The emcee began to explain the origin of the dagger in detail, then nodded to the woman beside him, who then unsheathed the dagger and showed the blade to everyone.
Because the woman was wearing white silk gloves, the gleam of the dagger's blade was made even more dazzling.
The blade of this dagger is engraved with intricate and delicate dark patterns, which blend perfectly with the blood groove on it. The mysterious and eerie feeling seems to be silently telling people the message of death.
"It's truly unexpected that the major bidder for this auction has gone to such lengths! They've even managed to acquire the Xuanming Dagger, one of the Ten Great Daggers..."
Feng Beichuan said with great interest, then turned to Li Chang'an and asked, "So, do you like this dagger? How about I buy it and give it to you as a gift?"
"No need. I'm comfortable with this dagger now, and I'm afraid I wouldn't be used to another one. Besides, this thing must be very expensive, and it's really not suitable for everyday self-defense."
Li Chang'an's tone was indifferent, and he directly rejected Feng Beichuan.
"Alright, if you don't want it, then forget it. But speaking of which, if this dagger is truly Xuanming, then it deserves a price that could fetch an astronomical sum."
Seeing that Li Chang'an wasn't interested in the auction item, Feng Beichuan felt a little disappointed. He muttered something to himself and then continued, "Legend has it that when Xuanhuang fought the evil dragon, his original divine weapon broke. Fortunately, the weapon perished along with the dragon. To commemorate his weapon, he searched for the best materials in the world and commissioned several master weapon makers to forge a dagger. He even used the skin of the evil dragon to make the hilt and scabbard. From then on, this dagger became his exclusive weapon for taming dragons. Because this dagger, although entirely black, can emit starlight, it was named Xuanmang."
Feng Beichuan began to tell Li Chang'an the story of the dagger incessantly.
Although Li Chang'an didn't seem particularly interested in the dagger, he did listen to the story with considerable enjoyment.
At this moment, Li Chang'an was keeping a truth hidden in her heart, especially after hearing Feng Beichuan's story, her thoughts were churning even more intensely.
She turned her head again to look at the dazzling dagger on the display stand, and couldn't help but reach for her waist.
Her own dagger was the real Xuanmang, while the one on the display stand was just an exquisite replica.
Actually, it took Li Chang'an a lot of trouble to obtain this dagger.
This was a treasure she obtained at great risk while completing a quick transmigration mission. Later, because the dagger was too conspicuous, in order to avoid unnecessary disputes, Li Chang'an found a weapon master to wrap the dagger with a very thin layer of silver paper as a disguise.
Not only that, after disguising the blade, she also carefully wrapped the scabbard and hilt with ordinary strips of cloth, thus turning this peerless weapon into an extremely ordinary-looking dagger.
Just as the silk was lifted, Li Chang'an immediately recognized that the dagger was exactly the same as his own.
If Li Chang'an weren't the current owner of this Xuanmang dagger, it would be difficult for anyone to recognize that the one on the display stand was just a replica. Even Li Chang'an himself felt somewhat dazed when he first saw the dagger, because the replica was so exquisitely made that the person who created it was probably a peerless master of weaponry.
That's why Li Chang'an seemed so indifferent when Feng Beichuan asked her if she was interested in the dagger.
If she hadn't known at the time that the dagger was a replica, she might have actually considered buying it.
The initial asking price for this dagger was already two hundred taels of silver, and soon people started bidding against it, raising the price to five hundred taels of silver in no time.
Listening to the voices of those who kept raising their prices, Li Chang'an couldn't help but sigh silently in his heart, and then fell into a state of conflicted emotions.
Although she now knew very well that the dagger that had been auctioned off for an astronomical price was just a replica, the inability to reveal the truth to the world was an extremely painful feeling.
"Eight hundred taels! I'll offer eight hundred taels!"
Then another person raised their bidding paddle.
Seeing the way people were bidding so fiercely, Li Chang'an felt helpless but powerless. She could only console herself that since it didn't concern her, it was best not to think too much about it.
In the end, the dagger was bought for a thousand taels of silver.
This figure also represents the highest final sale price for any item ever sold at auction.
Li Chang'an couldn't help but chuckle. If a replica could sell for a thousand taels, then his genuine Xuanmang sword must be priceless.
It seems I need to continue to conceal Xuanmang's true identity carefully; otherwise, if the truth were to be revealed one day, it would likely bring me endless trouble.
After the intense and passionate bidding just now, the atmosphere of the auction reached its climax. Each item that followed shone brightly, and everyone raised their paddles to bid, resulting in very high prices.
This underground auction house is indeed not a place that ordinary people can enter. Some people have even won more than one item in the auction, which shows how wealthy these people are.
The auction was drawing to a close, and this last item was the highly anticipated finale for most of the attendees.
Just before the auction began, Li Chang'an and his group had heard a lot of rumors about this final item, so they were very curious about it.
As expected, the grand finale was something else entirely. Before bringing the treasure to the stage, the emcee gave a special and solemn introduction, after which two burly men carried a tall and large wooden box onto the stage.
After the emcee's impassioned explanation, the wooden box was slowly opened.
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