As long as there are enough vests, the plot can't kill me

After City Lord Pei finished the warm-up, the trade fair officially began.

This was the first time that Lin Xiao attended such a private gathering. After learning about the bidding rules, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he felt that Old Pei was in big trouble.

Although the transaction format here is similar to that of the auction house, there are significant differences in the details.

Ordinary auctions are conducted in rounds with no upper limit, and the highest bidder wins.

But the gathering in front of us is different. Each person has only one chance to bid for the items on the booth.

The owner of the item to be sold goes on stage to display it first, and the potential buyers in the private room make their own bids after making their own judgments.

After that, the owner of the item will screen and select from the many offers received and find a suitable price for the transaction.

Whether a transaction can be completed depends on the willingness of the owner of the item, and the value is secondary.

Since this is the rule, why does City Lord Pei need to find someone to help him? If the price is not right, can't he just not sell it?

Of course, it was because among the dozen or so people participating in this party, there must be some big shots that Yuzhou couldn't afford to offend and who were determined to make a deal even if it was for free.

[Uncle Kun, Lao Pei didn't have the confidence before, so he asked me for help. Now he has the confidence. What do you think he would think if I tried my best to make things better? ]

Uncle Kun almost couldn't hold back when he saw the new paper in front of him.

Needless to say, no one can bear to owe someone a favor, no matter how important it is.

[Girl, you are so bad! ]

As he was speaking, the first person displaying items appeared on a platform not far away.

He was a man with strong features and looked very young.

He was wearing a black robe, a white jade crown on his head, and an eye-catching bright yellow belt around his waist. A rising moon was embroidered on the buckle in the middle.

Qiyue Royal Family!

Lin Xiao recognized the other party's origin at a glance and instantly understood the reason behind City Lord Pei's previous actions.

Being able to openly wear the Mingyue clan emblem, this person is far more than just an ordinary royal.

Dynasties, aristocratic families, and sects, whose apparent strength increases from weak to strong, are the main forces in the universe.

In addition to these major forces, there are also organizations such as the Cultivation Alliance and the Academic Alliance, which sound intimidating but are extremely loose, as well as numerous gangs, businesses and other grassroots forces.

Yuzhou is the area under the jurisdiction of the Qiyue Dynasty.

"Greetings to all the seniors. I am Situ Zhengming, a junior. I have come here to see the grand event. I got this piece of fire essence by accident. I would like to thank you for your appreciation. I am very sorry for showing it to you."

Situ Zhengming on the stage greeted everyone politely with a humble and courteous attitude. He did not give much introduction to the items he brought for trading, as if he was just here to join in the fun.

But those who can come here are not fools. When the surname Situ comes out, and this person is the first to come to the stage, his identity is self-evident.

Not to mention that the belt was almost thrown at someone's face, but he could still take out such a rare item as the Fire Spirit to sell.

"So, it's the Third Prince!"

Lin Xiao seemed to sigh and laugh, he knew how the people in other private rooms would react without even asking.

In a semi-public private occasion like this, identity plays a very important role, and His Highness Situ's opening was quite intimidating.

Unless there is a great and transcendent being of the eighth realm, or a second-generation rich man with a strong family background among the participants, no one would dare to offend the overlord of a dynasty for a few personal gains.

"Miss, do you know him?"

"Not really, I heard a young lady talk about it when I was having dinner with someone before."

Miss?

Uncle Kun's eyes twitched, and he quickly found the corresponding fragment from his memory.

It seems that there is such a little girl.

If the little girl's words were to be used, the one sitting in the main seat and entertaining guests should be the old woman.

On the other side, the old man heard the conversation between the two and kept giving Lin Xiao extra points in his heart.

"Ying'er, if what you said is true, then the Lin family's sect of Qianxiu is not only blind, but also deaf."

Things like connections are not that important, it all depends on whether you can play a role at the critical moment.

It also depends on who will use it.

Seeing that her father was still wishful thinking, Mrs. Pei almost went crazy and didn't want to talk at all.

The more Lin Xiao reveals, the harder it will be to resolve this matter.

As a woman, she looks at things from a different perspective and is far less optimistic than her father and husband.

"Dad, I'm going to the treasury to check."

"Ah."

The old man knew what his daughter was going to do, but instead of stopping her, he showed a look of relief.

Silly child, when you understand the meaning of the hundred years in the future, you will understand your father's behavior.

He shook his head and smiled, paying attention to the venue with his spiritual power while listening attentively.

Fire essence is a very special thing. It belongs to the category of metal, but it can be directly absorbed by monks with fire spiritual roots to strengthen their bodies. It is very strange.

