Chapter 46: The Auction (2) (Second Update)

  Suddenly, the originally noisy hall suddenly fell silent.

  Everyone looked up at the high platform, and it turned out that someone had walked up there.

  ......

  Yi Chi, who was chatting with Qiu Yu, also followed the footsteps of that person and saw the high platform.

  This is a radiant elderly man with half white hair draped over his shoulders, and a cyan robe fluttering in the wind as he walks.

  "The venerable 'Li Yuan' is the auctioneer for the next six days. Below, we have the first item up for bidding." The old man stepped onto the high platform and announced the start of the auction in a loud voice.

  As his words fell, a tall and slender woman walked out from behind the high platform, holding a tray in her hand, which was covered with a red cloth at this time.

  The old man who called himself 'Li Yuan' lifted the red cloth with one hand, and suddenly the entire auction hall was filled with colorful lights.

  "This is a deep-sea pearl shell that has been treasured for thousands of years. The shell is extremely hard and, more importantly, it naturally emits a seven-colored glow, which is even more dazzling in the dark of night. If a woman wears it on her body, it can also nourish her skin and maintain her youth."

  Li Yuan pointed at a shell in the tray and said excitedly, as if it was not only good for beauty, but also seemed to make people live forever.

  "This clamshell, starting price is 100 gold coins, each increase in price must be at least 10 gold coins."

  Lishi Yuan showed that the woman holding the tray circled around the high platform, and the colorful light made all the women present fascinated.

  "I'm out 150."

  As expected——

  Under the pressure of many women, their male companions had no choice but to shout out prices.

  "I'm out 200."

  “230。”

  “240。”

  ......

  "I'll spend 600, no one else can compete with me."

  Suddenly, a loud and boisterous voice came from the VIP room above. Even Yi Chi looked over curiously, but of course, he didn't see anything.

  "Now, Huangzi No. 73 is priced at 600 gold coins, is there anyone who can offer a higher price?" Li Yuan said loudly, looking up at the VIP rooms on the upper floor.

  "I'll give 700, I want this clam shell." This time it was the voice from Yichi's right side, although he didn't know who it was, but judging by the sound, the other party was a woman.

  "Haha, Miss Lu has also arrived? Alright, alright, I'll let her have it then." The original voice seemed to recognize the woman who made the offer and laughed loudly once again.

  "Hmph, Mu Yun, do I need your permission?" Miss Lu also retorted without hesitation.

  "Hmph." A cold snort, and the guy called Mu Yong by Miss Lu suddenly fell silent.

  Yi Chi smiled and it seemed that Mu Yun was a little afraid of the girl with the surname Lu.

  "Young master, what are you smiling at?" asked Autumn Rain with a puzzled tone on one side.

  "Haha, I'm laughing at how stupid they are. They spent 700 gold coins on a broken shell, they must have been kicked in the head by a donkey." Yi Chi said with a smile.

  "Donkey? What kind of demon beast is a donkey?" Qiu Yu asked with a serious face, as if she had caught onto something interesting again.

  "Uh, donkey, it's a magical creature with incredible leg strength. If you get kicked by it, you'll become stupid." Yichi had to improvise.

  "Wow, the donkey is so fierce!! I really want to see it." Qiu Yu said in surprise, as if he still wanted to see this magical beast that could kick people stupid.

  "Fortunately, it was just a narrow escape. Next time, I must be more careful with my words. Luckily, Xiaoyu's personality is quite simple and innocent, or else it would have been difficult to deceive her." With that thought, Yi Chi turned his head and looked towards the seven-colored shell on the high platform.

  "Alright, now Huangzi No. 12 is bidding at 700 gold coins, is there anyone who can bid higher?" Li Tian looked around the room once again.

  "First time in 700."

  "Second 700."

  "Episode 700 of..."

  "I'm out 800."

  Just as Lishi was about to finalize the price, another voice interrupted him. Of course, he didn't get angry, after all, they were there to give them money, how could he be angry?

  "Alright, now Huangzi 17 has bid 800 gold coins, is there anyone who can outbid him?"

  "First time in 800."

  "Second 800."

  "Third time's the charm, 800 it is. This precious Rainbow Conch Shell now belongs to Mr. Huang Ziyue No. 17."

  With a "slap", Li Yuan finalized this price.

  In Room 12 of Huangzi, a woman known as Miss Lu furrowed her brow in thought.

  "That voice just now, seems like I've heard it somewhere before?" Thought about it quietly for a while, but still couldn't recall.

  "Hmph, whoever you are, if you try to snatch things from me, I'll let you know my prowess." After saying this with a huff, Miss Lu turned around and whispered a few words to someone standing behind her. That person nodded and left.

  "Heh heh." With a cold smile, Ms. Lu looked back at the high platform, where the second item to be auctioned had already been brought up.

  ......

  As soon as Li Yuan lifted the red cloth that covered it, the second item to be auctioned suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

  This is a very exquisite short sword, with brilliant light shining on the blade, and precious gems of various colors inlaid on the hilt. At the end of the handle, an even more precious magic core was inlaid.

