Chapter Fifty-two High Price

  After listening to the report, Hu Dong waved his hand at the little servant and let him retreat. Then he sat down in a chair and concentrated.

  To be honest, what puzzles him most is that in today's auction, neither the old man nor the young lady from Bi Zhuang came!

  This auction should be a great opportunity for Bi Zhuang to make a name for himself, the Fifth Elder can't promote it himself, but Bi Zhuang shouldn't let this chance slip away either.

  Some things are hard to understand, at this moment the five elders are not in the capital, they are preparing for the Lantern Festival twenty days later. And now in the entire capital's Tao Ran Ju, only he, Hu Dong, has the greatest power.

  Thinking of this, Hu Dong furrowed his brow and smiled wryly again, looking at a notice quietly placed on the table. The notice was golden in color with bright hues, a color that only royalty could use. In the lower right corner of the notice, there was also a logo of two crossed short swords, which was delivered to Tao Ran's residence half an hour after the auction ended in the imperial palace.

  The author of this post is the craftsman in the imperial palace. In the post, he speaks very sincerely and goes around in circles, just wanting to ask Tao Ranju to mediate and meet with the person who can take out these two flying swords in the capital.

  Hu Dong's head began to ache as he thought of this. The craftsman behind him represented a force that was not just the imperial family's chief craftsman. "To meet with people from Bi Zhuang..." Hu Dong held the letter, twirling it around his fingertips, shaking his head, and in his mind, the image of the sinister black-robed sword elder emerged, sending a chill down his spine.

  "It would take someone far more prominent than yourself to meet with him, unless it's the elder of the Purple Cloud Sect or the Craftsman God Sect, Brother Wu Cang." Hu Dong sighed. The name of this imperial craftsman was indeed Wu Cang, who had collaborated with Tao Ranju a few times before. Wu Cang's highest achievement was crafting third-grade artifacts, which had once caused a stir. However, that third-grade artifact sent for auction, except for having higher spiritual energy than Bi Zhuang's second-grade flying sword, fell far short of Bi Zhuang's standards in terms of material quality, workmanship, and the intricacy of the infused array.

  That No. 2 Flying Sword is simply like something that only a truly master-level equipment refiner could refine!

  However, throughout the entire continent of Skyhaven, it has been a long time since a master-level equipment refiner has appeared.

  Shaking his head, Hu Dong found that he had thought too much. His cultivation was still very low and it would be a long time before he could reach the level where he could touch such a realm. Thinking about these things only added to his worries.

  "Bixiang, Bixiang, what kind of power is this..." muttering to himself, Hu Dong hesitated about how to handle the letter when a servant outside reported that someone had come looking for him.

  "Who is it?" Looking at the sky, it was almost time for dinner. At this moment, someone came to disturb him, and Hu Dong felt a little displeased in his heart. He waved his hand, signaling the servant to let the visitor enter the side hall, while he himself reclined on the chair, with an appearance of closing his eyes to rest his mind.

  After about two or three minutes, a faint footstep sounded outside the door, with a light landing but a heavy sound. Hu Dong suddenly opened his eyes and then propped up his body from the chair, standing up with a solemn expression on his face.

  "Heh heh……" Just as everything was ready, a short and hunched figure in black robes walked in. He let out a strange, eerie laugh that sent shivers down the spine.

  "Senior Sword!" Hu Dong secretly regretted in his heart. If he had known that the person who came was Bi Zhuang, he would not have been so arrogant and slow. After all, this Senior Sword in front of him was a true Foundation Establishment cultivator, and might even be a Foundation Establishment great circle cultivator!

  This kind of master has always been moody and unpredictable, pointing at a sneeze would make him lose his soul.

  "Hu is really idle." Chu Hao cleared his throat and said indifferently, casting a glance around the side hall.

  Hu Dong smiled awkwardly and quickly moved out a chair, inviting Rong Chuhao to sit down. He then pointed to his hand and said, "Sword Elder, why didn't you come to the auction today? I even prepared a private room for you."

  "Today I was delayed by something, and before I came out, the landlord scolded me severely." Chu Haofeng said lightly.

  "Ah, can't Master Jian even enter and exit freely in your esteemed manor?" Hu Dong said in surprise.

  Chu Hao waved his hand, his tone somewhat impatient, saying: "I am just a servant of the young lady in Bi Zhuang, where do I have the right to enter and exit? In my Zhuang, there are countless powerful cultivators stronger than me, how can I be on familiar terms with them?"

  Hu Dong's whole body shook, his face full of disbelief.

  Chu Hao didn't continue to drag on the topic, but instead sat in his chair, looking at Hu Dong who stood beside him with a respectful expression. This scene was similar to when he had stood behind Lin Yue'er with the same courtesy, and it was actually quite amusing.

  "What's going on? I don't know what the outcome of the auction is?" Chu Hao also stopped being mysterious and asked straightforwardly, seeing that Hu Dong seemed restless.

  "Master Jian, the auction item you sent over is simply incredible!" Hu Dong couldn't help but praise, his eyebrows dancing with excitement. After speaking, he was afraid of being too ostentatious and quickly became more subdued, but his tone still betrayed some suppressed excitement: "The elixir you sent, that one bottle of solid dan, sold for a staggering price of 36,000 taels!"

  Chu Hao was drinking tea and almost spat out a mouthful of water when he heard this!

  Thirty-six thousand taels! He remembered that the solid dan he sent for auction had only three, and calculated this way, after deducting the middle profit given to Tao Ranju, there was still a profit of nearly one hundred thousand taels!

