No matter what the other people bid, they would add a thousand Dao Origin Stones. Such extravagance was enough to defeat the majority of the competitors. Chung Geng Sheng used this strategy to "dissuade" other people who might be interested in the Seven Spike Flower.
When the bid reached three hundred and one thousand Dao Origin Stones, the voice of the attendant outside the door suddenly sounded, "Hey, Young Master Bao, don't!"
Bang!
The door was kicked open, and Bao Zhongqing strode into the room.
"Damn fatty, I knew it was you!"
The attendant of Hundred Treasures Pavilion had purposely called out his identity in advance to give Chung Geng Sheng time to react. They couldn't stop Bao Zhongqing, so they could only remind him.
However, Chung Geng Sheng didn't have any reaction. He still leaned lazily on the soft chair, not even bothering to move. He only raised his hand. "Hello, Pockmarked Bao."
Bao Zhongqing was angry. "Are you purposely picking on me? Did you know I was here? Are you trying to disgust me? Are you purposely raising the price? "
Behind him were old acquaintances, Yan Er and the Twin Demons of Pingxi. They had probably improved in this period of time. When they entered the room, they saw Jiang Wang and were eager to avenge their previous humiliation.
Jiang Wang was still pondering the matter of the Dao Development Stage. He didn't have time to deal with this farce. He casually flicked a flame flower. The flame flower silently exploded in the air, but the flames didn't dissipate. Instead, they intertwined and turned into a flame sparrow. The delicate flame sparrow flapped its wings and landed on Jiang Wang's outstretched finger. It lowered its head and stroked its feathers.
Jiang Wang grabbed the flame sparrow and extinguished it in his palm.
Yan Er and the Twin Demons of Pingxi immediately retracted their gazes. They lowered their heads and appeared very obedient.
Jiang Wang's display of control over fire element Dao techniques was too shocking. They were improving, but Jiang Wang's improvement was even more terrifying. Back then, outside the Sunset Mountain Villa, they could still exchange a few blows with Jiang Wang. Now, they probably didn't have the qualifications to fight!
Before he explored the fire totem and studied the Fire Origin Diagram, Jiang Wang indeed did not have such a level of control. The battle with Zuo Guangshu had given him a lot of inspiration.
However, he was just trying to avoid trouble. He had already slapped Bao Zhongqing's face, so he had no motivation to do it again.
After revealing such a move, he continued to ponder.
A few hundred Dao Origin Stones were smashed down, but the secret technique that was exchanged for only sixty-five Dao Origin Stones, raising the total to two thousand three hundred.
However, leaving aside their rarity, the quality of these secret techniques was worthless. The rules of the Great Illusionary Realm Dao Development Stage clearly encouraged the creation of unique cultivation methods and secret arts.
On the other side, the "confrontation" between the top nobles of Linzi continued.
Faced with Bao Zhongqing's aggressive attitude, Chung Geng Sheng only smiled and asked, "You can't raise the price? Are you short on money, Young Master Bao? "
This intentionally infuriated Bao Zhongqing instead calmed down. His eyesight was also very good. He understood that Jiang Wang was stronger than last time. His subordinates would not be able to win.
Of course, he did not show any fear on his face. He only said coldly, "It seems that the fight with Wang Yiwu has made you richer than before. You are no longer the empty-handed person who participated in the auction once?"
He was poking at Chung Geng Sheng's "old scar". In the past, Chung Geng Sheng had participated in the auction once. When he saw something he liked, he said that he would definitely get it. In the end, he was forced to retreat by someone using Dao Origin Stones. That incident also became one of the clearest evidence that Chung Geng Sheng was not valued.
The Bao Clan and the Junggenjia had been fighting for generations. They both knew how to "hurt each other".
"Four hundred thousand Dao Origin Stones!" Bao Zhongqing shouted.
The attendant serving him immediately went to raise the price. The attendant serving Chung Geng Sheng glanced at Chung Geng Sheng and did not hesitate to raise the price by a thousand Dao Origin Stones.
There were two types of lifespan increasing treasures. One was able to surpass one's lifespan, and the other was not. The former was naturally much more precious than the latter. It was also much more difficult to find.
Everyone had a lifespan. However, because of injuries, exhaustion, and so on, almost no one could live past their lifespan normally. Ordinary lifespan increasing treasures were actually "making up" for one's lifespan. For example, the Year Nourishing Pill and Longevity Fruit that Jiang Wang had taken were all like this.
If one's lifespan was short by ten years, eating a twenty-year-old Longevity Fruit could only make up for that ten years. It was impossible to surpass one's lifespan.
The Seven Tassels Flower also belonged to this category. Although it was also very precious, the current price was already too high.
Occasionally, this kind of thing would happen during auctions. The buyer would lose his temper and not hesitate to spend a lot of money. What they were fighting for was face. They did not care how much the item was worth. What they wanted was the feeling of suppressing their opponent.
Now, Bao Zhongqing and Chung Geng Sheng seemed to be like this.
However, Bao Zhongqing suddenly smiled slyly. "I'll let you have it! Junggenjia is rich and powerful. What's wrong with being willing to be a sucker? I'll send someone to the East King Valley to buy it. It won't even cost two hundred thousand Dao Origin Stones! "
He wanted to buy the Seven Spike Flower in order to win over an elder. There was a limit to the number of Seven Spike Flowers in the East King Valley every year. Of course, it was not easy to buy. However, there would always be someone willing to pay a premium price.
Now, it was more like he was taking advantage of Chung Geng Sheng's "grudge" with him to scam Chung Geng Sheng.
