"Here's the fee."

After Zheng-Fu told the group to go get the necessities for the journey, they left the auction house. Zheng-Fu walked back to the security guard at the entrance and paid the fee according to the amount the security guard stated. The security guard gasped at seeing that much money because he did not expect that Zheng-Fu would pay him. He thought that Zheng-Fu could not afford it…

"Here's your card for the event. You'll find the seat number on the card. Just make sure you sit at your place, not others'; otherwise…"

"I know that. Thank you for your help. Um… Can I auction my goods at the event?" Zheng-Fu did not want to hear the security guard giving him a lecture about the auction rules because he was well aware of them. That was why he asked whether he could auction off his products…

"You want to auction your goods?" The security guard was frustrated at being stopped. However, he became surprised after he heard that Zheng-Fu wanted to auction off his goods. So, he started to take a good look at Zheng-Fu…

"That's right. I want to do that." Zheng-Fu replied with a light smile…

After the security guard heard the confirmation, he called back to his mind and said, "What do you want to auction off? If your goods are not special, then you can forget about it. This event is exclusive.

It's not only for rich people; it's also for the significant clans, sects, and parties!" The security guard assumed that Zheng-Fu had brought ordinary products to the event, so he bragged about how significant the event was…

"So, I can auction my products, then?" Zheng-Fu knew well that the things he was going to auction off would attract even the emperor if the emperor attended today's event…

"Tsk! Of course, you can. But don't say that I didn't warn you. If your products are not good enough, you might be thrown out of the auction!" The security guard continued to demean Zheng-Fu. He thought that he needed to be thorough…

"And what do I need to do?" Zheng-Fu also continued to ask without showing any emotions, even though he had been demeaned by the security guard since he got to the auction house…

"You have to go over there to the assessment room. The people in the room will tell you all the details." The security guard started to be wary about talking with Zheng-Fu because Zheng-Fu did not listen to him at all. He felt so frustrated that he wanted Zheng-Fu to get out of his face. So, he rushed to give the directions to where Zheng-Fu needed to be…

"Thank you very much!"

Zheng-Fu walked in the direction that the security guard gave him. When he walked into the building, he saw two separate ways to the left and right. The left one led to the auction event, and the right one was to the room where the bidders went to get their auctioned products. It was the room that checked in the products that people wanted to auction off too. The place was well decorated.

There were beautiful lamps and trees. They also had pretty young women to station along the way to assist the guests…

It did not take long for Zheng-Fu to get to the room where he could have his goods checked and priced. When he got in, he saw a long bench and a table that was partitioned in half. There was something written on the table too. And all of a sudden, he heard a sweet, girly voice…

"What kinds of products do you wish to auction, sir? Please place your products on the table in front of you so we can check if they are up to the standards for today's event. If your products meet the standard and get auctioned off, we will take three percent off their total prices. And of course, if your products don't meet the standards, you won't be able to attend the event.

And you won't get the entrance fee back either."

"Okay…"

Zheng-Fu walked up to the bench and sat down after hearing the rules. Then he took out four stones from his spatial ring. Each of them came in red, blue, green, and brown colors. That was because they were the four Spiritual Qi energy stones…

Thud!

When the stones were put on the table, some kind of light appeared and covered the stones. Zheng-Fu looked at the letters he saw on the table. He had enough knowledge about these kinds of letters from Ngo-Chun, whom he met at the cave under the water when he attacked the Cult of Savage Evils. He got to learn about strange images from him too…

"That looks like the kind of spell that's used in examinations," Zheng-Fu mumbled quietly as he read the letters on the table…

On the other side of the partition was a cute, young woman who was examining the products. She could not see the people who brought the products to the auction because of the partition. So, Zheng-Fu did not see her either. The auction house made it this way because some people did not want to show themselves…

When the young woman saw the four Spiritual Qi energy stones, her face turned pale instantly. Her beautiful bosom started to move by her heavy breathing because of excitement…

Bang!

"What have you been doing? The auction is about to begin!" All of a sudden, a door was flung open by an old man who should be in his 60s. When he saw the young woman staring at the things on the table with the glow of the light from the spell, he said…

"Ah… You're checking the products still? Wait! Those are…!"

As the old man approached the young woman, his eyes widened so widely that they looked like they were going to pop out of the sockets. He was completely in utter shock and started to feel the sweat running down his face. The old man was speechless. Zheng-Fu suspected what was going on because he did not hear anything from anyone after putting the stones on the table. So, he said…

"Well, do my products meet the standards?"

