Chapter 129: Falling into a Trap
Ah Fu didn't feel complimented at all. He stretched out his hand with a sad face and said, "I'm going to throw the letter away right now. If you hear such nonsense again, I won't come back and tell you."
"No need." Xiao Yu took back the invitation. "It's good that you have your own judgment, but no matter what your understanding is or what information you have heard, you should come back and tell us in time."
"Oh, okay..." Ah Fu nodded, not quite understanding. "Then do you want me to arrange for someone to investigate the identities of those two Taoists?"
"We can check, but we probably won't find anything. Since they deliberately left us a message in this way, it will definitely cut off the clues for tracking." Xu Chuchu took the invitation letter from Xiao Yu, "But I think we can go to this place."
"I second." Xiao Yu smiled in tacit understanding.
"Huh?" Ah Fu felt like he couldn't keep up with his two masters' thinking. "Isn't this a trap set by the other side? If we go again, we'll be walking into a trap."
"If it was really a trap, they wouldn't have done it so obviously." Xiao Yu said.
"Yes, it's more of an invitation than a trap." Xu Chuchu also said.
"Invite?" Looking at the two of them singing the same tune, Ah Fu felt like his brain was being crushed.
Xiao Yu found that he and Xu Chuchu were on the same page, and he was in a good mood. He waved to Ah Fu and said, "Alright, you can go down and search for him. Don't worry about other things for now."
"Oh." Ah Fu had no choice but to leave in shame.
After he left, Xu Chuchu asked Xiao Yu curiously, "What do you think?"
"My thinking is that since they've set up such an obvious invitation, their intention isn't to silence us, or they're not sure they can," Xiao Yu said. "Since the worst-case scenario can be ruled out, why not give it a try? It'll give us a clearer understanding of the situation. Even better, it would be finding the person behind the scenes who's been working against us."
"Why do you have to make silencing someone sound so natural?" Xu Chuchu laughed in silence.
"What about you? Why did you say you wanted to go?" Xiao Yu asked her back.
"Of course I'll go to Taobao!" Xu Chuchu instantly became excited again. "The greater the risk, the higher the reward. I used to love participating in these auctions. As long as you're brave, you can always find a bargain."
"before?"
"Just..." Xu Chuchu was speechless for a moment, "Our Fengyang Village, right? Master took me with him, yes, Master."
Xiao Yu smiled and shook his head, without asking any further questions.
What Xu Chuchu was talking about was naturally not the auction in the Xia Dynasty, but the one she attended in modern times.
There were naturally a lot of good stuff at the auction, including magical instruments, Taoist talismans, medicines, and even monsters.
In Master Xu Chuchu's time, buying items at auctions was a risky endeavor. Many people paid exorbitant prices for treasures, only to have their items stolen or robbed before they could even leave the auction hall. Not only would their money be wasted, but they could also be injured.
Over time, fewer and fewer people are willing to buy goods at auction houses.
But by the time of Xu Chuchu, this problem was solved.
The auction organizer will hold the event as usual, and the real items will be displayed on site for buyers to identify in person, but the auction process and payment of all goods will be conducted online later.
The buyer bids anonymously, and the seller makes the special delivery. The entire process is confidential, safe and private.
Xu Chuchu was reluctant to spend a lot of money on treasures, and would only buy some interesting little things.
In addition, she also participates in the flash sale of medical cosmetics masks specially made by a female physiognomist every time, which are better than many international brands.
Unfortunately, now that we have returned to ancient times and the Internet is gone, we have to face the risks again.
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Three days later, the two changed into low-key attire, took the invitation, and went to the Yuelai Casino in Nanshi on time.
Xu Chuchu was originally hesitant about whether to disguise herself, but later gave up.
There is probably no other pair of fortune tellers like this young man and woman in the whole capital. Even if they disguise themselves, they will be recognized. They just choose not to dress ostentatiously and attract the attention of passers-by.
However, after arriving at the scene, I found that many of my worries were unnecessary.
Yuelai Casino is the largest casino in Beijing. Its main gate alone is two or three times wider than the surrounding storefronts.
Today, the casino announced that it would be closed for a day. The door was ajar and two waiters were left inside. They seemed to be cleaning the house, but in fact they were receiving the fortune tellers who came to participate in the auction.
They checked the invitation letter handed over by Xiao Yu, confirmed its authenticity, and led the two people to the inner field.
When they passed the cubicle, the waiter gave each of them a long black cloak with a hood, which could cover them from head to toe and most of their faces.
After putting them on, you can’t tell who is who, or even whether they are male or female.
Xu Chuchu has grown a lot taller now. With the long cloak that drags on the ground, she looks like a thin boy. If she lowers her head a little, she can't be seen as a girl at all.
When she and Xiao Yu stood together, there was nothing else worth noting except the big height difference.
The casino is very large, and it seems that several rooms were temporarily connected. It looks even more spacious after the gambling tables were removed.
Candles as thick as Xu Chuchu's wrists were lit everywhere, illuminating the room as bright as day.
Some goods were already on display in the center of the market for people to choose from, but they were all enclosed by wooden shelves and were not allowed to be touched. There were also many vendors setting up stalls around the market, but these were not auctions, but regular sales.
But Xu Chuchu knew that the real good things would only be taken out at the final auction.
There were dozens of people like them wearing black cloaks walking around the venue. Some were looking at the goods, while others were gathered in groups of three or four to talk. It was indeed a serious auction.
At least it couldn't be a trap set up purely for the two of them.
Xu Chuchu tried to probe the cultivation levels of these people and found that most of them had hidden their abilities. The remaining few who did not hide were all at the first or second level, and they might not be able to hide at all.
"Be careful not to get separated, we should always stand together." Xiao Yu whispered.
"Then be careful not to recognize the wrong person, or you'll be bringing a young man home later." Xu Chuchu teased with a smile.
"You." Even through the hood, she seemed to be able to feel Xiao Yu's helplessness.
There was still some time before the show officially started, so the two of them started walking around the outside of the venue.
The goods displayed on the ground were indeed dazzling, and the quality was much higher than what they had seen in the Tailing Wreath and Funeral Clothing Shop. Of course, the prices were also more outrageous, and some were even complete scams.
There was a stall that was openly selling "Elixir of Life". A small bottle cost fifty taels of silver, and several bottles were sold out in a short time.
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