Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 1259: Chapter 1239: Treasure Gathering Pavilion Auction

Staying here for a few more days, the people here are not lacking in food, and they seem to live rather leisurely. Even if they encounter a few people on the road, seeing so many people here, they choose to take a detour, not intending to engage in deceitful tactics.

Finally, the auction arrived, and Luo Qianqian unhesitatingly chose an extremely plain outfit.

”Why not wear that one? It looks great.” Huangfu Yihui looked at Luo Qianqian, somewhat puzzled, and asked.

Luo Qianqian gently shook her head. ”In this kind of setting, it’s better to be low-key. Wearing something like that would attract countless gazes even before the auction starts, wouldn’t it?”

”That’s true.” Huangfu Yihui nodded. He and Haan Yun had naturally attended such occasions before, so they didn’t feel anything was amiss.

Haan Yun couldn’t help but nod in admiration. When he attended such events, he would go out of his way to ensure no one recognized him. He understood Luo Qianqian’s reasoning well; if one really won a bid on a popular item, it could indeed lead to unnecessary trouble.

The Treasure Gathering Pavilion auction house is the largest in the entire Imperial City and the only chain auction house in the Northern Region. Almost every town of note has one. The scale and lots may vary, but its credibility has been verified over many years and is the most popular auction house in the entire Northern Region.

Simultaneously, the Treasure Gathering Pavilion is owned by the most mysterious wealthy person in the entire Northern Region: Young Master Yao Yue.

Not just the wealthiest person in one country, but the wealthiest in the entire Northern Region. The combined assets of the other nine people in the top ten wealthy people list are not equal to theirs alone. But whether Young Master Yao Yue is male or female, young or old, remains unknown.

Not only does Young Master Yao Yue own the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, but their venture also extends into food, accommodation, and farmland.

However, this is ranked among ordinary people and doesn’t necessarily hold true. How can the wealth of cultivators be measured by gold and silver?

Therefore, even if any of the items auctioned at the Treasure Gathering Pavilion drive people crazy, no one dares to cause trouble there.

No matter how coveted the assets of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, no one dares to cause trouble.

Once, someone dared to fight in the Treasure Gathering Pavilion and ended up being punched to death by a guard.

Killing a person with one punch is enough to prove their strength. Such strong people are guarding the place; who would dare cause trouble inside?

Hence, within the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, even if it’s not written in black and white, it is an indisputable rule: any robbery inside the Treasure Gathering Pavilion is forbidden.

As long as something is lost inside the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, they will pursue it to the end, like a death sentence from the Underworld King, making people think twice.

But as soon as you step out of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion, even just one step out, the Pavilion is no longer responsible.

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Looking at the grandeur of the Great Tang, Luo Qianqian and Yan wore dark gray cloaks, which Yan brought out. Soaked in some potion, the cloak could mask their presence from familiar acquaintances.

The long robe dragged to the ground; the large hoods not only concealed their eyes but also perfectly hid their figures, revealing only a rough estimate of their heights.

Luo Qianqian’s face was covered by a layer of black gauze that Huangfu Yihui had provided. It looked very light but perfectly concealed her exposed face.

Handing over the invitation, the receptionist immediately showed a little more respect on their face and signaled a waiting maid. The two followed the elegantly long-skirted woman into the venue. Whether it was the spacious hall or the wide corridors and spiral staircases, they were gilded in gold, making the meticulously dressed guests lose some of their luster.

In such an environment, it was actually their staff’s cyan long skirts that attracted a bit more attention.

However, the auction house itself was very different from the outside; instead, it had a very quaint and dim color scheme. Both the decor and furnishings were very tasteful, but in very dark hues, serving perfectly to highlight the auction items.

The hall had no lighting, relying instead on several prisms that refracted sunlight onto the stage above, leaving a circular column of light on the floor, about four to five square meters, while the rest of the place remained quite dim. Large luminous pearls hung on the walls, tempting Luo Qianqian to pluck them off.

”Sir, do you need anything else?” After bringing the two to a screened-off area, where those outside couldn’t see inside, the setting suddenly gained a bit of elegance compared to the rows of chairs outside.

”Nothing else.” Yan’s voice lowered a bit. Watching the person leave, Luo Qianqian blinked, looking at him in confusion.

”I don’t have any tips on me.” Yan’s voice was very calm. ”Besides, we have our own food and drinks.”

If the woman who just left had heard this, she would have been driven mad.

The fact that they had such items on them meant something: They owned a spatial storage device!

This detail alone would cause a sensation in the entire auction house.

”No auction catalog either?” Luo Qianqian looked around but saw only a teapot and cups on the table. Apart from that, there really was nothing else here, and she looked disappointed.

After all, she had attended auctions before, though it was her first in this world.

Under the cloak, Yan raised an eyebrow slightly, yet wasn’t surprised. Luo Qianqian often came up with inexplicable words.

Soon, the auction house became a bit rowdy, with bursts of noise, making Luo Qianqian frown.

This was a large-scale auction that took place once every three years, so they used the grand auction house. Regular small auctions utilized the secondary auction house.

The grand auction house could accommodate over a thousand people, while the small auction house could only hold two hundred.

At this moment, in the light column of the auction stage, a graceful woman in a purple dress walked out. Her slight curves made it hard for the men not to swallow, while even the women could only curse silently, feeling helpless. In her sultry voice, she introduced the top ten auction items of the day to everyone, displaying them in her fair hands. After each introduction, the host on the side would start the bidding.

In the enchanting voice of the woman, it started at a high price, even for what appeared to be a very ordinary jade hairpin. The atmosphere gradually heated up, and the price climbed steadily, with the host on the side looking very pleased at the woman.

Luo Qianqian sat quietly in her chair, watching the woman. ”She really is a worldly beauty; even I am tempted.”

”Childish.” Yan looked at Luo Qianqian. Though he showed no expression, he could imagine Luo Qianqian watching the woman on stage with a face of drooling desire, even imagining her wiping her mouth.

Looking at the enchanting, curvaceous figure on the stage, Yan couldn’t help but shake his head and chuckle bitterly. Knowing this woman was poisonous, yet so many willingly savored the poison, downing it as if it were the sweetest of elixirs.

Her gaze swept across the auction items but never found anything that made her heart flutter; she could only listlessly look at the people around her.

Unexpectedly, she saw Hua Sicheng, who was also sitting upright in an ordinary seat, seemingly waiting for something.

She suddenly looked perplexed, wondering what he was waiting for.