Early in the morning, the maid was already waiting in the courtyard to lead the way for Li Xiuping and others. Although Xiandu had given enough admission quota, the woman in Tsing Yi had no intention of participating. Girl Xiaohong originally wanted to join in the fun, but was called down by the woman in Tsing Yi.
In this regard, Li Xiuping felt that she was worried that their identities would cause unnecessary trouble.
In this way, under the leadership of the maid, six academy disciples followed Li Xiuping. Each of them carried a long sword on their back, which seemed to add a bit of momentum.
The auction venue was not far from the residence of Li Xiuping and others, so not long after walking, they arrived at a hall. The maid led Li Xiuping and others directly to the second floor.
There were a lot of people in the hall, and there were actually quite a few people on the second floor. On the corridor, there happened to be a maid leading a group of people towards this side. She was explaining something to the group of people very diligently, and she looked like she was To please.
When she saw the maid leading Li Xiuping and others, she suddenly became arrogant, and her steps were filled with momentum.
She walked straight ahead without any intention of getting out of the way.
The corridor is not wide, but both sides can pass by each other as long as they go left and right. However, because the maid is walking in the middle, Li Xiuping and others cannot pass through no matter which way they go. The key is that she is carrying the The crowd seemed to have no intention of giving way.
Li Xiuping frowned slightly and looked at the maid who was leading them.
The maid who led the way didn't seem to expect to meet the other party here, and she should have been suppressed by the other party on weekdays. At this moment, her momentum was a bit weaker. Although her body did not move, she actually wanted to avoid it.
In this short moment, the maid opposite had already approached.
After taking a look at Li Xiuping and others, she said angrily: "Hey, we have just arrived at Room A and there are guests to receive. It seems that although your talent is not very good, you are pretty lucky."
The maid who was leading the way for Li Xiuping and others quickly saluted and said, "Sister Bai is joking. Please ask Sister Bai to take care of you in the future."
The maid opposite continued to say in a strange tone: "Sister Yu is naturally beautiful, why do you need me to take care of you? But since we are from the same hometown, don't blame my sister for not reminding you that although they are all A-shaped rooms, not everyone can come to this second floor. of."
The people led by the maid were obviously a little unhappy at this time. One of them said coldly: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you leave quickly."
Hearing the words from the person behind her, the maid's face suddenly changed slightly, and then she hurriedly smiled and said, "Excuse me, adults. I, a fellow countryman, don't understand the rules and wasted your time."
After saying that, his face changed again, and he said coldly: "Still don't get out of the way!"
The changes in her expressions can be described as flowing and changing, and Li Xiuping admired her when he saw her.
The maid who was leading Li Xiuping and others was obviously hesitant. If she was alone, it wouldn't matter if she gave in. But she was still leading Li Xiuping and others. If she gave way, wouldn't it mean that Li Xiuping and others were inferior to those opposite? ?
She doesn't care about face, but neither does Mr. Li?
When she just came here, her superiors kept telling her that no one should be allowed to provoke Mr. Li, let alone make him unhappy. If she gets out of the way now and makes Mr. Li unhappy, then she will Not only can’t he keep his status, which he finally got promoted to the first-class house, but his life may be in danger.
Just when she was hesitating, a hand gently patted her shoulder, and then the gentle voice of Mr. Li came: "Let them go first."
Upon hearing this, the maid was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief and took the lead in getting out of the way.
Li Xiuping and others gave in. Instead of being grateful at all, the maid became even more arrogant. When she passed by Li Xiuping and others, she glanced at Li Xiuping and said without hesitation: "Even if we get to the A-shaped room, we can only entertain guests." A group of poor people still want to get a commission from the auction. What a fool's errand. Can these poor people afford the things on the auction?"
The maid who led Li Xiuping and others lowered her head.
She didn't know much about Mr. Li, and naturally she didn't know about the previous battle on the Immortal Crossing. After all, although the Immortal Crossing was not very big, it was certainly not small either. As maids, they could know things less.
