Zhou Zixiu and the three of them helped by mistake in the matter of the spirit master army, but Zhang Tan clearly refused their participation in this matter: "These people are too dangerous, although you are stronger than the spirit masters in the army, you are definitely inferior in terms of cooperation and efficiency, and rash participation will be bad." ”

Zhou Zixiu is nothing, but Tu Manman and Gao Yang are a little worried about this, but they can't deny that Zhang Tan has a point.

"Really, he won't let us go to collect medicine, and he won't let him arrest people, and he will leave us in the City Lord's Mansion and want to suffocate me?" Tu Manman complained, Zhou Zixiu knew that if he wasn't afraid of blowing up this place, Tu Manman wouldn't have nothing to do.

"Wait, when did Brother Shi say he could come?" Zhou Zixiu flipped through the miscellaneous notes he bought, and there were many introductions to Taoism, all of which were the most superficial things.

"Who knows, just say that we can't come in a short time, let's wait, if you know it's so boring, it's better to go back and lie down first. Tu Manman still had the pen on the table, and most of the intricate and complex drawings had been completed.

"We probably won't be able to wait for them to come. Chen Sheeran said suddenly.

"What?" Gao Yang was puzzled.

Chen Xilan handed him the book in his hand: "I originally just learned about the Innocent Orchid in advance, so that I could use it with the Five Aggregates Vine in the future, but it said that the flowering period of the Innocent Orchid is only half a month, and if it is not picked in time, even if it is not eaten by foreign beasts, it will wither on its own, and according to the time recorded above, we only have less than three days left." ”

"Three days? Where can I find it! There are wetlands and swamps to the west of Jiang Lancheng, and relying on us alone is simply looking for a needle in a haystack!" Tu Barbarian said.

"It's not going to wait for next year. Zhou Zixiu said casually, he is in a good mood now, and this Taoist miscellaneous book happens to have some explanations about the nine-character mantra.

Originally, Zhou Zixiu didn't have much hope for the Innocent Orchid, just like Zhang Tan said, he had only gotten one in the years since he came to Jianglan City, which showed that it was scarce, and there were several dangers in the depths of Zedi, he didn't want Gao Yang and them to take risks for themselves.

Chen Xilan said: "Although the flowering period of the innocent orchid is short, the growth period is very long, and if you miss this time, the next time you will be five years later." ”

"That's not good, what's the use of five years from now!" Tu Man said, "I'll go and tell Zhang Tan and ask him to let us go out to find it! ”

At this moment, Zhang Si ran in from outside: "Several, the city lord asked the little one to arrange for you to participate in tonight's auction of the building boat, saying that there is something you want, and a few of you are ready to prepare." ”

It's such a coincidence, what do you want!

Zhou Zixiu put down the book and glanced at him, but did not speak.

The auction venue was on a huge building ship in the port north of Jianglan City, Zhang Si was familiar with the car in Jiang Lan City, and he took the four of them to the north of the city soon after nightfall.

It's completely different from the rest of the city, even at night, the banks of the river are as if they were daytime under the strings of street lamps, and the auction on the canal tonight attracted a lot of people from all over the canal.

If it was not a spiritual lamp but a lantern hanging on it, Zhou Zixiu really thought that he was in an ancient town that had not been renovated, and the draft of the building boat in the river auction was extremely deep, and the five-story building on the huge hull was towering, the bucket arches flew and the eaves and teeth were pecked high, and the red beams and yellow tiles were brightly lit.

On both sides of the ship, there are stairs down to the water, and under the steps are two horizontal boards, which float smoothly on the water like huge flying wings, like a ferry, which is convenient for people on passenger ships to stop and board the ship.

Twelve small boats were guarded all around, providing protection for the auction and guests, not only Zhou Zixiu, Tu Manman and others were also the first time to see such a majestic fleet, Weiwu City is located at the junction of mountains and forests and plains, this kind of giant ship that can only appear in big rivers is really shocking.

"Come with me. Zhang Si said with a smile, he knew that these people were all coming to Jiang Lancheng for the first time, so it was not surprising that they showed a little surprise.

Zhou Zixiu followed Zhang Si from the port to approach by boat, stepping on the horizontal board floating on the water as if walking on the ground, without the slightest feeling of shaking. Tu Manman nodded on the horizontal board with his foot: "The spirit pattern is arranged below, and in order to maintain stability, the whole board has spiritual energy fluctuations, which is really wealthy." ”

Zhang Si took four people to check their identities and pay the deposit, before they were able to board the ship, the building is not a layer of rooms, but a huge venue surrounded by a corridor, the corridor is a variety of rare and expensive exhibits, through the corridor, into the venue, is already on the third floor, from the periphery down into the ladder of tables and chairs is for the guests to sit in the place, the upper four floors and five floors, is a circle of wings, towards the auction area is made of single-sided transparent materials, the people below can not see the inside, exclusively for the use of distinguished guests。

Zhou Zixiu and the four of them were stained with the light of the City Lord's Mansion and sat down in the box facing the auction area on the fourth floor.

"There are so many people, this building boat auction is so famous?" Zhou Zixiu asked.

"The auction of the building boat is sponsored by the famous Chixiao Chamber of Commerce in the imperial capital, it is only once a quarter, and it is only auctioned in the cities along the Jingtang Canal in turn, which is naturally not bad, if it is not the turn of Jiang Lancheng this time, even our city lord's mansion will not be able to easily get the box. Zhang Si explained.

