Miss Loser is too enchanting

"Senior Brother,"

"Do you know the Young Master of Qian Pavilion?" Fen Qingran asked.

"I met him once back when I was on the Xuanyue Continent," Dugu Qianye said.

"What did you just give him? He looked so excited, it must be a great treasure." Hao Pengyou appeared from nowhere and said, "Come on, Junior Sister, tell your Senior Brother."

"Want to know?" Dugu Qianye asked.

Hao Pengyou and Fen Qingran both nodded.

"It’s a secret. You’ll find out in time," Dugu Qianye said with a smile as she bypassed them and entered her own room.

"Darn it, why is our Junior Sister acting just like the third one?!" Hao Pengyou murmured.

Fen Qingran glanced at Hao Pengyou and silently returned to his room.

"Hey, you’re doing this too?" Hao Pengyou called out, "Forget it, I’m going back to sleep. What great weather today! Not using such perfect weather to sleep is simply a waste!"

One month before the start of the Qian Pavilion auction event, Fenghuang City was already filled to the brim with people, with many power players converging on the city. All the hotels and inns were fully booked, and those later without accommodation had to set up tents outside the city. Naturally, those staying outside the city were from the smaller powers. To ensure safety during the auction, the City Lord of Fenghuang City had specially reinforced patrols and security.

Finally, the day of the auction arrived.

Dugu Qianye, Fen Qingran and Hao Pengyou arrived at the private box of the Spiritual Master Association early. Dugu Qianye looked around and saw it was similar to the auction houses on the Xuanyue Continent. Or rather, the auction houses of the Xuanyue Continent were built following the design of this one.

Right in front was the auction stage, the first floor was the main hall, and the second floor and above were all private boxes. But the specifications here were more than a notch above those of the Xuanyue Continent. However, the main hall on the first floor could accommodate more than double the number of people than those on the Xuanyue Continent, not to mention the larger number of private boxes and more floors.

"Rest here, I’ll go out for a moment," Dugu Qianye said.

"Alright, there are many people today, be careful," Fen Qingran said.

Dugu Qianye nodded and noticed that the hall was almost empty as she left. It was still early, and Qian Pavilion had not opened its doors yet.

If there was any issue, one could go to the back and find him.

"Young Master Qu."

When Dugu Qianye arrived, Qu Xiaotian and Qu Yaoyao were talking. Seeing Dugu Qianye, both stood up and greeted, "Qianye."

"I’ve long heard of Miss Qianye’s fame, and today I finally get to meet you," Qu Yaoyao said.

"Miss Qu looks even more beautiful than at the last auction," Dugu Qianye returned the compliment, as she was adept at saying a few nice words.

"Qianye, did you come here for a reason?" Qu Xiaotian asked.

Dugu Qianye nodded and took out a Jade Bottle from her Space Ring.

"This is the Three Element Pill, an eighth-grade elixir that can help those below the Divine Emperor level to advance one grade."

"The Three Element Pill?"

Dugu Qianye nodded and said, "Indeed, it’s the Three Element Pill. You can have your appraisers verify it."

"You want to auction this off?" Qu Xiaotian asked.

"No. I’d like to trouble you to use this at the end of the event to ask the attendees if they have a Fuyu Flower. This Three Element Pill isn’t for auction, only for exchange for a Fuyu Flower."

"If there is one, you’ll be at a loss," Qu Yaoyao said.

Although the Fuyu Flower is hard to find now, it certainly isn’t as rare as the extinct Three Element Pill.

"What’s useful to me is what’s precious," Dugu Qianye said.

"Alright," Qu Xiaotian took the Jade Bottle and called over their Elixir Appraiser to check it.

"I didn’t expect you to go to such lengths for a guard of the Mo Family. They are very lucky to have a young mistress like you," Qu Xiaotian said.

Dugu Qianye just smiled and said nothing.

Soon, an elderly man came in, and upon seeing him, Qu Xiaotian rose to greet him.

"Old Peng, I have an elixir here that I would like you to appraise."

Seeing the Jade Bottle on the table, Old Peng said, "The Minor Rejuvenation Pill from last time was enough to be the grand finale, what is the elixir today?"

"The Three Element Pill."

"The Three Element Pill?"

The moment the old man heard it was the Three Element Pill, he walked over in quick strides, poured out the elixir, and examined it carefully. Excited, he said, "This is the Three Element Pill, the Three Element Pill! Young Master, this is the Three Element Pill! May I know who wishes to auction this elixir?"

"Old Peng, it belongs to my friend here. She intends to exchange it for a Fuyu Flower, not to auction it off," Qu Xiaotian explained.

"A Fuyu Flower, exchanging it for this? What a pity I don’t have one, otherwise I would definitely make the exchange," lamented Old Peng. Perhaps recalling that such a trade wouldn’t conform to Qian Pavilion’s rules, he left regretfully.

"Now that it’s confirmed to be a real Three Element Pill, when the auction comes to an end, I will help you ask around," said Qu Yaoyao. She was the host for tonight, and this was just a small task for her.

"If there really isn’t one, then we can auction it off," Dugu Qianye said.

"Okay. Either way is fine," Qu Yaoyao said.

Having resolved this matter, Dugu Qianye returned to her private room. By this time, people had gradually started arriving, with lights being turned on in some of the boxes.

After a while, people in the hall also began to enter one after another, signifying that tonight’s auction was about to begin.

"Is everything taken care of?"

As soon as Dugu Qianye returned, Fen Qingran asked. Dugu Qianye nodded and sat down with them, waiting for the auction to start.

Today marked the beginning of Qian Pavilion’s three-day auction. During the first two days, the auction items were common, but on the third day, the valuable and finale items would be presented. The major powers were all interested in the finale items, paying little attention to the things from the first two days unless they needed something urgently and couldn’t find it elsewhere. Therefore, during the first day, the private boxes on the upper floors were dark.

As it neared 8 o’clock, people outside started to come in. Dressed in a blue one-shoulder evening gown, Qu Yaoyao gracefully walked onto the auction stage, bowed to the audience, smiled, and said, "Welcome to our auction tonight. I am your host, Qu Yaoyao. As everyone here is my elder, I will spare you the long speech. The rule is simple: the highest bidder wins. Now, let’s begin tonight’s auction. Please bring out our first item."

Following Qu Yaoyao’s words, the first auction item was presented by a servant. Once the item was placed on the crystal table in front, Qu Yaoyao pulled off the red cloth to reveal what was underneath.

"This is a 500-year-old Water Rhythm Herb. The Water Rhythm Herb can be used to neutralize other conflicting ingredients during alchemy. And this is a 500-year-old specimen! I need not explain how rare this is. The starting bid is 500 Purple Coins, and each bid must increase by no less than ten percent. Let’s begin!"