Chapter 40: The Auction
Haoyue City is the largest city in the southern part of the entire Yue Kingdom. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
This city because of the mix of mortals and monks, so outside the city arranged a few quite powerful forbidden circles, legend has it that the city is a great monk in the infancy, so although the city is crowded, there has never been a monk who really dares to make trouble inside.
Coupled with the ban on this city, monks are not allowed to disturb the lives of mortals, so many years, Haoyue City also seems to be quite prosperous, there are many textile markets set up by some monks in the city and teahouses and inns opened by mortals, and the whole city is also quite lively.
With these convenient conditions, if you want to live in this city, you naturally need certain conditions, and mortals are just that, all immortal cultivators, if you want to live in this city, you need to pay a certain number of spirit stones every month.
At this time, a young man dressed in black, with a bald head, and only two faint marks left on his eyebrows, was standing at the gate of the city, talking to several monks who were in charge of guarding the entrance.
"Your Excellency is a newcomer, living in Haoyue City, you need to pay five spirit stones every month, I don't know how long you will live. ā
These monks guarding the door, although they generally only cultivated about ten layers of condensation, but their whole body exuded a strong evil aura, and a few people stood there, but they were like an iron-blooded army, giving people a shocking feeling.
"Let's live for a month temporarily, this is a spirit stone. ā
The black-clothed young man thought about it for a moment, turned over his hand and took out five lower-grade spirit stones from the purple gold bracelet and handed them to one of the guards who looked like the leader, and said in a light tone.
The guard accepted the spirit stone, and gave the black-clothed young man a rough explanation of the rules in the city, and then made a way to signal that the young man could go in.
The young man in black was naturally Wu Fan who had traveled all the way to Haoyue City, and at this time he handed over the spirit stone, and after entering Haoyue City, he also looked around curiously.
Although Wu Fan also lived in a first-tier city in his previous life, it was the first time he had seen such a huge city built entirely of bluestone and wood, and driven by curiosity, Wu Fan was also like a dirt bun that had just come from the countryside, which caused passers-by to frequently look sideways.
"It's the first time I've come to Haoyue City, so I don't know if I need a little one to show me the way. ā
Wu Fan was looking at it, and a slightly obscene voice suddenly came into his ears, Wu Fan frowned, and stared to the side.
I saw a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a sharp beak and mouse-eyes, and a goat-like beard on his chin braided, who was half-bent over at this time, looking at Wu Fan with a flattering face, with a look of antiquation on his face.
Wu Fan sensed it slightly, and couldn't help but change his face slightly, this person was actually also a monk, although his cultivation was only the fifth layer of the condensation period, but as a monk, he did the work of a hyacinth, which made Wu Fan couldn't help frowning.
"Are Daoyou the indigenous inhabitants of this city?"
After a while, Wu Fan's brows furrowed, and he turned his head away from the monk anymore, but asked lightly.
"Yes, the little one has been in this city since he was born, and he knows all the places in Haoyue City well, if the seniors don't dislike it, the little ones are willing to be the guides of the predecessors and do what they can. ā
This middle-aged monk is obviously not the first time to do this hyacinth, and no matter how Wu Fan's expression changes, he always has a flattering expression on his face, and when he heard Wu Fan's question, he hurriedly opened his mouth to introduce it.
"Well, yes, I first came to this city, I am indeed not very familiar with this Haoyue City, Daoyou will follow me these days, and your benefits are indispensable afterwards, these few spirit stones should be regarded as a deposit, now take me to find a place to stay." ā
Wu Fan knew that the reason why these monks were willing to become hyacinths was that they did not have the support of the sect, and their qualifications were really low, so they would be like this in desperation, so he unconsciously sighed a little in his heart, and he was too lazy to talk nonsense at this time, so he directly threw a few lower grade spirit stones to the other party and took the lead in moving forward.
Besides, he really doesn't know anything about this Haoyue City, if there is a hyacinth, it can save a lot of unnecessary trouble.
