Chapter 14: The Storm Rises Again
After Wang Tai called the price once, there was no other movement, like a stone thrown into the lake, but it only caused a ripple, on the contrary, the Xu family did not stop there, but participated in this seemingly calm, but in fact turbulent competition, as time slipped away, the price of the Red Feather Sword also rose to the price of three million and three hundred thousand.
Everyone thought that this short period of calm would continue for a while, but they did not expect that the accident would come soon, only to hear a burst of unusually hoarse, lifeless, and cold words in the voice, which reached everyone's ears!
"Four million!"
Although everyone didn't want to hear such a sound again, they couldn't stop the curiosity in their hearts, thinking in their hearts, who could make such a sound, everyone followed the source of the sound, and finally found the owner of the voice in an inconspicuous place in the hall, only to see that this person was shrouded in black robes, and even his head was covered tightly by a huge black hat, and all the people could not judge whether this person was a man or a woman, an old man or a young girl. Everyone tried hard to find even the slightest bit of information about this person in their minds, but unfortunately everyone had no impression of this person at all.
The voice of discussion remembered, and only one person said to his friends around him: "This black-robed man, who is it? How come he has never seen it, is it the master of the three great families who have hidden it?"
His friend said uncertainly: "It shouldn't be a person from the three great families, if such a person is a master of the three great families, he will definitely not reveal his identity and arouse the vigilance of the other two families, so won't the gain outweigh the loss?" I think this person is very likely to be a figure from other places, and he only occasionally passes by here, which coincides with the auction." After saying that, the man kept nodding his head to confirm his thoughts.
His friend felt that what he said was also reasonable, and did not refute it. He said: "Yes, if this person is from my Red Leaf City, even if he rarely shows up, we will more or less have some faces, and the only explanation can only be that this person is indeed from other places!"
Xia Houming looked at the black-robed man through the room, a trace of pure spiritual power quietly and carefully comprehended the cultivation of the black-robed man, just when the spiritual power was about three zhang away from the black-robed man, when Xiahou Ming just wanted to control the spiritual power further, his spiritual power disappeared without a trace, if it weren't for Xiahou Ming's face was slightly pale, no one would know that he would suffer such a dark loss.
Xiahou Ming can be sure that the cultivation of the black-robed man is not under him, and it is not excluded that the other party will have treasures that cover the cultivation, but despite this, it will not discourage the determination to get the Red Feather Sword, Xiahou Ming looked at the black-robed man with solemn eyes, and what surprised Xiahou Ming was that the black-robed man actually turned his head to Xiahou Ming's location following his gaze, as if he had discovered Xiahou Ming's actions just now.
Xiahou Ming didn't expect this person to have such a keen sense, and his heart suddenly classified this person as a dangerous person, Xiahou Ming decided to wait and see the incident first, Xia Houming vaguely felt that this person also knew the secret of the Red Feather Sword, and it was possible that this person was coming for the Red Feather Sword.
Xu Yuansheng also guessed the origin of the black-robed man, among the people he had met, there was no resemblance to this person, Xu Yuansheng knew that walking in the world of martial artists was the most important thing to cultivate, but when his personal strength was not outstanding, he still couldn't compete with local forces, so Xu Yuansheng didn't give up because of the other party's cultivation, Xu Yuansheng shouted: "Four million and two million." ”
The atmosphere at the scene became more and more tense, as if a new round of bidding would be triggered at any time. As if he didn't know the Xu family's power in Red Leaf City, the black-robed man said in his hoarse voice, "Four and a half million." ”
The crowd at the auction hall was extremely excited, they had not encountered such an auction event for a long time, remembering that the last time the best treasure was auctioned, it was only sold for three million two hundred thousand, and now the price has far exceeded three two hundred thousand, and this is not the final price, everyone began to look forward to what kind of high price the Akabane Sword would eventually be auctioned.
The night wolf has basically been determined, the mysterious black-robed man who came out halfway definitely knows the secret of the Red Feather Sword, the night wolf is very hesitant in his heart, whether he still wants to participate in the final competition, the development of the situation is gradually beyond his imagination, the three major families are not the team of the night blue wolf can deal with, not to mention that now there is a mysterious person who does not know how to cultivate, the night blue wolf hesitated and decided again and again to give up, whether it is price or strength, the night blue wolf does not have an advantage.
In terms of price, it is already close to reaching the limit of the night wolf's heart, after all, the expenses of an adventure organization itself are already very large, especially the casualties are the biggest problem for all adventure organizations, plus the recent treasure hunting expedition on the periphery of the red leaf forest has not gained much, otherwise the night wolf would not have bought three weapons in this auction to expand the strength of the team, so as to win a place in future expeditions.
