Chapter 1727 - Cliché Story (2/2)
Even Chen Xiaobei was intrigued What was this ite Auction House which had been around for a thousand years would auction for the first time?
“Please allow me to present the second last item of today’s auction –” The auctioneer deliberately paused for a good minute to draw the audience’s curiosity
On cue, two pretty, long-legged attendants, each holding a platter covered by a ruby red fabric stood on each side of the auctioneer
The auctioneer pulled the corner of the fabric and announced, “Everyone, I present to you today’s second-last auction ite Love!”
The fabric fell to the ground and revealed an ice crystal longsword and a crimson flame fan!
Exclamations exploded in the hall
“What a powerful Spiritual Attribute! Those must be Earth-God Instruments…”
“Ice sword and fla Nature! Why did she call it Ice and Fire Undying Love?”
“It’s just a na! The key point is that very few people want to sell their Earth-God Instruh-priced but there’s si to be one hell of a fight over these two instruet into a ruthless bidding feud!”
Everyone was on the edge of their seats: Those who could not afford to participate were anticipating draainst each other Everyone was eager for the bidding to begin
“That… That is…” Ling Qinfeng stanized the two reputed Earth-God Instruments immediately
What puzzled her the most, however, was how they could appear in the Scarlet Moon Action House Those were the Ximens’ and Yuwens’ most cherished treasure!
“Err…” Chen Xiaobei broke into laughter “I’ve heard of ‘Hu Love’ But what the hell is ‘Ice and Fire Undying Love’?”
“There’s so you don’t know, after all, Childe Chen! This is a rinned “None of the guests here today are fronize the two Earth-God Instruh hype, the price can be bu to do that?” Chen Xiaobei wanted to know
“You’ll find out soon!” Wugui Kojiro shot him a cryptic smile
The attractive auctioneer continued, “I believe our esteeuests would want to knohy these Earth-God Instrunant love story behind these treasures! A very long tio, the prince of the Fire tribe fell in love with a princess from the Snow tribe! But since fire and ice don’t mix, their love was opposed by both tribes, and they received malicious curses! Nevertheless, they didn’t care about what other people thought and decided to elope anyway! This angered both tribes and a great war broke out! The prince died in the war, and the princess ended her own life! The ice crystal sword and the cri here is the testimony of their devotion and love for each other!”
The auctioneer lady told the story with great passion as if it was real
Chen Xiaobei could not help but roll his eyes “This story is… so cliché…”
Footnote:
Hu Love: the literal translation of the Chinese title for ‘Ghost the Musical’