He wasn't afraid that these hyacinths would run away after taking the spirit stones, the other party was a monk, and on the premise that he knew that Wu Fan's cultivation was profound, he would definitely not make any unwise choices.
"Okay, I don't know what kind of place the seniors want, so the small ones will take the seniors over. ā
Sure enough, when the middle-aged monk saw the spirit stone, his eyes lit up, put the spirit stone away, trotted behind Wu Fan, and said with a flattering face.
"Just find a quiet place, I don't like others to disturb me, and in addition, about this Haoyue City, I also need a little introduction from Daoyou. ā
"The seniors will understand when they say this, the seniors are here, please, as for this Haoyue City...........
When the middle-aged monk heard this, he hurriedly pointed in a direction, and while walking behind Wu Fan, he told Wu Fan something related to Haoyue City.
"Has there always been so many monks in this Bright Moon City?"
The two walked one after the other for a while, and Wu Fan looked at the flow of people coming and going on the street, and asked seemingly casually.
"Of course not, the seniors don't know, although there are monks in the ordinary period of this Haoyue City, but there are not many who can really see it, like now, the streets are full of monks, and only the auction once every ten years will appear, looking at the appearance of the predecessors, they should also come to participate in the auction. ā
The middle-aged monk did not hide it, bowed his head, and returned respectfully.
"Auction, I'm just here to purchase some spiritual materials, as for this auction, I don't know much about it, so you might as well talk about it." ā
Hearing the other party say that the auction would be held once every ten years, Wu Fan's eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of discoloration, but he returned to normal in an instant, paused, and asked seemingly casually.
"Well, don't seniors know about the once-in-a-decade auction in Haoyue City?"
When the middle-aged monk heard this, he seemed to be very surprised by Wu Fan's answer, and he was stunned for a while.
"Why, I don't know what's wrong with this auction?"
Wu Fan turned around, stared at the middle-aged monk, and said in a slightly cold tone.
"This is not it, the small ones will be explained in detail to the seniors. ā
When the middle-aged monk saw Wu Fan's eyes, his heart sank, and he immediately lowered his head and said with a respectful face.
Half an hour later, in a three-story inn in Haoyue City, Wu Fan rented a good room at will, and explained that the middle-aged monk would come to him tomorrow, and then he ignored the middle-aged monk and walked upstairs with his legs.
As for the middle-aged monk, when he saw Wu Fan going upstairs, he whispered a few words to the shopkeeper before turning around and leaving the inn.
"This auction sounds interesting, there should be a lot of good things to appear, and since you have come across them, you can also go and see them when the time comes, and maybe you can come across something useful to you. ā
After returning to the room, Wu Fan took off his shoes, crossed his knees on the bed, muttered a few words, and then closed his eyes and settled down.
At the same time, in a luxury inn in the center of Haoyue City, several monks dressed in various costumes were sitting together, discussing something in a low voice, just looking at the faces of several people, each gloomy like water, obviously the things discussed were not beneficial to a few people.
"Hmph, I finally got a remnant map of the Eternal Secret Realm, but I couldn't keep it in my own hands, it's really a wretch. ā
One of the middle-aged monks with a jade face and a golden crown on his head slapped the table and said angrily.
"Ahem, although this Ancient Secret Realm is mysterious and abnormal, and there are countless rare treasures in it, but this remnant picture is always inappropriate to put in the hands of the auction, once the other sects unite with each other, even if there is the support of the City Lord's Mansion behind this auction, the end will definitely not be much better. ā
At this time, it was an old man with pale hair, a wrinkled face, and a slumped back, who was holding a dragon's head cane in his hand, and his breath was extremely unsteady when he spoke.
"Uncle Hong, can't we really leave this remnant picture in the auction, you know, if you miss this time, next time you will wait until the Eternal Secret Realm opens, and I don't know what year and month it will be. ā
One of the several people, a female cultivator with a hot body and a charming appearance, also frowned slightly when she heard this, and said with a displeased face, as if she was quite dissatisfied with the matter of handing over the remnants.