The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 108

Chapter 108: Auction (I)

On the way to the Seven Stars Auction House, You XiaoMo also bought a lot of food.

After dawdling all the way, they finally reached the auction house before the start of the auction. When they appeared again at the entrance of the auction house, the entrance that didn’t have many people the day before was suddenly completely clogged up. There were also a lot of chaotic noises making it extremely lively.

You XiaoMo’s mouth hung open as he looked at this scene. He was thinking that if he were to squeeze in there wouldn’t his already skinny body would it be squeezed flat? The answer was obvious because that throng of people was mostly strong and sturdy men.

“Ling-shixiong, how are we going to get in?” You XiaoMo swallowed and threw the question to Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao stretched out his hand to him, “Give me that card.”

You XiaoMo was momentarily stunned and then quickly handed over the black card to him, really curious to see his next move.

After Ling Xiao took the card, he simply walked towards another entrance. There were relatively less people there. Also, that entrance was guarded by four powerful strong men. From their aura, one could sense that they were Sky level strength. The four of them allowed Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo to enter.

Some people saw what they did so they wanted to turn around and follow them in. The four strong men immediately barred them from following. Those people could only rub their noses resentfully and go back to squeezing into the flow of people.

The passageway was somewhat dim and seemed to be winding upwards, as if going to the second floor.

You XiaoMo followed closely behind Ling Xiao. At the last turn, the narrow passageway suddenly opened up. An incomparably gigantic auction house appeared in front of him. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still shocked when seeing it with his own eyes.

Below were numerous, closely spaced seats made out of white colored stone, giving off a bright and luxurious feel. In front was a big auction platform made out of white crystal. Dazzling and crystal clear it seemed dreamlike.

You XiaoMo’s first impression was extravagance. Just when he was looking at this scene in amazement, a pretty female attendant walked towards them, and asked respectfully, “My two sirs, may I ask which seat number you have?”

Ling Xiao let the girl take a look at the black card in his hand. The attendant immediately nodded and brought them to their spacious and luxurious seats. Level two distinguished guest seats were carved out of blue crystal with thick and fluffy wool coverings spread on top. Sitting on it felt especially soft and cozy. Also, the seats were relatively closer to the auction platform. One could easily take in almost the whole scene.

You XiaoMo unabashedly occupied one of the seats and started looking all over in high spirits.

The seats for the distinguished guests were on the second floor of the Seven Stars Auction House. The nearer the seats were to the auction platform, the higher the level of the distinguished guest card. Furthermore, because there wasn’t any covering, everyone could see those sitting in the distinguished guest seats.

When You XiaoMo was checking out the other people, they were also checking him out. After all, those that were able to come up to the second floor’s distinguished guest seats were all people with power and prestige. Suddenly a small weak person popping up was really surprising to a lot of people. But when they saw Ling Xiao sitting at his side, most of them no longer felt so surprised.

“Young miss, what are you looking at?” Elder Yun noticed the woman’s gaze and asked softly.

“Elder Yun, look. Aren’t those two on the opposite side the ones we saw in Seven Stars Tower? I didn’t think that we would meet them again so soon. looked like we are somewhat fated!” The woman’s pair of lovely and bewitching eyes fixed onto the two of them unwaveringly. Does she actually have an interest in them or not?

Elder Yun shook his head. What fate? Young miss was good in every aspect.It was just that she would sometimes engage in some evil interests, even more than men did. Not the least bit like how a woman should behave.

But it was also because of this that the leader of the sect felt that the young miss was the best person to inherit the Xiao Yao Sect. Xiao Yao Sect didn’t need someone proper that was overly cautious in every move, so the young miss was undoubtedly the best candidate.

T.n: Xiao Yao means free and unfettered, thus it obvious someone proper and cautious not suit the sect.

Just when the woman and Elder Yun withdraw their gazes, Ling Xiao suddenly glanced over at them.

The woman’s gaze was not blatant but a little reserved and relatively veiled but it was still discovered by Ling Xiao. Not only that, he also recognized the woman and the old man at her side as guests of the Seven Stars Tower. At that time the woman and the old man were in the main hall. The woman was also looking at them in the same way as then.

Ling Xiao raised his brows slightly. Oh well, as long as she didn’t offend him, then he glanced at You XiaoMo at his side. The latter didn’t realize anything, both eyes shining as he leaned on the railing, checking out the situation below.

With the start of the auction drawing near, more and more people appeared in the auction house. No matter if it was the first floor or the second floor, it seemed as if all the seats were occupied. The noisy conversations got louder and louder until a clear and melodious sound of a gong suddenly rang out in the auction hall. All at once, the whole place quieted down considerably, with almost everyone looking toward the auction platform.

At that time, an old man smiling until his eyes turned into slits was standing at the auction platform. It was unclear how long he had been standing there. The old man appeared amiable but he was nothing short of Moon level strength. He was today’s auctioneer, somewhat famous in HunJi City and recognized by quite a lot of people.

