The Beautiful CEO’s Dragon Blood Bodyguard
Chapter 1237: Ancient Civilization

Chapter 1237: Chapter 1237: Ancient Civilization

Before the auction began, over a hundred people had pledged their cooperation in blood here.

The person in charge of Divine Dragon Auction House felt it was unlucky, and hurriedly sent staff to invite everyone into the venue to be seated.

He went over to Long Fei, bowed with his fists clasped, and said politely, "Consort Prince, the auction is about to start. Shall we set aside our personal grievances for now?"

Long Fei nodded, putting away his counterfeit sword and entered the venue with Chu Feng and the others.

This sword surely became the center of attention this time.

Having withstood the attacks of several masters without any damage, it made some people start to wonder if Long Fei really did find some treasure.

The auction venue has a dome structure overhead.

It was embellished with Light Gathering Stones, making the interior bright and luminous.

Surprisingly, this auction hall, just like the conference halls in the outside world, had its seats distributed in a tiered manner.

The seats were all wrapped in high-quality calf leather, warm and soft to the touch, very comfortable to sit in.

People outside gradually came in, some VIPs directly into the upper level private rooms.

Long Fei and his group were not members of the auction house, having had no prior transactions, so they could only sit with the general public on the ground floor.

Chu Feng leaned over and whispered in his ear, "Just now, I think I saw Little Ya and the others."

"Where?"

Long Fei’s eyebrows lifted.

Chu Feng pointed upwards.

As soon as Long Fei’s spiritual power reached out, he felt a powerful oppressive force in front of him, like an invisible barrier.

A staff member reminded aloud, "Ladies and gentlemen, to protect everyone’s privacy, we have set up isolation barriers within the auction venue that can block the surveillance of spiritual power from all around. Please consciously abide by the rules of the venue. Those who violate and do not comply will have their auction qualification cancelled."

Once the venue was filled with people, it quickly became quiet.

An auctioneer took the stage, and it was actually a hot-bodied woman.

She was dressed in a long red gown with golden flame embroidery, her chest half-exposed with fair skin slightly revealed, her arms white as jade, and her tall and sexy figure was enchantingly beautiful.

With the knock of the copper hammer, her red lips parted with a smile, "Welcome everyone to the auction held by Divine Dragon Auction House. Please keep quiet and try not to make loud noises. In this auction, we have a total of five treasures to be auctioned. These treasures all come from Ghost Emperor City, carried out by cultivators risking their lives from inside, and each one is an exceptional piece in the human realm. I believe they will not disappoint everyone. Now, let us introduce the first treasure!"

Behind the scenes, a waiter in a dragon-patterned white long dress came up with a red tray, carefully placing it on the table.

The auctioneer approached, gently lifted the red cloth, and had the waiter lift the auction item to open a part of it for the audience to see, saying, "The first treasure, ’Emperor’s Banquet Painting’! As everyone knows, before the establishment of the Great Xia Dynasty, the whole territory was divided into separate states. The area around Chang’an City belonged to Great Yan Country. According to research by scholars through the ages, this imperial palace is believed to be built by the descendants of Emperor Flame. This painting has been preserved for over a hundred thousand years without decay, and the figures in it are still lifelike, which is of great significance for researching the civilization of early Xia..."

"Nice legs."

While she was engaged in her speech, Chu Feng’s eyes were fixed on her long legs, covertly using spiritual power to communicate with Long Fei.

Long Fei chuckled, feeling that this auctioneer indeed had an extraordinary temperament.

He asked Ji Wanyu and Wang Jie, as well as Liuu Jiangnan, "What’s the story behind this auctioneer?"

Wang Jie and Liuu Jiangnan had attended several auctions at Divine Dragon Auction House in Chang’an City before, but they had never seen this girl.

Ji Wanyu laughed playfully, "Are you interested in her?"

"Don’t talk nonsense, I’m asking for Chu the Casanova here!"

Long Fei and the others conversed, audible only to themselves.

However, the auctioneer paid extra attention to them, her gaze shifting to them several times as if she could hear their conversation.

Ji Wanyu introduced, "This beautiful lady is no ordinary person; her name is Yan Ruyu, and she is one of the high-level executives of Divine Dragon Auction House. She doesn’t make appearances easily. It’s said that she’s the daughter of one of the secretive leaders behind the auction house, while others say she’s a lover of some leader. There’s no definite statement for the time being."

"Yan Ruyu?"

Chu Feng’s eyes sparkled as he exclaimed in admiration, "What a beautiful name!"

