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“He Lao, this is your commission, a total of fifteen thousand Wu jade.”
Wu Gu smiled, allowing her subordinate to hand He Lao his compensation for this auction.
As a senior with good moral standing among Ten Shamans City’s auctions, that this secret bid auction could receive such significant activity was due in no small part to his contributions.
He Lao beamed as he accepted his commission. The effects of this auction were more intense than he could have imagined. Not only did he receive such a high commission fee, his name undoubtedly would also be left in Ten Shamans City’s annals. “Lord Wu Gu, this secret bid idea is truly too exquisite. To have exploited the human heart so perfectly, This Old Man is truly impressed. After so many years of auctions in the Markets, this is the first time that This Old Man has been a bit excited.
Wu Gu faintly smiled. She did not expect such a large return either.
“Can it be that this is Lord Wu Gu’s idea?”
“Do not worry about this, He Lao.” Wu Gu retained her smile. “We will trouble you much more in the future for your services, He Lao.”
“No problem, ha, ha.” He Lao laughed.
“Wait a moment.”
A clear voice suddenly called out.
He Lao stopped and turned back. He saw a man wearing a mask walk over.
“Hm? You are?” He Lao squinted.
“Your Servant is Xiaoyaozi, refiner of the Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder.” Qi Lin gave his alias.
When He Lao heard this, he humbly bowed: “Your Distinguished Self’s pill concoction is simply perfect, This Old Man is impressed.” In his mind, he had believed the one capable of refining the Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder to be an old man, but from the atmosphere, he saw it was clearly a young man. This was a bit inconceivable.
Qi Lin took out a brocaded box and gave it to the old man: “This Five Flavors Returning Powder is a gesture of appreciation for Senior.”
“This Old Man has already accepted Lord Wu Gu’s commission, I cannot accept this.” He Lao immediately refused, not wanting to break the rules.
Qi Lin said: “This Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder is my own decision, it is unrelated to Lord Wu Gu.”
“He Lao, just accept it. We still need you to work more in the future. This is the first secret bid auction, after all, a kind of novelty. That is why it was so effective.” Wu Gu advised.
He Lao laughed, “Then it would be impolite of This Old Man to refuse.”
“If ever you require an auctioneer in the future, do not hesitate to find This Old Man. I will certainly do all that I can.”
“Thank you for your troubles.”
After seeing off He Lao, Wu Gu also dismissed her subordinates, leaving only Qi Lin and herself in the room.
“This secret bid auction of yours truly was incredible, did you conceive of this yourself?” Wu Gu sat down and personally poured tea for Qi Lin.
The girl stooped over, her palace skirt highlighting her slender and graceful figure as her jet-black hair flowed down.
“I heard of it before and decided to test it.” Qi Lin did not imagine the results would be this good either. The reason why he used secret bids was because the Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder was not quite uncommon, and the rarer something was, the more valuable it became. If he merely sold it, he would not make that much money. Qi Lin was in urgent need of cash, so he could only walk the path of a crooked merchant for a while.
“However, this can only stir excitement for a while. After several times, it will no longer work.” Qi Lin was very aware that the Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder could maintain the fervor only briefly.
Wu Gu was also aware, “However, we can make enormous returns right now. Perhaps the boat to the Eastern Sea that Your Distinguished Self desires will not need six years.”
“How much this time?”
Qi Lin asked.
Wu Gu took out two jade boxes, “We made a total of one million seven hundred thousand Wu jade. According to our even split, you can receive one million Wu jade. This Wu jade box can contain five hundred thousand Wu jade.”
“A million? If we’re splitting evenly, even after deducting fees, I shouldn’t have so much?” Qi Lin did not want to take advantage of her.
“This is our first collaboration, and Your Distinguished Self’s idea this time has allowed the Tenth Market to finally bustle with noise and excitement, so one million is something I myself decided on. Compared to the fifty million price tag on that boat, this is a drop in in the ocean.” Wu Gu said.
