The Burial Tower of Immortals buries the heavens, the earth, and all the immortals.
Chapter 173 A Beauty's Invitation
Qin Changye had already offended the second son of the Grand Elder of the Jin Xin Chamber of Commerce before, and now he didn't mind offending the eldest son of the Grand Elder of the Jin Xin Chamber of Commerce again.
Just as the battle was about to break out, a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in a bright red cheongsam, with a slit almost up to her waist revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin, strode onto the auction stage of the First Auction House.
This stunningly beautiful woman was no stranger to everyone; she was the chief auctioneer of the Jin Xin Chamber of Commerce, the dream lover of countless men, Yan Ruyu.
A wealthy young man from the North once spent a fortune on her.
There were also some of the most outstanding talents in the Northern Continent who fought over her.
At this moment, her grand entrance as the auctioneer signifies the official start of the Jin Xin Auction.
"Consider yourself lucky, the auction is about to begin, but I'll settle accounts with you as soon as it ends."
Hao Huagui suppressed his anger and gritted his teeth as he uttered harsh words.
"Okay, I'll be waiting!"
Qin Changye also returned to his seat and sat down.
At this Jin Xin Auction, the dozen or so medicinal herbs that Zhao Qingcheng needs to recover may be auctioned.
In addition, one more material is still missing from the seven female ghosts in the Myriad Artifacts Diagram, which may also appear at this auction.
Qin Changye also had high expectations for this Jin Xin auction.
On the auction stage, Yan Ruyu's carefully prepared opening remarks instantly ignited everyone's enthusiasm.
Then, striking while the iron was hot, she beckoned, and two more beautiful women in cheongsams walked onto the auction stage with a painting in their hands.
This is a landscape painting, and it looks quite ordinary.
From the material of the paper itself to the landscape depicted in the painting, there is nothing particularly outstanding about it.
Seeing that everyone's interest was waning, Yan Ruyu spoke up at the right time: "This painting was obtained from the former residence of the painter Tianyi, and it is very likely an authentic work by the painter Tianyi."
Tianyi Painter?
Upon hearing these four words, the previously listless crowd in the auction hall instantly widened their eyes.
He was once the number one painter in the Northern Continent, and even in the entire Great Wilderness, he was a super painter who could be ranked in the top ten.
His paintings not only have high collection value, but also contain a mysterious artistic charm.
If one can appreciate the charm of this painting, it will greatly improve one's spiritual practice.
Therefore, his paintings are always in high demand at major auctions.
Thirty years ago, he suddenly passed away without illness, and his remaining paintings became extinct, becoming increasingly sought after at major auctions, with starting prices increasing several times over.
"If this is indeed a painting by Tianyi, then the first item in this Jin Xin auction has set a good precedent and will attract countless people to bid for it."
Some people exclaimed in admiration, their eyes lighting up as they looked at the painting.
Some people shook their heads: "Paintings obtained from the former residence of Tianyi painter are not necessarily Tianyi painters. Moreover, as we all know, Tianyi painter was a very particular person. The paper he used for painting was at least of the highest quality. Look at the paper of this painting, it is not even of the lowest quality, at most it is of the highest quality."
These words instantly dampened the enthusiasm of the crowd.
"Moreover, Tianyi is best at painting figures and weapons. Others are scrambling to buy his paintings because they want to understand the artistic charm of his figure and weapon paintings and improve themselves. He has hardly painted landscapes, and there is not much artistic charm in landscapes worth understanding."
Then, an elderly man with white hair spoke up, and many people recognized that he was also an artist.
Although he cannot be compared with Tianyi Painter, he is still quite famous.
Now, almost everyone lost interest and concluded that the landscape painting was not by Tianyi, but by some unknown artist.
"I've met Tianyi painter a few times, and it's impossible for him to paint such rubbish. Jin Xin Auction House is getting worse and worse; they even put out paintings of this caliber to make up the numbers."
The old Taoist priest with red eyebrows did not reveal his identity. His face was covered by a thick veil, and he sat in the back row of the auction hall, showing disdain for the landscape painting.
"Fortunately, it has now been basically confirmed that this landscape painting was not created by Tianyi painter. I almost made a bid just now."
