Chapter 546: The Woman in the Golden Cage (4000 words)
The next morning, Xu Ming and Lu Xiaoliu went to the West Wind Auction.
If you want to enter the West Wind Auction, first you need a ticket for a waiting room on a flying boat.
Moreover, this flying boat cannot be an ordinary flying boat, it must be a first-tier flying boat.
Yes, there are differences between flying boats.
Some flying boats are in the first tier, are more expensive, and have better overall conditions.
Some flying boats cannot even be included in the echelon. Rather than being called flying boats, they are said to be used to transport people. But in fact, this kind of flying boat is extremely outrageous, as if it is transporting people like cargo.
So many times, in Xifeng City, if you bought a ticket for the flying boat, it was basically equivalent to a certificate of identity.
When you go to a brothel, the girls there will be stars in their eyes when they see the ticket you bought for the first-class room on a first-class flying boat.
After Xu Ming bought two tickets for the West Wind Auction, he walked into the auction.
A maid led Xu Ming and Lu Xiaoliu to their seats.
"Gentlemen, you can come to me for help no matter what you need. I wish you can auction off the things you like." The maid bowed to Lu Xiaoliu and Xu Ming and left to receive other guests.
Sitting in his seat, Xu Ming looked around and saw that this auction was very large.
After a rough estimate, Xu Ming felt that there should be more than 3,000 people.
The seat I was sitting on was just an ordinary seat.
Above him, there were about thirty boxes surrounding the entire auction hall.
All of these boxes are separated by glass.
In later generations, glass is worthless.
But in ancient times, a private room decorated like this would look very classy.
Gradually, people entered the box above.
These people looked down at other competitors, and their superior look made Xu Ming think of the word "tycoon".
"The private rooms here cost ten high-grade spirit stones each, which is too expensive! We can afford it, but when it comes to auctions, we should save where we can, and it doesn't matter where we sit."
Just as Xu Ming was looking at the box above, Lu Xiaoliu who was sitting next to him began to speak.
Xu Ming's brows twitched, but he didn't refute anything.
Because the essence is that Mr. Lu has no money and Mr. Lu is just hating the rich.
“Thump, thump, thump!”
When almost everyone was seated, the lights in the entire auction hall suddenly dimmed.
The strong light shone on the auction table in the middle.
As the lift in the middle rose, a woman in a cheongsam walked to the front of the stage. Her voice, empowered by spiritual power, spread throughout the auction hall: "Thank you all for coming to our West Wind Auction House. As one of the five largest auction houses, our West Wind Auction House has a thousand-year reputation, and countless treasure collectors have entrusted their treasures to us.
And I can guarantee that today's auction is definitely the most worthwhile auction in the past hundred years!
I wish you all can take pictures of your favorite treasures! "
The black iron gate of the West Wind Auction House slammed shut, and seventy-two mermaid oil lamps lit up a faint blue light on the dome.
Xu Ming watched the auctioneer lift up the red brocade on the display stand, revealing a crystal clear jade ruyi.
"The first lot is the Mysterious Ice Ruyi." The auctioneer flicked his finger and frost immediately formed on the jade body. "It is made from thousand-year-old cold jade from the Far North. It can calm the inner demons. The starting price is five hundred high-grade spirit stones."
“Six hundred!” a hoarse voice came from the private room No. 7 on the second floor. The withered hands of an old man in black robe could be vaguely seen behind the pearl curtain.
"This old man is an elder of the Demon Shadow Sect. He practices the Mysterious Cold Art. He is currently in the Nascent Soul Stage and has always found it difficult to advance. This time, he heard that the rare Mysterious Ice Ruyi had appeared in West Wind City, so he came to West Wind City on purpose."
Just as the old man finished speaking, Lu Xiaoliu explained softly to Xu Ming.
A young man in brocade clothes stood up in the front row and said, "We, the Qingyang Sect, will send out seven hundred people!" The jade pendant on his waist flashed with green light, revealing the pattern of three crossed small swords.
"This young man is the young master of the Blood Moon Sect. The Blood Moon Sect has a grudge against the Demon Shadow Sect, but it is not easy to openly fight. So, this young man must be deliberately trying to disgust the old guy, because he also knows that the old guy of the Demon Shadow Sect is determined to get this thing.
Even if the young master of the Blood Moon Sect can't get it, that old guy will have to pay a higher price. It's impossible to get it so easily."
Lu Xiaoliu explained to Xu Ming again.
Xu Ming looked at Lu Xiaoliu in surprise: "Mr. Lu knows this too?"
Lu Xiaoliu looked quite proud: "I'm sorry, although I'm in Bailu Academy, my heart has always been in the Western Regions."
