Qin Shi's face darkened, and he hurriedly retreated a few steps in alarm. He looked at Li Qi with a strange expression. "I say, don't tell me you have some problems in that area?
Don't fall in love with me. "
"Huh?"
Li Qi was taken aback. Then, he said angrily, "Brother Shi, what you said isn't right. I love women. We're brothers. You want me to fall in love with you? That's impossible, unless you're willing to be gay."
"Get lost!"
If it wasn't for the fact that he didn't want to get himself into trouble, Qin Shi felt that he would have kicked Li Qi from the auction seat on the 110th floor to the center of the stage.
"Hehe."
Li Qi didn't feel Qin Shi's anger at all. "So, Brother Shi, don't worry. I just want to be your follower."
"Alright."
Qin Shi shook his head helplessly. He didn't want to communicate with this problematic young man anymore. He focused on the auction that was about to start.
The shopping center was a well-known commercial district on the continent, and the Memorial Auction House was the largest auction house here. It had to be said that this auction was really successful from the beginning to the present. Liu Feifei was also very capable. Every word she said seemed to be able to read people's minds and hit the deepest desire in people's hearts, which made people involuntarily raise the price.
Moreover, it was a wise choice to use the Calamity Elixir, which seemed ordinary but was in high demand on the continent, to start the auction. It could be said that the current atmosphere of the auction was because of the craziness caused by the Calamity Elixir.
But in the end, Qin Shi didn't bid. Firstly, he didn't have the so-called red beans. Secondly, he just wanted to test the waters and see the value of the Memorial Auction House.
Of course, judging from the current situation, he had succeeded. But it was also a great blow to him. An ordinary Tribulation Elixir had been sold for 1,300 Xuan Crystals. One could imagine the sky-high price of the 10,000-year-old Blood Ganoderma, which would be the finale item in the memorial auction half a month later.
"With my current funds, it's impossible to auction the 10,000-year-old Blood Lingzhi Mushroom."
Qin Shi thought to himself helplessly, "Looks like I won't be able to rest in peace while I'm in the city."
Qin Shi counted the Xuan Crystals in his hand. Including the ones he took out from the Qin Sect before he left, he only had three or two thousand Xuan Crystals. In the Sacrificial Auction House, it was not even enough to fill the gap between his teeth. If he threw it out, it would be like a stone sinking into the sea without making a sound.
Of course, if he wanted to, he could have gotten more Celestial Crystals from the Qin Sect. With the Qin Sect's current status in the Crimson Flame Sect and the Hundred Tides Sect, plus the cooperation with the Wu Men Auction House, it wouldn't have been a problem for them to get at least 10,000 Celestial Crystals.
It was just that he didn't wish to rely on the Qin Sect too much. The Qin Sect was supposed to be his foundation. Moreover, the Qin Sect had just become the number one sect of the Hundred Tides Sect. The Qin Sect's development was also extremely costly. He didn't want to give the Qin Sect any more pressure.
Helplessly, he spread his hands. "Looks like I'll have to go back to my old ways."
He thought helplessly. At this time, he stood up. Since he already knew the situation, he did not intend to auction it. Instead of wasting time here, it was better to find a way to accumulate more Xuan Crystals.
Pak!
But often, things wouldn't go according to his plan. Just as he was about to leave, a fair hand suddenly grabbed onto his wrist. Mi Cai's beautiful eyes twinkled as she stared fixedly at the stage.
Xiao Mi Cai's reaction caused Qin Shi to furrow his brows as he turned his gaze towards the stage. He saw a 9th Grade Three Mark Spirit Pill that had just been hammered down and the thick pill fragrance was still lingering in the air. Below, Liu Feifei was pushing a trolley with a huge display case on it. When the display case was pushed onto the stage, Xiao Mi Cai's body visibly trembled as killing intent flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Qin Shi reacted quickly. He held Mi Cai down so that she wouldn't do anything rash. He asked, "Little girl, what's going on?"
"Daddy, I beg you. You must help me get it."
Mi Cai didn't say anything. She just looked at Qin Shi with determination.
Qin Shi was startled. Truthfully speaking, this was the first time in a long time that Little Mi Cai had begged him so seriously. Because of this, he also became serious. He was prepared to see exactly what the next auction item was that could cause Little Mi Cai to be so serious.
"The next auction item is a very special item. It took us a lot of effort to obtain it. Alright, as usual, Feifei will not waste any more time. Let's take a look at this extraordinary auction item!"
Liu Feifei raised her hand and lifted the red cloth covering the display case. Then, a pungent smell of blood assaulted their nostrils. Everyone, including Qin Shi, couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses.
There was a strong chill in the smell of blood. Even the air seemed to have slowed down at this moment.
Qin Shi, on the other hand, was extremely focused as he looked at the center of the display cabinet. On the display cabinet, there was an extremely exquisite container. Its entire body was silvery-white, and from the looks of it, it was made from a rare type of ceramic.
