Chapter 17 The Auction Begins

Today is the day when the Wanbaotang auction will be held, and when Lin Xiao arrived at Wanbaotang, the auction was already crowded.

"May I ask if it's Lin Xiao's son?"

As soon as Lin Xiao entered the hall where the auction was held, a person who looked like a small man came over and asked.

"Well, I'm Lin Xiao. ”

"Hello Young Master Lin, I am a servant of the Zhang family, the young master asked me to wait for you here, and invited you to the private room upstairs for a gathering!"

Lin Xiao didn't think it was strange, except for Luo Fei, who could make people wait for him here, it could only be Zhang Ziqian.

"Lead the way!"

The little guy didn't say anything more, and walked towards the second floor with Lin Xiao.

The Manpodo auction is divided into two parts, and in addition to the lobby, there are many private rooms on the second floor. Those private rooms are all reserved for some distinguished guests, as well as the Zijin members of Wanbaotang.

The last time he traded the magic core, Luo Fei gave Lin Xiao a purple gold membership card, so Lin Xiao originally had his own private room. But since Zhang Ziqian was invited, Lin Xiao was not pretentious, and followed the little girl to the box where Zhang Ziqian was.

While passing through the outside of the box on the second floor, Lin Xiao felt a few breaths of the air he had seen yesterday. When passing by one of the boxes, Lin Xiao obviously felt a sense of hatred, which was the box where Xu Zhan Soul and Cao Wuyi were. But Lin Xiao was not afraid.

has a shadow-like body, plus last night's breakthrough. Lin Xiao had a little more confidence when facing Xu Zhan Soul.

"Hmph, little bastard, when the auction is over, I will definitely want you to look good!"

Xu Zhan Soul sat in the box and said through gritted teeth. He had just felt Lin Xiao passing outside the box.

"Hehe, don't be impatient! After the auction is over, there is time to clean him up slowly!"

Cao Wuyi sat opposite Xu Zhansoul, still dressed in black, and his eyes were full of contempt when he mentioned Lin Xiao.

At the same time, Li Xin'er, Jiang Rumei and Yan Shasha also sensed Lin Xiao's arrival.

"Hey, I haven't seen him for a night, and his strength seems to have improved a lot, which is really surprising!"

Li Xin'er was still wearing a green dress, muttering to herself, her eyes were full of different colors.

"The six geniuses are here, and it seems that that mysterious treasure is really attractive!"

Lin Xiao thought in her heart, and was even more interested in that mysterious treasure. At this time, Lin Xiao finally came to the private room where Zhang Ziqian was.

Zhang Ziqian is still the same as usual, dressed in white, chic and extraordinary.

"Haha, Brother Lin Xiao is late today, the auction is about to start, I'm worried that Brother Lin won't come today!"

"Hehe, I finally encountered this kind of prosperity, of course I have to join in the fun!"

Lin Xiao didn't tell Zhang Ziqian that he was delayed because of the breakthrough, and Zhang Ziqian didn't ask much.

"Well, if it weren't for Luo Fei's fat man who was in charge of coordinating the auction today, the three of us would be drinking and auctioning something here, which would be a great pleasure!" Zhang Ziqian's words made Lin Xiao's heart move slightly.

"Oh, it seems that Brother Luo's status in Wanbaotang is also not ordinary!"

"Hehe, that's of course! But I don't want to say much about Brother Luo, the next time I have the opportunity to ask Brother Lin in person, I don't think he will hide it." ”

"Hmm...... I'm a little curious!"

Zhang Ziqian didn't say much, but picked up the wine glass on the table and drank slowly. Lin Xiao also took the opportunity to look at the box.

The size of the box is not very large, except for a round table with a few bells on it, only a few calligraphy and paintings remain. It looks a bit monotonous. The walls of the private room looked the same as ordinary walls, but Lin Xiao felt something unusual.

As if seeing Lin Xiao's doubts, Zhang Ziqian asked with a smile, "Do you think this wall is a little unusual?"

"Well, a little bit indeed. ”

"Hehe, it's really different from ordinary walls, this wall can block out sound. Except for communication with the outside world through this ringing of the bell, no one outside can hear the conversation of the people inside the wall. In addition, this wall is also mixed with some special materials that can isolate the detection of the divine sense. Wanbaotang's branch rooms in every city are handled like this!"

Zhang Ziqian's words made Lin Xiao pause, and immediately reacted. Everyone will have their own reserve price for auctions, and the people of Manbaotang must also hope that people in the private room can speak freely without worrying about being spied on!

"It's really a big deal, it seems that Wanbaotang is not as simple as imagined!"

Zhang Ziqian smiled, but didn't say much. At this time, the long-awaited auction finally began.

Zhang Ziqian pressed a bell on the table, and the wall facing the auction platform suddenly withdrew to both sides, revealing a transparent baffle that resembled glass. In this way, you can clearly see the platform on which the auctioneer is standing from the private room. At this time, it was not Luo Fei who was standing on the platform, but a woman about twenty-seven or eighteen years old.