When the crowd noise diminished along with the sound of the gong, the old man took a sweeping look at everyone seated with his shrewd smiling eyes. He used a loud and clear voice that could be heard by everyone to say, “Welcome everyone to HunJi City’s auction that is held once every three years. Old me won’t make unnecessary comments. Old me declares that the auction started now.” Once those words were said, an enthusiastic round of applause was heard in the auction house.

Quite often, auctioneers would start off with a lengthy opening speech. But for the people that were impatiently waiting to see the items up for auction, this opening speech was extremely annoying. So the old man was very clever and clearly was very experienced since he knew that speaking concisely was what everyone wanted.

A few seconds later, a simply attired female attendant walked onto the auction platform. The attendant put down the thing in her hand and left. The old man walked over and pulled off the red cloth cover, revealing a transparent box holding several stalks of magic herbs.

“In here are twenty stalks of level four magic herbs and twenty five stalks of level five magic herbs. I’m sure that you all can tell that these forty five stalks of magic herbs are all peak medium quality magic herbs. Don’t take these herbs as medium quality. It must be said that peak medium quality magic herbs can produce top grade magic pills. I believe that mages that study refining magic pills must be very clear on this. So, if you are interested, by all means do not be stingy with the gold coins in your pocket so as to not miss this chance.” After speaking, the old man looked at everyone seated. Although they were low level magic herbs, he was not afraid that no one would bid for them. For mages, magic herbs that were able to produce top grade magic pills was something that they craved for, so much so that they even dreamed of it. He then smiled shrewdly and said, “The reserve price is one hundred and fifty thousand. Let us start.”

The place was quiet for a moment before someone called out a price. With the first one, of course came the second one, and the third one…more and more bidding cries were heard.

Since the number of mages participating in the auction were less than practitioners, a few minutes later, the forty five stalks of magic herbs were won by a level five mage at the price of three hundred and ten thousand.

You XiaoMo’s mouth hung open as he watched this. Eyes wide and mouth agape, forty five stalks of medium quality magic herbs could actually fetch such a high price. This was too lucrative!

He felt that this auction had opened up another door for him to earn money, seemed that he didn’t have to refine magic pills from the magic herbs. He could just sell off the magic herbs he grew in the dimension. This was much easier than refining them into magic pills. He actually didn’t think of that before. Such a waste!

The auction progressed rapidly. In under an hour, a dazzling array of treasures appeared on the auction platform. There were magic herbs, magic pills, suits of armor, weapons, techniques, demon beasts, and so forth. But because the level was not high, the ones that are vying for them were those sitting on the hard seats on the first floor. They had less capital so there wasn’t a grand show of wealth.

As for those sitting on the distinguished guest seats on the second floor, no one had made a move. All of them seemed to be waiting for the real treasures that came up later. Some were resting with their eyes closed while some appeared to be rather impatient.

You XiaoMo was not the least bit bored. This was his first time at an auction so he was relatively excited, taking an interest in everything he saw.

An hour later, the auction platform sounded again. The old man revealed what was on the tray brought by the attendant and on the tray were shockingly five jade bottles. There was no need to look to know that it should be magic pills.

You XiaoMo cries out. His eyes opened wide and glistened. He quickly hit Ling Xiao at his side with one of his hands, “Ling-shixiong, look at that. It looked like the magic pills I sold to Magic Pill Central Workshop!”

“Not looked like. Those are the magic pills that you refined.” Ling Xiao turned to glance at him, saying languidly.

“Then why did they bring them out for auction?” You XiaoMo shook his head showing that he didn’t understand.

Ling Xiao smiled as he said knowingly, “You already sold it to others. What they do with it is their business.”

You XiaoMo still wanted to say something but the old man on the platform started to explain.

“Haha, I believe everyone is very curious to know what magic pills are in here. Old me will also not keep you in suspense any longer. These are five bottles of level two magic pills.” Just as he said level two, the place started to buzz. The old man was not surprised, continuing on, “Everyone must be very curious as to why level two magic pills can be brought up for auction. These level two magic pills are actually top grade magic pills. Two hundred and fifty pills altogether. From the color and scent, they are all top grade magic pills of the best quality.”

Saying that, the old man simply poured out a few magic pills from the bottle to let them have a look.

One look at the magic pills rolling in the bottles, and waves of commotion rose one after another.

This amount was definitely not small, furthermore, the quality was good. No wonder the auction house decided to put these level two magic pills up for auction. Based on the price for this many magic pills, it actually barely managed to qualify to get on the auction block.

Seeing that his words brought about quite a large reaction, the old man nodded in satisfaction. Then he waved his hand as he said, “If you are interested, don’t hesitate. If you miss this opportunity, there won’t be another. We will now start the bidding. The reserve price is one hundred and thirty thousand.”

“One hundred and forty thousand!” As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately raised the first bid.

“One hundred and fifty thousand!”

“One hundred and sixty thousand!”

On the second floor, at the distinguished guest seats, You XiaoMo’s jaw fell onto the railing.