Entering the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion.

Under Jin Zhuo’s guidance, Xiao Yi went directly to the VIP room on the second floor.

The Ten Thousand Gold Auction, is the grand annual auction of the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion.

Besides being named ’Ten Thousand Gold’, it also signifies the high value of the auction.

To bid on the auction items that appear, the price is often in the tens of thousands of gold.

The entire auction is held for five days in a row.

A total of 100 treasures are auctioned off each day.

In fact, the Ten Thousand Gold Auction started yesterday.

Today is already the second day of the event.

However, today’s auction hasn’t started yet; there are still about an hour left.

During these five days, various factions will continue to arrive as the Ten Thousand Gold Auction is held.

In the VIP room.

Xiao Yi was seated, and the table in front of him was already prepared with fine wine and delicacies.

Besides Jin Zhuo accompanying him, there were two maidservants ready to await instructions.

"Aren’t the various factions afraid of missing out on treasures by not arriving promptly?" Xiao Yi asked in confusion.

Jin Zhuo shook his head, "During the Ten Thousand Gold Auction, the items for each day’s auction are listed and sent with invitations to each major faction."

"So if a faction is interested in any commercial goods, they will arrive promptly."

"Otherwise, they’ll come later."

"I see." Xiao Yi realized, casually picking up a cup of fine wine.

As it entered his mouth, a natural sweet fragrance instantly filled his lips and tongue.

Upon swallowing the fine wine, a refreshing sensation instantly reverberated.

"Not bad." Xiao Yi glanced at the Night Light Cup in his hand and nodded.

"Indeed," Jin Zhuo laughed, "This is particularly commissioned by the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion from the Master of Cangyun Palace at the Medicine Venerate Hall."

"Every brewing requires the cost of hundreds of Emperor-grade Vermilion Fruits and hundreds of Emperor-grade Flowers."

"The brewed wine surpasses the Flowers Jade Liquid and is even sweeter than the wine of a hundred fruits."

"Drinking it leaves a fragrant taste, with an exquisite sweet flavor lingering, and also enhances the Martial Artist’s cultivation."

"But each brewing uses a large number of Emperor-grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, yet it produces fewer than a hundred bottles."

"So, such fine wine is usually not taken out by our Ten Thousand Gold Mansion; only during events like the Ten Thousand Gold Auction, it will be shared."

"And can only be enjoyed in the VIP room on the second floor."

Xiao Yi nodded and finished the fine wine in one go.

This fine wine seemingly matches the Cangyun Essence Liquid.

But the Cangyun Essence Liquid has too intense a kick, and drinking too much can be tiring.

Conversely, this fine wine is sweet and refreshing, and especially comfortable.

It’s said that Ten Thousand Gold Mansion’s tactic to send each day’s auction item list with invitations to various factions is indeed a clever move.

Each faction knows the auction items of the day.

If interested, they will come with enough money and goods.

This strategy prevents the surprise of offering items unexpectedly at the auction and guests being unprepared.

Moreover, each day’s treasures will attract competitive bidding from factions.

As factions come prepared with money, competing to bid, the final price of the auction items will certainly be much higher than usual times.

It must be said, the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion truly lives up to being the top commercial power in the Central Region.

Not to mention the luxury and splendor within the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion, nor the excellent hospitality in the VIP room.

Just the subtle detail of sending invitations shows that the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion is unmatched by other commercial powers.

Splush...

At this moment, the Night Light Cup empty from Xiao Yi’s previous drink was slowly refilled with fine wine.

The maidservant beside him politely bent over and poured the fine wine for Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi realized and waved slightly, softly saying, "No need to stay here, ladies."

"Ah..." The maidservant exclaimed slightly.

The expression on Jin Zhuo’s face darkened.

"Did you two offend Young Master Xiao Yi?"

"Please forgive us, Young Master." The two maidservants said no more, not even explaining.

They only showed a frightened expression and hurriedly knelt down.

"It’s a misunderstanding." Xiao Yi gently restrained them with his Primordial Power, preventing them from kneeling.

"I’m just not used to being served by others."

Xiao Yi looked at Jin Zhuo and spoke.

"Oh?" Jin Zhuo was slightly startled, and his first reaction was that Xiao Yi was accustomed to being carefree and didn’t like being served.

Jin Zhuo smiled and said, "Since Young Master Xiao Yi doesn’t like this, I’ll dismiss the two ladies."

Jin Zhuo glanced at the two maidservants.

The two maidservants seemed to be pardoned, bowed, and slowly left.

Until the two maidservants left, Jin Zhuo suddenly realized.

Because Xiao Yi mentioned he wasn’t used to being served by others, not being served.

Jin Zhuo thought about it, remaining perplexed, and didn’t delve into it further.

"By the way." Xiao Yi looked at Jin Zhuo and said, "If you are busy, you don’t need to accompany me; I’ll watch for entertainment myself."

"Not at all." Jin Zhuo shook his head, smiling, "Thanks to Young Master Xiao Yi, I probably won’t have to be too busy anymore."

"Oh?" Xiao Yi noticed that Jin Zhuo showed obvious joy when he said this.

Jin Zhuo laughed, "This time, bringing back all the commercial goods counts as a great merit."

"In a few days, I’ll be promoted to Deacon, stationed at headquarters here, no longer needing to run everywhere."

"Recently, Elder Wuque also instructed me to ensure Young Master Xiao Yi is well attended during the auction."

"Congratulations." Upon hearing Jin Zhuo’s words, Xiao Yi chuckled lightly.

Of course, he also understood Jin Wuque’s intention.

After all, Jin Zhuo, knowing him and being responsible for hosting, was the best choice.

Jin Zhuo waved his hand, "This time, I should be the one apologizing to Young Master Xiao Yi instead."

"I didn’t expect Young Master Xiao Yi to have conflicts with Jin Hu, almost causing a disaster."

"Young Master Xiao Yi saved our Ten Thousand Gold Mansion’s goods, yet our mansion shut the door on him. Luckily, no harm came to Young Master Xiao Yi; otherwise, our Ten Thousand Gold Mansion would be hard-pressed to escape blame."

The Ten Thousand Gold Mansion has always valued its reputation, and if this matter spread, it would at least suffer a tarnished reputation.

Xiao Yi shook his head, "It’s a small matter; I didn’t expect Jin Hu to be a member of your Jin Family from the Ten Thousand Gold Mansion."

Xiao Yi said as he drank a sip of fine wine, then poured himself another full cup.

Jin Zhuo shook his head, "Jin Hu is the only son of the Great Elder."

"With his innate aptitude and talent in martial arts, he hasn’t achieved minor success, having the Great Elder’s full support since childhood."

"Unfortunately, he has been arrogant and overbearing since young, disregarding others."

"He’s caused quite a bit of trouble for the family, and the family has done quite a bit of cleaning up after him."

Speaking of Jin Hu, Jin Zhuo shook his head repeatedly.

"However, he has entered the Golden Dawn Academy, being under the tutelage of powerful mentors and receiving much favor."

"Thus, even though the family has some discontent, they haven’t held him accountable."

"Hopefully, this time, he learns a lesson from Young Master Xiao Yi and becomes more sensible."

"Haha," Xiao Yi shook his head with a smile.

After a casual conversation with Jin Hu, before long, the auction officially began.

"It’s starting," Jin Hu smiled, "Oh, by the way."

Jin Hu said as he handed over a list to Xiao Yi.

This is the list of auction items for today and the following days.

Xiao Yi glanced at it a few times and nodded.

He glanced around; the VIP room on the second floor and the seats on the first floor were already packed with guests, no seat left vacant.

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