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"Eight hundred." A female voice suddenly came from the shadow in the corner. The monk wearing a silver fox mask gently stroked the scabbard in his arms. The purple crystal inlaid on the sword guard made a man's pupils shrink slightly - that was the symbol of the inner disciple of Tianjian Pavilion.
When the price reached 1,200 spirit stones, a bone nail suddenly flew out from Room 7 and nailed to the edge of the booth. The old man in black robe smiled sinisterly:
"You should give the Demon Shadow Sect the things it wants."
Golden light immediately descended from the dome of the auction hall and crushed the bone nails.
The auctioneer smiled at the old man and said, "Old man, is this your first time attending an auction? We can't use force here. We only take advantage of the soft side."
As she finished speaking, a spinning sword wheel appeared behind the woman.
The old men looked at the female auctioneer suspiciously.
This was indeed the old man’s first time attending an auction, and he had no intention of causing trouble, after all, there were so many monks present.
If someone makes trouble, they will be attacked by everyone.
It's just that the old man wanted to threaten the other party.
But what was unexpected was that the realm of this female auctioneer alone was at the perfect Nascent Soul stage.
"Hahaha, I was just joking, why did you take it seriously?" The old man laughed and said no more.
"Nine hundred and fifty spirit stones!" The Blood Moon Sect's young master raised his lips.
"One thousand spirit stones!" the old man continued to bid.
"One thousand and one hundred top-grade spirit stones!" The Blood Moon Sect made another bid.
The old man's hands, which were gripping the chair, were throbbing with veins. He said viciously, "One thousand two hundred spirit stones!"
"One thousand two hundred at a time!"
"One thousand two hundred twice!"
"One thousand two hundred three times!"
"make a deal!"
Finally, the Xuanbing Ruyi was taken away by the old man for 1,500 spirit stones.
At the auction, all the spirit stones are top quality.
Fifteen hundred high-quality spirit stones are not a small number for a Jade Pu Realm cultivator, let alone an old man in the Nascent Soul Realm.
The young leader of the Blood Moon Sect did not want to continue bidding, but when entering the auction, he needed to verify his capital, and he did not have that many spirit stones on him.
Otherwise, he would definitely continue to shout.
When he heard the word "deal", the old man breathed a sigh of relief. This was really all he had.
If the young master of the Blood Moon Sect bid again, he knew that he would not be able to compete.
"Blood Moon Sect! Wait!"
After the old man received the auction items and paid the spirit stones, he left without staying for long!
The auctioneer didn't care at all that someone walked away, let alone that the old man was left pennyless.
"The second one is the Phantom Mist Gauze Dress."
The woman shook open her gauze dress, which was as thin as a cicada's wing, and the whole thing turned into green smoke in front of everyone's eyes.
"This illusion dance gauze dress is woven with the membrane of the wings of the Southern Border Illusion Moth. The wearer can hide his body for two hours. The starting price is eight hundred spirit stones. A cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage cannot detect it. Even a cultivator at the Jade Pu stage cannot detect it as long as he is fifty meters away from him."
"one thousand!"
A clear male voice was heard from the No. 2 box, and a peacock blue skirt flashed through the window.
Xu Ming smelled a faint medicinal aroma and recognized it as the scent of the Qingxin Powder specially made by the disciples of Yaowang Valley.
When Xu Ming was injured before, the imperial physician in the palace had this smell.
The number five on the opposite side suddenly showed a jade card: "One thousand and three!"
The sturdy man had a voice like a bell, and on his bare arms were red centipede tattoos.
Xu Ming glanced at the other person and found that his head was pointed. "One thousand five hundred!"
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"Sixteen thousand!"
"One thousand seven!"
"One thousand eighteen!"
"Why bother talking to you? I'm going to buy this thing for two thousand!"
"Two thousand once!"
"Two thousand two times!"
Just as the auctioneer kept shouting and was about to strike the hammer, a strong floral scent suddenly filled the auction hall.
Twelve maids in white carried a sedan chair and floated in. A lazy female voice came from the sedan chair: "Three thousand."
As the veil fluttered, everyone saw the golden bell hanging on the earlobe of the person in the sedan chair - the symbol of the elder of the Hehuan Sect.
The sturdy man who was so aggressive just now suddenly fell silent. The disciple from Medicine King Valley snorted coldly but did not raise the price again.
When the maid placed the jade bottle of spiritual essence on the stand, the auctioneer suddenly frowned and said, "Dear guest, West Wind City only accepts spiritual stones."
A pink light flew out of the sedan and hit the protective shield of the booth, causing ripples in the formation. "How about adding this bottle of Heavenly Fragrance Dew to equal 500 spirit stones?"
The sword wheel behind the auctioneer hummed, and he finally nodded and accepted the unconventional payment.
