Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Brother Yun is still as outspoken as ever."

Seeing that Yun Ting went straight to the point, Jia Youqian stopped hiding his intentions and cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Actually, the reason I came here today is simply to ask Brother Yun for some information."

"Looking for information?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Ting raised an eyebrow slightly, then slowly turned around. "Jia Youqian, what are you up to now?"

"With your status as the young master of a prestigious merchant guild, even if you wanted to gather information, you probably wouldn't need my help...?"

Yun Ting's tone was meaningful.

After all, the Tianxia Merchant Guild is one of the few near-seventh-rank forces around the capital, and its business layout covers the nine counties of Dongyun. Although it is not as good as the Yun family, it is not far behind. As for its intelligence network, it goes without saying.

Therefore, when Yun Ting saw Jia Youqian coming to him to inquire about information, he felt more suspicion than curiosity.

"Brother Yun, you flatter me."

Seeing the other party's suspicious expression, which seemed to indicate a lack of trust, Jia Youqian cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and spoke with even greater humility, "This inquiry is a personal matter of mine and has nothing to do with the Tianxia Merchant Guild."

"As for the information that I, Jia, wish to inquire about, it is quite simple. It concerns the matter of how, twenty-five years ago, shortly after the patriarch of the Tianxia Merchant Guild, Jia Taihang, returned from the outside world of the Eastern Xuan Region, he promoted his son, Jia Dongping, to be the next leader..."

"If Brother Yun is willing to lend a helping hand, I, Jia, will certainly reward you handsomely after the matter is accomplished!"

Jia Youqian's face remained resolute.

"You want to inquire about Jia Taihang?"

After learning Jia Youqian's true purpose, Yun Ting's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of surprise flashing across them. "Heh, interesting..."

"However, as you should know, I'm not particularly interested in ordinary treasures, so this favor might be..."

"Three branch headquarters!"

Before Yun Ting could finish speaking, Jia Youqian interrupted him again, his tone even more resolute, "As long as Brother Yun is willing to lend a hand, I, Jia, can transfer all three branch offices of the Tianxia Merchant Guild to the Yun family, and without spending a single penny!"

"Hahaha! Jia Youqian, it seems you've really gone all out this time."

After saying that, Yun Ting laughed heartily again, a long-absent smile appearing on his handsome face. "It seems this young master has no reason to refuse this condition..."

"However, Jia Taihang, the patriarch of the world's merchant guilds, is no ordinary person. It's extremely difficult to find out anything about him. Aren't you afraid that my men will come up empty-handed?"

"Brother Yun, you jest. Everyone knows that the 'Fengbo Tower' under the Yun family is the top intelligence organization in Dongyun Kingdom, known as 'all-seeing and all-powerful.' Its influence even extends to other parts of the four kingdoms of Lingnan. What is it to inquire about a mere Jia Taihang now..."

Faced with Yun Ting's modesty, Jia Youqian shook his head slightly and continued speaking slowly, clearly knowing a great deal about the former's background.

"You're right."

"The Fengbo Tower under the Yun family never acts lightly, and once it does, it must succeed. As for those who fail in their missions, their fate is always death. This is the rule that has made Fengbo Tower famous and trustworthy..."

Yun Ting stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze returning to Jia Youqian opposite him. "I'll take this deal."

"Brother Yun, it's a pleasure to work with you."

Seeing this, Jia Youqian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately took out a low-grade storage ring from his pocket and handed it to the other party, saying, "There are 800,000 low-grade spirit stones in here. Consider it a deposit for gathering information. Once the matter is settled, I will naturally offer three branch offices of the World Merchant Guild as a reward!"

After saying that, Jia Youqian did not linger in the room any longer and immediately turned and left, seemingly eager to return to participate in the auction for the Spirit Soul Expanding Meridian Pill.

"Young Master Ting, are you really going to help this person find out about Jia Taihang...?"

After Jia Youqian left, Wen Cai, who was standing to the side, mustered up his courage and looked at Yun Ting, then said in a weak tone.

After all, the target of this turmoil was no ordinary person, but Jia Taihang, the patriarch of all the merchant guilds in the world. A slight mistake could lead to disaster.

"Of course I'll help! This is a free benefit, why wouldn't I help?"

Yun Ting glanced at Wen Cai as well, a sly smile playing on his lips. "You brat, go back and inform Qiu Sheng right now, and then call Zheng Ying. Go through all the intelligence data that Fengbo Tower has collected over the years about the various merchant guilds, especially the information about that old bastard Jia Taihang. Make sure you investigate it thoroughly for me!"

