Chapter 45: The Auction
The auction was arranged in the Treasure Pavilion, the largest restaurant in Qingyang Town, which is also the property of the Gu family, the largest family in Qingyang Town.
With the power of the Li family, it can be ranked in the upper class in Qingyang Town, but in the entire Izumo Empire, the top sky is just the middle and lower class, and it is not enough to see at all. There are many people who come here to participate in the auction, and even the masters of the Demon Venerable Realm are quite a few.
Qin Shuai followed the people of the Li family to take a seat, and a beautiful woman in a red skirt robe was introducing herself to everyone in the venue with that charming and delicate voice that made people's bones tingle: "The little girls are Gu Hongyu, the chief steward of the Gu family, and this year's auction will be presided over by my Gu family, thank you for your face." It's been more than ten years since the auction of our Izumo Empire was held, so I won't talk nonsense, and the rules are still the same as in previous years. The origin of this auction is absolutely true, it is a batch of boxes found in an ancient ruin, it is said that there are a lot of treasures in the box, such as pills, exercises, etc., and these are not mixed with the slightest falsehood, and the identity of the seller will be hidden, after the auction is over, the buyer pays the money on the same day, and the seller can also collect the money on the same day.
And everyone is the power of my Izumo Empire, in order not to hurt the harmony between the two sides, so in this auction, each bidder is up to ten times, and if there is still competition after more than ten times, then the auction will be temporarily closed, and the two sides will discuss the ownership of this auction item on their own, and if you have something to say, don't hurt the harmony.
Well, without further ado, the auction will start now. Hearing this Gu Hongyu simply say the rules of the auction, Qin Shuai secretly said that it was dangerous, fortunately he thought about it one step more in advance and found the Li family as a shield, otherwise he might be really in trouble this time. There are only ten bids at most, and the fear is that the two forces will have a grudge because of an auction. Ten times later, everyone secretly discussed a compromise and discussed the ownership of the secret box, and everyone was happy to make a move.
But if Qin Shuai comes to the auction by himself, if someone robs him, then after ten bids, the other party sees that Qin Shuai is a stranger or alone, then maybe what kind of decision will be made, coercion and robbery are possible.
At this time, Gu Hongyu on the stage waved his hand, and someone immediately brought up a box made of white jade, Gu Hongyu pointed to the secret box and said, "This secret box was excavated from a medium-sized sect in the ancient ruins. Although the name of the sect is unknown, the scale is not small, and judging by the material of its secret box, it should be used to hold elixirs and unrefined elixirs. Of course, it may be empty among them, or the elixir and elixir in it have rotted due to material problems, so you are cautious and offer a price of fifteen thousand, and each increase is not less than one thousand. ”
As soon as the words fell, a group of people began to bid, and after a few times, it had doubled. The price of a secret box that has been determined to contain elixirs is generally not too high, because there is too much uncertainty. Some pills can remain immortal and maintain their medicinal power after they are refined, but some pills have an age limit, and after you open the secret box, although it is not empty, it is a pile of medicinal mud without the slightest medicinal power.
Li Dasong asked in a low voice, "Is Gongzi Qin interested in this thing?"
Qin Shuai shook his head, for the situation of this auction, he only knew that there were a few good things in it that were guessed, as for whether there were other treasures that could be called treasures, he really didn't know, so Qin Shuai would not start until he saw his goal.
Li Dasong saw that Qin Shuai was not interested, but he bid twice and wanted to buy this secret box. For a small family like the Li family, the probability of opening exercises in the secret box is a bit low-level, and the price of the secret box of the exercise type is at least ten times more than that of the pill class, and the Li family can't afford it. So every year, the Li family will spend more than 100,000 taels of silver to shoot some elixir secret boxes, although most of them are empty, but there are always lucky times when there are one or two good things, and if you are lucky, you can return to the original as long as you are lucky. Several secret boxes were sold one after another at the auction, and Qin Shuai did not participate.
Until this time, Gu Hongyu asked people to take out a palm-sized secret box with a blood-red body and a strange pattern on it: "The origin of this secret box is somewhat interesting. A few decades ago, there was an ancient Demon Dao Sect inheritance, one of the seven sects and eight factions, the Wuxiang Demon Sect, wanted, and the Sword King City, one of the five major sword sects, also sent a master to snatch it. The battle between the two sides was a little fierce, and even directly destroyed the ancient ruins, which also made some small sects and scattered cultivators around take advantage of it and get a lot of benefits.
