Chapter 89 Temporary Auction
Yan Guo, Baicao Pavilion, the auction site.
In the private room on the second floor.
“Brother Su, isn’t that the country bumpkin who embarrassed you?”
The bloated man standing next to Su Ziang pointed at Lin Yixuan who was sitting in the hall and said.
"A country bumpkin is a country bumpkin. He doesn't even have the right to sit in the box."
Su Ziang looked at Lin Yixuan and said with disdain.
"But, Brother Su! Even such a country bumpkin has won the favor of Miss Xiaoqing."
The bloated man reminded.
"Hmph! That's perfect! Let this country bumpkin see what an auction is."
Su Ziang snorted coldly.
(After all, I am one of the most powerful families in the capital of Yan State. How can a young boy who came from nowhere be compared to me?)
Seeing that everyone was seated, a spectator walked up to the stage and said.
"Thank you very much for your support. Although this auction was held temporarily today, the items are complete and of all kinds. I will not say any more nonsense. After all, everyone is here for the items. Let's start now with the first item."
The old man said as he opened the cloth covering the tray and spoke.
"This is a hundred-year-old Xuanhuang grass. Although Xuanhuang grass is not uncommon, this is the first time I have seen Xuanhuang grass of this age. The elders have already identified that this Xuanhuang grass is more effective than ordinary Xuanhuang grass and can be used to refine some special elixirs. I will start the bidding at 10 medium-grade spirit stones. Are there any fellow Taoists who are interested?"
"There probably won't be many people who want this thing."
A competitor said to the person next to him.
"That's right. With this price, I might as well buy more ordinary Xuanhuang grass."
The person next to him responded.
"You can't say that. Things that are old, even the most common grass has special effects, let alone Xuanhuang grass."
A bidder who was sitting not far from the two men argued.
"Twenty mid-grade spirit stones!"
A voice came from the private room upstairs to Lin Yixuan's left.
"The fellow Taoist in Box 3 offered twenty mid-grade spirit stones. Is there anyone with a higher price?"
the host said.
"Thirty mid-grade spirit stones."
A voice came from the private room upstairs to Lin Yixuan's right.
"The fellow Taoist in Box 6 offered thirty mid-grade spirit stones. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"
the host said.
"Fifty mid-grade spirit stones."
Lin Yixuan shouted while holding up the sign.
"This fellow Daoist number 321 is offering fifty mid-grade spirit stones. Is there a higher price? The hundred-year-old Xuanhuang grass is rare. If you miss it, it will be gone."
the host said.
The curtain of Box No. 6 was lifted, and a middle-aged man walked out. He glanced at Lin Yixuan who was bidding, and said.
"I'll offer eighty mid-grade spirit stones."
"Is this guy crazy? He offers eighty mid-grade spirit stones."
A bidder said to the person next to him.
"You don't understand the world of rich people."
The person next to him comforted him.
"One hundred mid-grade spirit stones."
Lin Yixuan shouted.
The middle-aged man looked at Lin Yixuan who continued to bid, frowned, (Doesn't this guy know me?) and then continued shouting.
"One hundred and twenty medium-grade spirit stones."
(Forget it, let’s give it to him! Although I’m a little interested in this thing, the price is too high and there’s no need to buy it! I’ll be bidding for the 10,000-year-old blood ginseng later, and I don’t know how much it will cost.)
Lin Yixuan put down the sign in his hand.
"One hundred and twenty mid-grade spirit stones. Is there anything higher?"
Seeing that no one raised a sign, the host continued.
"One hundred and twenty mid-grade spirit stones for the first time, is there anyone else who wants to bid?"
After waiting for a while, seeing that still no one made a bid, he continued.
"One hundred and twenty mid-grade spirit stones for the second time. Is there anyone else who wants to bid? If you miss it, it will be gone for real."
Seeing that no one bid, the host said.
"One hundred and twenty mid-grade spirit stones for the third time. Congratulations to fellow Taoist in Box 6 for winning the bid."
