After having a full meal and drink, Yun Xiao and Fatty returned to the temporary post house again. They still chose the same tent as before. However, at this moment, there were only three or four people left in the tent, and they were all unfamiliar faces. As for the dozen or so people before, they must have run away with their tails between their legs after they left.
The sun had already set. The two of them chatted all afternoon. After returning to the tent, they each rested. Fatty had drunk a little too much and simply lay on the carpet and fell into a deep sleep, completely forgetting his promise to protect Yun Xiao.
As for Yun Xiao, he did not sleep. Instead, he sat cross-legged and hurriedly started cultivating.
There are only two days left until the enrollment period of Leiyun College. After hearing Fatty talk about so many geniuses, he suddenly felt a lot of pressure and dared not be the slightest bit lax anymore.
Obviously, Leiyun College will be a place full of geniuses. And with so many geniuses together, there will definitely be no shortage of open and covert struggles among each other. Only by making himself strong enough can he survive in such struggles and even become the hunter who dominates everything instead of being someone else's prey.
The cultivation method of the Metal Stone Fist was running over and over again. With each cycle, the Five Elements True Essence would be enhanced a little bit. Although it was very slow, he could still feel his strength growing bit by bit.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. If he wants to become a powerful person, he must not let go of any opportunity to improve himself. Even if the progress is extremely slow, there will eventually be a day when he emerges from a cocoon and turns into a butterfly.
The Five Elements True Essence is extremely mysterious. As the true qi circulates throughout the body, the power of the Five Elements Water instantly clears the numbing effect of alcohol. And those drinks even become a trace of the power of the Five Elements Water and finally merge into the Five Elements True Essence in the elixir field.
The temporary post house at night is very quiet. Some tents will have slight snoring sounds, while more people are still sitting in meditation and cultivating, making full preparations for the upcoming college enrollment.
The moon sets and the sun rises. The morning sun once again covers the earth. The young talents in the temporary post house wake up one after another. Some simply continue to cultivate and wait for tomorrow to come, while some people walk out of the tent and go to the market in Leiyun Prefecture.
Yun Xiao and Fatty left the tent early. They had agreed yesterday that they would go to the auction of the Wu family today. The auction will start at the hour of snake. Before that, Fatty said they still need to make simple preparations.
Although Yun Xiao didn't know what Fatty meant by preparation, he still obediently followed the other party to prepare.
Leaving at the hour of dragon, the two of them wandered around the market in Leiyun Prefecture for more than half an hour and visited no less than a dozen shops in total. Eventually, they bought two large bundles of things.
Later, the two of them carried the bundles on their backs and found an unoccupied corner. They were busy in the corner for a quarter of an hour before returning to the market again.
However, when the two of them returned to the market again, the two original young and tender teenagers had suddenly transformed into two middle-aged men with weathered faces and even small beards.
"Fatty, is it necessary to dress up like this just to attend an auction?"
In the market, Yun Xiao stroked his small beard while asking with a wry smile. At this moment, he finally understood what Fatty meant by preparing. However, he still found it a bit difficult to understand Fatty's actions.
By the way, Fatty's disguise technique is really remarkable. He just looked in the mirror and found that even he couldn't recognize himself. Outsiders would probably really treat him as a middle-aged man in his forties.
"Hehe, it's called being cautious and sailing a ship for ten thousand years. Auctions are places where all kinds of people gather. It's best not to be recognized to avoid future troubles."
At this moment, Fatty has transformed into a middle-aged fat man, with an air of elegance and luxury. At a glance, he is a wealthy local tycoon. It can be seen that he is probably not dressed up like this for the first time. Even his temperament is vividly portrayed.
"What kind of trouble could there be? We're just going to broaden our horizons. Could someone really be unfriendly to us?" Shaking his head, Yun Xiao still felt that Fatty was a bit too cautious.
"If it's just to broaden our horizons, there's naturally nothing to say. But if we accidentally buy some precious items, then it's a different story, right?"
Raising his eyebrows, Fatty couldn't help but wink at Yun Xiao and said mysteriously.