"Long Fei had no interest in the name, and asked curiously, ’Isn’t it said that the backer of Divine Dragon Auction House is one of the Ten Great Bandits of Great Xia Country?’"

"Ji Wanyu said, ’Rumors claim so, but I don’t know the details. It involves confidential matters; maybe my sister knows a bit more.’"

"Where is your sister?"

Only then did Long Fei notice that Ji Wanrong was not here.

Ji Wanyu pointed upwards and said, "She’s naturally up there, could she sit down with us?"

Chu Feng chuckled softly, "Both princesses, yet why is there such a big gap between you and your sister?"

"What I’m doing is blending in with the people, what do you know!"

Ji Wanyu wrinkled her nose at him, amusing everyone around.

Yan Ruyu tapped the hammer from above, finished introducing the "Emperor’s Banquet Painting," and started the bidding by announcing, "The starting price for this painting is one million Spirit Stones, with each increase a minimum of one hundred thousand. Now the bidding begins!"

The scene got noisy, mainly because the younger ones couldn’t bear it.

The price was sky-high, starting at one million Spirit Stones.

As a reference, a top-notch residence in Chang’an City, with seven entrances and exits, only costs one hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Seniors and geniuses of various forces did not care about the price; as long as the item was useful for entering Ghost Emperor City, they were willing to spend a lot of money to purchase it.

People raised their plaques to bid, quickly driving up the price.

Long Fei carefully examined the painting and noticed that its material was not ordinary paper but made of leather.

This leather, after being dried and polished, was as thin as paper.

The characters on it were lifelike; if you looked closely, it seemed like they could walk and move within the painting, as though it were a real scene being reenacted.

Their utensils for eating and drinking, their clothing and outfits, were not as Long Fei imagined, crude and primitive, but clearly in the style of present-day Cultivators.

Among the seated guests, one table was particularly peculiar.

Their attire happened to be modern clothes from the outside secular world; they had short hair, wore T-shirts and jeans, giving one a sense of temporal disarray as if seeing a culturally uninformed counterfeit.

Long Fei’s mind was a bit in disarray, and Chu Feng and the others were greatly shocked, secretly wondering if there was a civilization before the Great Xia Dynasty, one that wasn’t just primitive people as researched by the outside Secular World?

In just a short while, the price of the antique painting had soared to ten million Spirit Stones.

The Spirit Stones here, needless to say, were all assumed to be Superior-grade by default.

Long Fei was not interested in this, and other Cultivators from Great Xia Country did not fight to the end, eventually letting an Extraterritorial Cultivator win the bid.

As for the study of Ghost Emperor City, the various Sects of Great Xia Country should have their own information and do not need to research through such means.

Yan Ruyu struck the Copper Hammer, and the first item was sold at the price of ten million Spirit Stones.

Based on the minimum commission of twenty percent, Divine Dragon Auction House made a substantial profit, it was truly a lucrative business.

The second item was quickly brought out by the waitstaff.

Yan Ruyu pulled off the red cloth, revealing a white, flute-shaped musical instrument.

From the outside, it looked like it was made of jade material.

However, Yan Ruyu introduced, "Ladies and gentlemen, this ancient flute is also an item from Ghost Emperor City. This instrument is made from the bones of a certain Divine Beast. If played, it can disrupt the minds of humans and animals alike, even easily controlling them. It’s a very special Magical Treasure from ancient times. After authoritative testing, its power is not inferior to Earth Immortal-Level Treasures. This item may have other wonderful uses, awaiting discovery by the destined one. The starting price for this collectible is five hundred Spirit Stones, with each bid increase of fifty thousand. The auction begins now."

The crowd got noisy, and someone immediately raised doubts, "Are you deceiving us? How can you prove this thing is from Ghost Emperor City?"

"Yeah, why should we believe you?"

"Any random bone flute is claimed to be from Ghost Emperor City, aren’t you guys just too good at bluffing?"

"..."

Yan Ruyu remained calm and smiled as she listened to the crowd finish speaking, then tapped her Copper Hammer and said, "Firstly, we, Divine Dragon Auction House, guarantee our reputation. If this item is not from Ghost Emperor City, we offer a tenfold compensation. Secondly, the age of this bone flute can be tested by experts, definitely dating back tens of thousands of years. Thirdly, in the ’Flame Emperor’s Banquet Painting’ sold earlier, one of the guests happened to be carrying this ancient flute. If you don’t believe it, you can carefully examine and search for it when you leave."