Chapter 19 The Ancient Inkstone of the Heavens
"Brother Lin, this Zhulou has very few restrictions on the identity of the entrant. Whether you are a dignitary or a peddler, you can enter Zhulou to participate in the auction. However, the rules of their auction are quite special!"
Meng Wushang took Lin Xi into the "Zhu Tower" and introduced him to the place as he walked. It seems that Meng Wushang has been here more than once.
Walking into the "Zhulou" is an extremely wide hall. A circling staircase extends up on both sides of the hall, and there are countless small rooms on both sides. The entire hall is more than ten feet high, and there are hundreds of small rooms around. Lin Xi found that these rooms have a window that can be looked down at the hall. At this time, many luxuriously dressed people were led up the stairs and entered each room.
“Take us up.”
Meng Wushang walked to the side of the hall, and his cuffs swayed, and a small vermilion metal sign appeared in his palm. Just as the small sign was exposed, a young maid hurriedly walked up.
"Please follow me!"
The young maid bowed to Meng Wushang, pointed her hand at the stairs, and was about to take him up.
"Brother Lin, please!"
Meng Wushang first asked Lin Xi to go first, and then followed up the stairs. Lin Xi understood that the sign Meng Wushang had just taken out should be a symbol of identity, and those who owned the sign could get a room here. If not, then it would be just like the vast majority of people in the hall, standing in the hall and waiting for the auction to begin.
The two of them walked around a few times before they were taken to a high-level elegant room by the young maid. There was only a coffee table and a few chairs in the elegant room, and tea and snacks had already been placed on the coffee table. In addition, Lin Xi was curious, there were paper and pens on the coffee table.
Lin Xi and Meng Wushang sat on the chair, and then the maid consciously left the elegant room and brought the door with her.
Lin Xi released his divine thoughts and wanted to observe the surroundings. But as soon as his divine thoughts left his body, he found that the divine thoughts were completely bound in this elegant room. Except for the naked eye that could see everything happening in the hall below, nothing in the other elegant room could be perceived.
Meng Wushang's eyes closed slightly, as if he was resting. But then he spoke leisurely: "Brother Lin will rest. There is a restriction on this wall. It is not the existence of the Yuanshen realm, and the divine thoughts cannot be passed through!"
Through the two of them having a long talk last night, Lin Xi already knew that the so-called Yuanshen Realm is another realm above the ninth level of martial arts. This realm no longer focuses on the power of the body, but focuses on the cultivation of the Yuanshen Realm. However, Meng Wushang is not very clear about how the Yuanshen Realm is divided in detail. Moreover, Lin Xi learned from Meng Wushang that the Yuanshen Realm is not the highest achievement of martial arts, and there is a higher realm above the Yuanshen Realm, and this realm corresponds to the Wendao Saint. Transcending the Yuanshen Realm is the Martial Arts Saint, which is a truly epic and mythical existence!
"By the way, Brother Meng just said that the auction rules here are quite special. I don't know where they are special?" Lin Xi murmured when she heard this, then withdrew her mind and asked Meng Wushang. Although the two had not known each other for a long time, Lin Xi did learn a lot from Meng Wushang.
Meng Wushang opened his eyes and took the teacup on the coffee table. He sniffed and continued: "The things sold in Zhulou have no reserve price, and they are not allowed to bid for a group of people like ordinary auctions. They only display the treasures, and then the bidder writes down the price they want to pay. During this process, no one knows what price others gave. Zhulou chose the highest bidder among these bidders."
Meng Wushang explained Zhulou's special bidding rule, and then added without hesitation: "The profitable businessman is a complete profiteer!"
Lin Xi also admired the person who came up with this bidding rule when he heard this. This method was really amazing. He immediately cut off those who wanted to pick up cheap things in the auction, because if you look at a treasure and want to take a picture, but don’t know what price others offer, then you can only give your own highest price to fight for the item. In this way, unless no one of the treasures participates in the auction, the final transaction of treasures will definitely be the maximum price that the buyer can give!
