stand the bombardment in her mind for a long time, so she bid out loud.
"Nine hundred and one hundred thousand."
When Ye Yichen heard this familiar voice, he was stunned.
Isn't that the voice of his junior sister? Shouldn't she be on her way to exile? Why is she here?
Could it be that I missed my junior sister too much and had hallucinations?
Feng Qingyang naturally heard it too.
In the end, as expected, the bloodstone was bought by Xia Xing'er for 910,000 taels of silver.
Since the bloodstone appeared, bids began to be placed in the second-floor and third-floor boxes.
The scene began to become lively. Although no one was bidding in the ordinary area of the hall, it was filled with a tense and exciting atmosphere.
Finally, the miracle drug that everyone has been waiting for appeared.
During this period, the glass cup that Xia Xing'er took out was bought by someone in a box on the third floor for two million.
Xia Qingyu was so shocked that her mouth opened wide. She remembered that Wu Zhang had only given her one million for two things. If it weren't for her cleverness, she would have been cheated. What a dishonest businessman.
But when he thought about the blood stone that his younger sister had bought for 910,000 taels of silver, he felt a pang of pain.
"Hello everyone, here is the miracle medicine you've all been waiting for, the Resurrection Pill."
As Mengdie's voice fell, the whole audience became excited.
Who doesn't want a elixir of life? It's like having an extra life.
From the audience, a servant came up with a tray in his hand. On the tray was a square box. Mengdie opened the lid with her delicate hands, and a pill with golden patterns appeared in front of everyone, with a faint medicinal fragrance wafting out.
In order not to affect the efficacy of the medicine, quickly put the lid back on.
Everyone was a little disappointed to see this, but it was still understandable.
Feng Qingyang sat up straight after hearing Mengdie's words, feeling a little excited. Once they got the pill, they would be able to return to Meishan as soon as possible. He would let the eldest disciple deliver the pill to the younger disciple, and he would not go to see her. He was still angry, huh!
Mengdie didn't continue to talk nonsense and said directly: "The starting price of the Resurrection Pill is one million silver coins. Each bid must not be less than one hundred thousand. Now the bidding begins."
One million?
The audience was in uproar again.
One million is just the starting price, which makes people start to imagine, wouldn’t the final price be tens of millions?
Mengdie's beautiful eyes looked towards the private rooms on the second and third floors. Those who could afford it were all there. The people in the audience knew that this medicine had nothing to do with them, so they all looked up, wanting to see who would be able to buy the resurrection pill.
The whole audience fell silent instantly.
After a moment, someone started quoting, "One million and one hundred thousand!"
It was the person in box number two on the second floor of Zhiqian.
"One million and a half." Another quote
"Three million!" Suddenly, Ye Yichen heard that it was he who quoted the price of three million in box number two on the second floor.
This increase caused quite a commotion below.
Ye Yichen was not in a hurry to bid. During the previous auction, he observed that the real competition was yet to come.
However, the price reached three million in just a moment. Thinking about the ten million he had on him, a wry smile appeared on his lips.
He looked at his master: "It seems that we don't have enough silver."
Feng Qingyang said calmly: "If the money is not enough, just draw a few more paintings to pay for it."
Don’t think that just because he has been staying in Meishan for many years, he doesn’t know that a painting by his eldest disciple is worth a fortune and is still something that cannot be obtained.
One tael of gold is equal to ten taels of silver, and one thousand taels of gold is equal to ten thousand taels of silver.
He didn't want to tell this traitor that he also had silver notes in his pocket, a full 20 million.
Thinking of this, he felt much more confident.
Seeing that her master was like this, Ye Yichen thought there was nothing she didn't know. He must have some private money, but he just didn't tell her.
At this time, the price had soared to 10 million.
At this moment, there are already six people participating in the bidding, and there are actually people from the royal family participating.
After adjusting himself, Ye Yichen began to quote: "Fifteen million."
There was a sudden silence in the room. With the price reaching such a high level, no one dared to raise the price by five million at a time.
The reason why Ye Yichen did this was to scare the other party. Otherwise, if this continued, the price would definitely be raised very high.
His intimidation was effective, and two people withdrew from the bidding, leaving only the royal family and the person in box number two on the second floor.
"Sixteen million!" A feminine voice sounded, giving everyone goosebumps.
"Seventeen million" The voice from box number two on the second floor came again.
"Eighteen million," the feminine voice gritted its teeth. From his voice, it was clear that the price was close to his limit.
Box No. 2 on the second floor of "Nineteen Million".
No one looked happy at the moment.
"Twenty million!"
Ye Yichen ignored these people and casually quoted a price of two thousand.
The whole place fell silent again. The price had reached 20 million, which had already exceeded the record of single item sales in Zhenbao Pavilion over the years.
The smile in Mengdie's eyes became even wider. If this continued, her commission would be one percent, which was not a small amount.
In the end, Ye Yichen bought the pill for 20 million taels of silver.
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