Xuan Ye was startled, remembering that the woman in white had spoken to him when he was in Zikui. Tianbao Pavilion had two strongholds in Dongzhou, and it turned out that the other one was here.
However, the forces behind these two can easily establish such an organization, so why should they succumb to others?
The reason for this, he couldn't guess, maybe it was that the world he saw now was too small.
The two entered through one of the more ferocious fox heads. Mr. Kui showed off the fox sculpture, and the other party immediately invited them in respectfully.
"Distinguished guests, there is one auction left today. It will start in about half an hour. You will wait in the private room first." After the waiter finished speaking, he respectfully withdrew.
Xuan Ye didn't expect that this place was quite big. He thought that in the less spacious underground area, the space would be much smaller. But when he came in, he saw that the area occupied by Black Fox was several times larger than that of Qiuhu headquarters.
It can be seen from this that what Mr. Kui said is true, and the black fox is the root of this place.
Half an hour later, Xuan Ye came back to his senses from meditating and followed Mr. Kui to the auction hall.
Most of the people who come to the black market wear cloaks, and only a few show their true colors. So there is nothing strange about the two people's attire.
The attendant did not take them to where the public was sitting, but to a relatively spacious and comfortable small private room in the upper left corner, where the view was much better.
After the attendants left, Xuan Ye couldn't help but smile and said: "I didn't expect that the teacher, with such a high status here, would be treated like this."
"Huh, who hasn't been young and frivolous? At that time, in order to fight for something, I pressed down everything I could in one breath. I offended an evil cultivator because of this, and ended up having a big fight with him outside the city."
"What's the result?"
"Of course I won for my master. I also disabled his hands so that he can no longer harm others." Mr. Kui stroked his beard and raised his head proudly.
Xuan Ye smiled slightly and continued to look at the auction house.
Their purpose is very simple, just for materials, so they don’t even take a second look at many of the things they sell.
But what Xuan Ye didn't expect was that this teacher, who looked very cold and solemn, was really crazy when he started. As long as he liked something, he could seal the price in one breath.
For example, for a piece of golden sunflower jade, the base price is 15,000, and the price is increased once by 1,000. When he opened his mouth, it was 60,000, and there was no chance for others to talk back.
After one round, four or five were taken, but the atmosphere in the venue became extremely depressing.
Presumably, if they didn't know that someone was maintaining order, some people would have rushed up with dark faces.
Soon, another object was brought up. When Xuan Ye saw Kui Lao moving, he knew that he was going to take action.
"This thing is the horn of a ghost whale. It is an excellent thing whether it is used for refining weapons or grinding it into medicine. The starting price is 45,000, and each increase in price is no less than 1,000."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Kui raised the sign. "One hundred thousand!"
The venue was completely silent again, and the auctioneer who was auctioning items could already feel the oppressive atmosphere in the venue. Although it was a good thing to auction items at high prices, he also knew that if these people went out, they would inevitably get into a fight.
"Are there any other distinguished guests you want? Okay, once a hundred thousand."
"One hundred and five thousand!"
The auctioneer felt relieved and said with a smile: "Hey, another customer has raised the price. One hundred and five thousand."
Before he could take a breath, Mr. Kui continued to increase the price: "150,000."
The plainness in his words makes people think that this person has too much money and has nothing to do with it, so he came here to vent his anger.
"One hundred and fifty thousand! My friend, I urgently need this item to refine the elixir, can you give me some face?" The person bidding could hear the vibrato in his words, and it was obvious that the price was far higher than expected.
"One hundred and seventy thousand." Mr. Kui still shouted the price calmly.
There was only a soft sound as the man pulled off the armrest of the chair.
The auctioneer recognized that the man who broke the chair was Taoist Master Jia Yushu of Qiu Yunshan. His cultivation had reached the Hunling Stage and he was also a well-known figure in the neighborhood.
The most important thing is that this person is very vengeful and always takes revenge. Things that can be solved today will never be postponed to the next day. This is also famous in the black market.
The auctioneer secretly felt worried for Xuan Ye and the other two, and asked someone to bring the items over.
Seeing Mr. Kui being so unscrupulous, Xuan Ye couldn't help but wonder, "Teacher, you are raising prices like this, and you have such currency on you?"
"Don't be afraid if you don't have one. I am a master of weapons, so I can naturally barter. However, I did leave a deposit here before, which should be more than 900,000."
Xuan Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry, thinking that Mr. Kui kept saying that he had a lot of treasures on him, but he went out and blew them up.
However, these currencies are not demon crystals, but the common currency within Black Fox, used to measure the value of treasures. Therefore, when entering the market, everyone has already estimated their chips and knows what they have in mind.
The two of them, because of their noble status, naturally did not make an estimate. However, Mr. Kui's savings here are enough.
After a while, another object caught Mr. Kui's attention, but as soon as he called out the price, Jia Yushu followed suit.
"One hundred thousand." This was the third bid increase. As soon as Kui Lao finished his offer, the other party immediately followed suit.
Mr. Kui frowned slightly and directly quoted 140,000 yuan, which was a sky-high price that far exceeded the value of the object.
Although the auctioneer was happy, he couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.
Jia Yushu sneered, "One hundred and forty-five thousand."
Mr. Kui slapped the table and became angry, "One hundred and seventy thousand, don't argue with me, I have plenty of money!"
Not only was Jia Yushu not slow, he took a sip of tea, and when the auctioneer was about to finalize the decision, he continued to raise his hand. "One hundred and seventeen thousand."
