Atop the auction hall building.
The disheveled old man was still above.
He seemed like a ghost, constantly following behind Xu Hao, impossible to dispel, yet Xu Hao was unable to detect his presence.
When the box was brought out, his mind suddenly stirred; with a flick of his finger, he poked a hole in the roof.
Xu Hao didn't notice at all. In the entire hall, only Elder Xie slightly stirred, but after scanning his surroundings, he saw nothing unusual.
The disheveled old man peered through the small hole. His expression suddenly turned very serious, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.
He murmured to himself, "How could this thing be brought out for auction? And just when someone from the Tu family emerged from seclusion, this can't be a coincidence, right? What are those little rascals thinking, bringing this thing out? And the Tu family has even put up a whole 200 billion; it looks like they are determined to win. With those 200 billion, how much good wine could I buy!?
These damned fools are too quick to spend money. However, if this item were to be snatched away by the Tu family, it would undoubtedly cause quite a stir. It might even alert those two old baldies, and then there would be a good show to watch. Only, the whereabouts of the other half are still unknown. If Little Xu buys this item and then finds the other half, the situation might turn out quite well, too? This content was first released on *.
But, these little rascals casting this thing out, they must have no good intentions, right? Oh well, I'm just a spectator enjoying the show, why bother with such trivial matters? Whoever can buy it will own it; I definitely couldn't afford it. Even if it were gifted to me, I wouldn't want this hot potato!"
The disheveled old man suddenly picked up a liquor jug and started drinking as he watched the show. From time to time, he bit into a roast duck that he had just procured from who knows where, still steaming hot!
The elder on the roof of the hall remained unseen by anyone.
The crowd in the auction hall was pondering over all this.
Seeing is not always believing.
As heads of factions or families, they often needed to consider much more.
Why did Elder Xie bring out elixir pills that increased the martial artist's strength, instead of healing pills?
Why would an item that could immensely stir the interests of great powers like the Tu family and Valley of the Medicine King appear at this auction?
Everyone was contemplating this.
Even though many of them knew that they did not qualify to participate in such a level of contention, they did not want to remain ignorant fools.
Two careful ladies gently placed the box on the table.
After rousing everyone's emotions, Elder Dong had one of the ladies slowly lift the red cloth.
At that moment, everyone held their breath as if what was in front of them was something very fragile, scared to blow it away.
The instant the red cloth was lifted, nearly everyone was dumbfounded.
Inside the box was merely a dark black wooden token, palm-sized and neatly broken in the middle!
The token looked ordinary, seemingly carved with a dark gold dragon totem, very lifelike, but since it was broken from the middle, only the dragon's body was visible and not its head, and beyond that, there were no other special features.
It was at most a beautifully carved, incomplete piece of art.
The finale of the auction was just a little incomplete token?
Wasn't this just playing with people?
However, those sitting near Tu Yilong noticed him leaning slightly forward, his breathing becoming a bit rapid.
He seemed very excited.
Although Elder Xie in the center was not as undignified, his right hand was slightly trembling, apparently also somewhat excited.
And Xu Hao quickly noticed that Ruyue, who was sitting beside him, also had somewhat unstable breathing.
Xu Hao was full of doubts; what exactly was so valuableabout this token that it greatly concerned people from the Tu family, Xuanmen, and Valley of the Medicine King?
Elder Dong laughed and said, "Honestly, when I saw this incomplete token, I too thought it was merely a beautifully carved piece of art, and moreover, since it's broken in half, its value has decreased a lot. However, the seller still required us to start the bidding at one billion."
Someone puzzledly asked, "Elder Dong, they asked you to start bidding at one billion, and you really did start at one billion? What if they were just causing trouble?"
Elder Dong laughed and said, "We obviously take this matter very seriously. The identity of the person is unknown, but his strength is very strong. By our Huaya standards, he's at least at the middle stage or late stage of Grandmaster level. Moreover, from the way he spoke, it seemed like he was just a messenger!
For a Late Stage Grandmaster level powerhouse to be a messenger indicates that the party in question definitely has an extremely strong influence. We have reason to believe that such a powerful force would definitely not cause trouble without reason, so we agreed to their request to auction this item."