"Why, why, how could we not co when Miss Lian invites us!"
Many wealthy rchants dressed in luxurious clothes in the hall spoke up, their tone sowhat flirtatious.
Su Mu narrowed his eyes slightly. This woman’s steps were swaying yet steady and nimble, and her breath was long. She most likely practiced a remarkable Lightweight Skill, and observing her aura, she’s also an Eighth-Grade Bone Forger Martial Artist.
"The seductiveness on this person... probably cos from practicing so type of Charm Technique."
Su Mu recalled a bounty he had taken over the past six months, where Lin Erniang was the only woman among them. This person tried to use her Charm Technique to entice Su Mu even in her dying monts.
But with Su Mu’s resolute nature, trained in the Vajra Body, and the extra benefits of self-cultivation from Buddhist Martial Arts, plus the period of copying scriptures greatly enhancing his ntal cultivation,
Ordinary Charm Techniques had no effect on him, and ultimately, Lin Erniang was killed by a single shot.
"However, the seductiveness of the woman in front of is several notches stronger than Lin Erniang in the Muscle Strengthening Realm... No wonder she’s part of Cyan Cloud’s Five Great Powers."
Su Mu observed the infatuated reactions of the wealthy rchants, and couldn’t help but secretly note.
Seeing all the wealthy rchants and nurous Jianghu people enchanted by her charm, Lian Ting felt disdain and despise in her heart, yet her face blossod with a smile.
"Dear guests, your ti is precious, hence I won’t delay. This auction now begins, the first item is the deed to Tongfu Restaurant in Qingyun City, starting price five hundred taels, bids must not be less than one hundred taels each ti."
Tongfu Restaurant, a once famous restaurant on the east side of Qingyun City, was known as one of the three great restaurants of Qingyun at its peak, but its business has since declined to the second-tier.
The restaurant is located on a street next to the market, in an area less favorable compared to those on Cyan Cloud Street. Su Mu, the Pharmacist, and the Little Doctor had eaten there a few tis, and the roast duck and braised fish tasted pretty good.
The Little Doctor invited Su Mu over for the New Year at the clinic earlier this year, planning to buy several roast ducks for the celebration.
"Five hundred taels!"
Instantly, a plump man bid.
"Seven hundred taels!"
A rchant in seat A12 swiftly followed with a bid.
"The houses on Yanque Street cost over three hundred taels... this restaurant would demand several tis more."
Just as Su Mu anticipated, the rchants in the venue threw thousands of taels, the competition was fiercely intense, and finally, the restaurant’s deed sold for two thousand seven hundred taels of silver.
"A restaurant pales in comparison to a single Tendon Pill... The Martial Dao is endless, yet it’s also a Money-Burning Cave."
Su Mu couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, and the subsequent auction continued with sale of several estates and deeds, none of which interested Su Mu, who quietly sat in a corner seat.
As ti passed, after three-quarters of an hour, the auction moved on to dicinal herbs.
"Next up for auction is the Three-leaf Fla Ginseng, this ginseng is around eighty years old, its dicinal power surpasses the Centennial Blood Ginseng, and has extrely strong qi blood replenishing properties, and the fla qi within also provides great benefits for the cultivation of certain special martial arts."
Su Mu perked up, this Three-leaf Fla Ginseng was part of the list drawn up by the Pharmacist, and one of Su Mu’s goals for coming here.
As Lian Ting finished speaking, one of the auction’s maidens carried a tray forward, with a sandalwood box on it. Inside the box was a blood ginseng covered in red spots, looking rather peculiar.
Seeing it’s Fla Ginseng, many present weren’t interested, though its dicinal power does exceed the Centennial Blood Ginseng, that much is truth.
But the Fla Fire Qi within the Fla Ginseng is like maggots on the bones, difficult to separate from the ginseng, making it unsuitable for most dicinal uses, and for special martial arts cultivation, there are better alternatives.
So auction participants whispered among themselves, and Lian Ting, knowing the Fla Ginseng was difficult to auction, did not spend much more words on it.
"The starting price for this Fla Ginseng is one hundred taels."
With her words, no one bid. It was already the lowest starting price item in this auction. Just as Lian Ting made up her mind for it to fail auction, a hoarse voice sounded from the corner.
"One hundred taels!"
Upon hearing soone bid, many snickered inwardly, they turned towards the sound wanting to see which fool would pay money for the Fla Ginseng, but Su Mu remained unmoved under the gaze of the crowd.
One man’s poison is another man’s honey!
Even on stage, Lian Ting was slightly startled, but then she smiled and symbolically asked, "Are there any other guests willing to bid?"
No one bid, and Su Mu claid the eighty-year Fla Ginseng for the minimum price.
Su Mu was quietly pleased, this high-year Fla Ginseng wasn’t easy to find, he initially prepared to spend a few hundred taels to obtain it, unexpectedly, he got it for one hundred taels.
"Fla Ginseng originates in places where Earth Fire Qi is abundant... Perhaps there might be other dicinal herbs containing fla qi coming next."
Su Mu’s heart stirred, and indeed as he anticipated, several dicines containing fla qi followed in the auction, including fifty-year-old Fire Cloud Mushroom, fifty-year-old Red Fire Fruit, and fifty-year-old Red Root.
Su Mu continued to bid, but was interrupted a few tis, spending more silver coins.
"Probably the people from the auction."
But the final result left Su Mu quite satisfied, he initially expected to spend around one thousand taels, but in reality, he spent less than half, completing the Pharmacist’s list while obtaining an extra herb.
Quickly, the dicinal herbs were finished being auctioned off, moving onto the big event section.
"Next up for auction is a thirty-pound Cold Iron Essence. When a small amount is mixed during forging, it can increase a weapon’s sharpness by thirty percent, its cold qi can invade the enemy’s body, stalling the circulation of qi blood and power, and cause frostbite at the wound site. Truly a first-class forging material for Entry Level Divine Soldiers!"
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