The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 141

Chapter 141 : Ding Shi Gets Angered to Death

With one Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep, when one removed the horns, fur, skeleton, and other inedible things, it would leave about two hundred pounds of meat.

But according to Manager Qi’s information, there would be not be just one Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep appearing in this auction and instead there would a total of three. Three sheep added together will be six hundred pounds. If auctioned in one lot, the bidding would definitely reach a sky high price.

But because there were many forces that rushed here for the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep, quite a few of them were there with the ‘determined to win’ attitude. So in order to avoid chaos, the Pavilion of Ten Thousand Treasures decided to divide the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep into three lots.

After the green-robed man announced the minimum bid, everyone started to put in their bids.

A pound of Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep meat was twenty thousand gold coins and two hundred pounds was four million. This minimum price was actually not low as twenty thousand for one pound was the regular market price.

But everyone who came to the auction knew that usually things that were auctioned off wouldn’t have a low final price. Especially a hot item like Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep.

Soon after the green-robed man finished his announcement, the number of people rushing to place their bids was not less than twenty. But with the rising prices, the number of bidders was less and less. In the end, as expected, only the forces in the first row remained in the bidding.

Some people had money but chose to give up rather willingly because there were still two more chances after this.

Right now, everyone had quite a lot of gold coins so the prices they called out were a little extravagant. But it wouldn’t be the same later and everyone’s purses would be rather empty. The fierceness of bidding may be a little less than how it was now so some of them chose to let go while hoping for that.

At this time, a red faced old man suddenly stood up in the first row. This person was not wearing a black cloak so everyone could clearly see his appearance. With this action, the noisy atmosphere in the main hall quieted down all at once.

The red-faced old man seemed to have expected this and a slight gentle smile hung on his face. He cast a glance at those few people who were just bidding against him, and then said, “This old me bids six million and is my final price. If my dear sirs and madams can bid higher, this old me will secede this round.”

After speaking, the red-faced old man sat back down. The people that he targeted suddenly started to look uncertain.

You XiaoMo saw that the atmosphere was strangely quiet so he leaned close to Ling Xiao and whispered curiously, “Ling-shixiong, what is going on? What is with that old man?”

Ling Xiao explained, “He is Ding Shi. An elder from the Xing Luo Sect. His strength is at Celestial level, seven stars which can still barely be considered someone of strength over here.”

Speaking of the Xing Luo Sect, their name recognition could be said to be lower than the Tian Xin Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect. But they were indeed a first class sect and a major force that was on par with the two other sects. It was just that the people of the Xing Luo Sect had always been rather low-key and reserved so most people had only heard of their name but rumors about them were very few and far between.

But in spite of their low profile, there were quite a few that were known to all, like Ding Shi. Don’t be fooled by his amicable manner. In reality this person’s tricks were more ruthless than anyone and his strength was actually not as famous as his deviousness.

So that was why when he stood up, a few faces immediately darkened because they recognized that the red-faced old man was the Xing Luo Sect’s Ding Shi. Although his words were not explicit, everyone could hear the threat it carried. He was clearly using his position to threaten others and by saying these words showed that he was certain that others would not dare to go against the Xing Luo Sect.

Those few people, even though they didn’t feel good inside, it couldn’t be denied that it was definitely not worth it to offend a first class power just for two hundred pounds of Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep meat.

After a few moments of internal struggle, those few people had no choice but to give up.

Seeing this, a satisfied smile appeared on the old face of Ding Shi, as if he totally expected this. Then he looked at the green-robed old man of the auction house, lifting up his chin while saying, “You can declare it already, right?”

The green-robed old man wrinkled his brow rather imperceptibly as this sum was still two million under the estimate of they determined. Although they had somewhat expected it, but experiencing it now still left him a little displeased. Just when he was about raise the gavel in his hand to strike it down, a languid voice suddenly called out from the back.

“Seven million!” The moment he called out, everyone turned and looked to the back, looking in shock at the person who called out the bid.

It was a person wearing a black cloak and the face couldn’t be clearly seen but the voice indeed came from him. The most surprising thing was he dared to go against the Xing Luo Sect right in front of everyone. That was why everyone was so curious.

When Ding Shi heard this voice, his face darkened and his piercing stare fell on Ling Xiao like a knife. He totally didn’t expect someone would actually dare to slight the Xing Luo Sect in public.

But this was the domain of the Qing Cheng Sect and no matter how unhappy he was, he couldn’t break the rules. Otherwise, he would be giving the Qing Cheng Sect an excuse to launch a preemptive strike.

