Chapter 15: Finally Akabane
Xiahou Ming frowned slightly, and thought to himself: "The Wang family has been less and less interested in the Xia family recently, don't think that you can compete with the Xia family if you can climb the Ghost King Sect as a backer, the current Xiahou Ming doesn't take the Wang family's actions in his eyes at all, the most important thing is how to get the Red Feather Sword at the lowest cost."
Xia Hou Ming motioned to the auctioneer to raise the price to six million gold coins, and after the auctioneer understood it, he said to the people below: "The Xia family bid six million gold coins, is there anything higher than this?"
As soon as the auctioneer's words ended, I heard a hoarse and dry voice!
"Seven million!!"
"Seven million, did I hear me right?" Shi Kui asked with some uncertainty to the ordinary man with a solemn face beside him, and at this time, the eyes of the ordinary man were also full of strong incredulity.
Chang Renjie quickly recovered, shook his head and said to Shi Kui with a wry smile: "I'm also very strange, is there an inside story that we don't know about this auction?" Chang Renjie immediately shook his head when he said this and said, "No, there is no such possibility!
Shi Kui's eyes lit up, he looked at Changrenjie, and found that Changrenjie was also looking at him, so Shi Kui lowered his voice and whispered to Changrenjie: "Could it be that the Red Feather Sword contains a huge secret?"
Chang Renjie motioned to him with his eyes to think the same, the two nodded at the same time, did not continue to talk, and waited for the development of things, but the eyes of both of them revealed a kind of helplessness, they both realized everything about the Red Feather Sword, they did not have the strength to participate! Even if the treasure was in front of them, their choice might be to retreat without hesitation!
At the auction site, everyone's eyes were once again focused on the mysterious black-robed man, and everyone didn't expect that this person would have such great courage to auction the best treasures at a price of seven million, and on the premise of offending the Xia family in Red Leaf City. Everyone was wondering how the Xia family would make a choice, whether to let this person succeed, or to maintain the Xia family's status in Red Leaf City.
At this time, there was a man in his thirties who was about thirty years old and wearing bright silver chain mail, with eyebrows like blades and thin lips, looking quite heroic. Sit in a chair and listen carefully to the reports of your subordinates. This person is the first cadre under Qin Hongyu, the city lord of Red Leaf City, Qin Feng.
Qin Feng is not only not weak in the middle level of the late stage of condensation, but also has excellent strategy, and he is also extremely protective of his subordinates, and has a very high prestige in Red Leaf City, but this person is extremely low-key in his work, never arrogant, it is said that this person has a first glimpse of the true meaning of the Yuan, but it has not yet been confirmed, and the depth of the concealment can be seen that he is not an ordinary person.
"General Qin, my subordinates have just come back from Situ Cheng, according to Situ Cheng, the Red Feather Sword is just a good and superb treasure, and there are no other secrets, and there is no key to a treasure that is spreading outside. He also wanted to know why the Xia family and the mysterious black-robed man had such a high interest in the Red Feather Sword!" A middle-aged man with the appearance of a leader said to Qin Feng after entering the room.
"Okay, I know, stand down!" Qin Feng's originally closed eyes suddenly opened, and a pair of eyes like eagle eyes revealed a fine light. There was an inexplicable glint in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking!
"Yes, my subordinates are leaving!" After speaking, he immediately bowed and retreated to the side.
At this time, Qin Feng was thinking in his heart: "What is the reason why the Xia family is willing to spend such a big price, just for a superb treasure weapon from the past?" The Xia family is not a fool, not to mention that there is a mysterious black-robed person who is also fighting, it is certain that the Red Feather Sword will definitely exceed the value of the current auction." Situ Cheng of the auction house in the world will not lie to himself, could it be that there are rare treasures in the materials used to build the Red Feather Sword, Qin Feng is amused that he has this kind of thought, not to mention that there are only a few rare treasures on the mainland, and they can be easily counted with one hand, not to mention the weapons made with rare treasures, the lowest is also a prefecture-level weapon. When the Akabane Sword first appeared at the auction site, he already knew what kind of materials the Akabane Sword was made of, and although the meteorite steel was rare, it was not impossible for him to get it. As for the other materials, it can only be said that they are the best materials for making the best treasures.