The night wolf unwillingly looked at the red feather sword that would have belonged to him, and then looked in the direction of the Xia family, and finally the night wolf directed his gaze at the mysterious black-robed man, the night wolf didn't think about snatching it halfway, but he quickly dispelled the idea that this might bring him ruin.
Xia Yang didn't know how powerful the best treasure was, but Xia Yang knew that the last auction of the best treasure didn't get such a high price, Xia Yang's heart was full of doubts, his father had been preoccupied since he auctioned the Red Feather Sword, could it be that the Red Feather Sword really had a secret that no one else knew? Thinking of this, Xia Yang locked his gaze on the Red Feather Sword, to his disappointment, Xia Yang still didn't find the difference, Xia Yang, who was more puzzled, turned his eyes to his father, and at this time, Xiahou Ming also turned his gaze to Xia Yang, Xiahou Ming saw his son's puzzled gaze, and was immediately relieved.
Xiahou Ming did not immediately explain his son's doubts, but turned around and glanced at the Red Feather Sword on the auction floor with a solemn expression. Turning his gaze to Xia Yang again, Xia Houming said: "Originally, my father thought that the Red Feather Sword was just an ordinary best treasure, but he didn't expect that the Red Feather Sword actually contained a trace of the power of heaven and earth in the sword body, although this trace of the power of heaven and earth was extremely weak, but it existed, so it was destined to be more than the best treasure. ”
Xiahou Ming paused slightly, thinking that Xia Yang did not understand the role of "potential", and then Xiahou Ming explained the wonders of "potential" to Xia Yang in detail.
Xia Yang listened carefully to his father's description of the wonderful use of "potential", at first Xia Yang was only a little surprised, and finally understood the incredibleness of "potential".
After Xia Yang digested the information that his father had just said, Xia Yang re-locked his eyes on the Red Feather Sword, and observed for a long time, it may be that the cultivation is not enough Xia Yang still did not find any clues, Xia Yang shook his head helplessly, and thought to himself: If it wasn't for his father telling him personally, Xia Yang would definitely not believe that the seemingly ordinary Red Feather Sword still hides such a big secret.
Xia Yang also finally understood the reason why the Red Feather Sword was more expensive than the usual best treasures. At the same time, knowing his father's determination to win the Red Feather Sword, Xia Yang couldn't help but be a little worried, thinking that it would take a lot of twists and turns to get the Red Feather Sword, not to mention the Xu and Wang families, the mysterious black-robed man who jumped out alone was also a strong contender.
Xia Yang thought of this time, and immediately turned his gaze to the mysterious black-robed man, only to see that the mysterious man was covered by a wide black robe, and the black robe was made of unknown materials, and occasionally a trace of black light flashed on the surface, which looked extremely mysterious.
Xia Yang just wanted to use his spiritual power to probe the reality of the other party, but was interrupted by his father's voice. I only heard Xiahou Ming say: "Don't use spiritual power to detect the other party, this person's cultivation is not under the father, and the mental power is extremely keen, just before the father used spiritual power to probe this person, the spiritual power was discovered by this person before it was close, and then this person swept his gaze here, from this point it can be seen that this person has a strong ability to control spiritual power." Therefore, Yang'er, you better not use your spiritual power to probe, so as not to arouse this person's suspicion!"
Xia Yang nodded, a little disappreciative in his heart, despite this, Xia Yang still obeyed his father's words, did not use spiritual power, although his spiritual power is not weak, but compared to the use of spiritual power by the strong people in the solid Yuan period, there must still be a gap, although his spiritual power is different from ordinary people, with the growth of cultivation, it is also slowly improving, but the improvement is very pitiful, having said that, but after a long time, with the growth of cultivation, there is still an obvious effect. This is Xiayang's unique advantage!
What interrupted Xia Yang's thoughts was the auction boom outside, it turned out that just now the Xia family finally chose to make a move, and the price at this time rose directly from the original 4.5 million to 5 million. Xia Yang looked at the somewhat chaotic auction scene, especially after the Xia family intervened, Xia Yang smiled helplessly, it seems that there are not a few people who pay attention to the Xia family!
When the night wolf heard the auctioneer say that the Xia family was asking for five million, his heart tightened, and he said secretly: "Could it be that the Xia family also knows the secret about the Red Feather Sword?" It should be impossible, presumably the Xia family is just participating in the last auction item and going through the motions, because he has already found out what the main purpose of the Xia family coming to the auction is just now, and the Xia family has already achieved its goal." The night wolf comforted himself so much in his heart, but the uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger. This makes the night wolf feel very uncomfortable!
