Xiaosheng is not a nerd

Chapter 1764 Auction

Xie Fu walked straight towards Xiao Yuer, ignoring him. One of his men shouted, "Stop!" and several men blocked Xie Fu's way.

Xie Fu showed no intention of stopping, and several of his men attacked immediately. As soon as they approached Xie Fu, before they even touched his clothes, they felt as if they were pierced by thousands of needles, and he fell to the ground tragically dead.

Xiao Yu'er was surprised and looked at Xie Fu as if he were a god.

Ma Wuzhong was a martial artist, but he knew he had met a big shot. His subordinates were all masters above the fifth rank, but they died tragically on the spot without even touching the opponent's clothes. The opponent's cultivation was at least that of a top master of the second rank, which was far beyond his ability to match.

He originally planned to use Xiao Yuer as a threat so that he could leave calmly, but now he didn't even have the courage to do it.

Xie Fu's eyes fell on Ma Wuzhong: "Are you Ma Wuzhong?"

Hearing the other party calling out his name, Ma Wuzhong was not surprised but felt a little lucky. Maybe the other party would not kill him easily because of his identity and background: "Do you know me?"

Xie Fu smiled and said, "I know you. You are the traitor who killed his master and stole his treasure."

Ma Wuzhong was shocked and held Xiao Yuer's vital points. This was his last resort, but he had no choice. He said in a gentle voice, "Sir, this is between me and her. Please don't interfere."

Xie Fu laughed and said, "You bully my wife like this, and you ask me not to interfere. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Feeling the fear of death approaching, Ma Wuzhong's hands began to tremble: "As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. If you are willing to spare me today, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"

"What kind of reward? Tell me about it."

Seeing Qiu Bing actually started negotiating with Ma Wuzhong, Xiao Yuer was afraid that the killer would be tempted by money, so she became anxious and said, "If you help me kill him, I will agree to anything you want."

Xiao Yu'er's words also gave Ma Wuzhong some clues. Who would be willing to help a lowly woman like Lin Yucheng unconditionally? She must have hired a killer, just a deal. As long as he offered a higher price, he could impress the other party. So he said, "My Ma family is a divine forging family in Jiancheng, and we are highly valued by the Su family. We have money and women. I can find eight or ten of Lin Yucheng's kind for you at any time."

"Is your life, Master Ma, worth only this much?"

Seeing that the other party was willing to bargain, Ma Wuzhong was secretly happy: "Then please name a price. As long as I can give it, I will do my best."

Xie Fu said slowly, "Well..."

Xiao Yuer was horrified and interrupted: "I hate you!"

He bought her just to let her lead the way for him. He came to Jiancheng for a purpose. Xiao Yuer was really afraid that he would agree.

She knew that she was very humble and worthless in the eyes of others. She talked back to Qiu Bing just to raise her value in front of him. In fact, she had always felt extremely inferior in front of Qiu Bing.

Now we can only use all our capital to pull the unbalanced scale.

Xie Fu looked at the face with tears in its eyes, helpless and desolate but resolute. In his heart, he had his own importance, which could not be compared with money and beauty.

He slowly said, "How about this, I will take the lives of everyone in your Ma family in exchange for your life."

Xiao Yu'er's eyes were full of light again, full of surprise, and she felt indescribably touched. She never knew that she...

Xie Fu had a slight smile on his face, as if to say, I told you a long time ago that you are a priceless treasure.

Ma Wuzhong was horrified and pinched Xiao Yuer's vital points with his hands, causing Xiao Yuer to scream in pain.

"Your Excellency, are you trying to force me?"

"I have already set the price. You don't have to agree to it."

Ma Wuzhong's hand that was pinching Xiao Yuer was trembling slightly. Finally, under the strong pressure from Xie Fu, he let go and sat down on the ground. He knew that he had no chance of winning and he didn't even have the courage to fight and die together.

Xiao Yu'er broke free and kicked Ma Wuzhong with all her strength. Ma Wuzhong just staggered, but Xiao Yu'er leaned backwards and almost fell to the ground.

She was still a weak woman, but at this moment her face was ferocious. She drew out Ma Wuzhong's sword, held the sword with both hands, and slashed at Ma Wuzhong madly.

Ma Wuzhong, whose defense had been removed by Xie Fu, cried out in pain, and in the blink of an eye he was covered in wounds and blood.

