Sweeping Through Martial Arts: My Clone's Extraordinary Talent

A moment later, a servant brought over a brocade box.

Zhao Yu opened the brocade box and showed it to everyone. Inside was a pair of crystal-clear jade horses.

"oh!"

A gasp of amazement erupted from the audience.

Clearly, these jade horses are quite valuable.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you've all heard the story of the Jade Horse, haven't you? This pair of treasures was acquired by our Stone Serpent Merchant Guild after many twists and turns, and it'll serve as our appetizer tonight!"

Zhao Yu spoke in a loud voice with a slight smile on his face.

Those in the audience who knew their stuff started whispering among themselves. Although Shen Han wasn't interested in the jade horse, he did hear some of its secrets.

Legend has it that the jade horse was a tribute to the imperial court.

Decades ago, the then Crown Princess lost it during an outing. The court searched for a long time but could not find it, and could only announce that it would no longer exercise its right of possession over it.

"Unbelievable, the Jade Horse was acquired by the Stone Serpent Merchant Guild!"

"The Chamber of Commerce is truly remarkable!"

"In my opinion, the asking price will definitely not be low."

Zhao Yu, observing the crowd's reactions, smiled and waved his folding fan, "Let's not delay! The starting bid for these jade horses is six hundred taels of silver. Let the bidding begin!"

Six hundred taels... Shen Han was speechless.

"I'll offer six hundred and fifty taels!"

"Six hundred and eighty!"

"Seven hundred and twenty taels!"

For a moment, the sounds of bidding rose and fell from the audience.

Of course, those who wanted to buy the pair of jade horses were almost all wealthy merchants and gentry; not a single martial arts practitioner made an offer.

After a round of bidding, the jade horse was won by customer number eleven for eight hundred taels of silver.

Then, Zhao Yu took out several more items.

Calligraphy, paintings, antiques, and other items were also sold at similar prices.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed since the auction began.

Of the twenty-nine items, more than half have already been sold.

The atmosphere in the room gradually heated up, and Zhao Yu said, "Alright, next up is a martial arts manual."

Upon hearing this, the martial arts practitioners in the audience immediately became restless.

Zhao Yu gestured to the servant, who understood and handed Zhao Yu a small booklet.

coming!

Shen Han stared intently.

Zhao Yu waved the booklet and introduced it: "This is a martial art of lightness called 'Wind and Thunder Steps,' which my Stone Serpent Merchant Guild obtained by chance."

Those who practice martial arts understand that the importance of footwork is self-evident.

Once you master this Wind and Thunder Step, you'll be as free as a fish leaping in the sea and as unrestrained as a bird soaring in the sky; you'll be virtually invincible.

"Vice President Zhao, enough with the small talk, what's the starting bid?"

Some martial artists are already impatient.

Zhao Yu smiled and said, "The starting price is nine hundred taels of silver."

"Alright, nine hundred and fifty taels!"

The martial artist immediately added fifty taels of silver.

"I'll add another forty taels!"

"One thousand taels!"

"I will offer 1,100 taels of silver."

The bidding for this martial arts manual grew louder and louder, pushing the auction to a true climax.

Zhao Yu was quite satisfied.

As the organizer, he naturally wanted the price to be as high as possible.

It seems those patrons at the tavern are indeed well-informed; there really is a martial arts manual up for auction… Shen Han thought to himself.

He did not make a bid.

Firstly, he didn't even have enough silver to cover the starting bid, so he wasn't qualified to bid.

Secondly, his goal is the cultivation technique; movement techniques are not currently under consideration.

"One thousand two hundred taels!"

Just then, Xuan Yangzi, who had been silent all along, stood up.

He patted the curved sword at his waist, his fierce eyes sweeping over the guests in the hall: "This humble Taoist, Xuan Yangzi, is determined to obtain the 'Wind and Thunder Steps,' please give me some face!"

Swish!

As soon as he said this, no one else bid.

"Congratulations, Daoist Xuan Yangzi, on acquiring the 'Wind and Thunder Steps' manual for 1,200 taels of silver."

Zhao Yu said quickly.

Xuan Yangzi paid with the silver notes, took the manual from Zhao Yu, glanced at it a few times, and then left the Spirit Serpent Tower.

Soon, another half hour passed.

Items were sold one by one, with only three remaining unsold. Many people managed to buy what they wanted, but most knew they would have to leave empty-handed.

"Next up is another secret manual."

Another booklet appeared in Zhao Yu's hand.

However, compared to the "Wind and Thunder Steps" we just saw, this booklet is much older and clearly has a lot of damage.

Zhao Yu said, "This is a martial arts manual called 'Ancient Yang Technique.' Practicing this technique can refine pure Yang Qi."

Auction begins now, starting bid 250 taels.

Immediately, a martial artist raised a question: "Vice President Zhao, why is the price so low?"

Two hundred and fifty taels is the lowest price among all the items tonight.

Zhao Yu then showed the secret manual to everyone again: "Our Stone Serpent Chamber of Commerce never deceives its customers. Please look, this manual is incomplete. I have checked it and it is missing nearly 30% of the content. Therefore, the Chamber of Commerce must not charge exorbitant prices."

"Incomplete?"

"How can we practice then?"

"that is……"

Several martial artists who were initially interested immediately lost interest.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu quickly said, "Even though it's an incomplete copy, it's not impossible to glean some insights from it."

Despite his repeated explanations.

However, it's difficult for anyone to bid on an incomplete manual.

Left with no other option, Zhao Yu could only bite the bullet and ask, "Does anyone need this copy of 'Ancient Yang Technique'?"

I called out twice, but there was no response.

Is it going to go unsold...? Zhao Yu's expression was not good.

"I'll offer two hundred and fifty taels."

At the crucial moment, Shen Han raised his hand and announced the price.

This is all of his wealth.

If someone bids against him, he will have no more chips.

The reason he chose to bid was simple: the incomplete manual was no problem for his clone!

The book "Raging Dragon Fist" was missing three moves, but the clone could still automatically fill in the gaps and master them to perfection. In a short time, it even reached the point of perfection. The current "Ancient Yang Skill" should not be too difficult for the clone either.

"Anything with an extra charge?"

Zhao Yu breathed a huge sigh of relief.

"That's all, right? Congratulations to customer number 32 for winning this 'Ancient Yang Gong' manual!"

He immediately approved the decision, seemingly afraid that Shen Han would change his mind.

Shen Han went on stage, paid Zhao Yu 250 taels of silver, and accepted the secret manual.

When I sat back down.

Suddenly, two young girls gracefully walked into the hall. One of them wore a white dress, with a slender figure and a beautiful face; the other, presumably a maid, was carefully attending to her.

They also had number plates; theirs was number 109.

The auction was now drawing to a close.

Thanks to Zhao Yu's efforts, the last two items were sold, and the auction came to an end. Overall, the Stone Serpent Merchant Guild made a fortune.

Everyone got up and left.

The two girls arrived late and left the latest.

"Miss, it seems the things we wanted to buy have already been purchased by someone else..."

"Yes, but I'm determined to win!"

"What do we do now?"

The girl in the white dress smiled faintly: "I have my own plans. Yang Liu, go and rent a carriage first."

"Yes, Miss!"

"I arrived just one step too late; life is truly unpredictable!"

The next moment, a subtle, enigmatic smile appeared on the lips of the girl in the white dress.