Qin Feng thought about it for a long time and couldn't understand, so he had to put it down for the time being, and after the Xia family or the mysterious person got the Red Feather Sword, as long as he kept an eye on these two people, he could find out, Qin Feng sighed, he didn't like the feeling that this kind of thing was out of control! Temporarily discarding the distractions in his heart, Qin Feng continued to watch the progress of the situation.
When the night wolf heard the black-robed man say seven million, he was shocked, and felt that his vest was shrouded in a cold air, and the cold sweat immediately soaked his back, and the night wolf was glad that he had not taken unfavorable actions against the black-clothed man, because from the black-clothed man's means of spending a lot of money, the night wolf knew that this person did not seem to have * , in fact, the strength is strong, although it is not necessarily personal strength, but it is certain that there must be a huge force behind this person, because even the wolf tooth adventure group of the night blue wolf can't take out seven million to buy a red feather sword that is just a superb treasure in the eyes of ordinary people.
Originally, because everyone didn't know the identity of this person, they took it for granted that the other party was also a powerful lone traveler, but now the methods of the man in black were revealed, which was obviously only a tip of his strength. It is conceivable that if the night wolf really does something to it, the consequences are self-evident, and the night wolf secretly feels that fate is impermanent.
Wang Tai's face was gloomy, and when he heard the man in black offer seven million, there was a trace of consternation in his eyes, Wang Tai suddenly thought in his heart: This is impossible, how can the Red Feather Sword hide so much secret, and someone is willing to pay such a big price to get the Red Feather Sword, Wang Tai regretted that he didn't bring more gold coins at that time, thinking that a weapon containing a great secret was taken away by others in front of him, Wang Tai always felt unwilling, but it must be too late to go back and get it now. Wang Tai sighed weakly, and when he was about to say something to his subordinates, he only heard Xiahou Ming's voice from the No. 2 private room.
"Eight million"!!
Xiahou Ming's move is also helpless, now he has determined that this mysterious black-robed man either knew the secret of the Red Feather Sword before, or when he discovered the "potential" of the Red Feather Sword, the mysterious man also discovered it, but Xiahou Ming felt that the former was more reliable, otherwise how to explain that the mysterious black-robed man appeared during the auction of the world, and he had no interest in other auction items in the early stage?
Xia Houming understood that instead of being afraid of a little price increase, it was better to amplify it directly, one of which could convey the Xia family's determination to win to the man in black, and at least remind the other party that it was the Xia family, the head of the three major families in Red Leaf City, who was bidding with him now, so as to remind the mysterious black-robed man that he had scruples, so that he could finally obtain the ownership of the Red Feather Sword!
After Xia Houming shouted out eight million, he looked at the mysterious black-robed man with a solemn gaze, wanting to see if the mysterious black-robed man reacted, but to Xiahou Ming's disappointment, he didn't see any movement from the mysterious man.
Everyone in the audience also locked their eyes on the mysterious black-robed man at this moment, and everyone was very excited to think about whether the mysterious black-robed man would continue to increase the price, and the whole scene was silent again, and it was the auctioneer's voice that broke the silence, only to hear the auctioneer's suppressed and excited voice sounded: "The Xia family bid eight million!
Everyone's eyes changed, the people around them looked at each other, they all saw from each other's eyes that this auction was not simple, and in desperation, they thought that they could only witness this mysterious auction event in the form of spectators on the side!
"Eight million for the second time, is there a higher monk!" came the auctioneer's shout again, everyone gave up their breath, time seemed to be infinitely magnified, and everyone waited for whether there were still twists and turns. The mysterious black-robed man who surprised everyone was not anxious at all like an outsider at the moment, and there was no movement, as if it was another person who had just bid, this contrast made everyone unacceptable for a while!
