Chapter 271 (1/2)
Xiao YanXue let out a smile and said, ”This is the first treasure. It is a ten-foot long Soul Freezing Sandalwood. This Soul Freezing Sandalwood grows on the top of snow-capped artic mountains, and it takes several years for just a small section of it to grow. With just a small piece of it in a room, summer will no longer be scorching but cool and refres.h.i.+ng. If a small piece of Soul Freezing Sandalwood is added to a container, an item placed in the container won't rot even after a hundred years! Furthermore, as long as a small piece of it is placed on one's body, the smell emanated by it will chase away any poisonous insects! It wouldn't be too much to call it a treasure!”
”May I know what the starting bid of this item will be?” an anxious voice sounded. As everyone turned around to take a look, they saw NanGong TianHu from the NanGong Family.
”So it is Second Master NanGong,” Xiao YanXue smiled, ”the starting bid of the Soul Freezing Sandalwood is 200,000 taels of silver.”
NanGong TianHu then shouted out, ”Our NanGong Family wants this Soul Freezing Sandalwood! We offer 400,000 taels of silver!” Everyone knew that the body of NanGong Le was presently in the hands of their enemy. The reason why they were unable to return him to his hometown was due to the warm weather. Even with the best wood and best preservation methods, it was impossible to prevent the body from rotting. If they could have this section of Soul Freezing Sandalwood, they could place a few pieces of it into the coffin and NanGong Le's body can be transported back to their hometown without decomposing. After seeing NanGong TianHu offer a price, those who knew the backstory didn't compete with him. As for the merchants who didn't know the backstory, they all gave up due to the sudden spike in price and the determination displayed by NanGong TianHu to get it.
After calling out three times, the hammer handed and the deal went through.
Just when NanGong TianHu wanted to make payment, Xiao YanXue said, ”Second Master NanGong, wait a moment.” NanGong TianHu then lifted his head up with a questioning gaze.
Xiao YanXue then said, ”Young n.o.ble NanGong was a young talent and a dragon among his peers. It was a pity that the heavens were jealous of this talent, and he pa.s.sed away prematurely. The Xiao Family empathizes with your NanGong Family as well. Since the NanGong Family has already successfully bid for this item, this little lady here will make a bold decision and waive the price of the item. You can just take it as a small token from our Xiao Family. Please don't stand on ceremony, Second Master NanGong.”
NanGong TianHu couldn't help but be stunned. He was a straightforward individual and immediately felt a wave of grat.i.tude in his heart. The Xiao Family could have just sent the item straight to them instead of going through an auction. But if they chose to do that, there would definitely be rumors spreading about how the Xiao Family was trying to rope in the NanGong Family or that the NanGong Family didn't have the money to buy the Soul Freezing Sandalwood. Furthermore, their NanGong Family would not accept such a huge favor for no reason either. Now that NanGong TianHu managed to obtain the Soul Freezing Sandalwood in the auction openly, it would be completely different for Xiao YanXue to give it to him now. The NanGong Family had already displayed their financial capabilities and no one would have anything to say if the item was given to them.
A thunderous applause sounded from under the stage. Everyone felt that Xiao YanXue's actions were indeed wise. Not only did she take care of the NanGong Family's face, she made them owe her a favor as well! Furthermore, she didn't harm the image of her Xiao Family and instead displayed the generosity of her Xiao Family.
After giving a respectful bow, NanGong TianHu no longer stood on ceremony and walked off the stage with the Soul Freezing Sandalwood. At the same time, he immediately sent someone to bring it back to the place where their NanGong Family was presently residing.
After Xiao YanXue witnessed NanGong TianHu walk off the stage, she displayed the proper etiquette before turning back and continuing the auction with a smile, ”The second item which we are going to auction off was also found in the artic. It is a Millennium Warm Jade. This jade has a mystical function. As long as one wears it, they would not be afraid of the cold even if they were to only wear a thin s.h.i.+rt in the winter. If a martial arts pract.i.tioner were to wear it, it would also calm his mind and benefit the cultivation of his inner strength. The starting bid of the Millennium Warm Jade is 500,000 taels of silver.”
As Ling Chen who was sitting by Ling Tian's side heard the words, 'Millennium Warm Jade', her body stiffened as she clenched her fists subconsciously. She had heard Ling Tian say that this Millennium Warm Jade was definitely beneficial to her cultivation. While she knew that Ling Tian would definitely ensure that the jade landed in her hands, she was still overly anxious from concern.
Apart from Ling Tian, the eyes of two other individuals lit up as well. One of them was Qian ShuiRou whom Ling Tian had been observing. The second one was someone out of Ling Tian's expectations, DongFang JingLei.
According to what Ling Tian knew, the World Defying Hidden Dragon Manual of the DongFang Family was a mystical cultivation method in the present world. It far surpa.s.sed ordinary cultivation methods and the speed of one's improvement would also be shocking. As such, DongFang JingLei shouldn't require this Millennium Warm Jade. But why did he reveal such excitement upon hearing about it?
A voice then sounded, ”600,000 taels of silver!” Ling Tian felt that the voice was familiar and turned to look. It turns out the one making the bid was the young master of the Yang Family, Yang Wei. For this rare commodity to come out at such a moment, Ling Tian would be letting himself down if he didn't toy with Yang Wei.
Ling Tian lifted up his board lazily and said in a weak voice, ”600,001 taels of silver.” Ling Chen almost burst out laughing by the side.