Ch 196: Imitation Immortal King Golden Staff

Compared to ordinary courtesans, Miao Zi’s freedom dues of 550,000 Light Stones were almost tripled, so the Brothel Keeper was quite satisfied, but she couldn’t say so.

“Oh! My good daughter! You’ve been with me for over twenty years, and now you’re leaving! My heart aches!”, the Brothel Keeper pretended to cry, but there were no tears in her eyes.

“Alright! We all know! We all know! Hurry up and get the contract!”, the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion boss comforted her insincerely as the Brothel Keeper fake-cried.

“What’s the rush, Boss Wen!? This old woman will get it! I’ll get it!”, the Brothel Keeper took out a two-foot-long, one-palm-wide jade tablet from her Storage Bracelet, trembling, not knowing if it was from nervousness or excitement.

“Young Master Bai! It’s your turn!”, the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion boss looked at Bai Jintong.

“Easy! Easy!”, Bai Jintong took out an empty Storage Bracelet, put all 550,000 Light Stones into it, and handed it to the Brothel Keeper.

“Oh ~ Thank you, Young Master Bai! Thank you, Young Master Bai!”, the Brothel Keeper took the Storage Bracelet and counted it, and her whole face was like a blooming chrysanthemum, her eyes narrowed into a line.

“You’re welcome! You’re welcome! The contract!”, Bai Jintong said.

“Here! Here!”, the Brothel Keeper respectfully handed the contract to Bai Jintong.

“Thank you, Mama Guo! Go talk to Miao Zi! Bring all her familiar sisters here tonight, after the banquet she will go back with me tomorrow!”, Bai Jintong said.

“Okay! Okay!”, Mama Guo nodded and bowed, and walked towards the back of the stage.

“My good daughter…”, before she reached the backstage, the Maid next to Miao Zi called Miao Zi out. Seeing her figure, the Brothel Keeper burst into tears again.

“Mother…”, Miao Zi was naturally sensible, and hugged the Brothel Keeper, shedding tears.

Then the two went backstage to talk, arranging who to call for the farewell banquet tonight. There was not much true affection between the brothels, but Miao Zi grew up here, and still had a few close sisters.

While the Brothel Keeper and Miao Zi were talking, Bai Jintong took out the Light Stones he had prepared in advance and gave them to Xiao Bing and the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion boss, thanking them for helping to mediate. Each of them received a thousand and happily accepted.

After the Brothel Keeper and Miao Zi finished talking, Bai Jintong went out with the two women to prepare for the farewell banquet in the evening, and Lin Yu and Hua Kong planned to pay the bill and leave.

“Is Son-in-Law in such a hurry? There’s a small auction here tonight, with rare and exquisite items!”, Xiao Bing said quickly when she saw the two were about to leave.

“A small auction?”, Lin Yu and Hua Kong were indeed interested.

“Yes!”, Xiao Bing replied.

“What items are being auctioned!”, Lin Yu asked.

“Wait a moment! I’ll get the auction item list!”, Xiao Bing was only responsible for attracting customers, the specific auction items were with the Shopkeeper.

“Okay!”, so Lin Yu and Hua Kong sat down and continued to listen to the music.

“Son-in-Law! Young Master!”, after a while, Xiao Bing brought two copies of the auction item list and handed them to Lin Yu and Hua Kong.

“Good!”, the two took the auction item list and began to study it.

“Level 3 Fire Dragon Crystal! This item is born at the intersection of Earth Vein magma and needs to absorb the essence of Earth Fire for thousands of years to take shape. If a Cultivator refines it, it can greatly enhance the power of Fire-based Cultivation Methods, and can even condense Fire Dragon True Flames ━ a top-level exotic fire that can burn Magical Artifacts below Level 3. In the field of Artifact Refining, Level 3 Fire Dragon Crystal is the core material for forging Fire-attribute Natal Magical Treasures. Legend has it that the Li Fire Sky Pearl is made by melting seven Fire Dragon Crystals, which can burn mountains and boil seas when fully activated. Starting price: 2 million Light Stones!”