"It's so amazing, I'm worthy of being a Shangsheng!" Lin Xi couldn't help but sigh.
"Uh, the following is beginning. By the way, Brother Lin, you can barter here. As long as you write down the exchanged things, they will naturally evaluate their value and directly participate in the auction." Meng Wushang's next stage has already started, and he did not forget to remind Lin Xi. But this sentence fell into Lin Xi's ears but his heart moved!
Lin Xi looked at the hall below. At this moment, an old man in blue clothes walked up to the platform in the center of the hall, and more than ten young maids followed him. These maids were holding a tray in their hands, which was covered with colorful brocade, making it impossible to see what was placed in the tray.
“The following is the first thing in this game.”
The old man in green shouted in a deep voice, and then the one who stood in a row behind him walked forward a few steps. As the old man's voice sounded, the whole Zhulou became quiet in an instant!
"The first thing is ten 'space bags'. Because there are ten, I will choose the ten highest bidders this time. Let's bid." The old man in green lifted the colorful brocade in the maid's hand. There were indeed ten cloth bags the size of a palm in the tray.
"I actually took out ten at a time..."
"Space bag, good stuff!"
The ten space bags immediately caused a lot of discussion as soon as they appeared. Some people thought that the space bags were indeed a rare treasure, while others were surprised that Fan actually took out ten space bags at once.
However, the discussion was that these people quickly wrote down their bid codes. When Lin Xi saw the people in the hall, they threw the paper sheets in their hands into the few bronze tripods in front of the high platform, and he also found that there was a smaller bronze tripod in his room. Lin Xi instantly understood that after the bidding, as long as the order with the price was thrown into the bronze tripod, the bidding was successful!
Although the space bag is a rare treasure, it did not attract the attention of the two. After a while, it seemed that the auction of the space bag had already been achieved, and the ten bags were sent to some rooms on both sides of the upper part of the hall. Although someone had just put a price order in the hall, none of them seemed to have taken it. But it was normal to think about it. People with status and status entered the elegant room, and those who stayed in the hall naturally had to watch!
"The second thing is below." The old man in green had a loud voice, but no emotional fluctuations. When the second maid came forward, the old man uncovered the colorful brocade. The ancient and ordinary inkstone appeared in front of everyone.
Lin Xi also saw the inkstone in the tray. The inkstone is gray-black and looks old, but the style is extremely simple, except for some simplicity.
"This inkstone is an ancient relic. The word "Zhu Tian" is engraved on the bottom of the inkstone, which should be the name of this inkstone. Although this "Zhu Tian Ancient Inkstone" is not a saint's relic, it has some wonders. This object comes out of ink when encountering water, and the ink fragrance is thick, and its ink is no less than that of the "Nine Profound Three Poles Ink""
The old man in green pointed to the "Anglish Inkstone of the Heavens" and introduced it, and at the same time dripped a few drops of clear water into the ancient inkstone. Sure enough, a refreshing thought of the ancient inkstone overflowed, and the fragrance was exactly the fragrance of ink.
"Hey, this ancient inkstone is very interesting!" Meng Wushang also smelled the ink fragrance coming from the 'Ancient Inkstone of the Heavens', and couldn't help but move slightly, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on the ancient inkstone.
"Isn't the 'Nine Profound Three-Pole Ink' the ink used by Emperor Shang? Can the ink automatically produced by this ancient ink is comparable to the 'Nine Profound Three-Pole Ink'?"
"You can't say that. This is an appraisal by Zhu Lou. If you can compare it, then you can naturally compare it!"
With the ink fragrance, the hall became lively again. Not to mention whether this ancient inkstone has any other names, just because of its ancient identity and ink quality that is not inferior to the "Nine Profound Three Poles Ink" makes it a rare treasure!
"Please bid below"
The old man in green sang loudly, and the venue suddenly became much quieter. The bidding in this hall was obviously much less than the previous round. Lin Xi was also attracted by the "Ancient Inkstone of the Heavens". Although the ancient inkstone looks too ordinary on the outside and is not worthy of the domineering name of "The Heavens", the ink produced is a real good thing. This is a fatal attraction to any scholar!
