vstars Chapter 391 Hanxu Jade Pendant
Chapter 391 Hanxu Jade Pendant
Just then, the beautiful woman in the red dress who was presiding over the auction revealed a mysterious smile, walked gracefully to a maid, and took the ball of light from her hand.
"Distinguished guests, the item I am about to introduce is not listed in this auction catalog. It is an item that the Chamber of Commerce decided to add at the last minute."
The reason for doing this is that the person behind the next item is someone that even the Four Directions Sword Alliance cannot afford to offend, so they can only share it with the lucky people present at the request of the owner of the jade pendant.
As for who will ultimately acquire this item, that depends on your fate with it.
Upon hearing this, Shen Xu's heart stirred, and he looked with great interest at the beautiful host's hands.
All the onlookers saw was the beautiful host crushing the ball of light in her hand. After the specks of light disappeared, a delicate little sandalwood box was revealed.
She held the box to her chest and gently opened the lid. A plain, broken jade pendant appeared before everyone's eyes, and the crowd couldn't help but boo.
They had such high hopes for it, only to find it was just a broken jade pendant.
But anyone with a bit of knowledge wouldn't think that way. The Four Directions Sword Alliance wouldn't just pull out an ordinary, broken jade pendant to fool everyone; this jade pendant must hold some secret.
Meanwhile, Shen Xu, inside the private room, narrowed his eyes. The quarter-sized jade pendant in front of him instantly reminded him of the Hanxu Jade Pendant, but the shape of this jade pendant seemed somewhat familiar to him.
"Bai Lu, Ye Zhi, how much money did you bring?"
"What, are you interested in this jade pendant?" Bai Lu asked with a smile.
“This jade pendant might be a key to the Hanxu Cave,” Shen Xu said in a deep voice.
"What did you say?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Lu and Ye Zhi's gazes immediately shifted to the jade pendant, while the others present looked at the three of them with some confusion.
“It does look like a quarter of a jade pendant, but it could also be a coincidence. Why are you so sure?” Bai Lu asked, puzzled.
"intuition."
"Tch! I thought you actually knew about the Hanxu Jade Pendant!"
“If things go smoothly with Sister Xiao Yi, you can get five million with the addition of the 30% from the Qiling White Crane. I can also give you my one million. Logically speaking, we should be able to get this jade pendant,” Ye Zhi said thoughtfully.
“I can give you my million, but you need to think carefully. Even if this jade pendant is real, it's only a quarter of the key. You might have to wait hundreds of years to collect all four key fragments,” Bai Lu warned.
Upon hearing the two women's words, the others in the room were stunned. They could hardly believe the numbers they were hearing. "Five million? One million? Could they be talking about the Nourishing Essence Pill?"
At this moment, the beautiful host on the auction stage smiled and said, "I'm sure everyone is very curious as to why such a jade pendant can be displayed in the grand hall of the Sifang Auction, but if you think that, you are very wrong."
According to the owner behind the jade pendant, this pendant holds an immense opportunity. If one cannot see the special nature of this jade pendant fragment, it simply means they are not destined to possess it. The Sword Alliance only sells this jade pendant to those with a predestined connection.
"The starting bid is 100,000 Nourishing Yuan Pills, and each bid must be at least 10,000 higher. I wonder which lucky person will be the first to make a move? There is a great opportunity hidden inside!" The beautiful host's alluring voice rang in the ears of everyone in the auction hall.
After the beautiful host finished speaking, the entire venue fell into a brief silence.
But the crowd wasn't stupid. Without knowing the origin of the jade pendant, most people in the venue had no desire to make a move on this ordinary item that had no spiritual power whatsoever, even though the person behind it was a big shot that the Four Directions Sword Alliance couldn't afford to offend.
Faced with this silence, the host in the red dress remained expressionless, a faint smile still on her lips, her gaze slowly sweeping across the venue, especially into the private rooms on the second floor.
"One hundred thousand Nourishing Essence Pills!" The silence lasted for less than a few breaths before it was finally broken by a rough male voice.
After all, not everyone was completely uninterested in the jade pendant. Even if the jade pendant held no secrets, exchanging 100,000 Nourishing Yuan Pills for the favor of a powerful figure whom even the Four Directions Sword Alliance could not afford to offend was still a worthwhile deal.
As soon as the voice fell, it was as if a stone had been thrown into a calm lake, and the bidding echoed one after another on the first floor of the venue. In no time, the price had soared to 200,000 Nourishing Yuan Pills.
"The guests in VIP room number seventeen have bid up to 500,000. Is there anyone bidding higher than 500,000?" The host in the red dress said excitedly as she saw the number lit up in front of VIP room number seventeen.
This number immediately silenced the voices on the first floor. Five hundred thousand Nourishing Yuan Pills to buy a broken jade pendant? Did a donkey kick your head?
Inside VIP room number seventeen, looking at the quiet people, Shen Xu nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that offering a surprisingly high price made it easier to win the desired item.
At this moment, Song Qi asked somewhat blankly, "Shen Xu, do you really have that many Nourishing Essence Pills?"
"It seems like there really isn't any." Shen Xu scratched his head sheepishly.
"Then how dare you make a bid!" Song Qi asked in shock.
"Just because it's not available now doesn't mean it won't be in the future. I know the young master of the Tianjian Chamber of Commerce, and she will agree to let me buy on credit," Shen Xu replied with a smile.
Just then, a somewhat jarring voice came from within the illusion wall, "Box number 27 has offered 550,000. Are there any guests willing to offer more?"
"White Dew's price is directly increased to one million!"
Shen Xu has lost all sense of numbers. He owes Li Xiaoyi so much money, so one million won't make a difference.
Moreover, he clearly remembered that all four jade pendants appeared at the Sifang Auction, and he wondered how much money he could make by reselling them.
As for the Hanxu Cave, Shen Xu never even considered it. What could a mere Qi Condensation Realm cultivator like him do in a Half-Saint's cave except send himself to his death?
The people in the hall were stunned when they heard this number. "Who is this crazy guy who raised the price like this? Who is the person in box number seventeen?"
"One million five hundred thousand! Box number seven has bid one million five hundred thousand! Anyone else want to bid?" The red-clad auctioneer on the stage raised his voice excitedly, as this was the highest price ever achieved at the auction.
The people on the first floor got excited when they heard the number. It was a pity they couldn't see the people in the private room, otherwise they would have loved to see who would pay such an exorbitant price for a broken jade pendant.
Of course, some people were also wondering if this jade pendant really hid a great opportunity, after all, not everyone in the private room was a fool.
Shen Xu frowned when he heard the number seven, because it was the Qin family's private room.
But he quickly figured out the key point and persuaded Bai Lu to give up bidding. It seemed that the enormous wealth was not going to him, and he was likely to get into trouble because of it.