Thinking like this, Ding Shi shifted his gaze to Ling Xiao at the back row. He said, appearing rather politely, “My friend. Old me is the Xing Luo Sect’s Ding Shi. Would it be possible to give old me some face and cede the item to old me?”

Hearing these words, Ling Xiao’s lips curved up suddenly under the cloak, slowly spitting out the words, “Not possible!”

Ding Shi’s face immediately darkened. In his eyes, he was already doing him a great favor by adopting a humble attitude and speaking in a friendly manner. But this person, not only did he not know what was good for him, he also didn’t abide by his words. On top of that, he made such a frank rejection and clearly he didn’t think much of the Xing Luo Sect. Since it was like this, he wouldn’t hold back any longer.

Ding Shi huffed loudly and sat back down to bid again.

Unexpectedly, Ling Xiao was not lacking in gold coins at the moment. He was not hesitant like Ding Shi. He called out his bid without any hesitation, driving the price up to nine million in a blink of an eye.

Ding Shi was so furious that his old face was completely red. In the end, he had to give up. This price had surpassed the value of the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep and any more would be a loss. Also, there were still quite a few treasures to come and he still had to reserve some gold coins for later.

In the end, the two hundred pounds of Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep meat was won by Ling Xiao at the high price of nine million.

The first item was sold at such a high price. So the coming treasures could only be worth more, not less. Immediately it rose everyone’s expectation and the displeasure they felt before vanished in an instant. In order to win what they each wanted, everyone seemed to be flushed red with excitement.

But there was one thing worth mentioning. Although the things on auction could be considered premium goods, they also couldn’t be called really premium goods because the real ones already had been taken away by the Qing Cheng Sect long ago.

That was because the backing of the Pavilion of Ten Thousand Treasures was the Qing Cheng Sect. Actually, some people suspected that the Pavilion was started by the Qing Cheng Sect but because there was no proof, it only remained a speculation.

With item after item being auctioned off, Ding Shi didn’t raise his hand a single time. Right until the appearance of the second Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep. This old man’s partially closed eyes suddenly opened wide, rays of determination to win exploding out of his eyes. Now he wanted to see who else dared to compete with him.

But he was destined to come up empty. Just when the price got up to seven million, Ling Xiao made his move. Again it was like a cry that shocked everyone, jumping straight to ten million. In light of this competitive situation, the price was bound to get higher and higher in the end.

This one move instantly made those few people who wanted to add a hundred or two hundred thousand spit out mouthful of blood this included Ding Shi. His whole face seemed to turn a grayish green with raging flames of fury in his eyes, as if he couldn’t wait to burn a hole right through Ling Xiao.

Although You XiaoMo knew that everyone was eyeing Ling Xiao as if wanting him to suffer death by a thousand cuts. Feeling especially uncomfortable under those glares, he still didn’t want to let go of this opportunity. He felt that it was best if they won all six hundred pounds of the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep meat. This way, he wouldn’t have to worry about what to do in the future when Little PiQiu’s rations ran out.

“My friend, sometimes it is better not to reach for a yard after getting an inch.” Ding Shi gnashed his teeth as he spoke to Ling Xiao. If looks could kill, he would have killed this person a thousand or ten thousand times over a long time ago.

“How is reaching for a yard after getting an inch applicable during a fair competition?” Ling Xiao laughed in amusement at his words. Ding Shi’s anger at his words turned his face one shade darker.

Ling Xiao’s words already made it clear to them that he wouldn’t let go of this Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep. Ding Shi increased his bid one more time after that but was still outbid by Ling Xiao. In the end, the second Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep landed in Ling Xiao’s hand with a price of eleven million.

For the last Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep, the competition was much fiercer than for the previous two. The powers that didn’t act before all made their move this time. The price jumped higher and higher, right up to the sky high price of fifteen million.

This price already exceeded what most of the people could bear. Furthermore, the meat of one Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep was not worth that much. The ones bidding until now were not just in it because they must have it, some were just hell-bent on saving face, like Ding Shi.

The Xing Luo Sect definitely didn’t expect this outcome. At that time, they thought that no one would dare to fight with them, given their reputation. So they only gave Ding Shi the estimated number of gold coins and nothing more. Fifteen million was precisely the most he could come up with.

Looking at Ding Shi’s eyes that were red with fury, a few people stopped bidding on their own, to avoid incurring the wrath of the Xing Luo Sect for real.

But there were still a few people excitedly anticipating an increasingly tense atmosphere. So they all looked towards Ling Xiao hoping that he would make another bid. Ding Shi clearly could also sense this, making his face grow so gloomy that it could almost drip water.