Chapter 45: The Auction (Part 1) of Taobao Treasure Hunting
For those heaven-defying transformation techniques mentioned above, Yi Chi felt both thrilled and heartbroken, not for any other reason, but because he couldn't afford to exchange them.
"Easy pool, exchange transformation technique." Yi Chi firmly shifted his gaze and said hatefully to Yi Tang.
Yi Tang, who was secretly smiling on one side, heard Yi Chi's words and put on a serious face, but the twitching corners of his mouth and the smile in his eyes deeply betrayed him.
"Laugh on, laugh on, one of these days you'll laugh yourself to death." Yi Chi cursed viciously.
"Exchange Transformation Spell, requires energy points: 10,000 points, confirm exchange?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Yi Chi said impatiently.
"Would you like to exchange?"
"Ah, you're ruthless, exchange!"
"Deducted energy points: 10,000 points, Remaining energy points: 2,300,000 points."
A ray of light shot out into the endless void and directly entered Yee Chi's mind.
"This is Transformation Magic? I'll change." Yi Chi exclaimed after sensing that piece of information.
A wisp of smoke and fog spread out, and after the smoke and fog dispersed, in the original position of Yi Chi, a giant toad appeared.
I change.
Another wave of smoke and fog rolled in, this time, Yi Chi transformed into a snake.
I change.
This time it was Yi Chi's father, Yi Yun.
I change.
This time it was a lion.
I have changed.
......
After playing in the pool long enough, he was basically familiar with the transformation technique. The originally large smoke had reduced to a small cluster, just covering his body shape. Moreover, it dispersed quickly, almost disappearing after transforming back.
"Are you done playing?" Yi Tang said with a smile, watching Yi Chi constantly changing until now.
"Hehe, I've used up all my Qi." Yi Chi said awkwardly, scratching the back of his head.
"Haha, you're something else!" Yitang laughed exaggeratedly.
"This proves I'm still young, don't you think?" Yi Chi said with a hint of displeasure.
"Never mind, we don't have a common language, I'm leaving." Yi Chi glanced at Yi Tang who was still smiling there, and said that he would disappear in a flash of light.
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter, out of breath, hahaha..."
In the exchange space, only Yitang was left, holding his belly and laughing loudly.
......
In the room of Yi Chi, a white light flashed by, and Yi Chi's figure suddenly appeared.
"This Yi Tang guy is getting more and more shameless!!" Yi Chi muttered in a low voice.
Opening the door, Yi Chi estimated that Qiu Yu must have been anxious, after all, he had run away after eating well.
As expected——
As soon as I opened the door, the first thing I saw was Qiūyǔ sitting in the courtyard, and this little girl was playing with flower petals again.
"I say Xiaoyu, the flowers in this courtyard of mine are going to be plucked clean by you." Yi Chi walked up behind her and said loudly.
"Ah!"
Being startled by Yi Chi so suddenly, Qiu Yu jumped up all of a sudden and hopped far away.
"Hehe." Laughing as I watch the autumn rain.
Only to see Xiao Yatou staring at Yi Chi with anger at this time.
"Hmph, young master is in big trouble again, making others wait for him." she said with a pout.
"Come on, let's go, or we won't be able to get in anymore." Yi Chi smiled and patted Xiaoyu's little head, then led the way out.
"Wait for me, young master." Autumn Rain rubbed her head and then jogged to catch up with Yi Chi.
As the two of them walked away, in a certain room within Jinghe Yuan, a pair of eyes filled with tears stared blankly at the backs of the two as they departed.
......
Licheng Auction House.
At this time, the sixth floor can be said to be overcrowded. Yi Chi and Qiu Yu are currently being taken by several people from Lishi Auction House to the VIP room. This is one of the benefits of being a main member of the four major families. As long as they show their waist cards, they don't have to squeeze into the hall with the crowd below.
Of course, this is also the privilege that can be used in this kind of auction. If it were to be held at a large auction seven days later, there would be no such privilege, unless you are the head of one of the four major families. After all, the Lian Tian Auction House has a great reputation throughout human society.
They have set up 108 branches across the continent, each branch's major events will not be held at the same time. Every time there is a big auction, items such as top-grade martial skills or top-grade elixirs will appear, and sometimes even a piece of land-level lower-grade martial skill has appeared, it can be said that opportunities are fleeting, once lost they will never come again.
......
After going through countless crowds, Yi Chi and Qiu Yu finally arrived at their VIP room 107.
