Chapter 14: The Ancient Sword
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the third treasure in this auction, first come, first served, buy it and leave, regret not buying it." ”
The gnomes in the center of the third floor are still shouting hard, and the big customers in each room have begun to whisper, talking to each other, the crowd in the lobby below is full of people, and the merchants in the guest rooms on the second floor have also come out to see the excitement.
A maid stepped forward, holding a long black box in her hand, which vaguely exuded a strange aura.
Han Luyao looked at the long box from a distance through the crowded crowd, his eyebrows furrowed slightly.
The dwarf jumped to the maid's feet and shouted to everyone: "The third treasure, the first-hand goods dug out of the ruins of the palace in Chucheng, can be described as scarce and expensive, after this kind of treasure was transported out of Chucheng, the valuation has been high, even the royal family of Qin has fancy the treasure, the little brother will not talk too much nonsense, you officials should take a look." ”
The dwarf spoke, and the maid next to him slowly opened the box to everyone.
There was an ancient sword lying quietly, with a dark scabbard, and a strange pattern carved on the hilt, and the surrounding light seemed to be dimmed by this deep ink, and there was a faint trace of black smoke lingering next to the sword.
The people around Han Luyao showed surprise and began to whisper with others. The aura of that black sword was too revealing, and even ordinary people who didn't understand the sword could see that this sword was absolutely extraordinary.
Han Luyao looked at the sword in the box in a daze, and was in a trance.
That sword was made by the King of Chu who summoned a mysterious swordsmith into the palace, spent a lot of money, and spent a lot of money to order people to take the ancient Xuaniron in the north to refine it. After it was cast, it has been placed in the deep pavilion and has never been shown, and it is a sword specially prepared by the king of Chu for his youngest son.
Now, Chang'an City, which appeared in the west, on the wilderness desert, was served in the hands of the maid and auctioned off by wealthy merchants from all over the world.
Han Luyao's body was flushed with a chill.
That year, she faced the ambush soldiers of the Great Moon Kingdom, separated from Chu Liusheng, and was chased and besieged outside a lonely city in the Wei State, without waiting for reinforcements, but waiting for the news of the fall of Chu City.
The Qin army was unstoppable, breaking the imperial capital, tens of thousands of people became prisoners of war and slaves, and the high Chu flag fell in front of the palace hall.
After the few guards were destroyed, she left Wei.
Before leaving, he got the news of the National Teacher and learned that Chu Liusheng had been rescued from him, and he finally felt a little relieved.
Han Luyao's slender jade fingers rubbed the skirt of his legs hard, and his knuckles were a little white.
Da Chuxing, although the road is far away, cannot be stopped.
"Sold at least 10,000 taels of gold!1,000 taels at a time!" shouted the gnome at the top of his voice. Han Luyao came back to his senses.
The people's chattering gradually became louder, and their hands began to think about it uncontrollably. The dignitaries and dignitaries in the seats around the third floor also began to whisper to others.
Han Lu Yao looked at Qi An, who was sitting in the largest seat, and his attention was also on the sword, his face expressionless and unmoved.
"Twenty thousand taels!" Soon, a voice was heard, and a man stood up from his seat, raised two fingers at the dwarf, and shouted.
"It is worthy of being the big boss of the Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce, the first shot is so generous, Boss Wang is rich!" The dwarf made a series of compilations at the man, and the man's face showed a smug look.
Compared with the first two mediocre auction items, this sword undoubtedly makes everyone's eyes shine, with a sense of the vicissitudes of history, as if putting people in the war a year ago when the sword corresponds to the sword and the people are not living.
"Fifty thousand taels!" a shrill female voice came. Many people looked in the direction of the sound in amazement, and a young girl stood up and held out her palm to the gnome.
Many people recognized it, exclaimed, and sighed: "Isn't this Miss Lin Wenbismuth from Han State Commercial Bank?"
"Why is she here?"
"I heard that Han Guo Commercial Bank is strong, and today I saw it and it really lived up to what I heard. ”
Han Luyao also looked at the girl who still had a little immaturity on her face, she was wearing a golden hairpin headdress common to big girls, and her long black hair was draped down her shoulders, with some mature charm.
The last time I saw her, she was still a crying baby in the arms of the nurse, and more than ten years later, she has become a slim girl.
50,000 taels of gold is a huge amount of money for people who were in ruins at the beginning of the war, and this shouting discouraged many people.
The dwarf couldn't stop complimenting Lin Wenbis, his face flushed.
"Miss Lin offered a price, 50,000 taels of gold once!"
"Fifty-one thousand taels!" another voice came from a seat, rough and penetrating, resounding throughout the third floor.
People rushed to look at him, a bald man, dressed in a simple coat, revealing brown burly arms, and unusually thick.
"Fifty-two thousand taels!" Before everyone could react, someone made another offer, it was a man with a thin face and a graceful demeanor, dressed in white, as if he had an otherworldly temperament, which was completely different from the tall bald man.
"Sixty thousand taels!" Lin Wenbisan stood up again and made a bid to the dwarf.
