Chapter 213 Auction
Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen were listening to the conversation in the next box. They had already heard a lot of information from their conversation.
In other words, this beast fight only takes place once a year, and you need an invitation to enter. Not only officials will be involved, but there may also be some people from the underworld.
They didn't know where to get the invitation, so Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen planned to go to the next box to ask. If that didn't work, they would just snatch the invitation from the person in the next box.
The two of them thought so, looked at each other, and stood up together and walked towards the box on the side.
When the people inside saw someone breaking into their box, they immediately stopped talking and looked at the two people who came in.
Before they could speak, Jiang Nanyuan spoke first.
"Excuse me, everyone. We just heard you talking about the Colosseum next door. We're quite interested in it, too. Could you please tell us where we can get an invitation?"
The people in the box were all from the underworld. They didn't notice Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen entering the box, and thought that their martial arts skills must be very strong.
Seeing that their tone was still so polite, a few people thought it was better to avoid trouble if possible and not offend them.
They all politely replied, "As long as you've participated in previous years, we'll give you another invitation every year. Those who don't have one can only auction it off on the black market. Ten invitations are auctioned off each year, and the highest bidder wins."
Jiang Nanyuan was quite surprised to hear that this was the only way to get it. She didn't expect that there was a black market here.
"Where is the black market then? When does the auction start?"
"The black market is in Zhaojiazhuang, a hundred miles outside the city. The auction will begin tonight. If you two want an invitation, you should go to the black market today. By the way, you need to wear a mask to go to the black market."
Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen saw that these people had told them in such detail. After thanking them, she and Xiao Yuchen left the box together. They didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that it happened tonight.
The two did not delay. Since they were in Zhaojiazhuang, a hundred miles away, they needed to ride horses. Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen bought two masks on the street and then bought a horse. They planned to set off now.
After buying things, Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen led their horses to the outside of the city, and then rode towards Zhaojiazhuang together.
On the way, Jiang Nanyuan took out some food from the space, ate it herself, and fed Xiao Yuchen at the same time.
When we arrived not far from Zhaojiazhuang, we found that many people had already come there.
There were a lot of horses parked outside. Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen tied the horses to a tree, put on masks and walked into Zhaojiazhuang together.
As the two of them reached the door, they were stopped. "You need to register to enter, starting at midnight. Now go in and don't make any noise. Find a place to rest. You need to pay 500 taels of silver per person."
Hearing that so much silver was needed, Jiang Nanyuan couldn't help but admire it. With so many silver notes for each person, he could probably make a lot of money in one night. This business is pretty good.
You can make a lot of money in one night.
Jiang Nanyuan took out a silver note worth one thousand taels and handed it over, then she and Xiao Yuchen wrote their names on it.
Naturally, the two did not write their own names, they just wrote two names at random.
The gatekeeper let them in only after seeing that they had taken out the banknotes and had everything registered.
Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen walked in together and found that there were quite a few people inside. Looking around, there were already more than a hundred people.
Xiao Yuchen and Jiang Nanyuan found a place to sit down and rest, waiting for the arrival of midnight. At the same time, they both kept paying attention to their surroundings and found that everyone else found a place to stay by themselves and did not talk to people they were not familiar with.
There were also many people who were holding treasures in their hands, their eyes rolling around, looking at the people around them vigilantly, as if someone was going to steal their things.
Looking at the others, many of them were also like them, looking at the people around them with a vigilant look on their faces.
Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen waited here for nearly two and a half hours. Finally, it was midnight and the main door from outside was closed. The two people who were guarding the door came over and led them in. Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen also stood up and followed behind.
This place is similar to the Colosseum, with an auction house in the basement. The two found a seat near the front and sat down.
It was just very strange that apart from the two of them, almost no one else came to sit in the front row. There were only one or two people sitting in the front row, plus Jiang Nanyuan, Xiao Yuchen and two others.
Not long after they sat down, a servant carrying a tray came over and stopped in front of them. "Ladies and gentlemen, this seat costs one thousand taels of silver per person."
Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen's faces immediately darkened. They didn't expect it to be even darker inside than outside. No wonder other people didn't come over when they saw the good seats. It turned out that there was a fee for them too.
When the servant who collected the money saw that the two of them didn't take out the banknotes for a long time, he knew that they were new and didn't know the rules, so they definitely couldn't take out so many banknotes.
Thinking of this, he revealed a look of disdain, "You two, if you don't have banknotes, go stand in the back. The seats in the back are charged."
Jiang Nanyuan and Xiao Yuchen heard the servant's disdainful tone.
In order not to alert the enemy, Jiang Nanyuan took out two thousand tael silver notes from her space and slapped them on his tray. "Who said I don't have them? Take them."
When the servant saw the two men taking out the silver bills, his expression immediately changed and he put on a frivolous smile.
"Please wait here, my two distinguished guests. I will serve you tea and snacks shortly."
Sitting here, there is actually tea and snacks. Well, after spending so much money, I should get some reward.
Soon, the servant brought tea and food.
The food includes melon seeds, peanuts, and fruit snacks.
Considering the food, Jiang Nanyuan stopped being angry for the time being. She picked up a piece of pastry and ate it. It tasted pretty good, so she reached out and handed a piece to Xiao Yuchen.
Xiao Yuchen didn't reach out to take it, but instead put his head closer and ate the pastry from her hand.
"Mmm, that's sweet."
Xiao Yuchen's lips touched Jiang Nanyuan's fingers, and he even sucked them gently. Jiang Nanyuan's heart trembled, and she looked at Xiao Yuchen unhappily.
Just at this moment, a scantily clad woman walked up to the stage in front of them. She was wearing a nursing mask on her face and looked towards the seats with a smile on her face.
"Hello everyone, it's a pleasure to meet you all here. Next, our auction will begin now."
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