The host then signaled to the person next to him to pass it over.
The man in box 6 looked at Lin Yixuan deeply (he didn't need to spend so much), then lowered the curtain and went back.
"The next item is the 100-year-old Tianshan Snow Lotus. I won't go into detail about its effects. As everyone knows, the starting price is 30 mid-grade spirit stones."
The host said
"Thirty-one medium-grade spirit stones." A bidder shouted, holding up a sign.
"I'll offer thirty-five mid-grade spirit stones."
Another bidder immediately took over.
"I'll offer forty medium-grade spirit stones."
Another bidder raised his sign and shouted.
"Forty-one medium-grade spirit stones"
One bidder shouted, holding up a sign.
. . . . . . . . . . . .
(A hundred-year-old Tianshan Snow Lotus? I could buy it and give it to her.)
Looking at the price, it has already reached eighty medium-grade spirit stones.
"One hundred and twenty mid-grade spirit stones."
Lin Yixuan suddenly raised the sign and shouted.
The price suddenly increased from eighty to one hundred and twenty medium-grade spirit stones, and the whole place fell silent.
Seeing that no one raised a sign, the host spoke.
"One hundred and twenty mid-grade spirit stones for the first time, is there anyone else who wants to bid?"
(That’s about the same price.)
The host continued.
"One hundred and twenty mid-grade spirit stones for the second time. If no one bids, this hundred-year-old Tianshan Snow Lotus will belong to the Taoist friend number 320!"
"One hundred and thirty mid-grade spirit stones!"
The voice came from the box on the second floor in front of Lin Yixuan's right.
(This voice sounds familiar.)
Lin Yixuan was a little surprised.
Then he saw Su Ziang lift the curtain and walk out, then make a friendly gesture towards him.
"The fellow Taoist in Box 8 offered mid-grade spirit stones. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"
the host said.
(This price is already quite high, this guy is probably going to cause trouble!)
"One hundred and thirty-one medium-grade spirit stones."
Lin Yixuan frowned and shouted.
(A redneck is a redneck, I only dare to add one.)
"One hundred and forty mid-grade spirit stones."
Su Ziang shouted calmly.
"The fellow Taoist in Box 8 offered mid-grade spirit stones. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"
the host shouted.
"One hundred and fifty mid-grade spirit stones."
Lin Yixuan continued to shout.
(Does this guy have so many spirit stones?)
"One hundred and sixty mid-grade spirit stones."
Su Ziang continued to shout.
"Two hundred mid-grade spirit stones."
Lin Yixuan shouted.
(This hundred-year-old Tianshan Snow Lotus is worth at most 120 mid-grade spirit stones. This country bumpkin is so ignorant that he actually spent mid-grade spirit stones to buy a hundred-year-old Tianshan Snow Lotus.)
Su Ziang was in a good mood. He gestured to Lin Yixuan, greeted him, and then lowered the curtain.
(This guy, I'm letting you show off now, but you'll be in trouble later!)
Lin Yixuan looked in Su Ziang's direction without changing his expression.
"Two hundred mid-grade spirit stones, one time. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"
The host knew that this price was far beyond its value, and then continued:.
"Two hundred mid-grade spirit stones, twice. Are there any more bids? Two hundred mid-grade spirit stones three times. Congratulations to fellow Taoist No. 321 for winning the hundred-year-old Tianshan Snow Lotus."
The host paused, then continued.
"The third item is a bottle of Yuanling Pills, with 10 pills in total. Everyone knows the effect of Yuanling Pills, and for every cultivator, the more the better. The starting price for this bottle of Yuanling Pills is mid-grade spirit stones."
"This Yuanling Pill is something that is hard to come by, and very few people sell it."
One bidder said.
"Although the market price of one Yuanling Pill is about 30 medium-grade spirit stones, the supply is insufficient to meet the demand. I'm afraid the price will have to double."
Another bidder analyzed.