Chapter 33: At the Auction [Second Update]
"Sir, please. As soon as Shi An heard what Yuan Miaozi said, he knew that the matter was important, so he was busy gathering his mind and listening attentively.
"I inquired, the last lot in tonight's auction, as Liu De said, is the beast pill, we will do our best to auction it. At noon, we heard that Liu De was also bound to win this thing, so a bid was inevitable in the evening. If we obtain the Beast Pill, although Liu De can't help me, he is afraid of his father, if we blatantly leave the Beast Pill in Zhen Yitang, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be forcibly taken away. So at tonight's auction, you and I will sit separately, and as soon as you get the beast pill, I will quietly give it to you, and you will immediately take it and rush to Zhen Yifang. In the afternoon, I had already agreed with Zhen Qing and given him the Beast Pill, and he began to refine the pill, and he also agreed that you would hide with him for the time being and wait for the pill to be refined. After the auction, I will rush back to the Sixiangguan as soon as possible, so that Liu De and the others will not be able to find the whereabouts of the beast pill and me. After staying for half a month to a month, the matter is calm, and I will sneak back to Kaiyuan City and take you back to the sect. Yuan Miaozi said.
"Actually, what I'm most worried about is another situation," Yuan Miaozi continued, "it's Luo Jue, an auction of this scale is held every two months, and usually the monks in the city participate. Na Luo Jue's right arm, the medical hall and the Danfang are powerless, maybe he will try his luck by participating in the auction with a glimmer of hope. It's okay if he doesn't attend, but once he arrives, he's very likely to recognize me, and he'll definitely come to me after the auction. The last time we fought, he was caught off guard, this time it's different, it's entirely possible for him to come up with a way to deal with me in advance, at that time I may not be able to get out of the way, if you are by my side, it will be even more dangerous, so it is better to stay in Zhen Yifang and wait for me to come back to pick you up. ”
"Sir, you have done my best, and I don't know how to thank you. As for that beast pill, we will do our best, it doesn't matter if we can't buy it, there will be a chance in the future. I don't want you to take such a risk for my sake. Shi An shook his head when he heard what Yuan Miaozi said.
"Silly boy, most of the demon beasts in Zhaoguo are first- and second-class, and the beast pill itself is extremely rare, not to mention the water-based beast pill, but there is no such shop in this village, and thirty or fifty medium-grade spirit stones are nothing compared to this. Besides, this matter is not so dangerous, not to mention that Luo Jue's participation in the auction is just a hypothesis, even if he really goes, he may not be able to recognize me, even if he recognizes me, he may not dare to fight me again, even if he fights me, I may not fail, take 10,000 steps back and say, even if I really lose, he will not dare to hurt my life, I have a way to leave here, you can rest assured. So despite the dangers, it's definitely worth taking those risks. I have no children, but I have always wanted to have a disciple who is intelligent, upright, sensible and filial, and you are the most satisfying child I have ever seen, so I am willing to take this risk for you. Speaking of which, Yuan Miaozi couldn't help but reveal her true feelings.
"Sir," Shi An choked up a little, in addition to Master and Master, Yuan Miaozi was the third person who filled his heart with gratitude and admiration. "Sir, I can already gather spiritual energy now, I believe that without that elixir, I will definitely be able to cultivate, you have taken such a big risk for me, how can I cultivate with peace of mind?"
"Zheng'an, I know that you have always been obsessed with avenging your master, although I don't want to see this, but from this I can see that you are an extremely filial and extremely determined person, which may be where your Dao heart lies. At noon, we saw Sun Lang following Luo Jue, he must have been favored by Wu Luobao, the three spirit roots of gold, fire and earth are very rare in Zhaoguo, and Wu Luobao will definitely do his best to build it. The absorption of three times the amount of your Spirit Absorbing Physique makes your cultivation no different from that of a single Spirit Root, how can you compare to him?"
"Sir, I won't avenge Master's revenge, if Master and his old man know under the spring, they will definitely not blame me, I just don't want you to take such a risk for me again, Master, I beg you. Shi An had already knelt on the ground, ignoring Yuan Miaozi's instructions, and blurted out his ancestor.
Yuan Miaozi helped Shi An with both hands, and said, "I have made up my mind, you just listen to me, besides, where did so many risks come from, maybe we thought too much and decided like this." You hold these things. After speaking, he handed Shi An a vial and a few spirit stones, and instructed: "This small half bottle of pill is Bigu Dan, and there are about forty or so pills left, I have wanted to give it to you for a long time, and I always forget it." I didn't bring water spirit stones, these dozen or so low-grade spirit stones are for you, if you need something, go buy some. Also, practice at the first opportunity in Zhen Yifang, don't run around outside. In these few contacts, I found out that Zhen Qing is an idiot and doesn't ask about the world, so he won't reveal your whereabouts, you can rest assured. Help him on weekdays, if you have the opportunity, you can learn some Danshu from him, and you can also take fewer detours in your future cultivation. ”
Finally, after thinking about it again, he took out the thread-bound book of "Four Elephant Heart Method" from the storage bag, and solemnly handed it to Shi Andao: "Zheng'an, this "Four Elephant Heart Method" is handed over to you, if the first layer is completed, you can practice the second layer by yourself." Remember, don't lose it. ”
Shi An couldn't, so he had to rely on Yuan Miaozi, pack his bags, and leave the inn.
