Chapter 240 - The Auction (1/2)

After about half an hour, almost all the guests had arrived. The entrance to the hall was closed, and no one was allowed to enter. As the ritual music rang, everyone began to talk and guess what the final treasure would be.

The background curtain was slowly unveiled as a graceful figure slowly walked to the middle of the high platform. It was Chu Meng, and several waiters followed. The crowd below immediately stopped talking and then burst into a loud cheer.

“Miss Chu Meng! Miss Chu Meng!”

“Oh! Miss Chu Meng, you are so beautiful. Please allow me to present the highest praise on behalf of the Lord!”

“Oh! I pray to the Lord. Please, the noble and beautiful Lord. Oh no, the noble and beautiful Miss Chu Meng, please marry me…”

Chu Meng smiled and nodded to the people below. Xiao Chen smiled gently. These people acted too exaggeratedly. Were they here to buy things or to look at the beauty? But Chu Meng did have an enchanting charm which contained some fairy aura and attractiveness. She was really a rare beauty in this world.

Chu Meng naturally saw him and nodded to him with a smile. Xiao Chen naturally nodded and smiled in return.

Not far away, Chu Xuan was so angry that he gnashed his teeth. Why Chu Meng did not look at him? Why did she look so familiar with this guy? Why? He was the second prince of Xiyue State!

The old man on the side pressed the back of his hand and shook the head gently, indicating that Chu Xuan should calm down.

When the crowd became quieter, Chu Meng raised her hands and smiled. “Thank you all for coming to our Immortals Conference this time. The rules are the same, and now the conference begins.”

As her voice fell, there was another wave of cheers. The two waiters stepped forward and opened the brocade box in their hands. Rows of white radiance shone around as a cold aura filled the place.

“As you can see, this is a piece of Saussurea Involucrata picked by a marvelous person who climbed thousands of miles on a mountain. You should know the effect of it. It is not only the necessary thing for refining the Face-ceasing Pill but also very good for cultivators to clear the heart and calm down…”

With the dreamlike voice of Chu Meng echoing in the hall, many people looked at the stage blankly. The white radiance from the Saussurea Involucrata and her was a perfect match just like a beautiful dream as if she was the lightly blooming snow lotus.

Many young people started to daydream, imagining that they are an immortal dressed in white who had successfully survived the Ordeal. Standing on the top of Kunlun Mountain, he gently picked the snow lotus which was swaying in the wind and snow. The pitiful and emotional eyes looked as if there was an undone marriage from the last life…

“3,000 Spirit Stones!” A young man finally couldn’t help but shout out, and the elder next to him immediately glared at him. Good for nothing!

Chu Meng smiled, and her manner was nothing but charming. She gently smiled and said, “This gentleman, don’t hush. I have not yet made a minimum bid yet. This snow lotus has a minimum bid of 1,000 Spirit Stones. Each bid must be no less than one hundred. Now the bidding starts.”

The “one thousand Spirit Stones” here meant one thousand Rank One Spirit Stones. The auction house used Rank One Spirit Stone as the unit. A thousand Spirit Stones was equivalent to one Rank Four Spirit Stone, or ten thousand teals.

“One thousand and five hundred!”

“Two thousand!”

“Three thousand!”

The atmosphere soon rose up. Everyone knew that the good things would come later, and there were many people who came for the last few final treasures. But the auction was hosted by Chu Meng, so it could not have an awkward silence. The reason why people had this kind of enthusiasm was mostly because young masters from big families liked Chu Meng.

When the price reached more than 7,000, the voice slowly became lower. Although many people wanted to attract the attention of Chu Meng, such a snow lotus worth about 5,000 Spirit Stones at most. They had to save some money to pay for the good treasures later.

When the bidding price reached 8,000, no one bade again. At this time, a faint smiled sounded. “10,000.”

The voice came from the second floor. Everyone looked over. Some people immediately recognized that the bidder was the second prince of Xiyue State. No one bade again.