“Up next, the auction item—Wu Zhong Fu Mushroom, starting bid: 1,500 silver taels”
As soon as Wu Zhong Fu Mushroom came on stage, many people started bidding.
The most active participants were those on the second floor, followed by the third floor, and a few guests in the first floor hall.
Quickly, the bid for Wu Zhong Fu Mushroom reached 2,000 silver taels.
This had already exceeded most buyers’ price range, and in the first floor hall, no one was increasing their bid; buyers on the second and third floors still continued bidding.
The price soared to 3,000 silver taels.
The speed of bidding finally slowed, there were fewer bids from the second floor, but the third floor continued.
“3,500 silver taels!”
Hearing this price caused a stir downstairs.
No one expected that two consecutive herbs would be so highly sought after.
Wu Zhong Fu Mushroom was the rarest and most expensive among the three medicinal ingredients, but its price already peaked at 3,000 silver taels.
Fewer and fewer people were keen to bid, as no one wanted to be the sucker.
“3,800 taels.”
“3,800 silver taels, anyone else wants to increase their bid?”
The auctioneer held a small hammer and asked, “3,800 silver taels going once, 3,800 silver taels going twice, 3,800 silver taels…”
Just before the hammer fell, a clear and bright voice rang out, “4,000 taels.”
Jia Xitong, crouching like a raccoon on the table watching the outside, snapped his head back, “Host, what are you doing?”
Aren’t the wounds healed?
Shang Yanting took a sip of tea in front of him, and his calm voice sounded in his ear, “Just watch the show.”
Bidding resumed outside.
“4,100 taels.”
Shang Yanting intervened swiftly, “4,200 taels.”
“4,300 taels.”
Shang Yanting: “4,400 taels.”
Few dared to compete with the bid, eventually only Shang Yanting and some “unknown” buyer on the third floor remained.
The price kept rising!
Breaking 5,000,
Breaking 6,000,
Breaking 7,000!
Breaking 8,000!
“8,900 taels going once…”
“9,000 taels!”
Listening to the bidding upstairs, people in the hall began to exclaim.
“I just don’t understand this world anymore.”
“Forget it, forget it, why practice martial arts, I’m going home to grow herbs.”
“Damn, this is already the price of a Radiant Gold Weapon.”
…
Still going up!
“9,500 taels.”
Shang Yanting once again called out the price.
He was truly wild, like retaliatory spending after being broke for days.
The opponent was also wild, immediately adding another two hundred.
9,700 taels!
“Oh my mom, oh my mom!”
Some bystanders were pinching each other, “These people really don’t treat money as money!”
“It won’t get any higher, surely no more price increase, right!”
Even the scattered guests on the first floor started betting, guessing who would be able to buy this Wu Zhong Fu Mushroom, what the final transaction price would be, wondering if it would break 10,000. Read this novel at NovelPing for the best experience.
Even the hosts didn’t expect the entire auction to reach a climax here.
“11,000 taels!”
Shang Yanting, directly raised by 1,300 taels!
The audience below erupted.
“Whoa, it’s practically a Quasi Radiant Gold Weapon!”
“The second floor has no martial virtue, directly rising by a thousand!”
“Solid, I don’t believe the third floor dares to bid again.”
…
Indeed, the third floor did not dare to bid again, so they ran to the fourth floor to find their boss.
11,000 silver taels, nearly four times the original price, was enough.
“Raise, raise another 1,000 taels!”
Xie Qingxian said firmly, with a victorious demeanor.
Because he knew Shang Yanting had 20,000 silver taels.
Without getting the Long Dan Root, he was still willing to spend over 10,000 silver taels on Wu Zhong Fu Mushroom, he surely had the Long Dan Root ready.
Very likely, he only lacked this one medicine!
Not to mention, if today Wu Zhong Fu Mushroom was sold at a price four times its value, his herbs would certainly see a surge in prices later on!
Now is the time to raise the bid!
“12,000 taels!”
Screams and whistles came from downstairs.
Even the auctioneer couldn’t help but glance twice at Wu Zhong Fu Mushroom, “12,000 taels going once.”
The auctioneer began to count.
All eyes were on the second floor.
“12,000 taels going twice.”
Xie Qingxian rotated two Han Baiyu pieces in his right hand, feeling somewhat nervous but with confident eyes.
He estimated this as Shang Yanting’s low price.
If the auction succeeded, the future price of Wu Zhong Fu Mushroom would rise.
The twenty-some herbs he held would each fetch astronomical prices!
“12,000 silver taels…”
The auctioneer’s voice was particularly slow, and the hammer in his hand was hesitating to fall.
Why isn’t he bidding?
Xie Qingxian’s confidence gradually disappeared, his body straightened, and the Han Baiyu pieces stopped turning. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
“Why stop, just hit it!”
“Don’t hit, is the second floor raising or not?
Hurry and counter, I bet on you winning.”
“Hit it!”
The crowd below began to egg on the auctioneer, making him quite embarrassed.
Despite this, he still held on for half a cup of tea’s time—
“12,000 silver taels for the third time, congratulations to the honored guest on the third floor for acquiring this treasure.”
As the words fell, thunderous applause arose downstairs.
“Bravo third floor.”
“Generous third floor.”
“Learned something new, learned something new.”
Everyone was quite excited because of this, except Xie Qingxian, whose face turned as black as coal, cracking the Han Baiyu pieces in his hand.
Of course, Shang Yanting wouldn’t want the last medicinal ingredient, it was auctioned for just 1,600 taels, a normal slightly high price.
The spectators waiting for entertainment seemed a bit uneasy watching the abruptly calm buyer.
This calmness was too fast, causing an uproar from below.
Xie Qingxian, furious, overturned a table and left.
Upon seeing this, Shang Yanting’s lips curved slightly as he gently sipped the slightly cool bitter tea.
Jia Xitong crouched beside him watching, suddenly the thought popped into his mind—
He’s so audacious!
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With no more malicious inflating of prices, the auction finally got back on track.
The following items did not even exceed 10,000, and very few surpassed 5,000 silver taels.
Honestly, the treasures from Wan Bao Pavillion were originally worth thousands of silver taels.
Due to the earlier intense bidding, it unexpectedly caused the halfway auction to feel somewhat exhausted.
The Wan Bao Pavillion manager hurriedly conferred, bringing forward the originally final item on the list.
“This is crafted by Master of Caster Zan Xuning—Qianyuan Treasure Sword.”
Radiant Gold Magical Artifact
A cultivator above Martial Master owning this treasure is like adding wings to a tiger.
A Martial Apprentice acquiring this sword would cut through iron like mud.”
Speaking, he abruptly pulled off the black cloth on top, revealing the longsword, entirely pitch black with a chilling glare.
“Starting bid: 7,000 silver taels.”
“8,000 taels!”
Someone immediately raised by a thousand.
“8,500 taels!”
“8,600 taels!”
At this moment, bids were frequent.
Shang Yanting looked at the longsword below, satisfaction showing in his eyes, “17,000 taels.”
Once the price was announced, the auction fell silent.
Many looked upstairs, shit, are they going to cause another commotion?