Chapter 580: A One-Man Auction Opening

Oh no, just now, in a moment of shock, my behavior was a bit flustered, and she caught it.

A Martial Powerhouse is a Martial Powerhouse; a pair of eyes like torches, sweeping gently across the scene, no subtle movement can be hidden from him.

If Zhou You stared at her for a long time, it could perhaps be explained as admiration for her beauty; if he took one look and immediately lowered his head, it could also be explained as fear of a Martial Powerhouse.

It was only just now, looking for a few glances—not short enough to be enough to identify facial details, but not long enough to attract the other party's attention.

This action was immediately taken in by the beautiful Martial Powerhouse, and doubt arose in her heart.

The other party's senses are too keen; it seems one cannot easily reveal fluctuations in one's heart in front of a Martial Powerhouse.

"Venerable one, you misunderstand. I previously felt you looked familiar, but later, when I recalled carefully, I couldn't think of where I had seen you at all!"

Beside him, Pei Li chided him while smoothing things over, "Master Zhou, do not do this again in the future. The Venerable one is magnanimous, but others might not be."

The beautiful Martial Powerhouse smiled, "No matter, no matter."

After Zhou You and his group left, she pressed her palms together, and the massive cave in front of her began to squirm; the earth and stone walls, like expanding foam, rapidly squeezed and closed. In just a few breaths, this cave was filled in.

A voice came from who knows where, "Before you act next time, check if anyone is left inside."

A dwarf emerged from the ground and greeted the beautiful Martial Powerhouse; indeed, the two knew each other.

"It is inconvenient for me to step out. You go and keep an eye on them. This group is inquiring about Heavy Talismans; they must have a motive."

The dwarf scratched the small braid on the back of his head, "Done!"

With a turn, the dwarf disappeared from where he stood. The beautiful Martial Powerhouse touched her face, her gaze quickly cast in the direction Zhou You had left.

The subsequent search was not smooth.

The group visited the addresses of several Golden Immortal Dao members one after another, but either the people were not home, or they returned empty-handed.

The existence of Heavy Talismans is not a secret within the Golden Immortal Dao, and some people have exchanged one or two, but they rarely circulate on the market.

If one really had to go to Caoshu Zhou to purchase them, the delay of going back and forth would be too long; distant water cannot quench a near fire.

Pavilion Master Chang ran about and worked hard, utilizing many connections, but the situation was still not very optimistic.

Until this day...

Pei Li obtained a red silk Invitation from the market; it was an admission ticket to a certain underground auction.

Everyone has their own channels. Pavilion Master Chang looked for business partners, while Pei Li looked for fellow martial artists. He knows many old friends in Chongguang Cheng, and he actually managed to hear about this auction.

"I heard there are specialties from Caoshu Zhou this time. Although there is no clear list, we can try our luck."

"My friend said this auction house has great supernatural powers, and they even have Storage Pockets."

Pavilion Master Chang frowned, looking at the name on the Invitation, 'Su Dafu Auction House', and she shook her head, "Never heard of it."

Beside her, Zhou You had a calm expression, thinking to himself, of course you haven't heard of it; this auction house just opened. That's right, I opened it.

In order to reasonably allow the Thousand Faces Hall to obtain the Heavy Talismans, Zhou You racked his brains to come up with this method.

To support an entire auction house by oneself, other than using the system panel as a cheat, there is no other way.

"In my opinion, there is no harm in going to take a look."

Hai Li'er spoke up, "We can gather more information, or even find a channel to reward Caoshu Zhou; there might be an unexpected surprise."

"I have no objections either," Zhou You said.

Three to one, the decision was passed.

The location of the auction was dug by the giant snake at Zhou You's request; the fresh soil was still piled to the side.

Seeing this scene, Pavilion Master Chang shook her head in disappointment. The platform was built too crudely; one look and it was clearly a novice, an amateur.

For this auction, Zhou You sent out 10 Invitations, deliberately spreading them to various parties.

He didn't expect all the invitees to come; as long as his group of four arrived, they could logically complete the Heavy Talisman transaction. But, Zhou You still underestimated the appeal of an underground auction house.

Suddenly, thirty or forty people arrived, most of them in groups of two or three, with multiple people sharing one ticket.

"Eh?"

The attendant responsible for receiving guests at the auction entrance was a projection of Zhou You, politely checking Invitations and letting mortals inside.

"Trial Project (Six-Star): Complete an auction, sell no fewer than 3 items."

"This time you are permitted to activate any of the following: Clone Projection, 3D Map, Palm Martial Arts Hall."

When Zhou You saw this prompt at the time, he decisively chose Clone Projection, splitting out dozens of clones in one go.

With so many, it finally supported the scale of an auction.

Zhou You didn't even need to sculpt the faces himself; the system automatically constructed different characters for him—men, women, old, young, tall, short, fat, and thin.

After entering the auction, attendants immediately came up to greet them and show them to their seats.

"So many people came?"

Pavilion Master Chang was initially puzzled, then suddenly realized, "It was my mistake. This kind of newly opened auction house, in order to make a name for itself, is most likely to bring out good things."

"Those who have been in Chongguang Cheng for a long time are well-informed; they must have known something!"

Zhou You used drinking tea as a cover to remain silent; his mind was entirely focused on running the auction, which was very strenuous.

Hai Li'er stated her observations, "The people at the auction are all well-trained, doing things step-by-step, uniform and orderly, just like puppets."

Once these words were spoken, several of them felt their hair stand on end. If these people were all puppets, how great must the handiwork of the person behind the scenes be.

In reality, it was because Zhou You's energy could not sustain so many people, so these projections were wooden, sluggish, and stiff.

One of Zhou You's projections suddenly saw a face, and his true self was greatly shocked.

The dwarf—he had also come to the auction. It seems his group had already been targeted.

Zhou You took a deep breath; only he knew about this matter, so it was better not to expose it.

In another seat, the dwarf yawned. If it weren't to keep an eye on Zhou You and the others, he wouldn't have come to a boring auction.

He took a hurried glance and discovered that there were two or three others of his kind in the auction—hmm, also Martial Powerhouses.

Martial Powerhouses are always short of resources, so they don't let any opportunity pass.

"Everyone, welcome to the Su Dafu Auction House."

The host appeared, and of course it was Zhou You, wearing an outer skin that made him look completely different.

As soon as he appeared, the dwarf's indifferent gaze swept over him, then he suddenly let out an "hmph" and sat up straight.

This host was too strange; it was as if he possessed no flesh and blood, appearing as void as a flower in a mirror or the moon in the water under his perception.

With his powerful martial senses, he was actually unable to capture even a shred of his features or details.

His age was unknown, his strength was unknown, and it was not even certain whether he was male or female.

The other hidden powerful martial artists also discovered this novel situation, concluding that this host was unfathomable, and their attitudes became grave.

The host on the high platform, who was Zhou You, breathed a sigh of relief at the sight; it was worth the five concealment talismans he had stuck on his body to hide this projected avatar within the Heavenly Secrets.

Even for a powerful martial artist, it was impossible to see through his true nature.

This auction was a success beyond imagination; since that was the case, it was time to go all out.

First, warm up the crowd and take out the items on hand to pave the way.

(End of chapter)