"I'm just spending my own money to buy something. It's not like anyone else knows who I am. How am I causing trouble?" Miao Yi's mouth was filled with astonishment, but his hands didn't stop moving as he raised his paddle once again to increase the price.
Zhan Ruyi said, "Spending a few billion on a hundred immortal peaches, don't you know what a loss is?"
Miao Yi looked around and saw that the price had been pushed down again. It seemed like he wasn't the only one who wasn't afraid of losing out. He immediately replied, "I've never tried it before. I want to try something new."
Zhan Ruyi was infuriated. If he married her, would he still have to worry about not being able to eat this thing? He said angrily, "Stop! If you want to try something new, I'll give you some later."
In her mind, it was hard to go against her grandfather Ying Jiuguang's will. Her grandfather probably wouldn't take the matter of Niu Youde having an affair with a brothel girl seriously. In the eyes of a man, this kind of thing was probably nothing. She would still have to marry this bastard in the end.
Miao Yi put down the signboard he was about to raise in his hand. "Really? How much? "
Zhan Ruyi: "I don't have any on me. I'll give you two after the mission is over."
"Only two?" Miao Yi exclaimed, "Beauty Zhan, aren't you being a little too stingy?"
Zhan Ruyi: "It's just a taste. How much more do you want? You want to eat it? My family only receives a few dozen of them every year. "
Miao Yi couldn't accept it anymore. What use would two be? It wouldn't even be enough for himself, not to mention sharing it with his wives and concubines. He immediately raised the paddle in his hand and increased the price once again. "Forget it, I appreciate your kindness, but I'll just buy it myself."
Zhan Ruyi scolded angrily, "Don't you know that we are here to carry out a mission?"
Miao Yi's eyes darted around. "Could it be that these celestial peaches are being sold by the higher-ups?"
Zhan Ruyi: "No."
Miao Yi asked, "Is this immortal peach related to this mission?"
Zhan Ruyi: "No."
"What does it matter if I buy it?" Miao Yi raised the token in his hand and shouted in a hoarse voice, "Five billion Red Crystals!"
The auction price had been pushed to four billion, and the number of people raising their placards had decreased by a lot. There were only a few people left, and he was too lazy to continue. Playing with aluminum? Pupae instigate Shun Zhuan? Tomb? Mu Gu Chun Yan Mo? Keeping a baby in the air and marrying his father?
This voice came out. Yan Xiu and Kang Daoping were speechless. Zhan Ruyi stared at him and clenched his fists. He had the urge to beat someone up.
The crowd stopped raising their placards. It was already a little exaggerated for something that was worth one billion to become five billion. It was indeed not worth it to raise the price any further. After all, no one knew what else would appear later on. The auctions here never revealed what was being auctioned in advance, so there was no need to fight to the death for a few immortal peaches.
The female abbot looked around the audience. Seeing that there was no response, she said in a crisp voice, "Someone has bid five billion Red Crystals, is there anyone who wants to increase the price …" She asked three times, but no one responded. She shook the rope in her hand, and the bell rang three times to seal the deal. "Number two, two, three, five billion Red Crystals, one hundred immortal peaches for the first round."
Zhan Ruyi glared at Miao Yi and said word by word, "If you miss this mission, I'd like to see how you're going to explain yourself later."
Miao Yi said, "You said this immortal peach has nothing to do with this mission."
"…" Zhan Ruyi was speechless.
The woman holding the tray turned around and left the front desk, disappearing behind the curtain. Another woman walked out from behind the curtain, also holding a tray. On the tray was a stalk of Glorious Star immortal herb. Judging from its size, it was probably no less than a few thousand years old.
The female abbot on the stage said, "Ten stalks of Glorious Star immortal herbs, each about five thousand years old. The starting price is fifteen billion Red Crystals, and the bidding price is one hundred million Red Crystals. Interested parties, please show your cards." She shook the rope, and with a clang, the second round of the auction officially began.
This time, Miao Yi didn't have the urge to raise his placard again. He had so many Glorious Star immortal herbs that he couldn't use them all. He had accumulated a huge pile as a reserve, and the price was a little high for him. Although there were more Glorious Star immortal herbs in the greater worlds than in the lesser worlds, in terms of cultivators, they were more scarce in the greater worlds. Thus, they were much more expensive than those in the lesser worlds. Even so, the starting price for this auction was almost a third higher than the normal market price. However, it was understandable that the phantom market's commission was very high. It was a third of the final price of the auctioned item.
The bidding this time wasn't as intense as the first round, and there weren't many participants. Although the Glorious Star immortal herb was more valuable than the immortal peaches, and was controlled by the Heavenly Court, it was easier to obtain compared to the immortal peaches. Immortal peaches were usually reserved for the Heavenly Court's upper echelons, and it was more respectable to bid for them as a gift. The reason there were people participating in this round was probably because the ten stalks of immortal herbs were all at least five thousand years old.
After a few rounds of raising, the ten stalks of Glorious Star immortal herbs were won by a certain someone at a price of sixteen billion. It was only a few billion more than the starting price, and not even as much as the immortal peaches from the previous round.
The prices of the items in the auction grew higher and higher, but Miao Yi didn't interfere. He was purely watching the show, but he couldn't help but feel a little strange as he watched until the end.
