Volume 1 The Red City Chapter 8 The Auction Begins
Qingliu held the barbecue in his hand and was stunned for a long time.
Qing Liu didn't have any idea how strong the waiting realm was, but one thing was for sure, this was definitely not something he could afford to provoke.
Qingliu heard the matchmaker say that as soon as he entered the monarch's realm, he was sad and heavy, and the monarch's realm was tenfold, doubling each weight, and the difficulty of cultivating to the second weight was twice as heavy as the first one, and the difficulty of cultivating the tenth weight was one hundred and ten times that of the first weight, and it was only a lot more.
As for wanting to coincide tenfold and step into the waiting realm, the difficulty has to be increased tenfold.
Qingliu has so far, there are very few actual battles, and the only one who has a little concept of strength is afraid that only the blood shadow wolf is the blood shadow wolf, but the blood shadow wolf he encountered has been hit hard, and his strength has been greatly reduced, so the specific strength is also very vague, and to this day, Qingliu still does not have a clear concept of his own strength.
As for the strength of this old man, I'm afraid it is not what today's Qingliu can imagine.
Sideways his neck, Qingliu calmed down the countless distracting thoughts surging in his mind, breathed a sigh of relief, and still gnawed on the wolf meat in his hand, but heard the old man scold again: "You are an uncompetitive little cub, why did you relax labor and management at the critical moment, such a big fart can't suppress the young pill, if it weren't for labor and management, this young pill will explode your face and can directly blow you to death." ”
Han Shan shrunk his neck and said, "It's not so fierce." ”
The old man rolled his eyes and replied: "This hand of labor and management education can be regarded as a waiting realm mangdu, which is stronger than your family's mountain decision, isn't it a star and a half, what do you say?"
Han Shan stuck out his tongue, stopped talking, rested for a while, and began to lead Mangli Dan again.
Qingliu finished eating the barbecue, but did not leave, but sat on the side and watched carefully, the old man ignored it, still taught Han Shan, and scolded a few words from time to time.
That Han Shan led Mangli Dan again and again, four or five times in a row, each time when Mang's qi was about to be pressed into substance, he vented in one breath, and the young Dan exploded.
The old man waved away the bursting chicks again and again, and his face became more and more gloomy, and by the fifth time, the old man's face was as black as charcoal.
"Little cub, do you want to be angry with labor and management or what, I taught you to start leading Mangli Dan the night before, you tried eight times, and the fart was not brought out to labor and capital, labor and management endured it, and they can learn it until dawn, and labor and management still think that you are teachable. The old man gritted his teeth and looked at Han Shan and scolded.
After a pause, he continued to scold: "Last night, I taught you to condense mangqi, you said it was too difficult, you have to try a few more times, I tried more than 20 beast mangdans of labor and management, and labor and management also endured it." It's good tonight, sincerely play with labor and management, right, you little cub are really not afraid of blowing yourself to death?"
Han Shan's neck was horizontal, and he replied: "Old man, you are really a little child, don't you just have a few broken mango pills, just use it, young master, I am a genius, I can learn this step in three nights, you can laugh secretly." I'll try again, old man, you can keep an eye on me, if you explode the pill, you have to shoot early, it's better to shoot before it explodes, young master, I can be scared tonight. ”
After hearing this, the old man couldn't help but blow his beard and glare, but he still flipped his palm, took out a beast mangdan, and continued to teach Han Shan to refine mang.
Qingliu looked at the old man and the young man in front of him, and couldn't help laughing, this son of the Han family is different, if the young man of another family sees the strong man in the waiting realm, he is afraid that he will be submissive, and he will not dare to breathe, even in front of this old man, he is also cautious in his words and deeds, and he is cautious, who will be like this young man, who is arrogant and disrespectful.
"Bang", there was another crisp sound, and the mangdan in front of Han Shan exploded again.
"I don't practice, I don't practice, I started to mang, I exploded all night, and I didn't succeed once, it's really unlucky. Han Shan waved his hands and shook his head and shouted.
Ignoring the old man, Han Shan sat cross-legged on the stone next to him and began to mang.
"Where is the little doll now?" but the old man turned his head and asked Qingliu.
Qingliu groaned slightly, and replied, "The refining body is four. ”
"Forty percent?" the old man asked.
"Fifty percent. Qingliu didn't dare to tell the truth and lied.
"Fifty percent of the bones are quenched, forty percent of the body is refined, and it is not mang, your master is so generous. When the old man heard this, he sighed deeply.
