Volume 2: Chapter 4 - The Auction (Part 1)

  "Young master, the rooms in Xingfeng Manor have been thoroughly cleaned and are now ready for occupancy." Wang Ge walked into my room, striding to my side with a respectful expression.

  I closed the Diamond Sutra, looked up at Wang Ge, and the morning sun's rays shone through the window, warming my whole body. However, I didn't feel good, and I was a bit anxious in my heart. I asked Wang Ge, "Wang Ge, have Zhang Da Shu's letters been sent out yet?"

  "Master, Zhang Da Shu, yesterday as soon as he came out of the secret room, he wrote a letter. Now the letter has been sent out for an hour." Wang Ge explained to me.

  "Have you told the auction house in Beijing about our plan to auction off the Blood Phoenix?" I asked, bringing up the thoughts that had been on my mind. These things, if I didn't get a clear understanding of them myself, would leave me feeling uneasy at heart, all because I was too eager to succeed quickly.

  "Master, I've already said it, just send the Blood Phoenix over before tomorrow! Master, I notice you're being restless today. Building a great family isn't something that can be accomplished overnight, and Master is still young, no need to rush, let alone Master is immortal, why the hurry?"

  "Brother Wang, I know this too, it's just that I really want to prove my abilities to the world as soon as possible. I'll pay attention to all of this in the future, so you don't have to worry about it." I said to Brother Wang. To be honest, I was still very grateful for his concern for me.

  "Brother Wang, after sending Blood Phoenix away today, tomorrow is the eve of the Lunar New Year and also the day of the annual auction at the Beijing Auction House. We must make a big splash at tomorrow's auction to let everyone know that our jade store will open on the sixth day of the new year. Ah, Brother Wang, what do you think we should name our jade store?" I asked Brother Wang about the problem I had just discovered, and I still hadn't come up with a name for my jade store yet!

  "Master, isn't our town's treasure Long Teng? Then let's call our jade store 'Long Teng Jade Store'." Wang Ge said after some thought.

  I stood up from my seat, walked back and forth in my study for a while, thinking carefully, feeling that this name is still not bad, there's nothing wrong with it, and it can also make people think of the jade utensil - Dragon Rising.

  "Alright, let's settle on what Brother Wang said. This jade store will be called 'Dragon and Phoenix Jade Store'. You must invite the best master in the entire capital to create the signboard. The signboard must be done perfectly, as it is the face of the store and cannot have any mistakes." I said seriously to Brother Wang.

  "Yes, young master, don't worry, we still have several days before the opening on the sixth day of the new year. This matter will definitely be handled beautifully and to your satisfaction. Young master, in my eyes, you yourself possess a unique temperament that sets you apart from others, and you also have extraordinary abilities, what do you have to worry about?" Wang Ge continued to advise me.

  Yes, my martial arts skills are absolutely unparalleled in the world. In terms of experience, I dare say that there aren't many people who have as much as me, and now I also have such a group of loyal brothers and loved ones. What do I still have to worry about? Shouldn't I cherish this wonderful life I have now?

  A faint smile appeared on my face, I felt my mood was very relaxed, looking at Wang Ge also thought he was much more handsome, no wonder, my Yu Jie liked him. What's wrong with me today, thinking about this aspect, "heh" I couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  "Young master, what are you laughing at? Is there something wrong with my face?" Wang Ge looked a bit flustered.

  "There's nothing, I just found that you still look quite handsome." I walked out of the study room, throwing down a sentence. The only ones left in the room were Zhang Er and Wang Ge, who were both confused.

  I stepped out of the house and walked towards the artificial lake in front of the door. The quietly flowing lake water scattered the winter sun's rays across the entire manor, and I took a deep breath of the fresh air by the lake, feeling extremely comfortable. Why not enjoy this beautiful day, why must I be alone and worried? I suddenly felt that my previous self was very foolish.

  "Master, the auction is about to begin." Wang Ge walked to the lake and said to me. Looking at Master who was lying on a bamboo chair watching the sunset, Wang Ge was very happy, as the carefree Master had returned.

  "Oh, the auction is about to start. We need to be careful today, this Blood Phoenix is no ordinary treasure. After the auction, we'll have a large sum of money on us and will definitely attract some attention. Although the auction house will send us back to our manor, I don't want anyone coming to our manor to steal things in the future."

  "This problem is really hard to solve, and we can't stop them from stealing things. Their legs are their own, unless they don't know where we live, but that's unlikely too. What should we do?" Wang Ge couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.

  I smiled: "I have a way, and it's the best and most convenient method." I focused my energy, and my true yuan power immediately began to change my appearance. A sharp eyebrow, an eagle nose, slightly thick lips, and a cool face - another handsome guy around 1.8 meters tall was born!

  "Master, you mean you're going to take care of those guys yourself?" Wang Ge understood what I was up to as soon as he saw my expression.

  "Clever, today I'll show up at the auction with this face and teach those who don't know the rules a lesson." I smiled, this thing is quite interesting, with me taking action, it's sure to be a success.

  "Master is here, so there's no need to worry about this matter anymore. Master, it's time to go now!" Wang Ge reminded me that I shouldn't forget the most important thing tonight.

