The word says: "
Success is due to diligence and frugality, or failure is due to extravagance? If you have money, you will be happy everywhere. There is no need to think about whether you are born high or low. If you don’t believe it, come and see the rich and powerful, there are more skinny camels than horses. But I met a miser again, and it was hard for my friends around me. If you don't pay once, this is not good and it is evil. "
In the busy city, Hua Xinfeng wiped away the tears on her face and said to Ye Ling with a smile: "You wanted to look at my bracelet just now. Did you want to remind me that I bought a fake? There are indeed many good people in this world!"
Ye Ling smiled and said nothing, but quite admired this person's ability to think things through.
Hua Xinfeng raised his eyebrows, but his eyes jumped past Ye Ling and landed on Lu Li: "I don't know what your surnames are, why are you here?"
Before Lu Li could take action, Ye Ling stepped in front of him, fearing that Hua Xinfeng would be frozen again: "Ye Ling, this is Lu Li. We are here just to buy some Taoist artifacts and spiritual treasures."
Hearing this, Hua Xinfeng smiled and said: "As soon as I saw that the two of you are dressed in luxurious clothes and have extraordinary conversation, I knew that they must be people from a powerful sect. This place is full of cheap street stalls, which is really difficult for you to detect. Why not go to the Wanbao Pavilion in the east of the city to have a look, there happens to be an auction today, what do you two think?"
Ye Ling and Lu Li looked at each other, and Lu Li explained: "This Wanbao Pavilion is a property owned by the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, the richest man in the five regions, and auctions are often held."
Hua Xinfeng kept nodding at the side: "That's right."
Ye Ling asked: "What do you think?"
Lu Li smiled slightly: "If you want to go, I will go with you!"
The fairy smiled, shocking the world, making Hua Xinfeng's eyes straighten, his mind wandering to the sky, and saliva gradually flowed from the corners of his mouth.
Lu Li looked disgusted and turned his head away, not looking at him again.
Ye Ling patted Hua Xinfeng on the shoulder, bringing him back to his senses, and said: "Since you proposed it, please lead the way!"
"Okay, okay!"
Hua Xin led the way, walking through the alleys, and soon reached another street.
After walking for about half an hour, Hua Xinfeng pointed forward, turned around and said with a smile: "That's Wanbao Pavilion over there!"
Ye Ling and Lu Li looked up and saw a tall building towering into the sky in the distance. There were crowds of people in front of the door. They were all monks and Taoists. Under the guidance of the waiter in front of the door, they walked in in an orderly manner.
Ye Ling and the others came to the door, but they saw phoenixes and dragons hanging on the doorposts on both sides, and a couplet: "
With proper management, you can see the mountains and seas in the north and south, and gather rare treasures and artifacts from all directions.
Comprehensive transactions, detailing the past and present, spring and autumn, rare and complete. "
On the black lacquer plaque directly above, the three characters "Wanbao Pavilion" are written with full ink and strong muscles. At a glance, you can tell that it was written by a master of calligraphy.
Seeing the three of them stop, a waiter immediately came forward, bowed and asked, "Are you three going to participate in today's auction?"
Hua Xinfeng nodded and said: "Exactly."
The waiter stretched out his hand to invite you: "You three, please go to the door to pay. The entrance fee is ten yuan of medium-grade spiritual stones per person."
"Ten dollars?"
Ye Ling frowned, but he didn't expect that just entering the venue would cost so much.
Hua Xinfeng scratched his head helplessly, looked at Ye Ling and said: "Brother Ye, I have been fooled twice just now, and now I am so strapped for money, look at this..."
Ye Ling naturally understood that although he had a large number of spiritual stones for cultivation, he could not afford the money.
So, he waved his hand and took out the spirit stone from the jasper finger, and handed it to the waiter. The waiter registered, handed each of them a numbered sign, and led the way: "You three, please!"
As he spoke, the waiter led the three of them inside. After walking through a dark corridor, they entered a large bright courtyard. This large courtyard covered a large area and was equipped with table seats and melon and fruit-flavored tea. , for leisure and entertainment.