The first feeling of a woman is that she is charming, and she has an urge to conquer when she sees it.

A purple cheongsam outlines the woman's moving curves. Both breasts are straight, the waist is slender, the hips are straight, and the legs are straight. Although the woman's appearance is not as stunning as Li Xin'er and Jiang Rumei, she is definitely a beauty, especially her bumpy figure and unique mature atmosphere, which are definitely incomparable to Li Xin'er and Jiang Rumei. Therefore, most of the men present swallowed their saliva as soon as the woman appeared, staring at the woman motionlessly.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao nodded slightly.

"It is worthy of being called the existence of a ghost in the shopping mall, Luo Fei is really talented in business. Such a beautiful woman presiding over the auction, presumably a few words will make many men spend a lot of money, right?"

Just after Lin Xiao secretly praised it, the woman spoke, and her voice was also filled with a seductive and criminal charm.

"It's a great honor for the little girl to see so many heroes gathered today. The little woman's name is Red Fox, and she is honored to preside over this auction, and I hope that all the heroes will cheer you on. ”

After the woman finished speaking, she smiled, which made many people in the audience dizzy.

"Hehe, I won't talk nonsense anymore, I believe everyone has been looking forward to this auction for a long time. Let's get straight to today's auction!"

As soon as the woman's words fell, there was a commotion below.

The auction of Wanbaotang this time was very popular, and everyone was full of curiosity about the mysterious treasure that had not been announced until now. Some people guess that it is a high-level exercise, some people guess that it is a high-level combat skill, and some people guess that it is a treasure of heaven and earth. Today, that mysterious treasure will also be completely presented in front of everyone's eyes.

The woman in red clapped her hands lightly, and a middle-aged man walked up from the backstage with a mahogany box and placed the box on the auction table.

"The first item to be auctioned today is a yellow-rank high-level sword technique. This sword technique is called "Heavenly Wolf Break", and it is a famous sword technique of a strong man of the War Sect five hundred years ago. The reserve price of this sword skill is 100,000 gold coins, and each increase must not be less than 10,000 gold coins, and the bidding will start below. ”

Unexpectedly, the first thing in the auction was a yellow-rank advanced combat skill, it seems that there are really a lot of good things in this auction! Lin Xiao sighed in his heart, but also became more interested in this auction, looking forward to the appearance of something that attracted him.

"110,000 gold coins!"

"Cut, 110,000, I'll give 150,000 gold coins!"

"Two hundred thousand gold coins!"

......

Many of the warriors in the hall had already started bidding, and the competition was still relatively fierce. A yellow-level advanced combat skill is already a very advanced combat skill for some ordinary martial artists.

The sword technique called "Heavenly Wolf Break" was fried to a high price of 300,000 gold coins after a while.

"This hero bid 300,000 gold coins, is there anything higher, you must know that a suitable sword technique will greatly increase the strength of the martial artist?"

After the woman in red finished speaking, she also threw a charming glance at everyone in the audience. Suddenly, some people who had stopped bidding began to increase the price again. In the end, the sword technique was auctioned off by a sword cultivator for forty-five gold coins. This is far beyond the value of that sword technique.

Lin Xiao had to look up to the woman named Red Fox a little more.

"A few words made those people lose their minds impulsively, this woman is really not simple!"

Lin Xiao couldn't help but sigh.

"Haha, men, the immunity to beautiful women is always lower!

Zhang Ziqian also praised.

"Hehe, the second item in today's auction is a piece of soft armor made from the fur of the fifth-order high-level demonic beast 'Purple Scale Lion'. As the leader of the fifth-order demonic beasts, the defense of the Purple Scale Lion must be well known to everyone. Although the effect has been somewhat affected after refining into soft armor, according to the test, this soft armor can still withstand the full force of an ordinary warrior peak martial artist, which is a rare treasure for most adventurers. The low price of this software is 200,000 gold coins, and each bid must not be less than 10,000 gold coins, and the bidding starts now. ”

As soon as the woman in red's words fell, there was another commotion below. For these adventurers, software that can withstand the full force of the ordinary warlord's peak can sometimes save their lives.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand gold coins!"

"300,000 gold coins!"

"Three hundred and twenty thousand gold coins!"

......

Under the instigation of the woman in red, the soft armor was finally auctioned off at a high price of 600,000 gold coins.

The next few items to be auctioned are also some combat skills or weapons that are rarely seen by ordinary martial artists, and there is even an elixir that helps people break through the battle master and reach the general. All of these things fetched a super high price. But Lin Xiao has never made a move, and Zhang Ziqian is the same.

Lin Xiao suddenly thought that when he was in Wanxian Tower that day, Zhang Ziqian said that the purpose of his visit this time was for a sword called the Cicada Wing Sword, so he asked: "The last time I heard Brother Ziqian say in Wanxian Tower, this time it was for a weapon called the Cicada Wing Sword?

