"The next auction item is a bottle of blood essence from the innate monster red-tailed macaque. It is a rare material for refining weapons and making talismans. The base price is one hundred yuan of low-grade spiritual stones. Each time the price is increased, it must not be less than twenty yuan of spiritual stones."
When Shi Mu heard this, he immediately sat up straight and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
But in the center of the hall, a middle-aged Confucian scholar was holding a yellow jade gourd, showing it to all sides.
Shi Mu suppressed a trace of excitement in his heart and did not rush to take action, but just watched on the sidelines.
The essence and blood of the ape-like innate monsters is still relatively rare. Naturally, there are many people who know the goods at the scene, and new prices are constantly quoted.
Not long after, the quotation rose to 260 yuan for low-grade spiritual stones. At this time, no one finally raised the price.
"Two hundred and eighty spiritual stones." Shi Mu said.
"Three hundred spirit stones." The voice that had been fighting for just now sounded again.
"Three hundred and twenty spiritual stones." Shi Mu said.
The voices that had been fighting for it just now finally gave up after a period of silence.
"Is there anyone else who bids? If not, the essence and blood of the congenital red-tailed macaque will belong to the friend who made the last bid." said the middle-aged Confucian scholar.
A smile appeared on Shi Mu's face, it seemed that his rebirth skills could be improved to a higher level.
"I will give you three hundred and forty spiritual stones." At this moment, a somewhat familiar voice of Shi Mu rang.
Shi Mu turned his head and looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw a familiar figure in blue clothes in the front row. It was none other than Shen Tuguang, a descendant of Zhong Xiu's family who had been entangled with Zhong Xiu before.
As if feeling Shi Mu's gaze, this person turned his head and smiled at Shi Mu, his eyes full of provocation.
"Four hundred spiritual stones." Shi Mu said.
Many people in the hall exclaimed. Although the blood essence and blood of the innate monsters are relatively rare, the price is indeed a bit high.
Many people began to watch and discuss.
"Four hundred and twenty spiritual stones." Shen Tuguang said unhurriedly.
"Five hundred spiritual stones." Shi Mu hesitated and said.
"Five hundred and twenty spiritual stones." Shentu Guang said.
The discussion at the scene suddenly became louder, and many people looked at Shi Mu with a little more amusement.
Shi Mu's face darkened and he immediately stopped talking.
This price is already the bottom line he can afford.
"Shitou, I'm so angry. How amazing are the spiritual stones?" Cai'er squatted on Shi Mu's shoulder, stared at Shen Tuguang, and muttered in a low voice.
"Is there any more bids?" the middle-aged scholar looked at Shi Mu and asked.
Shen Tuguang also turned his head and looked at Shi Mu with a look full of mockery.
After a while, no new quotes came out.
"Okay, sir, please come to the stage. The essence and blood of the red-tailed macaque will be yours," said the middle-aged Confucian scholar.
Shen Tuguang glanced at Shi Mu with disdain, walked up to the middle-aged Confucian scholar triumphantly, threw out a small bag of spiritual stones, took the topaz gourd, and disappeared with a flash of light in his hand.
After this episode, the auction continued as usual, and as time went by, the auction items became increasingly rare, and the atmosphere gradually heated up.
Often when a piece comes out for auction, it has to go through a fierce competition before it is finally settled.
Although Shi Mu was tempted several times, it was a pity that he was short of money.
Suddenly, he raised his head and looked above his head.
Although it was very weak, he did feel a very faint spatial fluctuation, rippling in the air like water waves in the venue.
People who do not have space element sensitivity will find it difficult to sense space fluctuations, no matter how powerful their spiritual consciousness and strength are.
He looked around the venue, and he seemed to be the only one who felt this strangeness.
"What's wrong? Stone?" Cai'er noticed Shi Mu's strange expression and asked.
Shi Mu shook his head and said nothing.
His pupils suddenly condensed. On the second floor of the hall, a figure walked out of Princess Yueni's box. It was Liu An with long blood-colored hair.
He glanced at the noisy crowd around him, with a strange look in his eyes, but it passed quickly, and he walked towards an exit of the venue expressionlessly.
Although the weird look was fleeting, it was still captured by Shi Mu.
A faint golden light flashed in Shi Mu's eyes. As he watched Liu An's figure disappear from the exit, thoughts began to swirl in his mind.
After pondering for a moment, he suddenly stood up and walked towards another exit.
"Shitou, are you going back now?" Cai'er asked.
Shi Mu said softly "Hmm" and quickened his pace.
An inexplicable palpitation lingered in his heart.
"stop!"
Just as Shi Mu was about to walk out of the venue, several figures appeared in front and blocked Shi Mu's path. The leader was wearing blue clothes, and it was none other than Shen Tuguang.
"What do you guys want?" Shi Mu asked.
"Master Shi really wants this thing." Shen Tuguang waved his hand, and there was a yellow jade gourd in his hand, which was the bottle of ape essence and blood that was just auctioned.
Shi Mu didn't speak, just looked at Shen Tuguang.