Qingliu was stunned for a moment, and just wanted to say that he didn't have a master, but his mind changed, and the words reached his throat and swallowed again. If you say that you don't have a teacher, you can rely on your own self-confession, and I'm afraid that the old man will ask the reason.
"Dare to ask the seniors' surnames?" Qingliu pulled the topic away, not wanting to discuss his own realm anymore, and Qingliu still understood the truth that if you talk too much, you will lose.
The old man smiled and replied: "Old man, the little doll doesn't need to be called by the seniors, it sounds awkward, and it is okay to call me when the old man is the old guy." ”
Qingliu bowed and saluted: "Junior, don't dare, juniors still call you Shi Lao." ”
Shi Yu waved his hand, and didn't care what to call him, and said, "Whatever." ”
"The juniors don't know anything, and I ask the old man to solve his doubts. Qingliu still bowed and spoke.
After listening to this, Shi Yu smiled and said, "For the sake of your barbecue, ask." ”
"Dare to ask Shi Lao, what is a refiner. Qingliu raised his head, looked directly at Shi Yu, and asked in a deep voice.
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and said, "Didn't your master talk about it?"
Qingliu panicked in his heart, but his face was silent, and he said indifferently: "I have talked about it, but I still ask Shi Lao to tell me in detail." ”
The matchmaker did say that she was not lying, Qingliu thought.
Shi Yu's face was relieved, and he said: "If your master is not a refiner and does not know much about mang, if you want me to talk about it in detail, it is reasonable." Well, I'll tell you about it. ”
Shi Yu sat down and said: "Little doll, you have to know that in this world, everything can be mang, but there are fast and slow, and everything is strong and weak. Man can be said to be the best of heaven and earth, and the primate of the world, so he regards all things as his own. ”
"Refining mang, refining is the mang, seizing the heaven and earth, refining mangs for oneself. And what the refiners of the world learn is this ability to conquer heaven and earth. People are strong and weak, if you want to become strong from weak, you have to compete for the heaven and earth, fight with the sky, fight with the earth, fight with beasts, fight with things, and the most important thing is to fight with people. Shi Yu looked into the distance, his voice was hoarse, his expression was deep, and he said slowly.
Shi Yu turned his head to look at Qingliu and sighed: "Refiners are the same as geniuses, they are born and born geniuses, so it is rare, you quench your bones five times, you can already be described as a genius, and although that little cub is not as good as you, he is born to be able to pull the mangqi outside the body, and he is also a genius, these are beyond the power of manpower." ”
"On the way to refining mangs, you have to rely on the foundation of the mang, what realm of cultivation can attract the mangqi of what realm, lead the mangs to gather together, and condense into a chick. But the young pill is not a mangdan, for example, the mangqi in the beast mangdan, which is slightly different from the mangqi used by the human mangdan, and it must be combined with the mangqi in the mangdan, so that it can be refined into mangdan. "It's time to preach.
The withered palm was slowly raised, and a few wisps of mangqi slowly gathered in the palm of the time, flowing between the palms, which was extremely strange. The five fingers are slightly grasped, the mangqi is contracted, and the five fingers are slightly opened, and the mangqi spreads, five times in a row, and the palm is immediately shaken violently, and then the palm is spread out, revealing a small spot with orange mangs in the palm.
Qingliu watched Shi Yu's movements intently, only to see his fingers flipping and kneading, and the mangqi gathered, and in a moment it had been condensed into substance, and he couldn't help but admire.
"No, keep it, you can use it in the future, thank you little doll for your barbecue." Shi Yu threw the mangdian in his palm to Qingliu and said with a smile.
If it weren't for Qingliu's good eyesight, this rice-sized thing might not necessarily be able to catch it, although he looked puzzled, he didn't know what this thing was for, but since it was a gift, it wouldn't be too bad.
Shi Yu turned his head to look at Han Shan's side, not saying much.
Although Qingliu still wanted to ask again, but seeing Shi Yu's absent-minded look, he knew that he didn't want to say more, and he didn't force it.
There was still a short time before dawn, and Qingliu was not in a hurry, and slowly walked towards the red city.
Returning to Hongcheng and changing into the clothes of the servant upstairs, Qingliu went to the auction house to purchase the ingredients needed by Qing Manlou as usual, along the way, the scene of Han Shan's mangling kept flashing back in his mind, and then confirmed each other with the action of condensing orange mangs in his hand.
After buying the ingredients back to Qingmange, Qingliu returned to his room, locked the door, and took out the original mango stone, wanting to try refining the mang.
The matchmaker and the old man have said that the refiner is born, and he is born to drive away the mangqi outside the body, and from beginning to end, Qingliu always remembers this. However, the matchmaker and the old man, from beginning to end, never thought that Qingliu could do it, they didn't ask, Qingliu himself, and never said.
