The waitress came up on stage with a rope about the thickness of a thumb in both hands, and held it above her head to show everyone.
The audience was hearing about this rope for the first time and weren't very interested. Seeing this, Lan Yamei invited a burly man in the audience, "Brother, please come up on stage and show us what's so amazing about our Mighty Vajra Rope."
The burly man was tall and strong, so much so that the tables and chairs trembled slightly when he walked. Invited by Lan Yamei, he snorted and twisted his neck to go up on stage.
Lan Yamei first took out a bundle of ordinary rope and tied it around the strong man's hands. "Please, brother, try your best to break free from these restraints."
The burly man exerted a little effort, and the ropes binding his hands snapped into pieces, eliciting a round of applause from the audience. Lan Yamei, without hesitation, took ten taels of silver from the plate brought by the waiter, saying, "Thank you so much!"
The burly man accepted the silver and stuffed it into his pocket. Just as he was about to leave the stage, Lan Yamei, dressed in a frog costume, stopped him. "Brother, please wait. There are still a hundred taels of gold in this dish. If you can break my mighty Vajra Rope, I'll give you the hundred taels of gold."
On stage, Qiu Yuxian ate a red date, grinned, and said, "This is interesting!"
The burly man remained, extending his hands. Lan Yamei then invited another martial arts hero from the sidelines, who used a powerful rope to firmly bind his hands. After demonstrating this to the crowd, at Lan Yamei's command of "Begin!", the burly man, looking relaxed, still held his breath and tried to break free of the rope. He stretched three inches between his hands, but the rope remained unbroken.
As soon as the strength in their hands loosened slightly, the rope bound their hands tightly again.
The burly man tried to break free seven or eight times, but to no avail. He could only shake his head and admit defeat, saying, "This Mighty Vajra Rope is truly magical. When I exert force, it exerts force too! When I relax, it relaxes too. It's like a living thing; I really can't break free from it."
Before Lan Yamei could even speak, three more burly men stood up from below the stage, shouting defiantly, "We're not convinced! Let me try!"
This was the atmosphere Lan Ya Mei wanted. She had the ropes released from the burly man who had failed the challenge, and the two men exchanged clasped hands in thanks before being sent back offstage. Then she invited the three who were still unconvinced to come up on stage.
The first person clearly didn't trust the organizers and insisted that the man on stage have his hands tied. Lan Yamei acquiesced, and after the hands were tightly bound, she only checked them once before saying to the audience, "Please welcome the first guy who refused to admit defeat! Begin!"
As expected, this man, despite being drenched in sweat, failed. After about ten minutes, he was exhausted and gave up!
The audience burst into laughter, with someone taunting, "He used every ounce of his strength, and it looks like he just farted!" The crowd roared with laughter. The first burly man, his face flushed, returned to the audience, defiantly retorting, "If you're so good, you go ahead and try! Be careful you don't poop!"
The audience burst into laughter again! These people of the martial world are unconcerned with formalities, and no one got angry.
Then came the second challenger who was not convinced, the third... without exception, they all failed.
The entire audience was shocked! Their expressions were serious and surprised! It seems this Mighty Vajra Rope is truly extraordinary!
Seeing that no one else was going to take the challenge, Lan Yamei solemnly introduced, "This rope is a Western item that came from overseas! It's elastic and very difficult to handle! Please watch my demonstration."
Lan Yamei then had a large pumpkin tied to a pillar. One end of the strong rope was tied to the pillar, and she held the other end herself, pulling it outwards for about ten meters. Once the rope was fully taut, she let go!
With a loud crash, the pumpkin shattered into pieces! The crowd erupted in another uproar, their interest in the Vajra Rope now fully piqued.
Lan Ya Mei then held up the rope and called out, "As for what other magical uses the Mighty Vajra Rope might have, whoever buys it can discover them for themselves. Starting bid: five thousand taels!"
"Five thousand five hundred taels!"
"Eight thousand taels!"
...
Just as Lan Yamei had predicted, the Mighty Vajra Rope was finally sold for 13,000 taels!
The various heroes who originally attended the auction were only focused on that mysterious treasure of the martial arts world! They never imagined there were other treasures they had never seen or even heard of. Everyone felt it was extremely worthwhile!
The two treasures were sold, and Lan Ya Mei decided to take a short break to earn some extra money before continuing. So, with a wave of the frog's hand, a line of beautiful women in white gauze dresses and cat masks gracefully danced on stage, each carrying a small basket covered with a veil—the contents of which were unknown!
After a piece of music, the dancers lined up and opened the veils on the baskets one by one, revealing baskets of freshly baked cream puffs.
The frog returned to the stage and announced, "After two rounds of auctions, we'll be giving away some delicious treats in between! This treat is called the Qiankun Egg!" He picked one up and asked the audience, "Who wants to try one for free?"
Everyone looked at each other, none of them willing to be the first to try! In the world of martial arts, who doesn't have blood on their hands? What if it was an enemy who poisoned them?
At this moment, Qiu Zeyu upstairs said, "I'll take the first bite!" So he leaped downstairs, landed steadily on the platform, picked up the Qiankun Egg from the frog's hand, took a bite, and the fresh cream filled his mouth with fragrance. It was crispy and soft and very delicious. After chewing a couple of times, he swallowed the other half, still wanting more!
The frog grabbed his hand as he reached for it, stopping him, "Master Qiu! This stuff is expensive! Two cost one tael of silver each, you can't eat any more!"
Qiu Zeyu took out fifty silver coins and slapped them into the frog's hand, "Ten more, please!"
The frog was overjoyed and asked the dancer to bring ten of them upstairs on a plate. Qiu Zeyu ate them with great relish and was very satisfied.
Seeing this, Qiu Yuxian became interested and tossed down two taels of silver to buy four. She picked one up and examined it closely, but couldn't discern anything special about it. With a slight squeeze, the cream burst out, startling everyone. She brought it to her nose and smelled the eggy aroma. Taking a small bite, her mouth was filled with a milky fragrance, sweet and soft, and she couldn't help but praise, "These 'Heaven and Earth Eggs' are truly extraordinary!"
The emperor, dressed in a yellow jacket, was also a foodie. He signaled his men to buy ten taels of silver. Only after Liu Xun tasted the first bite and nodded did he begin to eat with relish.
Seeing that no one on the second floor was afraid, everyone became curious and started buying things from the two of them and the four of them.
Eight hundred Qiankun Eggs sold out instantly. The dancers, carrying baskets of money, gracefully retreated one by one.
Another group of dancers appeared, wearing fox masks and fiery red gauze skirts. They carried baskets and danced gracefully. After the dance, they opened the baskets one by one, revealing another row of egg tarts!
The frog spoke up, "This delicacy is called Hibiscus Tower! Its secrets can only be known by those who have tasted it! One tael of silver each! There are only three hundred available, first come, first served! After this batch is sold out, the auction will continue."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a chaotic shout erupted downstairs: "Give me three!" "Give me four!"...
The frog waved his hand and took out three plates from the basket, six in each plate, saying, "The second floor is the VIP seating area! Here's one plate for you!"
Three dancers lined up and delivered the Hibiscus Tower to the guests on the second floor one by one. The guests on the second floor were naturally very proud and arrogant.
The person downstairs protested, "Why should they get a seat first? I want a seat on the second floor too!"
The frog spoke up, "Brother, don't worry. You're welcome to reserve a private seat on the second floor in advance for the next auction! It's too late today. Hahaha, the Hibiscus Pagoda is not easy to make, so buy it while you can and enjoy it! One tael each!"
The goods sold out quickly, and the dancers still left carrying piles of gleaming silver.
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