Wú Shuài opened the cloth bag with suspicion.
As the bag opened, he saw pieces of ice-clear and translucent crystals. Without a close look, Wú Shuài could be sure that these were the same crystals his father had obtained from Shěn Xiǎo Yán earlier.
Looking at the quantity, there were at least several hundred pieces, right?
Wú Shuài rubbed his eyes fiercely, not daring to believe what he was seeing.
But this thing was real and right in front of him.
“Don’t just stand there, go call someone,” Shěn Xiǎo Yán urged.
Wú Shuài wanted to say something, but he saw Zhèng Wéi shake his head at him.
Seeing this, Wú Shuài closed his mouth again.
Since it was like this, he couldn't say anything.
He stood up, walked quickly to the door of the private room, opened it, whispered a few words to the maid standing by the door, and then gave the maid a crystal before waving her away quickly.
The maid knew this was urgent, so she didn’t delay and rushed forward.
Wú Shuài didn’t close the door. He turned around and walked back into the private room. “Someone will be here soon.”
Shěn Xiǎo Yán nodded gently upon hearing this and then turned her gaze downstairs.
At this moment, the bidding below had already risen to over 100,000 Qing Crystal Coins. This was unprecedented. A half-human fetching such a price was already defying the heavens, but tonight, for some reason, these people showed no signs of stopping. Even people on the second floor had started participating in the bidding.
Shěn Xiǎo Yán was extremely anxious at this moment but knew she could only wait a little longer.
Listening to the bidding outside escalate, Shěn Xiǎo Yán’s mood grew heavier.
Finally, hurried footsteps were heard from outside the door, which made Shěn Xiǎo Yán feel slightly relieved.
She turned her head to look at the door of the private room and indeed saw an old man striding over. This person was none other than the one who had received Wú Shuài downstairs earlier.
Behind him followed another elderly man with white hair, and in his hand was the immortal crystal.
After entering the room, the white-haired man’s eyes were fixed on Wú Shuài. “This immortal crystal belongs to you? How much more do you have? Show me. I want as much as you have. We can negotiate the price.”
Shěn Xiǎo Yán was delighted upon hearing this. She had only tried it as a long shot, and it actually worked! With this, she was confident she could rescue Shěn Xiǎo Míng.
These immortal crystals were discovered at the bottom of her immortal spring pool.
Just like pebbles at the bottom of a river, they lay there, one next to another.
Shěn Xiǎo Yán had noticed the dense spiritual energy within them and wondered if they were treasures. When she showed them to Wú Yī Hào last time, she had actually intended to gauge the price of the crystals, and the result naturally did not disappoint her.
And now, these immortal crystals had found a great use.
Wú Shuài actually wanted to keep these immortal crystals for himself, but he also knew that with his family’s financial situation, they could not afford to buy so many immortal crystals.
Seeing that Shěn Xiǎo Yán had so easily produced so many, she naturally had more. He would discuss buying some from her after returning.
The old man who had received Wú Shuài earlier stepped forward and chuckled, pointing at Wú Shuài and saying to the elder beside him, “This is Young Master Wú Shuài of the Ying City Lord’s Mansion.”
After speaking, he pointed to the elder beside him and said to Wú Shuài, “This is Elder Wu, an elder of our Shèng Yǔ Auction House. Wu, as in W-U.”
Wú Shuài chuckled upon hearing this. “Elder Wu, hello. What price can Elder Wu offer for these immortal crystals?”
Elder Wu did not answer directly, but instead said, “You first need to show me how much you have before I can give a price. If it’s only one or two pieces, it’s really not worth it.”
The maid earlier had said that Wú Shuài claimed to have several hundred pieces, which was why he had rushed over.
Wú Shuài turned to look at Shěn Xiǎo Yán. Shěn Xiǎo Yán said nothing. She picked up the cloth bag and walked over to Elder Wu, handing him the bag.
Elder Wu said no more. He opened the bag and looked inside. Seeing that it was full of immortal crystals, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he finally felt relieved.
The quantity was indeed not small!
Wú Shuài said at this moment, “Since Elder Wu has confirmed the quantity, can you give us a price now?”
Elder Wu nodded repeatedly. “Naturally. I really didn’t expect Young Master Wu to have such things!”
After a moment of deliberation, Elder Wu said, “How about this, one immortal crystal will be valued at 10,000 Qing Crystal Coins. What do you think of this price, Young Master Wu?”
Hearing this price, Wú Shuài was completely stunned!
Ten thousand!
Qing Crystal Coins!
Even though he knew these immortal crystals must be very valuable, he never expected them to be so valuable!
Seeing Wú Shuài not responding for a long time, Elder Wu frowned slightly. “This price is already very high. If Young Master Wu is not satisfied…”
“We are satisfied!”
Before Elder Wu could finish speaking, Shěn Xiǎo Yán interjected.
Wú Shuài also reacted at this moment and nodded repeatedly. “Satisfied!”
How could he not be satisfied?
He was just scared silly!
