Chapter 174 Auction I
The next day, Liu Zhen brought Chen Li and the others to the auction house ahead of schedule, but he was surprised to see the presence of the Dongfang Twins, and Feng Xian'er immediately explained to him that the two of them caught up with them yesterday.
At first, Chen Li had intended to auction off Xiao Huoli's pills, but he decided to abandon his intention, especially since he had already gotten quite a lot of money from Nan Xinyue. Moreover, they were also going to auction Liu Zhen's two jades, and he was confident that he could earn even more money later.
After that, Liu Zhen met the owner of the auction house first. An auction house official led them into VIP room 1, but Chen Li raised his eyebrows when he noticed Feng Xian'er's strangeness; he held her hand and asked. "What's the matter with you, Xian'er? You seem so uneasy since we arrived at this place."
Feng Xian'er sighed softly. "Hubby, I don't know how to explain it to you, but ever since we arrived at this place, I have felt something constantly calling me from within, and it became stronger the moment we entered this room."
Hearing that, the Dongfang Twins and Liu Ying looked confused at Feng Xian'er.
Xiao Huoli suddenly came out of the Tianyi Realm. "There is a powerful artifact in this place, but I can't see it clearly because it is covered in strong aura. Perhaps, it summoned Xian'er, especially since an artifact as powerful as that usually chose its master."
Chen Li nodded in understanding and brought Feng Xian'er to sit beside him. "Don't worry. We'll find out about it once the auction starts, and I'll try me best to get it for you."
"Thank you, hubby." Feng Xian'er replied as she smiled sweetly.
"Here! You might be able to figure out that artifact from today's auction list." Liu Ying said as she handed a thick book.
Chen Li immediately opened it, for he was curious about all the items that would be on auction today, especially about the artifact. On the first page, he saw a picture of Liu Zhen holding the two jades, and his eyes widened when he saw their initial prices.
"Wow!" Feng Xian'er exclaimed when she saw that. "Sister Ying. Are all of Uncle Liu's engravings this expensive? Their initial prices are 100 million USD."
"I also just found out today Xian'er; I've never been to an auction before, so I didn't know that they were this expensive." Liu Ying replied with a shake of her head; she was also shocked by their prices. At first, she thought the price was only around millions, but it turned out that the initial price was already one hundred million. She then teased Chen Li. "After this auction, you will definitely become our country's new billionaire, so you mustn't forget about me, okay?"
"Haha." Chen Li laughed at that and teased her back. "How could I forget a beautiful and kind teacher like you, Sister Ying?"
"Humph!" Liu Ying snorted softly after hearing that. 'Tch! His mouth is too sweet! No wonder many women fell into his arms.'
Feng Xian'er laughed softly and joined in the teasing her. "Sister Ying, if you don't want Chen Li to forget you, you'd better make up your mind quickly. If you were already his woman, you wouldn't have to worry about him forgetting you."
However, Liu Ying turned her head away and did not answer her. 'Sigh, if only he didn't have that many women, I'd love to be his too.'
Chen Li continued to browse the other auction items, and his eyes fell on a unique plant.
Seeing that, Xiao Huoli came out and said. "Chen Li, you must buy this plant. It's not an ordinary plant, and its seeds can be used to make pills later."
"What kind of plant is this? I've never seen a plant like this before." Chen Li asked as he looked at the picture. Feng Xian'er and the others also felt they had never seen it before.
"I wonder how this plant could grow on this planet." Xiao Huoli replied as she shook her head. "In my world, its name is Jiu Lian Cao, and it can be used to make a Life Vitality Pill. However, cultivating it is difficult, requiring quite dense Qi."
"I'll try to buy it." Chen Li saw that the price was not too high, around 500 USD.
Chen Li was turning the catalog again, but Feng Xian'er suddenly stopped him. He was surprised as he looked at his wife, whose eyes were fixed on the image.
