Chapter 109

Hearing the noisy sounds outside, Ma Xiaotao was full of confusion.

"What... what fifty thousand gold soul coins?"

"What thousand-year ice silkworm silk, isn't it just a set of clothes?"

"What's there to be so surprised about? Sometimes when I'm in the mood, I'll go through several sets in one night."

It wasn't until they were inside the Xuanming Auction House that the Xuanming Sect disciples came out to block them.

Click~ Click~

Flashes of light went off; Xu Nian'an was pushed out by Xiong Er, and Er Gou immediately found Ma Xiaotao.

Inside the Xuanming Auction House.

Ma Xiaotao looked in astonishment at a price list for items brought over by a female Xuanming Sect disciple.

Ten-year ice silk: excellent production, cool for summer, soft and delicate, makes legs look long and slender, injecting soul power gives an icy cool feeling. (Let's be friends, price: 19, 99, 99)

Seeing the price, Ma Xiaotao's eyes widened instantly.

Seeing Ma Xiaotao's surprised look, Xu Nian'an smiled and explained.

"It's 19 (gold) 99 (silver) 99 (copper) soul coins; a piece of ten-year ice silk sells for about twenty gold soul coins."

Hearing Xu Nian'an's words, Ma Xiaotao breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately tensed up again.

"Twenty gold soul coins is still very expensive, okay!"

Thinking of Xu Nian'an's consumption every night for the past ten days or so, Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but feel a secret heartache.

And this was only ten-year ice silk; when Ma Xiaotao saw the thousand-year one, she instantly gasped again.

It really... really exceeded a thousand!

"Alright, alright, this thing is produced by us; the selling price doesn't represent the production cost."

Actually, the production cost of thousand-year ice silkworm silk isn't very expensive.

For example, buying it in bulk is by the catty or ton; buying raw materials is certainly very, very expensive, but if you spread the cost to each piece...

Ice silkworm silk is naturally light and thin; a light piece only weighs a few grams, ten-odd grams; in reality, the cost per piece is no more than a hundred gold soul coins, or even just tens, or even a few.

In short, it's profiteering...

The Xuanming Auction House also sells XM products, but those who can come here to buy must have their assets verified and possess sufficient social status.

At the very least, they are all nobles of the Douling Empire.

Of course, since Xu Nian'an had already brought Ma Xiaotao to the Xuanming Auction House, he certainly wouldn't just bring her to see the things sold by the Xuanming Auction House.

The main event is the auction itself.

"Welcome everyone to my Xuanming Auction to attend the monthly auction; please take your seats, distinguished guests."

Because it wasn't the annual auction, the auction venue used this time wasn't very large, about the size of a square.

It could accommodate nearly a thousand people, and nearly a hundred people had taken their seats one after another.

Tap tap tap tap~

Just as everyone was seated and the auction was about to begin, crisp sounds of high heels rang out from outside the venue.

Before long, a configuration of one man, one woman, and two beasts walked in slowly.

Along the way, people from the Xuanming Chamber of Commerce escorted them.

Many people's pupils shrank when they saw the woman in the red dress, and the people on the outer layer hurriedly cleared a path.

Ma Xiaotao was a bit stunned.

"This... what exactly is going on?"

Ma Xiaotao was a bit confused; when did her name become so famous?

One must know that even at Shrek Academy, she didn't have this kind of deterrent power with the title of "Flame Demon," did she?

"Hehe~"

At this, Xu Nian'an smiled.

"The Xuanming Chamber of Commerce's monthly auction doesn't have many high requirements; as long as you verify assets over a million, you can participate."

Hearing this, Ma Xiaotao was shocked again. Looking at the hundreds of people on the periphery, she really didn't expect that the combined assets of that group actually exceeded ten million.

And Xu Nian'an's next sentence instantly left her stunned in place again.

"And the set you're wearing is very likely one-tenth of their assets."

She instantly knew why those people feared her.

On the right side of the first row, Xu Nian'an sensed that someone had been frequently casting glances over.

