XIAO SHUXIANG'S

143 - Following the Auction [Revised]

As promised, Xiao Shuxiang was now in front of the branch of the Peacock Stork Association in Star Sky City.

The only change in this city is the more and more buildings that exist, also the more crowded traders and visitors from various places.

"It's daytime, but this place is still crowded." Xiao Shuxiang was hit several times by a blow, he then stepped on one of the employees of the Peacock Stork Association.

"Gorgeous Miss, I heard there's an auction today. Is that true?"

The 27-year-old girl in green clothes with peacock feather motifs smiled kindly and began to explain that there was an auction inside.

"Of course it's true, Young Master. You can enter and follow the auction if you pay for one piece of gold. The Young Master can sit in the front seat if he adds two more coins."

The Association employee explained, "The seating in the Association is divided into three classes. One gold piece for the third grade, the place was jostling and most of the people sitting there were just spectators."

The Association employee said, "Pay two gold pieces, then the seat will separate and give enough space to move. As for the first class with three gold pieces usually occupied by traders or cultivators from small sects.

The pretty clerk continued, "There's actually one more class, and this is specifically for VIP guests. The Young Master only needed to pay ten Spirit Stones in order to earn VIP tokens. How, Master?"

The Association employee explained so excitedly, it was because he saw Xiao Shuxiang was no ordinary person.

Although the man in front of him did not wear any sect uniform, but he could judge the quality of the cloth attached to Xiao Shuxiang's body.

Xiao Shuxiang did not wear the Butterfly sect uniform he used to wear because it was short, while he was getting taller, he also kept his sword inside the Spatial Ring to avoid unwanted things.

What Xiao Shuxiang was wearing was none other than the clothes that the Lotus Root Sect disciples provided him.

The top quality fabric with peach petal motifs, accompanied by his handsome face and charming smile made Xiao Shuxiang look like a noble.

If Xiao Shuxiang were to know the thoughts of this Association's servants, he would definitely feel proud and praise himself extraordinarily again.

"Hm.. All right, I want to get in." Xiao Shuxiang took out a single piece of gold and placed it on the table, right in front of the Association employees.

The upper lip of the Association employee seemed to twitch, "I have at length explained the advantages of each class and other things, but he instead chose a third-grade seat."

"Tsk, you stingy Young Master." The Association official tried to smile even though he was not as friendly as before, "Please enter the building, Young Master."

"Thank you, Miss Beautiful."

Xiao Shuxiang started to step away. When he got inside, he could see that the contents of the Branch building of the Peacock Stork Association completely changed.

There were many long benches clinging to each other, besides there were also many single seats that Xiao Shuxiang was certain were first-class customer seats.

The reason for that was because the one sitting there had at least one servant beside him, not to mention their clothes were too good to be called ordinary people.

Xiao Shuxiang also saw a stage with a short man who turned out to be Thian Zai. The man stood up while greeting the guests and explaining the rules of the auction today.

Xiao Shuxiang was sitting on one of the long benches located in the middle of the other stools, he gasped as a middle-aged man came to sit beside him.

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Xiao Shuxiang flinched back when there was another middle-aged man sitting down to make him between these two ordinary people.

"I'm kind of squeezed out by two Old Bangka. It seems like my decision was wrong to pay for a single piece of gold, I should have ordered the VIP room."

Xiao Shuxiang looked up, he could see some of the open rooms on the second floor, arguably the place was a private room and might just be intended for an important guest.

For ordinary humans, crammed like this must feel stifling. Fortunately Xiao Shuxiang was a cultivator, so he was able to keep his body cool.

The problem...

"Why are these two old men getting attached to me..?"

The coolness of Xiao Shuxiang's body comforted the old man sitting beside him. They usually always sweat, but somehow both feel there is a cool breeze enveloping them.

One of the rooms on the second floor was occupied by Zhi Shu and Hai Feng. Both of them wore masks that covered part of their faces.

Zhi Shu, "Why didn't brother Xiao come..? Didn't he come here? We've been waiting for Brother Xiao since this morning. I have even told the Association employee about the characteristics of our brother so that later when he comes, brother Xiao can be brought here. But even the trunk of his nose was not visible at all. Is it possible that brother Xiao forgot?!"

"It's impossible, brother Xiao is not that cool to be able to forget about it." Hai Feng started to focus on listening to the opening of the auction.

The two of them were shocked. They forgot to leave the token to Dai Chen for Xiao Shuxiang.