Picking up a piece of original miscanthus stone, Qingliu closed his eyes and sank his mind, and his mind looked outward, and the mangqi in the original miscanthus stone was clearly visible. In this original mangite, most of it is light red mang, and the color is very light, but it is slightly richer than the red mangas between heaven and earth.
In addition to the light red manganese, the original manganese is also filled with other colors of manganese, but these manganese gases are actively small, but the number is extremely large, all over the original mangoite.
Qingliu thought about it for a moment, and pulled a wisp of mangqi out of the original mangshi, hanging it in front of him, and was about to extract the mangqi again, but he saw that as soon as this wisp of mangqi lost the traction of Qingliu's mind, the color suddenly became lighter, and the speed was extremely fast, and it dissipated in the blink of an eye.
Qingliu couldn't help but wonder, after another wisp, it was still the same, and as soon as his mind was withdrawn, he disappeared.
After pondering for a moment, he recalled the scene of Han Shan's mang's refining again, but Qingliu thought that Han Shan was sweating profusely when he led Mangli Dan, and seemed to be under great pressure, but he didn't seem to have much effort to lead Mang's body.
Pulling out a wisp of mangqi again, Qingliu did not withdraw his thoughts, but used his heart for two purposes, while maintaining the mangqi that had been withdrawn, while attracting mangqi again.
The mangqi extracted this time no longer dissipated, and the two wisps of mangqi blended in front of him and merged into one.
Qingliu only felt that his head sank, his mind was unstable, and suddenly the mangqi in front of him showed signs of dissipation, Qingliu hurriedly smoothed his breathing, calmed his mind, and stifled the dissipation of mangqi.
Again, the heart was divided into two uses, Qingliu took another wisp of mangqi, and merged with the mangqi in front of him, this time although Qingliu was prepared, his head sank, and his forehead overflowed with sweat.
It's just that the three wisps of mangqi merge, Qingliu only felt like he was holding a heavy boulder, overwhelming his spirit, and his mind was holding a ball of mangqi in front of him that was smaller than a bean, but he felt extremely heavy.
With a "whew", his mind was relieved, and suddenly the mangqi dissipated, but it was Qingliu who spit out a cloud of turbid qi in his throat. This induces Mangli Dan not to consume, but it does not let Mangqi dissipate, but it is extremely laborious, Qingliu tilted his head and lay on the bed.
After resting for a while, Qingliu got up again and began to lead again.
This time, when Qingliu attracted the third ray of mangqi, he felt not as tired as he had just now, and he couldn't help but think about it again.
When the fifth ray of mangqi merged, Qingliu's head sank, and suddenly the mangqi dissipated, and all the previous efforts were wasted.
"That Han Shan can draw a fingernail to cover the mang's energy, I may not be inferior to him. Qingliu lay on the bed and muttered in a low voice.
Ten wisps of mango gas can be the size of a bean, and there must be dozens of wisps of mango gas covered by a fingernail. Now Qingliu can lead five or six wisps, and the road is still long.
By dusk, Qingliu has been able to gather more than a dozen wisps of mango qi without dispersing, which can be regarded as a great progress. Qingliu stopped refining mangs and began to mang.
Sitting cross-legged, Qingliu began to attract mangs into the body, and Qingliu noticed that the speed of his own mangs into the body was one or two points faster than usual, and the volume of the mangqi he pulled was larger, and the speed of Qingliu's refining body was already faster than others, and now it was one or two points faster for no reason, which couldn't help but make Qingliu puzzled.
"Could it be because of refining mangs?" Qingliu pondered.
Refining mangs is time-consuming, and I still think that if I refine mangs, I am afraid that I will have to take up half of the time of Mang, Qingliu has no one to teach, and it is all up to me to explore, and now the time is divided into two, I am afraid that the gains outweigh the losses. Who would have thought that this mang's refining mang, complementing each other, according to the current speed estimate, this time is divided into two, and the progress is not slow, but fast.
Qingliu thought about the reason clearly, couldn't help laughing, didn't pay attention to anything else, and continued to smile.
After a dry night, the sky is nearly dawn.
The sunlight came in through the crack in the window, sprinkled on Qingliu's thin face, slowly opened his eyes, a pair of dark eyes flashed, and then sank, Qingliu stretched his waist and stood up.
Take out the card from your pocket and open it, and look at the day, it is today.
"Today, I'm afraid it's not peaceful. Qingliu muttered.
Changing into brocade clothes and putting on a mask, Qingliu pushed the door out.