Looking further ahead, there is a sapphire cloud platform built against the wall. It is illuminated by lights and is bright, but I don't know what it is used for.
There were more than a thousand people in the large courtyard at the moment, scattered in various places, calling each other to make friends, making new and old friends, and it was very noisy.
Looking up, the building is very high, and there are elegant single rooms on the upper floor, overlooking the entire courtyard, for the enjoyment of wealthy people.
The waiter led Ye Ling and others to a seat on the west side of the court. A maid served tea and waited quietly.
But Lu Li's appearance was already outstanding. Now that he appeared here, he immediately
It attracted a lot of coveted eyes, which made Ye Ling very unhappy.
So, Ye Ling waved to the waiter and said, "Take us to the private room upstairs!"
The waiter heard this and reminded: "The price of elegant rooms is higher..."
Before he finished speaking, Ye Ling threw out a high-grade spiritual stone and said, "Just go and make arrangements."
The waiter nodded and turned around to make arrangements.
Lu Li was nearby and wanted to stop him but didn't. He just pulled the corner of Ye Ling's clothes and whispered: "Don't spend money randomly!"
Even if they stayed in the sect for a year, they would not be able to get so much from a high-grade spiritual stone. It was not worth it to spend such a huge amount of money just for a house.
Ye Ling shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on." There were still more than a hundred high-grade spiritual stones in his jade ring that were not used.
Hua Xinfeng reached out and grabbed the pastries and other items on the table and put them into her sleeves, while smiling and saying: "Brother Ye is really extraordinary, but this is what we paid for, so we can't waste it!"
As he spoke, Hua Xinfeng swept away the food on the table, poured several cups of tea, and drank it down: "These ordinary things will definitely not be able to get into your eyes, so I will do it for you. Wait a moment Go to the private room upstairs, there are better things, you can eat that then."
Lu Li turned away in disgust and did not look at him. Ye Ling had a smile on his face. Once upon a time, he was probably as frugal as him in Yunlan Town, but he had some opportunities and now he no longer needed to worry about those little details.
Not long after, the waiter came over and said to Ye Ling and others: "The arrangements have been made. Please three of you come with me."
So, the waiter took Ye Ling and others to an elegant room on the sixth floor.
The elegant room is only the size of an ordinary room, but it is very quiet. There are round tables and wooden chairs in the room, mirrors and bed curtains. The incense curls up from both sides, refreshing the mind. Next to the window, there are tables and chairs for people to use.
The waiter stood at the door and said to Ye Ling: "I am standing quietly in front of the door. If you need anything, you can give me any orders at any time."
After that, the waiter walked out of the room and closed the door.
Ye Ling was sitting on a bench, with a special glass in front of him, which allowed him to overlook the courtyard from the inside. However, he could not see the scenery inside the house from the outside, which was to protect the privacy of the guests.
Hua Xinfeng sat in front of the fruit plate and once again stuffed it into his mouth as hard as he could, as if he wanted to get back some of the money he spent.
Ye Ling shook his head helplessly, stretched out his hand to pull Lu Li to sit next to her, and said to her, "If there is something you like later, I will buy it for you."
Lu Li smiled when he heard this, stretched out his jade-like fingers and touched the tip of Ye Ling's nose: "You are a young monk who has only been in Taoism for three years. If you have any spare money, let me buy it for you!"
Ye Ling smiled and took Lu Li's hand, which made her blush, but she couldn't bear to take her hand back.
At this moment, Hua Xinfeng suddenly stood up and shouted: "I can't do it anymore, I can't do it anymore, I drank too much tea just now and I can't hold it in anymore!"
As he spoke, he ran out, but the door was not closed tightly. Following the crack in the door, Ye Ling saw Ye Qinghan walking upstairs and entering the room next to her.
…
The sun sets in the west and darkness fills the air. Turn on the lights on the street and open up another scene.
