Chapter 22: Flash Escape Talisman

Su Yanxiang, upon seeing Chu Jianqiu, gracefully stood up, walked forward with her long, alluring legs, and extended her fair, smooth arms to hold Chu Jianqiu's arm, smiling, "Come, Master Chu, please come in and sit down."

Chu Jianqiu, held by her smooth arm, couldn't help but blush. Although he wasn't completely overwhelmed, he found it hard to handle Su Yanxiang's enthusiasm and didn't know how to respond, inwardly muttering, "Seductress!"

Seeing Chu Jianqiu's somewhat restrained appearance, Su Yanxiang found him even more interesting.

Among the various men she had met, who wouldn't actively approach her and fawn over her? Their gazes were filled with the desire to strip her bare.

It was precisely because of her disgust with the纠缠 of men in the imperial capital that Su Yanxiang had fled to this remote small county for peace. At least here, no one dared to be disrespectful to her.

Seeing Chu Jianqiu's appearance, Su Yanxiang wanted to tease him even more, pressing her alluring body closer to him.

Chu Jianqiu's body stiffened, and he dared not move at all, breaking out in a cold sweat. What does this seductress want to do?

Seeing Chu Jianqiu's awkward appearance, Su Yanxiang couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh lightly, deciding not to tease him further. If she continued, she might end up tying herself up.

Despite her风情万种 appearance, this was the first time she had been in such close contact with a man. Although she appeared calm, her heart was pounding like a deer when she got close to Chu Jianqiu.

Su Yanxiang led Chu Jianqiu in, gently pressing him into a chair beside her, and then sat down opposite him.

Chu Jianqiu, freed from her soft body, let out a sigh of relief. This seductress had indeed put a lot of pressure on him.

"Why is President Su here?" Chu Jianqiu asked curiously. He had only formally met Su Yanxiang yesterday, and they didn't have much of a relationship. Was this woman paying too much attention to him?

"Not welcome?" Su Yanxiang propped her chin with her long, fair hand, her narrow, beautiful eyes staring at Chu Jianqiu, smiling lightly.

"Of course not, of course not!" Chu Jianqiu laughed awkwardly, not daring to provoke Su Yanxiang again. He couldn't handle her tricks.

With a hammer strike, the auction began below.

A charming woman walked up to the auction stage, gave a brief opening speech, and then started the auction of the items.

This was Chu Jianqiu's first time attending such an auction, and he saw for the first time how the price of an item could be pushed up by the bidders.

An ordinary item could sell for five to six times its original value.

However, at the auction, Chu Jianqiu indeed saw many rare and precious items that he rarely saw in everyday life.

Many people, even if they had precious items, would not easily sell them, but would wait for such auctions to do so.

In such auctions, the Wanwu Trading Company only acted as an intermediary.

Those who wanted to auction items would hand them over to the Wanwu Trading Company, which would sell them through the auction. The price obtained from the auction would be shared, with the auction house taking a commission and the rest going to the seller.

"The next item to be auctioned will surely interest everyone," the charming woman on the stage said with a light laugh, her fair hand waving, and a servant carrying a tray walked up to the stage.

"This is a second-grade spirit talisman!" The charming woman gently picked up a spirit talisman from the tray.

Her words caused a moment of silence in the auction, followed by a burst of noise. On the Tianwu Continent, the most sought-after items were the various spirit talismans and formations created by talisman masters.

This item immediately caught the attention of many True Qi Realm experts in the hall.

While the previous items were also valuable, few could attract the attention of the True Qi Realm experts.

A second-grade spirit talisman, however, was something that even True Qi Realm experts would pursue.

"This spirit talisman is called the Flash Escape Talisman, which can instantly teleport a True Qi Realm martial artist to any place within a mile!" Her clear voice echoed in the hall.

As soon as these words were spoken, many True Qi Realm experts in the hall suddenly stood up.

The ability to instantly appear anywhere within a mile was incredibly powerful, almost a life-saving weapon.

Instantly teleporting a mile was enough to help a True Qi Realm martial artist escape a life-threatening situation.

"Ha ha, the starting price for this spirit talisman is 5,000 first-grade spirit stones. Please start bidding!" The charming woman smiled, her gaze sweeping the hall and finally resting on the private boxes of the four major families. She knew that for such rare spirit talismans, the four major families were the main competitors.

"5,500!" As soon as the charming woman finished speaking, someone bid.

"6,000!" Another bid followed quickly.

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The price in the hall kept rising, and in just a short time, it reached 10,000.

"13,000!" A loud voice suddenly rang out, adding 3,000 in one go.

The hall fell silent for a moment, and the bidding voices quickly diminished.

Everyone looked at the private box where the bid came from, seeing that it was the Zhou family, one of the four major families.

The auction had reached a point where the four major families finally began to bid.

"15,000!" Another voice rang out, adding 2,000 this time. Seeing this bidding style, everyone knew it was another one of the four major families.

Once the four major families started bidding, others immediately lost the will to compete. With their financial resources, they couldn't match the four major families.

When the Flash Escape Talisman first appeared, Chu Jianqiu was stunned. Wasn't this the Flash Escape Talisman he had sold to the Wanwu Trading Company?

As the price of the Flash Escape Talisman kept rising, Chu Jianqiu's face turned dark. Damn, the Wanwu Trading Company is really greedy, only giving me 5,000 spirit stones.

"How about it, are you cursing us for being greedy?" The soft, charming voice sounded in his ear again, as if reading his thoughts.

"Of course not, of course not! We exchanged money and goods at the time. Since I sold it to the Wanwu Trading Company, how much you can sell it for is entirely up to you. I wouldn't be so greedy," Chu Jianqiu quickly replied.

"Little liar!" Su Yanxiang extended her delicate fingers to press Chu Jianqiu's forehead, smiling lightly. "Don't worry, the Wanwu Trading Company isn't that greedy. After the auction, we will deduct the amount we already gave you and our commission, and you will receive the rest, down to the last penny."