“Demon Scale Sword! Made by Sword Forging Master Ou Yeping! The main material of the Demon Scale Sword is usually taken from the scales of high-level Demon Beasts or Spirit Beasts. The sword body is often melted with rare metals such as extraterrestrial meteorite iron and purple gold. In some settings, Demon Beast souls or forbidden powers are injected to form a symbiotic characteristic. It can absorb the user’s hatred, fighting spirit, or external elements, and transform it into sword body Spiritual Power to enhance attack power! Starting price: 5 million Light Stones!”

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“Golden Light Treasure Staff! Forged by a Great Power of the Golden Light Sect with Chaos Profound Gold, the surface is engraved with flowing Space-Time Runes, and the staff body is surrounded by a spiral golden light band, simulating the solidified trajectory of the stars. A Time Wheel Bead is inlaid at the top, containing compressed Space-Time Energy, which can show multiple Space-Time illusions when urged by magic power, such as the collapse of nebulae and the rushing of the river of time. The staff handle is engraved with a nine-layered Heavenly Palace pattern, symbolizing its control over multi-dimensional space. Starting price: 15 million Light Stones!”

“Trunk Auction Item! Imitation Immortal King Golden Staff! This product is carefully crafted by the Clan’s Grand Artisan! It has one percent of the real power of the Immortal King Golden Staff! Starting price: 20 million Light Stones!”

“Imitation Immortal King Golden Staff! Starting price: 20 million Light Stones! What is this? Why is an imitation so expensive?”, Lin Yu asked in surprise.

“I think Son-in-Law already knows the power of the Immortal King Golden Staff. This is a treasure that the Zhao Family Ancestor desperately obtained. It has been passed down in the Zhao Family for hundreds of thousands of years. The Zhao Family has had elite Grand Artisans trying to replicate the Immortal King Golden Staff to increase the Zhao Family’s combat power, but how can such a treasure as the Immortal King Golden Staff be so easily imitated? The Zhao Family has spent hundreds of thousands of years of research, and only researched some slightly less powerful imitations. The power is only one percent of the real product, but it is also a very powerful and rare treasure!”, Xiao Bing explained proudly, obviously feeling proud to be born in the Zhao Family.

“I see! When does the auction start?”, Lin Yu and Hua Kong were not high in realm, and they still had some Light Stones in their hands, so they wanted to buy some treasures for self-defense.

“It will start in more than an hour! Why don’t Son-in-Law and Young Master rest for a while, have dinner, and I will take you there!”, Xiao Bing said.

“Okay! Okay!”, Lin Yu and Hua Kong agreed.

“Son-in-Law! Young Master! Follow me!”, Xiao Bing said, got up and led the two to the side rooms in the Manor. There were guest rooms to rest in.

“Son-in-Law! Young Master! You can rest in any of these rooms! Xiao Bing will go back first!”, Xiao Bing brought the two to the side room and retreated.

“Okay! Okay!”, Lin Yu and Hua Kong saw Xiao Bing leave, so they each chose a room and lay on the bed to rest for a while.

When it was time for dinner, Xiao Bing came to wake the two up, followed by two Maids, each carrying a food box. The two ate some simple meals, and followed Xiao Bing out of the Imperial Zenith Hall and came to the opposite door of the Imperial Zenith Hall and walked in.

This hall looked a bit inconspicuous from the outside, but as soon as they opened the door, Lin Yu and Hua Kong knew that this was also a Space Magical Item, because the interior of this place was quite large. Not only were there several rows of seats, but there were also four floors of boxes.

These seats and boxes were very dense, wrapping the ten-foot square auction stage in the middle, which seemed a bit crowded. There were only eight half-foot wide roads between the seats and boxes for guests to walk.

Not only did the interior space of this hall seem cramped, but the decoration was also very simple. It was not as exquisite as the carved beams and painted buildings in the Imperial Zenith Hall. The Spirit Stone Lamps on the top were quite old, and the tables and chairs even gave people the feeling of being covered in pulp.

Some people had already come to the hall, sitting sparsely in the seats, talking in low voices, but the two of them may have arrived early, there were not many people in the hall, and most of them were Maids and Shop Assistants, who were busy in the hall, either carrying wine and fruit into the boxes, or cleaning the floor seats of the auction hall.