Hearing the three words of the Cicada Wing Sword mentioned by Lin Xiao, Zhang Ziqian's eyes lit up, and then he returned with fanaticism: "Brother Lin's guess is right! The Cicada Wing Sword is a weapon used by a swordsman hundreds of years ago. It is forged by gathering 10,000-year-old cold iron from the far north. 10,000-year-old cold iron is precious and scarce, and it is extremely flexible. The entire sword was made as thin as a cicada's wings by a master refiner, and it was unusually sharp. It is said that from the outside, if you don't look closely, you can only see the hilt and not the blade. This shows how thin the Cicada Wing Sword is!"

Zhang Ziqian's words surprised Lin Xiao a little.

"I didn't expect there to be such a weird sword in this world, but Lin was lonely and unheard. ”

"Hehe, Brother Lin doesn't have to laugh at himself. The owner of the Cicada Wing Sword hundreds of years ago was extremely low-key. The outside world didn't know much about the Cicada Wing Sword, so it wasn't surprising that Brother Lin hadn't heard of it. Even below, I accidentally learned from the elders in the family. ”

Zhang Ziqian paused, and then continued: "Presumably Brother Lin also knows that my Zhang family has always majored in swords, and the Zhang family's famous stunt Shadowless Sword Technique is a sword skill known for its fast attack speed, if I can get the Cicada Wing Sword, then my strength will also get a qualitative leap!

Zhang Ziqian was still a little excited after speaking, but Lin Xiao could understand it.

Regarding the Zhang family among the five major families, Lin Xiao has also heard people talk about it, so he knows a little bit about it.

The Zhang family's shadowless sword skills are known for their speed. Practiced to the extreme, because the speed of the attack was too fast, the opponent could not see the trajectory of the sword at all, hence the name of the shadowless sword. If Zhang Ziqian gets the Cicada Wing Sword, with the speed of the Shadowless Sword Technique, it will really be unguardable.

The sword's attack has always been known for its dexterity and weirdness. A sword like a cicada's winged sword, it has a fatal attraction for sword cultivation.

The auction is almost halfway through now, and the things that appear are becoming more and more rare and precious. Basically, the transaction price of each item is already more than one million gold coins.

Suddenly, Lin Xiao found that Zhang Ziqian's body suddenly sat up straight, his eyes staring at a wooden box on the auction table without moving. Lin Xiao's heart moved, and the next words of the woman in red confirmed his guess.

"The next thing to be auctioned is the famous weapon of a swordsman hundreds of years ago, the Cicada Wing Sword......!

The woman in red gave a detailed introduction to the Cicada Wing Sword in accordance with the usual rules, which was similar to what Zhang Ziqian introduced to Lin Xiao. Next, the woman in red took out the cicada wing sword from the wooden box and showed it to everyone for verification.

Lin Xiao looked at the cicada-winged sword from the box, just as Zhang Ziqian said, all he could see was the hilt of the sword. Regarding the sword body, Lin Xiao could only concentrate on observation to find a little clue. The whole sword was as thin as a cicada's wing, as rumored to be.

"The reserve price of this cicada wing sword is one million gold coins, and each increase must not be less than fifty thousand gold coins, so start bidding below!"

"One and a half million gold coins!"

As soon as the woman in red finished speaking, a red-faced old man in his fifties or sixties below began to bid, and he added 500,000 gold coins at once. It seems that the cicada wing sword is also imperative.

"Two million gold coins!"

Not far from the old man, a man of about forty years old with a beard also shouted. The duo's outcry also caused a little commotion in the crowd.

"Ah! it's the red-faced sword demon Yin San of the Valley of Ten Thousand Swords!"

"And the Wild Cloud Fury Sword of the Tiger Wolf Village, Mo Tianfu!"

"yes......! I didn't think even they were here! It looks like this cicada wing sword is really a treasure!"

....... with Lin Xiao's current strength, the discussions of the martial artists below are naturally clear, and Lin Xiao has also heard about Yin Sanxiao and Mo Tiannu. The cultivation of these two people in swordsmanship is not bad, although they are not as talented as Zhang Ziqian, but they are much older than Zhang Ziqian. The two of them are now both at the peak of their cultivation, but if they fight, they may not be able to defeat Zhang Ziqian. As the descendant of the Zhang family, Zhang Ziqian must have his own hole cards. It is estimated that the children of every big force are the same. Just like when he fought with Xu Zhan Soul yesterday, Xu Zhan Soul's last action made Lin Xiao vaguely understand that he wanted to play his hole cards, but was interrupted by Cao Wuyi.

Zhang Ziqian didn't care about the commotion below, and he didn't care about Yin Sanxiao and Mo Tiannu's bidding. He stared closely at the cicada wing sword on the auction table, and slowly spoke: "Five million gold coins!"