Chapter Seventy-Five: Antique Auction
"What's the trouble?" Xiao Shu frowned.
"That's right, Mr. Shaw. Zhao Qingxuan politely explained, "If you tell us before this, it will definitely be no problem, at most it will be a matter of one sentence." ”
"But it's a little late now, those exhibits have been auctioned out in batches, Mr. Xiao, the Dan furnace you mentioned is today's auction item, and the auction will start half an hour ago. ”
"But if Mr. Xiao wants to go and see, I can help you get an admission spot. ”
"Well, that's okay, you give me a spot. Xiao Shu readily agreed.
After hanging up the phone, he contacted Xu Yunxi to make sure that he could mobilize enough funds to auction off the Dan furnace.
Xu Yunxi is also very bold. directly transferred 10 million over, and asked Xiao Shu if it was enough, Xiao Shu hurriedly said that it was enough.
I thought that Dan furnace looked the most ordinary and the most unremarkable. Surely no one will buy it, and the price will not be very high.
Ten minutes later, Zhao Qingxuan called again, saying that the quota was about to arrive.
Xiao Shu nodded, and immediately took a ride to the Dynasty Hotel. reported Zhao Qingxuan's name at the front desk, and entered smoothly.
However, this auction is not in the lobby on the first floor, but in the auditorium on the second floor of the hotel. When Xiao Shu arrived, the auction had already begun, and the auditorium was full of wealthy merchants interested in antiques, about thirty or forty people, although the number was small, but they were all real capital predators, and the bidding was unambiguous.
It is said that when the fifth master held the auction, he made hard requirements for the participants, and those whose assets were less than nine figures could not even enter at all.
"Master Xiao, you're here!"
As soon as Xiao Shu entered the auditorium, he saw a middle-aged man dressed in decent clothes not far away, his face looked a little pale and vain, as if it was caused by the perennial wine-colored injury. But he seems to be very enthusiastic, and his conversation is very natural, like the owner.
Xiao Shu politely shouted: "Fifth master." ”
"Khan, Master Xiao is tormenting me, what is your identity, how can you call me Fifth Master?" Zhao Wuye smiled and said a few polite words, and greeted Xiao Shu into the auditorium.
"Master Xiao, come here to do it. ”
The seat prepared by the fifth master for Xiao Shu is one of the best positions in the entire auditorium, with the widest view and close to the front row.
The other guests present couldn't help but be suspicious when they saw that the fifth master was so respectful to this young man.
Probably seeing their doubts, the fifth master glanced up and asked, "Do you know who this is?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"I'm afraid I'll scare you to death if I say it. The fifth master smiled proudly, "This is Master Xiao, who has recently become famous!"
As soon as these words came out, the audience was shaken, and almost all eyes fell on Xiao Shu.
"What? This kid is Master Xiao, the one who defeated Master Qin?" someone lifted his glasses, almost in disbelief.
Someone next to him shook his head and said, "It's a lie." ”
"Think about it, how old is Master Qin? At least sixty or seventy, how many years of skill does that take? This kid is at most twenty years old, he is enough to be Master Qin's grandson, if you want to say that he can defeat Master Qin, I won't believe it first!"
That's a good statement, in everyone's conception. Master Qin is already powerful enough, someone who is more powerful than his old man, maybe he is older and the city is deeper, maybe he is the kind of image wearing a centipede shirt and holding a pair of iron galls in his hand. In any case, I would never have thought that the legendary Master Xiao would be a young man.
After all, not many people have seen Xiao Shu, and most people don't know what Master Xiao is like, it's all up to their own imagination.
But this is a little too far from what I imagined, and it is inevitable that everyone will not believe it.
"This kid can't be Master Xiao, right? I heard from my friend that Master Xiao is fifty or sixty years old this year. ”
"Fifty or sixty years old is an exaggeration, but if you are thirty or forty years old, it will never be this little hairy child. ”
"This little kid, if you want to be a fox and a fake tiger, you have to pretend to be a little bit, at least stick a beard on it!"
Many people joked about it, almost taking Xiao Shu as a joke.
Seeing this, the fifth master smiled awkwardly and said, "Master Xiao, they don't seem to know you very well." Don't be surprised. ”
"It's fine. ”
Xiao Shu shook his head to show that he didn't care.
At this time, the fifth master suddenly raised his head and said: "You all give me a little quiet, you dare to make a joke about Master Xiao, and you are not afraid that Master Xiao will be angry and kill you with one punch?"
This seems to be a warning. But it sounds very funny.
