35 Two Tumbles (1/2)

Master Feng was, of course, Ye Xiao in disguise.

The Xiao Monarch had once again changed his appearance into that of Feng Zhiling. He casually walked into the salesroom and stood against the handrail on the second floor as he looked down at the crowd.

He was acting high profile in everyone's eyes.

All the people were giving him confused looks, but he remained indifferent and ignored them all.

He just silently stood there and carefully observed everyone who entered the salesroom.

The prime connoisseur of the salesroom, Guan Wanshan, walked over humbly and smiled, ”Brother Feng. You are early. I apologize for not being at the entrance to personally greet you.”

In fact, Guan Wanshan was thinking, [Didn't he say he wanted to stay low key? Why is he acting so haughty in front of such a large crowd? Does he not know that he may expose himself?]

Ye Xiao spoke calmly, ”It doesn't matter. I just want to check and see whether my dan beads will be sold for a proper price.”

Guan Wanshan replied seriously, ”No need to worry about that. Such a legendary treasure is certainly something people are willing to die for. In fact, we bought 5 beads from you for only 500 thousand taels of silver. We truly have taken advantage of you.”

Ye Xiao said peacefully, ”Well, I am sure that if you didn't get this little advantage, you wouldn't have been able to handle this job properly.”

Although he was experienced in reception, Guan Wanshan couldn't give a reply. He thought, [This guy is too straight; he talks nothing like a business man. He knows nothing about confabulation and doesn't care about my feelings at all.”

So he walked away after making a few more conventional remarks.

People from different sects were seated on the first floor, and people from the royal families and the noble clans were taking their seats on the second floor.

The eight noble clans were well known worldwide, and all of them held unimaginable power. Although their positions were still lower than the royal families, everyone knew that this arrangement was only in name.

After all, it was the royal blood that ruled the land, not the noble clans.

Meanwhile, the names from the Mu Clan sounded at the door. An old man and a middle-aged man entered. Both of them were wearing robes with serious and righteous looks. They casually entered the salesroom.

They acted nobly, like dragons and tigers, and showed an overbearing attitude!

They were showing exactly what a noble clan should be like!

Ye Xiao's eyes were distant when he saw them. He tightly clenched his right fist which was hidden underneath his sleeve.

The power of the gelid qi was aroused and swarmed in his fist.

It was traceless and silent.

”Of course they are one of the noble clans. Look at their distinguished manners.”

”Absolutely. That's the spirit of a noble clan...”

People couldn't stop praising these two men.

The two men from the Mu Clan didn't seem pleased at all; but in fact, they were delighted inside their minds. They were sure that after the auction, they would be promoted as they had rendered a great service to their clan...

They felt that they had already shown everyone the great image of their clan...

Meanwhile...

When the middle-aged Mu Clan delegate was striding proudly ahead...

He suddenly felt his foot slip. He had been really complacent and vigorous, but he unexpectedly lost his balance and staggered ahead, nearly falling on the floor. But, he was an experienced cultivator and was able to use the spiritual energy in his body to forcefully steady himself. Otherwise, he would have definitely suffered an embarrassing tumble.

Even so, it still looked quite awkward. Such an accident suddenly came out from nowhere. He thought that it was ridiculous!

People's praises immediately turned into silence. Everyone was stunned. They couldn't believe that a delegate of the well-known Mu Clan was actually acting in such a clumsy manner during this important occasion.

After a while, some people in the crowd started to laugh aloud.

The next moment, the middle-aged man stood straight, completely flustered. He looked down at his feet and saw nothing wrong. He continued walking ahead as he thought that it would be more embarrassing if he stopped now. So he braced himself up and cautiously took a step ahead. He acted like nothing had happened.

When he took the third step, he finally felt relieved. However, the next moment, he suddenly felt that his foot had slipped again!

Again, it was totally unexpected. It was even more embarrassing this time. - Poof - He staggered ahead with great momentum!

He almost rushed forward!