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The Auction and Lily, the Con Artist
🕑 Added 2023-12-23 10:36:41 +0000 UTC--- Chapter 112 ---
Yu Long and others sat on a sofa. The VVIP room no. 1 is spacious, with a tinted glass cover enchanted with countless arrays to view the auction hall below. On top of that, the room is well-adjusted from the light to temperature, giving them maximum comfort.
"Do you need anything else, Young Lord?" Their attendant, a beautiful woman in a green robe, inquired.
Yu Long glanced at his in-laws and asked, "Are you hungry? We could get some profound beast's steak that could fill our stomach while waiting for the auction to start."
Before Cang Wanhe could reject, Cang Yue clapped her hand and said, "I think that's fantastic, dear. We should get some."
"Father, you should try it."
"Okay." Cang Wanhe responded helplessly. He was still in disbelief because Yu Long owned the Blue Sky Auction House.
"You heard her." Yu Long glanced back at the female attendant. "Also, bring us wines. The good one that the manager keeps in her safe."
Xia Qingyue, Cang Yue, Hong Guan, and Chu Yueli raised their brows before giggling at Yu Long's scheme.
The manager Yu Long mentioned is none other than Lily. He's trying to finesse her.
The female attendant smiled in understanding and bowed, "Okay, please wait a moment."
Lan Shirou stared at her husband and sighed, "Look at your face. You look like someone who got constipated."
"Our son-in-laws just want to make us comfortable. It's just a meal and drink."
"Aih, you don't know how deep your son-in-law's pocket is."
"Right, Yu Long?" She smiled at the golden-eyed youth.
Yu Long laughed and responded, "Yes."
"Don't be too formal, father-in-law."
After a while, the auction hall below was full of people from strong cultivators to high-profile characters. Yu Long didn't care much about them and enjoyed fine dining with his in-laws and companions.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Several light crystals lit up and focused on the main stage, allowing a beautiful young woman in a green dress to pronounce her arrival.
She has brown-colored yet wavy long hair descending to her waist. On top of that, her appearance is like a warm sun in the darkness, which makes the auction's mood more comfortable than ever.
She cleared her throat and said, "Hello, ladies and gentlemen."
"On this lovely night, the Blue Sky Auction House would start its annual auction."
"My name is Lily. I'm the manager of Blue Sky Auction House."
"What a shame." Yu Long lamented this sight.
"Yeah..." Xia Qingyue agreed with him.
"She looks good in that dress." Cang Yue followed shortly.
Chu Yueli patted her forehead and said, "Unfortunately, she just wanted to scam everyone tonight."
Hong Guan have no comment about this matter, but one could see her mouth twitching slightly.
'What's wrong??' Cang Wanhe, Lan Shirou, Chu Yuechan, and Jasmine were puzzled.
Chu Yuechan stared at the beautiful young woman below and couldn't help but wonder if this woman was the rumored con artist. She looked at her sister for confirmation, and Chu Yueli bitterly nodded.
Jasmine's eyes lit up in the Sky Poison Pearl's dimension as she vowed to learn from this incredible master!
'Hehe, just you wait, Yu Long! I'll pay you back many folds after learning Master Lily's trick!' She laughed inwardly.
Lily didn't know she got condemned and admired by people of VVIP room no. 1 and clapped her hand instead. She summoned a beautifully carved stand and placed a jade box on it.
"Within this jade box is treasure birthed from heaven and earth's blessing, and a thousand lightning struck a tree. A tree gained immense profundity and died recently, leaving behind 1.000 years of wood thunderbead!"
As Lily opened the jade box, everyone could see a brilliant greenish-purple bead.
"You can infuse your profound energy into it and release the might of Tyrant Profound Realm!" As if responding to Lily's words, the bead released faint electricity, catching them off guard.
"That's..." Xia Qingyue was speechless.
"That's the bead I used to practice within the Trial Ground."
"So, in a sense, Senior Lily didn't lie about it having been struck by a thousand lightning... But isn't this too cheap?" Of course, Xia Qingyue was talking about Lily's method.
"The material didn't even cost five yellow coins."
Upon seeing everyone's surprised reaction, Lily smiled and said, "This wood thunderbead is worth one hundred thousand purple coins."
In the Profound Sky Continent, the profound currency is 'actually' separated by three distinct coins.
Yellow, Cyan, and Purple Profound Coins.
One hundred yellow coins are worth one cyan coin.
And one hundred cyan coins worth one purple coin.
Just a reminder, a household's annual income is 30,000 yellow coins or three purple coins!
Yet the thunderbead Lily auctioned one hundred thousand purple coins, so she was scamming them mercilessly.
