Chapter 161: Three Million Spiritual Stones Foreshadowed
Listening to the lively discussions below, Fei Fei couldn’t help but smile.
This time, choosing to auction these flowers first was clearly the right move—what a delightful start to spark interest!
“Fei Fei doesn’t need to give a detailed introduction to this flower, does she? While it doesn’t really boost cultivation, it’s definitely one of the best viewing delights and perfect for winning a lady’s heart.”
“Although it will wilt in less than half a year, because of its rarity, the starting price for a Drunken Immortal Bian Flower is three thousand spiritual stones! We have a total of one hundred flowers.”
As her voice fell, the crowd watched as Fei Fei’s jade hand waved lightly, and instantly, a patch of ground appeared before her, adorned with numerous Drunken Immortal Bian Flowers.
Originally, there weren’t this many, but Qin Bei, having nothing better to do, strolled through the Imperial Garden and uprooted all the flowers along with the sod.
No one dared to stop him.
“Three thousand spiritual stones for one flower? And you’re auctioning a hundred flowers at once? Just for these flowers that will wither away? No matter how rare or beautiful they are, they’re just ordinary flowers at the end of the day. What gives them the right to be priced so steeply?”
“Right? Whose wife’s smile is worth three hundred thousand spiritual stones? Unless Miss Fei Fei is my wife, then I might just grit my teeth and bid!”
A few humorless folks, masquerading as connoisseurs, began to grumble, convinced the auction house had suddenly gone nuts over spiritual stones.
What kind of nonsense is this? Daring to sell something at such an outrageous price!
Yet, just as they finished complaining, bids began to rise.
“Three thousand spiritual stones!”
“Three thousand five hundred!”
In less than a minute, the price for a single flower soared to five thousand spiritual stones.
Qin Bei noticed from his platform that all the bidders were hefty middle-aged cultivators.
The exact ages of these men were hard to pin down, but most were hopeless in their path of cultivation, living the rest of their lives free and easy.
And these chubby bidders were all wealthy cultivators, eager to spend.
They were primarily business owners.
“Ten thousand!”
Just as the crowd below continued to add five hundred here and five hundred there to the price, a jaw-dropping figure resonated from the Heavenly Grade Auction Room directly across from Qin Bei.
The audience turned to glance at the bidding room, falling silent, finally opting to hold their tongues.
Not only was it an exorbitant price, but the individual in that auction room also held an esteemed status.
“Tianzi No. 1? Isn’t that the auction room for the emperor’s uncle? He’s here too?”
Qin Bei immediately recognized the occupant upon spotting the room number.
The Ninth Prince, Qin Rui.
“Whoa! After all this back and forth, we end up right back at the royal family? Good thing Tianzi No. 1 doesn’t charge a handling fee!”
Having identified the bidder, Qin Bei couldn’t help but make a comment, his impression of this imperial uncle growing considerably.
In the entire royal family, there was probably only one person bold enough to spend copiously for the sake of amusement. The rest had to tiptoe around, fearing they’d get reported.
“Congratulations to our Ninth Prince for winning the first lot; let’s move on to the second.”
In her effort to save time, Fei Fei offered a brief congratulatory remark before diving into the next item up for bid.
“The Yugiri Flower, a unique exquisite bloom from the Flower Kingdom, starting at three thousand spiritual stones per flower, with a total of one hundred!”
After Fei Fei finished speaking, a moment of silence fell over the room.
Everyone looked utterly perplexed, their expressions akin to: (??ˇ?ˇ??)
Including the Ninth Prince.
So was this just a game?
Since there are similar items, can’t they be auctioned simultaneously?
Why go around in circles like this?
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