Also in the back row of the auction hall, the disciple of the Chusheng Sect who was passing by and happened to be attending the Jinxin Auction showed a relieved expression.
The 100th birthday banquet of the Ninth Elder of the Chusheng Sect is about to begin. He originally planned to spend a lot of money to bid for this landscape painting as a birthday gift for the Ninth Elder.
He had heard that two of the Ninth Elder's disciples had been killed one after another, and now there were vacancies for disciples. If he worked hard, he might be able to become a disciple of the Ninth Elder.
Thinking of the Ninth Elder, his gaze returned to Qin Changye in the front row.
Previously, when Qin Changye's cultivation level was upgraded to the Emperor Martial Realm and he went through the Heavenly Tribulation, he transmitted the news that Qin Changye was still alive to the Ninth Elder through a specially made sound transmission jade slip.
The First Saint Sect is too far away. Even with a specially made communication jade slip, it would take some time to get the message to the Ninth Elder.
However, it should be about time to pass it on by now.
At this moment, Qin Changye, who was sitting in the front row, also had his eyes on the landscape painting. He thought to himself, "I activated the Devouring Heaven Immortal Body and looked at this landscape painting. It was emitting a green light, which means that it must have something else to it and is not some worthless fake."
Next, Qin Changye released his spiritual power and carefully sensed the landscape painting, and sure enough, he found something amiss.
"The starting bid for this landscape painting is 300,000 spirit stones."
At this moment, Yan Ruyu spoke up from the auction stage.
The words fell silent, but not a single bid was made.
Everyone has already concluded that this is a fake.
A fake is worth less than 30,000 spirit stones, let alone 300,000.
Everyone is here to attend the auction, not to be ripped off.
Seeing that no one was bidding, even Yan Ruyu, who often presided over auctions, couldn't help but break out in a few beads of sweat on her forehead.
If the first item at the Jin Xin Auction, the largest auction in the North Continent held once every ten years, fails to sell, it's not a good sign.
"Three hundred and one thousand spirit stones!"
At that moment, bidding began.
This caused a great stir.
The crowd looked on with suspicion, eager to see which fool would bid on a fake.
Then, following the direction of the sound, they saw Qin Changye.
The entire audience was once again in an uproar.
Qin Changye has been arrogant all along, but surely he shouldn't be taken advantage of?
Xiuer and the others nearby were also somewhat surprised, but in their opinion, Qin Changye must have his reasons for bidding on this landscape painting.
"make a deal!"
Seeing that no one was bidding, Yan Ruyu quickly tapped the small golden hammer in her hand three times.
Afterwards, Yan Ruyu stopped the beautiful woman in the cheongsam behind her and personally handed the landscape painting to Qin Changye.
"I've heard that the Bright Moon Pavilion in the Imperial City is an excellent place for moon viewing. Now that the auction is over, I wonder if Young Master Qin would do me the honor of joining Ruyu to enjoy the moon together?"
After handing the landscape painting to Qin Changye, Yan Ruyu also extended an invitation.
One stone caused a thousand waves!
Did Yan Ruyu take the initiative to invite you to admire the moon?
This is probably the first time ever!
Back then, many wealthy young men from the Northern Continent would spend millions of spirit stones to have a casual meal with Yan Ruyu, but Yan Ruyu resolutely refused them all.
But upon closer reflection, it makes sense. For Yan Ruyu, who is not short of money, spending a million spirit stones in the past was just icing on the cake.
At this moment, at the auction she was hosting, spending a few hundred thousand spirit stones to save her from the embarrassment of failing to sell her item was like a timely help in need.
Adding flowers to brocade can never compare to providing charcoal in the snow!
In an instant, many wealthy young men from the Northern Continent were filled with regret. They had originally thought Qin Changye was a sucker, but they never expected that Qin Changye was so farsighted. He was making a big move with a small investment!
The real purpose of bidding on that fake painting is to win Yan Ruyu's favor!
If I had known they had also made a move, it would have been too late to regret it now!
However, to their utter surprise, Qin Changye shook his head without hesitation when faced with Yan Ruyu's unprecedented invitation: "Sorry, I don't have time after the auction. Let's talk about moon-viewing another day!"
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