In the VIP room on the third floor of Wanbao Pavilion, there was silence.
Sitting on the chairs, Wutan and Ditian drank fragrant tea and looked out the window in silence. Han Tian and the other two had their eyes slightly closed and were almost asleep.
The five people didn't say anything, and Shi Jiaoyun naturally didn't dare to say anything. She stood aside and served tea and water.
To be honest, she was the most anxious one. She bid on several items, but none of the five people said anything. It seemed like they were just there to watch and had no intention of buying anything.
If this continues, the day will be wasted and nothing will be gained.
After an hour, just when everyone was getting impatient and wanted to leave, a woman in red slowly walked out from behind the platform, holding a thin sword in both hands.
"Spiritual weapon?" Wutan was surprised, but only for a moment and then didn't look at it again.
In fact, the quality of this rapier is quite good and it can be regarded as a top-level spiritual weapon. However, for several people, other weapons except those above the king's divine weapon would probably be difficult to catch their eye.
"Ah, boring." Han Tian rolled his eyes, looked at the few people and smiled evilly: "Why don't we have some fun!"
"What fun is this?" Ye Tian and Tian Gang opened their eyes and looked over in confusion.
Shi Jiaoyun was the same, but she said nothing and just watched quietly.
"Hehe, watch me." Han Tian looked wicked. He straightened his robe and lay down on the chair, ready to go.
In order to get a high price, the old man naturally had to brag about how good and powerful the sword was, and then he set the price: "Everyone, this sword is called the Qingshui Sword. The starting price is one thousand essences, and each bid must not be less than one hundred. The bidding begins!"
"Eleven hundred… "
"Fifteen hundred… "
"Two thousand five hundred… "
As soon as the old man in black finished speaking, some people began to bid. In just a few breaths, the price rose to 2,500 Essence Elements and was still rising.
After all, weapons above the King's Divine Weapon are too rare, and it is not bad to have a top-level spiritual weapon. Moreover, for ordinary people, top-level spiritual weapons are already rare treasures.
"Five thousand essences!"
At this time, Han Tian suddenly spoke, and the price that was originally three thousand was raised to two thousand.
As soon as these words came out, some people fell silent, considering whether to continue, while some people did not consider it and offered a higher price as if they were determined to win.
"Five thousand one hundred..."
"Five thousand two hundred..."
A few thousand essences were nothing to the people here. Even tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands were still within everyone's affordability. So after a short while, the price of the Qingshui Sword skyrocketed to fifty thousand.
Of course, this is naturally thanks to Han Tian.
"Sixty thousand essence!"
Han Tian raised the price again, and it increased by ten thousand at once, and his tone was flat, as if he was telling everyone, don’t compete with me, I have plenty of essence.
The auction hall fell silent now, because even a top-level spiritual weapon was not worth this price.
After waiting for a long time, no one said anything. Han Tian couldn't help but smile evilly and said, "Hehe, Zhongyaozhou is just so-so. It's only 60,000 essences, but no one continues to raise the price. It's really disappointing to the handsome guy!"
Ye Tian joked: "I heard that Brother Han Tian is already the son-in-law of the Ice Valley Master. Naturally, we can't compare with you!"
"Go away, stop talking nonsense. There is only resentment between this handsome guy and the Valley Master's daughter, no love."
Ye Tian said disapprovingly: "Some things, who knows, Tian Gang, you say it is right!"
Tian Gang said nothing, but nodded, looking very serious.
"Don't talk about me. With your status in Shura Palace, I'm afraid there are quite a few girls who like you!" Han Tian crossed his legs, stared at Tian Gang, and said lazily: "Well, bring him out for me to see someday!"
Tian Gang shook his head speechlessly, and the other three also laughed.
Just this simple conversation made Shi Jiaoyun who was standing by very excited. It turned out that she had guessed right. These people really were people of extraordinary status.
The reason why I didn't bid before was explained, which was that I just didn't like it.
"I must curry favor with them." Shi Jiaoyun thought so, and then hurriedly bent down to add tea for the five people.
While Wu Tian and others were talking, in another private room, Wu Hou was lying on a chair with a woman sitting on each of his thighs.
Behind him, Xiao Si, who was selling forbidden talismans, said respectfully, "Old Marquis, according to my inquiries, the person you are looking for is in the private room of the person who is bidding the price right now."
"Well, you did a good job on this matter. Go out and find the steward to claim your reward!" Wu Hou waved his hand. After Xiao Si left, he said to a man in black armor beside him, "Any item they want to auction, no matter how high it is, you bid for me."
The man in black armor was stunned for a moment, then he cupped his hands and said, "My Lord, do you want to buy it?"
"Who said I want to buy it? I'm just raising the price several times."
"I see." The black-armored man suddenly realized, and then wondered: "If the price is too high and they don't want it, won't that hurt us?"
"Just bid the price, and don't raise it too much at a time." Wu Hou thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Just raise it by a hundred, and see who can outlast the other."
"Yes!" The black-armored man bowed and replied, then turned to the window and said loudly: "Sixty thousand and one hundred essences."
On the high platform, the old man in black, who was about to knock down the gavel, smiled widely. After looking around, he said, "Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"
"Interesting!" Han Tian raised his lips with a playful smile, and said slowly: "70,000 essence."
"Seventy thousand and one hundred essences!"