For no other reason than that the entire row on the right had been cleared out, just so Xu Nian'an and Ma Xiaotao could sit comfortably.

Er Gou and Xiong Er were not counted among the people.

"Below, I will introduce the auction item. The first item is the Supreme Xuan Water Pill refined by the Xuanming Sect's alchemy master, Xuandanzi."

"The Supreme Xuan Water Pill has no impurities, cleanses the marrow and cuts the bones more cleanly and quickly, and has an eighty percent chance of breaking through a level below level 30. Starting bid: thirty thousand gold soul coins!"

A Supreme Xuan Water Pill; would the Xuanming Sect actually take this out for auction?

Xu Nian'an perked up slightly, his powerful spiritual power erupted, and instantly, the appearance of what the host called the Supreme Xuan Water Pill was imprinted in his mind.

Inside a jade box, an ice-blue pill sat quietly, with water-blue luster flowing from time to time; it certainly looked like it deserved the "Supreme" title.

"You want it?"

Seeing Xu Nian'an looking at the Xuan Water Pill in a trance, Ma Xiaotao parted her red lips.

Before Xu Nian'an could speak, Ma Xiaotao raised her hand and bid directly.

"Forty thousand gold soul coins!"

Xu Nian'an's eyes popped out; good heavens, she started with forty thousand gold soul coins.

Actually, ordinary Xuan Water Pills sell for no more than ten thousand gold, meaning ten thousand gold soul coins.

Although they are rare, the maximum value of this Supreme Xuan Water Pill is no more than thirty thousand gold soul coins.

Otherwise, how could the Xuanming Chamber of Commerce set thirty thousand gold soul coins as the starting bid?

Now it's fine; Ma Xiaotao added ten thousand gold soul coins right off the bat, reaching forty thousand. This is simply... a spendthrift woman!

Thinking of this, Xu Nian'an's right hand reached through the short skirt, touched the icy cool ice silk, and gave it a hard twist.

"Spendthrift woman, I'll deal with you tonight!"

"Unh... what are you doing~"

Ma Xiaotao was a bit puzzled; it was just forty thousand gold soul coins.

The outfit Xu Nian'an gave her cost tens of thousands without him blinking an eye, and the consumption of items every night cost more than forty thousand gold soul coins.

Ma Xiaotao didn't quite understand Xu Nian'an's consumption values.

How could she understand the values of Xu Nian'an's previous life?

Save where you can, spend where you must, ride a bike to the bar! Money must be spent on the cutting edge!

The high price of ice silk consumed at night is a necessity, and what's more, he produced the ice silk himself; the cost really isn't high.

Now Ma Xiaotao is using money to buy a Xuan Water Pill produced by their own sect; isn't this just being a sucker?

Oh no, the ones taken out for auction are all prepared to pit suckers.

Xu Nian'an quietly gave the auction host a look.

The host understood.

"The Supreme Xuan Water Pill is very suitable for low-level soul masters before level 30. If there are children at home about to break through to level 30 Soul Venerable, you can purchase it."

"It can greatly improve aptitude."

"Forty thousand gold soul coins, going once!"

Not long after the host's voice fell, a black-haired, blue-eyed young man in the first row on Xu Nian'an's left side slowly raised his hand.

"Forty-three thousand gold soul coins!"

The host breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good, this gentleman bids forty-three thousand gold soul coins; is there any higher bid!"

Ma Xiaotao pursed her lips, her little eyes constantly looking at Xu Nian'an, and at the same time, her little hand was rubbing her red-hot thigh where others couldn't see.

She could tell that Xu Nian'an was interested in that Xuan Water Pill.

Since he had paid so much for her, Ma Xiaotao didn't mind giving Xu Nian'an a gift of her own.

Just as Xu Nian'an was completely unprepared, Ma Xiaotao raised her hand again.

"Forty-five thousand gold soul coins!"

Hearing the bid from Ma Xiaotao beside him, Xu Nian'an's body stiffened.

(End of chapter)