Imperial Treasure-Chapter 1037 - 619: Black Shadows, White Jade Guanyin!
"It truly is an unparalleled treasure. Baonong Hall’s capabilities are extraordinary to have acquired such a treasure... It could easily be auctioned in Changan or Luoyang; why place it in this small town of Yangzhou?"
The young man’s slightly hoarse voice from the Xuan Number Room echoed, and Yan Er from Baonong Hall laughed, "Changan and Luoyang are the bustling areas of our Central Plains, how could Baonong Hall intervene~ I’m afraid the item would be snatched before it could even be transported there~"
These words were honest; Changan and Luoyang have many forces, very powerful ones, and in these chaotic times, the long journey is bound to bring unexpected events.
"Then, for such a treasure as the White Jade Guanyin, how much is Baonong Hall planning to set as the base price?"
"Five thousand taels of gold as the base."
Five thousand taels as the base price!!
Sui Yi raised an eyebrow; the people present suddenly held their breath. The wealthy of Yangzhou City could only smile ruefully; even risking their entire fortunes might not suffice.
And that’s just the base price.
The atmosphere suddenly turned cold.
Who would speak up?
Five thousand taels of gold!
Regardless, the wealthy of Yangzhou City were daunted; even if they could afford it, they definitely couldn’t protect it.
Just when everyone thought this White Jade Guanyin would remain unobtainable.
"Five thousand five hundred taels."
"Six thousand."
"Ha, Old Xu, you’re here too, seven thousand!"
"Eight thousand!"
On the third floor, Du Fuwei and others turned to see a group bidding from another private room.
From the voices, it seemed like...
"It’s the wealthy from Andong and Anxi."
"Judging from the accent."
"They came from so far away!"
"Looks like they all came for the White Jade Guanyin."
These wealthy individuals came from various places and were renowned magnates; possessing tens of thousands of taels was nothing to them. (In the Tale of the Double Dragons of the Great Tang Dynasty, merchants weren’t of low status).
The prices kept climbing, leaving Qin Shubao and others open-mouthed.
Meanwhile, Yuchi Zheng sat in the shadows, scanning some of the people present, finally looking up at the upper floors, his eyes deepened.
"Ten thousand taels! Any other bids?"
"None?"
"Ten thousand taels..."
Just as Yan Er was about to settle the White Jade Guanyin for Andong’s magnate.
"Fifteen thousand taels."
The voice wasn’t too loud or too soft.
It came from the Earth Number Room.
Du Fuwei looked up, surprised and contemplative.
Fifteen thousand taels, Andong’s magnate remained silent for a moment before laughing, "There’s always a higher mountain; indeed, Baonong Hall’s connections are extraordinary... I wonder who it is; I’d like to make their acquaintance."
The words were nicely put, yet again highlighting Baonong Hall’s powerful connections.
Yan Er beamed, just about to have the White Jade Guanyin delivered to the Earth Number Room...
Suddenly!
Bang!!!
The wall lamps all exploded, followed by large amounts of powder dispersing...
"Not good, it’s poisonous gas!"
"It’s a sedative!"
A minute before this.
Sui Yi put down his teacup, gazing out the window.
Spider-Man?
Why mention Spider-Man? Because someone, who ended up on top of the Wind Moon House without anyone knowing when or how, was being lowered down by a rope...
Silently arriving at the seventh floor.
Additionally, three others descended further.
The targets should be the first, second, or third floors.
At first glance, they indeed resembled Spider-Man; Sui Yi thought that with such thick walls and wearing padded shoes, not many could notice these "Spider-Men."
Yet there were so many masters here, not to mention the abundance of B-levels, at least twenty A-levels, and at least five S-levels.
How bold must these people be to employ such a novel method?
Unless...
Sui Yi’s eyes swept the large hall.
First floor, second floor, third floor...
The wall lamps!
Sui Yi had just noticed this.
Then the wall lamps exploded.
The wall lamps on all three floors simultaneously shattered.
Large amounts of powder sprayed from top to bottom, instantly inhaled by many, causing dizziness and weakness...
"Not good! Someone’s poisoning!"
A scream arose.
On the fifth floor, Yuwen Huaji remained indifferent, the man in the Earth Number Room had sharp eyes, and the people in the Xuan Number Room drew weapons.
The woman in the Yellow Room quietly drank tea.
Bang!!!
The windows on the third floor were abruptly broken from three directions.
Three black shadows with ropes slipped in, and naturally Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin and their subordinates attacked, but all weapons were wielded.
These three figures however tossed their black balls towards Yuchi Sheng, Du Fuwei, and even the guards of Andong and Anxi magnates.
Boom!
A violent green eruption followed.
This was the real poison.
The two official groups with the most people and highest comprehensive combat power were instantly diminished.
And as Du Fuwei and Yuchi Sheng leaped from their chairs to grab, the three figures simultaneously jumped over the third-floor railing, falling down...
Meanwhile, five black shadows burst out from the delegates on the first floor five seconds before the three fell.
Charging out fiercely, they covered the White Jade Guanyin with a red cloth, withdrawing it...
All in one go!
The five then blocked Baonong Hall personnel from five directions...
Blocking for five breaths.
By then, the three had reached beside the White Jade Guanyin, forming a triangular position, two people lifted the Guanyin together, while another took off the large black cloth bag on his back, covered it, then pulled the pulley, hooked the rope, and swiftly secured the White Jade Guanyin.
A pull!
The entire cloth bag wrapped around the White Jade Guanyin.
Swift, so swift, and flawlessly coordinated, from breakout to action initiation, in less than fifteen breaths.
The White Jade Guanyin was already packed, and the pulley began pulling upward...
The White Jade Guanyin was lifted up.
It turned out that the ropes on these figures were threaded from outside the window, pulling from the outside, and thus the White Jade Guanyin was lifted.
Moreover, with remarkable speed, it flew past the first floor, reaching the second...
Can the rope be cut?
No!
It’s already on the first floor; if the rope was cut, the White Jade Guanyin would fall and surely break, unless someone below could undoubtedly catch it! (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)
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