Fifth floor.
"Seven hundred!"
"Seven hundred fifty!"
"Eight hundred!"
"..."
Under Xia Wanqin’s speech, several young and beautiful couples began a fierce bidding war.
Whenever those n hesitated, seeing the captivating eyes of the won beside them, they gritted their teeth and continued bidding.
"One thousand taels!!!"
When that price was announced.
The entire room went silent.
The bidders also beca calm.
One thousand taels of gold, for most, was an astronomical figure.
At that mont.
"It’s still easier to earn won’s money!" Jiang Ning smiled, feeling a sense of gratification.
Compared to its original value, one thousand taels was undeniably a significant premium.
Being able to sell for one thousand taels of gold was beyond his expectations, and he was satisfied.
Below.
With the bid reaching one thousand taels of gold, no one else competed.
Xia Wanqin, seeing this, did not waste ti and directly announced the sale.
"Next is auction item number fifty-five, Jiezhi Leaf!" Xia Wanqin cleared his throat and spoke.
Standing by the window, Jiang Ning also looked towards the exhibition stand.
A maid holding a red wooden tray walked from the back and placed the tray on the table in front of Xia Wanqin, then slowly retreated.
"Jiezhi Leaf, I believe many people are not very familiar with this item!" Xia Wanqin said.
"Mr. Xia, stop playing riddles and just introduce it!" Soone spoke from below the stage.
Xia Wanqin chuckled and continued: "Jiezhi Leaf is an ancient treasure left from the Ancient Era, a complete and undamaged treasure that can still be used in this era. It’s said to be a leaf, a world; top-grade Jiezhi Leaf is reputed to contain a small world."
"However, that’s a nine-veined Jiezhi Leaf, and today we’re auctioning a single-veined Jiezhi Leaf."
"Yet even a single-veined Jiezhi Leaf can internally hold a pond, with the profound effect of containing Nasumi within a mustard seed."
Upon hearing Xia Wanqin’s introduction.
Those below the stage imdiately began to gear up.
"Mr. Xia, just unveil the red cloth for us, then announce the price!"
Upon hearing the commotion below, Xia Wanqin unveiled the red covering of the Jiezhi Leaf.
In an instant.
A golden leaf the size of a thumbnail appeared in everyone’s sight.
"Huh!" Jiang Ning exclaid slightly.
Because he saw that the golden leaf wasn’t truly resting on the tray.
Instead, it was slightly suspended above the tray, with a barely noticeable gap between the Jiezhi Leaf and the tray.
Then, he noticed the golden leaf had no veins.
In his mind, he recalled Xia Wanqin’s earlier words.
"A single-veined Jiezhi Leaf! This should be what Xia Wanqin was referring to as a single-veined Jiezhi Leaf!" he thought to himself.
Below.
At that mont, Xia Wanqin’s voice was tily.
"Jiezhi Leaf, starting bid, three hundred gold."
After finishing her sentence, she added another.
"Oh right, I forgot to remind everyone that this Jiezhi Leaf is an immortal treasure, usable only by those with an Immortal Root. Please think carefully about whether you can use it before bidding."
This statent caused.
People below the stage who were about to speak suddenly closed their mouths.
An Immortal Root, one in ten thousand.
Even though so of them possess extraordinary Martial Arts abilities, they do not have an Immortal Root.
Without an Immortal Root, this uniquely magical Jiezhi Leaf clearly cannot be used.
If it can’t be used, it can only beco a collector’s item.
There aren’t many who would go crazy spending three hundred taels of gold to buy a collector’s item.
Moreover, three hundred taels is just the starting bid.
Below, soone now directly bid five hundred.
"Six hundred!" Jiang Ning declared imdiately.
As his voice sounded.
Below, many gazes turned towards Jiang Ning’s direction.
They noticed that the window had long been opened.
Yet they still couldn’t see Jiang Ning’s face clearly due to the bead curtain’s veil, which made his features indistinct.
Below, Jiang Ning’s bid led to a brief silence.
A few breaths later.
"Seven hundred!" soone suddenly spoke from the adjacent VIP box, their voice seemingly elderly.
Seeing this, those below imdiately chose to remain silent.
With two unknown VIPs competing, they didn’t see the need to get involved.
"Eight hundred!" Jiang Ning said.
"Nine hundred!" the voice next door rang again.
Imdiately after, another voice erged: "Boy, are you sure you want to compete with , Duke Tuling?"
"Duke Tuling???" There was an uproar below.
Tuling?
In Jiang Ning’s mind, information about this person imdiately surfaced.
Tuling, also known as Duke Tuling.
It’s not because this person bears a duke’s title, but because he’s highly esteed in Guangning Prefecture, an elder Grandmaster.
This person is quite a legend.
From the position of a beggar, he climbed all the way to beco a Third Grade Grandmaster, holding a position as a Chief Honored Guest at the Four Seasons Chamber of Comrce.
"One thousand!" Jiang Ning promptly announced.
"Five-floor VIP room, bidding one thousand, is there any higher?" Xia Wanqin inquired.
At the sa ti.
The at on Duke Tuling’s face, seated in the seventh-floor VIP box, twitched slightly.
One thousand gold, he certainly could afford it.
However, his years of savings still had their uses, and he wasn’t keen on exhausting them so early.
In a while, there would be more important items awaiting his competition.
The Jiezhi Leaf now was just an appetizer.
However, letting this rare Jiezhi Leaf slip away like this would truly leave him unsatisfied.
The item is too rare. In all these years, he had seen the auction of Jiezhi Leaf only twice.
The first ti, he was still young, with tight finances.
Even knowing he possessed an Immortal Root, he couldn’t afford the high cost-effective Jiezhi Leaf.
Because it wasn’t highly compatible.
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