Early the next morning, Xiao Tian was utterly bewildered as Xun'er kicked open his door and dragged him out from beneath his warm covers.
"Brother Tian, hurry and get dressed! The clan leader and the elders are going to the T. M. Auction House, and they're planning to take us along to have a look this time."
Xiao Tian really wanted to ask what there was to see, but when he saw the anticipation in Xun'er's bright, limpid eyes, he smiled and nodded.
"All right!"
When Xiao Tian and Xun'er hurried over, the elders' grandsons and the clan's other talented youngsters of their generation had arrived too.
"Big Brother." Xiao Yan nodded at Xiao Tian.
"Little Brother Er Huo, did you level up again?"
Xiao Yan nodded slightly, neither arrogant nor impatient. He was only a Two-Star Dou Zhe, after all.
"Since everyone's here, let's set off!"
Inside the T. M. Auction House, the Xiao Clan had seats in the front rows. Xiao Tian noticed that besides the many people from their own clan, quite a few lavishly dressed merchants from Wutan City and members of the Jia Lie Clan and the Ao Ba Family Clan had also come.
"Oh, Xiao Zhan, you're here too! But our Ao Ba Family Clan is determined to get that bottle today!"
"Big Brother, that's Jia Lie Bi from the Jia Lie Clan, and that one's Ao Ma Pa from the Ao Ba Family Clan."
Xiao Tian only felt that those two names were very familiar, but he could not recall them for the moment.
"Er Huo, the leaders of both clans are here. What are they going to fight Father over?" Xiao Tian raised an eyebrow.
Xiao Yan shook his head and said, "It seems to be because of a bottle of second-tier spirit liquid with unique effects. Its effects are better than Qi Gathering Powder's, and it also strengthens the body and tempers the bones. It's the best spirit liquid for advancing to Dou Zhe. They call it Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid."
Xiao Tian immediately stiffened, unable to help cursing inwardly. Holy shit! Good grief! If Father buys it, won't I be making money off my own family?
Father, you have to lose! We have to make this money off those other two clans!
Thinking of the ten bottles he had refined himself, plus the bottle Yao Lao had refined and left behind, Xiao Tian felt he was about to strike it rich!
As the lights around them dimmed, the lights over the raised platform suddenly brightened, and a young woman in a red dress walked out from the left, her beauty beyond compare.
Xiao Tian's heart gave a jolt. Miss Ya Fei's charm is already so terrifying now. What will she be like in the future?
Xiao Tian noticed that many men's eyes visibly widened at the sight of Miss Ya Fei, their eyes turning bloodshot. When Ya Fei parted her crimson lips and her clear, tinglingly sweet voice spread through the room, a few of the big shots trembled all over.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Ya Fei, the chief auctioneer of the T. M. Auction House! Our first item is a Berserker Set forged by Qiu Ji Er, the city's dwarven master smith. It's extremely suitable for Dou Zhe to wear. The starting price is 2,000 gold coins! Bidding begins now!"
Xiao Tian finally witnessed the auction house's fiery atmosphere. One wealthy bidder after another frantically drove up the price, and he could not tell whether they wanted to buy it or just disgust the others.
After five items had been successfully sold, Xiao Tian keenly noticed that his father, Xiao Zhan, and the elders were beginning to look solemn.
"Next is a second-tier medicinal pill, Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid!"
An uproar instantly swept through the venue! Clearly, quite a few people had done their homework and knew about the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. Their gazes burned.
Xiao Tian could not help marveling inwardly at how good this auction house was at advertising.
"A second-tier medicinal pill, Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid! It tempers the bones, strengthens the constitution and Dou Qi, and offers an even higher chance than Qi Gathering Powder of forming a Qi cyclone and breaking through to Dou Zhe! The starting bid is 5,000 gold coins! Begin!"
Xiao Tian heard his father, Xiao Zhan, roar like a lion, "Ten thousand gold coins!"