In the private room where Xia Yang was, Xia Houming and the others were also staring at the mysterious black-robed man, and said in their hearts: "I hope this mysterious person can retreat from the difficulties and give up this auction." "Maybe everyone's thoughts were understood by the mysterious black-robed man, or maybe the mysterious man didn't want to offend the Xia family, or maybe
Until the end, when the auctioneer made a final decision to assign the Red Feather Sword to the Xia family, he didn't see the black-robed man make a move!
When Xia Houming heard the auctioneer's words, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his originally tense mind was also quietly relaxed, and at this time, Xia Houming found that his hands were obviously much paler because of excessive clenching, and his palms were also covered with fine beads of sweat. Xia Houming smiled helplessly, and said secretly: "It seems that my heat is still not enough!" Suddenly thinking of this, Xia Houming subconsciously looked at Xia Yang and found that Xia Yang was not too nervous! Xia Houming shook his head and sneered, what was wrong with him, how could he think of Xia Yang's reaction to this matter, he seemed to be too nervous!
Xiahou Ming retracted his mixed thoughts, he knew that it wouldn't be long before Situ Cheng would come with the Red Feather Sword to make a transaction. Sure enough, in less than a cup of tea, I only heard Situ Cheng's hearty laughter: "Congratulations to Brother Xia, you finally won the treasure! Junior brother has seen the strength of the Xia family this time! However, the Red Feather Sword is also a "sword for heroes", presumably Xia Ye and Xia Gongzi must be suitable for this sword!"
"Hehe, Brother Situ has won the award, but what you said is right, this sword is worthy of Ye'er's child! This auction is a rare event in my Red Leaf City, presumably Brother Situ will get the commendation from the headquarters soon, the younger brother congratulates Brother Situ in advance! By the way, Brother Situ This is eight million gold coins, please accept!" After speaking, he took out a blue card with a golden violet pattern, Xiahou Ming didn't want to waste more time here, no matter whether Situ Cheng knew the secret of the Red Feather Sword or not, since the other party didn't explain it thoroughly, he was willing to pretend to be confused!
Xia Houming was not worried that someone would tell the secret of the Red Feather Sword, not to mention how many people knew, even if someone knew, he would have to consider whether he had the strength to take it away from the Xia family and bear the wrath of the Xia family. If such a big thing happens, someone with a heart will definitely track down the Red Feather Sword, and maybe the secret of the Red Feather Sword will be made public, so that not only will the Xia family be hunted down, but also face the persecution of other forces in Red Leaf City, and even the forces outside Red Leaf City will snoop on.
Situ Cheng heard what Xia Houming meant, and immediately said: "Okay, since Brother Xia has something, then the junior brother will not be forced to stay, I was going to invite Brother Xia to drink a few cups, but it seems that it is impossible today!"
Xiahou Ming had to say in his heart that Situ Cheng's approach was beautiful, at least his evaluation of Situ Cheng had risen to a higher level. Xiahou nodded secretly and arched his hand: "The junior brother will definitely come to visit another day! The junior brother still has important matters, so he won't stay." Brother Situ, farewell!"
"Okay, the coming day is long, since Brother Xia is like this, please! The junior brother auction has just ended, and there are still a lot of things to deal with, so I won't send it to Brother Xia!"
Xiahou Ming walked outside the room, Xia Yang and others followed, and in the corridor Xiahou Ming and Wang Tai met.
At this time, Wang Tai was extremely irritable, but Wang Tai still raised a smile and arched his hand: "Congratulations to Brother Xia, you have returned with the treasure, the Xia family is really rich." It is worthy of being the first family in Red Leaf City!"
"Where, where! Brother Wang is polite, Xia also wants to thank Brother Wang for not participating, otherwise the Red Feather Sword will not be so smooth! Brother Wang, Xia still has important matters, so he will leave first!" After speaking, Xia Houming walked out without waiting for Wang Tai to answer.
Wang Tai snorted coldly, and when he was about to leave to go back, he saw the mysterious black-robed man rushing towards Xiahou Ming and the others, and he was immediately interested, he wanted to see if this mysterious black-robed man would fight against the Xia family for the Red Feather Sword.
