Chapter 500: Guang Xuanji’s Past
Chapter 500: Chapter 500: Guang Xuanji’s Past
I have to say, this private room—worth ten thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones—was indeed far more comfortable than the main hall. Not only was there a dedicated Maid waiting outside, but the entire room had been inscribed with an Array. The auctioneer’s voice from the stage was perfectly clear, as if he were speaking right beside one’s ear.The auction had just begun, and naturally, the first items up for bid were quite ordinary. Lin Yun wasn’t particularly interested in them and felt no urge to make an offer.
Three items sold in a row, all of them going to people in the main hall. No one from the private rooms had bid. It was to be expected; those who could spend ten thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones on a room would likely have no desire for such common things.
Then, the fourth auction item was presented: a necklace made of East Sea Pearls. It served no practical purpose; it was simply rare and beautiful.
It was the kind of thing women would naturally love, and Mo Qingliu was no exception. The moment she saw the pearl necklace, she perked up. Before the auctioneer had even announced the starting price, Mo Qingliu turned to Shi Wu and spoke.
"I want that pearl necklace! It’s so beautiful, I want it..." Mo Qingliu said excitedly, shaking Shi Wu’s arm.
"Alright, the East Sea Pearl necklace! The starting bid is one thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones, with each increment no less than one hundred," the auctioneer announced. The price was not set high, likely because the Celestial Spirit Auction House knew that such an item held little appeal for Martial Artists.
The moment the starting price was announced, Mo Qingliu blurted out without a second thought, "Ten thousand."
Hearing the price Mo Qingliu called out, Lin Yun nearly spat out his tea. ’Who bids like that? The starting price was a thousand, but this girl just goes and jumps straight to ten thousand.’
Sure enough, after hearing Mo Qingliu’s price, no one else placed a bid. The item held little appeal to begin with, so now that the price had instantly jumped to ten thousand, who would bother bidding any higher?
Mo Qingliu won the pearl necklace without any trouble. The young girl was so happy she practically danced, not feeling in the least that ten thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones was an expensive price to pay.
The items that followed were either Elixirs or Earth Spirit Soldiers, none of which held any interest for Lin Yun.
Just as Lin Yun was starting to get bored, having lost track of how many items had been sold, a Maid placed a Guqin on the auction stage.