When Situ Zhengming took this out, many of the other treasure holders who had not yet come on stage were tempted.

One quotation after another came out from each private room and was handed to the platform by the guards of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Miss, it seems that he is not satisfied with the price offered by everyone."

Uncle Kun, who was watching the fun, found that the other party just glanced at the quotation casually and threw the note into the tray, which did not look like he was selling anything at all.

"He's not dissatisfied, he just doesn't have the heart to do it."

The fire spirit is used by people to identify themselves and warn everyone, which is a disguised way of setting the scene.

After everyone has quoted their prices, His Highness Situ will select the most important buyer from among those whose identities have been ascertained in advance to make the deal, no matter what price the other party offers.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao also took the paper on the small table and wrote a line of words.

Then, she took out a small seal from her bosom, blew lightly on the red words on it, and stamped it heavily on the note.

Uncle Kun was so happy to see the little girl stamping his document that he felt the trip was worthwhile.

He reached out to take the long note, folded it in half, walked to the door and handed it to the guard on standby.

"This is our lady's offer."

"Yes."

Young Master Lin, are you also interested in fire spirits?

The guard outside the door happened to be the captain of the city guard who stopped Lin Xiao at the city gate that day.

Going from guarding the outer gate to being on duty at the City Lord's Mansion is definitely a promotion.

He really wanted to open the note and see what was written inside, but his reason and his future reminded him not to do so.

Situ Zhengming on the stage had almost run out of patience. Seeing another new offer coming in, he immediately decided to stop there.

The Third Prince politely bowed to the guard, opened the note as before, glanced at it casually and was about to throw it into the tray, then announced the price he had already chosen.

However, this time the note seemed to be covered in glue and could not be gotten rid of.

After seeing what was written on the note, the Qi Yue royal family's face changed drastically and they stood there motionless.

[Your Highness, what's wrong? ]

As a member of the royal family of the dynasty and one who holds the right of inheritance, Situ Zhengming certainly could not have come to Yuzhou alone, so he was accompanied by many guards.

The reason why he chose to go on stage himself and did not let others around him do it for him, and also acted in a humble and polite manner, was that he did not want to make things too extreme and just wanted to give Pei Xingyuan a way out.

He didn't have enough financial resources to buy a heavenly spiritual root for the time being, but he didn't want to miss it.

[Your Highness? ]

The reminder came again in his sea of ​​consciousness, and His Highness Situ, who was in a state of confusion, came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed to apologize to everyone around him.

"Please forgive me, seniors. I was distracted for a moment. This time, there is a drop of green water essence in the offer. There is hope for the maintenance of the spirit sword. I am very happy and decided to exchange it for fire essence.

As for the bids from other seniors, I am so jealous that I can only give up reluctantly. I hope you can forgive me."

This statement was very appropriate, as it not only took into account the face of all bidders, but also complied with the rules announced in advance.

No matter what the seller chooses, as long as he can give a suitable reason and the value is not too outrageous, the rejected bidder will have no objection.

Just like now, the essence of clear water is the best thing for nourishing instruments, and its market price is slightly lower than that of fire essence. The Third Prince urgently needs it to nourish the spirit sword, which is a legitimate reason.

The first item was sold successfully, which was a good start for the trade fair and the atmosphere on site began to heat up.

Many people noticed that Situ Zhengming, who came down from the platform, was holding two pieces of paper tightly in his hands, but no one took it to heart.

This is the case with private auctions. It is very likely that the seller will receive multiple offers that he or she would like, and it is common to contact the offerors privately after the transaction is completed.

Only three people were confused at this time.

One was Situ Zhengming’s guard captain, who noticed that his prince was in a very bad mood.

One was the owner of the Essence of Clear Water. He had submitted his price early on. According to the other party's reaction on the stage, he should obviously choose the last offer.

Another one is Pei Xingyuan. He has an inexplicable feeling that he has greatly underestimated Young Master Lin's connections, and things seem to have gone wrong.

"Your Highness, what happened?"

When Situ Zhengming entered the small room, the captain of the guard Situ Rui hurried forward to greet him.

The other guards didn't say anything, but their eyes showed concern and curiosity.

"See for yourselves."

Situ Zhengming smiled bitterly, shook his head, and unfolded the light piece of paper to everyone.

His appearance aroused everyone's curiosity and they gathered around him.

hiss!

What appeared before their eyes were eight small characters written in an overbearing style, and the straightforward meaning made people gasp.

[Give me some face, stop it! ]

At the bottom of the note, there is a small exquisite red seal, indicating the identity of the owner of the handwriting.

【Lin Xiao! 】