Chapter 9: Auctions
With the sound of a hammer, the auction officially began, and the noisy auction hall gradually quieted down.
"Hello everyone, I am Shui Yao, the head of the Yunqin General Pavilion of the Hundred Treasure Pavilion! Thank you for your continued support, this auction is now officially started!"
The auction was presided over by a young woman in her twenties, who was dressed in a gorgeous dress and looked very mature and stable, and unlike the "hostesses" of this world who were responsible for guiding the guests, this one was obviously much higher. From the whispered discussion, Hong Feng also learned that this person seemed to have a lot of fame in the capital. Because of her temperament and beauty, but also because of her identity and means.
has no memory, and Xiao Xin can provide too little information, so Hong Feng is still completely passive now. His current strength is too low, and he is blind in the troubled waters of the imperial capital, if he doesn't understand the situation and clarify his position as soon as possible, if he is not careful, he will perish in this dispute with the Hong family.
The royal family and the four great families are the five major groups of Yun Qin's forces, and among the forces that surpass Yun Qin, Baibao Pavilion is one step ahead of the other two. There are branches in the national capitals and important cities of various countries, and there is not only one Baibao Pavilion, they are obviously a force above the empire. They must have learned more of the truth than the Empire, Hong Feng wanted to ask them, but his current strength simply did not allow him to think about this. The branches of Baibao Pavilion, Piaoxianglou, and Tianxuanmen stationed in the imperial capital are weaker than the imperial family, which is equivalent to the family, and the three check and balance each other, and generally do not participate in the struggle within the empire.
"Take one step at a time, now it's better to focus on the present, improve your strength, there is still time!" Hong Feng thought to himself. It's no wonder that Hong Feng suddenly became anxious and cranky, because he saw the host of the auction, she was Wang Xuan's first realm.
Yun Qin's Wang Xuan can't be counted as much, at least on the surface, other empires are similar to Yun Qin. If they can let her reach the Wang Xuan realm at the age of twenty, then how terrifying will the power to cultivate her be? If they can cultivate a young Wang Xuan, they can cultivate a second one, and what is the strength of the old monsters in their forces? Although they will not interfere with the world casually, who can guess what those people think?
In his previous life, he had always been an "immortal" in the mouth of mortals, and Hong Feng, who was at the apex, was really not used to his fate being controlled by others, and lived in fear all day long.
Sooner or later, the Hong family will be involved in the center of the power struggle, and Hong Feng not only wants to ensure his own safety, but if he can, he also wants to protect the Hong family. He has no feelings for the people of the Hong family, he will not suddenly die for the Hong family, and he will not be desperately responsible for the children and grandchildren who have crossed over and possessed others. However, he still has a good impression of the Hong family, and he has indeed received the favor of others, so he can't be ungrateful. The other is, Hong Ying. Hong Ying said that she had amnesia, and she had no blood relationship with the Hong family, so she actually had nothing to do with the Hong family. However, she is the same as Hong Feng, and she wants to repay the kindness of the Hong family.
The premise of everything is enough strength, otherwise let alone protecting the Hong family, when the nest of the Hong family is subverted, the safety of his and Hong Ying's lives will not be guaranteed. Hong Feng definitely didn't want Hong Ying to have an accident, he was under a lot of pressure. Hong Feng is a pessimist who likes to think about the worst in everything. Fortunately, he still has time to grow, and the future will not be as bad as he thinks.
"The next thing to be auctioned is three Tongluo grasses. Although everyone knows this spirit grass very well, here I will briefly introduce that Tongluo grass has the effect of dredging and expanding the meridians, and it also has a certain effect on ordinary meridian blockages. The starting price is 3,000 gold coins, and each increase must not be less than 100 gold coins, and the auction is now open!"
As the auction progressed, some ordinary heavenly treasures were also auctioned in front, and finally it was the turn of Tongluo Grass, and Hong Feng suddenly cheered up.
"Three thousand five hundred gold coins!"
"Four thousand gold coins!"
"Four thousand three hundred gold coins!" ......
The sound of bidding kept coming, but after the 10,000 gold coin mark, no one shouted the price, so Hong Feng shouted: "12,000 gold coins!"
12,000 gold coins, equivalent to the purchasing power of 1.2 million yuan in the previous life, and the market value of the three Tongluo grasses is almost this price. When people heard the VIP in the box shouting this price, they gave up their plans to bid, Tongluo grass is not very rare, and it was not a thankless auction, and it offended the people in the VIP box.
Just when Shui Yao was about to drop the hammer, someone raised the price again:
"Twelve thousand one hundred gold coins!"
"Huh?" Hong Feng frowned, "Thirteen thousand one hundred gold coins!"
"Fifteen thousand gold coins!"
"Fifteen thousand one hundred gold coins!"
Hong Feng's expression became very ugly, and his heart was more disgusting than eating a fly, and he knew that the one who deliberately opposed him was Li Lan in the breadbox. This Li Lan made up his mind that he couldn't get along with him, even if he photographed Tongluocao like this, it would cost many times the price, which was not worth it at all. However, Hong Feng didn't want to wait until the next time Tongluo Grass appeared, and who knew if there was any obstruction next time. Besides, if he gave up like this, he really couldn't swallow that breath.
