Chapter 2745
byThe auction venue was bustling with excitement. The auction held by the Purple Source Chamber of Commerce was of a high specification, and many Emperor Venerable Realms participated. Each auction item could be sold at an excellent price making the beautiful woman standing on the auction stage smile continuously.
Miraculous elixirs and rare treasures were taken out like a flowing stream, and the bidding voices from all directions were also one after another.
“The next item up for auction is a Cloud Stream Butterfly Hairpin.” The beautiful woman on the stage suddenly raised her voice a lot, and her beautiful eyes swept across the crowd below, opening her red lips and saying, “Friends who brought female companions or those who are preparing to give gifts to their female companions, please take note. I dare to guarantee that this is definitely the best gift.”
No matter how this beautiful woman is dressed, as a qualified auctioneer, she naturally knows what method to use to drive up the price. So as soon as these words came out, many people showed interested expressions. After all, just by hearing the name, the Cloud Stream Butterfly Hairpin is a piece of jewelry.
Ordinary jewelry is impossible to be brought to the auction. Only some valuable secret treasures are eligible to appear. Everyone is curious about what type of jewelry the Cloud Stream Butterfly Hairpin is and what kind of power it has.
Under the gaze of everyone, a maid walked over from the back holding a tray and stood beside the beautiful woman auctioneer. On the tray, a red cloth was covering it, making it impossible for people to see the true appearance of the auction item.
The beautiful woman whetted everyone’s appetite and then smiled slightly, reaching out to uncover the red cloth. In an instant, a blue light suddenly flew up bringing a string of blue lights, reflecting the auction platform so clearly that every detail could be seen and it was extremely beautiful.
A burst of exclamations rang out, and many women widened their eyes and looked towards the high platform. Beautiful things have always been able to attract the attention of women.
When they saw it clearly, those women let out another exclamation, because the flying blue light was not something else, but actually a fluttering butterfly. Every time its wings flapped, it brought up beautiful fluorescent light, making people dizzy and fascinated.
A moment later, the butterfly suddenly landed and stopped on a hairpin like jasper. Its wings were still flapping gently, just like a living thing.
But everyone knew that this butterfly had no life at all, but was an ornament existing on the hairpin in a special form.
The crowd was amazed. Now not only did those women show love in their eyes, but even some men were interested.
If such a piece of jewelry is bought and given to a woman, it will definitely be able to please her and maybe even achieve a good thing.
This secret treasure is not just for decoration, right? May I ask what power it has? A magnetic voice came from a private room.”
This question hit the hearts of everyone. Although the Liuyun Butterfly Hairpin does look extraordinary and very beautiful on the outside, if it is just an ornament, then the price will definitely be greatly reduced.
Good-looking but useless things are only liked by some women. But it is the men who pay the bill.
The beautiful woman on the stage smiled slightly and said, How could the secret treasure refined by Master Hou be just a decorative object？
What？
This hairpin is a secret treasure refined by Master Hou？
“Is this true？”
The words of the beautiful woman on the high platform caused an uproar, and bursts of exclamations rang out as if that Master Hou was an extremely remarkable figure.
Yang Kai also opened his eyes and asked curiously, “Who is this Master Hou？”
He asked a question but didn’t get a reply. Turning his head to look, he saw Qin Yu lightly biting her red lips, her beautiful eyes staring at the high platform without moving for a moment. Her face was filled with a look of eagerness, clearly extremely interested in that Flowing Cloud Butterfly Hairpin as well.
Yang Kai asked another question, and only then did Qin Yu wake up, blushing and saying, “Master Hou is a weapon-refining master who has risen to prominence in the past ten years. All the secret treasures refined by him are top-notch, but…”
“But what？”
“But Master Hou is extremely low-key. No one has ever seen his true face, and no one even knows whether he is male or female.”
“So mysterious？” Yang Kai raised his eyebrows.
Qin Yu smiled and said, “That’s right. In the past ten years, many good secret treasures have appeared in the Southern Region, all of which were refined by Master Hou. Moreover, he seems to be extremely proficient in the refining of every kind of secret treasure, whether it’s a defensive one, an offensive one, or an auxiliary secret treasure. Anyway, this person is a very powerful weapon-refining master.”
Yang Kai said, “Since no one has seen him, then how do people know that these secret treasures were refined by him？”
Qin Yu replied, “The secret treasures he refined all have a mark. On each secret treasure, there is a hidden monkey head logo.”
At this moment, on the high platform, the beautiful woman said, “If you don’t believe it, you can check this jade hairpin in my hand to see if it was made by Master Hou.”
As soon as these words fell, countless spiritual thoughts spread over from all directions and landed on the jade hairpin one after another. Yang Kai’s spiritual thought was also among them. After carefully sweeping it, he found that as Qin Yu said, on the side of this jade hairpin, there was a vivid monkey head. At first glance, this monkey head seemed to be scratching its ears and cheeks, extremely lifelike.
“It’s really Master Hou’s work！”
“There is no doubt about it, and it is also a top-grade Secret Treasure of the Dao Source Realm.”
“Not bad, not bad. This Secret Treasure, I want it.”
“Old Zhou, you are so old. What’s the use of this for you？ It’s better to leave the opportunity to the younger generation.”