And Xiahou Ming had also noticed the movements of the mysterious black-clothed man, frowned slightly, and said secretly: "There is really constant trouble!" Xiahou Ming used the aura of his whole body to prevent the mysterious black-robed man from directly snatching the Red Feather Sword. However, obviously Xia Houming's worries were superfluous, and he saw the mysterious black-robed man staggering towards everyone, stopping two feet away, and the mysterious black-robed man arched his hand and said, "Dare to ask, but it's Brother Xia of the Xia family!"
Xia Houming nodded, and said secretly in his heart: "What should come is always coming!" However, under the premise of not understanding this person's purpose, Xia Houming still showed everyone's demeanor: "No, it's right below." May I ask who your Excellency is, and what is the important matter?" said Xia Houming tentatively.
"Brother Xia is polite, there is no name in the next generation, that is, I guess Brother Xia will not notice a small role like me, so don't mention it. I don't say dark words in front of the Ming people, and Brother Xia also knows the purpose of my coming. I don't know if Brother Xia is willing to cut his love and give up the Red Feather Sword to Zaixia, of course"
Xiahou Ming said secretly Sure enough, the purpose of this person is for the Red Feather Sword It seems that this person is also one of the people who knows the secret of the Red Feather Sword, but Xiahou Ming will not transfer what he has obtained to others, not to mention that this is a weapon that has the opportunity to be promoted to a mysterious weapon. Thinking of this, Xiahou Ming immediately interrupted the mysterious black-robed man and said, "Friend, I'm sorry, it's impossible to give you the Red Feather Sword, if you don't have anything else to do, you can leave first!" Xiahou Ming's tone was full of determination, without the slightest room for negotiation, completely denying the purpose of his stabbing.
"This, I also know that this is very abrupt, I really don't hide that the younger brother made a special trip to participate in this auction this time, the purpose is the Red Feather Sword, but I didn't expect Brother Xia to be so interested in the Red Feather Sword, as long as Brother Xia is willing to give up the Red Feather Sword to the next and is willing to buy it for 10 million, how about it?" The mysterious black-robed man didn't expect Xiahou Ming to refuse him so decisively, and continued without giving up.
"I'm sorry! I think Brother Tai still didn't understand what I meant, I won't change hands on the Akabane Sword, if Brother Tai doesn't have anything else to do, I'll leave first. Xia Houming said in a somewhat cold tone, and at the same time protected Xia Yang and the others behind him, with a cold glint in his eyes, and there was a tendency to do it immediately if he didn't agree with him.
The mysterious black-robed man saw Xiahou Ming's eyes showing a cold light, and immediately knew that his purpose this time would not be very smooth, so he hurriedly said with a smile: "Brother Xia, don't misunderstand, since Brother Xia has something important, I won't delay Brother Xia's time, I just hope that if Brother Xia changes his mind, please also ask Brother Xia to send someone to inform the younger brother, the younger brother is now settled in the Rugui Inn next to the City Lord's Mansion, and he will leave first!" Although the laughter of the mysterious black-robed man was sincere, his unique voice still made people extremely uncomfortable!
Xiahou Ming watched the mysterious black-robed man walk out of the auction house, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it was not that Xiahou Ming's cultivation was inferior to the other party, but he was worried about the people behind him, if he really made a move, the other party was desperate to attack Xia Yang and the others, Xia Houming would also feel quite tricky, not to mention that the auction house at the moment was mixed, maybe someone would fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the chaos to snatch the Red Feather Sword, so the consequences would be unimaginable, but fortunately, the two did not do it. Thinking of this, Xiahou Ming immediately said to Xia Yang and the others: "Let's go, go home!"
Wang Tai looked at this scene with some disappointment, and secretly sighed that the two did not make a move, thus losing an opportunity to snatch the Red Feather Sword. But he also knew that the two of them would never do it now, he was just really unwilling. Wang Tai shook his head and said, "Let's go."