Hai Xingyi and Hai Xuan sat in the Jade Lotus area, watching this lavish feast.
"Is there still no news about that girl?" Hai Xuan asked.
Hai Xingyi shook her head, her tone somewhat dejected: "No, I only heard the manager of Shuiyunjian call her the Third Miss, but she wouldn't reveal anything about it."
Hai Xuan remained silent for a while before saying, "Never mind, she said she would teach us how to use the Spirit-Binding Flower, and she will contact us then."
"Aunt, what do you think that Third Miss is? She not only gave us the Spirit-Binding Flower, but also this Jade Lotus to me."
Before Ning Yao left in the morning, she threw this jade lotus to Hai Xingyi.
She made quite a few of these three qualities of nine-petaled lotuses, and piled them all up in the secret realm.
Not many of them made it to the world. She knew that the silver lotus was sold out, and she also knew that the golden lotus and jade lotus were almost gone.
However, scarcity drives up value, and there are only so many seats in the Pinglan Tower. Only through survival of the fittest can she earn more money.
The reason he casually gave it to Hai Xingyi was simply because Hai Xingyi was more pleasing to the eye than Liu Yingying.
Hai Xingyi, who knew nothing about it, was completely baffled.
Either of these items would be priceless in the market.
To give someone away so easily is something even the head of the Hai family wouldn't have the guts to do. What is it about him that made him so popular?
In the dim light, Hai Xuan said, "Keep what I've given you. At least we're not like that annoying girl from the Liu family. Since that third young lady thinks highly of us, we'll have plenty of opportunities to get to know each other in the future."
"Xingyi, the Third Miss entrusted these two items to you. Keep them safe and don't hand them over to the family."
Hai Xingyi was taken aback and asked, "Should we tell Father?"
"Just say it once, don't publicize it to others."
"I understand, Auntie."
While the aunt and niece were chatting, a new item was put up for auction.
Moon Butterfly's sweet voice rang out: "Ladies and gentlemen, the next item in this auction is truly unique in the world. It has the effect of nourishing the heart and protecting the spirit."
"A fifty-year-old Spirit-Binding Flower, starting bid two thousand taels..." Yue Die paused for a moment, then continued, "Gold!"
"The bidding will be based on gold, and each bid must be at least five hundred taels of gold. The auction begins!"
The auction hall erupted in uproar. What was that? It was worth two thousand taels of gold!
"Another Spirit-Binding Flower?" Liu Yingying screamed in disbelief.
The appearance of the Spirit-Binding Flower brought back the unpleasantness she had temporarily forgotten.
Seeing the Spirit-Binding Flower reminded her of the embarrassing incident that happened earlier that day.
"Hai Shi...and that little bitch! Where did these Spirit-Binding Flowers come from? How come there are so many!"
Liu Xu looked at her frantic state, pursed her lips, and remained silent.
Upon hearing that the item to be auctioned was a Spirit-Binding Flower, Hai Xuan and her niece were momentarily surprised.
Hai Xingyi said, "There really are Spirit-Binding Flowers here, but the price of two thousand taels of gold is really not cheap. However, we are not without the ability to compete with them."
"But now that we have it, there's no need to fight for it anymore."
After her initial surprise, Hai Xuan smiled enigmatically and said in a lighthearted tone, "I remember she told us to broaden our horizons, so we should just quietly broaden our horizons and not worry about anything else."
Those who came were all people with profound family backgrounds, some of whom knew about the Spirit-Binding Flower and understood its value.
What is two thousand taels of gold compared to something that is priceless in the market?
Soon the price of the Spirit-Binding Flower soared to five thousand taels of gold, and the price continued to climb.
The later the bell rang, the fewer times it was rung; it was almost a once-in-a-lifetime sound.
The final price of the Spirit-Binding Flower was set at ten thousand taels of gold, and it was bought by a person whose gender was unknown, who was completely shrouded in a black robe.
This person was actually sitting in the Golden Lotus area, which means that in addition to spending 10,000 taels of gold to buy the Binding Spirit Flower, this person also spent 10,000 taels of gold to buy the Nine-Petaled Golden Lotus.
He always carried at least 20,000 taels of gold with him!
Twenty thousand taels of gold is no small amount; even if transported by cart, it would take several cartloads.
As people continued to sigh and lament, the auction stage was filled with more and more rare items.
The sight of the South China Sea pearls, North China Sea corals, Kunlun jade, and top-quality brocades dazzled the crowd.
So far, all the items offered for auction have been sold, with not a single item failing to sell.
Moon Butterfly smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, tonight's auction is almost over. Is anyone still empty-handed? If so, you can try your best with the second to last item!"
"Five pills each of Blood-Nourishing Pill, Blood-Coagulating Pill, and Rejuvenating Pill will be auctioned off as a package. Starting price is five thousand taels of silver! Each bid must be at least five hundred taels. Bidding begins!"
As soon as Yuedie finished speaking, the auction hall erupted in discussion once again.
"What are Blood-Nourishing Pills, Blood-Coagulating Pills, and Rejuvenating Pills? And they cost five thousand taels of silver?"
She looked around and then spoke up, "You all are surely more knowledgeable than I am. As for what they are, the answer is in the booklet here!"
Having said that, people soon learned what these three kinds of pills were.
"A pill! It's actually a pill!"
"I never imagined that I would see these legendary pills in my lifetime! Hahaha! I'm determined to get these three pills today. Anyone who wants to take them, come at me!"
The bell rang three times in a row, and Yue Die immediately said, "Number eight has increased the price by 1,500 taels, so it's now 6,500 taels. Is anyone else going to raise the price?"
"Old man, you're practically in the ground already, what are you still fighting for? Leave this good stuff to the younger generation!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the bell rang three more times.
"The price for number 18 has increased by 1,500 taels, so it's now 8,000 taels. Is there a better price?"
The old man, number eight, objected: "You old fool, wasn't it supposed to be left to the next generation? Why are you taking it?"
The old man, number eighteen, replied, "I'll leave it for the younger generation if I manage to grab it! Hehe!"
The old man, number eight, cursed angrily: "You cunning old fox! I'll add another two thousand taels!"
Yue Die remained composed, her polite smile still on her face: "The bid for number eight has increased by two thousand, now it's ten thousand taels. Is there any higher offer?"
In just a few breaths, the price of the three kinds of pills had been inflated to ten thousand taels.
This caught those who had just realized what was happening off guard.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of bells rang continuously, and the prices of the three types of pills continued to soar.
In the end, the total value even exceeded that of the Spirit-Binding Flower, which cost 20,000 taels of gold.
The two elders, number eight and number eighteen, fought from the very beginning to the very end. In the end, the elder number eight prevailed and acquired all three types of pills for 100,000 taels of silver.
Ning Yao sat in the last row, next to Ning Zhiheng.
Ning Yao clicked her tongue twice and said, "I didn't expect that pills would be so sought after."
Ning Zhiheng, on the other hand, remained completely calm: "No matter what kind of elixir it is, it's always in high demand but priceless."
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