“I recently took a new concubine and want to give this Secret Treasure to her. Do you have any opinions？”
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On the high platform, the beautiful woman ignored the commotion below and said, “The number of Secret Treasures refined by Master Hou is not large, but each one is the best of the best. Even the Emperor Weapon Refiners in my Chamber of Commerce highly respect Master Hou and think that Master Hou already has the standard of an Emperor Weapon Refiner！ I believe everyone is also very concerned about what type of Secret Treasure this Flowing Cloud Butterfly Hairpin is！”
The types of Secret Treasures are nothing more than those few. However, most of the Secret Treasures in the form of jewelry used by women are defensive, and there are also offensive types, but the number is much less than the former.
This Flowing Cloud Butterfly Hairpin has a decent appearance. If it is a defensive type then the price will naturally be higher.
The beautiful woman didn’t play any tricks either and said with a smile： “This hairpin is neither for attack nor for defense, but…”
As she spoke, she urged her source power, and the Flowing Cloud Butterfly Hairpin in her hand suddenly enlarged, becoming as long as three zhang in an instant. At first glance, it was like a magnified butterfly, with its huge wings gently flapping, setting off a hazy light.
The beautiful woman made hand seals with both hands and urged her source power. This huge butterfly actually turned into a ray of orchid light, flew around the auction venue a few times, and returned to the stage.
“Flying secret treasure！”
The crowd exclaimed.
Before, everyone was guessing what type of secret treasure this Flowing Cloud Butterfly Hairpin was, but no one expected that it was actually a flying secret treasure. If this was really the case, then the value would be great, and judging from the speed shown just now, it seemed extremely remarkable.
The beautiful woman said: “I haven’t been able to refine it, so I can only exert half of the speed of this Flowing Cloud Butterfly Hairpin. However, after being appraised by the authoritative person of our chamber of commerce if this Flowing Cloud Butterfly Hairpin is fully urged, its flying speed, even if it is not as fast as that of a Sovereign Realm expert, It is not far off. It is definitely a sharp weapon for escape. Of course, the orchid light of this secret treasure can also be covered and hidden, so there is no need to worry about exposing one’s whereabouts.
With all kinds of boasting and boasting, the beautiful woman just wanted to express three words: good stuff!
It was indeed a good thing. Whether it was the appearance or the practicality, it was enough to make many warriors tempted.
Seeing that the promotion was almost done, the beautiful woman then shouted loudly： “Top-grade Daoyuan-level flight secret treasure, the Liuyun Butterfly Hairpin, the starting price is 50 million middle-grade source crystals, and each increase shall not be less than 1 million. Gentlemen, please！”
As soon as the beautiful woman’s voice fell, a burst of bidding voices rang out.
In the blink of an eye, the thing with a low price of 50 million middle-grade source crystals was bid up to 60 million, but it still didn’t stop.
After another ten breaths, the price had climbed to 70 million, and after twenty breaths, 80 million…
Qin Yu’s expression changed constantly. The previous joy was swept away, and instead, there was a look of dejection on her face.
She also knew that with her financial resources, she simply couldn’t compete for such a good thing. But when she heard such a terrifying offer, she still felt a burst of powerlessness.
80 million middle-grade source crystals. Even if you went to the Linghu Palace to buy the Qingyu Order Talisman, you could buy four of them.
However, compared to the value of the Liuyun Butterfly Hairpin, 40 million was far from the bottom line. The appearance of this hairpin immediately set off a peak of bidding in the auction. After 40 million, the warriors sitting in the hall could no longer participate in the bidding, and only the guests in those private rooms were still continuing to compete.
Especially the old man who said he had just taken a new concubine earlier, his bid was extremely rapid, showing a is determined to win posture.
When the price climbed to the terrifying figure of 130 million, there were only two people left bidding in the arena, and each increase seemed to require some deep thought, not as straightforward as before.
“141 million！ Old Zhou, if you can offer a higher price than this, then this Cloud Stream Butterfly Hairpin will be yours.” The voice of a person came from one of the private rooms.
The old man surnamed Zhou laughed heartily and said, “Since Brother Wang has the intention, then of course I will accept it. 142 million！”
“You win.” The Emperor Venerable Realm expert from earlier sighed slightly.
142 million middle-grade Source Crystals, converted, it is 1.42 million high-grade Source Crystals. An Emperor Venerable Realm powerhouse definitely has this kind of net worth, but it also depends on what to buy. It’s just a piece of jewelry to give to a woman, and naturally one can’t spend that much. The auction is only halfway through, and there are still good things later. If one spends too much, how can one bid later?
“Accepted with gratitude！” The old man surnamed Zhou laughed heartily and urged the high platform, “Quickly count down. No one is going to bid anymore.”
The beautiful woman’s smile on her face did not diminish. She looked around and said, “Is there anyone else who wants to increase the price？ If not…”
“150 million！” Yang Kai’s voice suddenly rang out.
Inside the private room, Qin Yu stared at Yang Kai in astonishment. She never expected that he, who had been silent all this time, would speak up at this moment. Who was he going to buy this for？ Such a precious item would definitely not be bought for herself. Who could occupy such an important position in his heart？
The laughter of the old man surnamed Zhou came to an abrupt stop, and he became somewhat furious： “160 million！”
The thing that could have been obtained for 142 million was now made more expensive by Yang Kai’s sudden intervention, so his mood naturally wouldn’t be good.
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