Someone Got Taken for a Ride

"Understood!" Yue Qianchou walked to a table, took out two handfuls of purple Spirit Stone and placed them on it, then turned around and smiled, "That one is included, it's thirty in total, you can count them."

The elder hurried over, smoothed out the small pile of shimmering purple Spirit Stone, counted them, and, after confirming that everything was correct, exclaimed with delight, "Not bad, not a single one is missing."

Wu Sihai nodded and smiled at Yue Qianchou, "Sir, you are willing to pay such a high price, so you must have already confirmed that this is undoubtedly a 'Vermilion Bird Egg'. My Wu family makes a living by having a keen eye, but I am not good at it. I would like to ask you to teach me how to identify this item. Would you be so kind as to enlighten me?"

"Is this really Vermilion Bird Egg? You've come to the wrong person asking me for advice. Who knows what this is? I just promised a friend that I would bid on the first item for sale today and give it to her." Yue Qianchou's expression twitched slightly as he hid under the black cloth. This gift was enough to make him feel bad.

Hearing this, everyone fell silent. Wu Sihai forced a smile and said, "Sir, you are truly generous! By the way, will you take this item now, or when the event ends?"

"Put it here first! Let me see if there's anything else good behind it," Yue Qianchou said.

Wu Sihai waved, and a disciple handed over a sign with the character "" written on it. Yue Qianchou took the sign without asking any questions. He had heard this rule from Wu Licheng a long time ago. After paying for the items, the unclaimed items can be handed over to the auction house for safekeeping. At the same time, the auction house will give a sign arranged according to the serial number of the items sold to the buyer. In addition to claiming the items based on the sign afterwards, the buyer can raise a sign to bid for the item during the auction. Yue Qianchou was photographing item No. 1, so the number was one.

"You two escort the master back to the auction house and tell Elder Wu Tai to continue the auction," Wu Sihai said to his two disciples.

"Thank you for your help!" Yue Qianchou said politely, and sat down next to Wu Lixue with the two disciples who had been respectfully leading the way. The others present also noticed something amiss. This person had been led in by one disciple, stayed there for a while, but came out led by two disciples, whose expressions were unusually respectful. Had something happened? Everyone was speculating about Yue Qianchou's identity.

Yue Qianchou sat there, recalling the old man from earlier. A smile deepened beneath the black cloth. He chuckled to himself, thinking, "Who else could it be but Wu Sihai, the patriarch of the Wu family, to command such respect from the Wu family elders? I refuse to believe you don't know who I am! I hope this first offering of supreme-grade Spirit Stones will teach you something, and that you won't waste my efforts!"

He really did take out 300,000 high-grade Spirit Stones! Bi Zicong and the other three looked him over and over. Since they met him, they had noticed that he was becoming more and more generous each time, yet sometimes he was also incredibly stingy, always trying to take advantage of even the smallest things, as evidenced by his repeated attempts to freeload off Yan Zhuixing's meals. Wu Lixue, however, felt her heart racing. This was the first time in her life that someone had given her something so valuable, and she didn't dare look at him at all.

Wu Sihai, watching from backstage, stared at the shimmering purple stones on the table, lost in thought. This extinct material was being used as money today! What was Yue Qianchou's background? Judging from his tone, he didn't seem to care about these supreme-grade Spirit Stones -supreme-grade Spirit Stones at all, which meant one thing: he had far more than just these! It seemed Li Cheng had said that those men in black didn't even consider Fu Xian Island a threat; their background was powerful, incredibly powerful! It seemed there were still powerful, unknown forces in this world!

"Elder Wu Lei." Wu Sihai called out, snapping out of his daze. He was calling for the elder from before. "Patriarch!" Wu Lei approached.

Wu Sihai pointed to a piece of purple Spirit Stone on the table and said, "Our Wu family will keep these supreme-grade Spirit Stones and put them in the warehouse. We'll prepare 300,000 high-grade Spirit Stones for the seller after deducting our commission."

Wu Lei glanced at the purple items on the table, then happily cupped his hands and said, "The patriarch is wise; it is only right. I will go and prepare them now." With that, he swept the items on the table into his Storage Bag, and two beaming disciples followed him. They were also members of the Wu family, and they were naturally happy that the Wu family had benefited.

