Chapter 2885: The Auction Begins_1
Lena turned her gaze to Xu Sheng and whispered, "Xu Sheng, what should we do? It seems our teacher did not provide me with so many golden soul coins!"
As a goddess herself, everything was taken care of by the Pope Hall; she had virtually never had to use golden soul coins!
Xu Sheng forced a smile, "I don't have that many golden soul coins on me either!"
The emperor of Tiandou Empire had indeed mentioned giving her a large sum of golden soul coins, but she never accepted it!
Hearing their conversation, a look of disdain couldn't help but appear in the eyes of these soldiers...
They had thought that these two were disciples from a great sect, only to find they didn't even possess ten thousand golden soul coins, what a waste of their expressions!!
The man leading them spoke up quite bluntly, "If neither of you has something to auction nor can provide proof of assets, I'm afraid the auction house cannot accommodate you!"
Lena was somewhat angry, scolding, "You...you people, on what basis do you use assets to determine whether someone is qualified!"
Clearly, this auction house was located within Martial Soul City, yet they had such impolite requests!!
The former suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart and explained once more, "Miss, the items auctioned in our auction house start at a few thousand golden soul coins for the small items and go up to several hundred thousand or even millions for the larger ones!"
"If just anyone could enter, then how would we conduct the auction??"
Lena choked up a little, "But, but..."
Just then, a woman wearing a gray veil walked out from the auction house, her whole body exuding a strong sense of mystery...
Especially, the practiced white gown she wore, perfectly revealing her exquisite figure and holding one's gaze...
All it took was a sidelong glance at the soldiers from her for her to inquire, "What's happened?"
The soldier from before, upon hearing this, truthfully replied, "These two guests wish to enter the auction house, but they do not have anything to auction and cannot produce any proof of assets!"
The former nodded and after having a simple look at Xu Sheng and Lena, she could tell from their attire that they were no ordinary individuals...
She then spoke with a respectful tone, "Both guests, to enter the auction house you must possess assets worth at least ten thousand golden soul coins; this has always been the rule, and we ask for your forgiveness if this offends!"
Lena frowned, "Is there really no other way to enter?"
After all, she was the goddess of Spirit Hall; it would be too embarrassing to be denied entry to the auction house!
Xu Sheng did not speak but instead stared directly at the woman in front of them...
He wondered to himself, "Is this a slave specially trained by the auction house? Although she seems glamorous and dazzling, if one observes closely, one can see that almost all of her humanity has been erased, much like a puppet!!"
It was truly a pity...
The woman, having anticipated this, showed a professional smile, "That's not necessarily the case. May I ask which power do you two guests represent?"
Before Xu Sheng could speak up, Lena was the first to voice out, "Spirit Hall!"
The former's eyes narrowed, pressing further, "Spirit Hall? Could it be that you two are members of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation?"
Xu Sheng unchangingly replied, "Indeed!"
The woman took a deep breath then said once more, "Since you are members of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation, of course, you can be an exception and have the privilege of entering the auction house!"
"Please, come in..."
Xu Sheng and Lena looked at each other and then followed the woman into the auction house...
The surrounding soldiers were all dumbstruck but didn't dare to speak out to hinder them...
After all, if those two really were from Spirit Hall, wouldn't they themselves have stirred up major trouble!!
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At this moment, within the highest class seats of the auction house!
Chen Xin glanced sideways at Ning Fengzhi beside him and wondered, "Feng Zhi, why did you think of coming to the auction house today? And you even made a special trip to the auction house within Martial Soul City!"
He always felt that this was not the other party's real purpose!
Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly and calmly said, "Uncle Sword, don't you think the sect's affairs have been too cumbersome recently? After finally dealing with them, naturally, I wanted to find something to do!"
Chen Xin couldn't be so easily fobbed off and said irritably, "I think you have another purpose for coming to Martial Soul City!"
Ning Fengzhi's face showed no change, still speaking indifferently, "Uncle Sword, you're overthinking it."
Chen Xin didn't intend to keep questioning and folded his arms, replying, "Perhaps."
Just then, suddenly, two figures appeared and walked past them to sit at the side...
It was none other than Xu Sheng and his companion!
Ning Fengzhi's interest was piqued as he thought to himself, "Oh? So young to enter the auction house and even sit at the highest-ranking seats -- they must be core disciples of some powerful entity!"
Even with their masks on, it was still clear from their stature that they were young...
Chen Xin, however, remained unmoved, closing his eyes to rest for a bit...
For him, this was not worth the attention...
After Lena sat down, her face brimming with joy, she said, "Xu Sheng, I never thought that just by revealing our identities, we could enter the auction house and get seats in the highest class!"
Her previous dissatisfaction vanished in an instant...
Xu Sheng replied offhandedly, "After all, this is Martial Soul City, managed by Pope Hall. Naturally, the auction house wouldn't dare to offend!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xin suddenly opened his eyes and cast a sharp gaze towards Xu Sheng...
Ning Fengzhi also noticed something and communicated telepathically with his spiritual power, "Uncle Sword, did you hear that? The girl just mentioned the name Xu Sheng!"
Chen Xin replied coldly, "Yes, she did mention the name Xu Sheng, and their voices sound somewhat familiar to me!"
Ning Fengzhi, getting affirmation, felt his pupils contract sharply, "Could it be that the boy who was speaking is the Xu Sheng you encountered at Pope Hall, Uncle Sword?"
Chen Xin nodded subtly, "Very likely!!"
Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, "If that's the case, it's quite the destiny!"
He never expected to meet Xu Sheng, whom Qing He had talked about, in his whole life, yet today they crossed paths at the auction house!
It proved to be a good opportunity to make contact!!
Meanwhile, Xu Sheng could also sense the two strong waves of spiritual power directed towards him...
He was certain that the others did not harbor any ill intentions...
Perhaps they were just speculating about his and Hulena's identities!
As he was pondering, Hulena tugged at his sleeve, "Xu Sheng, look ahead, the auction is about to start. It's my first time here; I'm so curious about what items will be available!"
Xu Sheng responded perfunctorily, "Yeah, I'm curious too!!"
It seemed that when they left the auction house, they would need to be extremely cautious!
As everyone took their seats, the auctioneer on the stage began with an enthusiastic tone, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the auction house. Today, I will be your Auctioneer!"
"Before the auction, let me reveal a secret. This auction will feature three grand finale items, guaranteed to satisfy all our distinguished guests!"
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