People's eyes converged on her again, and the look of envy overflowed on their faces, and they couldn't help but start to talk about it.
After hearing this, the bald man sat back, his brows furrowed, he turned his head, and an old man wearing a hat and a gray simple robe behind him whispered: "Master, do you still have a price increase?"
The old man's skin drooped weakly, and his shriveled lips trembled, revealing the shriveled lips of the hat, and said in a silky weak voice: "That's it, it's just a useless broken copper and iron, your ancestor is just thinking about it, and there is no need to throw the silver on these things." ”
The bald man nodded respectfully and said, "Yes." ”
The man in white got up, faced Lin Wenbismu's direction, and bid: "Sixty-one thousand taels." ”
Lin Wenbismuth frowned, dug up her beautiful lips, and then bid: "Seventy thousand taels." ”
The dwarf couldn't help but turn his head, looked in the direction of the two of them, and shouted: "Wow, the little gentleman of the Xilu Academy of the Great Qin Kingdom can be described as a rare guest to my small building, Peng Bihui, rich and rich, Miss Lin's bid is higher, which big patron does this treasure belong to?"
The people around Han Luyao kept whispering: "This is the rumored mysterious Xilu Academy......
"Xilu Academy also has the royal family of Qin State behind them, and their money bags are also quite thick......
"No wonder, I can touch the big chaebol in South Korea, but the people of Xilu Academy have always been in-depth and simple, and it is rare to see them here......
The man in white raised his head slightly, revealing a proud yet elegant look.
"Seventy-one thousand taels. ”
The price is increased by 1,000 taels each time, which is on the same bar as Lin Wen Bismuth.
Han Luyao looked at the side face of the white man in the distance, and his long hair entered the waterfall, as if he was not stained with any smoke and dust.
In the front room, a woman in a golden mask poked her head out and watched with interest.
"Yo, it's better to see than to hear. It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that Xilu Academy is the highest institution of learning in the Qin State and even in the world, and the people in it are all masters who are full of classics in the Great Dao, and it is difficult to get in touch on weekdays, and even the big dignitaries of various countries have to take turns to invite ......" The woman looked at the white man unscrupulously, her bewitching expression was undoubtedly revealed outside the mask, and said, "I'm a little interested." ”
After that, she turned her head and said to Chu Liusheng, who was lying in the center of the room covered in injuries and half-dead: "Aren't you lucky tonight?
Chu Liusheng coughed up a mouthful of blood weakly, his eyes were already swollen together, and he said weakly: "You wait...... If my master comes...... Lifted your ......"
The woman looked down at him, one hand slowly brushed the black cat's fur, and said leisurely: "Sister asks you, if you don't say it, how about planting a golden flower on your head?"
As she spoke, she let out a string of silver bell-like laughter.
"Eighty thousand taels!" In the distance, Lin Wenbisan looked at the white man unhappily and bid loudly. The people in the lobby downstairs let out a burst of exclamation and cheers.
The white man chuckled lightly, raised his arm lightly, and prepared to bid.
"One hundred thousand taels. ”
An old voice sounded, not loud but like a thunderclap exploding in everyone's ears.
"100,000 taels? Who, this price is a sky lantern, right?"
"One hundred thousand taels can buy a scripture book from Xilu Academy, or buy a big mansion in the center of Chang'an City, oh no, two sets!"
"My God, which big man is ......?"
The crowd exploded and shouted in the direction of the sound.
An old man, with a hunched body in a bowed shape, his eyelids drooping almost to cover his eyes, only a slit was exposed, his beard hung unkemptly on his face, he wore a shabby gown with a lot of patches on it, so dirty that he could not see the original color, and a wine jug was slung around his waist, which hung down to his knees.
The old man was in the center of the lobby on the first floor, standing on a gambling table, raising his head, everyone's eyes were looking at him, even Qi An, who was slumped in the seat, opened his eyes slightly and looked at the uninvited guest below.
The old man wearing a hat behind the bald man who had originally bid heard this voice, his body trembled unnaturally, and he said in a hoarse voice: "It's him...... How did he ...... You're not dead, and you dare to come to a place like this?"
The bald man was a little surprised when he heard the old man behind him speak, and turned his head and asked, "Master...... Do you know him?"
The latter shook his head lightly and said, "I don't know...... The voice...... I'll never forget, but your ancestor knew him very well. ”
Lin Wenbith lowered her head, looked at the old man standing at the gambling table, and also showed a look of surprise, she hesitated for a while, a little overwhelmed.
However, the white man didn't have much reaction, and said to the dwarf: "One hundred thousand taels." ”
When the dwarf encountered this situation, he also panicked, and he didn't know where the old man standing in the lobby was, but the white man's offer relieved him, and hurriedly said: "One hundred and one thousand taels!"
In the room, the woman wearing the mask also poked her head down to look at it, and said to the man next to her: "Who is this old man? How did you get in, you take someone to take a look, if you come to make trouble, you will bury it directly." ”
The man was ordered, nodded, and turned to leave.