Lin Xi glanced at Meng Wushang beside her. At this moment, Meng Wushang actually reached out to pick up the pen, as if he wanted to bid for the "Ancient Inkstone of the Heavens". Lin Xi no longer hesitated, picked up the pen, and then used the pen to write a long paragraph on a piece of paper like flying.
At this moment, Meng Wushang also noticed Lin Xi and stopped writing and looked at the words written by Lin Xi. After seeing this, Meng Wushang was stunned, and then pointed at Lin Xi with a smile: "Haha, Brother Lin is really planning! Since Brother Lin is interested in this thing, I won't compete with you!"
Meng Wushang's reaction was all because of what Lin Xi wrote. Lin Xi used it to bid for nothing else, but the "Guiyuan True Interpretation" obtained from exchange with Meng Wushang. Of course, Lin Xi only wrote one of the paragraphs at this time. He believed that as long as the people of the Fan family saw this "Guiyuan True Interpretation", they would definitely come to him at that time.
The reason why Lin Xi decided to use "Guiyuan True Interpretation" to participate in the bidding is that there is really nothing else that can be used for exchange except for him. Another thing is that Meng Wushang will also use "Guiyuan True Interpretation". Meng Wushang can exchange classics with "Haoqi Long Song" and may not be sure when he will use "Guiyuan True Interpretation" to exchange other things. Taking advantage of the fact that only the two of them know about "Guiyuan True Interpretation" now, Lin Xi will be the first to reflect its value. If Meng Wushang spreads "Guiyuan True Interpretation" out, then it will be worthless at that time!
Lin Xi threw the paper written by "The True Interpretation of Guiyuan" into the bronze tripod in front of her. Then he bowed to Meng Wushang and said, "So much, Brother Meng, thank you for your fulfillment!"
"Haha! It's okay, it's okay." Meng Wushang waved his hand generously, not taking this matter to heart at all.
As Lin Xi expected, a person walked into the room soon after. The man was holding the piece of paper written by Lin Xi in his hand. As soon as he came in, he bowed and said, "I am here to disturb the guests by the order of the Lord. Because the bid for the guests is too high, we need to determine whether we are really willing to exchange the 'ancient inkstones of the heavens'?"
"No problem, you bring the ancient inkstone. I will write the complete book for you immediately." Lin Xi replied. Because "The True Interpretation of Guiyuan" is too expensive, Zhu Lou naturally had to determine whether Lin Xi could really write the complete book.
"Please wait for a while, and the ancient inkstone will be delivered immediately." The visitor gave another gift and left in a hurry. It seemed that he had taken the ancient inkstone. Lin Xi also picked up the paper and pen and wrote the complete "Guiyuan Zhenjie".
As soon as Zhu Lou confirmed this, the old man in green continued to auction the rest of the rest of the things in the hall. Lin Xi devoted himself to writing the "Reading Yuan Zhenxue" and naturally did not care about what was left.
"Disciple, the 'Ancient Inkstone of the Heavens' is delivered" seems to have calculated the time when Lin Xi wrote the complete "The True Interpretation of Guiyuan". Just as Lin Xi finished writing, the man appeared again, and there was an additional tray in his hand, which was the 'Ancient Inkstone of the Heavens'.
"Okay, I'll finish writing too. Take it!" Lin Xi put the handwritten "Guiyuan Zhenjie" on the tray while speaking. Then he picked up the 'Ancient Inkstone of the Heavens'.
"Then I won't disturb the two young masters anymore. The villain will leave!" The visitor checked a little "Guiyuan Zhenjie" and then bowed and retreated.
At this time, Lin Xi looked at the "Ancient Inkstone of the Heavens" in his hand carefully, and he was more attracted by the word "The Heavens". These two words seemed extremely ordinary, without any momentum, but Lin Xi always felt that these two words were not simple. However, they could not be said in detail.
Chapter completed!