Success is due to diligence and frugality, failure is due to extravagance? If you are rich and happy everywhere, you are born to be noble or low, so there is no need to think about it. If you don’t believe it, if you look at the wealth of the rich, there are more camels than horses. But if you meet a stingy person, it will be difficult for friends around you. 1
If the government fails to pay, this is not good and is evil."
In the busy city, Hua Xinfeng wiped away the tears on her face and said to Ye Ling with a smile: "When you wanted to look at my bracelet just now, did you want to remind me that I bought a fake? There are indeed many good people in this world!"
Ye Ling smiled and said nothing, but quite admired this man's ability to make up his mind.
Hua Xinfeng raised his eyebrows, but his eyes jumped past Ye Ling and landed on Lu Li: "I wonder what you two are here for?"
Before Lu Li could take action, Ye Ling stepped in front of him, fearing that Hua Xinfeng would be frozen again: "Excuse me, Ye Ling, this is Lu Li. We are here just to buy some Taoist artifacts and spiritual treasures."
Hearing this, Hua Xinfeng smiled and said: "As soon as I saw that the two of you are dressed in luxurious clothes and have extraordinary conversation, I knew that they must be people from a powerful sect. This place is full of cheap street stalls, and it is really difficult for you to judge them.
Why don't we go to the Wanbao Pavilion in the east of the city to have a look, there happens to be an auction today, what do you two think?"
Ye Ling and Lu Li looked at each other, and Lu Li explained: "This Wanbao Pavilion is a property owned by the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, the richest man in the five regions, and auctions are often held."
Hua Xinfeng kept nodding at the side: "That's right."
Ye Ling asked: "What do you think?"
Lu Li smiled slightly: "If you want to go, I will go with you!"
The fairy smiled, which shocked the whole world. Hua Xinfeng's eyes were straightened, his mind was wandering, and saliva gradually flowed from the corners of his mouth.
Lu Li looked disgusted and turned his head away, not looking at him again.
Ye Ling patted Hua Xinfeng on the shoulder, bringing him back to his senses, and said: "Since you proposed it, please lead the way!"
"Okay, okay!"
Hua Xin led the way, walking through the alleys, and soon reached another street.
After walking for about half an hour, Hua Xinfeng pointed forward, turned around and said with a smile: "That's the Wanbao Pavilion!"
Ye Ling and Lu Li looked up and saw a tall building towering into the sky in the distance. There were crowds of people in front of the door. They were all monks and Taoists. Under the guidance of the waiter in front of the door, they walked in in an orderly manner.
Ye Ling and the others came to the door, but they saw a pair of phoenixes and dragons hanging on the doorposts on both sides: "
With proper management, you can see mountains and seas in the north and south, rare treasures and artifacts gathered from all directions,
Comprehensive transactions, detailing the past and present, spring and autumn, are rare and complete."
On the black lacquer plaque directly above, the three characters "Wanbao Pavilion" are written with full ink and strong muscles. At a glance, you can tell that it was written by a master of calligraphy.
Seeing the three of them stop, a waiter immediately came forward, bowed and asked, "Are you three going to participate in today's auction?"
Hua Xinfeng nodded and said: "Exactly."
The waiter stretched out his hand to invite you: "You three, please go to the door to pay. The entrance fee is ten yuan for middle-grade spiritual stones per person."
"Ten dollars?"
Ye Ling frowned, but he didn't expect that just entering the venue would cost so much.
Hua Xinfeng scratched his head helplessly, looked at Ye Ling and said: "Brother Ye, I have been fooled twice just now, and now I am so strapped for money, look at this..."
Ye Ling naturally understood that although he had a large number of spiritual stones for cultivation, he could not afford the money.
So, he waved his hand and took out the spiritual stone from the jade finger, and sent it to the waiter. The waiter registered it, handed each of them a numbered hand card, and led the way: "You three, please come in!"
As he spoke, the waiter led the three of them inside, walked through a dark corridor, and then entered a bright and bright courtyard. This large courtyard covered a large area, with tables and chairs, and melon and fruit-flavored tea.
