The Soldier King Becomes a Useless Little Girl-Chapter 1043 - 1039: Let’s See Who Can Keep Their Cool

Originally, I thought that buying the Taoyao Pavilion for 1.3 million taels would be more than enough.

Who knew Tu Suxia would be so shameless, actually using Dragon Bait as a gimmick.

The price of Taoyao Pavilion rose accordingly.

Xin Lin was now worried that she didn’t have enough silver taels.

But she couldn’t raise funds in such a short time.

"The auction officially begins, with a starting price of one million, and each increment will be fifty thousand."

Tu Suxia said in a deep voice.

At the start of the auction, none of the guests made any sound.

One million taels was no small amount.

Although everyone present had decent family backgrounds, one million taels was equivalent to the tax revenue of a middle-sized city for a year or the income of a middle-class family for three years.

"One million and fifty thousand."

The first to speak was Wang Qimin, a three-star Spirit Chef, with the third largest Spiritual Food Restaurant in the city, "July Chrysanthemum," behind him.

With Taoyao Pavilion and De Yue Building encountering issues one after another, "July Chrysanthemum" was the most likely contender to rise.

However, as a three-star Spiritual Food Restaurant, it was still challenging to dominate the Spiritual Food Restaurants in Purple Cloud City.

Therefore, the owner and head chef of "July Chrysanthemum" decided to participate in the auction, hoping to secure the Taoyao Pavilion.

"One million one hundred thousand."

The speaker was still a Spirit Chef, the owner of "Qiyue Building," the third largest Spiritual Food Restaurant in Longteng, Qi Wannian.

This person was himself a four-star Spirit Chef, also an early competitor of Master Ji and Master Chen.

The strength of Qiyue Building was naturally much stronger than July Chrysanthemum.

Immediately, another person spoke.

That person sat on Xin Lin’s left side.

"One million two hundred thousand."

The speaker was a middle-aged man with a full beard, his skin dark and red, with hardened cheeks; one look at his fists and feet, and it was evident he was a Martial Artist.

"It’s Mr. You from the Sea Sect, a pleasure to meet."

Jiang Qing nodded to that person in a gesture of respect.

Xin Lin had heard of the Sea Sect. Ma Jingtian had mentioned it was a larger sect than the Water Wraith Gang, spanning Longteng and several surrounding regions.

They usually handled shipping and salt trade, occasionally doing piracy and murder, but they had good relations with nation officials, which is why they’ve never been brought to justice.

A sect like Sea Sect, of course, wouldn’t change their field to operate a Spiritual Food Restaurant; their intention wasn’t the cuisine, their goal was the Dragon Bait.

A sect on the water like Sea Sect, if they could find a True Dragon and obtain a Dragon Vein, they would be the absolute overlord of the waters.

"One million three hundred thousand." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

A sweet voice came through.

The speaker was a beautiful woman in her twenties, wearing a well-fitted martial robe in gold and red, with chic short hair exuding a sense of valor.

"Miss Le Zhao from the Red Sleeve Sect offers 1.3 million taels."

Jiang Qing nodded again to Le Zhao.

Red Sleeve Sect was also a middle sect, but they specialized in subtle and devious trades. Many lustful men met their end by their hands.

The latter deliberately or inadvertently glanced at the position where Xin Lin was...Mu Chen.

Xin Lin’s heart skipped a beat.

The auction had just begun, and someone had already quoted a sky-high price.

She hadn’t even had a chance to speak.

However, Xin Lin was grateful to Jiang Qing. She realized Jiang Qing was subtly reminding her of each bidder’s identity and background.

The bidding went on, and the price kept climbing, reaching one million five hundred thousand taels.

Meanwhile, there had been no movement in the private rooms upstairs.