89: Auction starts

Seeing that Wei Xun's emotions were appeased, the owner immediately went to the other side to appease Young Master Wang.

The Young Master Wang didn't continue to bother Wei Xun, perhaps because of what the owner told him.

Then Wei Xun looked down from the second floor; the private rooms on the second floor offered an excellent view, directly overlooking the auction stage in the center of the first-floor hall!

At this time, preparations were still underway below, and the auction hadn't officially begun.

The chairs in these private rooms on the second floor were covered with soft leather, and it seemed as if something like cotton was padded underneath them.

Sitting on them was very comfortable, like a sofa.

Moreover, on the tables in the private rooms, there was high-quality tea brewing and various fresh fruits displayed.

And the maidservants kept bringing up pastries, which looked delicious.

Wei Xun was not polite; he ate whatever was served.

He even put quite a bit of the leftovers into his ring for storage.

These were all bought with money, and one hundred taels of silver was no small amount.

While eating and drinking, the auction preparations downstairs began.

Wei Xun took a sip of tea to rinse his mouth, then leaned back in his chair and waited.

The auctioneer downstairs was a middle-aged man who looked to be around forty years old.

Standing on the stage, the man addressed all the attendees of the auction, saying, "Thank you all for coming from all corners of the world to my Baibao Yuan. This auction will feature a total of ten treasures."

"They are all good items that our Baibao Yuan has recently acquired. We hope everyone will give us your full support!"

After saying this, the man waved towards the backstage.

Immediately, a servant came up carrying a wooden tray and placed it on the table of the auction stage.

The wooden tray was covered with a red cloth, so it was unclear what was underneath.

"Next, we present today's first auctioned item!" The man immediately lifted the red cloth after saying this, revealing the item underneath.

It was a crystal-clear, milky-white jade pendant, with simple patterns carved on it.

"This item is called White Jade Coral Jade!" The man introduced, "It was acquired from a merchant who came from the South Sea. It is pure white throughout, without any flaws, and was cut and carved from a piece of white jade coral."

"Furthermore, this item is nourished by Spiritual Qi, and wearing it can prolong life and strengthen the body."

After hearing the man's introduction, everyone in the auction hall began to whisper, seemingly many people were interested in this item.

"The starting bid is one hundred taels of silver!"

Due to Baibao Yuan's excellent reputation, someone immediately bid one hundred taels after the host's simple introduction.

"One hundred twenty!"

"One hundred fifty!"

"Two hundred!"

"Three hundred!"

Soon, the wealthy individuals on the first floor began to bid competitively.

After several rounds of shouting, the price of this item was called out to six hundred eighty taels.

Seeing this, Wei Xun was glad that he had just sold the Dragon Pearl.

Otherwise, the money he got from selling the water spirit stone alone would not have been enough to last even one round.

"One thousand taels!"

Just as it seemed the price of this item had reached its peak, Wei Xun immediately heard the voice of Wang Tianchi beside him.

Upon hearing someone on the second floor bid one thousand taels, those who were previously eager to bid below immediately fell silent.

"One thousand taels, going once!"

"One thousand taels, going twice!"

"One thousand taels, going thrice!"

As the auctioneer's gavel fell, Wang Tianchi successfully bid for the White Jade Coral Jade for one thousand taels.

After successfully bidding on the first treasure, Wang Tianchi shouted across the air to Wei Xun's room, "See that? That's strength!"

Wei Xun wanted to laugh when he heard that; this guy was truly simple-minded, with underdeveloped limbs, truly a silly son of a landlord.

Who would normally jump from six hundred something directly to one thousand?

Even if he had bid eight hundred, probably no one would have competed with him!

"Young Master Wang is truly magnificent!"

Wei Xun could only flatter him from next door. Although he had promised the owner not to cause trouble.

But perhaps a little flattery to make him overconfident wouldn't hurt!

As expected, after being flattered by Wei Xun, Wang Tianchi sat on his chair, proudly raising his head, looking very pleased.

Soon, it was time for the second auctioned item.

"water spirit stone!"

When the host called out these three words, Wei Xun was stunned.

He looked down at the stage, and it was indeed the very pearl he had sold yesterday.

"This water spirit stone is a naturally formed Spirit Stone!" The host introduced, "Its quality is excellent, containing the Qi of water spirits. The Spiritual Qi is gentle, which helps cultivators to advance their cultivation. It is a rare treasure in the world!"

"Starting bid three hundred taels of silver!"

Hearing the host's words, Wei Xun suddenly felt like he had suffered a great loss.

He had only sold it to the pawnshop owner for seven hundred taels.

Given the current bidding situation, it would definitely go for more than that.

Indeed, after the auction began, after only five or six rounds of bidding,

This item was bid up to a price of one thousand taels.

"Two thousand!" Then, the rich idiot, Wang Tianchi, next door actually doubled the price and bid two thousand.

As expected, after this bid, no one competed with Wang Tianchi.

Then Wang Tianchi, from next door, proudly shouted at Wei Xun, "What's going on? You've come to the auction and are sitting in a Heavenly-rank seat, yet you haven't made a single bid?"

"Could it be that you bought the seat and then ran out of money!"

Wang Tianchi mocked him from next door, and from his voice, it was clear that he was very happy at the moment.

Wei Xun didn't retort; the main reason he hadn't bid was that these items didn't interest him.

Besides, he sold this water spirit stone for seven hundred, so he couldn't possibly be foolish enough to spend several thousands to buy it back!

"Young Master Wang is truly magnificent, I admire him!"

Then Wei Xun continued to flatter him, making Wang Tianchi next door grin from ear to ear.

"Item number three! A top-grade female demon!"

As the host's voice rang out, a bull demon confined in an iron cage was brought onto the stage.

Although Wei Xun had never seen Niu Dazhuang's sister, this must be her.

While Niu Dazhuang looked rather bovine and not particularly handsome,

His sister, however, looked quite good.

Although she didn't seem to be a fully cultivated demon, only a pair of ox horns on her body retained the characteristics of a demon.

Other than that, she didn't differ much from a human woman.

Her skin was just a few shades darker than a human woman's, like wheat-colored skin, and her face was quite beautiful.

Her figure was also quite slender, mainly her chest was quite prominent, attracting many people's attention.

At this moment, she must have been changed into a sexy outfit by the auction house staff, which made the attendees quite excited.

"This female demon was just captured yesterday by a group of demon hunters!" The host introduced, "Her demon core has not yet been extracted. After the auction, if needed, we can help remove her demon core, and then she will pose no threat."

"Starting bid five hundred taels!"

As soon as the host announced the price, someone immediately raised the bid.

"Six hundred!"

"Seven hundred!"

"Eight hundred!"

Why don't I understand why these people are so obsessed with you.

Before, they were adding tens and tens, but as soon as this female demon appeared, they were adding hundreds and hundreds, it's just incomprehensible!