Returning to Jiuxuan Auction Hall, the auction was in full swing.
Teng Zhao followed behind Qin Liuxi back to the courtyard, silent like a child who had done sothing wrong.
Once inside the room, Qin Liuxi took out a dicine kit, got a tube of ointnt, and rolled up his sleeve to see the purple and blue bruises on his forearm, her eyes once again shadowed with Vicious Energy.
Teng Zhao couldn’t help but flinch.
"Scared now?" Qin Liuxi glared over at him and snorted coldly, "Try self-harming like this again and see if I don’t deal with you."
Teng Zhao felt guilty.
Qin Liuxi took the ointnt and slowly spread it over the bruises on his arm with skilled, rubbing motions, saying, "You are my disciple, and regardless of what happens, it is beyond doubt that I, as your master, will protect you. You don’t have to seek attention in this way; it’s stupid, you know?"
Teng Zhao hung his head, picking at the edge of the table with his fingernails, stealing a glance at her.
"Hey, still not convinced?" Qin Liuxi pressed harder, causing him to wince in pain.
"It’s good that it hurts, rember this pain and don’t be so foolish again, got it?"
"Mmm." Teng Zhao leaned in and rubbed his head against her hand.
Qin Liuxi sighed lightly, "Don’t be afraid, I have been through this myself. The path of cultivation is long and far. We will always have to give up certain things along the way, like family, friends, possessions, and so on. Just stay steadfast in your Dao Heart and keep moving forward."
Teng Zhao nodded.
Qin Liuxi continued, "However, you still need to physically train your body. Otherwise, you might be able to dodge servants but not have the strength to fight off ghosts."
Teng Zhao emitted a sound and his face showed distress.
Qin Liuxi spread the ointnt for him and said, "Do you want to go see the auction up front? If not, I’ll have soone bring food to you."
"I won’t go."
"Alright, I’ll go take a look; you rest."
Watching her leave, Teng Zhao’s lips curved up into a smile before returning to normal, feeling protected by his master was truly not bad at all!
...
Qin Liuxi followed Feng Xiu’s Qi to find him.
Upon seeing her, Feng Xiu passed her a cup of tea, "What happened? That kid isn’t in trouble, is he?"
"No trouble, it’s just that the brains of the people from his original ho are filled with water; they just toyed with him as if he was a stranger." Taking a sip of the tea Qin Liuxi responded, "They are all idiots; I just taught them a lesson, one they will never forget in their lifeti."
Feng Xiu chuckled lightly, indeed, to offend soone as capable as her was indeed stupid!
Qin Liuxi looked at the circular auction stage below and asked, "What good items have appeared?"
"Just now, there was an ancient-looking knife, probably excavated from a big tomb, with heavy evil spirit on it. It got auctioned off by the Dingxi Marquis Mansion, and I think they are in for so bad luck," Feng Xiu said languidly.
Jiuxuan Auction Hall would certainly not disclose who bought the items, but as a backer, he would naturally be in the know.
For such items, the auction house would keep the information of the person putting up the item and the winner confidential, but they would not deal with the potential issues the items could have. However, if one wishes Jiuxuan to handle it, just paying silver would suffice.
Qin Liuxi saw two other precious and rare antiques sold at high prices, and her eyes darkened.
"So people can never eat their fill, while others spend a fortune on worthless pretty jade, huh."
Feng Xiu was sowhat speechless: "That broken jade is a one-person-tall Eight Immortals Presenting Longevity Jade Carving."
"So after all that, it’s just for the Longevity Festival." Qin Liuxi snorted lightly.
There was a thud.
The auctioneer tapped a small silver hamr on the drum and announced: "Next up for auction is the Jade Snow Skin newly produced by Changsheng Hall. All esteed guests present must be aware that Changsheng Hall has released news that it will not produce Jade Snow Skin again for the next two or even three years, considering its main ingredient is rare. Today we have five portions, originally intended to be auctioned as a set, but to avoid disparities in competition, we’ll auction them individually. For those who wish to bid, think it over carefully. The starting bid for the first portion is 6,000 taels of silver, may the nobility please start bidding."
6,000 taels caused a cold gasp among the crowd, as they looked at the small glass bottle, questioning its extravagant price.
Yet, the light shining upon the bottle made the liquid inside glisten and sparkle, extrely beautiful.
Such a tiny bottle of Jade Snow Skin, even as privileged as an imperial concubine, is not to be directly applied to the face, but rather a few drops mixed into skincare fragrances, or dropped into milk for bathing.
No help for it, they don’t want to use it, it’s just that the stuff is truly rare and produced in too small quantities.
While the crowd cursed the audacity of those who produced the Jade Snow Skin, each outbidding the other endlessly—there were only five tubes after all, miss this village, and there’s no other shop.
Qin Liuxi heard the Third Prince’s voice—who would add a hundred more, but he boldly added a thousand and one—as a hint of a smile played at her lips.
At 14,000 taels, the first portion of Jade Snow Skin was quickly claid by the Third Prince. He winced at the cost but was simultaneously thrilled.
The subsequent portions would only be more expensive, otherwise, wouldn’t he be the biggest fool!
Qin Liuxi was very satisfied; indeed, auctioning was the quickest way to make money.
She looked to Feng Xiu and said: "Today’s earnings from the Jade Snow Skin, convert fifty percent into various dicinal herbs and send them to Qingping Temple, another thirty percent to be stored as rice and dicinal materials as usual, ten percent to be donated to the Shengjing Charitable Hall, and the remaining ten percent for myself."
"Fifty percent to Qingping Temple? Why so much this year?" Feng Xiu was sowhat surprised.
"I’ve taken on an apprentice, doesn’t raising a disciple require silver? Zhaozhao has talent, and I would like him to try his hand at refining so common dicines." Refining dicine wastes both silver and materials—money is needed everywhere.
Feng Xiu was sour: "You’re quite a good ntor." Giving them all the best.
"Of course." Qin Liuxi proudly said: "My disciple naturally deserves the best."
"What about that girl?"
Qin Liuxi curled her lips slightly: "As long as she calls ntor, I’ll give her the best."
Feng Xiu said no more: "As long as you’re happy."
Qin Liuxi’s eyes slightly lowered.
"Has the third brother gone mad?" In one of the private rooms, a man exuding nobility and dressed in cloud silk, wearing a Purple Gold Crown, frowned—14,000 taels, insane.
Beside him, a man with the elegant deanor of a phoenix-eyed and dressed in a moon-white robe gently sipped tea, his gaze inadvertently drifting outside.
The man in cloud silk turned to this man, with a hint of trying to please, and quickly said: "Young Master Bo Yin, rest assured, this Prince will certainly bid for a portion of Jade Snow Skin for you."
These two were the current reigning Second Prince and the one known as Young Master Bo Yin of the Yu Family, Yu Linglan.
The Yu Family had a son revealed to the world; whether it was the Eldest Prince or the Second Prince, both wanted to pull him to their camp, for it was said that with Yu Family’s support, one would conquer the world.
Now, the Second Prince has done his best, having learned that he ca for the Jade Snow Skin auctioned by Jiuxuan, to invite him over.
"The Second Prince need not worry, if I get it, I am fortunate; if not, it’s fate." Yu Linglan spoke with a light smile: "I’m just here to witness."
Seeing his unflustered and composed deanor, the Second Prince thought to himself—pretending to be a sage—all the while, his face radiant with a brilliant smile: "Young Master Bo Yin really lives up to being from a hidden family, such bearing truly commands respect."
Yu Linglan quirked a smile and said nothing more, his gaze piercing through the compartnt to the outside.
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