At this moment, Han Yuanhong was presiding the auction of some silver secret items in the auction house of the Secret Items Pavilion.
Actually, the thing that the Imperial Guards entrusted to his father was the same thing that the Imperial Guards entrusted to Gold and Power Law. As the master of Gold and Power Market, according to the result that he negotiated with his dad, Han Yuanhong had to try his best to collect silver secret items in this Treasures Meeting for the Imperial Guards even though he was just pretending to do so.
In this Treasures Meeting, even God's Star was being auctioned, not to mention silver secret items.
There were two sources for silver secret items to be auctioned in Treasures Meeting. First, like that piece of God's Star, when a brilliant clan with knights declined and the holy war broke out, the top treasures such as piece of God's Star and silver secret items could not bring prosperity to the clan anymore; instead, they might bring disasters to the clan. Therefore, these clans would choose to auction these top treasures left by their ancestors in exchange for more practical items and interests; instead of letting these top treasures fall into the hands of their own clans and living in fear every day.
The second source of silver secret items came from very few lucky people. Almost all of these lucky people were knights. When most of the knights were looking for a silver secret item, these lucky people had one or two silver secret items by chance. Those who had one silver secret item wanted to exchange for more practical cultivation resources such as earth-elements crystals. Those who had two silver secret items would keep one silver secret item for themselves and exchange the other silver secret item for cultivation resources or items that they wanted.
It was a silver secret item short sword that was being displayed on the counter.
After erasing its owner's spiritual brand, this silver secret short sword was suspending in a 4-m square special crystal window and constantly changing its shape. For a moment, it was a brilliant colorful short sword with sharp sawteeth; for a moment, it was the virtual body of a colorful double-headed snake. Like a living being, it constantly swam in the crystal window.
Most of the people in the audience were representatives of major clans in Taixia Country. As for these major clans, silver secret items would never be too much. These representatives of major clans were always accompanied by one or two youngsters who were brought here to see the world. It was the first time for those youngsters to see the virtual image of a silver secret item. Therefore, they were all dumbfounded as they whispered to each other.
As Gold and Power Law was promoted by Emperor Xuanyuan to compete with the top 6 sects of Taixia Country, the Treasures Meeting of Gold and Power Law was generally neglected and boycotted by the other 6 sects of Taixia Country. Although some knights from the top 6 sects of Taixia Country came to Gold and Power Market for support, they were much fewer. By contrast, those major clans in Taixia Country and forces from subcontinents outside Taixia Country were more enthusiastic about it.
The owner of this silver secret item was an earth knight. This knight wanted to exchange this silver secret item for water-element crystals that he urgently needed for cultivation.
The starting price was 200 water-element crystals. When it reached 1,200 water-element crystals, the representatives of the major clans became more cautious in raising their paddles.
The exchange ratio of water-element crystals to earth-element crystals was 1: 6,1200 water-element crystals were equal to 7,200 earth-element crystals. Such a great number of element crystals was already a great number. Even for those major clans in Taixia Country, such a great number of element crystals could not be easily provided. After all, nobody could grow element crystals in their own farmlands. All the element crystals could only be obtained in the Earth-elements Realm. Additionally, the more advanced the element crystals were, the harder it would be to obtain them. Compared to silver secret items, element crystals were also urgently needed by all the major clans and sects.
When the starting price reached 1,200 water-element crystals, all the bidders at present started to increase the price meticulously as they contacted their clan elders or clan heads through remote-sensing communication devices in order to confirm their bottom line.
"1,290 water-element crystals... 1,290 water-element crystals, is there a higher price? Is there a higher price?" A beautiful female auctioneer tried her best to host the auction of this silver secret item on the platform.
When Han Yuanhong wanted to tell a shill to raise the price to 1,300 water-element crystals, a loud noise drifted from outside the auction house of the Secret Items Pavilion, causing Han Yuanhong to frown unpleasantly.
Who had the guts to cause trouble in the Thousand Treasure Garden? Was there really a second person who wanted to learn from that guy surnamed Cui?
With a loud sound "bang", a side door of the auction house was forcefully pushed open from outside, arousing the attention of many people in the auction house.
A guy with a long face and a rat-bearded beard ran in exasperatedly. Ignoring the astonished gazes of the others, he directly came to Han Yuanhong's side and whispered in his ear urgently and carefully, "Boss, there's something happening outside … You … You'd better go out and take a look!"