Suddenly, the hall burst into laughter.
"What, don't you believe it?!" the fifth master's eyes widened.
Xiao Shu couldn't help frowning, glanced at the fifth master deeply, and found that he seemed to be talking to himself on the surface, but in fact, he was pushing Xiao Shu to the cusp. made him even more blinded by others.
'This fifth master, it seems, remembered his son's hatred and deliberately targeted me. ’
Xiao Shu nodded slightly.
Sure enough, when he saw everyone laughing at Xiao Shu again, the fifth master couldn't help but show a smug smile. He glanced at Xiao Shu and said, "Master Xiao, you can sit here, you don't greet you well, forgive me." ”
After saying that, he turned around and walked back to the ceremony. Continue to host the auction.
But when the fifth master spoke, he was still a little bit of a gun and a stick, and he would mention 'how is Master Xiao' at every turn, which made everyone laugh.
It seems that in this auditorium, the title of Master Xiao is no longer faith. and became a laughing stock.
Xiao Shu sat on the high-end seat in the auditorium, crossing Erlang's legs. He didn't care much about these gossips, all he really cared about was the bottle of Dan furnace, and he was relieved to see that the Dan furnace was still in the list of exhibits.
Then. A faint voice came from the side:
"Hehe, worthy of being Master Xiao of Jiangnan, his heart is thunderous and his face is like a peaceful lake, and the city is not simple. ”
Xiao Shu looked up and saw the same seat. There is a middle-aged man sitting upright, looking in his forties, with slightly gray hair, and an upright and elegant appearance, just like a son in the Republic of China era.
"How foolish the world is. On weekdays, they didn't know how much they wanted to see Master Xiao, but now that Master Xiao was in front of them, they were guessing again. The man shook his head as he spoke.
Xiao Shu looked at him fixedly for a while, and felt that this man was very special, with a different temperament on his body, and couldn't help asking, "Who are you?"
"Hehe, under the surname Tang, I have long admired the name of Master Xiao. The man smiled and said.
"Oh, you're what they say. That Mr. Tang from Jiangbei. Xiao Shu held his chin and said.
He had heard from others before that there were many talented people in the martial arts world in Jiangcheng, and there were two of the most famous of them, one was Jiangnan Qin Dahai, and the other was Mr. Jiangbei Tang. The two commanded the north and the south, and ruled the river.
"It's down there. Mr. Tang did not deny it, and said with a faint smile:
"I didn't expect Master Xiao to be leisurely and elegant, and he was interested in these antiques. ”
"I'll just take a look. Xiao Shu shrugged.
"It's also a casual look below. Mr. Tang had a smile on his face.
Because the two of them are close to each other, they are both such famous qigong masters. I can't help but say a few pleasantries. Xiao Shu noticed that Mr. Tang did not come alone, and next to him, there was a girl in a blue and white cheongsam with a compelling temperament. Qiao Shengsheng stood there, like a moving oriental flower.
As if sensing Xiao Shu's gaze, the girl squinted coldly, with disdain in her eyes.
"In front of Master Xiao, you must not be rude. Mr. Tang reproached in a low voice.
The girl didn't speak, snorted softly, and raised her chin, obviously arrogant.
After a while, the topic of the two ended, and Mr. Tang took a sip of tea, and then began to close his eyes and recuperate, as if he really came to take a casual look.
Xiao Shu didn't show any interest in these auction items, leaning there and playing with his mobile phone, but he still kept an eye on the progress.
"Ahem, the next lot. That's it. ”
Finally, it was the turn of the copper furnace to be put on the auction table, and the host Wuye was stunned and said: "It is said that this is the furnace used by the ancient Taoist monks to refine the elixir, which is very immortal." The starting price is 500,000 yuan. ”
There was a commotion in the audience, and many people whispered, most of them felt that this stove was not in good condition, and it was not even worth 500,000.
Seeing that no one was willing to bid, the fifth master couldn't help but look embarrassed, looked at Xiao Shu and said, "Master Xiao, I see that you have been sitting here for a long time, I wonder if this furnace can enter your eyes?"
He originally just wanted to take the opportunity to make fun of Xiao Shu, but he didn't want Xiao Shu to nod happily, raised his hand and said:
"Okay, then I'll call it 500,000. ”
After this number was shouted, the audience was quiet, and no one raised the price.
At this moment, Mr. Tang, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, suddenly opened his eyes, looked at the copper furnace on the stage, a trace of essence flashed in his eyes, and said decisively:
"A million. ”
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