Chapter 174: Apprentice vs. Immortal (51)
Xu Jinxiao crossed her long legs, with the corners of her blue clothes hanging casually, and leaned back comfortably in the chair.
The entire auction hall was huge, but it was covered by thick curtains. Candles were lit around the walls, making it bright and unaffected for everyone's vision.
But the stage was a special place, it was still pitch black.
Everyone watched calmly, as this was part of the process of every auction.
Suddenly, the stage gradually became brighter, but it was only the red candlelight, and the whole stage was hazy with a layer of red light.
A charming woman in red stood in the center of the stage, her smile just right, neither too enthusiastic nor too cold.
Next to her was a counter covered with a thick layer of velvet, which well covered the items underneath.
The woman in red took a step forward. The slim and thin long skirt perfectly highlighted her figure. Her pale arms were exposed to the air, and her delicate collarbone was like a butterfly flapping its wings in flight.
Xu Jinxiao glanced at her indifferently and paused for a second. The woman's clothes were considered revealing in the world of immortal cultivation, but it was normal at an auction.
Many men in the audience were dazzled by her beauty, but due to her special status, they just quietly admired her beauty.
She raised her hand and bowed slightly, "Welcome everyone to this auction. Chi Ling welcomes everyone on behalf of the Suzaku Auction."
"Sister Ling is still so polite. We are old acquaintances."
"It is a blessing for us to be welcomed by a beautiful lady."
Many people in the audience simply complimented him, just to maintain superficial politeness.
Besides, since this woman can serve as the emcee in Suzaku, she must be quite capable.
Chi Ling knew when to stop, stood up, took a step back, and placed his slender white hands on the white cloth.
"Next is the first item of this auction, the Blood Tung Wood."
As he finished speaking, he lifted the wood up, revealing a piece of blood-red wood as thick as an arm on the table. The surface was bright red as if blood was flowing, and the cross section had many darker and extremely twisted lines, as if it was irrigated and poured with blood.
As soon as it appeared, a strange and gloomy aura spread, and the air became much colder.
"This is a top-quality material for refining puppets. The real thing is fifty times more valuable than it is now. Once it is successfully refined, the puppet will be extremely powerful and will not devour its master."
Chi Ling took the initiative to introduce its uses in a gentle voice and at a moderate pace, making people follow her words unconsciously.
Xu Jinxiao blinked and was almost bewitched. This woman was indeed extraordinary.
"The starting price is 130,000 spirit stones."
After saying that, she picked up the small hammer on the table. This unconscious action was actually secretly urging everyone to bid quickly and putting pressure on them.
"Big Brother, do you want to buy it?"
Yu Ying looked at him and asked.
Xu Jinxiao slowly shook his head. He lacked a powerful magic weapon, and this treasure was a little weak for him.
This wood can be refined into a Jindan puppet at the highest level, and is only useful to cultivators below the Jindan level.
"One hundred and fifty thousand!"
"One hundred and sixty thousand!"
"Two hundred thousand!"
…
Many people's eyes lit up when they saw the blood-tongue wood, and they quickly shouted out the price.
"Four hundred thousand!"
Finally, someone called out the price, and the whole place fell silent. No one chased after it anymore. After all, although the bloodwood was precious, the price was still a bit beyond its value.
After waiting for half a minute, the whole place was still silent.
“Bang—”
Chi Ling took the small hammer and knocked hard, "dong", "dong", two more hammers fell.
She then put down the hammer and looked at the person who was bidding with a smile, "Congratulations to this gentleman for winning the blood-stained tung wood. It will be delivered to you immediately after the auction."
The man didn't say anything, just nodded.
Chi Ling withdrew her gaze and placed the cloth back on the table, while the lights on the stage went out again.
"Wait a moment, the second auction item will be delivered soon."
Chi Ling's voice came from the darkness. The gentle voice with a smile seemed to make people imagine her smiling face.
Xu Jinxiao changed the position of his legs. After all, crossing his legs would be tiring.
Yu Ying beside him was looking at the stage curiously. It was obviously bright on their side, but there was no light at all on the stage.
In less than ten seconds, the red candle was lit again, and the dim red light covered the stage again.
Chi Ling was still standing there, and the second auction item should have appeared on the counter next to her, covered with velvet to create a sense of mystery.
The second item was still highly competitive, and the atmosphere in the audience was high.
The result was finalized quickly and the auction went very fast.
As the red light flickered on the stage, countless auction items were sold.
Xu Jinxiao would also bid a high price for anything he liked, but because of his status, he only needed to pay half of the original price when the auction ended and both parties delivered the goods.
But he didn't have many spirit stones. After all, he only obtained them every month from the sect, so he basically relied on exchanging magic weapons, weapons, high-level talismans and elixirs.
He supported his chin and looked at the stage. Yu Ying beside him also took a lot of photos, and the prices were all very high.
Xu Jinxiao couldn't help but look at him with admiration, "So many spirit stones?"
Yu Ying turned around, scratched his head, and chuckled.
Xu Jinxiao spread his hands and raised an eyebrow, "Anyone who sees it gets a share."
Yu Ying had no choice but to take out a bag of spirit stones and give it to him with a painful look on his face.
"It's just a bag of spirit stones, a drop in the ocean. I feel bad for you. If you don't know, you might think you know every spirit stone and have given each one a name."
Xu Jinxiao put away the spirit stone, looked at Yu Ying's stingy look, and laughed at him.
Yu Ying was immediately stunned. The eldest brother’s words were… so poisonous!
He looked at Xu Jinxiao with resentful eyes and a pout on his lips.
Xu Jinxiao patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Senior Brother will never let you suffer any injustice. I'll give you a 20% discount on everything later."
Yu Ying's eyes suddenly widened as he looked at him in disbelief. "Really? Is this true, Senior Brother?"
He excitedly grabbed Xu Jinxiao's arm and even stuttered a little because he was too excited.
Xu Jinxiao pulled his hand down and gave him an affirmative look, "Of course, how could Senior Brother lie to you?"
I will just take a small amount of interest, give him a 50% discount, and give him the rest. After all, there is no free lunch in the world.
Yu Ying, who knew nothing about this, was filled with gratitude, his eyes red, and he said sincerely: "Big Brother, it's great to have you."
Xu Jinxiao curled her lips and smiled at him, her fox eyes full of cunning.
The sunlight outside the window was already setting, the brilliant sunset was casting its shadow, and the auction in the attic was also coming to an end.
Chi Ling stood on the stage, her characteristic smile widening slightly. "The last item to be auctioned is a rare spirit beast egg. The egg is covered with patterns and is of extremely high quality."
Xu Jinxiao's eyes lit up. Spirit beast egg?
You know, in this world with humans, monsters, demons, spirit beasts, and ghosts, the rarest ones are spirit beasts.
Moreover, it is usually close to humans. After making a contract with a monk, it will protect its master loyally and is very powerful, so it is the best choice for a monk's contract.
In addition to him, everyone else was also very excited and looked eagerly in the direction of the counter.
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