"Since everyone is excited, let's start the bid!" Lily brought her wooden hammer.
"One hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Two hundred!"
"Two hundred and sixty-nine!"
"Three hundred and twenty!" Someone bid over.
Lily's eyes lit up as she waited for any increase and said, "Three hundred and twenty, once."
"Twice."
"Thrice!" She slammed her wooden hammer down. "Congratulations, sir. You've won a great treasure."
"..." Xia Qingyue couldn't believe her eyes.
"She was lying as easily as she breathed..."
Lily clapped her hand again and summoned another box. However, this box is several times bigger than the previous jade box.
An intense draconic presence swept the area.
A glistening claw around the size of an adult comes into their vision. It was pearly white, shining with a destructive gleam.
"This is the Scarlet Dragon's old claw." Lily introduced the time. "It fell when the mighty Scarlet Dragon broke through to the peak of Tyrant Profound Realm, making it a suitable material to craft a fire-based artifact!"
"The starting price is 5 millions purple coins."
Hong Guan raised her lips and commented, "What a con artist. That was Little Red's claw she robbed when breaking through the 5th level of Tyrant Profound Realm three years ago."
At the same time, the bidding starts again.
"5 and 69!"
"6 millions!"
"Poor people, if you can't bid, don't bid. 6,5 millions!"
"Fuck you, this dragon's claw is mine! 6,9 millions!"
"Ten millions." A voice suddenly silenced everything.
It's just two words, but many emotions flashed in everyone's eyes.
Lily's eyes widened as she hurriedly announced, "Ten millions purple coins!"
"Goes once."
"Twice."
"THRICE!"
"Congratulations to the gentleman in blue. You have won yourself a rare dragon's claw." Lily smiled, staring at the blue-clothed gentlemen in the front seat.
In the VVIP room no. 1, Hong Guan's lips twitched slightly.
"This..." After listening to Hong Guan's words earlier, Chu Yuechan finally realized how skewed Lily was.
Meanwhile, Jasmine clapped her hand because Lily's method is godlike in her eyes. When Lily introduced the dragon's claw as from a peak Tyrant Profound Realm Dragon, the aura and ferocity matched up.
She didn't know what method Lily used.
It's a product with less value than described, but to display such a thing with brimming confidence is something else.
'My Heavenly Slaughter Star God's Inheritance is focused on the 'Law of Slaughter' that no one in my clan could bear. My killing intent is always thick and unbearable. However, if I master her misdirection method, I could display more surprise and absolute killing technique!'
At first, Jasmine didn't believe Yu Long when he said he lost to this woman. But now, Jasmine understood and convinced herself to be Lily's disciple.
If Yu Long knew what Jasmine was thinking, he would be laughing his off now. Although he lost to Lily, it was in a poker game when he was drunk by an accident.
Lily sucked a deep breath and announced, "Phew, what an exciting bidding we have tonight."
"Well, let's continue to the next and last item."
"I'm sure you heard of the rumor already."
Lily placed down a long wooden box and flashed the audience a charming smile. "What lies in this box is a Sovereign-grade Artifact."
"A mighty weapon that only the strong could wield!"
"Forged by an ancient blacksmith, our Blue Sky Auction House discovered this artifact and its legendary record in a secret ruin!"
Everyone focused on the wooden box, waiting for Lily to open it.
Lily nodded at their reaction and opened the long wooden box, making weak people in the auction hall shiver. People with Sky Profound Realm and Emperor Realm froze on the spot.
As for Tyrant Profound Realm Experts, they could barely keep their bodies straight.
Only Sovereign Profound Realm Experts could withstand the extreme aura released from inside the long wooden box. Lily placed down an aura-sealing array on the wooden box, but it still made people in the room release cold sweats.
Lies inside the long wooden box is a 3.5-meter spear, whose body is mainly black with a red streak. The spearhead consists of two blades intertwined with each other.
...
Somewhere in the vast ocean, a massive dragon hovered above the seawater.
"Hachoo!" Zilong sneezed. He finished his lunch a while ago and searched for his toothpick.
"Hmm, where is my toothpick?"
"I thought I put it somewhere in my pocket space."
...
"This spear's name is Plucking Sky." Lily introduced the spear. "It's a Sovereign-grade Artifact with extreme durability and heat resistance. When a Monarch-level expert wields it, that expert's strength will increase by five minor realms!"
"If a peak Monarch-level expert wields it..."
"There is a chance of grasping Profound God Realm!" Lily finished her introduction.
"OH MY GOD!"
"THIS IS CRAZY!"
"THIS IS COMPLETELY CRAZY! THERE IS SUCH A TREASURE IN THIS WORLD??"