To Wú Shuài’s affirmative answer, Elder Wu was very satisfied and didn’t pay attention to Shěn Xiǎo Yán’s sudden interruption.
“Since that’s the case, let’s count how many immortal crystals there are.”
Saying this, Elder Wu was about to start counting.
Shěn Xiǎo Yán, however, stated directly, “There are 100 pieces in total!”
Hearing Shěn Xiǎo Yán speak again, Elder Wu finally looked at her.
Wú Shuài hadn’t spoken yet, so why was a woman speaking?
Seeing the puzzled look on Elder Wu’s face, Wú Shuài said, “This is…”
“These are my immortal crystals. I was afraid you wouldn’t come, so I asked Young Master Wu to deliver the message.”
Shěn Xiǎo Yán’s words were concise and to the point, saving Wú Shuài the trouble of explaining.
“Oh? They are yours?” Elder Wu was slightly surprised.
Shěn Xiǎo Yán nodded seriously. “They are mine. Does Elder Wu’s quoted price still hold?”
Elder Wu didn’t care about anything else and immediately nodded. “Of course it holds.”
As long as the items were real, it didn’t matter whose they were.
Shěn Xiǎo Yán nodded upon hearing this and turned to look at the auction stage below.
The auction was in full swing, and the price had already soared to 3.03 million Qing Crystal Coins!
However, only people from the second and third floors were bidding now.
Shěn Xiǎo Yán watched quietly, not rushing to speak.
After a while longer, only two people from the third floor remained in the bidding.
The bidders were all men, it was unclear if they were the principals or servants.
Xiāng Fēi gently lifted her head, looking at the two bidding private rooms.
There was a clear elation on her face, and her eyes were astonishingly bright. Clearly, the current price had exceeded her expectations.
The contest between the two quickly ended.
The private room directly opposite Shěn Xiǎo Yán’s private room won the final victory with 400,000 Qing Crystal Coins.
Just as Xiāng Fēi’s hand was about to fall, Shěn Xiǎo Yán suddenly said, “500,000 Qing Crystal Coins!”
This statement caused a stir throughout the entire venue.
Even Xiāng Fēi almost dropped the hammer in her hand.
She looked up with wide eyes at the private room where Shěn Xiǎo Yán was, her eyes filled with confusion.
She knew who was in this private room; it was Young Master Wú Shuài of the Lord’s Mansion.
But when did the Lord of Ying City become so wealthy?
Even Wú Shuài knew what the Shèng Yǔ Auction House was, and he would never rashly bid to cause trouble.
Since a bid had been made, the auction would continue.
“Someone has bid 500,000 Qing Crystal Coins. Does anyone else want to bid?”
Xiāng Fēi’s words were followed by a strange silence.
500,000 Qing Crystal Coins had already exceeded everyone’s valuation of a half-human for today’s auction.
Moreover, more people believed that the person who made this bid was purely trying to cause trouble.
Among them, Lóng Xuán, who bid 400,000, felt this the most.
In the private room directly opposite Shěn Xiǎo Yán’s, sitting in the center of the sofa was a girl.
The girl was wearing a pink puffy dress, which added three parts to her cuteness.
Her skin was as fair and smooth as jade. On her round face, both her delicate nose and her large, watery eyes were breathtaking.
She was truly a porcelain doll!
Behind the girl stood two guards, both dressed in black, with cold and imposing auras.
This girl was Lóng Xuán, and the 400,000 crystal coins just now were bid by her head steward.
The head steward was currently standing by the window, bowing his head and waiting for Lóng Xuán’s decision.
400,000 Qing Crystal Coins had already far exceeded the value that this half-human could create. If they continued to bid, it would be a pure waste.
The girl’s eyes darted back and forth, and the emotions on her face changed constantly.
After a long while, the girl finally spoke, “Continue bidding.”
Lóng Xuán’s voice did not quite match her appearance. Her looks made one feel she was an angel who had descended to earth, but her voice and tone made one feel she was a demon who had come to the human world, full of malice and malevolence.
Upon hearing this, the head steward sighed in his heart but did not try to dissuade her. Instead, he turned and looked below, saying, “510,000!”
It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford the crystal coins, but he wanted the person opposite to know that they were not short of crystal coins, but they wanted to buy this half-human at the lowest possible price.
Shěn Xiǎo Yán stood by the window and heard the price being called out again from the other side. Without hesitation, she said, “1,000,000!”
As soon as this was uttered, the crowd below was stunned.
Even Xiāng Fēi’s lips parted slightly in surprise, and her enchanting fox eyes widened.
This was definitely not Wú Shuài!
The person bidding inside must have no connection to the Wú family.
With the Wú family alone, they could absolutely not have such financial strength.
But who was this person, and why were they so fixated on this half-human?
Could it be that this half-human had some value that she didn’t know about?
But no matter what, the auction had reached this point and could not be stopped midway.
Xiāng Fēi took a deep breath and said with a slightly trembling voice, “1,000,000 Qing Crystal Coins. Are there any other bids?”