Chapter 21: Auctions and Wars

In the early morning of the next day, a thick and hazy river mist rose over the river. The sky was still gloomy, as if a layer of light ink had been swept away, and the distant mountains were like green snails in a dark color.

However, the people in Chaoyun Street did not have the heart to enjoy the scenery.

According to the curator's letter, the guests will arrive half an hour earlier than the usual auction to close the auction as soon as possible. In this way, the auction will be over around noon, so that possible surprises can be avoided as much as possible.

Zuichen Township is in the front wharf, and more than ten guards from the Great Commercial Pavilion stand on the riverside, waiting for the guests to come.

Due to the fog of the river, it is difficult for ships to ferry on the river, and the guests who are scheduled to come are later than the time of sending the letter.

On the main street of the commercial port, there was silence and unease. There is no longer the bustle and bustle of the past.

All the shops are closed, and they look frighteningly deserted. Yue Shenchen and Kou Wufu stood at the intersection of the first main street, and the two of them were in full battle, their eyes pointing into the distance like sword blades.

The clouds were so dense that even after the morning, there was no trace of the sun in sight. A spring rain seemed to be brewing in the dreary air, and the earth of the mountains and fields gave off a restless breath.

The first guest to come, not surprisingly, was Ju Lao.

On the riverside, he was helped disembarkation by several servants, and then led the way to the Great Merchant House by two guards from the docks.

He had a great desire for the Golden Wind Peony this time, and since he chose to attend, he could not return empty-handed.

Later, passenger ships of other guests came one after another. The guards who were guarding the docks with Drunken Dust Township were all in a team of two to escort the guests away. Gradually, there were fewer and fewer ships, and the guards around Drunken Dust Country had basically left.

After a while, probably all the guests had arrived, and there were no guards left around Drunken Dust Township, leaving him alone, like a stone sculpture, coldly guarding the first key pass.

As the guests arrived one after another, the big business hall gradually became lively.

Fu Yunge and Dongfang Shiming helped the curator to guide the guests to their seats, and some had other business matters to negotiate with the curator, and the curator tried to let them talk about it afterwards.

There was a lot of noise under the dome of the Great Merchant Hall, and after a long while, all the guests entered the auction hall one after another.

Sending the last guest into the venue, Fu Yunge and the two were relieved. The two stood outside the auction hall, waiting for the situation inside and outside.

"I hope that today we can save the day. Dongfang Shiming looked at the door of the Great Commercial Pavilion and prayed to himself.

At the deputy dock, Poinsettia Plum is also standing by the river, holding a small willow leaf in her hand.

This leaf was swept in front of him by the river wind, and he gently held it, ending the unfinished journey.

After a while, he moved the willow leaf to his mouth, took a slight breath, and blew it gently. Suddenly, a simple and ethereal sound came from the riverside, drifted to the top of the turbulent river, and drifted away along the waves.

............

"The third time, the deal. ”

In the auction hall, the enthusiastic atmosphere has been mobilized by the auction hammer held high on the stage.

At this moment, the spirits of the guests are as high as the scarlet of the seats behind them, and the transactions are generously sold as the lots on the luxurious ivory countertops are exchanged in a fierce bidding pitch.

Time flies quickly, and there are not many lots left, Ju Lao has been steady, quietly waiting for the last Golden Wind Peony.

"Next, it's a rare pearl of snowy night!" The auctioneer on the field said in an excited tone, trying his best to attract the attention and interest of the following financiers.

Then there was the repetition of the bidding, and the heartiness on the field was filled with the spirit of spending a lot of money and spending a lot of money.

At the dock at this time, Drunken Dust Township stared coldly at a few awning boats drifting in, and the gourd behind them shook faintly.

The cold wind blew, and his beard and hair faced the river, fluttering lightly.

It was already noon, but the river fog still did not dissipate. The clouds in the distance are getting thicker and thicker, and it seems that a heavy rain is inevitable.

Drunken Dust thought so, and let the ships moor to the docks.

The atmosphere gradually dropped to freezing point, and it was only necessary to wait for which side would swing its fist first and stir up the smoke that had been accumulated for a long time.

Soon, several people came out of the cabin. Drunken Dust glanced at their foreheads, and sure enough, it was the familiar black turban.

There was no movement in the drunken dust country. He waited quietly for the big men to come ashore, still not saying a word.

Visually, there are about 20 people in this group of big men. He didn't feel threatened by these numbers, so Drunken Dust Township planned to hold his troops for the first time to see what their attitude was.

"Did you come to deliver the treasure as requested?"

A big man who took the lead looked down at the drunken dust country not far away, and asked contemptuously.

Drunken Dust Township is shorter than these big men covered in muscular bumps, and with him alone, it seems that his momentum has fallen behind.

But the drunken dust didn't look up at them, he also lowered his head and said lightly: "...... No. ”

"What do you think will be the consequences if we don't do what we say?" said several big men waving their arms arrogantly.

"The Golden Wind Peony is not your possession, and it should not have been given to you in the first place. Drunken Dust raised his chin, his eyes full of disdain, "What's more, even if it is given to you, will you just give up?"

"Well said!"

The first big man bared his teeth and laughed, looking at this sick dwarf, with a hideous face: "Master, today I have come to lift this bird place!"

The group didn't take the drunken dust country seriously, and planned to knock down the dwarf with two punches and rush in. The group of people stretched out their bold chests and stake-thick arms, and looked at the head of the drunken dust, and the fierce fists and kicks were about to be unfolded in an instant.

"Then ...... Didn't hit the wrong person. ”

Before the words of Drunken Dusty Township fell, the gourd behind him suddenly flew out along the true qi of Drunken Dusttown's fingertips.

The purple thread wrapped around the fingertips was filled with fierce true qi and instantly shattered, but the gourd still flew towards the long whip-like true qi, and it was even more angry than the previous shot in the drunken dust country!

I saw his fingers slashing in the air like a swimming dragon, and the gourd that was pulled by the incomparable formless true qi seemed to be poured into a thousand catties of sand and stones, and suddenly stopped in front of the chest of the nearest big man.

In an instant, the power was cathartic, and it was just a moment from the gourd to the chest, and then there was a shocking explosion!

Before the other big men could react, the gourd swam instantly, as if sweeping the posture of a thousand troops, and as the fingers of the drunken dust village swung fiercely to the side, the first few big men were involuntarily hit by the gourd in the ribs, and they were all swept out.

The big man in the back was dumbfounded. But they seemed to know that the weapon of the drunken dust country was the gourd, so they carefully dodged the gourd with luck, and they all spread their skills and fought with the drunken dust town.

While the battle at the main pier was raging, several small boats came not far away.

They deliberately avoided the dock, jumped ashore before the boat could stop, and made a detour in the direction of the Great Merchant House.

Bypassing the docks, they had to pass nothing more than two main roads. So the team of more than a dozen people acted separately, and evenly divided the manpower to outflank them from two roads.

"It's coming. ”

Kowulf saw the uninvited guests from afar, and stood up against the wall, cracking the joints in his fists, waiting for them to come.