Chapter 10, Treasure Map, Alchemist
"Jiang State is one of the three overlords of the last group of countries at the end of ancient times, and it is also the last country to perish in ancient times. Some other lands were either occupied by other empires, or were seized by some great powers of the time to establish kingdoms. Yun Qin is the orthodoxy of Jiang Guo's inheritance, so Jiang Guo's heirloom jade seal has a special meaning to Yun Qin people......" Shui Yao has always maintained a delicate smile, introducing the ancient Jiang Kingdom.
It has a special significance for the people of Yun Qin, and it is not even more so for the royal family of Yun Qin? Hong Feng observed with interest for a while, and sighed in his heart: "It is worthy of being a force that surpasses the empire, even the royal family of the largest empire dares to blackmail, if the royal family of Yun Qin does not take pictures of this heirloom jade seal, I am afraid they will become the laughing stock of all countries." "Rather than directly negotiating terms with the royal family, Baibao Pavilion chose to put it up for auction, on the one hand, it is also to show their position of not ally with secular forces.
"Many friends suspect that this heirloom jade seal contains information about the treasures of the Jiang Kingdom, but we in the Hundred Treasure Pavilion have studied for a while, and we have not been able to discover the secret. As we all know, the demise of Jiang Guo is an internal strife, so it cannot be ruled out that Jiang Guo really has the possibility of leaving a treasure. However, the treasure is obtained by those who are destined, and cannot be forced. The probability that this jade seal contains treasure information is very small, so if you don't count it, the starting price is 50 million gold coins, and each increase in price must not be less than 1 million gold coins!" Shui Yao finished speaking, and knocked on the auction hammer.
"100 million gold coins!" As soon as the hammer fell, a deep shouting sound came from a box.
Although the price increased by 50 million all at once, everyone knows that this is just the beginning.
"130 million!"
"One hundred and fifty million!" ......
Although Hong Feng lost his memory and didn't know who they were, most of the people who dared to ask for the price were princes, and even if the other forces had such financial resources, it would not be good to participate this time, otherwise it would be considered that they would be suspected of replacing the Yunqin royal family.
What made Hong Feng strange was that since the Seven Princes followed Li Lan into the Li family's box, they had not shouted a word of price, until the ancient Jiang Guochuan Jade Seal was auctioned by the Great Prince at a price of 370 million gold coins. Isn't this the purpose of the princes this time, why didn't the Seventh Prince compete with other princes, did he just come to see the play?
You must know that the princes took pictures of the jade seal of the country, of course, to dedicate it to the emperor. This move can not only please the emperor, but the emperor will naturally not treat the prince who offers the treasure badly. As long as whoever has the capital to auction the jade seal, what they are doing is a sure deal. The other princes were all fighting, but the seven princes didn't have any reaction.
Hong Feng was not interested in knowing what the Seven Princes were thinking, leaving it to the other princes to worry about. Through this auction, Hong Feng also knew some more specific situations. Although the eldest prince does not have the advantage of the eldest son, this time it seems that he has received the most support, and the other princes will be slightly inferior. Maybe the Seventh Prince also had the idea of fighting in this regard, but no one knew his information, but the general strength of the other princes was revealed.
Three hundred and seventy billion silver coins...... Hong Feng couldn't help but smack his tongue, a prince can actually come up with so much money, obviously there are many forces standing behind him. The competition for the crown prince is becoming more and more fierce, and some forces have begun to take sides.
The sooner you stand in line, the faster you die, this is a general law, so some big forces have not made any moves yet. With the support of the Li family, the Seventh Prince could have taken this heirloom jade seal this time, why didn't he do it this time? Hong Feng couldn't figure it out, and he didn't bother to think about it, he was not a prince. A small action can involve many interests, and Hong Feng doesn't have much interest in politics. It's just that if he doesn't understand the situation, he can't feel at ease, although the affairs of the Hong family don't have to worry about him as a junior now.
The Seven Princes are the deepest central machine of all the princes, and at the same time, they also have the greatest hope of seizing the crown - Hong Feng came to this conclusion after this incident. Of course, it's just that from a superficial point of view, things deeper and farther haven't been seen by Hong Feng now.
Even the bidding for the finale items has been completed, and the auction should come to an end, Shui Yao knocked on the auction hammer and said, "It stands to reason that the auction is over, but this time, Baibao Pavilion still wants to do a special business with you!"
The person who was about to leave also stopped when he heard this, and looked at Shui Yao suspiciously.
Shui Yao smiled playfully and beckoned like a naughty little girl. Although her image is very different from her, she also has a unique flavor like this, which makes the young men of the imperial capital who came to participate in the auction lose their minds for a while.
Hong Feng was not attracted, but his interest in Shui Yao also increased a little. This woman's background is not simple, I am afraid that she is the descendant of the core figures of the Baibao Pavilion headquarters, and her talent, strength, appearance, temperament, and scheming are all of the highest quality, even if she only shows her appearance, temperament and wisdom, it is enough to make the young and the prince of the imperial capital moved.
The two guards of the Hundred Treasure Pavilion, after Shui Yao made a gesture, each carried a piece of animal skin to the auction table and put the animal skin on the display table of the auction table.
"We have a treasure map in the Hundred Treasure Pavilion, and we have been enlightened for many years, but we still don't have any clues, we only know that the location of the treasure is in the area of the Tianjue Mountain and Forest. Shui Yao said, showing everyone one of the treasure maps.
Treasure maps are the same as any other treasure map, with simple iconic lines and textual notes, but these are ancient characters that modern people can't read.