Lin Yu and Hua Kong were naturally led to the boxes on the second floor. When they opened the door and entered the box, the two found that the box was not spacious. There were only two rows of chairs, which could probably seat seven or eight people. There was a small table between the two rows of chairs. At the end of the small table was a huge Glazed Window. Sitting on the chair, you could see the auction items on the auction stage and the seats below.

“Sister Bing!”, seeing Xiao Bing leading two people, the Shop Assistant who was wiping the box door at the entrance of the box quickly greeted her.

“Pillar, this is Son-in-Law Lin!”, Xiao Bing said.

“Son-in-Law! Young Master! Wait a moment!”, the Shop Assistant quickly greeted them, and shouted downstairs, calling two beautiful Maids to serve them, “Fufu! Qinger! Come and serve!”.

“Hey ~~ here we come!”, the two women responded sweetly, but the sound came from under the auction stage. It turned out that there was another floor below, which should be the logistics place.

“Son-in-Law! Young Master! I’m going back!”, Xiao Bing said goodbye and left, and the two Maids had already walked up from downstairs and came to the two of them, each holding wine and snacks.

“Son-in-Law! Young Master! Come in!”, the two women put down the things in their hands and pulled the two of them in.

“Okay! Okay!”, Lin Yu and Hua Kong sat on either side of the table.

“Son-in-Law!”

“Young Master!”

“Have some wine to moisten your throat!”, a Maid poured the wine into a cup polished with Spirit Stones and brought it to the two of them.

“Son-in-Law! My name is Fufu! This is for you! If you see a treasure you like later! You can use this to bid!”, the Maid named Fufu took out two Magical Artifacts from the cloth bag behind the door and gave them to the two of them.

“How do I use this?”, there was a Spirit Stone on this Magical Artifact, but there were two buttons on the wooden board below.

“Son-in-Law! When the time comes, you just need to hold this Auction Treasure Token, write the specific amount on the jade tablet with your finger, and press this green button towards the auction item! The auction stage over there will receive your bid price! If you regret it, just press this red button! But be quick! Once the auction is set, you have to buy it! If you refuse to buy, you will be fined!”, Fufu whispered to the two of them about the bidding method.

“Okay! Got it!”, Lin Yu and Hua Kong said they understood.

“Okay! Then I’ll relax Son-in-Law’s shoulders!”, after Fufu finished introducing, she stood behind Lin Yu and began to massage Lin Yu’s shoulders, while the Maid named Qinger stood behind Hua Kong and also began to massage him.

The two women’s techniques were very good, Lin Yu and Hua Kong enjoyed it very much, and picked up the wine in front of them and tasted it. It was a more common Spiritual Wine on the market, relatively high-end, but not the best, and the taste was quite good.

The two of them enjoyed the massage from the two women. After about a stick of incense, the guests downstairs gradually increased, the seats gradually filled up, and the venue became noisy. The boxes upstairs and downstairs were also coming in and out, and many more high-level guests came.

But the auction had not yet started. After about half an hour, a beautiful girl in a light blue long shirt appeared on the auction stage, chatting with the guests under the stage, and communicating with the Shop Assistants running behind her to understand the arrival of the guests.

After being busy for a stick of incense, all the guests who were scheduled to come had arrived. The girl in blue picked up the small hammer next to her and banged it on the small gong next to her. The noise in the venue immediately quieted down.

“Hello everyone! Hello Uncles! Hello Brothers and Sisters! Welcome everyone to today’s auction! I believe everyone has already received today’s auction item list! And understand today’s auction items! Then let’s start early! End early!”, almost all the people who came to the auction were from the Zhao Family, so the woman didn’t have too much politeness.

“The first auction item! Level 3 Fire Dragon Crystal! Starting price: 2 million Light Stones! The minimum price increase is 5,000! Let the auction begin!”

The woman rang the small gong next to her again, signaling everyone to start bidding.

“Two million two hundred thousand!”, a young guest on the first floor called out.

“Two million two hundred thousand once!”

“Two million three hundred thousand!”

“Two million three hundred thousand once!”