Zhou Zixiu nodded, the auction had not yet started, and the atmosphere in the venue was very lively, in order to keep the waiting guests from getting bored, the organizer specially prepared a lot of performances.

Among the guests were nobles dressed in luxurious clothes and masks, as well as casual and wanton spirits, and all kinds of characters gathered here at the same time, just for the treasures on the ship.

With a few long bells, the venue closed, and the show stopped just right to quit at the bell, and the elderly auctioneer walked out from behind the scenes, and with his footsteps, the sound of the whole venue began to fall silent, and when he walked to the front of the stage, a table just rose from the front of the stage.

The auctioneer, with all his beard and hair, slowly saluted everyone, without any amplified utensils in his hands, and only relied on his own pronunciation to make his voice clearly convey every corner of the venue: "Distinguished guests!"

"Thank you for coming to this auction hosted by the Chixiao Chamber of Commerce, although most of the people here are familiar with me, but please allow me to introduce myself, I am Jiang Hongshuo, the auctioneer of this auction of real estate ships......"

"Jiang Hongshuo!" both Tu Manman and Gao Yang exclaimed.

"What's wrong?" asked Zhou Zixiu.

Chen Xilan knew his situation and explained: "Jiang Hongshuo is a well-known Firmament Spirit Master in the imperial capital, I didn't expect the Chixiao Chamber of Commerce to invite him to sit in charge. ”

"Actually, it's not an invitation, this general Jiang Hongshuo was originally from the Chixiao Chamber of Commerce, but when he was young, he traveled all over the mainland and became famous, and later returned to be the auctioneer of the Chixiao Chamber of Commerce, so no matter what kind of rare treasures appear in the auction of the building boat, no one dares to make a mistake, and it is also because of this that the reputation of the Chixiao Chamber of Commerce is shocked, as for his old man, he is just idle and bored. Zhang Si added.

"It turns out that this is the case, no wonder the Chixiao Chamber of Commerce dares to let the ship carry all kinds of treasures on the canal, instead of keeping them in the guild hall, it is simply a naked show-off. Tu Man said, "It is estimated that those who can get on this kind of treasure ship are good things that are difficult for ordinary people to touch, if the Innocent Lan is really here, it is estimated that a few of us poor people can't afford it." ”

Zhang Si smiled when he heard Tu Manman's words: "Miss Tu don't worry, although the Innocent Orchid is rare, it is definitely not a good product on this ship, the ranking must be high, the competition will not be as big as the others, and the City Lord has ordered that the cost of the Innocent Orchid will be borne by the City Lord's Mansion." ”

"Let's take a look. Zhou Zixiu said, he didn't want to accept a great love for no reason, and all he could hold on his body was the turquoise beads given to him by the black-scaled and heavy-toothed scorpion.

The auction below has begun.

"First of all, our No. 1 lot!" With the old man's voice, the one-man tall exhibit covered with red silk was pushed onto the stand.

The red silk falls, a stone carving appears in front of everyone, the peak of the clouds rises from the ground, the wall is steep and thousands of feet stands, the smoke and clouds are swirling, the cave sky is flowing water, the birds and beasts jump on it, obviously only one person is high, but it makes people fall into the endless looking up, the scenery in the middle of it crashes into the eyes, lost in the endless mountains and fields, there seems to be a strange scene and strange ambition to go away, and there are endless blades rolling in......

"The works of the famous carving master Tang Zhuo, as we all know, the works of the master of Tang Zhuo are famous for their ingenuity and meticulousness, and they are not carved in a palm, this work can be said to be the only one of the master Tang Zhuo's 'masterpieces', its preciousness is the only one in the world, and then look at the stone carving itself, it is rumored that it was personally shot by the master of Tang Zhuo, and the corner of the main peak of the hanging mountain was obtained, and the carving technique was contrary to the usual, and the great ingenuity was not ......"

The old man pushed the atmosphere to a high point with a tone of frustration, and paused: "Everyone knows that Master Tang Zhuo is not only a master carver with ingenuity, but also a powerful spiritual master, according to Master Tang Zhuo's own words, this stone carving hides his world-class sword skills!

The old man's high emotions instantly pushed the craze to the top, the sword technique of a strong man in the sky, the temptation of the closed disciple, how many people in the world can resist such a temptation!

"The starting price of this collection is 10 million, and the price increase is not less than 2 million each time, and the bidding begins!"

"Fourteen million!"

"Sixteen million!"

"Twenty million!"

......

"Twenty-six million!"

There were constantly people raising cards to make offers, and the fierceness of the battle made Zhou Zixiu staggered, the first auction item was so fanatical, and the rest can be imagined, he even doubted that the low price of Wujian Lan would be sky-high.

Zhang Si saw Zhou Zixiu's doubts: "Mr. Zhou don't worry, often the first auction item needs to mobilize the atmosphere of the venue, so there will be some unexpected rare items, and the other is the last few pieces and the finale, although there are fluctuations in the middle, but it should be a little smoother, as long as there are no accidents, we are still confident that we will win the innocent orchid." ”

Zhou Zixiu nodded, the bidding below has been called to more than 40 million, and there is no trend of slowing down!