"Okay! Okay!"
Listening to Mr. Kui's angry tone, Jia Yushu felt even more proud. It was true that he must retaliate, and he was about to retaliate soon, but he obviously made the wrong calculation.
"My friend, since you love this thing so much, I'll let you do it." Mr. Kui sat down calmly, his tone no longer filled with anger.
There was a "click" sound, and the sound of a cup falling to the ground came from the auction hall. The master and apprentice heard the sound and looked at each other with a smile.
"Oh, I'm not short of money, but I'm not a fool." Mr. Kui's voice was not loud enough for the entire venue to hear.
There was laughter in the middle of the field. Although everyone was a little dissatisfied with Mr. Kui now, they didn't stop adding insult to injury when they saw others making a fool of themselves.
After a moment of commotion, a man in black robes hurriedly stood up and left. It was Taoist Master Jia Yushu.
The auctioneer wiped his sweat again. Seeing that Xuan Ye and the two were still there, he couldn't help but worry about this wealthy customer. After all, Jia Yushu was definitely not doing anything good when he went out now.
After a while, the auction ended, and Mr. Kui took the fox sculpture to cash in the several items he had won.
After looking at the objects on the table, he was still a little dissatisfied. After putting them in the Xumi bag, he smacked his mouth and said, "Forget it, let's come again tomorrow."
Not long after the two of them walked out of the auction house, Xuan Ye noticed someone following behind him and shouted "Teacher" in a low voice.
Kui Lao understood the idea, but patted Xuan Ye on the shoulder. "No need to worry, in this black market, they dare not take action."
Before he finished speaking, the road ahead was blocked by several men in black robes who suddenly walked out, "You two are plotting against me, right?"
Xuan Ye was stunned, glanced at the indifferent Mr. Kui, and replied coldly: "I don't know what you are talking about. Have you admitted the wrong person?"
During the auction, he did not reveal his voice, and even if he spoke now, the other party would not recognize him.
"Wrong person? I've been watching closely. The one who came out was of the same stature. There are two of us walking together. It's just you!" After Jia Yushu finished speaking, he waved his hand and the man next to him rushed out immediately.
"You are so brave, you dare to take action inside the black market?" Mr. Kui shouted, but it was of no use.
Xuan Ye immediately thought of Zhou Ruo's words. The black market has been in turmoil recently, so even if he takes action, there should be no one in charge.
In this case, he wouldn't be polite. The ice-white jade ruler flew out, green light shot out in all directions, and its power was like a tiger's, dashing away the people who were coming towards him.
"He's a master, martial artist? Huh, use the magic pen." Jia Yushu shouted, and took out the magic pen first, opening up an icy blue ink mark and flying away like a scimitar.
The others also took action at the same time, and all kinds of ink waves surged out and turned into aurora to attack.
Xuan Ye made a horizontal motion with his ice-white jade ruler, and spiritual power poured into it from the palm of his hand. The ruler's body trembled slightly, and a two-meter-long wide blade suddenly appeared for a big chop. The blade of the machete was actually green and transparent, smooth and flawless.
He gathered his energy and waved it, and the air wave turned into a sword and swept out, one against six, deadlocked in mid-air.
"break!"
With a deep shout, the sword burst out with strong light, instantly shattering the attack and scattering towards the six people.
With a "boom", the six people flew out and fell to the ground.
Jia Yushu's cloak was also smashed by the air waves, revealing the smooth top of his head, with only a few strands of long hair remaining at the temples around his ears.
When the passers-by onlookers saw this, they immediately burst out laughing.
"Isn't this...isn't this Jia Yushu? He gave up being a Taoist priest and became a monk?"
"Have you ever seen such a romantic monk? Maybe he had his hair shaved by a woman while he was asleep! Haha..."
Hearing the roar of laughter around him, Jia Yushu quickly covered his head with a rag and pointed at Xuan Ye and the two with a pale face. "Wait! Wait for me! I will definitely deal with you!"
Xuan Ye put away the ice-white jade ruler and turned to look at Mr. Yan Kui, "It's not too big of a fuss, right?"
"Anyway, no one has jurisdiction over it, so don't worry about it." Mr. Kui put away his smile, "No wonder this kid wants the horns of the ghost whale so much, that's why."
"Can you grow hair from the horns of a ghost whale?" Xuan Ye thought about whether the price was a bit too high.
"Silly boy, of course it's not for the hair, but for the women!" Mr. Kui chuckled without clarifying.
The two walked around and returned to Qiuhu.
Zhou Ruo was away due to something else, so he arranged for his attendants to inform them that there would be a weapon-refining competition tomorrow and arrange their rooms.
Mr. Kui didn't refuse. Anyway, he still had to go to the auction house. It was not a good place to stay, not to mention that the woman had already obtained a huge advantage.
Early the next morning, the weapon refining competition was held in the small square in the center of Black City.
There were sixteen people in the preliminary round, and only six passed the screening. In the second round, there were nine people, and the other three were the places recommended by the three major local forces.
Xuan Ye took a look at his opponents. They were dressed in extremely weird clothes, some were even dressed as beggars. He didn't think too much and concentrated on the game.
Not long after the start, everyone entered the tempering stage and everything was as usual. Suddenly, there was a "boom" and the entire arena was shaken.
Fortunately, Xuan Ye had a good heart so he didn't miss it, but he was also curious as to who could blow up the furnace so quickly? After a quick glance, it seemed that nothing happened.
At the moment when he was distracted, a flame penetrated into the Juelon Cauldron and burned most of his materials!