There was a bottle of viscous blood in the porcelain. When Qin Shi's black eyes met the blood, he was slightly shocked, because the color of the blood was not an ordinary red. It was actually multicolored.
Qin Shi had only seen this kind of blood on Mi Cai.
"As everyone can see, this special auction item is the Blood Essence of a Rainbow Auspicious Cloud Snake that's ranked at the top of the Divine Ferocious Beast List. Moreover, this Blood Essence has an extraordinary origin. It's the Blood Essence of the leader of the Rainbow Auspicious Cloud Snakes from the previous Divine Ferocious Beast List. The powerful energy contained in it is sufficient for a Domain Realm expert to favor it."
Clatter!
Qin Shi's heart beat wildly. Even though he had already guessed the result, he still found it hard to accept when the answer came from Liu Feifei's mouth.
"No wonder this little girl had such a big reaction," the Blood Sorcerer said.
Qin Shi looked towards Xiao Mi Cai and he could see the unprecedented grimness on Xiao Mi Cai's face. That tender jade hand of hers was strangling him so tightly that it had even pierced through her skin. Qin Shi thought to himself: "That's right. This is truly unexpected. If it is like what you said, that Xiao Mi Cai is also from the royal family of the Seven-colored Auspicious Cloud Snake, then the previous leader might be her relative … She is still so young and to let her suffer the pain of being separated by life and death, it is truly hard on this little lass."
At the thought of this, Qin Shi secretly made up his mind to help Mi Cai take back the blood essence of the Rainbow Auspicious Cloud Snake leader. However, he narrowed his eyes. Just like what Li Qi had said, he did not even have a single red bean on him. How was he going to compete with these big shots?
"Alright, let's cut the crap. Let's start with 500 red beans!"
"600!"
"800!"
"1,000!"
"1,500!"
Looking at the skyrocketing price, Qin Shi's heart grew heavier. At this rate, the value of the blood essence could possibly exceed 10,000.
10,000 red beans was equivalent to 100,000 Glazed Crystal. It was a value that even he could not afford. What should he do?
All of a sudden, Li Qi nudged him from the side, causing him to turn his head in confusion. "You pushed me, what's wrong?" he asked.
"Big brother, you look so anxious. Are you tempted by the blood essence?"
Qin Shi squinted his eyes and kept quiet for a while. He nodded without hiding anything, "Indeed, but I do not have enough Glazed Crystal."
"That's easy. I don't have Glazed Crystal, but I have quite a lot of red beans."
Who would have thought that Li Qi, who seemed insignificant to Qin Shi, would become the key to whether he could get the blood essence or not. Li Qi suddenly opened her hand and passed a black card to Qin Shi. "Big brother, there are 10,000 red beans in this black card. Use them first. If it is not enough, let me know. I still have more."
"What?"
Qin Shi stared at the black card with his eyes wide open. "10,000 red beans?
You're not lying to me? "
Li Qi blinked innocently. "Yes, why would I lie to you?"
After receiving confirmation, Qin Shi's mouth went dry. He accepted the black card and felt the intense fluctuations coming from it. Then he discovered that there really were ten thousand Red Beans inside, causing him to gulp down a mouthful of saliva.
10,000 red beans was 100,000 Glazed Crystal.
That was a sky-high price that not many giants on this continent possessed.
In the end, this little guy took it out so casually. Who exactly was this little guy?
Qin Shi could not help but be curious about Li Qi.
"Big brother, hurry up and start the auction. The blood essence of the Rainbow Magic Cloud Snake Commander is second only to the superior-grade spiritual weapon in this auction. If we don't make the first move, more and more people will bid for it."
"At the auction, it's fine if others don't bid. Once they do, it's hard to stop. After all, this is a matter of pride and no one wants to give up. Hence, we have to scare them off with a high price."
"Eh, I didn't expect you to be so familiar with the rules of the auction." Qin Shi looked at Li Qi meaningfully.
Li Qi scratched his head with a silly smile. "Hehe, it's purely a guess. I like this kind of atmosphere. Hence, I'll attend most of the auctions in the Memorial Auction House. After watching for a long time, I'll naturally understand some things."
"Is that so?"
Qin Shi let out a strange laugh. He looked at Li Qi and nodded awkwardly. He did not pursue the matter further. However, he would never believe Li Qi's words even if he was beaten to death. Just from the fact that he could take out 100,000 Glazed Crystals so casually, he was certain that Li Qi's background was not simple.
However, he understood what Li Qi meant. The most dreaded thing in the auction house was a tug-of-war. If you raised your bid a little, then I raised my bid a little. Many a little makes a mickle, which would only lead to more people falling into the trap.
"I'll return these 10,000 red beans to you sooner or later."
Because of this, Qin Shi solemnly said. After which, he focused his attention towards the stage of the auction. His gaze was fixed on the seven-colored essence blood for a long time. Listening to the continuously auctioning price of around five thousand red beans, he finally raised the number plate in his hand.