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Chapter 56: Capture her as a foot-washing maid

Looking at the somewhat familiar figure, in order not to appear to be out of place, Xu Huan followed the same reaction as everyone else present. He suddenly straightened up and leaned forward slightly. Even though he was wearing a conical hat, he pretended to open his eyes slightly and stare straight at her.

The silky black hair is lightly tied into a bun for a young woman, and a few plump and round pearls are dotted in between, which is just right and makes the hair look soft, shiny and lustrous.

The bright moonlight casts a face whose charm is hard to describe. It is too white if powdered, too red if rouge is applied. The eyes are as clear as spring water, the mouth is as bright and moist as cinnabar, and every frown and smile is captivating.

She wore a moon-white cheongsam with a slanting collar and long sleeves, embroidered with ink-wash bamboo leaves. The slit did not reach the knee, outlining her exquisite figure. Her proudly erect chest held up the collar high, and her graceful waist was tightly bound, making her moon-shaped hips more firm and round, rising and falling like the peaks of the mountains, vaguely revealing her alluring charm.

The lower half of her straight and slender calves were wrapped in a layer of plain skin-colored spider silk stockings as thin as bamboo membrane, which contrasted beautifully with the smooth and creamy snow-white skin underneath. Under the light, it looked even more crystal clear. As she moved with her lotus steps, she exuded a dignity and elegance that was difficult for ordinary women to achieve.

Everyone looked at the beautiful figure, who was like a fairy in the moon, walking slowly to the center of the auction platform in moon-white embroidered shoes with wedge heels.

"Boom~Boom~Boom..."

Each graceful step seemed to step precisely on everyone's heart, causing the blood in the body to suddenly accelerate and flow madly in the body.

“Huff, huff, huff…”

Xu Huan suddenly heard bursts of rapid breathing sounds in his ears. He frowned in confusion and turned his head to look away.

Some guests who did not cover their faces had their cheeks slowly turning red and hot, and some even had two lines of blood flowing from their nostrils, dripping down their lips like little snakes.

A guest next to him twisted his body restlessly, and seemed to notice Xu Huan's gaze. He couldn't help but show a trace of embarrassment, wiped the blood from his nose and said, "I made a mistake..."

After hearing this, Xu Huan was still a little confused, so he listened to the guest next to him and responded.

"Human nature."

"It's easy."

"This is true."

"..."

Hearing this, Xu Huan nodded, becoming even more confused. After a while, he caught a glimpse of someone not far away moving restlessly, staring at the graceful figure in the center of the platform with a fiery gaze, which made him understand immediately.

"No one is perfect..." Xu Huan sighed secretly in his heart and shook his head slightly, almost imperceptibly. Such a plump and graceful woman was really elegant, too elegant, so elegant that it could make people make mistakes in public.

"Dear distinguished guests, it's our first meeting. My name is Madam Yue, and I am the owner of Tianyifang. Fortunately, I have been appreciated by Tianzhen Pavilion and am now the auctioneer. I hope you will take good care of me."

A soft, elegant voice came from the center of the auction platform, passed through the trumpet flowers on the side, and resounded throughout the entire venue, perking up the dazed and distracted crowd. They stared straight at the person who spoke, Madam Yue.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on her, Madam Yue raised the corner of her mouth to smile slightly, as ethereal and brilliant as fireworks. Then she moved her jade-smooth right hand slightly, gracefully shook the round fan in her hand, and slightly opened her red lips.

"I believe you all know the rules of the auction and are getting impatient. I won't say much. Now, please take a look at the first lot."

As she gently waved her finger at a round white silk fan embroidered with a moon and stars, a pretty maid in red pushed a small cart and pulled the auction items onto the platform, displaying them in front of everyone.

"Ten pieces of Shu brocade, from the distant Shudao Mountain region. Starting price: one thousand gold coins."

Madam Yue stood still, graceful and elegant, with her eyes moving around as she waved her round fan elegantly, which seemed to arouse the bidding enthusiasm of the people in the venue, and immediately everyone started bidding.

"One thousand and one!" A man in black robe stood up first and made a bid.

"Bah! You're so rude! I'll give you 1,500 gold coins!" Upon hearing this, another man in a black robe stood up and made a bid. "Poor bastard! I'll give you 2,500 gold coins!" A young man from the family stood up and made a bid.

"Don't rush! I'll give you four thousand!"

"Five thousand and five!"

"Seven thousand!"

The sounds of price increases continued to ring out like waves.

Xu Huan glanced at the increasingly heated atmosphere in the field and shook his head secretly. Then he leaned lazily on the back of the chair, turned his eyes, looked at the graceful and elegant woman on the podium, and sighed secretly in his heart.

"Shu brocade, a high-end textile and work of art with a long history, usually sells for only 500 gold coins per piece at Tianyifang. However, after the auction by the new owner Meifang, it's going to fetch a premium of over 10,000 gold coins. In one word, it's incredible!"

After a while, the first item was finally bought by the patriarch of a medium-sized family at a high price of 11,000.

……

As time passed, each item that came up for auction was bought at a high price far exceeding its intrinsic value by customers who wanted to win Madam Yue's smile as she casually waved her round fan.

Unfortunately, Madam Yue seemed like a fairy who was not of this world. She just stood there quietly, with a faint smile on her lips that never widened because of anyone.

Even so, the atmosphere in the venue remained high, and everyone's interest in the auction became more and more intense. Like a peacock spreading its colorful tail screen to court a mate, they all used the opportunity of bidding to show off their financial skills.

"Hey, boy, are you attracted to that charming and beautiful lady?" Zhen Qiankun's old voice suddenly reached Xu Huan's ears through the Qiankun Cauldron.

Hearing this, Xu Huan, who had been lazily leaning back in his chair, immediately withdrew his secretly admiring gaze, his mind immersed in the Qiankun Cauldron, and said unhappily: "Hey, what do you mean, ancestor? What do you want to do?"

"I'm not thinking of anything. I just want to know if you're interested. If you are, I, the ancestor, can lend you my power so that you can capture her and take her home to be your foot-washing maid." Zhen Qiankun's slightly bewitching words were filled with a hint of intrigue. "Just think about it, how wonderful it would be to have such a beautiful young woman washing your feet?"

Xu Huan, who had originally thought nothing of it, started to think about it after hearing what Zhen Qiankun said, and recalled the foot bath experience in Chunfeng Tower.

She was dressed in an elegant cheongsam, half squatting, her graceful figure creating an alluring curve under the tight clothes. On her gentle and shy face, a pair of starry eyes looked at her lovingly...

"Damn it, you shameless old ancestor. Didn't you say that we are Taoists? Then as Taoists, shouldn't we stay away from women? Don't try to ruin my Taoist heart!" Xu Huan said viciously, shaking his head violently to get rid of the lustful thoughts that quietly rose in his heart.

"Haha, why are you in such a hurry? We are not ordinary Taoists. If you are tempted, just..." Zhen Qiankun spoke again in a somewhat bewitching tone.

"Go away, she is a married woman and I am also engaged, don't mention it again!" Rolling his eyes so that no one could see, Xu Huan flatly rejected it.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Qiankun stopped talking and just sat cross-legged on the soul body on the ground, his white brows furrowed, a hint of surprise and doubt flashed in his eyes, and he muttered to himself in a low voice.

"There's a familiar aura about this beautiful woman."

"But I can't remember where I've seen it before."

"It's really, really strange."

"Alas, I hope Xu Huan won't have too much contact with him."

(End of this chapter)