The voice sounded again, raising the price by exactly one hundred. Wutan and the others looked at each other, and there was a hint of understanding in their eyes. They knew without thinking that someone was deliberately targeting them.
"Hey, since you want to play, then this handsome guy will play with you." Han Tian smiled evilly and said, "Eighty thousand essence."
Eighty thousand and one hundred!
Ninety thousand!
Ninety thousand and one hundred!
One hundred thousand!
Han Tian shouted more and more vigorously, his voice becoming louder and louder. He spoke without hesitation, as if he was determined to seize the Qingshui Sword.
However, the man in black armor hesitated. One hundred thousand essences far exceeded the value of the Qingshui Sword itself. If he continued to bid, and the other party suddenly gave up bidding, wouldn't he suffer a great loss
So, he had to ask Wu Hou for instructions.
After a moment of hesitation, Wu Hou said in a deep voice: "Add one more time. Since he wants it so much, he will definitely not give up easily."
Hearing this, the man in black armor sighed, turned toward the window, and raised the price again.
However, before he finished speaking, a teasing voice sounded, echoing throughout the auction hall.
"Haha, since you need the Qingshui Sword so much, I won't take it away from you."
"Not shooting anymore?" The man in black armor was stunned, his expression suddenly turned extremely gloomy. At this point, if he still didn't know that the other party was also playing a trick on him, he would be a fool.
He wanted to cheat others, but was cheated instead. Wu Hou was furious. Out of anger, he exerted force with both hands suddenly, causing the two women to feel great pain. However, due to their status, they dared not say a word and could only endure it silently.
"One hundred thousand and one hundred essences, is there a higher price? If not, the Qingshui Sword will belong to VIP Room No. 9." The old man in black said calmly. In fact, he was very happy to get such a high price that he had never seen before.
No one made another bid at the scene because no one was willing to make such a mistake. Finally, with the knock of the gavel in the old man's hand, the Qingshui Sword was sold for 101,000 Essence Yuan.
Then, the old man ordered someone to take out the next item and start the next round of auction.
"Haha, this guy is so stupid. He dares to fight with this handsome guy. I will kill you if I don't." Han Tian laughed loudly and was so happy that he didn't want to leave.
Tian Gang and others shook their heads and laughed, even Shi Jiaoyun at the side couldn't help but chuckle.
Wutan looked out the window and frowned slightly. Who was targeting him and others? It was the first time for them to come to Fengyang City. Apart from offending the emperor and the three princes, they couldn't remember if they had any other enemies!
"It is not difficult to guess the identity of this person, except for the great Confucian royal family. If they want to take revenge, they will not choose to do such a disgraceful thing here. The only ones left are that Marquis Mansion and Zhao Qing." Di Tian analyzed.
“No matter who he is, since someone wants to provoke us, we will play with him to the end.” Han Tian said wickedly.
Next, Han Tian continued to bid randomly, but unlike before, he did not increase the price by several thousand at once, but only increased it by hundreds.
Wu Hou also learned to be smart and would not say anything if the price exceeded the value of the item.
The two of them competed back and forth fiercely, and the others became spectators. Until the end, after the auction items were taken out one by one, no one in the entire auction hall spoke a word, and everyone watched coldly.
"You guys can fight if you want, we'll just watch the fun."
That's what they think.
The auction hall seemed to be opened specially for the two of them, and only their voices echoed there.
This alternative fight ended only when the sun set and the old man announced that today's auction was over.
The final result was that Han Tian was cheated several times and lost about 100,000 essences, while Wu Hou also lost about 200,000.
"Hehe, interesting."
Han Tian smiled wickedly, then took out a mustard seed bag and threw it to Shi Jiaoyun beside him, saying: "All the items I bought are given to you."
"Ah!" Shi Jiaoyun was stunned for a moment, with a look of disbelief on her face. Although the things she had photographed before were not very precious treasures, if converted into essence, they would be worth at least 50,000 or 60,000. For an ordinary person, this was definitely an astronomical figure.
"Haha, one hundred thousand essences made this handsome guy happy for the whole day. It's worth it! Brothers, let's go and continue tomorrow." Han Tian laughed, walked out of the private room and left.
Wu Tian and others shook their heads helplessly and followed.
Only at this moment did Shi Jiaoyun come to her senses, and hurriedly chased after him, thanking him, "Thank you, sir!"
This time she really made a lot of money. Her income in just one day was comparable to the total of the previous few years.
She put away the mustard bag, walked into the private room happily, cleaned up quickly, and then went to collect her belongings.
Wu Hou is not as free and easy as Han Tian. He is the marquis of the Great Confucian Dynasty, while Han Tian has the support of the Ice Valley behind him, so his financial resources are naturally not comparable to Han Tian's.
Two hundred thousand essences! The entire Marquis's Mansion's income for half a year might not even be two hundred thousand, but he squandered it all in one day.
He felt heartache and physical pain, and his face twitched constantly. The two women had already fainted from the torture he had done.
With a "bang", he slapped the tiger-skin chair hard, and it instantly turned into powder, floating in the entire private room, making it gray.
However, he was still not satisfied, and shattered the door with another palm.
"Walk!"
Then, he shouted angrily, waved his sleeves and walked out of the room. The man in black armor sighed, took out hundreds of essences from his arms, threw them to the two fainted women, and followed him away.
(End of this chapter)