  You know, the solid dan material is not rare at all, and it only cost two or three hundred taels. What a concept! A true ten-thousand-fold profit! I've made a fortune, this is what it means to have really made a fortune!

  Chu Hao held the teacup, his mouth sealed and silent. Hu Dong had no idea that Chu Hao was having a grand dream of the Spring and Autumn period, so he couldn't help but speculate anxiously, carefully saying: "Senior, although your Solid Dan is among the best in terms of quality, it's still only a second-rate dan medicine, which is useless for innate masters. So, this price is actually quite reasonable."

  Chu Hao heard this and forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, put down his teacup, and said calmly: "What else?"

  He couldn't figure out what was going on in the mind of this senior, Hu Dong paused for a moment and continued: "Also, the Hongyan Dan you sent to auction off was also sold at an astronomical price, with four pills selling for 3 million."

  "Three million taels?" Chu Hao was taken aback. Although the Red Dan was a third-grade elixir, it was undoubtedly useless to warriors. He had originally refined it just to create a gimmick for the auction at Tao Ranju, to attract more attention. To be honest, this price of three million taels had exceeded his expectations.

  Hu Dong said quickly: "As for those two one-product flying swords and two-product flying swords, they were sold at a sky-high price. One-product artifacts are equivalent to divine weapons for postnatal warriors, selling for 280,000 taels. And the second product artifact is twice as much as the first product artifact, 530,000 taels!"

  After finishing, Hu Dong secretly glanced at Chu Hao and said: "This time's auction is also our Tao Ranju's inadequate preparation. There aren't many cultivators who came, so there aren't many connoisseurs either. 530,000 taels, for the weapon that Senior brought out, it's still a bit low."

  Chu Hao fell silent and didn't speak, while Hu Dong took out a handkerchief to wipe away his sweat, watching Chu Hao tensely.

  To be honest, Hu Dong found it difficult to deal with this unpredictable and eccentric Sword Elder. In fact, as someone who had the Tao Ran Residence as his backing, he didn't need to be so courteous when facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator. But whenever he thought of what the Fifth Elder had said that day, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

  This sword is at least a Fourth Level Foundation Establishment, or even a Great Perfection expert. Even the Five Elders admit defeat, let alone myself? Moreover, the Five Elders have also made a promise that as long as I can successfully connect with Bi Zhuang, I will have the opportunity to enter the internal affairs hall of Tao Ran Residence, and only then will it be a true step into the sky.

  So now he must satisfy this high-ranking person of the foundation period and establish a connection with Tao Ranju.

  Time passed second by second, but Chu Hao still didn't speak up. However, Hu Dong couldn't hold back anymore and finally gritted his teeth to say: "If Elder Jian doesn't mind, I'm willing to give a 2% discount on the transaction fee for Tao Ran Ju. From now on, for any items sent from Bi Zhuang to Tao Ran Ju for auction, we'll only charge a 3% commission!"

  Chu Hao was mentally calculating how much he had made from this deal, his mind filled with the thought of silver taels, so he didn't even notice Hu Dong being left behind. It's worth noting that in his past life as a master craftsman, whenever he was invited to forge equipment for others, it was always the Craftsman's Guild that took the profit, under the guise of "tempering one's skills", and that one couldn't let worldly things affect their mental state.

  Now thinking about it, I don't know how many good things were embezzled by the corrupt official, it's really heart-wrenching!

  At this moment, when Chu Hao heard Hu Dong's words, he immediately perked up and came back to his senses. He pretended to be deep in thought for a while, then said: "Hu, this isn't quite right, is it?"

  "No big deal, we're just living a carefree life. We'd be happy to make friends with someone like Bi Zhuang." Upon hearing Chu Hao speak, Hu Dong finally felt at ease and hastily bid farewell before going off to prepare the silver notes.

  "This won't happen again, this won't happen again!"

  After a while, Hu Dong came back and handed over the silver ticket of 12 million taels to Chu Hao with great respect. Chu Hao checked it calmly and didn't immediately put it in his sleeve. Although he was very happy in his heart, he was still sober and took out 2 million taels, placed them on the table, and said: "This is the first cooperation between my Zhuang and Tao Ranju, it's very pleasant! However, this can't be separated from Hu Guanshi's efforts. These 2 million taels are for Hu Guanshi's hard work in the auction."

  Hu Dong hastily waved his hand and said, "I cannot accept this silver. The Tiger Tendon Pill that Senior Sword gave me last time has benefited me greatly, and I have a feeling that I am about to break through to the Prenatal stage. If I were to accept more things from Senior, it would be ungrateful of me!" It's worth noting that even solid pellets are sold at such high prices, so one can imagine the value of Tiger Tendon Pills. Hu Dong didn't dare to be greedy again and offend this senior.

  Chu Hao, however, ignored him and pushed the silver ticket onto the table, his attitude implying that he had to accept it whether he wanted to or not.

  Hu Dong smiled wryly and finally couldn't resist Chu Hao, so he accepted the silver ticket. At this moment, he felt a few more points of gratitude towards Chu Hao and Bi Zhuang. Setting aside their powers, this senior was indeed worth befriending.

  "Hmm... Hu Dong hesitated for a moment, then decided to speak up, saying: "Sword Elder, I don't know if you have time five days later, but there's someone who wants to see you?"

  Chu Hao's heart skipped a beat, and then he calmly asked, "Who?"

  Hu Dong didn't say a word, but instead picked up the post from another table and handed it to Chu Hao with both hands.

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