"However …"
Gu Xi changed the topic and pointed to the girl in pink. "You've got to accompany her to a place and protect her with all your might."
Right now, the price of the ancient tempering book had already reached 400,000 superior-grade spirit stones.
In other words, Gu Xi's words were equivalent to giving away 400,000 superior-grade spirit stones or even higher – the magnitude of this favor was unimaginable!
This also proved that the place Gu Xi was referring to was definitely not a good place!
"I'm only at early-stage Foundation Establishment. Why did you choose me? This lady's strength is probably above mine, right? "Su Zimo asked after a moment of silence.
Gu Xi did not reply and instead asked, "I heard that you're pretty good in melee combat?"
Su Zimo frowned.
There were not many people who knew that he was strong in melee combat and he did not know where Gu Xi had gotten the news from.
Su Zimo's gaze shifted to the girl in pink's face.
The girl in pink had a veil over her face and there was a hint of a smile in her eyes – nothing could be seen.
Su Zimo hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Not bad."
Gu Xi smiled. "That place is a little special. You'll naturally know when you get there."
Su Zimo did not agree and neither did Gu Xi – it was clear that she was unwilling to reveal too much.
Actually, even if Gu Xi did not say anything, Su Zimo could tell that the trip would be extremely dangerous!
400,000 superior-grade spirit stones was more than enough to buy the lives of 40 Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
After pondering for a moment, Su Zimo nodded. "Alright, I'll agree to it!"
"Straightforward!" Gu Xi rubbed her palms gently and praised.
Gu Xi glanced sideways and sent a voice transmission. The maidservant beside her understood and came to Su Zimo with a smile. "Fellow Daoist Su, if you want to increase the price, just let me know and I'll help you pass on the message."
Only the top 10 rooms were given such treatment. That way, even the guests' voices would not be exposed and they would not attract unnecessary trouble.
One must know that in an auction house, many cultivators who bid for items were most worried that their identities would be exposed and they would be coveted by others.
That was the logic of a man's wealth being his own ruin.
…
In the inner house, many people were discussing privately as they watched the confrontation between Sima Zhi and the disheveled old man.
"Misty Peak has lost a lot of face this time. They've been ridiculed and ridiculed, but they can't even retort."
"Heh, that's strange. Misty Peak is good at Alchemy, but she's not good at Artifact Forging. Why would she want to buy Artifact Forging now?"
With the two Perfected Jin Dan Cultivators fighting, the shopkeeper was naturally overjoyed. He smiled and raised his voice. "Fellow Daoist Sima from True Fire Sect has already bid 400,000 spirit stones. I wonder if fellow Daoist from Misty Peak would like to increase the bid?"
"Old thing, why don't you raise the price?"
Sima Zhi laughed loudly and said, "If you dare to raise it to 410,000, then I dare to raise it to 420,000. Let's see who gives up first!"
The disheveled old man's expression was terrible as he tried his best to suppress the anger in his chest. After a moment, he said slowly, "Sima Zhi, don't be smug. There's still a long way to go!"
With that, the disheveled old man flicked his sleeves and left.
"Four hundred and ten thousand!"
At this moment, a clear voice suddenly rang out from the sky above the inner house.
Everyone turned towards the voice and saw a maidservant standing at the entrance of Room 1 at the top of the inner house. She had just reported a number with a smile.
Many cultivators on the seats were stunned.
Not to mention them, even the shopkeeper was stunned on the spot with a confused look on his face.
Others might not know, but he knew very well who was in Room 1 today – that was the chief steward of Sky Treasure Auction House!
"Why is this big shot getting involved as well?"
The shopkeeper was stunned.
The disheveled old man paused in his tracks and turned back to look at Sima Zhi with a mocking gaze.
Sima Zhi had just made a bold statement and boasted when someone else raised the bid – it was as though they were going against each other.
Of course, neither Sima Zhi nor the disheveled old man knew who was in Room 1.
After all, the maidservant at the entrance was merely a messenger.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment before coughing gently. "The guest in Room 1 … raised the bid to 410,000!"
Sima Zhi frowned and glared at Room 1 for a long time before saying slowly, "Four hundred and twenty thousand!"
The maidservant at the entrance of Room 1 tilted her body slightly and listened for a moment before turning around and declaring, "Four hundred and thirty thousand!"
Sima Zhi had a hesitant expression.
The guests who were able to enter the top ten rooms were either very powerful, had a very high status, or had to spend a lot of extra Spirit Stones.
Sima Zhi had no idea what this person's identity was, what strength he had, what sect or faction he belonged to. He felt a little guilty.
The disheveled old man crossed his arms and said at the side, "Sima Zhi, raise the bid. Why aren't you raising it?"
Suddenly, Sima Zhi laughed and shook his head. "I don't want it anymore. In any case, True Fire Sect has plenty of such ancient books. The reason why I'm raising the bid is because I don't want this ancient book to land in the hands of an old man like you."
"You're truly shameless!" The disheveled old man cursed with a cold expression.
Sima Zhi laughed. "I'm not being shameless. I just don't want a bright pearl to be covered in dust. Even if this ancient book lands in the hands of Misty Peak, no one will be able to understand it, haha!"
After laughing, Sima Zhi cupped his fists in the direction of Room 1 and declared, "Since this fellow daoist has taken a liking to this ancient book, I can only give it to you."
The shopkeeper wiped his cold sweat secretly and said, "Congratulations to the guest in Room 1 for obtaining this ancient book for 430,000."
Right then, the maidservant at the entrance of Room 1 turned around again.
Many cultivators realized that the person inside had something to say again.
A moment later, the maidservant turned around and said, "Please give this ancient book to the fellow daoist from Misty Peak in Room 77."
Give … give!
The entire place went silent.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
Sima Zhi was a little confused.
The disheveled old man was confused as well. He turned back to look at his room – it was indeed Room 77.
Who was the other party to give such a huge gift?
The first reaction of many cultivators was that the guest in Room 1 was joking.
The shopkeeper knew what sort of person the chief steward of Sky Treasure Auction House was. Although she was a woman, she was a woman of her word and would definitely not joke as such!
The shopkeeper wrapped up the ancient book immediately and headed to the entrance of Room 77 personally, handing the ancient book to the disheveled old man in front of everyone.
It was only then that everyone realized what was going on and their expressions changed.
Sima Zhi's expression darkened instantly.
No matter who the other party was, this action was clearly going against him!
However, Sima Zhi could not understand what sort of status this person had to be to give away more than 400,000 superior-grade spirit stones just like that – this was way too extravagant!
"Fellow daoist, what's the meaning of this? Are you purposely going against True Fire Sect? "
The moment Sima Zhi opened his mouth, he brought up his sect.
"I like it,"
The maidservant shook her head and pretended to be smug.
Those two sentences sounded familiar – they were the same words that Sima Zhi said to the disheveled old man earlier on. Now, they were sent back to him.
Actually, the maidservant was only 12 or 13 years old. She wasn't tall and had a charmingly naive look. Her large eyes were watery and her voice was crisp. Now that she said those words in Sima Zhi's tone, it was extremely interesting.
Instantly, the crowd burst into laughter.
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