Although it was explained above, she knew from the clothes of Li Xiuping and his group that they were a group of scholars.
In the past, when I was in my hometown, the elders said that scholars were poor and the least promising. When they were in trouble, they would work as advisers to the emperor, write articles, and come up with ideas. Only by possessing spiritual roots and embarking on the path of cultivating immortals can one truly have unlimited future.
In addition, although Mr. Li is of an astonishing seniority, he is dressed in an ordinary way. He does not look like a rich man at all, nor does he have any fairy-like demeanor.
Even so, she still tried her best to serve Li Xiuping and others. This is what she should do as a maid. As long as they are her guests, she will treat them equally and with care.
So when Li Xiuping said she wanted to participate in the auction, she deliberately asked her superiors for permission because she was worried that bringing this group of people to the auction would cause trouble. Otherwise, according to Xiandu's past practice, the guests in Room A would be You can participate in the auction directly.
What she didn't expect was that not only did the superiors agree, but they also offered nine places. The key was that the location she got was one of the best in the auction house, and even the list of auction items went through twice. After confirmation, she sent it to Li Xiuping.
Although she is just a maid and usually only does some chores to entertain guests, she is not stupid. It can be seen that the big shots in Xiandu treat Mr. Li very cautiously and are afraid of making any mistakes.
It was precisely for this reason that when she faced the fellow countryman who had been suppressing her, she did not choose to give in at the first time, but mustered up the courage to confront him.
The group of people, led by the maid named Bai, walked past Li Xiuping and others without even looking at Li Xiuping and others.
Huang Qing and others were obviously unhappy, but the junior uncle didn't speak, so naturally they couldn't say anything and could only endure it.
As everyone left, the maid named Yu apologized: "Master Li, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
Li Xiuping smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, let's go."
Seeing that Li Xiuping did not blame him, the maid named Yu nodded, and her mood instantly improved a lot.
She had received many other guests before, but this was the first time she met someone as easy-going and easy to get along with as Mr. Li.
The maid took Li Xiuping and others forward, and Li Xiuping asked casually: "Do you have a holiday?"
The maid named Yu was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said: "No, she and I are from the same hometown. We grew up together and have always had a good relationship. Later, because we both had spiritual roots, we were brought to Xiaoyao Sect at the same time. Her talent She is better than me, but Master doesn’t like her for some reason. Instead, he takes more care of me, and our relationship is..."
She sighed, smiled bitterly, and did not continue.
Li Xiuping nodded and didn't know what to say for a moment, so he said: "Actually, your talent is not worse than hers, and when it comes to cultivation, it's not just about talent. Some things are more important than talent. Maybe you have it." Things will be favored by your master."
The maid named Yu was stunned.
Li Xiuping smiled and said: "As a human being, you are much better than her."
The maid named Yu originally thought that Mr. Li really saw something unique about her, but she didn't expect such a sentence, so she could only smile politely in return.
It was naturally impossible for Li Xiuping to see anything outstanding about this maid, but he was telling the truth. Based on the character of these two people, he would not like the maid named Bai, no matter how talented she was. Moreover, Li Xiuping didn't think that the maid named Bai really had any talent.
A truly gifted person would not still be in the Qi refining stage, let alone be a maid on this Immortal Crossing, being driven by others.
Possessing spiritual roots only means that they have the qualifications to practice. Whether they can embark on the path of immortality depends on whether they can successfully build the foundation, otherwise they will return to dust a hundred years later.
Li Xiuping looked at the maid in front of him who was only responsible for leading the way and no longer talking, and a thought came to his mind: Are kind people like her destined to be bullied?
Li Xiuping felt that this was really unreasonable, so he asked: "Does the more things I buy at the auction, the higher the return you can get? On the contrary, if the other party buys less things, the person responsible will get Will the return be less?"