However, he did not know that the buyer and seller of this "Seven Spike Flower" were Chung Geng Sheng himself. The amount of Dao Origin Stones that he had to pay was not much …
"Only your Bao Clan would care about such a small amount of money. If I like it, I'll buy it. It's that simple. Even if the person bidding against me is a dog, I'll still fight for it. "
Chung Geng Sheng's face was calm and indifferent as he said, "Anyway, your carriage company just paid me a large sum of money."
With just one sentence, Bao Zhongqing's anger was ignited again.
The Bao Clan's carriage company had inexplicably paid a large sum of money because of Su She's inexplicable madness outside Linzi City.
His face became completely gloomy. "It seems like you have a lot of spare energy now?"
At this time, the price of four hundred and one thousand Dao Origin Stones had come to an end. The ownership of the "Seven Spike Flower" was decided.
"You don't have to worry about it." Chung Geng Sheng glanced at the Water Moon Mirror. "Is there anything else?"
Bao Zhongqing did not say anything else and left in a huff.
The people of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion quickly tidied up the room and delivered the "Seven Spike Flower".
Chung Geng Sheng casually handed the "Seven Spike Flower" to Jiang Wang, and Jiang Wang pretended to chew it a few times.
"How is it?" Chung Geng Sheng asked.
"It's very effective!" Jiang Wang said with satisfaction.
Actually, it wasn't effective at all.
"Then let's go." Chung Geng Sheng stood up.
Ignoring the people of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, the three of them left. Someone else would come to hand over the Dao Origin Stones later.
In this way, the process of Jiang Wang's lifespan replenishment was very clear and could withstand anyone's investigation. As long as there were no problems on Tian He's side, Tian Anping should not suspect him.
They left the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. In the carriage.
"What riddle were you playing with Bao Zhongqing just now?" Jiang Wang couldn't help but ask.
Chung Geng Sheng looked at him with slight surprise. "Even you saw through it?"
Jiang Wang: … …
"Isn't it a little unfair for me to beat you up now?" Jiang Wang asked.
"Hahahaha." Chung Geng Sheng was very happy to be mischievous and explained with a smile, "He was willing to help me completely clean up Jung Genzun's business, but the condition was that he wanted a share of the profits. I rejected him!"
Now that he saw the Jubao Merchants collapse, Wang Yiwu turned defensive and wanted to intervene, but it was already too late.
Especially in Bao Zhongqing's opinion, Wang Yiwu could still hold on for a long time. But from Chung Geng Sheng's point of view, everything was ready except for the east wind. At this time, there was no need to take the risk of bringing in people who wanted to share the profits. Especially the Bao family.
Jiang Wang thought for a while. "You guys secretly formed an alliance?"
"How could that be! With the relationship between the two families, we would be cutting off our own path of retreat if we formed an alliance. It's just a tacit understanding. " Chung Geng Sheng said lazily, "Two people who were on the sidelines in the past have always maintained a tacit understanding."
The carriage traveled through the bustling Linzi City. The bustling world kept squeezing into the carriage.
But the carriage was very quiet.
"Too slow," Chung Geng Sheng suddenly said.
Jiang Wang knew what he was talking about, but he remained silent.
Yes, it had dragged on for too long.
Jung Genzun had stayed in Jixia Academy for too long!
Chung Geng Sheng handled things well. Until now, he had turned from defense to offense and gained the upper hand. This was all built on the fact that Jung Genzun could not directly intervene.
And no one knew when he would be able to come out.
… …
"Too slow."
At this moment, in Xiao Lian Qiao, which was also known as Bai Shi Street, a voice said the same thing.
The person who spoke was Zhao Xuan. He had a well-groomed beard, and one could see that he was handsome when he was young.
He was a doctor from the Ministry of Rites. He had a high position but little power. He was in charge of the officials' funerals. Usually, he was the one who guided officials of different ranks to follow the etiquette during the funerals. Sometimes, he also had to help out.
Logically speaking, with his Rank 4 official rank, he could leave all the trivial matters to his assistants and subordinates. Officials of his rank did not often do things personally.
But he was different.
He was very attentive. He would often take care of such trivial matters as the shroud and materials himself. He had been in the Ministry of Rites for so long and had never made a mistake.
He had done a lot for Qi. Back then, he was the one who advocated for the Yang Country's National Defense Array to be connected with Qi. This way, they could share weal and woe together and achieve long-term stability.
Not long after this matter was settled, he moved his family to Qi. At the Ministry of Rites.
In terms of official rank and salary, Qi treated him well. But he did not have much real power. Even his subordinates did not listen to him. Most of the time, people from Qi felt superior to people from Yang.
Many said that the reason Zhao Xuan was so cautious was because he was from the Yang Kingdom.
Of course, there was no Yang Country now.
Without Yang Country, it meant that he could be a real Qi person now. He could gain more trust from Qi Ting … and have the opportunity to gain real power.
For someone like him who was not even 50 years old and was in the prime of his life, his cultivation level matched his official rank. Sometimes, he just lacked opportunities.
Now, many people had started to burn his cold stove again, almost turning the cold stove into a hot stove. But he was still cautious and conscientious.
He came to Xiao Lian Bridge again and personally checked the coffin of the old eunuch who died two days ago.
This old eunuch did not have much power. When he was alive, he was not sought after. No one cared even more when he was dead. But after all, he had a job. The funeral had its own standards.
"Sir, it was painted last night. It's just waiting for it to dry. It will be sent over soon! "
In Old Zhang's coffin shop, Old Zhang said ingratiatingly.
His voice was thin and cold. Even if he was trying to please, it did not make people feel much enthusiasm.
Zhao Xuan had always been patient. But for some reason, he felt inexplicably uneasy today.
"Hurry up!" He urged.
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