The large court was full of people, and everyone took their places on the tall buildings. Immediately afterwards, the woman with a palace makeup stepped onto the sapphire cloud platform. Every step she took, there were ripples of Taoism, which showed her profound cultivation.
As soon as she came on stage, the crowd immediately became quiet, and all eyes fell on the woman.
The woman stood still, glanced across the court, and said with a smile: "Thank you for traveling thousands of miles to meet here. I hope that tonight's auction will satisfy you. Without further ado, please take the first auction!"
As soon as he finished speaking, from behind the curtain, two men in black came up carrying a red cauldron and placed it on the stage.
The woman said: "This is a high-grade fire-attributed yellow-level Taoist artifact. It is engraved with three fire-type Taoist patterns. It is very powerful. You are all well-informed people. I don't need to say more about the pros and cons. The starting price is two Ten pieces of medium-grade spiritual stones, each increase in price must not be less than five pieces!"
"Fifty dollars!"
"Sixty-five dollars!"
"Eighty bucks!"
…
Ye Ling was puzzled and asked: "It's just a yellow-level Taoist weapon, why is it sold so expensively?"
On the side, Hua Xinfeng got a chicken leg from nowhere, biting it in his mouth and said: "Because this Taoist weapon still has room for improvement. It is made of extraordinary materials. We only need to ask a powerful person to carve the Taoist pattern, and it can be promoted to the highest level." Xuanjie.”
Ye Ling nodded when he heard this, but said: "I didn't expect Brother Hua to be quite expert!"
Hua Xinfeng was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled and said: "You have been fooled a lot, so you will naturally understand some things. It is said that the things tonight are all good, otherwise the threshold fee would not be so expensive."
After some bidding, the first lot was bought with a high-grade spiritual stone, and the auction officially came to an end tonight.
This second auction item is another Taoist artifact, but it has reached the mid-grade Xuan level. The low price requires a high-grade spiritual stone, which is very expensive.
It's a pity that these Taoist tools are not attractive to Ye Ling. He threw away many of the Xuan-level Taoist tools he obtained from the Tomb of the Demon Saint, which was really a waste of money.
This was all because he was devoted to practicing swords and had never made Taoist tools, so he did not cherish them. However, if he had known that these Taoist tools could be exchanged for spiritual stones, he probably would not have discarded them so casually.
The third item on the lot is an elixir, which is an excellent product for alchemy. Many alchemists in the court began bidding, raising the price again and again, even exceeding the market price.
Hua Xinfeng said: "If you weren't in a hurry to use this elixir, buying it at this price would be a huge loss!"
While they were talking, the waiter at the door knocked on the door and said: "If you three have any items you want, you can tell me to help bid!"
"knew."
Hua Xinfeng said: "Now these are all bought for the people in the main courtyard, and there is no one bidding in the private room upstairs. The real good things are still behind!"
After hearing what Hua Xinfeng said, Ye Ling realized that it was indeed the case. But it's right to think about it. The cost of a private room upstairs is so high that it's hard for most people to accept it. Those who can come here are all people with deep family backgrounds. Naturally, they won't care about ordinary things.
While talking, there was another maid on the stage holding a tray with an ancient book on it.
The woman reached out to pick up the ancient book and showed it to everyone: "This is a fragment of Shenfa, called Xuantian Afterimage. It's just that in the long river of time, half of it was lost, and only the first half remained. Even so, this body The method is still good, and maybe there will be an opportunity in the future to find the missing part. Not much to say, this method is priced at a low price of one high-grade spiritual stone, and each increase in price must not be less than five mid-grade spiritual stones!"
As soon as the woman finished speaking, the whole court was very quiet, and no one said anything to bid.
Although the body technique is relatively rare, it is only a fragment with limited power and such an expensive price. For a while, everyone was discouraged and did not intend to buy it.
The woman's eyes swept across the court, and she had some calculations in her mind. Just when she was about to announce her reservation, at the door of a private room on the sixth floor, the waiter suddenly raised the number plate in his hand and said: "A high-grade spiritual stone!"
