There was a famous auction house in the center of Yuehua City called Moonset Auction House. People could auction and buy things here. But, of course, there were requirements for the items accepted by the auction house. The more precious and strange the things were, the more popular they would be.
“Welcome…My Lord, why did you come here in person?!” The receptionist, who was a young woman dressed in a qipao, had wanted to welcome the guests, but she couldn’t help but be startled when she saw that the person who came in was the City Lord.
Su Ling turned his head to look at Shi Shuiyue and said with a smile, “I came to see if there are any good items today.” He also wanted to bring Little Yue’er here to have some fun.
The receptionist called over another woman, who was dressed in a cyan qipao, and said, “Take the guests to the third floor.”
When the woman in the cyan qipao heard her words, she couldn’t help but be stunned as she glanced at Su Ling and Shi Shuiyue.
Upon seeing this, the receptionist frowned and ordered, “Ning Ru, hurry up and take the guests to the third floor!”
Ning Ru was called back to her senses. Then she hurriedly agreed and said to the two people, “Please follow me this way…”
“You’re the owner of this place.” Shi Shuiyue, who was walking in the back, suddenly said.
Su Ling turned his head to look at Shi Shuiyue and blinked, “Little Yue’er, you’re so smart. You guessed it right away~”
Shi Shuiyue remained expressionless: “…”
Creak—Ning Ru opened the door and went inside first. When she noticed that Su Ling didn’t follow her inside, she slightly furrowed her eyebrows.
The room was very spacious, and the wooden furniture looked very exquisite and valuable. The windows were covered by a thin white gauze, and below was the auction site.
“If you, my guests, want to buy something, just press this button.” Ning Ru explained.
“I understand. You can leave first.” Su Ling nonchalantly said as he sat in his seat in a poised manner.
Upon hearing his words, Ning Ru was slightly taken aback, but she could only voice an agreement. However, she stealthily glanced at Su Ling before she left.
“Little Yue’er, did you see how infatuated—with me—that woman was just now?” After Ning Ru left, Su Ling cleared the dim look in his eyes and looked at Shi Shuiyue with a smile, “I’m very charming, right?” As he said that, he winked flirtatiously at Shi Shuiyue.
Shi Shuiyue said with an expressionless face, “Yep—better than me.”
Su Ling’s expression stiffened.
‘Wait—Little Yue’er, I didn’t mean it that way!’
“I won’t listen to your explanation.” Shi Shuiyue continued.
Su Ling: “…”
‘Little Yue’er, you’re too cruel!’
Shi Shuiyue ignored the pitiful expression on Su Ling’s face. She picked up the cup of tea on the table and took a sip—it was still warm.
This guy…turned out to be a close childhood friend of the original host, which was a very troublesome matter for Shi Shuiyue.
The Lord of Yuehua City was a good friend of her adoptive father, Luo Xianmo. Due to a serious plague in Yuehua City, the City Lord had sent Su Ling to be under Luo Xianmo’s care. As a result, the ten year old Su Ling became the bullying target of the original host.
Oh right—at that time, Shi Shuiyue was only eight years old, and the current Shi Shuiyue had transmigrated over at the age of twelve.
So…Shi Shuiyue stealthy glanced at Su Ling and sighed in her heart.
The original host was a hot tempered person. If one had to describe her in simple words, it would be ‘arrogant and domineering’. She had been causing trouble everywhere since she was a child. Not only did she turn over Fei Di’s medicine pot and steal Xiao Feng’s foundation, she also took turns beating up all the children around her age in the Hundred Poison Sect and became the well-deserved ‘King of the Children’. Of course, Su Ling was also one of the people who got beaten up.
Su Ling naturally refused to accept that he got hit by a girl, so he went to confront the original host. However, Su Ling, who was covered in wounds from being beaten up again, became increasingly courageous after each fight. Thus, he got beaten up for a whole year. (Shi Shuiyue: “…”)
But, Su Ling had probably lost his mind because he actually thought that the original host was very special. (Author’s note: True, would there be another girl who would be so patient to beat you up for a whole year ah?!) He also regarded the original host as his goddess (Author’s note: maniac1talking about the original host).
“Little Yue’er, you must think that I’m very handsome ah~” Su Ling felt Shi Shuiyue secretly looking at him and didn’t feel shy at all. He posed in a seductive manner as he looked at Shi Shuiyue.
Shi Shuiyue looked at the fair skin on his chest, and then looked down at her own hands.
Shi Shuiyue: “…” She refused to admit that his skin was more fair than hers.
“Little Yue’er, you didn’t even contact me all these years…” Su Ling said with grievance.
“I’m busy.” Shi Shuiyue replied without a single change in her expression. In fact, she didn’t even remember that he existed…
“I know you’re busy. You’re in charge of the Hundred Poison Sect now, right?” Su Ling propped his face on his hand as he looked at Shi Shuiyue, “I’m also in charge of Yuehua City now. If not, I would have gone to play with you a long time ago.”
Shi Shuiyue inwardly gave a thumbs up to Su Ling’s father. Fortunately, he had trapped this troublesome person in Yuehua City.
Dang!
Su Ling had wanted to say something, but the deafening sound of a gong suddenly sounded downstairs.
“The auction will begin now—may the highest bidder win!”
As soon as that person finished speaking, the lights in the entire venue dimmed—except for a beam of light above the auction site.
