A group of men led Li Bai and Li Bao to a VIP seat in the auction. Their items were to be sold this very day, as there were slots vacant.
Li Bai was seated at the back of the VIP area, while they led Li Bao further in. Li Bao was furious. They were mistreating her brother yet again!
"Bai didi, come here, I'll sit there."
Li Bai was content with his seat, but when his sister offered him a higher seat, he was elated. Of course, he would accept!
"Many thanks to Bao jie-jie."
A small figure was walking through the VIP area, passing through all the high ranking people on chairs. All of them were mocking and insulting the young man, as they heard that it was supposed to be Li Bao who was going to sit there, but she felt pity for her brother and offered to exchange seats. They were siblings, after all.
During this time, the auction was ongoing. The person on the stage was the popular Yu Fang (余芳), known for her mature beauty. People all throughout the auction hall were drooling. Some even came just to see her.
Li Bai was drooling as well, not to Yu Fang though, but to the item up for auction instead! It was the rare Fools' Gold! This was a very worthy item for him, as only the chosen ones knew how to use it. He was one of the chosen ones... because he was the one who made it.
"This is the Golden Pot! Made by an ancient master, we don't know any of its uses. But, it exudes a mysterious aura. The starting price is 500 gold!"
Yu Fang's introduction to the pot was very unconvincing, so only diehard Yu Fang fans bid on it. It only reached about 600 gold.
Li Bai was confused. Golden Pot? What the heck is that? He then remembered that he had put up an illusion formation around it, so strong that only Fifth Level Marks could see through it. He, however, wasn't a Fifth Level Mark, so how did he recognize Fools' Gold immediately?
"Is no one going to bid more? 600 gold, going once-"
Nevertheless, he bid on it as well.
"5000 gold."
As soon as his voice echoed throughout the entire hall, people were baffled as to why he would raise the price so far. They looked for the man who said this price. It sounded like it came from a child.
Li Bao was very shocked! Where is her brother going to get the money to pay 5000 gold for this?!
Li Bai was the only one who remained calm. The 5000 gold isn't even going to make a dent in the profits he's going to get for all of those pills. Plus, the real worth of the Fools' Gold exceeded thousands of diamond coins! A diamond coin is a thousand platinum coins, and a platinum coin is a thousand gold coins, so 5000 gold is just a measly 5 platinum coins. He found one of his ancient artifacts, and even got it for cheap!
Yu Fang was the most shocked. When an item sold exceeded its price it was appraised for, some of the extras go to the presenters. The price for this Golden Pot was told as a mere 510 gold. She was going to earn tons for this! She thought that the man that bid 5000 gold was an avid fan of hers, so she couldn't help but thank herself for her own beautiful face.
"Uh... 5000 gold, anyone else...?"
After that, no one else bid on this item - Li Bai won the Fools' Gold!
Li Bai was to receive the artifacts he bought when all his pills were sold. Yu Fang introduced the next item as well. The item on the stand was a pot. It had all of the zodiacs marked on it.
"This one's called the Zodiac Pot! We obtained this from a wandering traveler. We tested it and found that it absorbs the excess energy that you waste - it stores it for future use!"