"It's useless for me to hold this thing. If you really need it, it's not something that can't be discussed." Shen Tuguang said with a smile.
"What Young Master Shentu wants to say, why not say it straight to the point." Shi Mu said.
"Okay, since Mr. Shi is also a happy person, I won't make any detours. How about I exchange this bottle of blood essence for your parrot?" Shen Tuguang said.
Shi Mu was startled when he heard this, and glanced at Cai'er on his shoulder. A figure flashed in his mind, and he suddenly felt enlightened.
"Okay, that's what I want! There is no benefit at all from following a poor guy like Shitou. He won't give me anything to eat. This young master, when I look at you, you are like a dragon or a phoenix among men. You have a lot of money. I guess you won't treat me like this."
." Before Shi Mu could speak, Cai'er started shouting.
"Haha, I promise you a good meal!" When Shentu Guang saw this, he was immediately overjoyed and looked at Shi Mu jokingly, laughing loudly.
Several companions beside him also burst into laughter.
Shi Mu's face suddenly turned green and red, and he looked at the parrot angrily.
"Okay, I agree." He spat out this sentence through his teeth.
Cai'er glanced at Shi Mu contemptuously, spread her wings, flew up happily, and landed on Shen Tuguang's shoulders.
"Young Master Shi, please keep this. Good birds roost in broken trees. Don't be angry!" Shen Tuguang threw the topaz gourd in his hand to Shi Mu with a smile on his face, and patted Shi Mu on the shoulder.
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Shi Mu's face was ugly, he glanced at Shen Tuguang and others angrily, and strode towards the exit.
There was another burst of laughter from behind, full of ridicule.
Shen Tuguang looked at Shi Mu's figure walking out of the hall with disdain, and his heart felt very happy, and he was furious at being humiliated by him twice that day.
"Your name is Cai'er, right? From now on, you will follow me. As long as you are obedient, you will have no problem eating whatever you want." Shen Tuguang said to Cai'er.
Cai'er nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice.
"However, you also have to do me a favor. Please try to please Miss Zhong Xiu." Shen Tuguang said again.
"No problem, it's a trivial matter. I'll take care of it." Cai'er flapped her wings and puffed out her chest.
Shentu Guang was immediately overjoyed when he heard this.
"But, speaking of which, I am a noble parrot and I don't want to be locked in a cage." Cai'er added.
Shen Tuguang didn't think much and nodded in agreement.
"Brother Shentu, the auction is still going on, and there will be a lot of good things coming. Let's go back quickly." A man in yellow robes urged, gearing up.
Shen Tuguang was in a good mood. He immediately waved his hand and led a group of people towards the venue.
In today's auction house, he indeed still has many things he wants to capture.
Outside the auction venue, Shi Mu stood on the crowded street outside and took a breath. The palpitations in his heart had disappeared at this moment.
He stood here without moving, as if waiting for something.
After burning the incense, a shadow flew out from the third floor of Baoguang Pavilion. After hovering in the air for a while, it quickly rushed towards Shi Mu. It was Cai'er.
"Haha, that fool is so deceptive! I just used a little trick and came back." Cai'er landed on Shi Mu's shoulder and laughed loudly.
Shi Mu smiled slightly.
"Shitou, luckily I was quick-thinking this time and allowed you to get this bottle of ape essence and blood without spending a single spiritual stone. How are you going to thank me?" Cai'er said.
The two of them sang in harmony before, so naturally they played the trick of singing a double act in front of Shen Tuguang.
"Okay, it's you who have made a contribution this time..." Shi Mu smiled and was about to praise Cai'er.
At this moment, a huge change occurred.
The Baoguang Pavilion behind Shi Mu suddenly lit up with a dazzling bloody light. The bloody light shone out from the four exit passages of the venue, as if there was an extra blood-red sun in the venue.
Look at the source of the bloody light, which is coming from the auction house hall on the first floor.
On the street, passers-by stopped one after another and looked at Baoguang Pavilion in astonishment, pointing and talking from time to time.
They didn't know what happened in the Baoguang Pavilion, but judging from the bloody light, it was obviously not an auspicious sign.
Shi Mu looked at the scene in front of him and his expression changed slightly.
This blood-colored light was filled with an extremely strong aura of death, which was extremely cold.
He would never mistake this kind of aura, it was the unique aura of the undead interface.
"Could it be..."
What emerged in assassin Shi Mu's mind was Liu An's figure.
Seeing this strange phenomenon, the expressions of the guards outside the four exits of Baoguang Pavilion and the disciples of the Tongtian Immortal Sect changed drastically.
At the east exit, a young guard was about to rush into the venue, but was stopped by a middle-aged guard beside him.
"Don't worry, Baoguang Pavilion is where we are. Even if something happens inside, there will be people inside to handle it properly. We just need to do our part and guard the exit." The middle-aged guard said.
As a result, as soon as the middle-aged guard finished speaking, there was a huge roar that broke through the air, and then his whole body suddenly flew backwards.
A thick and sharp bone spear pierced the chest of the middle-aged guard and nailed his body to the wall of the exit.