17. How Did I End Up Bidding Against Yan Chuyue?
As soon as the starting price was announced, the audience gasped.
One thousand taels was quite high.
Paying a thousand taels to hear a story, only to find it useless and lose five hundred taels to the auction house…
One would have to be either very rich or very foolish.
Wouldn’t five hundred taels be better spent on entertainment?
For a full thirty seconds after the price was announced, no one bid.
The atmosphere became awkward.
Just as the host was about to declare the item unsold, a deep male voice came from the third floor, “One thousand taels.”
It seemed there really were people with too much money or a damaged brain.
“One thousand taels once, one thousand taels twice…”
The host quickly started the three-call process, afraid the bidder might change their mind.
After all, the third-floor VIPs had the right to withdraw their bids on “blind flow” items.
But before the third call, a clear, cold female voice came from another direction, “One thousand five hundred taels.”
What?
Someone was actually bidding on this fabricated item?
This was a rare moment in the spotlight for a “blind flow” item.
Gong Yiling was equally surprised.
First, this item shouldn’t be here.
It was obtained by the male lead’s friend, the Third Prince of the Heartflame Empire, Shangguan Yunfeng. After failing to figure out its use, he had it sent to the auction house, hoping to earn a thousand taels for drinking money.
That’s why the starting price was one thousand taels.
However, according to the book, the male lead was seriously injured and came to Cloudmist City around this time. The Third Prince, upon hearing the news, left without setting a price for the item, so it was supposed to be sold at the next auction.
Could it be… that Jiang Chenmo wasn’t pursued by the Blood Orchid Palace and therefore didn’t meet Yan Chuyue?
And that wasn’t the only surprise.
The woman bidding against her was Yan Chuyue.
Even if the item appeared at the wrong time, Yan Chuyue shouldn’t be interested in it. Why was she suddenly bidding against her?
After all, only Gong Yiling knew that the Spirit Phoenix Broom was genuine, and that someone had used it to contract a Heavenly Venerable-level Spirit Phoenix three years later.
However…
Surprises aside…
Whether Yan Chuyue would become her enemy in the future was unknown, but Gong Yiling couldn’t let her have this item.
“Two thousand taels.”
“Three thousand taels.”
“Five thousand taels.”
“Ten thousand taels.”
Their bidding war quickly surpassed ten thousand taels, stunning everyone present.
A “blind flow” item, no matter how much it was hyped up, was still a “blind flow” item.
It was labeled as such because many people had been scammed by similar items. Now, it wasn’t just a matter of giving five hundred taels to the auction house, but five thousand.
“Fifteen thousand taels.” Gong Yiling frowned as she made the highest bid of the auction so far, muttering to herself.
If Yan Chuyue’s Divine Physician’s space reacted to this item, given her personality, she would spare no expense to obtain it.
In a battle of wealth, Yan Chuyue would likely lose, but creating this unnecessary conflict wasn’t a good idea.
“The lady opposite me,” she then tried a different tactic, “I know you’re looking for the Hundred Erosion Cold Spirit Flower. I also know where it is. If you would kindly withdraw your bid, I can tell you.”
The system was a useless fake cheat. Gong Yiling’s real cheat was her knowledge of the story’s progression, the solutions to all the secret realms, and the hidden locations of all the precious items.
She was more than happy to sell information.
But unexpectedly, Yan Chuyue replied,
“This young lady also knows where it is.” Her response was calm. “If the young master wants this young lady to withdraw, you’ll need to agree to three conditions.”
How did she know where the Hundred Erosion Cold Spirit Flower was?
Gong Yiling raised an eyebrow, closing her fan and tapping her cheek.
However, since Yan Chuyue seemed willing to give up the item, and three conditions from a stranger shouldn’t be too outrageous, she might as well try.
“What conditions?”
“We can discuss the conditions later. They won’t be too difficult for the young master. This young lady just wants everyone present to be witnesses, to prevent the young master from going back on your word and damaging your reputation.”
“Alright.”
Gong Yiling agreed indifferently, but inwardly, she was overjoyed.
This was like finding something you had been searching for without any effort.
She had been wondering how to get a chance to talk to Yan Chuyue privately, and now it had happened effortlessly.
Although the process wasn’t what she expected.
But this also reminded her that because things related to her had changed, a butterfly effect was inevitable, influencing subsequent events.
She couldn’t rely entirely on the book’s plot and needed to think several steps ahead.
“Fifteen thousand, to this young master.”
With Yan Chuyue’s withdrawal, Gong Yiling successfully obtained the special item.
Having achieved her goal, Miss Gong didn’t bid on anything else until the final item.
She ordered a feast and enjoyed a grand culinary celebration with Chun Lian and Qiu Shui in their private room, waiting for the auction to end so she could finally meet the true female protagonist of this world.
“The next item is the highlight of this auction, a full bottle of Soul Returning Pills.”
Although everyone knew the final item would be a top-tier mid-grade pill, the announcement of the Soul Returning Pill still surprised everyone.
Although classified as mid-grade, its effects were comparable to a high-grade pill.
It could stimulate the user’s potential, allowing ordinary people with unopened meridians to embark on the path of cultivation, and enabling cultivators to unleash several times their normal combat power.
Such an item, useful for both life-saving and boosting one’s family’s potential, was inherently valuable.
Moreover, it was supreme quality, and there was only one bottle, instantly igniting the desire of everyone on all three floors.
“This bottle contains fifteen pills, sold together. The starting price is thirty thousand taels of silver. Each bid must be no less than one thousand taels. Please begin.”
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