Heaven Dou Auction (3)

"Perhaps the honored guests might find it strange that such a girl would actually have such a high opening price, the same as the price for the beautiful women trained by our auction house for many years. But if everyone looks carefully, you will find how extraordinary she is."

While speaking, the announcer pulled out a rod from somewhere, poking it into the iron cage and lightly prodding the short green hair on the side of the young woman's head, revealing her ears.

Those weren't human ears, but small pointed ears similar to that of a feline. Under the light prodding of the rod, the ears turned slightly red.

"That's right, you haven't made a mistake. This is a rare cat woman. When her spirit awakened her body underwent a variation, possessing a cat like shape, her eyes are one blue and one green, a unique mien, and there's even a long tail."

He used the rod to hit the young woman's butt, and she yelped and turned, revealing a white cat tail that had been hidden in front of her.

"One might say that she is a unique and unmatched existence on the Continent. Able to possess such a beautiful female cat as a pet, such a blessing. Imagine, if when working you can grab her tail with one hand, what kind of scene is that?"

While speaking, the announcer revealed a dubious expression, swinging the rod in his hand in a circle in the air,

"All guests, you can bid."

"These bastards. To actually sell a person as a pet."

Xiao Wu couldn't stop herself and was about to leap up.

Tang San pulled back Xiao Wu, indicating she should stay calm. But his own heart was a roaring sea. It wasn't like he had never seen the dark side of this world, but it was still the first time he came into contact with it. It seemed that within this auction house, commodities like 'humanity' didn't exist, only 'profit' and similar animalistic cravings.

Faint light flickered, and Tang San's eyes revealed an ice cold aura, leaning back in his seat and quietly observing. He was an astute person, and naturally understood that he and Xiao Wu couldn't change everything that happened. Even if they were truly able to save this cat woman, afterwards there might still be a panther woman and a tiger woman, how could they promptly rush over without delay each time? 'Teacher said that the auction house was a place brimming with opportunity and filth, it seems he really was right.'

Xiao Wu's hand held on to Tang San's the whole time, without relaxing. She discovered that Tang San's grip on her hand was tight, clearly his heart was also uneasy. Looking at the light fluctuating in Tang San's eyes, she also gradually calmed down. But she lowered her head, no longer looking at the stage.

Speaking of all this as a true coincidence, just after Tang San and Xiao Wu entered there was an auction of a living person, this no doubt left Tang San and Xiao Wu with an extremely profound, and also extremely bad impression.

At this moment, Tang San accidentally discovered that the middle aged man next to him pressed the button marked ten thousand. Even though it was his first time here, he still knew that this would display a ten thousand bid increase. In other words, he had at least a hundred ten thousand gold spirit coins to buy that cat woman.

His originally good impression immediately changed. He hadn't expected this seemingly dignified and scholarly middle aged man next to him would actually be so base and despicable.

The middle aged man's gaze stayed on the stage the whole time, but just when Tang San was changing his mind he spoke up:

"Rescuing the soulless is pointless. This one still has soul, and is also the result of spirit variation, how can I not save her like this?"

Hearing his words, Tang San was slightly distracted, and even more wary towards this middle aged man. How could he know what he was thinking, could it be he was a legendary mind reader?

"No need to be suspicious. Young man, the eyes are the window to the soul, your expression is already enough to tell me a lot of things. After all, I've already gone through a lot more years than you. This is the experience of society."

The middle aged man smiled at Tang San, his hand once again pressing the bidding button.

By now the bidding price had already increased to sixty thousand gold spirit coins. Moreover it seemed like the rising trend would continue without pause.

The announcer said:

"One hundred seventy thousand, there is a red guest bidding one hundred seventy thousand gold spirit couns, are there no further bids?"

"One hundred eighty thousand. Excellent. there is a white-, ah. A white guest bidding one hundred eighty thousand."

He had already cried out in surprise on more than one occasion. White represented the most inferior bidders, but from the start of this auction there had been a white bidder participating. Even stranger, his bank still didn't show any signs of overdraft. This explained how the competitor had such bidding power.

"Let me see who dares fight with me."

An elderly man in the frontmost red area stood up sharply, his eyes sweeping across the white area in the back. Even though he wore a mask, as soon as this man stood up, Tang San immediately recognized him.