After more than a dozen sword strikes, Xiao Yu'er was so tired that she was gasping for breath. When they paused, Ma Wuzhong took the opportunity to stand up and ran away in panic, but his injured body fell to the ground after only a few steps.

Xiao Yuer approached, and Ma Wuzhong, who was lying on the ground with sword in both hands, slashed at him a few more times. The deep blood feud and the humiliation and suffering she had endured over the years were so deep that even if she slashed Ma Wuzhong with ten thousand swords, it would not be enough to vent her anger.

The pain from his back and the fear in his heart made Ma Wuzhong completely collapse. He begged, "Yucheng, it's all my fault. Please forgive me, please spare my life..."

Xiao Yuer sighed heavily and pointed in a direction: "Kowtow to my father and admit your mistake."

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Ma Wuzhong quickly followed his instructions, kneeling down and kowtowing loudly: "Master, Wuzhong was wrong, Wuzhong was wrong, please forgive Wuzhong this time."

Finally... Xiao Yuer fulfilled her long-cherished wish. The heavy weight on her heart seemed to be much lighter, and the sword in her hand seemed to be much lighter as well. She stabbed it into Ma Wuzhong's valley.

Ma Wuzhong, who was bowing his head, screamed, his waist bent, and his body twisted.

This scene was very familiar. She had been stabbed fiercely in the body like this before. Xiao Yuer's face turned grim. She pulled out the sword with force and stabbed it again.

After being stabbed seven or eight times in a row, Ma Wuzhong was no longer able to move, his body still in a kneeling position, with a large pool of blood on the ground.

She had finally avenged her blood feud. As soon as the thought flashed through her mind, she felt that all the strength in her body had been used up, and she collapsed to the ground...

It was dark, the night was quiet, Xiao Yu'er's body was soaked in the bathtub, she felt like a dream, she avenged her blood feud so easily, she thought it would be extremely difficult.

The door was pushed open, Xiao Yuer looked over and saw Xie Fu coming in with medicine.

Xiao Yuer was furious and wanted to do something to express her gratitude to Fu, but her mouth seemed to be sewn shut because she didn't know how to repay this great kindness.

If possible, she would give everything to the other person, body and soul, but she knew that it was still not enough in return.

She had nothing to offer.

Xie Fu smiled faintly: "It's just a piece of cake. I didn't even raise my hand."

"It's a piece of cake for you, but it's a great favor to me."

Xie Fu just hummed lightly, put down the medicine and turned to leave. Xiao Yuer shouted at his back: "Wait."

Xie Fu paused, and Xiao Yuer asked weakly, "Are you still in need of a servant?"

Xie Fu did not respond. In fact, he was tired of hearing this. His voice was a little cold: "I don't need slaves."

Xiao Yuer came out of the bathtub and knelt down on the ground.

"Hasn't your dignity been restored today?" Xie Fu said and left.

The next morning, when Xie Fu opened the door, he saw Xiao Yu'er standing at the door with an unhappy look on her face: "You have avenged your great hatred, and I also have things to do. Let's say goodbye today. I will leave some money for you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuer nervously grabbed Xie Fu's sleeve and shook her head with a pleading look.

Xie Fu smiled and said, "If you want me to continue living here, that's fine, but don't do this to me again in the future."

Xiao Yuer nodded, suddenly thought of something, and presented an iron box with dirt on the surface with both hands.

Xie Fu asked: "What is it?"

Xiao Yuer remained silent for a while before speaking: "The second part of the "Gold Forging Secrets", this is the only thing I can give you in return."

Ma Wuzhong tried every possible means to get it but failed, and Xiao Yuer would rather die than give it up, but now he offered it to Xie Fu on his own initiative.

Xie Fu smiled and said, "I don't know how to forge, so what do I need this thing for? This is your family heirloom, so keep it well for yourself."

Xiao Yuer asked: "Are you going to leave or not?"

"I live quite well here, if you would stop bothering me."

Xiao Yuer said softly: "I don't know how to stop annoying you."

"I don't need women, nor do I need slaves."

Xiao Yuer hurriedly said: "If you dislike me, I will serve you well after I recover from my illness. If you dislike my body being dirty, my mouth has never been kissed by anyone, so I can..."

