"Hehe, everyone, the exciting moment has finally arrived. I believe the final three auction items will not disappoint you." On the auction stage, Yafei, with a smile, finished auctioning the item in her hand.
She then waved her hand, and a beautiful maid slowly walked up to the high platform carrying a jade plate. On the plate was a square jade box about the size of two palms.
"This is the Purple Spirit Fruit. According to Master Guni's appraisal at this auction house, the Purple Spirit Fruit is one of the main materials for refining fourth or even fifth-grade elixirs. If you give it to a second-grade or higher alchemist, just imagine the connections and favors you could gain for your family from a high-level alchemist!" Yafei carefully opened the jade box. Her delicate and soft voice caused a brief silence in the hall, which was soon followed by a clamor of excitement.
In the last row, in a secluded corner of the hall, Xiao Se tilted his head to look at Hai Bodong and smiled, "Old Hai, it looks like your luck is good. You've managed to find a material for refining the Spiritual Recovery Purple Pill right away."
Hai Bodong nodded slightly. After the crowd raised the price to 200,000 gold coins, the wealthy Hai Bodong immediately added 100,000 more. "300,000."
The crowd was a bit surprised by the sudden bid from the corner, but when they saw Xiao Se next to Hai Bodong, they realized and instinctively thought of Hai Bodong as Xiao Se's servant.
Seeing the sudden bid from Hai Bodong in the secluded corner, Yafei's beautiful eyes revealed a hint of seriousness.
Being quick-witted and shrewd, she naturally wouldn't foolishly regard Hai Bodong as Xiao Se's servant. The arrogance and superiority he exuded were unmatched by the seven grandmasters present. Therefore, she guessed that he was at least a Douling-level expert, though she didn't dare to think he might be a Douwang.
When she saw Xiao Se dressed in a second-grade alchemist's robe and wearing a mask, her eyebrows raised in surprise. This mysterious alchemist gave her a sense of déjà vu.
As expected, Hai Bodong successfully bought the Purple Spirit Fruit for 300,000 gold coins. The final two auction items were a third-grade magic core and a high-level Xuan class martial arts manual matching the attribute of the original text's Xiao Yu. Xiao Se spent 250,000 and 500,000 gold coins respectively to buy them. The auction ended successfully.
After leaving the auction hall and being attended by the maids, Xiao Se and his companion arrived at the waiting room.
Sitting quietly in the chair and sipping the expensive tea brought by the maid, Xiao Se looked at Hai Bodong and said with a smile, "Old Hai, after the transaction is completed, I'll be handling some personal matters. I'll trouble you to wait for me at the Miteer Auction House. If you sense anyone making a move against me, please come to assist."
"Someone making a move against you? Could it be a Douhuang?" Hai Bodong put down his teacup, surprised.
Xiao Se shook his head with a smile and said, "That's hard to say. I can only tell you that Wutan City is not as simple as you might imagine. If it weren't for some personal matters, I might not come back."
As they spoke, hurried footsteps were heard from outside the room.
"Hehe, gentlemen, Yafei apologizes for making you wait." Yafei, with a slight movement of her lotus steps, slowly entered the waiting room. As she entered, a fragrant breeze immediately filled the room.
Behind Yafei were three beautiful maids carrying silver plates, containing the items Xiao Se and Hai Bodong had bought.
"The timing is just right." Xiao Se got up, took out a jade card from his spatial ring, and put the items from the two silver plates into the ring.
Receiving the jade card and hearing the familiar voice, Yafei was slightly stunned and asked in surprise, "Young sir, do we know each other?"
Xiao Se smiled slightly and said, "Miss Yafei, with your intelligence, why don't you guess?"
Yafei looked Xiao Se up and down. When she noticed the jade belt with a row of gemstones around Xiao Se's waist, her eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "You're Xiao Se younger brother."
"Uh..." Noticing Yafei's gaze, Xiao Se couldn't help but pull at the corner of his mouth. To hide his identity, he not only wore a mask but also covered the magic sword's pattern with his sleeve.
Even the medium-grade spatial ring was put away. He never expected that Yafei would recognize him just from having seen him once carrying the "Twenty Four Moonlight Bridges"
Seeing Xiao Se's reaction, Yafei covered her red lips and chuckled softly, "You are indeed Xiao Se younger brother. I didn't expect that in just a year, you've not only become a second-grade alchemist but also grown so much taller. You used to be half a head shorter than me."
As she spoke, Yafei leaned closer to Xiao Se and gestured to her height.
"Miss Yafei really can't be deceived about anything." Slowly removing his mask, Xiao Se shook his head with a smile.
Looking at the handsome young face that had now matured, Yafei clasped her hands behind her back, leaning slightly forward until their faces were less than a foot apart. Curiously, she looked at him and smiled, "It seems that Xiao Se has really grown up. This handsome appearance even makes me a little moved."
Under Yafei's gaze, Xiao Se's face turned red, and he instinctively lowered his head, avoiding her gaze. However, he found himself almost lost in the expanse of Yafei's white neck.
Struggling to move his gaze away from the whiteness, Xiao Se stepped back a few paces, took a deep breath, and quickly regained his composure. With a hint of embarrassment, he said, "Miss Yafei, please don't tease me."
Seeing Xiao Se's fleeting shyness, Yafei's smile grew even more pronounced. She said with a smile, "Still Miss Yafei? With our acquaintance, do we need to be so formal?"
"Then how about Sister Yafei?" Xiao Se tentatively suggested.
"That's better." Yafei nodded in satisfaction and then looked at Hai Bodong, who was quietly drinking tea with an expressionless face.
She placed the final silver plate's jade box on the table beside him and said with a smile, "Old sir, this is the Purple Spirit Fruit you purchased. As a Douling expert, according to our auction house's rules, you are entitled to a 30% discount. You only need to pay 210,000 gold coins."
Hearing this, Hai Bodong's indifferent face showed a hint of surprise. He could tell that Yafei was just an ordinary Dou Shi, but the fact that such a minor Dou Shi could discern his extraordinary strength was impressive.
"See if there are other medicinal materials on this list in your auction house." After putting the jade box into his spatial ring, Hai Bodong casually took out a list and a purple-gold card.
Taking the purple-gold card and the list, Yafei was slightly stunned. She then gasped and couldn't help but exclaim, "This is the purple-gold card only possessed by Douwang experts! Are you a Douwang?"
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