Chapter 140 Seating
The auction hall of Jubao Building is located on the top floor of Jubao Building and is usually not open.
This place is a different world. There are no exposed seats in the hall. All are independent private rooms, which protect the privacy of guests to the greatest extent.
After entering the venue, Han Xu took a sign from the staff with a set of numbers written on it. That was their private room number.
To enter the private room, you need to go through a secret passage, so there is no need to worry about being seen by others.
Han Xu got the number nine, which belongs to the row of private rooms closest to the stands.
"What number are you?" Wu Xiuxian also got his own sign, and his was number one.
Han Xu didn't mean to hide it, so he showed his number to Wu Xiuxian.
Wu Xiuxian whispered to Han Xu: "Although the confidentiality of Jubaolou is good, according to convention, the first row, that is, rooms 1 to 10, will be reserved for the guests they think are the most distinguished, because they are closest to the stands."
"If nothing unexpected happens, room 2 should be my fifth brother, and other members of the Wang family of the opposite sex will also be in these rooms."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Han Xu didn't expect there to be such an unspoken rule. He looked at the sign in his hand. It seems that his status in Jubaolou is not very good.
Most of the people participating in the auction this time are young people. Even those officials and officials only sent their juniors to participate.
With two princes here, those old officials will not show up, otherwise they will be competing with the princes for things. If they win, they will offend the princes. If they see good things and don't grab them, they will not feel good.
Following the passage in the secret room, Han Xu quickly brought Qing'er and Nishang to the No. 9 private room. The room was very luxurious, with soft chairs, a table with fine tea sets, a kettle filled with boiling water at a suitable temperature, and several plates of special snacks, which was very considerate.
"Everyone, please sit down and be more casual." Han Xu saw Nichang and Qing'er standing behind him seriously, so he said, "There are no outsiders."
The two knew Han Xu's temper, so they sat down as he said. Qing'er asked, "Young Master, who do you think will be in the first few private rooms?"
"The third prince's private room is No. 1, the fifth prince's is No. 2, and then No. 3, 4, and 5 are naturally Long Ye, Xia Shenghong, and Wei Tong."
"Long Ye is the son-in-law of the emperor, so he should be arranged in No. 3, Xia Shenghong is the captain of the imperial army, so he should be arranged in No. 4, and Wei Tong is naturally No. 5."
"Who are No. 6, 7, and 8?" Nichang asked. If it were reasonable, Han Xu should at least sit in No. 6, but he was arranged in No. 9, so Nichang felt a little unfair.
The young master was despised, which made them more angry than they were looked down upon.
"If Yiyi were here, she might be able to guess it." Han Xu said with a smile. Bai Yiyi was in charge of intelligence work. If she were here, she would definitely be able to analyze it. As for Han Xu, he was too lazy to think about it.
Whoever was in the private rooms in front was not important to him. His purpose of coming today was to buy the ten thousand year old blood ginseng and then heal Yingying's injury.
Han Xu saw Nichang pouting her little mouth, so he said to her: "Don't pay attention to these details. Remember, we are taking a low-key approach."
"I have never seen someone like you, young master. You are obviously very powerful, but you want to hide."
"There are people beyond people and heavens beyond heavens. When you reach my level, you will find that there is a wider world above your head." Han Xu said, regardless of whether Nichang could understand it.
Although he was successful in his few shots, Han Xu understood that this did not mean that he was invincible, but those real masters had never attacked him at all.
As he spoke, Han Xu stopped talking. He sensed that two familiar auras had arrived at the venue.
They were the two Buddhist masters he had discovered earlier with the system, extraordinary masters who practiced the Great Vajra Seal.
"Are Buddhists here to buy things?" Han Xu thought about it, but he didn't believe it. Buddhist monks have always been indifferent to the secular world and lived a very poor life. He had never heard of Buddhist monks coming to the auction.
Soon, all the people who participated in the auction sat in their own private rooms. Han Xu could see the entire stage through the window.
The chief shopkeeper of Jubaolou came up to the stage and said to everyone: "Welcome all distinguished guests to attend our auction in Jubaolou. Let's get started without further ado."
"The first treasure to be auctioned is a ninth-level martial arts technique. You may have heard of this technique. In terms of power, it is definitely the best among the ninth-level martial arts techniques."
At this point, the chief shopkeeper gave up the position in the center of the stand. A maid with a graceful figure came slowly with a pure gold plate and stood in the center of the stand. A beam of light fell from the sky and shone on the gold plate in her hand.
The chief shopkeeper untied the brocade on the gold plate and saw an ancient book on the plate. It was unknown what material the book was made of. Although it was very old, it did not look old at all.
The head shopkeeper picked up the book and said, "The family technique of the former cavalry general, Snow Blade Mad Saber!"
Han Xu was really surprised. The Wang family's Snow Blade Mad Saber was never passed on to others, and even within the family, it was only passed on to the eldest son. After the Wang family was executed, this technique disappeared, and even the Ministry of Justice did not find it.
Unexpectedly, it fell into the hands of Jubao Tower, or more precisely, into the hands of Baige Chamber of Commerce.
"This Baige Chamber of Commerce is really powerful." Han Xu sighed after drinking the tea handed to him by Qing'er. He was not worried about others hearing him. The soundproofing of this private room was excellent, unless he pressed the button when he needed to quote. , the rest of the time, there is absolutely no sound inside the private room from outside.
"The starting price is three hundred thousand taels." As soon as the big shopkeeper's voice fell, someone said: "Three hundred and fifty thousand taels!"
This person's voice came out through a special mechanism in the private room, changing its original characteristics and becoming very mechanical. In fact, no matter who speaks in any private room, the voice that comes out is exactly the same, which also avoids the confusion of bidders. Identity is recognized by voice.
Han Xu was very satisfied with this detail. However, although the private rooms here have good privacy and can block spiritual consciousness and even divine consciousness, they are not unlimited.
The extraordinary spiritual consciousness in the realm of the unity of man and nature can easily penetrate the restrictions in the private room. Other extraordinary ones, as long as their spiritual consciousness is stronger, can penetrate it with a little effort.
It's just that such masters are very rare, and they are even less likely to appear at auctions of this level. They are already at the top of the world, what do they want?
"Four hundred thousand taels!"
"Half a million!"
"Five hundred and fifty thousand!"
The first auction item started with a starting price of 300,000 yuan, which quickly rose to 550,000 yuan. After some competition, it was finally sold at a price of 600,000 yuan.
The person who bought the Snow Blade Crazy Knife was in the private room No. 13. Han Xu guessed that the person in the private room must be a junior of a high-ranking official, at least a third-grade high-ranking official.
The high price of 600,000 yuan was sold at the beginning, and the big shopkeeper smiled broadly. He knew that some of today's treasures could really sell for sky-high prices.
Especially the finale treasure that they have kept secret until now, there is definitely hope that it will fetch a record-breaking transaction price.