"There's a chance that brother Xiao isn't wearing his Butterfly Sect uniform, how is this?!" Zhi Shu massaged his forehead, "Dwelling... My fault. Why am I so careless,"

Hai Feng's. "Calm down, brother Xiao will definitely reserve a place that we can see, many empty rooms on this floor. I'm sure Brother Xiao will be in one of them."

Zhi Shu nodded, "May all you say be true, Brother."

On the second floor, it consists of 24 rooms with wide-open windows. The Branch Building of this Association had been completely overhauled even since the last time Xiao Shuxiang had come here.

He could see several Association employees in each room appearing to spread out thick cloths bearing the names of VIP guests in each room. The fabric is useful as a plaque from every room that exists.

One of the names made Xiao Shuxiang's breath choked, some of the guests were seen holding back his laughter.

The one written on the cloth was none other than a question sentence, where Zhi Shu and Hai Feng were asking for the whereabouts of their Brother Xiao.

"'Brother Xiao, where are you? We .... Waiting for you so long.'"

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Xiao Shuxiang looked at the middle-aged man beside his right who was reading one of the room identifiers on the second floor. He immediately lowered his head while rubbing his face, it was obvious that it was aimed at him.

"They were really looking for me. It should be the name of their sect, but.. Haaa.. Zhi Shu, Hai Feng. You guys are grown up, why are you still acting so childishly?! Oh, my God, it's a shame.."

In another room, some of the cultivators occupying the second floor were also distracted by the writing in Zhi Shu and Hai Feng's room. They didn't expect any guests to do this kind of thing.

"It looks like in room number 9 is looking for his partner. So silly!" a girl who came from the Blood Skull Sect, Lai Mian appeared to be mocking. He is the only son of Lai Kuan Ye.

Lai Mian came along with two of his colleagues, they were seen wearing masks. Not only Lai Mian, but the disciples of the Lotus Flower Sect, Huan Ran, Qi Xuan and Huan Mei also existed.

Upon entering their room earlier, the few Association employees who escorted them were stunned by the beauty of the two. They were also enchanted and amazed by Qi Xuan's good looks, as if the three of them were saint beasts descending from the God Realm.

"They have not changed at all," Qi Xuan smiled faintly as he read the writing on the plaque where Zhi Shu and Hai Feng were. He could tell it was from his friends.

"Sister Xuan, is there anything funny?" Huan Mei had somehow since shifted her seat to stick to Qi Xuan's chair.

Qi Xuan just put on a calm face even impressed coldly, he looked at Huan Mei without saying anything.

Since Qi Xuan was taught directly by his grandfather, Huan Fei.. He never again heard Qi Xuan talk so much with him let alone see his smile. It was as if the former Qi Xuan had disappeared.

"Sister Xuan and Brother Ran.. They're both annoying, unpleasant." Huan Mei was pouting, her facial expression made the Association employees nearby hold their breath and made her think that her blood sugar had suddenly risen.

Xiao Shuxiang continued to cover his face, he needed a hole to hide in. Inwardly he repeatedly cursed Zhi Shu and Hai Feng who had embarrassed him.

Fortunately, the name written on the plaque is only his surname. I don't know what Xiao Shuxiang would do if it came to Zhi Shu and Hai Feng writing his full name.

"Haiy.. When the two boys changed their placards. Tsk, I'll get them later." Xiao Shuxiang turned his gaze to look at the plaque of the other room, he was slightly impressed as the big sect in the Three Streams also came.

There were some unknown sects that Xiao Shuxiang had encountered in his first life. You could say, the sect only existed after the tragedy of the war.

Although the auction this time did not include a large auction, but sects such as the Sky Sword Sect, Demon Phoenix Sect, even the Middle Sun Empire family were also present following the auction.

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The two Association servants gulped several times as they escorted the representatives of the Sky Pagoda Sect, one of the great sects of the White Stream that existed in the Middle Sun Empire.

They escorted three people, one thick-bearded man with a well-built and authoritative body, looking 56 years old. This man was none other than the uncle of the young girl walking beside him.

It was this girl who made the two employees of the Association, who were attacked by high blood sugar, sweat, repeatedly gulped, including holding blood out of her nose.

The girl who was so young, had long white hair with blue eyes as bright as the sky. He had a shady eye gaze with white jade-like skin. His thin veil was not a barrier at all even further adding to his charm.

She was the only girl who had blue hair and eyes in the Eastern Continent, Ling Qing Zhu. The color of his eyes and hair decreased from that of the Father, whose incident was a cultivator from the Middle Continent.

Many people were juxtaposing Lan Guan Zhi with Ling Qing Zhu in the Eastern Continent. They felt the two were a sky-regulated couple.