"What happened?" Han Yuanhong asked, "Is there anyone who dares make trouble in Treasures Complex?"
"Erm... almost. Master, you will know it after taking a look outside..." The guy with a long face and sparse beard didn't know what to say as he looked embarrassed.
At the sight of this guy's look, Han Yuanhong didn't ask him anything anymore; instead, he just suppressed his displeasure and killing intent as he walked out of the auction house together with the guy with a long face and sparse beard.
...
When Han Yuanhong walked out of the auction house, he saw that there were already hundreds of people gathered in the courtyard outside the Million Treasure Garden. When Han Yuanhong walked out, the originally noisy outside suddenly became quiet for some reason.
Han Yuanhong instantly felt that everyone's eyes were focused on him. Additionally, there was something unclear in those eyes. The atmosphere was extremely weird. Even some knights of Gold and Power Law in Treasures Complex were watching him with a weird look as if a lot of people were surrounding something and a surging undercurrent was surging in the crowd.
Han Yuanhong's heart pounded unconsciously under the bizarre eye light of the onlookers and the weird atmosphere at the scene. However, as an earth knight, he had seen too many big scenes. This scene was not enough to make him flurried at once.
Han Yuanhong didn't look at those troublemakers. After that guy with a long face and sparse beard stealthily pointed at the sky, Han Yuanhong raised his head.
— — Finance minister Han Zhengfang is the master of Heavens Reaching Church.
At this moment, it was a brilliant crimson afterglow in the sky. Right in the brilliant afterglow, 12 huge words which scared Han Yuanhong out of his wits were drifting towards him from afar.
Each of the 12 huge words was over 1,000 m in length. Like a marvelous stroke, they were composed of numerous wild swans flying over 6,000 m above the ground of Xuanyuan Hill. Even though those wild swans were still over 10 miles away from Gold and Power Market, everybody in Gold and Power Market could see them clearly.
Han Yuanhong's body swayed for a short while as he almost couldn't stand steadily. At the sight of the 12 huge words, his head felt being split open by a huge ax from the sky. At the same time, Han Yuanhong felt dizzy as his head buzzed.
'I'm screwed! '
This was the first whim that occurred to Han Yuanhong's mind. At this moment, Han Yuanhong didn't even have time to think about why the 12 huge words appeared in the sky in such a way. Compared to the cause and process of the appearance of the 12 huge words, the result of the 12 huge words was what scared Han Yuanhong the most.
In a split second, Han Clan's position and power in Xuanyuan Hill would be gone. Xuanyuan Hill would become a slaughterhouse where Han Zhengfang and Han Yuanhong would be buried.
Han Yuanhong finally knew why those people in Gold and Power Market would look at him in such a strange way.
In Taixia Country, there was a proverb that a son should pay for his father's debt; a proverb that a son should inherit his father's business. If his father was the master of Heavens Reaching Church, undoubtedly, Han Yuanhong was also a remnant of Heavens Reaching Church. If he could kill Han Yuanhong, the young master of Heavens Reaching Church, he would make a great meritorious deed and could easily gain fame and wealth.
Treasures Complex was only accessible to those with a certain social status. At this moment, there were at least 20 earth knights in the courtyard. No matter how powerful Han Yuanhong was, he didn't think that he could resist the siege of so many earth knights alone.
A few minutes ago, Han Yuanhong was still bossing people around in Gold and Power Market. This place was his territory; however, at this moment, Han Yuanhong felt like a piece of fat meat being thrown into a pack of wolves.
It was very quiet in Treasures Complex. However, many people in the surroundings were watching Han Yuanhong with increasingly dangerous eye lights as if a surging undercurrent was going to break out at any time.
Han Yuanhong had made his decision almost in a split second. With the courage and ability that he had gained over these years, Han Yuanhong immediately found the method to stabilize this situation for the time being.
"It's a slander!" With a pale face, Han Yuanhong rebuked loudly with a righteous look. After looking around with bloody eyes, he fearlessly looked into the eyes of the others who were silent, "It must be the work of demons and Heavens Reaching Church. They want to frame my father with dirty water so as to stir up trouble in Xuanyuan Hill. I will prepare for it right away. I will ask the Supreme Court to investigate it thoroughly in the emperor's imperial city!"
After saying that, Han Yuanhong swung his sleeves furiously as he turned around and walked towards his office in Treasures Complex.