From her seat, she could see the auction site from the window. A sexy woman in a red qipao walked up to the stage.
Wasn’t this the woman who just welcomed us in? Shi Shuiyue was slightly dazed.
“You like her clothes?” Su Ling’s voice sounded beside her ears, “Want me to buy you one?”
Upon hearing his question, Shi Shuiyue suddenly remembered that this wasn’t the modern world. So where did these clothes like the qipao come from?
“This piece of clothing…how come I’ve never seen it before?” Shi Shuiyue pretended to be puzzled and asked.
Su Ling took a glance at that woman and said, “I believe it’s the latest style from Bright Dye Workshop. The clothes in that shop are much loved by the nobles, and there’s an exceeding demand for this style of clothing.”
“Then how did you manage to buy it?” Shi Shuiyue glanced at Su Ling. He was quite generous in providing such expensive clothing for his employees.
Su Ling flipped his hair proudly and said, “I have money ah.”
Shi Shuiyue: “…” Another nouveau riche—wait, why did she say ‘another’?
As a result, Shi Shuiyue recalled the valuable gifts that a certain person had given her, which she had casually placed in her small vault.
If she knew, she would have brought a few with her.
“Greetings everyone, I’m the auctioneer Hong Yun.” The sexy woman in the red qipao bowed slightly. Her fair skin looked even more beautiful under the white light. The men in the venue couldn’t help but gasp as they stared at her with wide-opened eyes.
Hong Yun gently clapped her hands, and then a woman wearing a pink qipao came up with something in her hands. It was square shaped and covered with a red cloth. It was unclear what was inside.
Hong Yun lifted the red cloth and revealed the contents inside. With the use of her internal strength, a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft echoed throughout the auction house, “The first item for auction is a white agate jade cup. The starting bid is 100 thousand!”
Everyone in the audience opened their eyes wide to look at it.
Her position was still somewhat far from it, so Shi Shuiyue could only vaguely see something that looked very gorgeous. It was indeed more convenient in the modern times because they could just use a projector.
At this time, the auctioneer, who was equivalent to a show host in the modern times, would step up to introduce the product.
“This white agate jade cup is a rare collectible. The natural pattern of this white agate is lucid, pure, and delicate. It has a natural and smooth texture. The most important thing is that the agate has a gradient color. It has distinct colors, vivid layers, and obvious stripes. There is good luster on the outer surface of the jade, which went from translucent to transparent. It appears clear like ice, and gives people a sense of cleanliness and purity. There are also flocculent or intermittent veins of blue color in the jade. The base of the cup is pure white nephrite jade, and the wall of the cup is all carved with gold. So now you all know the value of this item—the starting bid is 100 thousand!”
After everyone heard her explanation, they reckoned that this item did indeed seem like a rare and valuable good. Thus, coupled with the credibility of Moonset Auction House, the price of the product rapidly increased.
“1.5 million, any higher bids?” Hong Yun tapped the wooden hammer in her hands. After confirming that no more bids were being made, she continued, “Alright, the white agate jade cup will belong to this gentleman!”
With a strike of the hammer, the final call was made.
“Little Yue’er are you interested?” Su Ling, who was sitting beside her, asked, “If you want it, I have another one. Do you want it?”
Shi Shuiyue shook her head.
Su Ling stared at the scene below in boredom. The auction seemed quite boring, so maybe he should take Little Yue’er to ride on a boat later.
“The second item for auction is a sword. This sword was made by a master…”
The second, third, and fourth items were sold smoothly, but when the fifth item was brought up, a hint of uneasiness flashed over Hong Yun’s face. However, since the item had already been brought up, she couldn’t take it down again. Thus, she had no choice but to clear her throat and continue, “The fifth item for auction is a…a book.”
Book? Everyone stretched their necks to take a look—could it be some secret martial arts manual?
“The name of this book is The Path of Wulin, and it’s a storybook.” Hong Yun slightly frowned as she spoke. This was strange—there clearly wasn’t anything inside the auction item. Did they bring the wrong one?
A storybook—everyone was disappointed, and lost interest.
Bang!
“Little Yue’er?” Su Ling was startled by Shi Shuiyue. What happened?
Shi Shuiyue couldn’t help but accelerate her breathing as she looked at the auction site. Wasn’t this the novel from the other side?!
“The starting bid is 10 copper coins.”
Everyone looked at each other, but no one seemed to be bidding.
“I’ll offer one silver ingot!” A beautiful female voice suddenly sounded among the audience. Everyone looked towards the voice and saw a young woman with delicate and pretty features.
Mu Xingzhi felt those eyes falling on Ran Shu, and the look in his eyes couldn’t help but dim.
The woman turned out to be Ran Shu who had come to attend the auction. She stared fixedly at the storybook. She didn’t understand, but there was a voice in her heart telling her that this was a very important book and she must get it.
One silver ingot was already very good. Hong Yun was just about to finalize the sale, but before she could open her mouth, a faint voice sounded from the third floor, which had been quiet the entire time, “I bid 100 gold.”
Everyone: “!!!”
Ran Shu: “!!!”
That room was…the City Lord’s room?! Hong Yun maintained a slightly smiling face as she asked, “100 gold—is there anyone else who wants to bid?”
The entire venue fell silent.
“Okay, then the fifth auction item will belong to the guest on the third floor!”
Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152