C663 On Credit
If Qi Zhuohao was a villain in his heart, then he could seize the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit right now. Unfortunately, he was from the righteous path, and the actions of bandits and scoundrels were something he disdained. Therefore, he could only give up on the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit.
The preciousness of the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit was not something that could be described with words. A single Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit was equivalent to a God Nascent Stage warrior! Everyone in the venue was envious of the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit, but no one dared to snatch it from them. Of course, Qi Zhuohao disdained to snatch it away.
Elder Xu, who was sitting next to Qi Zhuohao, actually had another identity. He was the expert invited by the Fenghua Chamber Of Commerce to guard the auction hall in the Wind Province. Elder Xu was an upright person, and he was respected by others! With him watching over the auction, it was almost guaranteed that nothing would go wrong. Otherwise, the Wind Province Auction House wouldn't dare to take out the Heavenly Gold Jade Armor, Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit, and other treasures to auction. That would undoubtedly bring about a huge disaster!
Of course, the Fenghua Chamber Of Commerce would also choose the right time to hold the auction. When the Qingluo Pavilion advanced to the Earth Sect, the auction happened to start. This wasn't a coincidence! The Fenghua Chamber Of Commerce had a close relationship with the Wind Gazing Tavern. They had already known that the Sect Master of the four Earth Sect would go to the Qingluo Pavilion. Otherwise, even if the Fenghua Chamber Of Commerce invited Elder Xu to take charge of the auction, it would still be in vain!
The noisy atmosphere made people's blood boil. Finally, the auctioneer announced the starting price of the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit in a loud voice. The intense bidding began. This time, it was not only the four great Earth Sect. Everyone who had the ability to bid for the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit made their bids.
It was obvious that the Heavenly Gold Jade Armor was precious, but the degree of preciousness of the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit was far above that of the Heavenly Gold Jade Armor. Everyone wanted to obtain it!
"The starting bid is a million Purple Golden Coin. This is twice the starting bid of the Heaven Ascension Gold Jade Armor!" Qi Zhuohao secretly sighed. He estimated that the price of this Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit would be above thirty million Purple Golden Coin.
When the auctioneer announced the starting bid, someone directly bid ten million Purple Golden Coin. From then on... The price of the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit became higher and higher, and soon, it reached 18 million Purple Golden Coin. At this point, Zhou Yu, Tian Xu, and three others continued to compete.
Obviously, these three people had such wealth. They must be the people of the other three chambers of commerce in Sky City. Fenghua Chamber Of Commerce wanted to use the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit to make a huge profit, but the other chambers of commerce were willing to spend money to bid for the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit!
The price of the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit was still increasing. Qi Zhuohao did not understand why the old man did not participate in the auction. Could it be that the old man did not have the money to bid for the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit, or did the old man want to shock the world with a single word like before?
The intense bidding continued. Finally, the price of the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit exceeded 21 million Purple Golden Coin. At this point, an old woman and Tian Xu gave up on bidding, leaving only Zhou Yu and the old man. There was also a young man.
"Money is willful!" Qi Zhuohao smiled bitterly in his heart. He was also very puzzled. When Zhou Yu bid for the Nine Gold Jade Armor, he only bid 21 million Purple Golden Coin before giving up. Why was he still persisting after bidding 25,000,000 Purple Golden Coin?
Gradually, the old woman gave up bidding. Only Zhou Yu and the young man were still competing. Suddenly, Zhou Yu raised the price from 27 million Purple Golden Coin to 30 million Purple Golden Coin. The young man helplessly gave up.
Qi Zhuohao thought that the old man would bid again, but he didn't expect it to be because he thought too much. In the end, the Thousand Spirit Jade Fruit was bid by Zhou Yu at 30 million, and the auction ended just like that.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please bring your money to the backstage to settle the transaction. The auction will end here. Thank you for your support! We'll meet again next time! "
Following the blooming of the resplendent fireworks, the crowd dispersed one after another. The bidders went to the backstage of the venue, while the bidders who did not manage to bid immediately left. Taking a deep breath, Qi Zhuohao stood up and walked towards the backstage.