Many people in Treasures Complex exchanged a glance with each other while many knights who were eager to have a try became a bit hesitant. 'If it's really a slander of Heavens Reaching Church and demons, we would offend the finance minister and Han Clan in Taixia Country at once if we jump out to attack Han Clan. Additionally, we might be accused by Han Clan that we collude with demons and Heavens Reaching Church.'
Although the meritorious deed was right in front of them, it might also be a big trouble.
When they were hesitating for a few seconds, Han Yuanhong had already disappeared in the eyes of the public.
All the others in Treasures Complex exchanged a glance with each other. Nobody moved.
...
At this moment, Han Yuanhong was clenching his fists in his sleeves while his knuckles turned white with bulging green veins. Additionally, they were slightly quivering.
His footsteps were steady, and he could not be. However, only he could feel that when he stepped on the usually firm ground, it was as if he was stepping on a pile of cotton. It was inexplicably soft. Even now, his mind was in a mess. In front of his eyes, there seemed to be stars flashing.
The anger, calmness, and the words he had just said were all part of his stalling tactics. Han Yuanhong wanted to use this stalling tactic to buy himself some time.
Although he and his father didn't make any preparation for the appearance of the 12 words in the sky, neither did the official forces of Xuanyuan Hill in Taixia Country. If the official forces of Taixia Country had long known the background of him and his father and had made preparations to arrest him and his father, what happened in front of them was like beating the grass to scare the snake. Because this event was an emergency for all of them, even one minute was very important for Zhang Tie.
Han Yuanhong came to his study room in the Treasure Garden and closed the door. Among all the people in the Treasure Garden, only that guy with a long face and a rat-like beard was still following Han Yuanhong blindly and expressing his loyalty with a resentful expression.
"This might be a vicious scheme of demons and Heavens Reaching Church; it might also be a trick played by Cui LI and Bai Clan who want to take revenge on Boss..." the guy with a long face and sparse beard racked his brains.
However, he didn't notice Han Yuanhong's look at this moment. Neither had he imagined that he almost pointed out the truth.
"Over these years, you've done a lot for me. You're indeed loyal and devoted. Thanks for your hard work!" Han Yuanhong said mildly.
The guy with a long face and sparse beard was overwhelmed by the favor as he hurriedly bent over and raised his sparse beard pleasantly, "It's my honor to work for Boss..."
Closely after the word "honor", Han Yuanhong had already lightly pressed his palm onto his head. At the same time, he released his battle qi and shattered the head of this guy with a long face and sparse beard into a pile of paste. The guy didn't stand up; instead, his two eyeballs almost popped out of his eye sockets. Closely after that, he fell to the ground and died like a dog.
Han Yuanhong threw a glance at this dead guy with a glassy-eyed look. 'This guy is not a member of Heavens Reaching Church; instead, he's just a lackey and a mole in Gold and Power Market because he's a bit smart. Over these years, this guy has done a lot for Han Yuanhong. If this guy falls in the hand of the Supreme Court, he would be in trouble. Of course, such a person should not be kept alive.'
Zhang Tie had some subordinates in Xuanyuan Hill. However, given the current situation, he could only take care of himself.
After killing one person, Han Yuanhong rapidly came to the side of a pile of walls. Only after pressing a few times on the wall, a hole and a secret tunnel leading to the underground appeared on the ground of the study. Han Yuanhong then jumped in...
As he left too hurriedly, Han Yuanhong didn't even close the door of the secret tunnel.
Actually, at this moment, it was not important whether the door of the secret tunnel was closed or not. If a knight wanted to find this hole in the room, he could easily expose the hole and the secret tunnel with a casual strike. Of course, nobody dared mess around in Treasures Complex in the past; however, many people dared mess around in Treasures Complex today...
...
After a few minutes, after receiving no response from the people inside the study, the door of Han Yuanhong's study was broken into pieces. Three earth knights in official uniforms who were dispatched by the Supreme Court to invite Han Yuanhong to the Supreme Court for "questioning" were standing outside the door of his study. More people were watching from outside.
Only after throwing a glance at the corpse and the hole in the study, the earth knight dispatched by the Supreme Court had turned pale...
"Go after them..."
The three earth knights jumped into the hole without demur.
All the onlookers in Treasures Complex were in an uproar at once...
Before the arrival of the Supreme Court, Han Zhengfang's son, Han Yuanhong, had already escaped far away after killing people in Treasures Complex in Gold and Power Market. As a result, the overall situation facing Xuanyuan Hill was aroused at once. (To be continued.)
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