The maid named Yu didn't understand why Mr. Li suddenly asked so, and nodded numbly.
Li Xiuping said, "After you bring us here, go and tell the people above you that I want to sell something."
Although the maid named Yu didn't quite understand, she still nodded.
Everyone in the nursing home frowned at this time, and everyone felt a little strange.
They seemed to be able to guess what the young master was going to do. Based on their understanding of the young master, he shouldn't have done such a thing.
Their junior uncle could do anything else, except for matters involving spirit stones, this junior senior uncle would never joke about it.
But now looking at the posture of this young master uncle, it is obvious that he wants to use the spirit stone to make this maid look powerful in front of her fellow countryman and make the arrogant woman named Bai angry.
Of course they don't like that woman either. She's just a maid, but she can't even recognize her identity clearly, and she's pretending to be a big shot. You know, even those powerful Nascent Soul stage men in Xiandu, in their humble position, In front of my uncle, I could only greet him with a smile and not dare to show any airs.
Naturally, they also wanted to teach that woman a lesson, and this method of the young master's uncle was undoubtedly the most pleasing one.
Didn't she say that they can't afford to buy things? Then when the other party likes them, they will directly snatch them all and let the group of people get nothing. Naturally, the maid named Bai who is in charge of the group of people will not gain anything. , all the benefits will also fall on this maid named Yu.
They could even guess what kind of wonderful expression the maid named Bai would have at that time, but it was too abnormal for this junior uncle to waste his spirit stones in such a way for a maid, a stranger.
Just as everyone in the academy had guessed, that's what Li Xiuping thought. The reason why he had this idea was actually just a whim. As for other things, he didn't think much about it.
Spiritual stones are actually not indispensable to Li Xiuping. All his caressing and frugality are for making swords and practicing. As long as it is beneficial to his practice, no matter how much money he spends He didn't feel bad at all. On the contrary, as long as it was not beneficial to his practice, he didn't want to spend a penny more.
Just because you don't want to, it doesn't mean you can't, and the proceeds from the auction are not completely useless. If it really doesn't work, the worst thing you can do is find a place to sell it, and maybe you can still make a fortune.
After bringing Li Xiuping and others, the maid followed Li Xiuping's instructions and conveyed Li Xiuping's intention to the senior management of Xiandu. After a while, an old man arrived before the auction started, and laughed loudly as soon as he entered the door. He smiled and asked: "I heard that Mr. Li wants to sell something because he doesn't have enough spiritual stones to auction?"
Li Xiuping nodded directly.
The old man who rushed over said with a smile: "Now that the auction is about to start, the sales at this time may affect Mr. Li's auction. Otherwise, whatever Mr. Li likes will be directly bid, and the required spiritual stones will be sent by Xiandu. What do you think, Mr. Li, of making the advance payment here and settling the bill together later?"
Li Xiuping was stunned. This was indeed a good idea.
He looked at the old man who only had the golden elixir stage in front of him, and asked with a smile: "Senior, can you make the decision? Are you not afraid of not admitting your guilt after doing something?"
The old man smiled and said: "If Mr. Li really wanted to do that, he wouldn't have said this. As for the advance payment of the spiritual stone, Mr. Li can rest assured."
Li Xiuping saluted and said, "Thank you very much."
The old man waved his hands quickly.
The maid named Yu, who had not even had time to breathe after following the old man, had a look of astonishment on her face. She really didn't expect that Xiandu would directly make such a guarantee for Mr. Li.
The old man continued: "In that case, I will go and give you instructions and wish Mr. Li can take pictures of what he likes."
Li Xiuping sent him a gift.
After the old man left, the auction was announced to begin.
The first few items were of no use to Li Xiuping, and the group of people who encountered Li Xiuping and others did not take action, so Li Xiuping waited quietly.
As time went on, one item after another was successfully auctioned. At this time, the materials required for making a sword appeared, but before Li Xiuping could say anything, Huang Qin took the lead in bidding.