It was evening, and the two arrived at the auction house in the center of the city. Shi An has never seen an auction, but he has heard a lot from Yuan Miaozi along the way.
The scale of the auction hall is not small, and it can accommodate two or three hundred people. The ticket for the auction was five spirit stones, and seeing that Shi An was just a monk in the Qi refining period, the gatekeeper was a little surprised, after all, such an occasion can only be entered by monks above the foundation building period, but seeing that there was a monk in the foundation building period next to him, he didn't say anything anymore, and after taking the ten spirit stones handed by Yuan Miaozi, he handed Yuan Miaozi two palm-sized jade plates that emitted faint fluorescence, which were written "Erbai Shilu" and "Qi Shijiu" respectively, which were particularly eye-catching against the background of fluorescence.
"This is a sign of a price increase at auction, and a single example means a minimum price increase. Don't mess around, if you can't get out the spirit stone in the transaction, it will be a violation, and you must deal with it according to the rules of the auction house. ”
After Yuan Miaozi introduced the function of this jade plaque to Shi An, he led him to find a position in the back row by the door and sat down. Yuan Miaozi said to Shi An: "You better stay away from me, and try not to let others see that we are together." So Shi An found a place some distance away from Yuan Miaozi and sat down.
The auction participants came in one after another, and when the seats were basically full, all the fluorites above the seats were extinguished, leaving only a piece of fluorite the size of a millstone in the center of the room, and the auction officially began in the bright light.
A middle-aged man walked to the auction table in the center, clasped his hands into fists and said: "Thank you for participating in tonight's auction, you may not know me, Zhang Yaoming is the guest of the auction house." Normally, the auction will not come forward in person, but because there is an important item in today's lot, in order to prevent unpleasantness during the auction process, the auction hall specially asked me to preside over it. By the way, I forgot to mention that it is in the middle of Yudan. ”
The auction table immediately became noisy, the auction in Kaiyuan City is generally presided over by a monk in the foundation building period, and it is indeed extremely rare for a monk in the middle stage of the festival to be presided over, after all, the middle stage of the festival is also a rare figure in the country of Zhaoguo, and he generally disdains to participate in small-scale auctions. Today's situation must also mean that the finale lot is definitely full of weight, and it will be a long time to make a name for yourself in this auction
"Okay, the auction has officially begun, and here is the first lot, everyone please take a look," Zhang Yaoming picked up the first jade box on the table, opened it and took out a fist-sized brown stone, "This thing is miscellaneous jade, refining accessories, known for its super hardness, and can be added by monks who usually build magic weapons to enhance the strength of magic weapons." The reserve price of this miscellaneous jade is one hundred and eighty spirit stones, and the price increase is not less than five spirit stones each time. Okay, the auction begins. ”
"One hundred and eighty-five," Zhang Yaoming shouted when he saw someone holding up a sign, "One hundred and ninety, is there anything else?" Eh, I said, do you lift or not raise the number 323 Daoist, oh, lift, okay, someone has come out to 200, is there any?"
"Two hundred and two. "Someone directly quoted a high price.
There was silence on the field, and no one raised any more cards. This thing is an ordinary thing, and it is mainly used by monks in the Yudan period, and most of the people on the field are in the foundation building period, so the competition is not fierce.
"Is there anything higher, two hundred and twenty-one, two hundred and twenty-two, two hundred and twenty-three, good deal, No. 65 Taoist friends, please come to the stage, we will deliver. Zhang Yaoming quickly completed the sale of the first lot, and although the price was not expensive, it was nearly 20% higher than the reserve price.
A monk in the late stage of foundation building came to the stage and handed over the spirit stone, and happily took the miscellaneous jade, presumably to make some preparations for refining the magic weapon after the Dan.
Yuan Miaozi is closing his eyes at the moment, and he only pays attention to the last one of all the lots here, so he has not paid much attention to the movements on the field.
Shi An's seat was five feet away from Yuan Miaoko, and since it was his first time participating in the auction, he felt very new about everything, so he couldn't take his eyes off what was happening on the field.
"Okay, it's the second lot now, everyone, please look at this magic weapon," Zhang Yaoming picked up the second jade box on the table, and after opening it, there was a small axe with a ruler length, he picked up the axe, and with a little thought, the axe suddenly turned into an eight-foot-long giant axe, surrounded by a little spiritual energy, and only waved it lightly to the ground, and a golden light flew out, drawing a long crack on the three-inch-thick floor.