Repugnant Gateway Chapter 304

For An Zhe and his men, it was not difficult for them to get out of the border of Zhao.

Just sit on the iron bar and let Qi Tian throw it …

The West Qiang Country occupied a lot of land, and it was more than three times larger than the Yan Country.

Therefore, Zhao and the Yan Country had no choice but to ally with each other.

To the north, there was Youguo, to the west, and to the south, there was the powerful Da Xi.

Speaking of which, which of the sixteen kingdoms in the north didn't live in this kind of crevice?

The costumes of the Xamang people were very different from those of the people of the Central Plains. The people of the Central Plains liked to wear long gowns.

The people of Qiang and the people of Central Plains were the closest to each other, and their speech was no different from that of the Chinese, and the words they used were no different.

Since the wise and mighty King of the West more than four hundred years ago decided to learn the Chinese culture, the strength of the West has grown very fast.

Culture has learned, valiant martial arts did not lose, not strong is strange.

However, the woe of the West was the same as that of the sixteen kingdoms.

No matter how powerful the West Branch people were, the Da Xi was still a huge mountain above them.

An Zhe and the others didn't stop until they reached Hanshui City, the capital of Xangqiang Country. On the way, they encountered more and more cultivators from Da Xi.

However, the majority of the people were here to join in on the fun. They didn't have the strength to compete with those big sects.

The valor of the West was that more than four hundred years ago, the king of the West had called for the monarch to guard the gates of the country and moved the capital from the southern part of the country to the city of Hanshui, which was less than eight hundred miles away from Zhao.

After more than four hundred years of construction, the Hanshui City had become an extremely large city.

Moreover, the West was more open than You Yan's sixteen kingdoms, and there were many merchants who came and went.

The people of Da Xi liked the ornaments, spices, and many interesting things.

The people of the West liked the cloth of the Da Xi, the tea leaves, and the ink and paper.

When An Zaiyue fought their way to Hanshui City, they weren't investigated. Those defenders seemed to have received orders not to obstruct any of the cultivators from the Central Plains.

However, after entering the city, wanting to stay in an inn was more difficult.

Fortunately, the people of the West also believed in Buddhism, so there were many temples.

With the Mages of the Profound Palace present, An Zhe and the others successfully resided in a temple called Pure Water Temple.

The Pure Water Temple was not very big, and there were only a dozen or so monks in the temple.

However, this place was extremely clean, and there were quite a few guest rooms.

And for some unknown reason, those monks were obviously very respectful to the Mages of the Profound Palace. The temple's host insisted on giving him his room.

That night, An Zeng and Du Leisurely left the Pure Water Temple to inquire about the news.

Not long after, Qi Tian caught up from behind.

""Why did you follow me?""

""I thought you weren't interested in shopping.""

Qi Tian said, ""Cut the c.r.a.p, it's not like you guys don't know. That monk and I can't even take a single p.i.s.s.""

""What a strong taste.""

Qi Tian: ""Do you believe that I won't beat you down?""

His queen looked at him. ""Be careful with the monk. I feel that something is wrong with him.""

Monks are dishonest people, and none of them are trustworthy.

I walked with him all the way, just to see what he was up to. ""

""Why do you say that?""

""He said that he was going to preach in Yan, but why did he suddenly follow you back to the Western Regions?""

""Don't say anything about feelings, that's bulls.h.i.+t.""

""Then keep an eye on him,"" said Du. ""Have you noticed anything?""

""He hid it too deeply!""

Qi Tian clenched her teeth and said, ""Anyway, you all listen to me. Back then, I was surrounded by a monk who looked exactly the same as him. I almost died.""

""We're here. Let's go in and take a look.""

Skinny Du looked around and saw that it was an auction house.

He knew that if he wanted to earn money peacefully, he would not have to act first.

After all, both Qi Tian and the Mage from the Profound Palace were not people from the Heavenly Awakening Sect.

The auction house that the three people entered was called Hanhai, and its scale was not small.

As soon as he entered, he was served by a servant. He was extremely courteous to any guest who entered.

An Xuan handed over the red magic tool that Skinny Du had s.n.a.t.c.hed from the errand boy. The clerk hurriedly waved his hand. ""Customer, we don't dare to easily take over this treasure. Just you wait, I'll go get the third storekeeper.""

He quickly turned around to leave. Not long after that, a thin man in his fifties walked over, apologized and said something courteous before looking at the item.

""Red rank magical equipment, not bad workmans.h.i.+p, it looks like something from the Da Xi.""

The third storekeeper said with a smile, ""I am called Second Song. If your esteemed customer feels that the price of sixty thousand silver is fair, you can put it down.""

""If you feel that our offer price is too low, you can also go to other homes.""

An Zhe nodded, ""Sixty thousand then.""

The third storekeeper's smile became even more brilliant. ""Alright, just you wait. I'll go get the silver. I'll get a waiter to serve you some tea.""

""Didn't you say you could sell it for 100,000 yuan?""

""I'll supply it to you later.""

He stood up and walked around the auction house.

Basically, nothing in the living room caught his eye.

Every auction house had a powerful backer behind them.

This person of Hanhai dared to take the items without even asking for the origins of the item. This showed that the influence behind him was enough to cover the sky in one hand in Hanshui City.

""Does your shop have any gambling stones?""

An Zeng asked after Song Shuhang came over with the banknotes.

Song Shuhang shook his head and said, ""No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!""

An Xuan took the silver and said, ""Take a casual look and play with your hands. You will have to spend the money if you get it.""