, for leisure and entertainment.
Looking further ahead, there is a sapphire cloud platform built against the wall. It is illuminated by lights and it is bright, but I don't know what it is used for.
There were more than a thousand people in the large courtyard at the moment, scattered in various places, calling each other to make friends, making new and old friends, and it was very noisy.
Looking up, the building is very high, and there are elegant single rooms on the upper floor, overlooking the entire courtyard, for the enjoyment of wealthy people.
The waiter led Ye Ling and others to a seat on the west side of the court, where a maid served tea and waited quietly.
But Lu Li's appearance was already outstanding. Now that he appeared here, he immediately
It attracted a lot of coveted eyes, which made Ye Ling very unhappy.
So, Ye Ling waved to the waiter and said, "Take us to the private room upstairs!"
The waiter heard this and reminded: "The price of elegant rooms is higher..."
Before he finished speaking, Ye Ling threw out a high-grade spiritual stone and said, "Just go and make arrangements."
The waiter nodded and turned around to make arrangements.
Lu Li was nearby and wanted to stop him but didn't. He just pulled the corner of Ye Ling's clothes and whispered: "Don't spend money indiscriminately!"
Even if they stayed in the sect for a year, they would not be able to get so much from a high-grade spiritual stone. It was not worth it to spend such a huge amount of money just for a house.
Ye Ling shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on." There were still more than a hundred high-grade spiritual stones in his jasper finger that were not used.
Hua Xinfeng reached out to grab the pastries and other items on the table and put them into her sleeves, while smiling and saying: "Brother Ye is really extraordinary, but this is what we paid for, so we can't waste it!"
As he spoke, Hua Xinfeng swept away the food on the table, poured several cups of tea, and drank it: "These ordinary things will definitely not catch your eyes, so I will do it for you. Wait a moment.
Go to the private room upstairs, there are better things, you can eat that then."
Lu Li turned away in disgust and did not look at him. Ye Ling actually had a smile on his face. Once upon a time, he was probably as thrifty as him in Yunlan Town, but he had some opportunities, and now he didn't need to worry about those little details.
It's over.
Not long after, the waiter came over and said to Ye Ling and others: "The arrangements have been made. Please come with me, three of you."
So, the waiter took Ye Ling and others to a private room on the sixth floor.
The elegant room is only the size of an ordinary room, but it is very quiet. There are round tables and wooden chairs in the room, a mirror, a bed and curtains. The incense smoke curls up from both sides, refreshing. There are tables and chairs placed against the window for people to use.
The waiter stood at the door and said to Ye Ling: "I am standing quietly in front of the door. If you need anything, you can give me any orders at any time."
After that, the waiter walked out of the room and closed the door.
Ye Ling was sitting on a bench, with a special glass in front of him. He could overlook the courtyard from the inside, but he couldn't see the inside of the house from the outside, which was to protect the privacy of the guests.
Hua Xinfeng sat in front of the fruit plate and once again stuffed it into his mouth as hard as he could, as if he wanted to get back some of the money he spent.
Ye Ling shook his head helplessly, stretched out his hand to pull Lu Li to sit next to her, and said to her: "If there is something you like later, I will buy it for you."
Lu Li smiled when he heard this, stretched out his jade-like fingers and touched the tip of Ye Ling's nose: "You are a young monk who has only been a Taoist for three years. If you have any spare money, let me buy it for you!"
Ye Ling smiled and took Lu Li's hand, which made her blush, but she couldn't bear to take her hand back.
At this moment, the disgraceful Hua Xinfeng suddenly stood up and shouted: "I can't do it anymore, I can't do it anymore, I drank too much tea just now and I can't hold it in anymore!"
As he spoke, he ran out, but the door was not closed tightly. Following the crack in the door, Ye Ling saw Ye Qinghan walking upstairs and entering the room next to her.
…
The sun sets in the west and darkness fills the air. Lights are turned on on the street, opening up a different scene.