On the stage, two Wu family disciples came out. One carried a tray, and the other took out two golden bracelets to show everyone. Yue Qianchou felt that these things looked familiar.

"The second item for auction is a pair of top-grade defensive Law Treasure, the Vajra Shield, two in total. The starting price is 20,000 high-grade Spirit Stones. The highest bidder wins, and the minimum increment is 1,000 high-grade Spirit Stones. Please place your bids!" Wu Tai announced happily. The auction had gotten off to a great start, and he was in a good mood.

"It's Vajra Bracelet, "Yue Qianchou muttered to himself. "No wonder it looked familiar."

"Twenty thousand." Someone had already started bidding. "Twenty-one thousand," "Twenty-two thousand," "Twenty-three thousand," and so on, with bids rising steadily. Clearly, this item was far more appealing and practical than that worthless "Vermilion Bird Egg" in everyone's eyes. Those who could afford to bid and participate in the auction were mostly representatives from various sects of Righteous and Demonic paths, or wealthy individuals hidden within the Cultivation World. They were all rich people, and they wouldn't hesitate to spend money on anything they deemed worthwhile.

Every time he heard someone call out a bid, Yue Qianchou couldn't help but turn his head to look. Such a grand auction only happened once every five years, and it gathered almost all the treasures that some sellers had collected over the years. He believed that Fu Xian Island must have sent someone as well, but he didn't know who it was. There must also be people from the Four Great Families here.

Seeing Yue Qianchou constantly looking around, the others wondered what he was up to. When the price reached 30,000, Yue Qianchou suddenly raised his sign and shouted, "60,000!" The others were taken aback, wanting to ask, "Boss, what are you doing?"

The entire audience erupted in cheers. This guy was going crazy again! Wu Tai's eyes lit up, and he waved his hand, shouting loudly, "The winner of the first lot just bid 60,000. Lot number one has bid 60,000. Are there any more bidders?" Wu Tai absolutely adored this guy. If there were a few more buyers like him, the Wu family would definitely make a fortune!

"Sixty-one thousand," "Sixty-two thousand," "Sixty-three thousand," and people continued to raise the price. Such defensive Law Treasure were life-saving treasures in critical moments, especially two of them—meaning they could save one's life at least twice. The price was acceptable. However, after Yue Qianchou intervened, the previous cacophony of bids immediately halved. Some people were already cursing inwardly, thinking they'd never seen anyone bid like this before; this guy was either crazy or a shill for the Wu family.

"Seventy thousand!" As soon as the price reached seventy thousand, everyone turned their attention to Yue Qianchou, who had shouted once and then fallen silent, wondering if this madman would still go berserk. And Yue Qianchou certainly didn't disappoint, raising his paddle and declaring, "One hundred and forty thousand!"

"Damn it! If you're so capable, then bid on everything today..." Someone finally couldn't hold back their anger and cursed out loud. Wu Tai didn't care about any of that and shouted excitedly, "140,000! Buyer number one has already bid 140,000! Anyone else raising the price?"

After thinking it over, everyone shook their heads inwardly. Although the pair of Vajra Bracelet were life-saving items, they were only mid-grade Law Treasure. They would be no match for experts with cultivation levels above the mid Tribulation stage Realm. The price of 100,000 high-grade Spirit Stones was already the highest possible price. With that price, and by making a little effort to gain favor, they could ask a master craftsman to forge a pair. Asking for more would be unwise.

"I'll bid 150,000!" Everyone was shocked. Someone was raising the price? Turning their heads, they saw it was the same person who had been shouting and cursing earlier. Then everyone looked at Yue Qianchou. Yue Qianchou was there, resting with his eyes closed, silent.

"This gentleman has already bid 150,000! Is there anyone else bidding higher?" Wu Tai looked around and smiled. Seeing no response, he asked Yue Qianchou, "Buyer number one, would you like to raise the bid?"

"Damn it! Do you really think I'm a fool? My weapon-forging skills may not be great, but I at least know a thing or two. Can't I just casually chat around? Otherwise, sitting here like this is so boring! "Yue Qianchou sneered inwardly. "Serves you right for cursing me." He opened his eyes, shook his head at Wu Tai, indicating that he didn't want it anymore.

"Wow... he doesn't want it anymore?" "Wow... no!" The whole place erupted in cheers; finally, someone had been tricked!

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