  The sword was named 'Qing Jue', two feet three inches long, with 81 energy-absorbing gems inlaid on the hilt. On the back of the hilt, a level-four wind-elemental magic core was inlaid. The blade itself had the third-level wind-elemental spell 'Wind Blade Technique' inscribed on it. Even an ordinary person holding it could cast magic. Lie Yuan held this sword and swung it lightly, instantly, a cyan light streaked through the air.

  "Everyone has seen it, right? This is the 'Wind Blade Technique' that this sword comes with. Now, let's start the auction. The starting price is 1,000 gold coins, and each bid must be at least 100 gold coins higher than the previous one." After introducing it, Li Yu put the sword back on the tray and loudly announced to the crowd.

  "Wow, Wind Blade Technique! This is a magical sword!"

  "Not bad, and the price is reasonable too!"

  "Alright, I'll definitely buy it, just in time to give it to my son as a birthday gift."

  ......

  After Li Yueming quoted a price, there was a constant buzz of discussion below, but no one actually made an offer.

  "This... won't be a flop, will it?" Li Yuan thought to himself, feeling a bit apprehensive as he looked at the scene before him.

  "My family's young master has bid 1,100." A voice calling out a price came from one of the VIP rooms, and instantly, Lie Yuan's nervous heart was put at ease.

  "Haha, you think 1100 can buy a magic sword? I'll give it to you for 1500." A rough and loud voice came out.

  Li Yuan smiled in his heart.

  "Alright, Huang ZI 03 bids 1,500. Is there anyone who can bid higher?" Li Yuan asked as he looked around.

  "Hmm, 1,500 is a lot? I'll give you 1,700." It was still the same VIP room, but this time it was a different voice, probably the young master himself who had spoken up.

  "Kid, I've got plenty of money, I'll give you 2,000," said the man in cabin 03 loudly.

  "2000, now it's 2000, is there a higher price?" Lishi Yuan raised his head to look at the VIP room that first bid, where a large number '01' was written.

  "Haha, this brother seems to be very rich! However, I'm not short of money either. I'll offer 2,500." The young master sneered a few times before making another bid.

  Inside Huangzi 107.

  Yi Chi almost laughed himself to death, while Autumn Rain looked at him with confusion on her side.

  "Master, what are you laughing at? You're laughing so happily?" The little girl said in puzzlement.

  "Haha, I'm laughing at those two fools being deceived by Lie Yuan." Yi Chi stopped his smile and pointed at Lie Yuan on the high platform.

  "Master, are you saying that sword is fake?" Autumn Rain guessed.

  He shook his head. Yi Chi also knew about Li Yuan's plan because of his detection technique, otherwise, he would have been like everyone else.

  "This sword is a magic sword, but the person who cast the magic array at that time was too bad. With such a third-level magic core, it can only release two wind blade techniques. If you buy it, you will definitely cry to death." Yi Chi said with a smile.

  "Ah! Why didn't he tell everyone?" Qiu Yu pointed at Li Yuan on the high platform and said.

  "Silly girl." After scolding her with a smile, Yi Chi sat up straight and said, "If he had spoken out, wouldn't that have meant no one would buy it?"

  "Oh, so that's how it is! This person is really bad!" Qiu Yu said with a frown, clearly she didn't like Li Yue's behavior.

  "Haha, that's why I said you're a silly girl. In this world, it's all about deceiving each other. If you want to live well, not only must your abilities be stronger than others, but your mind must also be sharper than anyone else's. That way, you can live a fulfilling life. So, from now on, never trust anyone except for me, Young Master. Got it?" Yi Chi said seriously.

  "En." Autumn rain nodded vaguely as if she understood and yet didn't.

  Yi Chi looked at her and sighed silently.

  This little girl, with her sister's protection in the past, hasn't suffered much and hasn't seen the dangers of human nature. Now she has Yi Chi protecting her too, who knows when she'll grow up.

  ......

  "Player Yellow 01 bids 2500 gold coins, is there a higher bid?"

  "2500 for the first time."

  "2500 for the second time."

  "Deal for the third time at 2500."

  With a loud bang, Li Yuan announced that Huang Ziyue had won the bid for the 'Qing Jie' magic sword.

  "Haha, I'm saying, brother, aren't you very rich? How come you can't afford it?" The young master of Huangzi 01 sneered.

  The people below also looked at Huang Zi 03, waiting to see how he would respond.

  "Hahaha, you silly kid, do you think I'm out of money? Let me tell you, I deliberately didn't bid on that magic sword because it's a defective product. You have the money, go ahead and buy it, take home that defective product, hahaha..." The man in yellow, No. 03, laughed loudly.

  The man on the high platform suddenly looked ugly.

  "This guy, if he's seen it then he's seen it, and yet he still speaks out, what a damn bastard." Lishi secretly cursed the yellow-robed man number 03, then turned his head around, not looking at the crowd below that were staring at him.

  "Hmph, obviously you're broke and yet you come up with such a lame excuse. Hmph, trash." The young master of Huangzi 01 sneered again.

  "Yes, he's right, how could Lian Tian Auction House sell defective products?"

  "Yes, he definitely can't afford it, just an excuse."

  "Not bad, definitely like this."

  ......

  The people below also agreed.

  "Hmph, don't believe it then." The man in yellow No. 03 snorted and stopped talking.

  "Hehe, alright, everyone, now let's move on to the third item for auction." Lishi Yuan said with a smile.