So over the years, the secret box produced by the Demon Dao Sect has also flowed out a lot, and some good things have also been opened in it, and the exercises practiced by the Demon Dao Sect should be related to blood, which belongs to the ultimate evil demons, so you should be cautious. And the secret boxes that have flowed out over the years are also real and fake, and some people directly take some garbage secret boxes of unknown origin to pretend to be, which also deceives many people. At present, this secret box has been determined by us, seven points of truth and three points of falsehood, whether it is an exercise or an elixir or other treasures, I can't see it, you should also be cautious, the reserve price is 200,000, and each bid is 10,000. ”
After listening to this introduction, there were really few people present bidding for the bid, especially those big forces, none of them participated in the bidding. It's not because they think the secret box is fake, it's because they're not interested in the things of the Demon Path because they are afraid of fame. The people who came to participate in the auction of this secret box were all the righteous sects of the empire, and it was easy for people to criticize the secret box produced in the Demon Dao, and if it was a practice, even if it was powerful, they could only cultivate secretly.
And if it is an elixir, it is also chicken ribs to a large extent. Because most of the pills produced by the Demon Dao were a little unsuitable for cultivators who were born in the Righteous Dao, and some of them would even cause backlash.
Qin Shuai's eyes narrowed at this time, and he whispered to Li Dasong: "Master Li, help me take this picture!"
Li Dasong nodded, and directly raised the sign and said: "Two hundred and fifty thousand!" Everyone present saw that the Li family was interested, and many people gave up directly. It's not that they're afraid of the Li family, it's that it's not worth bidding for such a risky thing.
But at this time, there was a bald man who had been bidding with Li Dasong, and both sides had already competed for 400,000 yuan, and they had reached the peak of ten bids.
The bald strong man glared, looked at Li Dasong and snorted coldly: "Master Li, my Dragon and Tiger Gang is so far away from your Qingyang Town, I haven't offended you, is it interesting for you to rob this thing with me?"
Other people in the righteous path were afraid that this secret box was a demonic thing and didn't want to shoot it, but this strong man was a gang reckless and didn't have this scruples.
Li Dasong arched his hand and smiled bitterly: "Gang Master Xie, I didn't mean that, I really want this secret box too." The three boys in my family all know it, but it is really a bit unsuccessful, and it can't be compared with his eldest brother. My Li family's family heirloom exercises focus on accumulation, and it is too slow for him to cultivate, so I want to try my luck and see if I can open a demon path exercise, after all, the demon path exercise focuses on quick success, I don't ask how stable his foundation is, I just want the realm to be faster. ”
Li Dasong's excuse is also reasonable, and the Xie gang leader of the Dragon and Tiger Gang thought for a while and said: "Since you want to help your son, my old Xie will not be embarrassed by you, 100,000 taels of silver, I will take the initiative to withdraw." ”
This kind of thing is very common in auctions, one party regresses, and the other party naturally has to pay some price. In all fairness, 100,000 taels of silver is a bit much, but anyway, the secret box was asked for by Qin Shuai, and the silver was also his, Li Dasong naturally didn't feel distressed, and directly agreed, and the secret box was also successfully photographed by Li Dasong.
Qin Shuai frowned, the cost of this secret box was a bit beyond his imagination, and it took 500,000 yuan to shoot it, directly selling out the silver he got from the Qin family. But fortunately, he cooperated with the Li family this time, otherwise if he only came by himself, then the Xie gang leader of the Dragon and Tiger Gang might not give him this face, at that time, Qin Shuai might have to make a cameo appearance as a bandit, and try to rob and kill halfway.
Qin Shuai did not participate in the next auction, and the most valuable things in this auction had already arrived in his hands, although there were still a few good things, Qin Shuai didn't care.
After the auction was over, Li Dasong took the silver that Qin Shuai gave him, handed over the money and said to Qin Shuai: "Qin Gongzi, please be patient, after the seller receives the money and confirms, the secret box will be delivered to the Li family tonight." ”
Qin Shuai said: "Okay, I will come to the Li family to get the secret box in the evening, and I will also hand over the follow-up purple gold to you." ”
Leaving the auction, Li Dasong returned directly to the Li family, and at this time, Han Yan, who had been away from Qingyang Town for several days, also happened to come back, he came to Li Dasong's side and whispered: "Family master, I got the news back from the Zhenqing Pavilion, then Qin Chong's identity is really problematic!"