97: Seven-Petal Snow Lotus, High-Level Ice Skill Book

While Qin Yu and Dong Tianyu were chatting, Nie Yuxi and Ning Qianqian's situation wasn't much different on the other side.

Entering the private room, Ning Qianqian exclaimed in surprise, while Nie Yuxi simply nodded in response.

However, not long after they sat down... Nie Yuxi casually found an excuse and left the private room.

"Esteemed guest, are you saying you wish to temporarily consign two items for auction?"

In the Fushi Pavilion's backstage, an old man with a goatee, dressed in a retro Tang suit, observed Nie Yuxi, who had a cold expression, and felt a strange sensation in his heart.

As the highest-spec auction house in the entire Qingzhou Province, Fushi Pavilion naturally accepted temporary consignment services.

However, there was one, and only one, prerequisite: the quality level of the temporarily consigned items.

It must be at least two levels higher than Fushi Pavilion's regular auction items!

Otherwise, it would not be accepted for consignment.

Of course, while temporary consignment wasn't common, it wasn't rare for a large auction house like Fushi Pavilion.

Therefore, the goatee old man, Dong Fanghui, wasn't surprised by this.

Dong Fanghui naturally recognized Nie Yuxi.

It was he who had decided to upgrade the private room for Qin Yu and his group.

What he found strange was that he had originally thought Qin Yu and the others were merely accompanying his nephew, Dong Tianyu, to Fushi Pavilion to broaden their horizons.

He hadn't expected that as soon as he left, Nie Yuxi would follow, saying she wanted to consign two items for auction.

He naturally acknowledged her identity as the SSS-rank Profession second place in the College Entrance Examination, but to be honest, Dong Fanghui didn't hold much hope for the items Nie Yuxi wanted to temporarily consign.

After all, Fushi Pavilion's regular auction items had to be at least of Excellent grade, and two levels higher than that would be Epic grade!

And Epic-grade items, whether materials, skills, or finished equipment... were not something ordinary people could possess!

Although Nie Yuxi's potential was indeed extraordinary.

He also highly acknowledged it.

But potential was, after all, just potential.

What level was Nie Yuxi at now?

She hadn't even undergone her second class transfer.

How could she possibly produce Epic-grade items for auction?

Perhaps the items the country rewarded to these chosen prodigies could reach that level... but how could their Fushi Pavilion dare to auction such things?

Therefore, at this moment, although Dong Fanghui still had a smile on his face and spoke in a very amiable tone, he was already thinking about how to subtly refuse Nie Yuxi's temporary auction request.

The identities of Qin Yu and Nie Yuxi were indeed "distinguished."

Their future was also very promising.

But he couldn't change Fushi Pavilion's rules.

Thinking of this, Dong Fanghui also reminded her:

"Miss Nie, our Fushi Pavilion welcomes anyone to consign items here, and we also have the temporary consignment service, however..."

"Temporary consignment, after all, is different from ordinary entrusted consignment."

"For temporarily consigned items, the grade must be at least two levels higher than regular auction items, meaning Epic grade, to be accepted."

"May I ask what the two items you wish to consign are, Miss Dong...?"

At this point, Dong Fanghui did not continue speaking.

He felt that he had spoken quite tactfully.

As long as one wasn't a fool, they could basically understand his subtext.

As for Fushi Pavilion's rules, Nie Yuxi, who had even served as the honorary pavilion master of Fushi Pavilion for a period in her previous life, naturally knew them inside and out.

Therefore, at this moment, as soon as Dong Fanghui finished speaking, Nie Yuxi didn't waste any words.

Instead, she directly took out three items from her space ring and placed them on the table, saying in a clear, cold voice: "A leaf from a seven-petal snow lotus, plus a high-tier ice skill book. Although the leaf from the seven-petal snow lotus isn't the complete seven-petal snow lotus, in terms of quality alone, it's more than enough to be Epic grade."

"As for this high-tier ice skill book, its grade goes without saying, right?"

"Please verify it."

After speaking, Nie Yuxi didn't introduce the third item on the table, but waited for Dong Fanghui to verify them.

"This..." Witnessing Nie Yuxi take out one item after another from her space ring, Dong Fanghui was momentarily stunned.

Especially after hearing that there was even a high-tier ice skill book among them, Dong Fanghui was completely dazed for a moment.

After regaining his composure, he didn't say a word.

He eagerly picked up the ice-blue skill book on the table and examined it!

After a long while, Dong Fanghui finally, with some disbelief, shifted his gaze from the skill book and said to Nie Yuxi:

"Indeed, it is a leaf from a seven-petal snow lotus and a high-tier ice skill book."

"However, Miss Nie, while these two items both meet the Epic-grade requirements for temporary consignment, and this high-tier ice skill book is even top-tier among Epic grades, but..."

"As you know, the leaf of the seven-petal snow lotus is fine, but if this high-tier ice skill book is a reward issued to you by the state..."

"Our Fushi Pavilion would absolutely not accept such a consignment for auction."

Nie Yuxi nodded slightly, then replied:

"The ice skill book was obtained by chance; it wasn't a reward issued by the state."

"College Entrance Examination rewards are only issued after we report to the academy."

"If you don't believe me, you can check now."

And upon hearing that this high-tier ice skill book was not a reward issued by the state, but rather Nie Yuxi's own item.

Dong Fanghui's face instantly broke into a brilliant smile!

Subsequently, his entire demeanor became enthusiastic.

"If that's the case, then these two items completely meet our Fushi Pavilion's temporary consignment requirements!"

"Miss Nie..."

However, before Dong Fanghui could finish speaking, he was directly interrupted by Nie Yuxi:

"Of course, I know these two items meet the temporary consignment requirements, but to have me consign these two items, I have one condition."

Dong Fanghui was startled and quickly asked: "A condition? Please state it; as long as it's reasonable, it's not a problem."

It was only then that Nie Yuxi picked up the third item she had just placed on the table and said to Dong Fanghui:

"The condition is, this item that doesn't meet the requirements..."

...As time drew closer, the Fushi Pavilion became increasingly crowded. Even from within the private rooms, the clamor from below could still be heard.

And it was in this atmosphere, accompanied by the sound of metal clashing.

The next moment, except for the private rooms, the entire Fushi Pavilion plunged into darkness!

After a while, the lights focused on the center of the hall.

At the same time, a voice rang out:

"Welcome, esteemed guests, to our Fushi Pavilion Auction."

"This auction is about to begin!"

"But before that, as the auctioneer for this event, I must remind everyone that just now, a guest temporarily consigned three items to our pavilion."

"So, if you already have a target in mind, you might also want to take a look at these three temporarily consigned items."

"A reminder once again, among the items temporarily consigned this time..."

"There is one, absolutely heavyweight!"