The rule is to only accept spirit stones, but if your treasure is worth more, you can naturally ignore some of the rules.
After all, rules are made by humans.
Besides, which auction really only accepts spirit stones?
"The third lot is a little special." The auctioneer lifted the black cloth, and a young animal with wings on its back curled up in the iron cage. "It is a young Thunder Feather Eagle in the Jindan stage. After being tamed, it can travel thousands of miles a day. The starting price is two thousand spirit stones."
"Two thousand five!" A deep male voice suddenly came from the third floor. Xu Ming looked up and saw a general in golden armor playing with a tiger talisman under the dome with a dragon-shaped relief.
"This person is the deputy leader of the Canglong Sect. I didn't expect that he would come. This shows that the thing today really aroused the interest of many people." Lu Xiaoliu continued to explain to Xu Ming.
“Three thousand!”
The sound of porcelain breaking came from the second floor. The young man in purple robe pushed away the beauty in his arms and half of his body leaned out of the railing.
The coiled dragon jade pendant hanging around his waist indicated his identity as a member of the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The golden-armored general sneered and slammed the table. Suddenly, a blue dragon shadow appeared around the booth and shouted loudly, "Four thousand!"
When the price reached four thousand, the young master of the royal family suddenly threw out a golden talisman: "I also offer four thousand, but with this boundary-breaking talisman, it can be equivalent to one thousand spirit stones!"
The dragon energy flowing on the talisman paper made the auctioneer's pupils shrink slightly. This was a secret talisman that could only be drawn by those of royal blood.
"Four thousand per time."
"Four thousand two times."
"Four thousand three times."
"make a deal."
Eventually the Thunder-Feathered Eagle was obtained by a prince of the royal family. However, when he took over the cage, the young animal suddenly sprayed out an arc of electricity that burned the hem of his brocade robe.
The gold-price general actually didn't have no money, he just felt it was unnecessary. What he was looking forward to was the last collection! "The fourth lot, everyone, please take a look."
This time, the auctioneer turned the mechanism himself, and a bronze tripod about ten feet high rose up from the exhibition stand. There seemed to be blood flowing in the taotie patterns on the body of the tripod.
"It is a relic of the ancient weapon refining sect, the Jiuli Burning Heaven Cauldron. It is just a little damaged, but if it can be repaired, its starting grade will be a semi-immortal weapon. The starting price is five thousand spirit stones."
After a moment of silence, bidding sounds suddenly broke out from every corner.
The old woman in the private room No. 3 in Tianzi was holding a snake-head cane and shouting "five thousand five".
The masked monk in the back row directly slapped out six fist-sized fire stones.
When a mysterious buyer shouted out "eight thousand", the tripod suddenly trembled and spewed out green flames, which actually burned cracks in the protective cover of the booth.
"Nine thousand!" A hoarse voice came from the last row, and a hunched figure wrapped in a cloak threw out a storage bag. On the half of the bone that slipped out of the bag, there was a Taotie pattern engraved on it, the same as on the body of the tripod.
“Well, there was a sect called Taogui Sect, but it was wiped out. I didn’t expect there were still some old guys left.” Lu Xiaoliu said with emotion.
Finally, the ancient tripod was sold for 9,000 spirit stones, which shocked the whole audience. When the hunchbacked old man stroked the tripod's feet, his turbid tears dripped on Taotie's eyes, and the lines on them actually blinked strangely.
"This last treasure needs no further explanation."
The auctioneer suddenly deployed a barrier and stood to the side of the auction table.
"I believe that most of you are here for such a treasure."
The lift platform in the middle of the auction table slowly rose.
Everyone's eyes were focused on the auction table, and some people even subconsciously wanted to stand up.
At the same time, Xu Ming was also very curious.
Mr. Lu said he wanted to give himself an auction item.
But Mr. Lu had not taken any action before.
This is the last one.
Naturally, what Mr. Lu was talking about was this last auction item.
And just when the lift stopped, Xu Ming frowned.
A golden cage appeared on the auction table.
The gilded cage pillars were flowing with the twilight, sprinkling golden spots on the woman's frosty skirt.
She curled up among the withered petals, the silver chain on her bare feet trembling with her breathing, and the bell tied with a red rope around her ankle was filled with solidified dim light.
The woman's hair was made of gold twisted into a vine-like hair accessory, with pearls hanging at the end, dripping into the hollow of her collarbone, splashing tiny starlight.
"This last auction item belongs to the daughter of Xingxue Sect's leader - Lin Xingluo."
"Starting price: zero."
[I always feel that the pace has slowed down unconsciously, but I have to pave the way for the Western Regions chapter.
Oh, my head hurts a bit. 】
(End of this chapter)