This VIP room is also divided into levels, like this yellow character starting with the word "VIP", which is the lowest level, and above it are Xuan, Di, and Tian, three types of VIP rooms. However, the highest level in the Feather Castle's Lian Tian Auction House is only the Di-character VIP room, and it seems that all branches have only the Di-character, never having a Tian-character VIP room.
"Master Yi, please come in." The one leading the way was a woman, about thirty years old, who could be said to still have a lingering charm, but this was completely ignored by Yi Chi.
"En." Accompanied by autumn rain, he walked into this so-called VIP room.
Inside, it's just a small independent space, a small table, two chairs, and various fruits already placed on the table. On the opposite side of the main door of the VIP room, what was originally supposed to be a wall is now equipped with a glass-like material called 'hidden crystal stone'. From inside, you can clearly see the outside situation, but from the outside, you can't see anything that's happening inside, which greatly enhances the buyer's concealment.
"All right, you can go down now." Yi Chi nodded.
"So the servant girl went down, if there's anything, Young Master Yi, you can press the red button on the wall, we'll be right here." After saying that according to the procedure, she pushed out of the VIP room.
"Hey Xiaoyu, stop looking around and come sit down." Yi Chi grabbed Xiaoyu's hand as she was about to touch the hidden crystal stone and pulled her into a seat.
"Master, what's that made of?" asked Autumn Rain with a curious face.
"That's a hidden crystal stone, a type of mineral." Yi Chi said with a smile. If he hadn't read more books in his free time, he wouldn't have known what this thing was called either. After all, he had never come into contact with this kind of mineral before.
"Oh." After Autumn Rain let out a dazed "oh", she obediently sat down beside Yi Chi.
But...
"Master, are we going shopping today?" asked Qiuyu, looking at Yichi with curiosity.
"Hehe, if you like it, just buy it." Yi Chi said matter-of-factly.
"Did you bring any money, young master?" asked Autumn Rain, looking at Yi Chi's empty hands with a puzzled expression.
"Of course I brought it! What's the point of coming to an auction without money?!" Yi Chi replied carefully once again.
"Then why didn't I see it?" Autumn Rain looked up and down at Yi Chi, as if trying to find out where Yi Chi had hidden his money.
"That's it, right here." Yi Chi raised his hand and shook the ring in his palm.
"What? No?" Autumn rain grasped Yi Chi's hand, turning it over and over without seeing any hidden coins, and couldn't help but raise her head to look at Yi Chi with doubt again.
"Uh, I'm talking about this ring." Yi Chi said helplessly, pointing at the ring on his finger.
"Ring? Is this ring very valuable? How much can it be sold for?" Qi Yu obviously didn't know what a spatial ring was, and mistakenly thought that Yi Chi meant the ring was very valuable.
Rubbing her temples gently, Yiqi felt that she needed to give Qiuyu a basic education.
"Listen up, young master. Today I'll teach you a lesson. This ring on my hand is called the Space Ring, and it utilizes space magic. Inside this ring, an independent space has been opened up, which can hold many, many things. And this Space Ring is extremely precious - even in our Yi family, only my father and the Elder have one; no one else does." After saying that, Yi Chi took out the broken sword from the Oath Ring and then put it back in again.
This autumn rain is really 'amazing'.
Yi Chi also felt a little proud of herself.
After looking at Yu Qiuru again and again, he asked Yi Chi in confusion: "Young Master, since this space ring is so precious, where did yours come from?"
He sighed silently, and Yi Chi couldn't say it was an exchange, could he?
"This, I found it in a dark, terrifying, cold and oppressive cave when I was adventuring outside. This is something that I've only told you, don't tell anyone else, okay?" Yi Chi said in a low voice.
"Alright, Xiaoyu will definitely keep your secret, young master." Qiu Yu said with utmost seriousness.
This made Yi Chi feel very guilty.
After muttering a soft "sorry", Yi Chi could only shift the topic away, after all, this secret was too big, so big that it could only be shouldered by Yi Chi alone. If anyone were to find out before Yi Chi became overwhelmingly powerful, Yi Chi couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't take drastic measures to silence them permanently.
......
Yi Chi and Qiu Yu were happily chatting in the VIP room 107, while the crowd in the large hall below was gazing intently at the stage in front of them, each one rubbing their fists and preparing to bid.
But now there is no one on that stage, and the auction has not officially started yet. I don't know what these people are excited about.
