Just as straightforward and casual.
Such a character made Kong Ju somewhat unable to get angry, and he could only perfunctorily say in a casual tone: "The Second Prince is a dragon among men, I can't compare to him."
"That's not necessarily true. The Second Prince may not be able to win against the three wizards, including a powerful ghost spirit." Bai Xiaoyuan obviously did not believe Kong Ju's words. She seemed to have full confidence in the latter.
Kong Ju shook his head and did not respond.
Fortunately, Bai Xiaoyuan's harassment did not last long, and the seats in the venue were soon filled with guests who arrived one after another.
Click! With a slight sound, the yellow crystal on the top of the venue suddenly dimmed.
The light suddenly disappeared, and even Kong Ju felt a slight darkness in front of his eyes. The noisy conference hall, which was still a little noisy in his ears, suddenly became quiet.
At this time, Bai Xiaoyuan beside him also shut her mouth tactfully, but her pair of dark eyes glanced at Kong Ju from time to time, and it was obvious that she had something else to say.
Kong Ju could only pretend not to see it and looked towards the front of the venue.
The crystal on the top emitted a straight beam of warm yellow light, illuminating the white jade platform in front of the venue.
You Peng, dressed in gorgeous attire, stood on it with a big smile on his face.
Beside him were maids holding treasure boxes.
"It is a great honor for Xunyu Pavilion to have you all here. I hope that you all can purchase your favorite treasures today and return home with great pleasure."
You Peng looked at the venue and bowed to all directions. He first said some polite words, and then with his gentle smile, he opened the curtain of this auction.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, You Peng slowly opened the first treasure box.
A dark yellow pill with a golden glow was revealed lying quietly in the box.
When Kong Jue, who was standing off the field, fixed his eyes on the pill, a strange look immediately appeared on his face.
The first item at the beginning was actually his own Ascension Pill.
At the same time, You Peng's voice came down from the jade platform.
"The first auction item is the second-grade medicine Shenglun Pill!"
"This Shenglun Pill has been personally authenticated by me and is authentic. It can increase the success rate of Yanglun to Shenglun by 20%, which is equivalent to the success rate of Xuepo Pill."
As he spoke, You Peng deliberately paused and his voice became a little higher-pitched.
"Moreover, it does not have the side effects of the Blood Breaking Pill, saving you the pain of being devoured by the demon blood."
"Everyone should know that the main material for refining this Shenglun Pill can only be the Starlight Huairou Grass produced by the Qinghu Blessed Land in Wudong."
"There is only one in the whole Tianqi."
"The base price is eight thousand, and each increase in price must not be less than one hundred."
There must be a reason why You Peng could ask Kong Ju to put the Shenglun Pill on auction at Xunyu Pavilion.
Sure enough, as You Peng's voice fell.
Many guests on the first floor of the venue showed interested expressions.
Although Shenglun Pill and Xuepo Pill have the same effect on increasing the probability of breaking through and entering Shenglun, they both save the person from the pain of being devoured by the blood poison.
This point, which is insignificant to ordinary cultivators, is exactly what is most important to some princes and princesses who are about to break through, as well as the descendants of powerful people.
They don't mind spending a little more to buy this Shenglun Pill.
Even on the second floor of the auction hall, many people cast interested glances.
"Nine thousand!" A quotation from a voice on the first floor of the auction house broke the silence.
The sounds of bidding came one after another from the venue.
"Nine thousand two!"
"Nine thousand five!"
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After the auction had been going on for a while, the price of the Shenglun Pill exceeded ten thousand.
Soon Kong Ju noticed something was wrong. He looked at the VIP rooms on the second floor of the auction house and thought to himself, "Why are all the guests on the first floor bidding? Are the VIPs on the second floor not interested in the Shenglun Pill?"
Kong Ju glanced at the second floor and Bai Xiaoyuan beside him saw it. She smiled and said, "Don't be impatient. The people in the VIP room are so arrogant that they don't bother to compete with the people on the first floor."
"Once the first layer of bids are finished, they will naturally speak up."
"So that's how it is!" Kong Ju nodded thoughtfully.
But soon he felt something was wrong and turned his head to look at Bai Xiaoyuan.
Bai Xiaoyuan's tone sounded as if he knew that the Shenglun Pill was his.
Before Kong Ju could ask, the latter seemed to understand what he was going to ask. He blinked and replied as a matter of course: "The Shenglun Pill is only available in Wudong."
"You Peng said that only the Xingmang Huairou grass from Qinghu blessed land can be refined, and I'm not stupid. Not only me, I'm afraid many people in the field know that the Shenglun Pill is the work of you, Master Bingpo."
"That makes sense!" Kong Ju nodded in agreement.
He didn't care. After all, after the commotion in Xunyu Pavilion last time, the news of his return to the imperial city had spread.
Right now, he was more concerned about the price at which the Shenglun Pill could be sold.
With collective bidding, the price of Shenglun Dan soared rapidly and reached fifteen thousand.
The person who made the bid was a fat monk with a big belly and dressed like a businessman.
This price is roughly the limit that guests on the first floor can afford.
There was no further bid for a long time.
Just when the fat monk was smiling and thought that the Shenglun Pill was about to fall into his hands.
"Sixteen thousand!" An indifferent female voice suddenly came from the VIP room on the second floor.
"Ten thousand seventeen!" Following the first voice was a slow and unhurried voice, calm and gentle.