"We have no chance with this great opportunity, and we only hope to find someone who is destined to win the treasure, so that we can also open our eyes. Therefore, our Hundred Treasure Pavilion specially copied four hundred copies of the treasure map and sold them in the Hundred Treasure Pavilion, the imperial capital of the four empires, with 10,000 gold coins each!"
The auction, which was originally about to end, also blew up because of Shui Yao's words.
The text on the treasure map is ancient, and although few people know it, it is not extinct. And this treasure map is marked with ancient characters, which is obviously a treasure map of ancient times. As long as you overcome all the difficulties and get the treasures left over from the ancient times, then it is very likely to obtain the inheritance of the heavens. Everyone's hearts were beating faster, and their eyes were shining with a scorching light.
At this time, Hong Feng put the "microphone" to his lips and said with a sneer: "Baibao Pavilion is really a good method! Just take out a piece of broken animal skin and draw two strokes will sell it for 10,000 gold coins, do you think you are selling golden tickets?"
Hong Feng's words made the noisy auction hall instantly quiet, and everyone turned their attention to the box of the Hong family.
Hong Feng is a famous gentleman in the capital, and everyone in the capital knows about it. But because Hong Feng was jealous of his father, he never dared to really make any big mistakes, otherwise Hong Feng's life would not have been so easy. Some other sons of the family who do not seek to be motivated are also very restricted, such as killing people and setting fires, robbing people's daughters, and other things, they dare not do. Even if their backstage is hard, they really make a big mistake and pay the price.
When it comes to gentlemen, people are always prejudiced and think they are stupid. In fact, this is not the case, they can form a notoriety and be at ease, all because they are clever. For example, what you can't mess with must not be messed with.
And the Hundred Treasure Pavilion is an existence that cannot be provoked, and even the prince does not dare to oppose them openly.
Originally, with Hong Feng's cleverness, he was obviously told by his elders that Baibao Pavilion could not be provoked, and it was impossible for him to say such arrogant words that slap Baibao Pavilion in the face, and not long ago, he and Li Lan were warned by Baibao Pavilion. So, everyone is very strange and curious, Baibao Pavilion's reaction.
Shui Yaodai frowned slightly, looked at the Hong family's box and said: "Our Hundred Treasure Pavilion can guarantee that this time we are selling a treasure map of undiscovered treasures, although we can't get any clues with our strength, but it's not expensive to spend 10,000 gold coins to buy a chance." Of course, you can decide whether to spread the treasure map you bought back or not, or you can wait for the treasure map to spread all over the country. ”
"Anyway, no one can tell whether it's true or fake, it's not your Baibao Pavilion mouth......!
"Shut up!" Rao was always polite to the guests, and Shui Yao, who was recognized as good-tempered, couldn't help but get angry.
"Hehe, are you annoyed and angry when I say it? Since Miss Shui told me to shut up, I won't say anything, I want a copy too!"
Shui Yao didn't pay any attention to Hong Feng anymore, and said to everyone in the auction hall: "We Baibao Pavilion never buy and sell, whether it is an auction or an ordinary transaction, it is voluntary for both parties. Integrity is the foundation of our Treasure Pavilion, and we have never turned our backs on this principle. This time, too, if you can trust our Baibao Pavilion, you can choose whether to spend 10,000 gold coins to buy this opportunity, and if you can't trust us, we won't be reluctant. Because of financial resources, we started with the customers in the box, and the first one was purchased by Hong Shao. ”
One hundred copies of the treasure map were quickly sold out, and Hong Feng's "slander" of the Hundred Treasure Pavilion had the opposite effect. In fact, although 10,000 gold coins is a large number for civilians, it is nothing at all to the middle and upper echelons of the imperial capital.
The auction was over, and everyone was leaving after getting their own items. When Hong Feng went to pay for his share of the treasure map, he heard Shui Yao's transmission, so he finally stayed until the huge auction venue, where only Hong Feng and Shui Yao were left.
Shui Yao took out the three Tongluo grasses that had just announced the "delayed auction" and handed them to Hong Feng's hands: "Feng Shao needs this, right? ”
Hong Feng took the Tongluo grass, handed over the gold coin, glanced at Shui Yao, and said lightly: "Thank you." ”
Although it's not a big deal, Hong Feng can only accept the kindness of the Hundred Treasure Pavilion. He needed to take that step, or he'd really just be a piece of waste.
Unlike when she was at the auction and when she was negotiating with the guests just now, Shui Yao just smiled slightly. She didn't have any impression of Hong Feng before, but as for today, the impression Hong Feng gave her made her a little inexplicable. However, if it weren't for the proposal of the Cloud Qin Baibao Branch Elder who assisted her, she was not ready to hand over the Tongluo Grass to Hong Feng. She knew that Hong Feng was by no means an arrogant man, and even so, she didn't have a good impression of him.
"Feng Shao took a picture of the Tongluo grass, could it be that there is a way to cure the blockage of the Xuan veins?" Shui Yao saw Hong Feng and was about to leave, and asked in a pleasant manner.
"Huh?" Hong Feng also maintained a polite smile, "Why, I just want to go another way." Don't hide it from Miss Shui, I'm an alchemist, and in the future, alchemy will require medicinal materials that Hongfu doesn't have, and I have to bother Miss Shui to help pay attention to it!"
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say......" Shui Yao just responded politely, and then found that there was nothing to say, which was very embarrassing. This situation would never have happened to her, but somehow, she found that she was not good at dealing with people like Hong Feng.
"Then I'll take my leave!" Hong Feng didn't have anything to say to Shui Yao, so he clasped his fists and saluted, and walked out of the Baibao Pavilion auction hall.