"Oh!"

Zheng-Fu's voice shook the old man and the young woman out of their stunning moment. They looked at each other for a while before the old man said…

"Of course, sir. Your products will be presented to the bidders today. I believe you know the rules regarding the payment. And please take this card. You can use it when you come back here to get your payment, sir." The old man put a golden card on the table for Zheng-Fu…

Grab!

"Yes, I do. Please excuse me to the auction room." Zheng-Fu took the golden card and put it in his spatial ring. Then he walked out of the room and headed to the auction room to get to the seat that he had been assigned. He knew that the event was about to begin…

The other side of the partition in the room…

"These are the Spiritual Qi energy stones. And there are all four of them. Who was that person? Who was the one who auctioned these stones off?" Many questions occurred in the old man's head. He wanted to know who Zheng-Fu was. However, as much as he wanted to know, he could not do so because it was the rule of the auction house.

The customers could withhold their identities if they wanted to…

"Are they really the Spiritual Qi energy stones, Butler Wang-Dai-Su?" The young woman asked out of utmost curiosity. She did not want to believe her eyes in the beginning. But when she heard the confirmation, she just had to ask again…

"Yes, they are. And prior to this, we got a fifth-rank pill, the first rank of a high-level Fire Fighting Technique, the second rank of a high-level Seven-Color Peacock Sword, the Two-Thousand-Year Ginseng, the first rank of a high-level Fiery Chameleon Armor, and the Fiery Qilin Stick. Did you know that all of those things cannot be compared to these four Spiritual Qi energy stones?

And look at the size! They're as big as a fist too! Wow… In all my life, I've never seen any Spiritual Qi energy stones this big!"

The old man said, out of delight. Being the price appraisal person for so many years, he had seen special medicines, weapons, armor, herbal plants, and other rare things. Of course, he had seen Spiritual Qi energy stones before, but never this big. He also felt the forceful energy in the stones. He thought that it would be an exceptional experience if he could have one and absorb the energy from it…

"Quick! Go get the special box for these special stones. And store them in the first-class security room. I'll go report it to Master. Hahaha! Today's auction is going to be a blast."

The old man rushed out of the assessment room instantly. He wanted to tell his master about the Spiritual Qi energy stones as quickly as possible. The young woman took out the special box to keep the four stones. And then she ran to the first-class security vault as the old man told her to do…

On the pathway to the auction room…

After coming out of the assessment room, Zheng-Fu headed straight to the auction room. Along the pathway, he saw many people who came from well-to-do families. And he believed that the very special ones probably used the other pathway…

"Do you know that they will auction off the first rank of high-level Fire Fighting Technique today?"

"Of course, I do. The auction house made a big announcement about it! They will bring high-level weapons and armor too. I have to bid for them and take them home today!"

"Hahaha! Are you daydreaming? Don't you see those people from the significant sects and parties? A lot of important people also attended today's event. Do you think you can fight with those bidders? I think you should wake up from your daydreaming!"

"You!"

Hahaha!

Well-to-do young people chatted along the way to the auction room. Zheng-Fu followed them because he wanted to get the information from their talk. When Zheng-Fu got to the auction room, he had to be surprised by its size…

The auction was in a gigantic grand hall. It was much bigger than the auction house in In-See City. There were also private rooms on the second floor. Zheng-Fu believed that those rooms were for VIP guests. However, he did not pay attention to that and walked over to the seat that he was assigned to. It turned out that it was almost at the auction stage…

The auction began when all the guests were at their places, which was according to the time stated in the schedule. All of a sudden, a pretty young woman in a black and red skirt came out to greet the guests. Her outfit showed her belly and beautiful cleavage. Her long, brown hair complemented her well. She was so charming that many male guests drooled without realizing it…

"Respectful visitors, please accept our greetings and welcome to our Purple Dragon Auction House. I'm Wang-Lin-Chan. I'll be your host for today's auction. And, of course, the reason you are here today is that you want to bid on rare things. Let's not waste any more time and start the auction!"

However, before Wang-Lin-Chan finished the sentence, another young woman ran up to the stage to join her. Then she whispered in Wang-Lin-Chan's ear before getting back behind the curtain. Wang-Lin-Chan had a suspicious look on her face after she heard what the other young woman said to her. Then she turned to the audience and said…

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