Only ten items were up for auction in each round. It was almost the last round, but Zhan Ruyi still hadn't announced her mission. Miao Yi wondered what this woman was up to.
Although there was only one last round left, the atmosphere in the venue was clearly different. Many people sat up straight, and Miao Yi could clearly feel Zhan Ruyi sitting up straight as well.
Miao Yi had heard of this before. Usually, the last round would be the last item to be auctioned. This time, the auction wasn't prearranged. Instead, it was up to the participants to provide their items. If there were more than one participant, then the one who provided the highest value would be the last item.
The reason for this was that some people were afraid that their items were too important, and if they were to hand them over to the auction house in private, they would be taken advantage of. If they were to display their items in public, the auction house wouldn't act rashly out of consideration for 'integrity'.
The female host on the stage smiled and said, "May I know which friend is willing to offer up a treasure as the last item to be auctioned?"
Everyone in the venue began to look around. Three people stood up one after another and walked towards the stage. Miao Yi was watching with interest, wondering what treasures those three would bring out. Unexpectedly, there was a movement beside him. Turning his head to look, Miao Yi was a little dumbfounded.
Zhan Ruyi stood up and walked out, becoming the fourth bidder.
Miao Yi, Yan Xiu, and Kang Daoping looked at each other, not knowing what Zhan Ruyi was up to. Miao Yi immediately transmitted his voice to Kang Daoping and asked, "What does Zhan Ruyi mean?"
Kang Daoping was bewildered and said, "I don't know."
He wasn't lying. He really didn't know. Zhan Ruyi had strictly kept this a secret and didn't reveal it to him at all.
The three of them could only widen their eyes and stare at Zhan Ruyi as he walked up the stage, wanting to see what was going on.
The first three bidders to walk up the stage took out their storage bracelets one by one and let the female host examine the items inside. They communicated with each other through voice transmissions. The female host smiled at each of them, nodding and smiling from time to time, as though saying 'I understand'.
After taking the item from the last bidder and examining it, the female host suddenly trembled. She abruptly raised her head to look at Zhan Ruyi, her face filled with shock and disbelief.
The bidders present were all staring with their transcendence vision. The female host's abnormal reaction immediately raised everyone's spirits. They didn't know what treasure she had seen, but the experienced female host had such a huge reaction. It looked like their horizons were going to be broadened this time.
Miao Yi and the others looked at each other again. They didn't know what Zhan Ruyi was doing and what treasure he had taken out.
The three of them could vaguely guess that it must have something to do with this mission.
The female host's reaction only lasted for a split second. She quickly reined in her emotions and turned to the other three, apologizing, "Number 222's treasure will be the finale item." Her tone was unquestionable.
Although the other three bidders were a little reluctant, the abbot had already spoken, so they could only return. This wasn't a place where just anyone could cause trouble. When the treasure was revealed later, they would naturally know whether it was fair or not, and whether it was worthy of the Pavilion of Integrity's reputation.
After the three of them were seated, the female host immediately asked Zhan Ruyi for confirmation, "Number 222, are you sure you want to take out your treasure for auction?"
Zhan Ruyi's voice changed as he replied, "Yes!"
The female host asked, "May I know the starting price?"
Zhan Ruyi said, "Twenty trillion Red Crystals!"
"Twenty trillion …" Someone cried out.
The crowd was in an uproar. Miao Yi and the others were also shocked. They didn't know what Zhan Ruyi had taken out, but it was actually worth twenty trillion!
What was even more shocking was that the female host nodded and said, "It's not high. It's a fair price. Are you sure?"
What did this mean? It meant that the finale item was indeed worth this price. Many in the crowd gasped.
Miao Yi thought to himself, 'What kind of treasure is it?'
Up on the stage, Zhan Ruyi nodded and said, "Yes!"
The female host said, "I want to inspect the treasure in front of everyone. If there are any problems with the treasure that will negatively affect the auction house in any way, the auction house has the right to claim a third of the starting price as compensation. Are you willing to accept this?"
"No problem." Zhan Ruyi nodded again. He took out a bow and three arrows and handed them to the female host. The bow and arrows were all red, forged from Red Crystals.
"Ah!"
"Transcendence Bow!"
The moment this item appeared, the crowd was shocked. They seemed to have lost control, and many stood up in shock.
According to the market price, a Transcendence Bow should be worth no less than one hundred and fifty billion Red Crystals. The starting price was twenty trillion. In other words, the other party had at least a hundred thousand Transcendence Bows. This was enough to arm a powerful army.
Miao Yi and the others froze in their seats. They quickly understood that this was their mission this time. The Celestial Court must have given these Transcendence Bows to Zhan Ruyi to auction off. Otherwise, even if Zhan Ruyi was a thousand times more courageous, he wouldn't have brought out such a large number of Transcendence Bows to auction off in public.
Miao Yi and the others were a little frantic. Who knew how many people in the phantom city were asking about the whereabouts of the nine million Transcendence Bows? They might even be here. What would happen if Zhan Ruyi suddenly took out a hundred thousand of them? If he turned around, a bunch of demons and ghosts would pounce on him.
'This bitch wants to die. Why is she dragging me into this?' Miao Yi wailed in his heart. He came here with Zhan Ruyi, and they were sitting together. They even transmitted their voices to each other. Even an idiot could tell that they were in cahoots.
He already had a premonition that a storm was about to descend!
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