After being an auctioneer for so many years, Song Shuhang had a clear understanding of the inner workings of the auction house.

Stone gambling was something only true experts would earn.

As for those martial artists who thought they had good eyesight but were only good fighters, they could pay up as much as they could.

His bid for the sixty thousand taels of silver had been lowered by almost half. He didn't even try to fight for this, and the Second Song also didn't consider An Xuan as a character.

Song Yin led An into the backyard, which was also quite s.p.a.cious.

They pa.s.sed through a corridor and entered a much larger hall.

The interior was brightly lit and crowded. It was much more lively than outside.

It was surrounded by booths, each with a stone on it.

Depending on the quality, they are divided into different price areas.

In the center of the hall, there were at least a few hundred stones, big and small.

These stones were for those who tried their luck. Many people felt that their luck was heaven defying, so they tried their luck in this cheapest rock.

In fact, there was basically nothing inside.

Of course, every once in a while, the Auction House would use their own people to impersonate a lucky fellow. They would gamble at extremely low prices on these trash stones to obtain a spirit stone.

This would both increase the reputation of the auction house and increase its popularity.

Third Manager, Second Song, had been following behind An Zaihai the entire time. From time to time, he would size up this young man.

In the field of auctioning, he had seen many people and had good eyesight. He wanted to see whether this compet.i.tion was really about talent or luck.

However, no matter what, that red grade magic tool was at least enough to earn Han Haizu several tens of thousands of silver taels.

Anjou walked around the pile of junk stones and left.

Finally, he walked to the highest priced booth.

The cheapest of the stones on this booth would be at least 10,000 taels of silver, and a few of the larger ones would be priced at 450,000 taels of silver.

Ann pointed to the largest stone with the highest price. ""Here.""

It was priced at 59,500 taels.

""Are you sure?""

Third Manager Song Yin asked.

An Chao nodded. ""The more expensive something I buy, the better it is.""

Song Shuanghui immediately laughed, thinking to himself that he was a hothead.

""Let's make it clear, no matter what comes out.

Since it's a gambling den, we'll take it all in.

You bet 595,500 taels of silver on this stone. If the item inside is worth 1,000,000 taels, we will also give you money.

Of course, it's up to you to decide if you want to sell or not. ""

Ang nodded. ""I'll cut it open.""

The Banner King had been sold, and everyone had been drawn.

It wasn't that no one had thought of buying a Banner King, but the auction house's gimmicks relied on this. Often, Banner Kings didn't necessarily have good stuff.

The crowd gathered around An Zeng, staring at him with wide eyes.

""Where did this young master come from? He's really generous.""

""It's obvious that he's from a prestigious family, and his talent is extraordinary.""

No one dared to look down on An Zhe.

The stone cutting master came over and had his disciple carefully move the big stone onto the table before cupping his fist and bowing to An Zeng.

Light incense, wash your hands, pay respect to your ancestors.

After that, the stone cutter master began to move his blade, slicing it off bit by bit. The rock layers fell off one by one.

The rock was half a meter in size and looked crystal clear.

However, after cutting for more than ten minutes, the stone was already more than halfway down, but there was still nothing.

""It can't be empty, right?""

""Has this young master made a mistake?""

""Don't spout nonsense. If he dares spend nearly 60,000 silver to gamble with a stone, he's surely confident.""

Even Qi Tian and Du were a little nervous. As they watched the master cut down on them, the two of them didn't even want to blink.

Another ten or so minutes pa.s.sed, and the stone was only the size of a fist. There was nothing left.

""I thought he was an expert, so he's actually an expert.""

""It's funny. Hanhai has finally made a profit this time. Sixty thousand taels of silver.""

""He has money, what can you do about it? But this time, he's really too much of a laughing stock. I don't think he will dare to be so dazed in the future.""

Song Bianlian smiled apologetically, ""Young master, I am truly sorry.""

But in our line of work, this is the rule. We have won the bet and made a fortune overnight.

If you fail to win the bet, you will lose everything you have.

""So … But I still said the same thing, we will abide by our rules. No matter what you cut out, as long as you are willing to sell it to Hanhai, the price will definitely not be low.""

An Zhan sighed, ""But I only have five hundred taels left.""

Song Shuhang shook his head, ""No one else is willing to offer this much.""

An Zhan seemed very regretful as he walked over and circled around the piece of rock before sighing, ""Forget it, there's no use in keeping the five hundred liangs. I'll take this one.""

He pointed at a rock the size of a watermelon. The master who cut the rock glanced at it, then turned and walked to the side. ""Disciple, you go cut it.""

That disciple was also unwilling. He carried the stone back to the table, picked up the stone cutter and casually slid down.

An Zeng ignored him. When the apprentice reached his seventh cut, An Zhe suddenly grabbed his wrist. ""Lighter, there's something else.""

His disciple was stunned for a moment. He thought to himself, 'Where did this silly kid come from? Don't you know if there's anything that I can cut rocks for?'

As the knife pressed down, there was a resistance below.

He suddenly became nervous, and then turned around to look at his master.

His master nodded slightly to him. He took a deep breath and began to cut carefully.

But when it opened, it was nothing more than an ordinary stone with a darker color.

Everyone booed as they thought to themselves, ""What bad luck!"" There was no bullsh * t in this world.

However, Chopping Stone's master's eyes lit up. ""Child stone, move aside. I'll do it.""

He washed his hands and put on the incense again, then took the stone cutter and began to cut the rock.

A few minutes later, a ball of golden light shot out from the stone.

Stabbing everyone's eyes, stabbing everyone's heart."