Qi Zhuohao was very surprised. There were at least 100,000 bidders. This number was very shocking. In order to not make the guests wait long, the Fenghua Chamber Of Commerce had set up a total of ten thousand counters at the backstage of the auction. Qi Zhuohao was shocked once again!
Qi Zhuohao queued in front of one of the counters, and it wasn't long before it was his turn. When the waiter at the counter brought over the dozens of items he had bid for and asked him to pay for the procedures, he immediately let out an awkward bitter laugh.
"Miss, I'm sorry. I forgot to bring money when I went out. Can your auction house pay me on credit first?"
Qi Zhuohao's words immediately attracted the strange gazes of the surrounding people. The beautiful manager and the female staff at the counter all widened their eyes. There was actually such a thing in the world? What kind of auction would one not bring money to participate in?
The young lady was obviously very angry and said angrily, "Esteemed guest, don't make things difficult for me. If you really didn't bring money... I can't give you the auction item. Besides, you will bear the responsibility of intentionally causing trouble for the auction. That's the compensation! "
"Little Missy, don't get angry. It's not like I don't want to pay you back. I'm just taking the auction item on credit for the time being," Qi Zhuohao hurriedly explained. He wasn't here to cause trouble. He really didn't have any money.
Hearing this, the beautiful shopkeeper was furious and said, "I think you deliberately came here to cause trouble. Do you know how much you will pay for the auction? Let me tell you, not only will you not get the auction items, you will also pay half of the price of the items you bid for. "
The surrounding people were all looking at Qi Zhuohao, making him feel extremely embarrassed. Sighing, he whispered to the beautiful manager, "How about this, I will pay for the Beast Skin Scroll first. As for the other things, I'll wait until I get the money back..."
"That won't do. My auction house doesn't have such a rule. If you don't return once you go, then you'll have to blame me for this loss. I'm just a worker, you can't harm me!"
Before Qi Zhuohao could finish his words, the beautiful manager rejected him. The beautiful manager had a good temper. If it was someone else, they would have already arrested Qi Zhuohao.
"What do you think we should do? I really don't have money!" Qi Zhuohao looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. No one could stop him if he wanted to leave. However, if he left just like that, it would be even more embarrassing. Also, the Beast Skin Scroll was right in front of him. Wouldn't it be a pity to leave just like that? For a while, he really didn't know what to do.
"You really don't have money?" The beautiful manager stared at Qi Zhuohao with a look of complete disbelief.
Qi Zhuohao nodded seriously and answered sincerely, "I really don't have money. I came out in a hurry and forgot to bring it with me."
"You don't seem to be a shameless person. How about this? Wait here for a while. I'll go and find the president to settle this matter! " The beautiful manager had a very accurate judgment of people. Qi Zhuohao was definitely not a poor person. Furthermore, who would dare to cause trouble at the Wind Province Auction House?
Hearing this, Qi Zhuohao nodded his head and said, "Alright then! Hurry up, don't make me wait for too long!"1
The president of the Wind State Auction, Qi Zhuohao, had seen him before. It was that fat middle-aged man. He had actually forgotten that he was the one who made the Fenghua Chamber Of Commerce lower their heads and kneel down. The president also knew him. It shouldn't be a problem for him to get a credit of two to three hundred thousand Purple Golden Coin!
Not long after, the president of the Wind Province Auction rushed over with the beautiful shopkeeper. His name was Yao Wanshan. Originally, his face was filled with anger, but when he saw that the person who had gone back on his word was Qi Zhuohao, he immediately turned pale with fright.
"President Yao, it's him. He forgot to bring the money. President, what do you think we should do with this matter?" The beautiful manager pointed at Qi Zhuohao. If she had the money, she could lend it to Qi Zhuohao first. She had no choice. She only had that little salary for a month. She could not help Qi Zhuohao.
"Xia Mo, do you want to die? Do you know who this is? Will Pavilion Lord Qi from the Qingluo Pavilion have no money?"