Feng Xian'er eyes were fixed on the image of a red sword, on which the scabbard bore engraved a phoenix tail. The tip of the hilt of the sword was also decorated with an ornament similar to a phoenix tail; her heart was beating very fast after she saw it.
Chen Li could even hear Feng Xian'er's loud heartbeat. "What's the matter with you, Xian'er?"
Feng Xian'er didn't answer his question, and tears started to fall from her eyes, causing Chen Li and the others to be baffled by her attitude. "Hubby, I want this red sword! I believe this sword keeps calling me from within this auction house."
On the other hand, Xiao Huoli's eyes widened when she saw the sword and instantly recognized it. "Xian'er is right, Chen Li. You must get this sword, whatever it takes!"
"What exactly is this sword, Sister Huoli?" Chen Li and the others turned to her.
Xiao Huoli took a deep breath. "The humans of this planet are foolish to call this sword the Cursed Red Sword! The original name of this sword is the Phoenix God Sword, and it belongs to Xian'er!"
"What?" Liu Ying and the Dongfang Twins were shocked to hear that. Since it was clearly written that the Cursed Red Sword was hundreds of years old, and Feng Xian'er was only 20 years old.
After all, Chen Li and the others had not told them that Feng Xian'er was not a human but a full-fledged Fire Phoenix.
"I'll explain it to the three of you later." Chen Li then said to his wife. "Since Sister Huoli said that this sword belongs to you, then I will make sure it will return to your hands."
"Yes." Feng Xian'er nodded to him, but her eyes could never leave the sword image.
Chen Li then read the description of the sword.
'The Cursed Red Sword: 500 years ago, this sword belonged to a female general who was very powerful, she could even fight thousands of soldiers with just a single sword, and people called her the Blood Demon General. No one has ever known her name or where she came from. However, after the war ended, she suddenly disappeared and left behind her sword. Since then, no one can pull the sword from its scabbard, and people think it is cursed. Starting price: Ten million USD.'
"Ten million USD, huh?" Chen Li muttered to himself. "That's about seventy million Yuan, but that's only a starting price, and I don't know how much it will eventually reach."
"Hubby-"
Chen Li directly stopped his wife. "You don't need to think about it, and I will definitely get it for you. Moreover, I'm sure Uncle Liu's two engravings will sell handsomely, so I'll have enough money to buy this sword."
"That's right, Xian'er." Liu Ying said to her. "Since the price of each of my father's two carvings has already reached 100 million USD as a starting price, I'm sure Chen Li will earn far more than that. Although I feel it's a waste, I think there's no problem if he sacrifices some of the earnings for you."
Dongfang Hanyue giggled at that. "Little Chen really cherishes Xian'er; he will do it without hesitation, Sister Ying."
"That's true." Dongfang Hanxue agreed with her twin sister's words, for she knew how important Feng Xian'er was to Chen Li.
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Sometime later, the auction house was filled with people, and they looked impatient to get their hands on the items to be auctioned.
At first, Su Mengyao wanted to join Chen Li and the others, but Liang Xijian kept urging her to go to another VIP room.
Although Mu Fei didn't like Liang Xijian's attitude, she also persuaded Su Mengyao to go to another VIP room.
Su Mengyao couldn't help but let out a resigned sigh and followed Mu Fei, she browsed through the list of auction items, and her eyes fell on the image of a painting.
"Is this the painting you wanted to buy, Mengyao?" Mu Fei asked her.
Su Mengyao nodded to her. "My grandfather, Su Jian, painted this Sunset From Cliff Edge. However, he was forced to sell it to someone else because he was having financial difficulties at that time, and my father had been looking for the owner to repurchase it for a long time, but he never managed to find that person. Since this painting appeared in today's auction, I decided to come here to buy it."
Mu Fei said again. "I don't really understand your grandfather's past, but I heard he was a skilled painter, and many of his paintings sold for a high price."
"Yes." Su Mengyao nodded to her. "However, his struggle to become a famous painter was not easy, but he finally succeeded in achieving his dream, and he was able to live a prosperous life afterward."
- To Be Continued.
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