The Greatest Martial Arts Cultivator

Chapter. 14. Auction

These Main Families are from the Peng Family, Xia Family, Jin Family, and Zhang Family. Each Family Head proudly leads his group.

However, they were naturally surprised by the presence of three other people in the Murong Family.

Envy and astonishment were evident in every expression on the faces of the youths from the Main Family. Each of them often whispered while occasionally glancing at Yuan Liong and Nalan Jieruo.

“Who is that poor pale-faced young man?”

“Probably the Murong Family's new servant.”

“Is that possible? It seems impossible! He is among the family members, but he is too simple and pale-faced.”

“How is his relationship with Sister Qiu? They seem familiar.”

“Then, what about that beautiful girl?”

“Who knows! We'll just find out.” The main family people started sending spies, looking for information.

However, Yuan Liong didn't care about these narrow-minded people. He remained focused on his initial goal.

Yes, previously it was Murong Qiu who already knew Yuan Liong's purpose. He used his relations to bring Yuan Liong together with the Auction House Manager.

Yuan Liong, Nalan Jieruo, and Grandpa Zhou immediately separated from the Murong Family entourage. At that time a servant came and took the three of them to the auction house manager's office.

Manager Lei was already sitting in the waiting room. Lei Fang was a middle-aged man in a gray suit and heart-red robe, dashing and luxurious. That was all that could be described from his appearance, with a friendly smile curving his lips.

He welcomed the guests, and said, “I heard Young Master wants to do business with us! Given the timing of tonight's auction and our many activities, we'll get straight to the point. I also don't know how to greet this Young Master?”

Lei Fang asked his servant to serve tea for the three of them.

“Junior is usually called Yuan Liong, sorry to disturb Manager Lei's time!” Yuan Liong then also introduced Nalan Jieruo and Grandpa Zhou. The young man also did not mince his words. “I want to sell something here tonight, is it suitable or not? Please, Mr. Manager, judge for yourself!”

Yuan Liong put down the jade bottle containing the pills he concocted.

Lei Fang took and opened the lid of the jade bottle, a fragrant aroma spread throughout the room, a refreshing fragrance. He peeked in, Manager Lei's eyes sharpened, a little surprised, couldn't believe what he saw, and took out a pill from the jade bottle.

Manager Lei's hands were shaking violently, his face was pale, and disbelief could be seen in his expression, but his eyes showed happiness. “This … this … this … Sky Realm Condensate Pill!”

“This pill is not only very suitable but will be a VIP item for tonight's auction ….”

It doesn't take long to assess it.

Manager Lei took out a VIP Token for auction, it was a gold-colored token, he handed the token to Yuan Liong and then said, “This is the VIP token of our auction house, Now Young Master is our guest. Your Highness, Young Master can also bring anyone along with Young Master without needing an invitation card at any of our auctions.”

“Thank you, Manager Lei! But before that, how much do the pills cost?” asked Yuan Liong.

“The Sky Realm Condensate Pill for the Xia Yu City region is very hard to find, for the past twenty years there might only be one, we can see from the number of Sky Realm warriors here there are none. For example, the City Lord and Main Family Patriarch are only at the Peak Stage Earth Realm.” Manager Lei explained and sighed. “We can value the unit price of this pill at twenty-five gold pieces, and for these four pills a total of one hundred gold pieces, three percent of the sales profit goes to the auction house.”

Yuan Liong, Nalan Jieruo, and Grandpa Zhou who heard Manager Lei's explanation were shocked with joy. “Manager Lei! Please keep this matter a secret and only the three of us know the source of this Pill Condensate!”

“Young Master doesn't need to worry, customer confidentiality is our main means.”

Yuan Liong was very satisfied, at the end of the meeting he also asked the auction house to find information about the Book of the Five Yangs and Three Devils of the South.

***

Yuan Liong, Nalan Jieruo, and Grandpa Zhou were already in VIP Room Number Seven. This is the space that Manager Lei provided for them.

“Young Master! If you need anything, just ask me, I will accompany and serve the Young Master in this room during the auction.” This is the officer who serves them in the room.

“You don't need to be embarrassed! There are lots of chairs here. Please sit down, in one of the available chairs!” Yuan Liong ordered.

“Thank you, Young Master!” said the servant as he took a chair and went to the corner of the room, he sat quietly in the corner there.

