There's an unwritten rule in the Medicine Pavilion: once ten Yellow-level Gongfa have been bid, the next bid must be a Mysterious-level Gongfa.
However, there's no explicit regulation.
"Uncle Wu, what are the rules for bidding here?" Wan Qingyun asked calmly, showing no signs of timidity.
"Young Mistress, after ten Yellow-level Gongfa, bids must be made with Mysterious-level Gongfa," Uncle Wu bowed slightly. "However, there's no explicit regulation."
Wan Qingyun nodded her head slightly and raised her bidding paddle again: "Two Mysterious-level Gongfa."
"The one who spoke, could you please show your skill as a veteran?"
Wan Qingyun's tone was calm but carried a faint hint of aggression.
Jiang Junyi gradually smiled at her side; he liked this Qingyun so much!
Some people around showed schadenfreude; they might be here for the first time, which doesn't mean they lack strength.
Seeing Wan Qingyun's strong bid, the person who spoke earlier fell silent.
To be able to bid two Mysterious-level Gongfa directly in one breath, you can guess their strength for yourself.
"Now it's two Mysterious-level Gongfa! Everyone, this ten thousand year cold spring is extremely difficult to obtain, and it's a top-tier material whether used for medicine or cultivation!"
Ye Tian was introducing it with great enthusiasm on the stage.
Because this ten thousand year cold spring was something he obtained by chance, and all the Gongfa from the bidding, except for a portion submitted to the Yaowang Valley, would be his!
"Three!"
"Five!"
Provoked by Ye Tian, powerful families began to enter the fray.
"Junyi, you do it?" Wan Qingyun tugged on Jiang Junyi's pinky finger.
After all, these were the Jiang Family's Gongfa; as an outsider, she only needed to try a little.
Jiang Junyi probably understood what Wan Qingyun was thinking and took the bidding paddle: "Alright, watch how your husband dominates."
Wan Qingyun's pretty face flushed red when she heard that embarrassing address: "Don't... don't talk nonsense..."
Jiang Junyi smiled and raised the paddle: "Twenty."
This bid was astonishing, and the scene fell silent for a moment.
Ye Tian's eyes sparkled with excitement: "Twenty! Twenty once! Is there any higher? This ten thousand year cold spring is a rare find, so those of you hesitating should think carefully!"
"Thirty."
A muffled voice rang out.
"Forty." Jiang Junyi's expression didn't change; he felt like he was just comparing numbers with someone.
Given Uncle Wu's character, if the number of Gongfa in the family was exact, he would definitely give an accurate number.
But if he used the term "innumerable," then it truly meant they were as numerous as ox hairs.
So numerous that the family couldn't be bothered to count them.
"Fifty!" The tone of that voice was noticeably more serious.
"Sixty." Jiang Junyi remained nonchalant.
The scene had now become a battlefield between Jiang Junyi and another guest.
"Young friend, the ten thousand year cold spring is of great significance to me; would you be willing to part with it? Sixty-five."
Jiang Junyi rested his hand on his cheek: "I'm sorry, I need it very much too."
"I am the head of the Li family, young friend, could you give me some face?" Li Han said in a deep voice.
"The Li family?" Jiang Junyi raised an eyebrow.
At this moment, Uncle Wu leaned in and whispered to Jiang Junyi: "The Li family mainly does security work, and there seem to be shadows of other forces behind them."
"What's their own level?"
"Roadside."
"Got it."
"Eighty."
Jiang Junyi completely ignored Li Han's words.
If the Child of Destiny was standing next to you, massaging your shoulders, then I might give you a bit more respect.
"Eighty-one. Young friend, are you really not going to give me face? Take a step back, and you can gain the friendship of the Li family." Li Han said in a deep voice.
"The friendship of your Li family? Is it very precious?" Jiang Junyi said indifferently, "That thing isn't even as good as a single strand of my beloved's hair."
"Young man! Don't be too arrogant!" Li Han said sharply.
"Heh, if I'm not arrogant, am I still a young man? One hundred!" Jiang Junyi sneered and suddenly increased his bid.
"You! Fine! I hope you don't regret it." Li Han's voice was filled with anger.
Jiang Junyi's face showed a hint of annoyance after hearing that; what he hated most was this kind of thing—
Buying something, and you still have to give them face; if you don't, they'll cause trouble.
What the hell is this?
"My surname is Jiang." Jiang Junyi said impatiently, "If you want to cause trouble, then come."
This was the drawback of him being out for so long and rarely showing his face in the past.
Coupled with Jiang Junyi's less flamboyant personality, even after returning, he knew very few people.
As these three words came out, the venue instantly became terrifyingly quiet.
Do you all know the value of the three words "My surname is Jiang"?
Ye Tian on the stage clearly noticed that the entire atmosphere changed after Jiang Junyi uttered those three words.
He was a rising star and wasn't clear about the specific details.
It was just an instinctive feeling that it didn't seem appropriate to speak at this moment.
After a while...
"Hahaha, so it's Young Master Jiang in person. This ten thousand year cold spring... I was just about to bid on it to celebrate Elder Jiang's birthday!" Li Han said with a forced smile.
What a joke, this is the Jiang Family!
Jiang Junyi ignored Li Han's words and looked at Ye Tian, saying coldly: "Hammer down."
Ye Tian's Adam's apple bobbed, and he subconsciously brought down the hammer: "Sold."
"Uncle Wu."
"Understood."
Jiang Junyi stood up and, pushing Wan Qingyun, left the venue first.
Wan Qingyun looked up at Jiang Junyi, her pretty face full of admiration: "Oh, Junyi, you looked very different just now."
"Hmm? How so?" Jiang Junyi asked with a smile.
"It's just... your voice sounded... both cold and a little lazy... Oh, anyway, it just felt, very unusual."
Wan Qingyun waved her small hands gently, momentarily unsure of what words to use to describe it.
Jiang Junyi leaned down slightly and whispered: "Then does my Qingyun like it?"
"I like it..."
"Then later..."
Jiang Junyi whispered something into Wan Qingyun's ear, and her pretty face instantly became covered in a rosy blush.
"You, you, you! Shut up!" Wan Qingyun came to her senses and punched Jiang Junyi.
"Hehe."
Jiang Junyi had a mischievous grin on his face.
At this moment, he was also in a very good mood; one material for treating Qingyun had been collected.
This was a good start.
...
Thousands of kilometers away, in the northern country, E-country.
Snowstorms were the norm here, and frost was their close friend.
This was a world of ice and snow.
And in E-country, there was a very magical place.
As far as the eye could see in this city, there were medieval castle buildings, and the houses where the common people lived were also of a similar style.
Therefore, this also attracted a large number of tourists.
The collision of modern elements with ancient styles made this place very unique.
Leo, dressed in snow gear, hugged her arms, her small face, including her nose, was red.
"I shouldn't have said that Leo fears no cold..."
"I didn't expect A Tiao to still be alive... and to run to this godforsaken place..."
Leo grumbled as she walked into the city.
She looked around and found a somewhat simple newsstand, slowly walking towards it.
"Knock knock knock!"
Leo knocked on the wooden board extending from the newsstand.
A young man with a middle part and black-rimmed glasses poked his head out of the window: "Who's knocking?"
"I'm here!"
"Oh—! Leo!"
A Tiao's face broke into a smile: "Hehe, welcome to—Skellige!"
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