Chapter 46: An Unintentional Mistake
When Jiye walked out of his courtyard, he secretly praised himself in the face of the new town, and said that these disciples were really doing a good job. But looking at the small town business, I feel that something is missing.
"Li Qing, do you think there seems to be something wrong with our town?" asked after a moment of contemplation.
"Isn't that right?" Li Qing looked left and right and said to Jiye.
"Hmm. Oh...... I see, aren't there any other residents in our town?" asked Jiye in surprise.
"Not yet. Li Qing lowered his head after speaking, for fear that Jiye would blame her.
"Can you tell me why?" Ji Ye asked when he saw that Li Qing didn't dare to look at him.
"Because the battle between the Qi family and the Black Water Sect has affected the residents here, they are fleeing to their deaths. Before we arrived, there were only a few families left in the town. Although we helped them repair their houses, the people who had left were still reluctant to come back. Li Qing said truthfully.
"Well, if that's the case, I can't blame you. Then let's lower the local tax, and then I will explain the situation here to Zhang Hufa, and after the tax is reduced, it should attract a group of residents to come here. After saying that, he continued to walk forward.
Along the way, I really only met a few residents, and those residents were very familiar with Li Qingke, but now when I saw Li Qing following behind a stranger, I knew that this person was extraordinary. When Jiye passed by them, they all bowed down to salute Jiye.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. A familiar voice came.
Ji Ye turned around and saw that it was Zhang Protector, and hurriedly stepped forward and said.
"Subordinate nationality, see Zhang Protector. ”
"Haha, no need to be polite. Zhang Protector said with a smile.
"I'm going to go to Sanssouci City to participate in an auction this time, and I happened to be passing by here today, so I'll stop by to see your situation here. "Jiye was stunned after hearing this, there is still an auction in the underworld?
"Protector Zhang, what are you selling in this auction? The time in the underworld is still short, and you still need to ask the Dharma Protector for advice. Jiye said with a little shame.
"This auction is usually held once a month, and under normal circumstances, you will be given a list of auctions before entering the market, and if there is anything precious to be auctioned, the major forces and families will be notified in advance. The items in the auction are basically everything, such as elixirs, exercises, treasures, precious materials, etc., but the premise is that you have a large number of spirit stones. For the items I know can go up to the auction, the reserve price is at least a thousand Stygian Stones. After Zhang Hufa finished speaking, he raised his eyebrows, which means that you kid don't want to participate in the auction, you can't afford it at all.
Ji Ye secretly rolled his eyes after hearing this, he thought he was relatively wealthy, but now it seems that he is still a poor household.
"Are there any requirements for entering the auction?" asked the owner cautiously.
"There's only one requirement, just reach the Demon Stage. Zhang Hufa looked at his karma playfully.
Jiye was stunned after hearing this, and it seemed that he would not be able to go for a while.
"Haha, I'm scared of you, I'm here to take you to open your eyes this time. When the time comes, you can follow me in. Zhang Hufa said with a laugh.
"Thank you, Protector Zhang. Jiye said overjoyed.
Later, Jiye accompanied Zhang Hufa to visit the town for a while, during which he also talked about the town's tax problem, and Zhang Hufa immediately agreed after hearing it. Before leaving, Jiye instructed Li Qing again, saying that he would come back after participating in the auction.
After arriving in Sanssouci City, Jiye once sighed that his identity was different every time he came to Sanssouci City. The first time he was a disciple of the Black Water Sect, and the second time he came back from the human world to Sanssouci City and became a lost dog, and this third time he became the patrol envoy of the Qi family, which is really unpredictable and unpredictable.
After entering Sanssouci City, Jiye lived with Zhang Protector in the inn opened by the Qi family here.
"Jiye, we will live in it for the time being, if you are fine, don't go out and walk around, it is easy to get into trouble in Sanssouci City. Zhang Hu preached to the profession in French.
"Everything is arranged by Zhang Protector. Jiye said with his fists clenched.
Seeing that Jiye was so obedient, Zhang Protector smiled and nodded.
The longer I have known him, the more Zhang Hufa feels that this person is pleasing to the eye, and he never says anything about his orders, and his work efficiency is also very good. It seems that he will definitely need this person's help for his future development in the Qi family.