Just by listening to the voice, one can vaguely tell that the person who bid 17,000 is also a woman.
Kong Ju, who was sitting on the first floor, heard the voice and his eyes suddenly fixed. He said in an inaudible voice, "Master's wife!"
That gentle voice belonged to his master's wife, Princess Qing.
Kong Ju immediately turned his gaze towards the source of the sound, which was the third VIP room on the second floor.
Unfortunately, there was a ban blocking them and no one could be seen. Kong Ju did not dare to use his virtual vision to spy on his master's wife.
However, Kong Ju was certain that the voice belonged to Princess Qing, and laughed secretly: "Master's wife is here too?"
The Shenglun Pill is extremely precious to other people in Tianqi, but not so to Princess Qing.
Her husband is the head of the Cangwu sect, and he has as many Shenglun Pills as she wants.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
Obviously she didn't come here for the Shenglun Pill.
As for why his master's wife would bid, Kong Ju had the answer after a moment's hesitation. He smiled and said to himself, "My master's wife is just good to me."
The identity of the woman that Princess Qing was bidding with was also not simple.
After hearing Princess Qing's offer, even though he knew Princess Qing's identity, he had no intention of backing down, and raised the price again while maintaining an indifferent voice.
"Eighteen thousand!"
"Twenty thousand!" Princess Qing smiled and raised the price to twenty thousand.
This caused the mysterious woman to pause for a moment, and she was no longer in a hurry to bid. Her emotionless voice echoed throughout the auction hall.
"Sister Qing's husband is the head of the largest sect in Wudong. Shenglun Pill is not a rare thing for you. There is no need to fight with your sister for it."
"Sister Qingyang, what you said is right. Wudong and Tianqi are hundreds of thousands of miles apart. It will be very troublesome to deliver the Shenglun Pill." Princess Qing smiled and responded with the words she had prepared long ago.
It was only then that Kong Ju learned the identity of the man who was bidding against his master's wife.
"It's Princess Qingyang!" Kong Ju's eyes showed something strange, and he glanced at the VIP room where Princess Qingyang was.
Bai Xiangming once said that Jing Yushou was the son of Wu Bohou and his mother was Princess Qingyang.
I once severely injured Jing Yushou with an arrow, and today I met his mother.
If Princess Qingyang knew that I was present, she would probably not be kind to me.
Thinking of this, Kong Ju subconsciously shrank his straight back backwards to make himself look less conspicuous.
This amused Bai Xiaoyuan. She smiled secretly and comforted him, "Don't worry, your master's wife is here. Princess Qing is still well-known in the imperial city, and Princess Qingyang can't do anything to you."
Regardless of Bai Xiaoyuan's identity, he is at least related to the royal family and knows many secrets of the imperial city.
After hearing her words, Kong Ju showed an interesting expression on his face and asked casually, "Does my master's wife have a high status among the princes and princesses?"
"Of course." Bai Xiaoyuan explained seriously, "Princess Qing has been extremely talented since she was young. She was the best among the many princesses and princes at that time."
"Her current cultivation is unfathomable, and Prince Qingluan is taking good care of her. Looking at the entire imperial city, I'm afraid that only the current Emperor Kang Ren can control her."
Bai Xiaoyuan spoke of Princess Qing with a respectful tone.
"Also, don't be fooled by Princess Qing's gentleness now. She was very friendly when meeting those princes and princesses. When she was young, she was very fierce. Many princes and princesses were beaten by her."
"Now many princes and princesses are wary of her."
After hearing Bai Xiaoyuan's detailed royal gossip, Kong Ju had a better understanding of his master's wife's character. He thought to himself, "Isn't she the same as Junior Sister Huangfu?"
Bai Ziqing at that time was exactly like Huangfu Wuqin now. The two mother and daughter were carved from the same mold.
This was the prestige that Princess Qing had when she was young. Her current husband has successfully pushed the Cangwu Sect to the position of the number one sect in Wudong.
I'm afraid this status will continue to rise.
"In this case...what do I have to be afraid of?" Kong Ju suddenly regained his confidence and straightened his back.
When Kong Ju and Bai Xiaoyuan were talking.
The bidding for the Shenglun Pill never stopped.
Princess Qing seemed to be ready to confront Princess Qingyang.
As long as Princess Qingyang dared to bid, she would raise the price.
Princess Qingyang refused to give in for the sake of her reputation, and the two of them raised the price to 30,000, which made Kong Ju's breathing become a little rapid.
"Thirty thousand is twice as high a price!"
The price range he had in mind was actually around 15,000.
On the other side, Princess Qingyang also hesitated. After adding 30,000, she replied coldly: "Sister Qing, if you add more, I will give you this Shenglun Pill."
"No more!" Princess Qing gave in very readily.
In this way, Princess Qingyang bought a Shenglun Pill at a price that was twice as high as before.
It was supposed to be a joyous thing, but after hearing You Peng confirm that the Shenglun Pill belonged to him, the face of a woman in the VIP room who was dressed in luxurious mink fur turned pale.
But due to his status, he couldn't show it, so he could only suppress his anger and suffer in silence.
As for the VIP room where Princess Qing was.
Princess Qing, dressed like a scholar, sat in a rocking chair with a smile on her face and glanced in the direction of Princess Qingyang.
Behind Princess Qing, the tall and dignified Prince Qingluan was standing there.
Looking at his sister's childish behavior, he murmured helplessly: "Why do you bother her for no reason!" (End of this chapter)