Chapter 349: Golden Chambers (1/2)

”Why did you sell the items?” Suddenly Lin Xiao asked something which had troubled him for a long time.

”You found so many lodes and mines of essence stones back on the Graveyard Island. You should not need essence stones, and the materials, although not useful to us right now, could prove needed later.”

Xue Wei looked at Lin Xiao, and approvingly nodded his head. ”That's a good question,” he praised, but then he stayed quiet and smiled enigmatic, causing the others to feel puzzled.

.Before they had the time to say anything, Xue Wei suddenly said, ”did you notice that this place is called Golden Chambers Auction House?” he asked, and the others frowned as they thought about it. It was indeed called Golden Chambers Auction House, but what did that matter?

”When we were back at Chang'an, do you remember the name of the continent-spanning auction house?”

As Xue Wei asked, the expressions on the others suddenly turned grave.

There was also a Golden Chambers Auction House on Chang'an!

Could this be a coincidence?

”They displayed their might yesterday,” Xue Wei continued, but the others considered what he meant unable to grasp his meaning.

”Even though my name resounds through the entire Demon Phoenix Continent, I still had to wait for three hours in a queue. I bet that even the Emperor would have to humble himself in front of the owner of this auction house, which is spread over many continents.”

Hearing all of Xue Wei's words, the others suddenly seemed to understand. Xue Wei was not selling his items for the sake of getting essence stones, but because he wanted to get a VIP card from the auction house, and the benefits he could get from it, that was the real goal.

Suddenly, the others felt some trepidation when they thought about how this auction house could span various continents. The power backing it was simply too oppressive, who could have the strength to set up such a great business?

A figure flashed in Xue Wei's mind. It was a young man with long blue hair, blue eyes, and a robe that had a winged snake, a mingshe, embroidered onto it.

As soon as the thought flashed in his mind, he shook his head. He did honestly not think that the owner was Lan. Lan was mysterious, but from what Xue Wei had understood about him, he was immensely lazy. Running a business was not something he was likely to do.

As they went towards the Golden Chambers Auction House, Xue Wei and the others stopped talking about who might be the elusive owner of the business.

As they arrived at the Auction House's entrance, Xue Wei took out a VIP token he had been given before. The moment the servant noticed the VIP token, their expressions turned dignified, and they respectfully led Xue Wei and the others towards a booth.

These booths were placed on the second, third, and fourth floor. The higher up you were, the more prestigious their status was. Xue Wei was instantly moved to the fourth floor, which was usually reserved for the Royal family.

When they sat down in the booth, they looked down on the auction hall, which was slowly being filled with merchants, nobles, and officials.

This auction had gotten renowned throughout the capital after hearing that a two-colored rainbow pill would appear. They also heard about some immensely rare treasures, and materials would be brought out as the finale for the auction, and thus commoners had no way of making it to the sale this time.

Suddenly a loud voice sounded from outside the booth, ”what is the meaning of this?!” the voice sounded as if it came from a middle-aged man, and both Xue Wei and his companions' ears instantly perked, listening in with curiosity.

”The third booth has always been reserved for his Highness the First Prince! Why would it suddenly be given to someone else?!”

”Lao Fu, calm down,” a melodious voice sounded. It did not seem upset or angry. Instead, it gently soothed the mind of those who listened to it.

”I am sure that the Golden Chambers has their own purpose for this,” the melodious voice continued. ”Who are we to question their way of management. We will accept the booth on the third floor.”

Xue Wei had added together what he had heard them say, and after recognizing the voice, he knew that the First Prince usually reserved the booth that they were in currently.

It was indeed like they said, enemies meet on a narrow road.

Xue Wei had no positive feelings towards the First Prince. Although he had not stepped out of line in front of him, he reminded Xue Wei of a snake.

A snake which would hide in the shadows but strike when you least expected it.

Although he had not acted out of line yet, Xue Wei knew that he was waiting for the opportune moment to attack him.

He would likely do so in the Ascended's Realm. It was clear that he was feeling threatened by Xue Wei, and he was not even remotely tempted to seek the support of him, he just wanted to get rid of Xue Wei.

When someone held such apparent dislike towards him, Xue Wei was not going to wait around for him to make the first move. As soon as they entered the Ascended's Realm, he was going to kill this First Prince soundlessly.

Although Xue Wei was thinking about killing someone, nothing could be seen on his expression, and when the silence returned to the room, he also returned to his senses and looked down upon the crowd.

He was surprised to see quite a few familiar faces in the audience, but then it struck him. These geniuses had all learned that their current strength was insufficient, but a two-colored rainbow pill was going to be presented at the auction. All of them ought to be eager to get their hands on it.