The secret box auction was arranged in the Babaolou, the largest restaurant in Shanyang Mansion. This Babaolou is also the property of the Tao family, the largest family in Shanyang Mansion.
With the power of the Zhang family, they can be ranked in the upper echelons of Shanyang Mansion, but in the entire Linzhong County, they are only in the middle and lower reaches. There are many masters of the fifth level of air control who come here to participate in the auction.
Chu Xiu followed the people from the Zhang family to take their seats. A short, fat and rich man with a smile on his face always walked up to the stage, cupped his hands and said: "Tao Wang, the Tao family's chief steward, this year's secret...
The box auction will be hosted by my Tao family, thank you all for your compliments.
Our secret box auction in Linzhong County has been going on for more than ten years, so I won't talk too much. The rules are still the same as in previous years.
The origin of the secret box is absolutely true and does not contain any falsehoods. At the same time, the identity of the seller will be hidden. After the auction, the buyer pays the money on the same day and the seller can collect the money on the same day.
Also, everyone is a member of the martial arts community in Linzhong County. In order not to harm the harmony between the two parties, in this secret box auction, each family can bid up to ten times. If there is still competition after more than ten times, the auction will be temporarily closed for both parties.
Discuss on your own the ownership of this secret box. If you have anything to say, please speak it up without hurting your friendship.
Okay, let’s not talk nonsense anymore. My name is Tao Wang, and I wish you all have more luck today, and the secret boxes you open will contain good things.”
Hearing Tao Wang briefly explain the rules of the auction, Chu Xiu secretly thought it was dangerous. Fortunately, he thought a step ahead and found the Zhang family as a shield. Otherwise, he might really be in trouble this time.
The secret box auction in Linzhong County was clearly prepared for them. Although outsiders could participate, it would obviously cause a lot of inconvenience.
There is only a maximum of ten bids, and the fear is that the two forces will become enemies because of one auction.
After ten times, everyone secretly discussed the compromise and the ownership of the secret box. Everyone gave in and everyone was happy.
But if Chu Xiu comes to the auction by himself, and if someone robs him, after ten bids, if the other party sees that Chu Xiu is a stranger or alone, they may make some kind of decision to intimidate and rob him.
But it's all possible.
At this time, Tao Wang on the stage waved his hand, and someone immediately brought up a secret box made of white jade. Tao Wang pointed at the secret box and said: "This secret box is produced in Nanman. It was a medium-sized box from the ancient catastrophe."
It was excavated from the sect.
Although the name of the sect is unknown, its scale is not small. Judging from the material of its secret box, it should be used to hold elixirs and unrefined elixirs.
Of course, it is also possible that it is empty, or that the elixirs and elixirs in it have become rotten due to material problems. Please be cautious and ask for a price of fifteen thousand, and the price will be increased by no less than one thousand each time."
As soon as the words fell, a group of people started bidding, and after a few times, the price had doubled.
The price of secret boxes that are confirmed to contain elixirs is generally not too high because there are too many uncertainties.
Some elixirs can remain immortal and maintain their potency after being refined, but some pills have a lifespan. Maybe after you open the secret box, although it is not empty, it is just a pile of mud without any potency.
Already.
Zhang Songling asked in a low voice: "Is Mr. Lin interested in this thing?"
Chu Xiu shook his head. Regarding the situation of this auction, he only knew that there were a few good things mentioned in the plot. As for whether there were other treasures that could be called treasures, he really didn’t know, so
Chu Xiu would not take action until he saw his target.
Zhang Songling saw that Chu Xiu was not interested, so he bid twice to buy the secret box.
For a small family like the Zhang family, the chance of finding a skill in the secret box is a bit low, and the price of the secret box for skills is at least ten times more than that of elixirs, so the Zhang family can't afford to gamble.
So every year, the Zhang family spends more than 100,000 taels of silver to buy some secret boxes of elixirs. Although most of them are empty, there are always times when you are lucky that one or two good things will appear. If you are lucky, you only need one.
You can then get your money back.
Several more secret boxes were sold at the auction, but Chu Xiu did not participate. Until this time, Tao Wang had someone take out a palm-sized secret box that was blood red and had strange patterns on it and said: "This is
The origin of the secret box is somewhat interesting.
Decades ago, an ancient demonic sect was born in Dongqi. The Wuxiang Demonic Sect, one of the seven sects and eight sects, wanted it, and Sword King City, one of the five major sword sects, also sent experts to snatch it.