Li Xiuping didn't seem to expect Huang Qing to bid, so he couldn't help but look at Huang Qing and understood immediately.
Obviously, Huang Qing said before that he would give the materials used by Li Xiuping in making the sword to Li Xiuping. The material that was photographed should be given to Li Xiuping.
Li Xiuping did not stop him. Although he had never wanted to ask for anything from them, if he really wanted nothing, these academy disciples would probably be resentful, which would not be beneficial to their practice. If they were to spend a little money, they would not be able to do anything. You can feel at ease.
As the price continued to increase, Huang Qing's face began to look a little ugly. It was obvious that the price had exceeded his expectations.
Fortunately, after she gritted her teeth and shouted out the final price, no one continued to increase the price, and the material was bought at a price she could barely accept.
When she was in Baiyang City before, because Li Xiuping was making swords, she was responsible for handing over the materials sent by Ye Xingsi, so she knew some of the materials and corresponding prices for making swords. Although the materials she took now were more expensive than before. It's a little higher in Baiyang City, but it's only a matter of a few spiritual stones.
In fact, the price of these materials for making spiritual weapons is generally not too high, because there are not many people in demand. In Baiyang City, Li Xiuping directly gave it to the Night Travel Division at the market price, and although the Night Walk Division gave Li Xiuping a lot of money, There is a discount, but in fact it means that neither party loses.
It’s hard to say whether you’re losing money or making a profit when buying something like this, because whether it’s a loss or a profit ultimately depends on what you need. If you need it, you’ve made a profit; if you don’t, you’ve made a loss.
Then a lot of materials for making spiritual weapons appeared one after another. Without exception, Huang Qing was the first to bid, as if he was afraid of being beaten first.
As a result, not only Li Xiuping frowned, but everyone in the academy also frowned.
This Junior Sister Huang obviously really wants to make up for all the materials that Junior Junior Uncle used to build the Spirit Sword. If this continues, they won't be able to buy the materials for Junior Junior Junior Uncle. I'm afraid that the Spiritual Stones on this Junior Junior Sister Huang's body will also need to be replaced. There wasn't much left, maybe even more than she could bear.
This can be seen from Huang Qing's face at this moment.
Back and forth, Huang Qing had already photographed four pieces of materials, which together amounted to thousands of spirit stones. The number of spirit stones Huang Qing had on his body could only be this number at most.
At this time, the auction came up with another piece of material.
Just as Huang Qing was about to speak, Li Xiuping shouted directly: "Huang Qing!"
Huang Qing was stunned, suppressed the price on his lips, and looked at Li Xiuping.
Li Xiuping said: "That's almost enough. Do you really want to return all the dismantled materials to me? If so, I will take back the sword."
Huang Qing frowned and said, "But..."
At this time, a disciple from the academy also smiled and said: "Uncle, I'm not just helping you forge swords. We all got the swords in the same way. You grab the materials as soon as they come out. We'll grab them all for you later. We What can I give to my little uncle?"
Huang Qing looked at everyone in the academy and couldn't help but feel grateful.
In fact, she couldn't hold on any longer. If she continued like this, she wouldn't have enough spirit stones. Now, there was a step to go down.
Li Xiuping looked at these guys and felt helpless.
It turns out that even in the golden elixir stage, you will still have a childish attitude.
With this comparison, he felt that his junior uncle was really worthy of his name. After all, he would definitely not be like these guys.
However, before the academy made a bid, a woman's voice shouted out the price from the opposite side of the second floor.
The person who shouted out the price was none other than the maid named Bai who had encountered Li Xiuping and others earlier.
Everyone in the academy obviously recognized the bidder, and no one shouted out the price, but looked at Li Xiuping.
Li Xiuping said at this time: "Miss Yu, could you please bid for me? No matter how much the other party bids, just increase it."