Nevertheless, between Lan Guan Zhi and Ling Qing Zhu no one had met each other yet. It seemed, this auction would be the beginning of the meeting of the two.

The attention of the two Association servants was only on Ling Qing Zhu alone, they were completely unaware of the presence of a man behind the beautiful girl.

This man was dressed all in black and hooded, his face covered by a veil as black as night. Even his face could not be seen.

The man who was so mysterious, but his presence seemed not realized by the employees and VIP guests who were in the opposite room. It was as if all of their gazes were only pointing at a Ling Qing Zhu.

Xiao Shuxiang looked at one of the placards that read Demon Wolf Sect, yet he did not see the Shadow Scarlet Sect. "It looks like they kept the attack a secret that we did back then.. Good too,"

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"Son, take this." the middle-aged man on the right side of Xiao Shuxiang gave him a circular-shaped board inscribed with the number 69.

He explained that Xiao Shuxiang only needed to raise the number to bid.

"Te-thank you" Xiao Shuxiang smiled awkwardly, his gaze started to be directed at Thian Zai.

The auction finally began, a beautiful girl took to the stage carrying a chest that when opened contained middle-level heirloom cloth. Here's the opening item of the auction this time.

".. The price starts at 3000 gold pieces with a multiple of 100 gold pieces!"

"3500!" a raised 15-numbered board, he was the first bidder.

Only the merchants vying to bid the price to obtain the heirloom, while cultivators from small sects or those in the VIP room were not at all interested in the heirloom.

The cloth made from Demonic Beast leather was the form of a Fire Rat, it looked elegant and also powerful. It could withstand the attacks of cultivators who were at Forging Qi level 11 and below. It can protect the wearer's body from the flames including the 50-80 year old Demonic Beast attack.

Cultivators including Xiao Shuxiang knew that this heirloom was intended for merchants or ordinary humans.

The first ten items consisting of one heirloom cloth, three spears, two swords, and three rare herb plants were all up for grabs by merchants as well as cultivators from small sects.

Xiao Shuxiang stared up, the VIP room has been so silent since earlier. He thought the guest in the room might be asleep.

"Next is the eleventh item!" Thian Zai again exclaimed.

A beautiful girl in slightly exposed clothes walked up the stage carrying a two-handed sized chest made of white jade.

When the chest was opened, ten pink pills with a sweet aroma mixed with the scent of peach blossoms enveloped the entire room.

Xiao Shuxiang was very familiar with this scent, the pill was none other than his own making.

"This item called 'Three Goods' is one of our special items.." Thian Zai explained that the pill could not only be consumed by cultivators, but ordinary humans as well.

Thian Zai did not say in detail the efficacy of this pill because he wanted to make the VIP guest who had been silent became curious to bid.

Xiao Shuxiang shook his head with a small smile, "Based on the old fox. He gave an advantage to the cultivators and his customers who often came here."

"... The price starts from 3000 Spirit Stones!"

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Xiao Shuxiang instantly choked upon hearing the price called Thian Zai. The entire guest gasped when he heard it, but this was only the first round but Thian Zai had given such a high price.

"The Three Kindness Pill.. I have never heard of any pill having such a name, but Thian Zai did not say its efficacy clearly. Either this is just his tactic to make me curious, but he can't fool me.. Hmph." Cheng Hai from the Demon Phoenix Sect seemed to be speaking loudly. He signaled for the Association employee who was behind his chair to approach.

Cheng Hai whispered something that the official immediately nodded. The sound of an exclamation suddenly echoed from the room where Cheng Hai was.

"4000 Spirit Stones!"

Cheng Hai smiled proudly as the Association employees called out as he commanded. It seemed like Cheng Hai was the type of man whose speech and actions never went in line.

He had just said he would not be fooled by Thian Zai's tactics, but he had instead bid at such a high price. What a real weirdness..!

Xiao Shuxiang could not help his astonishment when his homemade Pill sold for 5500 Spirit Stones. Even though he sold it first for only 2000 Spirit Stones, even then he had a hundred times the profit. But now..

"Crazy! He really is an Old Fox! My heart is shaken..! Did my pill sell so well because it was given a name? Can't be..! Aiii"

Xiao Shuxiang's face shriveled, his expression like he was holding back a bowel movement. There was something in his heart that said that he had just suffered the worst economic loss.

"Old Fox, Old Fox! Haaa.. Patience Xiao Shuxiang, you calm down and don't make a fuss now. Old Fox, Zhi Shu and Hai Feng! I will beat your buttocks to a blush if I don't give you an explanation that will satisfy this Xiao Shuxiang!" Xiao Shuxiang held tightly to his number board until a cracking sound rang out.

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