After furiously scolding Xia Mo, Yao Wanshan took a few steps and arrived in front of Qi Zhuohao. He bowed and said," Pavilion Lord Qi, I have already skinned that guard and fed him to the dogs as you instructed. Pavilion Lord Qi, what are you..."
Xia Mo finally regained her senses when she saw that President Yao was like a dog in front of Qi Zhuohao. She was very shocked. Was this young man who wanted to pay on credit really the Pavilion Lord Qi Zhuohao of Qingluo Pavilion? How was this possible?
Xia Mo was not stupid. Qi Zhuohao controlled the Qingluo Pavilion, and the Qingluo Pavilion was the most powerful Earth Sect in the Sky City. It was impossible for Qi Zhuohao to not have money, and he would not make things difficult for the Wind Province Auction House just for a mere two to three hundred thousand Purple Golden Coin!
In these three days, the people in the auction hall did not know about the major event that happened in the Sky City. But, who outside the auction house didn't know about what happened in the Qingluo Pavilion? Xia Mo really didn't understand why Qi Zhuohao would go back on his word. Oh, no, it was on credit!
Xia Mo was shocked and confused. Everyone around her was the same. They were laughing at Qi Zhuohao for being a scoundrel and a poor man. Now that they knew Qi Zhuohao's identity, they stood still and did not dare to move.
"Your surname is Yao, President Yao, right?" Qi Zhuohao looked at Yao Wanshan indifferently. Seeing Yao Wanshan nod his head heavily in reply, he coldly snorted and asked, "Guild Leader Yao, why did you scold Xia Mo for her beauty?"
Qi Zhuohao had a very good impression of Xia Mo, and he admired her attitude. Shopkeeper Yao actually scolded Xia Mo fiercely. He could not bear to watch! As for the matter of the guard... He had already forgotten. He knew that Guild Leader Yao would deal with that matter according to his wishes.
Guild Leader Yao was completely dumbfounded. Qi Zhuohao actually stood up for a lowly shopkeeper at the counter. This shouldn't be the case! Could it be that Qi Zhuohao had taken a fancy to Xia Mo, this beauty? It was very likely!
"Pavilion Lord Qi, I know I was wrong. Please forgive my mistake, Pavilion Lord Qi!" President Yao thought for a moment before kneeling down in front of Qi Zhuohao. Xia Mo might very well become Qi Zhuohao's woman and anger him. His life would be over!
Hearing this, Qi Zhuohao coldly snorted again and said, "The person you should apologize to is not me, but her!"
"Yes, yes!" President Yao hurriedly knelt down and turned around, kowtowing to the beautiful shopkeeper Xia Mo. "Miss Xia, I was wrong. I don't know about your relationship with Pavilion Lord Qi. I'm sorry, please forgive me for not remembering my past! "
In President Yao's opinion, it was no wonder that Qi Zhuohao had taken a fancy to Xia Mo. If the fourth beauty in Sky City was chosen, she would definitely be Xia Mo. Of course, Qi Zhuohao's two women, Nangong Yudia and Shen Ji, came to Sky City. Xia Mo was the opposite...
President Yao understood this point wrongly. Qi Zhuohao would not take a fancy to Xia Mo. He only had a very good impression of Xia Mo!
Xia Mo was stunned. She did not need President Yao's apology! "President Yao, please get up, I, I..."
Xia Mo really did not know what to say. At this time, Qi Zhuohao lightly said, "Since beautiful Xia Mo forgives you, get up. Let's talk about my credit."
President Yao was like being pardoned, he quickly got up and said, "Pavilion Lord Qi, what are you saying? The items you bid for are not worth money. Just treat it as my Wind Province Auction House apologizing to you and Miss Xia."
As he said that, President Yao personally walked over and took out a pile of items from the counter and handed them to Qi Zhuohao. Not to mention a mere two to three hundred thousand Purple Golden Coin items, even if it was a million, he would still have to pay for Qi Zhuohao's money!
"There's no need. I already said that I'm paying on credit. When I return, I'll get someone to send the money over." Qi Zhuohao raised his hand and put away the many treasures. He did not want to owe President Yao a favor.
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