"Damn Li Lan, if you have a chance in the future, I'm afraid I have to beat you!" Hong Feng whispered, and then said into the "microphone": "How about the friend on the other side give Ben a little face?"
"It's ridiculous, how big can you Hong Dashao's face, what if I don't give it?" Li Lan replied disdainfully.
"Li Lan, I don't care about you in the face of the abbot, don't give me an inch!"
"Haha, a waste who can't cultivate, actually said that he didn't care about me for the sake of my grandfather's face, he just didn't know what to say! Hong Dashao, do you still have money to increase the price, if you don't have money, go back to Hongfu, don't come to Baibao Pavilion to be embarrassed!"
Hong Feng slapped the table in front of him on which the items were placed, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, good, good! Li Lan, you remembered it for me! Fifteen thousand two hundred gold coins!"
"You angry and ruined look, I'll remember it well, fifteen thousand three hundred gold coins!"
"Fifteen thousand four hundred gold coins!"
"Fifteen thousand five hundred gold coins!"
"Fifteen thousand six hundred gold coins!"
"Fifteen thousand seven hundred gold coins!" ......
The bidding between Hong Dashao and Li Dashao seems to continue forever, and those who come to the auction completely forget that they are here for the auction at the moment, so they can enjoy their performances for a long time.
"Bang!" A huge hammer sound interrupted the "bidding" of the two, Shui Yao finally couldn't help it, "Do the two of you treat Baibao Pavilion as a flyover, and you can't wait to perform a monkey show here?" For the sake of the face of the two Xiangguo, forget it this time, next time, don't blame us Baibao Pavilion for not being merciful, and directly blasting the two out." Tongluocao is delayed, let's bid ......"
Hong Feng and Li Lan both understood that Baibao Pavilion was not simple, and they were indeed hindering the auction, and they accepted Shui Yao's warning silently. Hong Feng's face was gloomy, of course he would not affect his mood for Li Lan, but he was undoubtedly affected by him.
The Tongluo grass was delayed, and Hong Feng was also a little worried, so he had no guarantee that the three Tongluo grasses could reach his hands. If he wants to build a foundation, he must build a foundation Dan, this is just the first step of his cultivation, and he can't even pass this level, so he still stays in Hongfu and waits for death. The so-called no difficulties to go up, there are difficulties to overcome difficulties, Hong Feng is definitely not willing to be a waste and let others slaughter.
"The next item we want to bid on is the finale item of this auction, which is the heirloom jade seal of the ancient Jiang Kingdom!"
As soon as Shui Yao's words fell, the auction first fell silent, and even the sound of people gasping could be heard, and then in an instant, the auction hall was noisier than ever before.
The five eras of the Tianxuan Continent - the Archean era, the oldest era, when the heavens and the earth began to evolve; followed by the Proterozoic era, the beginning of the proteroarctic heaven and earth, and the birth of gods and demons, so this era is also called the "age of gods and demons"; and then the ancient era, the ancient era of gods and demons died out, human beings flourished, and reached the peak of civilization, that era is also called the "golden age"; In the following ancient times, human civilization was already going downhill, but it was just stained with the light of ancient civilization and gnawing at the old books, and the era in which Hong Feng lived was called modern, also called the "era of the end of the law".
Not to mention the age of gods and demons, the prosperity of the golden age is unimaginable to modern people. Ancient times have been inherited since ancient times, and although they are going downhill, they are still much better than modern times. Jiang was a relatively famous dynasty in ancient times, and once became one of the top countries in the Tianxuan Continent, but it was also overturned by the long river of time, covering up its brilliance. The heirloom jade seal of the Jiang Kingdom is definitely not just a symbol of the imperial power of an ancient country, and it is even possible to find the treasures left by the ancient Jiang Kingdom with it. Such a priceless thing, why didn't Baibao Pavilion keep it for himself and take it out for auction?
You know, before this auction began, no one had heard of this thing being auctioned, so why didn't Baibao Pavilion publicize it well and sell it for a higher price? Moreover, even if this thing has no other value, the value of its symbolism alone cannot be measured by money. Could it be that the Hundred Treasure Pavilion wanted to use this to muddy the waters of Yun Qin? So, what was their purpose?
Hong Feng couldn't help but think of a lot, Hong Feng could think of it, and everyone could think of it, so the auction hall suddenly became so noisy and noisy.
The era of gods and demons is too far away from the ancient era, and what has been handed down is just legends, but what has been left of ancient times has historical facts. The strength of Jiang is far from being comparable to the current Yunqin countries, in the final analysis, Yunqin and other empires can only dominate in such a small corner. The outer world is much larger, and they are not even qualified to step into it. The area of the Heavenly Mountains and Forests was once the capital of the ancient Jiang Kingdom, and if you want to say that there is anything left by the ancient Jiang Kingdom, Yun Qin, who is the closest to it, has the best chance to get it. However, the Hundred Treasure Pavilion has obviously made plans, and this time I am afraid that the wind will rise.