Yuan Liong also noticed the layout of this auction room at a glance. A neatly arranged space with comfort and a guarantee that there will be no interference from other rooms. From this room he will be able to see the entire auction area, each VIP room is close to each other and is only limited by stone partitions arranged in such a way.

Grandpa Zhou, who said nothing, poured the prepared tea into the room. Then said, “Son! I heard there's a nice set of Swordsmanship Skills up for auction later, although it's not in the VIP category. But … this sword skill matches the inner strength you train, I suggest you get it!”

“Junior will heed the senior's advice! Has Senior ever heard, what kind of Swordsmanship is that?” Yuan Liong asked.

“Wind and Lightning Swordsmanship, it came from our Heavenly Dragon Sect, one of our disciples brought it from the library to learn. It's a pity that he died in battle while on a mission. The technique was sold by the killer to the auction house.” Grandpa Zhou started telling the story.

“Yes! This skill looks very great in terms of its name, but no one has succeeded in bringing out the best potential of this Swordsmanship, because the inner strength that is trained is not suitable for it,” continued Grandfather Zhou.

“I came to Xia Yu City to get this Book back. However, seeing your talent and inner strength, I wanted you to join our Heavenly Dragon Sect, so I gave this Book to you.” Grandpa Zhou concluded his speech.

Touched, Yuan Liong said, “Thank you for Senior's concern and affection, Junior promises that after all the affairs in Xia Yu City are finished, Junior will join Senior's Sect.”

After two weeks of several bitter experiences, Yuan Liong was very aware of living and achieving his goals in the world of martial arts. He had to become stronger not just with Alchemy capital and cultivation.

He had to add some more Punch Skills and Weapon Skills, so getting a second invitation from Grandpa Zhou he didn't refuse.

Nalan Jieruo shamelessly grabbed Yuan Liong's arm with a happy expression. How much this girl likes Yuan Liong, the joy shown through her straightforward attitude. Yuan Liong just let Nalan Jieruo hold him.

Grandpa Zhou saw that even though he was smiling, he still cleared his throat slightly so Yuan Liong let go of Nalan Jieruo's grip with a red face.

Meanwhile, the auction had begun. An attendant girl presided over the auction gracefully, and she introduced each item in the auction interestingly.

The first round of auction was still with items that had not attracted the attention of Yuan Liong and the other residents of the VIP room. However, there was still a commotion in the regular spectator seats, resulting in fierce bargaining until the first half ended.

After a short break, the second half opened. The girl officer who was previously in charge was replaced by another officer who was no less attractive in terms of appearance, beauty, and every word she said.

This girl is even better at promoting auction items. With the impression of giving curiosity to the audience in the room.

Once the girl officer introduced a short sword that was very beautifully made, with a butterfly-shaped hilt.

“Ladies and gentlemen! Look at this sword, from its butterfly-shaped hilt, graceful length, bluish blade color, and scabbard decorated with selected jade beads. This sword is very suitable for you to give as a gift to someone you love !”

This officer's words penetrated the minds of everyone present there, of course, it would drain their wealth too.

“This sword … is unlocked at an initial price of ten gold pieces, with an additional one gold piece for each increase in supply.” The beautiful officer opened the auction for the short sword.

Indeed, the price of a sword that is very suitable for this woman to use is according to the price.

Nalan Jieruo's eyes sparkled brightly when he saw the sword, he was very interested in it. However, Nalan Jieruo did not dare to express her wish to Grandpa Zhou. Nalan Jieruo harbored the desire to have a sword in her heart.

“What a beautiful and graceful sword,” Nalan Jieruo softly said.

“Yes! A very beautiful sword drains wealth,” answered Yuan Liong with a big smile. Yuan Liong glanced at Nalan Jieruo's sparkling eyes, eyes that reflected the desire to possess.

“Twelve pieces of gold!”

“Thirteen pieces of gold!”

“Fifteen pieces of gold!”

“Twenty pieces of gold!”

Bidding was heard in almost every corner, when the offer of twenty gold pieces was sounded, the bidding stopped for a while. For a commoner's pocket size of eighteen gold coins, the price was already extraordinary.

“Twenty gold pieces first! Twenty-second gold pieces!” The beautiful officer started counting.

“Twenty-five pieces of gold!”

The sound of the bid increase was heard again, this time from the VIP room, OK? It was from VIP room Number one.