At dusk, the broker appeared in front of his door on time.
"Fellow Taoist, it's time to set off."
Of course Hou Tsang used a pseudonym, well, it was Yu Zhengxing; this was not because he deliberately brought trouble to Lao Yu. Master Yu himself said that he wanted to kill him openly, that is, he did not conceal the intention of the Quanzhen sect, so it was him in the first place. As the guard of Miaogao, of course he must understand the order given.
Of course, he only said his last name was Yu, but he didn't dare to mention the last two words, otherwise he would scare Gu Xiqiao into fleeing from the city. As long as he finally killed someone and reported his name, it would be fine.
Master Yu has a strong waist and strong shoulders, so he won't care.
Turning east and west, Hou Zi, who was not very familiar with Linjing, could only roughly judge that he was going to the west of the city, which is also the most chaotic and poorest area in Linjing City. There are three religions and nine streams, five elements and eight works.
"How come you come to a place like this? Are you not afraid of something happening?"
After spending so much effort, I didn’t want the cooked duck to fly away, so the broker hurriedly appeased me.
"This place is the weakest place in Linjing City's Taoist Palace. It's all miserable and chaotic. But for us, what's the danger of this kind of secular chaos? It's just to avoid paying taxes. In fact, it's also in the west of the city. There are still some good places, fellow Taoists will know as soon as they go there."
Finally, we came to a dark house. From the outside, it looked no different from any other houses. There was no gate lion, no animal ring on the door plaque, and of course no doorman to protect the house. A man emerged from the darkness outside the house. After whispering a few words to the broker, he opened the corner door and let the two of them in.
It was still dark when you first entered the courtyard, but when you entered the second courtyard, the scene suddenly changed. The lights were bright and the decoration level was not low. The walls were white, there was water flowing outside the courtyard, and there was also the faint sound of string music. , this is all to calm down the defensiveness of first-time traders. Just imagine such a pattern, the strength of the owner must be very important, of course, the possibility of playing dirty tricks will be lower.
There were servants bringing tea and water, and there were fruits and snacks on the table for you to take. There were about a dozen cultivators sitting here and there, all with a level of cultivation below Tongxuan. They all closed their eyes and concentrated, but no one was whispering to each other to guard against each other. The heart leaped on his face.
The broker took him to an empty seat and settled him down. He laughed in a low voice and said, "How about it? I won't lie to you, right? You are ordinary on the outside, but there is something great inside. To do this kind of thing, you have to keep a low profile. Who is willing to make a big deal about it? Make money quietly. Lingshi, isn’t it beautiful?”
Hou Zi appeared a little nervous, and kept looking back and forth with his eyes. It was not until he found that no one here was interested in him, and everyone was minding their own business, that he felt a little relieved.
"These people are all here to trade, right? Didn't you say that buyers and sellers don't see each other? With the lights so bright, there's no need to be afraid..."
The broker shook his head, "You don't know something, fellow Taoist. There are no buyers here. They are all sellers like fellow Taoist. How can the merchant provide an environment for you to get to know each other? To be honest, everyone here is short of spiritual stones, 豼What's the use of knowing each other? They are all really poor people."
He continued to tell him, "When the auction starts later, there will be a host to control the rhythm of the auction. Try not to disturb him during this process. A good host can very much drive the atmosphere and heighten the scene. The more excited the mood, the more likely the buyer will bid." The higher.
During the process, please note that when he points to you, you go up on stage to show off your treasure. Don’t say anything else. Even if someone below questions your treasure, don’t say anything back. You are just a puppet. Everything depends on the host to control the situation.
Believe me, for the same batch of treasures, an experienced host can at least increase the price of your treasures by 30%, so fellow Taoist Yu can just wait and count the spiritual stones."
Hou Zi twisted in his chair uneasily, "I hope so. Let me tell you, if I see anything wrong, I will turn around and leave. My magical powers are also very impressive in the world.
famous……"
The broker couldn't hold back his laughter. This was a typical expression of sternness and inwardness, "What else do you want?"
Hou Zi thought for a while, "I request to appear last and see the situation first."
The broker cursed in his heart, there are a lot of bad things and a lot of things going on, but even if you get to this point, even if you have wings, you will never be able to fly out of their control.
"Okay, I can think of a way for you, but it certainly won't be the last, because Taoist friend's treasure cannot be the finale! There are many things more precious than your treasure!
In this way, it can be arranged in the second half of the journey, but I still have to go out of my way to ask for help."
After waiting for a while, a few more people came, with a total of less than twenty sellers. This scale was really small and pitiful; and in his opinion, there should be a few shills among them, judging from the expressions they inadvertently revealed.
The look of disdain on his face made it clear that these people were afraid of bad intentions.
The sellers all have shills, not to mention the buyers, probably most of them, creating an atmosphere and then buying and selling.
It's just a dark place.
A servant brought some hoods and distributed them one by one. Except for a pair of eyes, everything else was covered. Hou Zi tried it for a while and realized that it was ordinary cloth. How could the master use it in such an occasion and at such a level of realm?
Cultivation supplies?
The lights were turned off one by one, leaving only a row of lights on the main stage still bright; the sellers were gathered to one side of the stage, and then the buyers began to enter, also wearing black cloth headscarves, leaving only a pair of eyes.
Everyone is in good order, and they are obviously well aware of the current situation. This is not the time for small talk and nonsense. It is the time to complete the transaction early and everyone gets what they want. That is the main topic.
There was no scene, but a monk came out from the depths of the back hall, still covering his head in black, and stood on the stage. Everyone on the stage and the stage were covered with black cloth, as if it was a private gathering of some evil sect.
A little weird.
"Pindao An is in charge of coordinating everyone's transactions. The rules have been made clear for a long time. It should be a final decision if you leave. If you have evil intentions, don't act unpredictably."
His voice was hoarse, like a bellows leaking air.
Hou Zi was moved. Yu Zhengxing gave him a jade slip, which once described Gu Xiqiao. Among his appearance and behavioral characteristics, one of them was that his voice was hoarse and dull; this was not because he had suffered
The injury is caused by practicing a certain sound wave technique.
With this person's Lianqiao cultivation level, in an environment like Tao Sect, he has a lot of miraculous skills to choose from.
He couldn't tell the appearance; but judging from the sound, there weren't many such coincidences, plus the height, fatness and thinness were relatively consistent, so there was a 50% chance that he could be identified as Gu Xiqiao!
This is because I can't stand the loneliness, so I have become an addict of hosting auctions in dark places; business is also a kind of Tao, and many people will immerse themselves in it, looking for that feeling of control.
However, Hou Zi is a calm person and never acts rashly. You can bet on using a sword, but you can't bet on identifying people. 50% certainty is not enough!