As the young master of the prestigious Yun family, Yun Ting had a large number of trusted subordinates. However, he only truly trusted Wen Cai, Qiu Sheng, and Zheng Ying, simply because these three had grown up with him since childhood.

"Yes, Young Master Ting!"

Upon hearing the order, Wencai immediately stood up and took his leave, clearly not daring to delay for even a moment.

...

On the other hand, the auction for the Spirit Soul Expanding Meridian Pill was also gradually coming to an end.

The highest bidder was Chen Jinnan, the commander of the Imperial Guard, who offered a whopping 1.6 million. Meanwhile, Mondo, the vice president of the Alchemist Guild who had initially participated in the bidding, gave up.

After all, the price of 1.6 million is still a bit expensive. Moreover, he himself is a sixth-grade alchemist. As long as he has enough materials and demon cores, he can also refine the Spirit Soul Expansion Pill. There is no need to spend a sky-high price to bid.

"One million eight hundred thousand!"

Just when everyone thought everything had settled down, a panting male voice came from below the stage. The speaker was none other than Jia Youqian, the young master of the Tianxia Merchant Guild!

"One million eight hundred thousand?"

Upon seeing Jia Youqian bid, Chen Jinnan, inside the VIP room, also paused slightly, then glanced at the man with amusement. "Heh, this kid must be crazy. He's willing to spend such an exorbitant price for a mere sixth-grade pill..."

"Commander Chen, I didn't expect the merchants from all over the world to be so wealthy. Should we raise the price further?"

Beside him, a soldier in golden armor also cupped his hands in greeting.

"No need. Compared to these elixirs and treasures, the final, most important item in this auction is the ultimate prize."

Chen Jinnan waved his hand dismissively.

After all, spending 1.8 million low-grade spirit stones to buy a sixth-grade pill is undoubtedly a bit of an overpayment.

Moreover, his own Yuan Power cultivation had already reached the fifth level of the Spirit Soul Realm, so he had no need for this Spirit Soul Expanding Meridian Pill. As for the bidding just now, it was just for fun.

"Sixth-grade Spirit Soul Expanding Meridian Pill, 1.8 million for one use, 1.8 million for two uses, sold!"

On the stage, seeing that no one was bidding, Jin Buhuan announced the auction results.

"The Spirit Soul Expanding Meridian Pill, finally in my hands!"

Jia Youqian took the silver tray handed to him by the maid in white and put the Spirit Soul Expanding Meridian Pill into his palm. His expression was vaguely excited.

After all, he had almost exhausted his entire fortune to buy this Spirit Soul Expanding Meridian Pill, and he even owed Lu Feng 800,000 low-grade spirit stones!

"Next item up for auction: the Hidden Origin Heavenly Secret Umbrella."

Jin Buhuan's voice rang out again, drawing the attention of everyone present.

"Although this umbrella has an imposing appearance and is equipped with many hidden mechanisms and weapons, its spiritual energy reaction is negligible. It seems that its creator failed to fully utilize the amplification effect of the demon core. Moreover, its destructive power is also pitifully weak, and it is difficult to even break through the defense of a first-level Body Refinement Realm martial artist..."

At this point, Jin Buhuan coughed again, his tone somewhat awkward, and said, "Finally, the starting bid for this Hidden Origin Heavenly Mystery Umbrella is fifty low-grade spirit stones, with no limit on the increment. The auction begins!"

"What the heck?!"

"My meticulously crafted 'masterpiece' is only selling for fifty low-grade spirit stones, and there's no limit to how much I can raise the price?!"

"Has this old man's head been kicked by a donkey?!"

As soon as Jin Buhuan finished speaking, before any of the rogue cultivators present could even raise their voices to bid, Li Wenyan, who was in the VIP Dragon Room, was the first to lose his composure. His face was flushed, and his fists were clenched tightly, clearly quite annoyed.

"Oh no! The young master is about to lose his temper again. How are we going to smooth things over this time...!"

Seeing this, the man in the tight-fitting clothes next to him also looked ugly, secretly lamenting his misfortune.

After all, Li Wenyang, the young master of Yinyuan Pavilion, was so bad at forging that he was not even as good as a first-grade forging master. He was a complete novice!

The man in the tight-fitting clothes was well aware of this, but he dared not say it outright.

Because, although the other person is bad at games and loves to play, they have an extremely strong sense of self-esteem.

Therefore, even though the Hidden Origin Heavenly Secret Umbrella forged by Li Wenyang was a piece of broken copper and scrap iron that was not even as good as a first-grade spiritual treasure, the man in the tight-fitting clothes did not dare to point it out to the other party in person. He could only continue to flatter and coax him, which was extremely tragic!