Chapter 207: The Sale

"No way! I meant that Brother is the most handsome!" Qin Qing hugged Qin Ming's arm and said coquettishly.

"Two thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, sold!" A charming voice drifted up from below, announcing that the seventh-grade spirit plant officially belonged to Qin Ming.

The entire Auction House instantly erupted in commotion.

An item valued at one hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones had ultimately sold for twenty times its price; such an occurrence was extremely rare.

"Greetings, sir. Your spirit plant has been delivered," the maid's voice rang out from outside the door.

She addressed Qin Ming as "sir" because he had used a divine form pill to transform into the appearance of a Middle-aged Man upon entering.

"Come in!" Qin Ming said indifferently.

Naturally, he knew the reason the maid had delivered the spirit plant so promptly; she was simply afraid he lacked the Spirit Stones to pay!

"Put it on the table!" Qin Ming commanded.

After the maid respectfully placed the spirit plant on the table, Qin Ming waved his hand, and two thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones appeared within the private room.

"Sir, I have counted them. Two thousand Spirit Stones, exactly right. Here are some tea and refreshments; please enjoy. I shall not disturb you further as you continue to attend the auction."

The maid curtsied, arranged for some tea and refreshments to be brought in, and hurried out with small, quick steps.

Qin Ming found nothing of interest in the subsequent items, and out of boredom, he couldn't stop yawning.

Meanwhile, the charming woman on stage would occasionally glance toward Qin Ming's private room, hoping he would continue to bid.

"Vixen!" Qin Qing remarked bluntly as she watched the charming woman's behavior.

Qin Ming chuckled and patted his younger sister's head, saying:

"My Qin Qing is the most beautiful; no one can compare to you. I wonder which lucky boy will be fortunate enough to win your favor in the future."

"Really?" Hearing her brother call her beautiful, Qin Qing was overjoyed. "I'm not getting married! I'm going to stay with Brother forever."

"I don't want you!" Qin Ming teased.

"You're hateful, so hateful! Brother is the worst!" Qin Qing playfully pummeled Qin Ming with her fists.

Jue Wuya watched Qin Ming and Qin Qing bickering, a fleeting look of envy appearing in his eyes before vanishing instantly.

Finally, just as Qin Ming was planning to leave, an interesting item appeared.

"The next item up for auction is a Cultivation Technique—an Earth-Grade Low Grade Cultivation Technique, the 'Xuanyang Art.' Interested Families, be prepared," the charming woman said, arching her brows.

Watching the Families below rubbing their hands in anticipation, Qin Ming realized they had known all along where the main event of the day lay.

"Sigh… My intelligence network is still lacking. If I had better information, I wouldn't have needed to come here personally to bid on the spirit plant; I could have just sent someone else. Furthermore, I still need to find the remaining spirit plants to treat Master. If I search for them one by one, who knows how long that will take." Qin Ming sighed and fell into deep thought.

"It seems that once the Sect develops further, the first priority must be to establish an intelligence network. With the support of my own Medicinal Pills, Heaven Grade Cultivation Techniques, and Jue Wuya's guidance, I believe they will soon be capable of great things."

Just then, the bidding from below had already driven the price of this Cultivation Technique—which Qin Ming found unimpressive—up to five thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.

Qin Ming shook his head and said, "Let's go. We should head back; there likely won't be anything worth watching from here on out."

With that, Qin Ming, Qin Qing, and Jue Wuya strode toward the door.

Just as Qin Ming opened the door, the door to the adjacent private room opened as well, and a gloomy-faced Middle-aged Man stepped out.