The middle aged man had said that a person's eyes were the windows to the soul. Everyone's eyes were different, and the gap between expressions even greater. This red VIP person in front glowering at the back was precisely the Heaven Dou Imperial prince Xue Xing who had driven them away from Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Against Tang San and Xiao Wu's expectations, the middle aged man to their side didn't try to hide from the opponent's gaze, but rather stood up, nodding to prince Xue Xing with a smile.

The number of people looking along with prince Xue Xing wasn't small. Seeing the middle aged man standing up, not only Xue Xing was stunned, at the same time a cry of alarm rose at his side. Even that announcer on the stage went somewhat rigid.

"The auction house has the rules of the auction house, can we continue?"

The middle aged man's voice wasn't loud, but mild and refined, but it still clearly reached everyone's ears.

Since Tang San sat at his side, he could distinctly feel the spirit fluctuations around him. He didn't know why, but it didn't have a trace of menace, feeling like an extremely gentle spirit power. He had a kind of unusually familiar feeling, as if he had sensed it somewhere before,

"We can, of course we can."

The announcer agreed repeatedly with a toadying face.

"One hundred eighty thousand gold spirit coins going twice, one hundred eighty thousand gold spirit coins going thrice. Sold. This cat woman belongs to the mysterious guest in the white guest area."

After the middle aged man stood up nobody placed any more bids, and the auction was concluded smoothly.

When the middle aged man stood up and fearlessly confronted prince Xue Xing, Tang San knew he hadn't lied. Otherwise, would he still have needed to stand up and brag about buying back a slave? Even more, for this reason he had offended an imperial prince. This scholarly middle aged man didn't appear to be any kind of fool, so naturally he wouldn't act foolishly. Since he did this, it proved he certainly had an honest heart.

"Uncle, thank you."

Xiao Wu was more direct than Tang San, and with a greatly improved mood she immediately blurted out without thinking.

The middle aged man smiled and shook his head, pointing to the stage, indicating they should look.

The immense iron cage had been pushed out, and very quickly an elderly man hurriedly ran up, saying something to the announcer, who nodded repeatedly.

The middle aged man smiled calmly, thinking out loud:

"These fellows want to fool me with low price goods again. Every time I come it's the same. Why always this? It's not like I won't pay."

Tang San earnestly said:

"Perhaps they're afraid you will destroy something good. After you've bid, nobody will dare increase the price. With you here, their good things won't sell for a good price, to the auction house it's naturally a loss."

The middle aged man smiled slightly, comfortably leaning back in his seat,

"Then I should also leave. This trip has still been worthwhile. If you're interested, you can come with me to have a look at that cat woman later."

"Good."

Xiao Wu agreed without the slightest hesitation. She wasn't as simple as she might seem, she really wanted to see how the middle aged man would treat that cat girl, in order to feel relieved.

The middle aged man said:

"Then we'll take a look at the last item, and leave directly. How could I let their arrangement go to waste?"

Very quickly another item was pushed out. This time it was only a small cart, the thing on which also wasn't covered by any red cloth. Seeing this item, Tang San didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Xiao Wu couldn't help saying:

"Ge, isn't this our Powder Shooting Shadow?"

Sure enough, what was pushed out was precisely the Powder Shooting Shadow Tang San had just had appraised at the lowest starting price level of the auction. Of course, this so-called lowest starting price was already a considerable amount to ordinary people.

"Powder Shooting Shadow? Good name."

The middle aged man smiled at Tang San. Tang San thought he saw something in his eyes, but couldn't make it out.

On the stage, the announcer made the introductions,

"The next item up for auction is a weapon the appraisers acclaimed as the most elaborate. Honored guests do not look only at its small size, its power is extremely astonishing."

While speaking, the announcer picked up the Powder Shooting Shadow from the tray,

"Our appraiser also didn't know how this weapon was manufactured, however, once used it can instantly launch thirty six steel needles. These steel needles are able to pierce a one centimeter thick steel plate within a range of fifteen meters, and are moreover dipped in paralysing poison. When the steel needles are launched, there is also the concealment of a dense mist. It's a rare protective weapon. Altogether it can launch three times. If used appropriately in battle, it can very easily steal away the opponents fighting capability."

"Yi."

The face of the middle aged man at Tang San's side changed,

"These fellows really picked something I like. Little friends, does this weapon belong to you?"