The large court was full of people, and everyone took their places on the high-rise buildings. Immediately afterwards, a woman with a palace makeup stepped onto the sapphire cloud platform. With every step she took, ripples of Taoism rippled, showing her profound cultivation.
As soon as she came on stage, the crowd immediately became quiet, and all eyes fell on the woman.
The woman stood still, glanced across the court, and said with a smile: "Thank you for traveling thousands of miles to meet here. I hope that tonight's auction will satisfy you. Without further ado, please take the first auction!"
As soon as he finished speaking, from behind the curtain, two men in black came up carrying a red cauldron and placed it on the stage.
The woman said: "This is a high-grade fire-attributed yellow-grade Taoist artifact. It has three fire-type Taoist patterns engraved on it. It is very powerful. You are all well-informed people. I don't need to say more about the pros and cons. The starting price is two
Ten pieces of medium-grade spiritual stones, each increase in price must not be less than five pieces!"
"Fifty bucks!"
"Sixty-five dollars!"
"Eighty bucks!"
…
Ye Ling was puzzled and asked: "It's just a yellow-level Taoist weapon, why is it sold so expensively?"
On the side, Hua Xinfeng got a chicken leg from nowhere, biting it in his mouth and said: "Because this Taoist weapon still has room for improvement. It is made of extraordinary materials. We only need to ask a powerful person to carve the Taoist pattern, and then it can be promoted to the highest level."
Xuanjie."
Ye Ling nodded when he heard this, but said: "I didn't expect Brother Hua to be quite expert!"
Hua Xinfeng was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled and said: "You have been fooled a lot, so you will naturally understand some things. It is said that the things tonight are all good, otherwise the threshold fee would not be so expensive."
After some bidding, the first lot was bought with a high-grade spiritual stone, and the auction officially came to an end tonight.
This second auction item is another Taoist artifact, but it has reached the mid-grade Xuan level. The low price requires a high-grade spiritual stone, which is very expensive.
Unfortunately, these Taoist tools did not appeal to Ye Ling. He threw away many of the Xuan-level Taoist tools he obtained from the Tomb of the Demon Saint, which was a real waste of money.
This was all because he was devoted to practicing swords and had never made Taoist tools, so he did not cherish them. However, if he had known that these Taoist tools could be exchanged for spiritual stones, he probably would not have discarded them so casually.
The third item on the auction block was an elixir, which was used in alchemy. Many alchemists in the court bid for it, raising the price again and again, even exceeding the market price.
Hua Xinfeng said: "If you weren't in a hurry to use this elixir, buying it at this price would be a huge loss!"
While they were talking, the waiter at the door knocked on the door and said: "If you three have any items you want, you can tell me to help bid!"
"knew."
Hua Xinfeng said: "Now these are all bought for the people in the main courtyard, and there are no bidders in the private rooms upstairs. The real good things are still behind!"
After hearing what Hua Xinfeng said, Ye Ling realized that it was indeed the case. But it was right to think about it. The cost of the private room upstairs was so high that it was difficult for ordinary people to accept it. Those who could get here were all people with deep family backgrounds. It was natural to have ordinary things.
Won't care.
While they were talking, there was another maid on the stage holding a tray with an ancient book on it. I don't know what it was.
The woman stretched out her hand to pick up the ancient book and showed it to everyone: "This is a fragment of Shenfa, called Xuantian Afterimage, but over the years, half of it has been lost, and only the first half remains. Even so, this body
The method is still good, and maybe there will be an opportunity in the future to find the missing part. Not much to say, this method is a high-grade spiritual stone at a low price, and each increase in price must not be less than five mid-grade spiritual stones!"
As soon as the woman finished speaking, the whole court was very quiet, and no one said anything to bid.
Although the movement technique is relatively rare, it is only a fragment with limited power and such a high price. For a time, everyone was discouraged and did not intend to buy it.
The woman's eyes swept across the large court, and she had a rough idea in her mind. Just when she was about to announce her reservation, at the door of a private room on the sixth floor, the waiter suddenly raised the number plate in his hand and said: "A top-grade spiritual stone!"