"P-PROFOUND GOD REALM..."
"THE MYTHICAL REALM THAT EVERYONE NEVER ACHIEVE!"
The auction hall was 'literally' struck by indescribable awe.
None of them suspected Lily's words. After all, the pressure alone made them fearful.
However, this also makes them confused. Why didn't Blue Sky Auction House keep it for themselves?
Lily noticed their gazes and said, "Some of you might be confused by my action tonight."
"But my auction house simply doesn't have the power to own this treasure."
"So instead of inviting danger, we auctioned for a better future(and profit)."
"Anyway, the starting price is 100 million purple coins. You also can add precious resources to increase your bid."
Everyone was speechless. One hundred million purple coins exceeded their pockets, but Lily didn't target them.
What Lily targeted were rich, old fossils from Four Great Sacred Grounds and other Monarch-level Experts.
"Manager Lily is wise." A chuckle echoed in the auction house. A middle-aged man in a purple robe appeared from the shadows.
"My Black Moon Merchant Guild is willing to purchase the Plucking Sky with two hundred and fifteen million purple coins. On top of that, we're also willing to cooperate with Blue Sky Auction House and supply a rare medicine every two months with fifty-fifty commission."
"What do you think?"
Lily smiled and bowed, "Nice to meet you, Guild Master Zi Ji."
Yes, the purple-clothed middle-aged is none other than Zi Ji, whom Yu Long met in the Divine Phoenix City!
"Hmph, you rotten merchant. Plucking Sky will be mine." An arrogant voice entered the auction hall. A white-robed scholar appeared and looked at Zi Ji condescendingly.
Zi Ji smiled and commented, "Ye Ming, your Sun Moon Divine Hall is cheap."
"Bid over me if you have the money."
"Hmph." Ye Ming snorted and glanced at Lily. "Girl, Sun Moon Divine Hall bid four hundred purple million coins and three drops of Sun Moon's Dew for that spear."
'Ah, that's his hidden card. Sun Moon's Dew is a heavenly treasure that allows someone to develop resistance toward illusion and extreme mental power.' Zi Ji's eyes widened in surprise.
"What a lovely night. Why don't this Spiritual Master join as well." A heartful laugh brushed everyone's ears.
Another middle-aged man stepped in, wearing a light yellow robe and a horsetail whisk in his hand. His white hair and gentle smile irked Zi Ji and Ye Ming.
"Ancient Blue/Gu Cang." Zi Ji and Ye Ming said simultaneously.
Gu Cang smiled at them and stared at Lily, "Absolute Monarch Sanctuary bid five hundred million purple coins and fifty kilos of Absolute Red Jade."
"On top of that, I will give the Blue Sky Auction House three favors you can use anytime, young lady."
'Shit. Absolute Red Jade is also a strategic resource of Absolute Monarch Sanctuary. It's rock from the starry sky and a must material to craft a Sovereign-grade Artifact like Plucking Sky. Unfortunately, no blacksmith could use Absolute Red Jade in this era. To think he would bring Absolute Red Jade into this.' Ye Min lamented in his heart.
Ji Zi also thought the same as he sighed.
He looked around and expected someone from the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region to appear. However, he was bound to be disappointed because the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region has been quiet in the last three months.
"Then, I'll announce the winner here." Lily calmed herself down.
"Master from the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary, congratulations on winning the Plucking Sky."
Gu Cang nodded, "Hehe, thank you."
Lily bowed to the audience and continued, "Everyone, I can't describe my feelings tonight. Still, I want to say thank you for attending Blue Sky Auction House's annual auction."
"Ladies and gentlemen. I hope you have a pleasant night~!" After saying that, the light crystals faded, and Lily walked down from the stage.
...
VVIP Room No. 1.
Yu Long couldn't help but admit Lily was a world's wonder.
Lily successfully scammed everyone who bid tonight. Yu Long knew very well that Plucking Sky was just a toothpick with good durability, which meant Lily enchanted it to make it real.
"Well, She won big tonight."
"Five hundred million. That's the income of Silver Lake City after nine months of operation."
"Yet she achieved it in a night."
Yu Long glanced at his in-laws and saw their stunned expression.
"Shall we return, Mother, Fathers-in-law?" He asked with a smile.
Cang Wanhe dumbly nodded and responded, "Uh, yes. Let's go."
Cang Wanhe's world turned upside down due to the auction, but it was just the beginning. Yu Long winked at Hong Guan, and the red-haired maid understood her assignment.
'Aih, the night is still young.' Yu Long closed his eyes. He knew the auction hadn't ended.
