Reborn as Xiao in another world, targeted by the little red bird

After waiting for about half an hour, the auction officially began. The appetizers of this auction were some spiritual beast materials and medicinal herbs that were not too difficult to find. Xiao did not have a side job, so these things were of little value to him, but the people outside the private room were scrambling for them fiercely.

"These things are not impossible to buy outside, why are they so excited?" Xiao was a little puzzled.

"If you produce and sell by yourself, the demand will be small, and these things are indeed not difficult to buy. But more people have to rely on selling finished products to make a living, so the demand will be much greater. It just so happens that the auction can provide a large enough quantity, which can avoid a lot of trouble." Yuyan rested his elbow with one hand and held a teacup in the other, and walked slowly to Xiao's side.

"There's still some time before the main show, do you want to go eat something first?" Yuyan turned her head and motioned Xiao to look at the snacks and fruits on the table.

Xiao looked back following Yuyan's movements. He lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then went over and picked up a fruit that looked like a grape.

"Do you know what good stuff will appear at this auction?"

"Here..." Yuyan took a sip of tea and continued, "There is the elixir I need. By the way, do you need elixirs that can increase your cultivation? According to the information I got, there are some at this auction."

Xiao thought that there seemed to be no reason to improve his realm quickly, so he shook his head.

"Anything with a more interesting history?" he asked.

Yuyan chuckled, "How could something like that appear at an auction in the mortal world?"

Xiao's eyes darkened, but he saw Yuyan fill a cup of tea and then continued, "But I heard that there is a stone feather this time. It is said that it came from the Land of Seven Swords. Is this the kind you are talking about?"

Hearing this, Xiao's eyes lit up again.

After the spiritual beast materials were sold out, the auction brought out materials produced from the divine beasts and some rare medicinal materials. From then on, worldly money completely withdrew from the auction.

Xiao saw that they not only brought out live spirit beasts, but also took out the eggs of spirit beasts, which gave him a little bit of the feeling of an auction. Then some weapons were put up, but unfortunately there were no guns among them.

Later, when the auction of magic weapons and talismans began, Yuyan bought some that could be used to save lives and gave them to Xiao, which made Xiao a little flattered, as he didn't like to owe favors to others. Originally, Yuyan wanted to bid for him a martial arts technique, but he racked his brains to organize his words to make her give up the idea.

Seeing Xiao's bewildered look, Yuyan couldn't help but laugh. She tried to act like she was normal, but she didn't know that the slightly raised corners of her mouth had already betrayed her.

"How can you be so cute?" She couldn't help herself and reached out to rub Xiao's head.

elf:?

"Xiao": Why am I a little unhappy?

"The next batch of items are elixirs that can reduce the shackles of the Venerable level and increase the probability of stepping into the Saint level - the Venerable-Breaking Pills! The starting price for each one is 5,000 Spirit Stones, and each bid increase must not be less than 500 Spirit Stones!" announced the host on the stage.

"What I want is finally here." Yuyan withdrew her hand, and at the same time, she stopped smiling and looked out the window. In the end, she spent 80,000 spirit stones to get five of them.

"The person in Room 3 is really generous. He bought five at once. Considering the previous auction, he spent about 100,000 or 200,000 spirit stones, right?"

"It's totally normal. Room 3 is only used by people with high status in the arena. I heard that they can get spirit stones for every game. What's this?"

"I heard from the grapevine that Goddess Yuyan is about to break through to the Saint level. Could it be her in the private room?"

"..."

Xiao righteously rejected Yuyan's decision to buy him the elixir. Yuyan said helplessly, "I don't want anything from you, so why are you so cautious? Just think of it as a gift from me, the elder of the arena, to you, the junior."

"I..." Xiao opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. If he said he didn't want to owe too many favors, would he be considered hypocritical?

"Forget it. Originally I gave gifts just for fun. Since you are so unwilling, I won't force you." Yuyan waved her hand calmly, indicating Xiao not to worry.

Xiao wanted to explain something, but saw Yuyan looking out the window, muttering, "Portable formation, it feels less convenient than talismans." Feeling that Xiao was looking at her, she turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"

"No……"

After a while, the host ordered someone to push up a small cart covered with a red cloth, which looked very mysterious.

"The next item has a very interesting origin." The host said mysteriously, "It is said that the ancient mythical beast Phoenix once lived in the Seven Swords Land in the Immortal Gate, and this item is the relic of the Phoenix, which contains the inheritance from ancient times..."

"Usually, when he starts to make up a story, it means that it is difficult to judge whether it is good or bad, and we need to gamble. Hmm? Jin Peng?" Yuyan found that Jin Peng's gaze towards the stage was very passionate.

"Is this what you wanted?" she asked.

Xiao nodded. The thing under the red cloth made him feel the throbbing of his blood, as if he had met a fellow creature, a feeling he had never experienced before. At the moment the cart was pushed up, he even felt the violent emotional fluctuations from "Xiao".

The host finally finished his story and lifted the red cloth, revealing a scarlet box. When he opened the box, he found a feather-like stone inside.

"The starting price is 150,000 Spiritual Stones. Each bid must not be less than 5,000 Spiritual Stones. The auction begins!"

As soon as the price came out, Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing the host's exaggerated words, he thought it would start at a million. Then he was a little confused. The price was so low, would it be a scam? But... the reaction of the bloodline should not deceive him, right?

"Huh? I didn't expect that there really is stone feather. Has the price dropped to this level?" Yuyan said in surprise.

"Do you know this thing?"

"I've heard about some things." Yuyan nodded. "Time is running out, so I'll make it short. Apart from the exaggerated parts of the story, here's the origin of this thing. Its origin has been certified by the immortals, but as you can see, no one has obtained the inheritance they talked about so far."