"Brother Chang, what am I talking about, the Xia family will definitely not sit idly by and watch the Red Feather Sword be obtained by others, and will definitely make a move, it seems that the winner of the Red Feather Sword is still too early to talk about it!" Shi Kui said to the ordinary people beside him.
"Yes, I didn't expect Brother Shi Kui to see it thoroughly, and I really didn't misread my brother. However, there are accidents in everything, and my intuition tells me that it will take some twists and turns for the Xia family to get the Red Feather Sword, and you see that mysterious black-robed man may be one of the Xia family's biggest competitors. Chang Renjie analyzed.
In room five, Wang Tai's face was gloomy, and the teacup in his hand shattered into several pieces with a "click". Wang Tai casually threw the broken teacup into the corner, and a cold snort came out of his mouth. Wang Tai couldn't wait to raze the Xia family to the ground now, although he was prepared, but with only the remaining seven million gold coins, it was still far from enough according to the current form.
Wang Tai didn't understand in his heart how an ordinary superb treasure could be auctioned for such a high price? Could it be that there was going to be turmoil in the empire? Wang Tai denied this idea in his heart, the Wang family did not say that it was not a powerful family in the empire, but it could only be regarded as a medium in Ningzhou. However, the Ghost King Sect is one of the top ten gangs in the empire, although his son Wang Yu has not officially joined the Ghost King Sect, but in the Ghost King Sect, the well-known Wang Yu is valued by the elders of the inner gate and has been accepted as a disciple, and now it is only a name, so many disciples in the sect have correspondence with Wang Yu, which makes the Wang family faster than other families in getting the news, so Wang Tai denied the idea just now.
Wang Tai unconsciously looked at the Red Feather Sword, but he hadn't seen the difference from other superb treasures? Wang Tai's eyes flashed, and he suddenly thought, Could it be that the Red Feather Sword is hiding an unknown secret? Is it a clue to open a treasure in a certain place? The more Wang Tai thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, but this made Wang Tai even more angry.
Wang Tai now hopes that the person who can shoot the Red Feather Sword is the mysterious black-robed man, so that the Wang family can still have a chance to snatch it in the hands of this person. After all, the strong dragon can't suppress the ground snake, if it is included in the Xia family, the current Wang family will not have half a chance.
The strength of the Xia family, in addition to the City Lord's Mansion, also knows a little about his Wang family, which is why the Wang family has to climb the big tree of the Ghost King Sect. As far as Wang Tai knew, even if the Xu and Wang families joined forces, they would not be the opponents of the Xia family. It can be seen that the strength of the Xia family is strong!
Wang Tai watched the competition between the Xia family and the mysterious person, but he was like an insignificant person watching the play, which was simply a shame for the Wang family, and now he was very much looking forward to the Red Feather Sword being won by the mysterious black-robed man, so that he could not only give himself the opportunity to snatch the Red Feather Sword, but also humiliate the Xia family in front of everyone, thinking of this, Wang Tai even wanted something to happen.
When Xu Yuansheng learned that the Xia family had made a move, he already knew that another confrontation between the Xia family and the Wang family was about to be staged, and the Xu family didn't have much hope for the Red Feather Sword, of course, the premise was that the Xu family didn't know the secret hidden by the Red Feather Sword. However, thinking about the reaction of the Xu family when they learned the secret of the Red Feather Sword, Xu Yuansheng would definitely regret not participating at that time, even if there was little hope, but it could also reflect the strength foundation of the three major families in Red Leaf City, which is not to be mentioned later. At this time, Xu Yuansheng was thinking about how to make the relationship between the Xia and Wang families worse, so as to regain the status of the first family in Red Leaf City in the future.
The Xia family didn't know how much turmoil the Xia family's shot would cause, but even if the Xia family knew, it would not change because of this, after a short period of calm, the auction scene ushered in a lively scene, Wang Tai did not choose to retreat because of the Xia family's shot, Wang Tai thought that even if he couldn't get the Red Feather Sword, he would have to pay more for the Xia family.
"Five and a half million"
For ordinary top-grade treasures, a one-time increase of 500,000 gold coins is basically rare, but compared to the Red Feather Sword, this is nothing.
Five million gold coins can at least make a small family worry about food and clothing for a hundred years, and now it is only used to auction a superb treasure, which has to sigh people's different fates.