Xiao Yuer was talking for a long time when she suddenly noticed that Xie Fu's face turned gloomy, so she quickly stopped talking.

Seeing her timid and weak appearance, Xie Fu said unhappily, "What do I need your mouth for?"

Xiao Yuer blurted out: "I can give it to you."

Xie Fu smiled bitterly: "Am I respecting you too much?"

"You are free to disrespect me."

Xie Fu had no choice but to say, "My wife is a tigress. If she knew I was fooling around outside, she would castrate me." "I won't complain."

"I don't want to take that risk."

Sometimes, Xie Fu felt that it was much more difficult to drive a woman away than to seduce her.

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In the evening, Xie Fu put on the custom-made Su satin brocade clothes and came to the Su family auction house accompanied by Xiao Yuer.

Many days later, the Su Family Auction House reopened the auction, attracting a lot of people. The scene was like a courtesan election in Jiangnan, with celebrities gathering.

But most people had serious expressions, and they didn’t seem to be here for entertainment but more like they were here for negotiations.

Xie Fu asked in a low voice: "Xiao Yu'er, has the Su family's auction house always been so prosperous?"

Xiao Yuer shook her head and said, "Although I haven't been back for seven or eight years, I have never seen such a lively scene. I guess some important items will be auctioned tonight."

"What important items are being auctioned?"

"I do not know either."

When they arrived at the door, Xie Fu handed over the invitation letter made of pure gold like everyone else. In addition to the exquisitely carved patterns on the invitation letter, there were two words - Song Zhi.

Apparently each invitation was custom made, with the name of the invitee engraved on it.

Of course, this invitation was stolen by Xie Fu from a guest at Dengying Tower. In order to avoid the fake Li Gui meeting the real Li Kui, the man named Song Zhi will not show up for a long time.

The person in charge of reception at the door was a middle-aged man who looked very calm. He scanned the invitation letter and said, "Mr. Song Zhi Song?"

Xie Fu smiled and said, "Yes."

After all, it was an impostor. Xiao Yuer acted a little guilty and nervous. Doing such a thing under the nose of the Su family was no joke. As long as the Su family gave the OK, there was no need for the Su family to do it themselves, someone else would do it for them.

Perhaps it was Xiao Yuer's nervousness that made the middle-aged man look at her more keenly, making Xiao Yuer look even more uneasy.

Xie Fu's hand had fallen on her round back at some point, which made Xiao Yuer's uneasiness and awkwardness melt away.

Xie Fu whispered in Xiao Yu'er's ear like a queen: "I'll tuck you in while we auction it off."

Although the voice was small, the middle-aged man had sharp hearing and heard it clearly. He looked at a man next to him who had a sword embroidered on his collar.

Xie Fu noticed that there were also such embroidered labels on the lapels of the middle-aged man's clothes, which were obviously used to distinguish between guests and servants.

The man stepped forward and said respectfully, "Mr. Song, please follow me."

The two followed the man through the magnificent hall, where many weapons and armor were displayed, including the Ming Guang Armor, which was placed in an inconspicuous position.

For people who practice martial arts, a piece of Ming Guang armor is naturally far less attractive than a magic weapon.

After walking through the courtyard, we came to a tower building. The rooms were designed in an arc shape, one next to the other, forming a complete circle.

Xie Fu knew that this kind of building was called a Weilong Tower, which was popular during the Jin Dynasty. It had a large open space in the middle, which was used for life-and-death duels at the time. Every room could see the duel scene in the middle without any obstruction.

Entering the Weilong Tower from the main gate, there is a spacious square 20 meters wide made of white stone. There is no decoration on the square, which looks very empty and spacious.

Xie Fu looked around. The building had three floors. Except for a room on the first floor that served as the main gate, there were only thirty-three rooms. The second and third floors each had thirty-four rooms, for a total of one hundred rooms.

All the rooms look the same, with no doors or windows, and a beaded curtain hanging as a wall.

This made Xie Fu feel good. At least from the perspective of the rooms, there was no distinction between high and low.

The man led the two of them to a room on the second floor and said respectfully, "Mr. Song, please sit down and wait. The auction will start on time." After that, he turned and left.

The room was elegantly furnished, with a guest seat in the middle and a large sandalwood table in front of it. There was no fruit plate or wine on the table, only three open brocade boxes.