During the time when the two were communicating, the price had already risen to 200,000 spirit stones.

"Then these bidders..." Xiao hesitated.

"Either he is out of touch with the news and hasn't heard of Shi Yu, or he wants to take a gamble and see if he is the child of destiny."

Xiao pondered for a moment and picked up the jade.

"Private Room No. 3 offers 250,000 Spiritual Stones!"

The bidders who were already hesitant began to hesitate when they heard the bidder's position and price. They had all heard about Shi Yu and didn't want to pay too much for it. Moreover, Room 3... I heard that Swift awakened the bird bloodline. Could it be that she was really in there? As one of the few Venerable-level masters in the city, they still had to give her face.

"No. 188 bids two hundred and fifty-five thousand!"

"Could there really be some fool who believed that story?" someone whispered.

"Who knows, maybe there are some stupid and rich guys among us."

"Private Room No. 3 is offering 260,000!"

"No. 188 bids two hundred and sixty-five thousand!"

"Private Room No. 3 is offered at 280,000!"

Since the auction house does not require bidders to sit according to numbers, as long as they sit in the right area, people don't know who No. 188 is.

No. 188 was about to offer a higher price when he heard people around him talking.

"Hey, who do you think No. 188 is? He doesn't even give face to the goddess Swift."

"Are you so sure it was her who was bidding?"

"Look for yourself. Look at the window of room number three. Isn't there a... Hey, why are there two people?"

"where?"

"Well then. Stupid, look where I'm pointing."

"Oh, I see. There is indeed a figure that looks very much like the Swift Goddess, but who is the other one?"

"Let me take a look. His hair seems to be green, and he's this tall... Shit, could it be Jin Peng?!"

"Oh my god, that ruthless guy who beat up an immortal?"

"He probably won't wear a mask in this kind of situation, right? Why don't we squat at the exit after this to see what he looks like?"

"good idea!"

Hearing the conversation, No. 188 shuddered. He was not from Licheng, but was just passing by, so he did not need to give face to the people in the arena. But that Jin Peng...

He had heard about Jin Peng's deeds, and his intuition told him that this person would not stay in Licheng forever like the swifts others talked about, and would eventually leave because of something. This small city could not keep Jin Peng. His intuition was always accurate.

Leaving Licheng means they might run into each other. According to rumors, if Jin Peng knew that he had tripped them up, his fate would be miserable, right?

Forget it, so be it.

"Two hundred and eighty thousand three times, deal!"

Xiao suddenly sneezed. Seeing that No. 188 did not bid again, he was relieved. He would not participate in the subsequent auctions, as he had almost spent all his spirit stones.

He looked at Yuyan, wanting to ask about the part that he had omitted in his previous long story, but Yuyan saw through his thoughts and spoke first: "I can't remember how many years ago this stone feather appeared at an auction in Kyoto. Although people at the time were wondering why the immortals would allow such a thing to flow into the mortal world, the final transaction price was still close to 10 million."

"Looking at the current starting price, this stone feather must have changed owners many times. I just didn't expect it to appear at our auction one day."

"It is said that it has shown strange phenomena in the hands of some of its owners. This may be the reason why some people still believe that there is a legacy hidden inside."

"It's just a broken stone, but it was born in a better place, in the Land of Seven Swords. You didn't really believe that story, did you?"

Xiao shook his head, "It should indeed be useful to me."

Swift didn't say much.

The things at the back were all taken out from the ruins by the exploration team. There are a lot of good things, but there are also some things that even the appraisers can’t tell whether they are good or bad. If you buy them, you are just opening a blind box.

After the auction, Xiao and Yuyan went to pay for the goods. When Xiao took the scarlet box, the people around him tried their best to restrain themselves, but Xiao still felt the strangeness in their eyes.

Xiao didn't care, but opened the box on the spot and reached for the stone feather. However, he didn't expect that the pattern of the stone feather was so sharp that it cut his finger.

"Hiss..." Xiao looked at his injured finger, then looked at the little bit of blood on the stone feather, and frowned slightly.

"Strange, I remember this stone felt very round and smooth?" someone said puzzledly.

Countless cracks suddenly appeared on the stone feather, and dazzling red light burst out from the cracks. With a crisp sound, a red feather flew out from the stone, and before people could see it clearly, it hit Xiao's chest and disappeared.

Xiao touched his chest and found that nothing was wrong. He could vaguely feel the existence of the red feather, but he didn't know how to call it. Moreover, his realm had also been raised to four stars.

From Xiao's perspective, one can clearly see red feathers floating beside Xiao's soul, repairing the eroded parts. Although the repair process is very slow, it may take more than ten or twenty years to complete.

"What a great stuff." "Xiao" exclaimed, not sure if he was talking about being able to cure erosion or something else.

The employees around who saw this scene were all stunned. The stone feather is gone, so it should be considered as the inheritance, right? It turns out that the legend is true!

The man with the highest status in the crowd quickly came to his senses and ordered that the rumor not be spread. After respectfully sending Xiao and Yuyan away, he told the proprietress what had just happened in person.

Yufeng Gate, the realm of five swords.

The sound of swords rang out among the mountains, causing ripples in the black mist.

"Old man, what makes you so excited?"

"The feathers I spread out have awakened."

"Oh? So, finally there are little human beings coming to chat with us again?"

"No, that is our bloodline."

"How could it be...shouldn't they all be here?"

"I don't know. If there's a chance, I'll direct that little guy to come over and see everyone."

"Little guy? Okay, okay."

"Should we inform the King of Phoenix about this?"

"No need, let Him have a good rest."

"Too."

The sword chanting subsided, and silence returned to the peaks.