The starting bid for this alchemy furnace is one hundred taels of silver, and now it's the turn of the people below to place their bids.
"Two hundred taels."
One of the men spoke first and quoted his price.
"Tsk tsk tsk, the bidding usually starts at ten taels of silver, but he actually raised it by a hundred taels all at once. He's really rich and powerful!"
Tao Yaojun, standing to the side, couldn't help but mutter in surprise.
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an casually added, "Is this alchemy furnace indeed a very difficult thing to make? If what the master of ceremonies just said is true, it was indeed used by that highly accomplished person who attained immortality, and it certainly has collectible value."
But after hearing her words, Tao Yaojun couldn't help but chuckle.
His smile caused those around him to cast strange glances at him.
"Cough cough cough..."
Realizing that she had acted inappropriately, Tao Yaojun quickly covered her mouth and coughed lightly a few times to divert people's attention away from her.
Li Chang'an, somewhat puzzled, asked in a low voice, "What's going on? Why are you suddenly laughing so happily?"
Seeing Li Chang'an's curious expression, Tao Yaojun mysteriously beckoned her closer and then explained the reason to her.
It turns out that this alchemy furnace was not a treasure left behind by some enlightened hermit, but rather something that Yi Yangshanren used many years ago when he practiced fasting and cultivation in the mountains.
Later, because he obtained a better furnace from elsewhere, he left the old alchemy furnace in the cave and went down the mountain.
Moreover, this alchemy furnace was not forged by a skilled craftsman whom Yiyang Shanren had searched far and wide to find. Rather, it was obtained by him from Mingrui's many collections after he won a bet with him.
"Although this furnace is indeed just an ordinary item, it is naturally a very good thing since it was taken by Uncle Mingrui as a collectible. I just think those people are really good at talking nonsense, and the people below actually believe it without a doubt, so I couldn't help but laugh for a moment."
After listening to Tao Yaojun's explanation, Li Chang'an finally felt enlightened.
However, at this moment, Feng Beichuan, who was standing to the side, was not very happy.
He watched with bated breath as Tao Yaojun whispered excitedly to Li Chang'an for a long time, and what was even more infuriating was that the woman seemed to be listening with great interest.
The two of them were having a very pleasant conversation, completely forgetting about themselves.
"Cough cough!"
Feng Beichuan coughed forcefully twice, trying to get the attention of the two men.
Sure enough, upon hearing this deliberate cough, not only Tao Yaojun and Li Chang'an, but also everyone else around them looked towards Feng Beichuan.
However, Feng Beichuan showed no trace of the embarrassment Tao Yaojun had displayed earlier, and instead, as if no one else was around, he stepped over Li Chang'an from behind the chair. Then, he grabbed Tao Yaojun by the back of her collar and warned in a low voice, "You talk too much!"
A sour smell suddenly filled the air.
Tao Yaojun immediately understood the meaning behind Feng Beichuan's words. She felt like she was being wronged. She was just answering Li Chang'an's questions, so how did she end up making this guy jealous?
Li Chang'an naturally heard Feng Beichuan's words through gritted teeth, and was speechless, feeling that this guy was simply inexplicable.
At this moment, Tao Yaojun could almost imagine the expression on Feng Beichuan's face. He then sighed silently in his heart and got up to sit in the empty seat next to Feng Beichuan.
In this way, he and Li Chang'an were now separated by Feng Beichuan, making it less convenient for them to talk.
Seeing that Tao Yaojun changed seats without saying a word, Feng Beichuan's anger subsided a bit. He was quite satisfied with the man's self-awareness and decided not to pursue the matter further.
In the short time that followed, the alchemy furnace was auctioned off, ultimately sold for five hundred taels to the first person to make the initial bid.
The second item was soon presented for auction.
This time, the same woman brought the items up on a tray.
After placing the items on the display stand, the emcee began another introduction.
The second item up for auction is a hair ornament, a gift bestowed by the emperor upon a princess on her wedding day a century ago.
This hair ornament is shaped like a lifelike phoenix and is made entirely of gold and jade. Despite having been through hundreds of years of ups and downs in the world and experienced the wars of dynastic changes, it still shines brightly.
Besides, the most exquisite part of this hair ornament is the luminous pearl, which is the size of a thumb, held in the beak of the golden phoenix.
At that moment, all the lights on the stage went out.
The entire venue was plunged into darkness.
Only the luminous pearl shone faintly in the darkness, illuminating the entire area of the display stand where it stood.
After the luminous pearl was displayed, the lights in the venue gradually came on again, and the hairpin still shone brightly under the lights.
Next came the auction, and the starting price for this hair ornament was one hundred taels.
Soon someone raised the price to one hundred and fifty taels.
"One hundred and eighty taels."
At this moment, Feng Beichuan suddenly announced a price in a calm manner.
Li Chang'an couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and look at the man beside him, secretly wondering why this grown man would buy a hair ornament that women wear.
"Two hundred taels."
Someone else offered an even higher price, and Feng Beichuan then raised the price to three hundred taels.
This made Li Chang'an even more astonished.
The hall fell silent for a moment, then the emcee on the stage began to call out, "Three hundred taels once, three hundred taels twice, three hundred taels..."
"Three hundred and fifty taels!"
Just then, a woman's voice came from the back row, raising the price by fifty taels just as the deal was about to be completed.
Everyone couldn't help but look at the woman wearing the white veil.
Li Chang'an was no exception, but when she looked into the woman's eyes, she suddenly felt a sense of familiarity for some reason.
I feel like I've seen these eyes somewhere before?
Thinking this, she couldn't help but glance at the person a few more times, but she just couldn't remember where she had seen him before.
Not only that, she also accidentally met the other person's gaze. She saw that the person had a cold look on his face, just casually glanced at her, and then looked away.
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