90 Jade Sea Coral (2/2)
”The first item on auction is….”
Six items had been auctioned out consecutively. Although all of them were considered rare and exotic, they were merely decorative items. Jun Mo Xie was obviously not interested in these items. The occupants In the adjacent boxes and those of the two princes also displayed an extreme lack of enthusiasm when these items were on display. Eventually, these items fell into the hands of some wealthy businessmen in the hall.
Observing the rocketing prices, Jun Mo Xie felt increasingly uneasy. ”Although the Blazing Heart Meridian is rare, it is just an ordinary herb with good healing abilities and moderate efficiency. It is not a remarkable life-saving herb and is far from being found in the list of top-ranking herbs. But at this rate, the starting price for the Blazing Heart Meridian would be astronomically high by the time it is put on auction!”
How could this be? Could there be some hidden tricks of motives behind this?
Grasping tightly to the few million taels of silver his guard brought to him, Jun Mo Xie started to frown.
All of a sudden, Jun Mo Xie’s spiritual awareness detected a change in atmosphere in the adjacent boxes and the princes’ boxes. Jun Mo Xie opened his eyes and looked at Tang Yuan, ”It’s time for us to get into action. It seems like the next item is of notable interest to the crowd and is sought after by Meng Hai Zhou.”
Jun Mo Xie was certain that the fluctuations he felt were due to the rising excitement and elation of the guests in the hall! It seemed that the next item was something that they had long been waiting for!
”The next article of this auction is something very unique. I am sure each and every one of you here has heard of it. It is the Jade Sea Coral! I believe everyone has seen violet corals and corals of other colors. But, this is the first time the Jade Sea Coral has appeared in the Magnificent Jewel Hall! Across the whole continent, barely anyone has seen it personally before. At least up till today, I myself have never seen it!” The auctioneer smiled as the silver-clad girls behind him walked forth, carrying an object covered in a red silk cloth. They laid it down gently on the podium while the crowd watched in silent anticipation.
”Fatty Tang, this is the item they want! Once the starting price is out, just raise it up as high as you can! Don’t give anyone a chance to bid at all!” Jun Mo Xie grinned as he called out. Using his spiritual awareness, he could sense that the atmosphere in the adjacent box had clearly plummeted to a feverish excitement the moment the Jade Sea Coral appeared. He was very sure that obtaining this piece of Jade Sea Coral was a primary purpose of their visit today. ”What a perfect opportunity to mess things up for them?” Jun Mo Xie thought.
”Are you sure? This is just a mere decoration!” Tang Yuan asked doubtfully.
”I am sure!” Jun Mo Xie nodded confidently, ”There is nothing to worry about.”
”Understood!” Tang Yuan responded without hesitation. His trust in Jun Mo Xie was so strong that he chose to believe him without even pausing to consider his words at all!
The red silk cloth was then removed, revealing the snow colored Jade Sea Coral. It emanated a strong crystalline brilliance and yet at the same time produced a soft and delicate sensation. The Coral was a foot wide, three feet long and four feet tall! Even if it was a common ordinary coral, one as large as this would have fetched an exorbitant price! Moreover, this was not any ordinary coral, but the Jade Sea Coral!
”The Jade Sea Coral, two feet and eight inches long, three feet and nine inches tall, and one foot wide! It embodies the natural energy. When placed at home, it would greatly assist one in Xuan Qi cultivation and also calm one’s soul, protecting it from the temptation of darkness. The starting price of this would be a hundred and twenty thousand taels and each increase have to be ten thousand minimally!”
The moment the auctioneer finished his words, a voice rang out and echoed throughout the hall, ”I bid one million!” It was none other than Tang Yuan himself!
The great hall turned completely silent in an instant. A hundred pairs of eyes turned towards Tang Yuan almost simultaneously as he tried to stand up straight, proudly watching the crowd.
”Are you kidding? The starting price was only one hundred and twenty thousand but you went all the way to a million in the first bid? Can’t you give others a chance? Even if you are determined to win, you don’t need to be so extravagant! If bids were called normally, the price would probably reach half a million at most. But this man just called a bid of a million on the first bid! Isn’t that a little too much?”
”This man is mentally unsound!” Everyone glared at Fatty Tang with contempt in their eyes.