  "Alright, let's go. Hey, Brother Wang, aren't you calling Wolf Blade and the others?" I stood up, took a few steps forward, then turned back to ask my brother Wang.

  "Master, don't say anything else, let's go quickly. They've already gone ahead to have fun. Tonight is New Year's Eve and the capital city is especially lively tonight!" Wang Ge said as he pulled me along, leaving behind Xia Shui, my personal maid, who widened her eyes: "In this estate, are masters and servants not distinguished? Even the steward treats the master like this."

  When Xia Shui first came, in order to make things easier for him later on, I told him that I was a celestial being. He didn't believe me, so I transformed into the appearance of Jian Shen Su Yu, and he was stunned. After he woke up, he started calling me "Young Master Celestial Being". Finally, under my orders as a "celestial being", he just calls me "Young Master".

  Wow, tonight's night view is really beautiful, the whole street is filled with people wearing their most beautiful clothes, together with their family or lovers. There are also many vendors taking advantage of the good timing to shout loudly, it's a sea of people, truly magnificent! Although Suzhou City is also a famous big city, compared to the night view of Beijing on New Year's Eve, there is still a big gap. Alas, at this moment today, the whole family is together again for a happy meal. Will Father still drink freely and cheerfully like before? Is Mother okay now?

  "Master, it's time to start the family gathering. Everyone has arrived." Zhang Tongguan looked at the master of the Zhang family, who was lying on a reclining chair with a pale face despite his usual authoritative demeanor. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Since Third Master left, Master hadn't smiled for even one day.

  "Oh, how is Little San now?" Zhang Tiande suddenly opened his eyes and asked Zhang Zongguan again.

  "Master, the third young master is still quite impressive. When they met Li Si from Pingdingshan, they turned around and took away all of Li's family property. Now in the capital, they bought a large estate, which was left behind by Wen Wangye's royal mansion." Zhang Zongguan immediately replied, saying that this news might make Master happy for a bit.

  "Oh, Pingding Mountain Li Si, this guy is said to have once snatched the Blood Phoenix, and later even deliberately killed one of his own subordinates, saying that his subordinate had stolen the treasure. In the end, he managed to fool everyone into believing it. This guy is still very cunning, good at pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. Xiao San was actually able to get past him and even counter-snatched from Li Si, not bad, not bad. Now I can rest assured." Zhang Tian De rarely showed a hint of a smile.

  "Old Zhang, how is Third Madame now?" Zhang Tiande suddenly asked Zhang Zongguan.

  "Third Madame is still in her room, Third Madame hasn't participated in family activities for a long time, and she probably won't go today either. Oh, Master, I haven't told Third Madame about Third Young Master's matter yet! I'll go tell her now, Third Madame will definitely be very happy when she finds out." Zhang the steward immediately turned to head towards Third Madame's place.

  "I'll take care of this. I still have to go to the hall with her for the gathering." Zhang Tiande suddenly stood up from his chair and ran towards San Furen's room.

  "Old master, run slower, watch your step." The steward Zhang shouted loudly from behind...

  "Master, our seats are upstairs, the one on the south side with number 251." Wang Ge said standing beside me. I looked at the countless seats downstairs and broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, our seats were upstairs, otherwise...

  "Alright, alright, let's hurry up and go." I couldn't stand the crowd of people packed together here. I deployed my True Yuan Force to protect myself and quickly rushed towards my destination.

  Wang Ge watched as I quickly disappeared from view, and couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh. Who would have thought that someone would use their extraordinary martial arts skills for this kind of thing? Forget it, he thought to himself, if he were to try to climb up like a normal person, he'd probably end up losing his own life. With that thought, he immediately sprang into action, using his martial arts skills to propel himself upwards.

  As soon as I pushed open the door, a wave of rose fragrance wafted up to my nose. Looking inside, it wasn't bad at all, and it was quite spacious too. I walked in.

  "Master, you've arrived. We've been waiting for you here for a long time. Master, please, this best seat is left for you by your disciple." Li Da immediately stood up from his seat and made a warm invitation to me as soon as he saw me.

  I didn't refuse either, and walked calmly to the seat by the window that faced directly outside to the auction site, looked at Li Da with a smile all over his face, nodded my head in approval, and sat down.

  Li Da sat down beside him, squeezing Li Er to one side. All that could be heard was Li Er muttering a few words before falling silent. It seemed that Li Da still had the air of an elder about him.

  I picked up the teacup on the tea table next to me, and just heard the door suddenly open. I turned my head to take a look, and it was Wang Ge who came with me. I put the teacup back on the tea table and said to Wang Ge:

  "Brother Wang, you really have thought of everything! You've even booked our VIP room. Thank you so much!" The people around couldn't help but think of the crowded scene downstairs and looked at Brother Wang with gratitude on their faces, while Yu Jie's face turned bright red.

  "Young master, don't laugh at me, I've never been here before either. It's just that our Blood Phoenix is too precious, so the person in charge specially opened a VIP room for us." Wang Ge said with an embarrassed expression.

  "Master, the auction has started!" Li Da's voice sounded in his ear.

  We all turned our heads and looked towards today's theme - the annual auction.