“Many thanks, then, Sister Wu Gu.”
“When will the next batch of Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder be ready?” Wu Gu wanted to strike while the iron was hot.
“We can’t be too hasty. After one week, perhaps.” Qi Lin said.
“That will do.” Wu Gu knew that concocting soul supplement pills required enormous soul energy expenditure, and he needed time to recover. Overwork was extremely harmful to the medicine refiner. This was also a reason for the shortage in soul supplement type pills.
“Right, as for the next few Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder auctions, I have another plan.” Qi Lin recalled another matter.
“What other plan does Your Distinguished Self have?” Wu Gu was now very curious about Qi Lin’s every word.
“Very simple. We need marketing, to bring the fervor to a peak.” Qi Lin said.
Wu Gu was confused. What the fuck was marketing?
…
The time afterwards flowed by very smoothly. Every week, Qi Lin refined one hundred pills of Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder at the very least for Wu Gu. Wu Gu had He Lao continue the secret bid auction, who himself was very eloquent and glib this time, making use of his own connections.
They had originally thought there would be a drop in popularity the second week, but they did not expect He Lao’s efforts would surprisingly once again bring things to a climax.
The second week’s Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder sold for a total of two million, leaving even the Ten Shamans in disbelief. Thereafter, the Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder’s secret bid auction had instead become a popular topic in Ten Shamans City.
During the third week’s auction, news began to circulate through Ten Shamans City that the Reincarnation Sea had produced precious treasures. Some people had used the Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder in the Reincarnation Sea to stay for a dozen days, collecting treasures worth hundreds of thousands of Wu jade.
Such rumors spread like wildfire through Ten Shamans City, and very quickly, more and more people began to understand a new term, “investment.” Under such fervent public opinion, it was only nature that some people were jealous of the way Yang Yuanzhi’s fame spread. Thus, the Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder of the third week was sold at a record high once again, with the highest bid being two hundred thousand.
One month later.
Qi Lin’s cut turned up a profit of nearly seven million.
Wu Gu bluntly told Qi Lin he may as well become a profiteer, for Ten Shamans City was in a rush.
…
Bang.
A porcelain cup shattered against the floor. Wu Peng angrily crushed the expensive cup in her hand to pieces, but the fragments were incapable of overcoming the fury in her heart. As Wu Gu’s pill business grew and grew in renown, the other markets were also affected. Now, many cultivators began to take notice of the Tenth Market and actually went out of their way to venture the extra distance.
However, this was not what upset Wu Peng most.
She was honestly unable to replicate that Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder. Although she had a clear grasp of the component materials, this Earth Origin pill was nevertheless concocted using some special cauldron. Among the Ten Shamans, perhaps only Wu Xian was capable of doing so.
“Strange, why doesn’t Wu Xian take action to destroy her business.” Wu Peng was unable to comprehend this. As the leader of the Ten Shamans, she ought to be very protective of her own industry, yet in the four auctions, it was unimaginable that Wu Xian had never once shown her face.
“Could it be she and Wu Gu made a deal?” Wu Peng frowned.
No, she needed to get to the bottom of this. She could not allow Wu Gu to rise.
“Lord Wu Peng, Lord Wu Xian has come.” Just at this moment, a subordinate dashed in.
Perfect timing, it seems she can no longer sit by either. Wu Peng sneered and feigned an amicable appearance as she walked out to greet Wu Xian.
Before she could even mention Wu Gu, she saw Wu Xian wave her hand: “Wu Peng, I know what you want to say, but now is not the time to mind such a trifle.”
Trifle? Wu Peng nearly wanted to spew the tea she just drank. This “trifle” had, in just one short month, cost her marketplace several million Wu jade at least.
“Elder Sister, what is the meaning of this?” Wu Peng coolly asked.
“Were you not aware?” Wu Xian calmly drank her tea.
“The White Emperor’s steed, the Illusionary Flying Snow, has appeared in Changliu!”
“What?”
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