A day later, the auction finally began, and Zhang Hufa called the registration industry to rush to the venue early in the morning. When Jiye stood outside the venue and looked at the people around him, he knew what it meant to sit in a well and watch the sky. Among the many ghost cultivators, there were few who were lower in rank than him. Sure enough, most of them were above the devil's level, and when he was looking around, a group of Zhang Protectors poked him fiercely.
"Don't look at it, haven't you noticed that those people are hostile to you?"
After hearing this, Ji Ye immediately lowered his head, but he still saw a ghost next to him looking at him viciously. It doesn't matter if he is alone, but his unintentional behavior just now has already made too many ghost cultivators lively. At this time, Ji Ye already felt that his back was gradually cold, and his legs and stomachs were trembling.
It was at this time that Zhang Protector finally received the admission ticket and the auction list.
"Go, come in with me. After hearing this, Jiye hurriedly followed, and when he approached the venue, Jiye eased up, and was watched by such a high-level ghost cultivator just now, and his back was already soaked with sweat.
"Protector Zhang, I didn't do anything just now, I just glanced at them, and their reaction was so big?" asked Ji Ye in a panic.
"Do you think you didn't do anything, but what would you think if a stranger was always looking at you?" said Zhang Protector with a cold snort.
After hearing this, Ji Ye suddenly realized that those ghost cultivators outside thought that he had some intentions for them.
"Protector Zhang, what should we do then?" asked Ji Ye anxiously.
"It's okay, they usually don't embarrass you too much, but for safety, after the auction is over, we'll have to stay at the inn for a few more days. Zhang Protector said coldly with a displeased face.
"The subordinates deserve death for their crimes, and they have affected Zhang Protector. Jiye said with his fists clenched.
"Okay, you will inevitably make mistakes when you see this big scene for the first time, but you can't make similar mistakes in the future, you just have to remember. Zhang Protector's face gradually softened.
In fact, Zhang Protector was not nervous in his heart, after all, he didn't really offend those ghost cultivators, not to mention that there was the Qi family behind them, so he couldn't fight to the death with the Qi family just because he glanced at them.
The two of them sat down in the middle, and it wasn't long before the auction began. An old man walked up to the stage with two handsome girls.
"Ahem, Elder Ge Taihua in Lower Sanssouci City, I believe that many of you here know the old man. I won't say much else, but if there is a troublemaker, I will ensure that he will not be able to leave Sanssouci City. After Ge Taihua finished speaking, he coldly glanced around. And many ghost cultivators below also hurriedly avoided his gaze.
"The first auction item of today is a weapon called the Xuanyin Sword. Thousands of years of dark iron to create sharpened iron like clay, blowing hair is broken, you must know that although in the underworld is vast, but the resources are extremely scarce, it is not easy to have a good weapon. The starting price of this weapon is 2,000 Stygian Stones, and the bidding price must not be less than 500 each time. After Ge Taihua finished speaking, there was an instant discussion in the audience.
Jiye immediately gasped when he heard the low price of the auction, and said secretly in his heart, this is really not a small role like them can come, everyone knows the common sense of the auction, there are basically no good things in the front auction, and the real good goods are in the back finale. Before he could finish thinking about it, the ghost cultivators in the audience began to shout the price.
"Two thousand five" a strong man took the lead in bidding.
"Three thousand", a handsome woman immediately quoted the price.
The strong man glared at her and continued to shout.
"Four thousand"
The "Four Thousand Five" woman didn't seem to care about the strong man's murderous gaze at all.
The "five thousand" strong man shouted again.
And this time the woman hesitated a little and finally gave up the offer.
The strong man just wanted to grin when he saw this, but an old man not far away suddenly spoke.
"I'm out of six thousand. ”
After hearing this, the strong man seemed to be a little angry and stood up and looked at the old man, but after thinking about it again, he sat down and stopped talking.
Ge Taihua on the stage had already seen all this, and after the strong man sat down, he didn't react, so he swept around with his eyes and said after seeing that no one was bidding.
"Six thousand once. ”
"Six thousand two times. ”
"Six Thousand Three Times"
"Okay, this Xuanyin Sword will belong to this fellow Daoist, please go to the back to pay for the goods in a while. ”
The old man who auctioned the Xuanyin Sword just nodded to Ge Taihua and didn't speak, and Ge Taihua didn't seem to care about continuing to start auctioning the next item.