One box holds silver items, one box holds gold items, and one box holds jade items. The items in the boxes are arranged in order, with nine items in each box.

Xie Fu asked in confusion: "What is this?"

Xiao Yuer was proud that she was finally needed. She pointed to the silver box and said, "This is the 100-liang plan."

He counted the silverware one by one: "This is one hundred taels, two hundred taels, three hundred taels... nine hundred taels."

Pointing to the silver box, he said, "This is the Thousand Tael Count, which represents one thousand taels to nine thousand taels."

Pointing to the jade box, he said, "This is the ten thousand taels plan, which means 10,000 to 90,000 taels."

Xie Fu was surprised: "What kind of thing can be worth tens of thousands of taels!"

Xiao Yuer responded: "I don't know."

If the Su family is the king of Jiancheng, then her Lin family is just a minister of the king, and she is just a young lady from a minister's family. She has some worldly experience, but she doesn't know everything.

Xie Fu sat down in the guest seat and could see the spacious square in the middle clearly through the pearl curtain from his vantage point. If he stood outside and looked, he would not be able to see the inside of the house clearly.

Seeing that besides the three brocade boxes on the table, there was also a jade tube with a small iron sword in it, he asked, "What is this?"

Xiao Yuer explained: "This is the sword display, which comes from the meaning of a duel. It's either you die or I live. As long as you show this sword, no matter what price the other party offers, it will be higher than the other party's."

Xie Fu immediately understood: "It's equivalent to lighting a sky lantern."

Xiao Yuer nodded and asked softly, "Is what you just said true?"

"what?"

"You said you would auction it off and then..."

Xie Fuha smiled and said, "Am I that messy?"

At this time, a woman appeared at the door and stood in the house. Xie Fu looked through the curtain and saw a woman standing in front of every room.

Xiao Yuer explained: "This woman is responsible for passing the lottery."

"Why make it so troublesome and secretive?"

"It is a crime to possess a treasure. Some people do not want others to know that they have obtained a treasure. Exiting the auction house can also reduce the number of treasure snatching incidents."

At this time, two men walked towards the center of Baiyu Square. One was a middle-aged man with nothing on him, and the other man held a plan in both hands. The plan was covered with a red cloth, so it was impossible to see what it was.

Xiao Yuer said softly: "The auction has begun."

The two walked to the center, and the middle-aged man introduced himself as the host of tonight's auction. His surname was Su and his given name was Baozhen.

The clear voice echoed in the Weilong Tower and was clearly heard by everyone.

Xiao Yuer said, "Su Baozhen is a very important person in the Su family. He is highly regarded by Master Su. When my father was alive, he always came to the Lin family to take charge of matters. Normally, he would not host the auction. I guess today's auction is very important and there will be a highlight."

Xie Fu asked: "What's the highlight?"

"I just returned to Jiancheng, so I don't know much about it. Anyway, if you see anything good later, don't miss it."

Xie Fu smiled and said, "I'm just here to join in the fun today. Besides, I'm a fake. If I really take a picture of something, I'll be exposed."

No rare treasures could catch Xie Fu's eye. Even magical weapons were not something he was interested in. He came to Jiancheng with only one purpose, which was to get weapons and armor.

After Su Baozhen's opening remarks, he started the first auction item of the day, which was something covered in a red cloth. Strangely, the red cloth was not lifted to allow people to see clearly what was on the plan.

Despite this, the auction was still very enthusiastic, and the price rose from the opening price of three hundred taels to three thousand taels.

Xiao Yuer explained: "This is a blind auction. After you bid, you are responsible for the quality of the item. However, with the reputation and financial resources of the Su family, you usually make a profit."

Xie Fu laughed and said, "That's wrong. You know that there is no loss if there is profit, and others naturally know that too. If the premium is too high, then the profit will turn into a loss."

The price kept going up to eight thousand taels, but no one bid anymore. After Su Baozhen asked three times, a firework bloomed in the sky, officially announcing that the item belonged to Room 27 on the second floor.

According to past practice, the auction items will be announced after the blind auction is over. As Su Baozhen lifted the red cloth, a high-quality jade pendant on the plan came into everyone's sight.

Because the venue was spacious and the auctioneers each stayed in a room, the scene was still quiet.

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