The battle between the two sides was quite fierce, and the ancient ruins were even destroyed, which also allowed some small sects and casual cultivators around them to take advantage and obtain a lot of secret boxes.
Therefore, over the years, a lot of secret boxes from the Demonic Sect have been leaked out one after another, and some good things have been found in them. The skills practiced by the Demonic Sect should be related to blood, which is the ultimate
It's a demon, so please be careful when shooting.
Moreover, the secret boxes that have leaked out over the years are both real and fake. Some people directly use some junk secret boxes of unknown origins as fake ones, which has also deceived many people.
We have now determined that this secret box is 70% true and 30% false. Whether it is a skill, elixir, or other treasure, we cannot tell. Please be careful. The base price is 200,000, and each bid is 10,000.
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After listening to this introduction, there were really not many people present bidding, especially those from the big forces, none of them participated in the bidding.
It's not because they think this secret box is fake, but because they are concerned about their reputation and are not very interested in magic things.
Those who came to participate in the auction of this secret box were all from the Zhengdao sect of Linzhong County. It would be easy for people to criticize the secret box that came from the devil's path. And if it was a skill, even if it was powerful, they could only practice it secretly.
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And if it contains elixirs, they are largely useless.
Because most of the elixirs produced by the demonic path are not suitable for warriors like them who come from the righteous path, and some may even cause backlash.
Chu Xiu narrowed his eyes at this time and whispered to Zhang Songling: "Master Zhang, help me take a picture of this secret box!"
Zhang Songling nodded, raised the sign and said: "Two hundred and fifty thousand!"
When everyone present saw that the Zhang family was interested, many people gave up immediately.
It's not that they are afraid of the Zhang family, but it's not worth bidding for such a useless thing that is too risky.
But at this moment, there was a bald man who had been bidding with Zhang Songling. Both parties had competed with the price to 400,000, reaching the peak of ten biddings.
The bald man stared at Zhang Songling and snorted coldly: "Master Zhang, my Black Tiger Gang is so far away from your Shanyang Mansion, so I haven't offended you, right? Do you want to snatch this thing from me?"
Other righteous people were worried that the secret box was a magical thing and did not want to take pictures of it, but this strong man was a member of the gang and had no such scruples.
Zhang Songling cupped her hands and smiled bitterly: "Cao Gang Leader, I don't mean that, I really want this secret box too.
As you all know, the second boy in my family is really incompetent and cannot be compared with his eldest brother.
My Zhang family’s ancestral skills focus on accumulation, and it’s too slow for him to practice, so I wanted to try my luck and see if I could develop a magic method. After all, magic skills focus on quick success.
I don’t ask him to have a stable foundation, I just want him to reach a faster state.”
Zhang Songling's excuse was reasonable. The leader of the Black Tiger Gang, Cao, thought for a while and said: "Since you want to help your son, I, Old Cao, will not embarrass you. I will quit on my own initiative for one hundred thousand taels of silver."
This kind of thing is very common in auctions. If one party retreats, the other party will naturally have to pay some price.
To be fair, one hundred thousand taels of silver was a bit too much, but Chu Xiu wanted the secret box anyway, and the silver was his, so Zhang Songling naturally didn't feel bad and directly agreed, and the secret box was successfully photographed by Zhang Songling.
Chu Xiu frowned. The cost of this secret box was a bit beyond his imagination. It actually cost half a million to take the photo, which almost completely depleted the money he got from the Chu family.
Fortunately, he cooperated with the Zhang family this time. Otherwise, if he had come alone, the leader of the Black Tiger Gang, Cao, might not have given him this face. At that time, Chu Xiu might have made a guest appearance as a bandit and tried to rob him on the way.
Already.
Chu Xiu did not participate in the subsequent auction. Anyway, in the original plot, the most valuable items in this auction had already been in his hands. Although there were a few other good items, Chu Xiu didn't care.
After the auction ended, Zhang Songling took the money Chu Xiu gave him and said to Chu Xiu after handing over the money: "Master Lin, please wait patiently. After the seller has received the money and confirmed it, the secret box will be delivered tonight."
From the Zhang family."
Chu Xiu said: "Well, I will come to the Zhang family to pick up the secret box in the evening, and I will also give the subsequent purple gold to you, the head of the Zhang family."
After leaving the auction, Zhang Songling returned directly to the Zhang family. At this time, Han Wei, who had left Shanyang Mansion for several days, also happened to come back. He leaned next to Zhang Songling and whispered: "Master, I got the news from Feng Manlou.
After getting it back, there is really a problem with Lin Ye's identity!"