"Good!" Before Yansheng's voice had even faded, someone in Pavilion One directly across from Xiao Hua called out, "This old man has a set of forging techniques for Wood Ox and Flowing Horse. Whoever is interested may bid!"
"Wood Ox and Flowing Horse?" Xiao Hua frowned slightly. Looking at Old Monster Zhi Feng and Ao Shuai, who had already stopped whispering, he asked Princess Baihua in a low, puzzled voice, "Fellow Immortal Xin, what exactly is this Wood Ox and Flowing Horse...?"
In truth, Xiao Hua did not want to ask too many questions, but he feared missing out on something valuable. Princess Baihua was clearly somewhat distracted as well, and did not take offense at his apparent "ignorance." She casually explained, "Wood Ox and Flowing Horse was originally a Mohist mechanism art, used to make oxen and horses for transporting provisions. Later, it developed to the point where wooden figures could be made for transport, and even puppets could be made for battle! Pavilion One seemed to have bid for the Thunderclap Warship earlier, so its owner is likely the ruler of a country. This Wood Ox and Flowing Horse should be of a relatively high grade, capable of making soldier puppets! Of course, they would absolutely not put up the highest-grade general puppets for bidding!"
"Oh, so it is a puppet technique!" Xiao Hua immediately understood, then sighed. "The puppet arts of my Daoist sect may perhaps be used to make a servant puppet, but in the hands of Confucian cultivators, they are actually used for war! Though this Wood Ox and Flowing Horse has only soldier puppets, it is still useful to small countries..."
Sure enough, the moment Xiao Hua finished what seemed like a muttered remark to himself, people immediately began bidding—and there were actually two