It was still early, and Qingliu was not in a hurry, and walked slowly towards the auction.
When I walked to the auction house, it was still early in the morning, but at this time, there were people coming and going outside the auction house, so it was not lively. There were a few big men standing at the door of the auction house, stopping the crowd of onlookers at the door and letting them go.
The auction house in the Red City is not big, and the people at this door go in one-tenth, I'm afraid it will be crowded, so Zhuang Ran must have expected this, and sent the major families in advance to the card, according to Cambodia to release, there is no line Cambodia is nothing more than to join in the fun, go in and can't afford to bid, occupy the place in vain.
People from major families came one after another, either the head of the family or the chief steward, all of whom were well-known figures in this red city.
The power of the Red City is divided into three layers, and the top layer is the three major families: the Thousand Family, the Feng Family, and the Han Family. Then there is the auction house, Jinyi Building, Mangdian, Qingmanlou, which is the second layer of power.
On the second floor, they are all foreign forces, and each family has a strong person in the monarch realm, and the number is different, for example, Qing Manlou, there is only one matchmaker. These forces can be regarded as crossing the river, and their roots are not in the Red City.
The third layer is also the bottom, which are small families that can't get on the stage, there are no strong people in the clan, and they have no right to speak in the Red City.
Auction house, Jinyilou and other forces, although the number of strong people is not as good as the three major families, but it is not something that the three major families can provoke, and these forces are the umbilical cord of Hongcheng to contact the outside world.
As for the three major families, it is natural that no one can look at it well, and they each carry their knives, ready to assassinate them at any time.
Qingliu stood in the crowd but didn't rush in, he was waiting for someone.
Feng family, Feng Tian.
Twenty Mangdan can last twenty lives, and with the relationship between the three major families, I'm afraid there will be a fight today. And Qingliu is waiting, waiting for Feng Tian to come, after all, this Feng Tian is too deceitful.
Qingliu clenched his palms and muttered, "This debt has been owed for a long, long time. ”
I heard the crowd shouting wildly, but it was a thousand families coming.
Qianliancheng, the head of the Qianjia family, followed by Qianyang and an old housekeeper, walked to the door of the auction house, handed over the card, and walked in.
After a while, the Han family also arrived.
Han Cang, the head of the Han family, with Han Chuan behind him, also walked to the door and handed over the card, Han Cang walked in, but Han Chuan stopped at the door and looked around.
At this time, Qingliu saw a girl in the crowd walking towards Han Chuan, but it was a girl from the banker's house. Han Chuan's eyes were overjoyed, he walked quickly to the girl, took the girl's white and tender jade hand, and chased after Han Cang.
Qingliu glanced at it, the matchmaker arrived, still wearing a red dress like blood, her expression was indifferent, she walked to the door alone, took out the card from the cuffs, and walked in.
Qingliu looked at the back of the matchmaker alone, her heart was slightly sour, she shook her head, and pressed down the emotions in her heart.
The Feng family is finally here.
The head of the family, Feng Xuan, his son Feng Tian, and the steward Feng Ran. Maybe it's because of Feng Tian, the people of the Feng family, Qingliu remembers it very clearly.
Feng Xuanlong walked with a tiger step, raised his head and took his hands, did not squint, and walked straight into the auction house, Feng Tian followed, waved his hand, and slapped the walking card on the chest of the big man at the door, and the big man hurriedly took it. Feng Tian's expression was gloomy, he looked at the door of the auction house, and also walked in.
Qingliu put on a mask on his face, took out the travel card, followed behind Feng Ran, handed out the card, and walked in.
After only following a short distance, Qingliu was stopped, and the three major families naturally went to sit in the first row, their line is different from Qingliu, and Qingliu is not qualified to sit in the first row.
Qingliu raised his eyes and looked at the backs of the three people in front of him, his expression was dark.
"Debts must be repaid. The corners of Qingliu's mouth twitched and muttered.
Looking at the entrance of the seat, I saw the matchmaker from a distance, wearing a red dress, very conspicuous, Qingliu walked over and sat down next to her.
The matchmaker looked sideways, looking at Qingliu who was wearing a brocade dress and a mask on her face, her brows furrowed, but she didn't speak. Qingliu didn't squint, looked at the auction table in front of him, and didn't say a word.
After sitting for a while, I saw Zhuang Ran walk up to the stage, and laughed loudly: "Everyone has been waiting for a long time, everyone is an acquaintance, and the old man won't say much if it's superfluous, let's be a little more direct." ”
There was a burst of laughter from the audience.
Zhuang Ran patted his old hand and said, "The auction begins!"