"Uh, do you still want to bid for those auction items?" Hearing what Fatty said, Yun Xiao immediately understood what the other party meant. However, things at auctions are definitely extremely expensive. He really didn't believe that Fatty could afford them.
"Hehe, you'll know later. Let's go. The time is almost up." Fatty didn't explain either. He walked with square steps and took the lead towards the auction of the Wu family.
"Let's see what tricks you can pull off." Seeing Fatty's performance, Yun Xiao didn't bother to ask more. While speaking, he imitated Fatty's steps and went to the auction of the Wu family together.
The auction venue of the Wu family is located in the commercial center of Leiyun Prefecture. Here, there are shops and businesses opened by various major families in Leiyun Prefecture everywhere. Here, there is only what you can't think of, and there is nothing you can't buy.
The auction venue of the Wu family is a three-story tall building. The entire building covers an area of no less than 3,000 square meters and is the most majestic one in the entire commercial center.
On the top floor of the building, the four gilded characters "Wu Family Chamber of Commerce" shine brightly. It seems to be made of the purest refined gold. Just this plaque alone is probably worth a thousand gold.
At this time, outside the door of the auction, many people in colorful and glamorous clothing have already gathered here and are queuing up to enter the auction venue. At the entrance, several middle-aged men guard the entrance. Everyone who enters has to pay a hundred gold banknote as the entrance fee. Only by paying a hundred gold can they be qualified to enter.
The auction of the Wu family is not a place that anyone can enter casually. You know, there are too many people who want to broaden their horizons. If everyone can enter, then those who really want to participate in the auction may not even be able to squeeze in. How can the auction proceed smoothly then?
The entrance fee of a hundred gold, frankly speaking, is definitely not a small amount. However, for those real rich people, a hundred gold is nothing at all!
Yun Xiao and Fatty paid the entrance fee and smoothly entered the auction venue. When they entered the hall of the venue, there were already no less than several thousand people waiting here, and this number was still increasing.
"Wow, this auction venue is really too big, right? I really don't know how this place was built."
In the venue, Yun Xiao looked around and couldn't help being impressed by the grandeur and magnificence of this hall. In his life, he was seeing such a huge building for the first time. Roughly estimating, the entire hall should be able to accommodate tens of thousands of people without being crowded.
In the middle of the hall is a high platform, which seems to be made of precious refined steel stone. Knocking off a piece casually is enough for the living expenses of an ordinary family for half a year.
"A venue that can accommodate tens of thousands of people. Whew, before the auction of the Wu family even starts, it can earn millions of gold in entrance fee income? This is really..."
Yun Xiao found that he really couldn't understand what the world of rich people is like. Frankly speaking, if Fatty didn't pay the bill, he couldn't afford the entrance fee of a hundred gold to come here and broaden his horizons.
"Brother, stay calm. This is nothing remarkable."
At this moment, Fatty seems very casual. He is completely different from Yun Xiao's exaggerated expression. However, the shock in the depths of his eyes still cannot escape Yun Xiao who is a divine master.
Of course, compared to Yun Xiao's expression changes, Fatty is indeed much more stable.
"Fatty, I can't tell. You are still a local tyrant. You didn't even blink when paying two hundred gold for the entrance fee."
Collecting his thoughts, Yun Xiao showed a smile on his face and asked Fatty with a smile.
Just now when entering, he saw that everyone had to pay a hundred gold entrance fee. He thought that the two of them couldn't enter. Unexpectedly, Fatty actually took out two gold banknotes casually. His action was really extraordinary.
The annual expenses of an ordinary family are about a hundred gold. That is to say, they just spent the annual expenses of two ordinary families.
"I'm not a local tyrant at all. I just have a little money." Being stared at by Yun Xiao like this, Fatty couldn't help feeling a bit embarrassed.
There are some things that he obviously can't tell Yun Xiao. This is not deception. It's just that the time is not right.
"Forget it, forget it. I was just saying it casually. Don't take it to heart." Waving his hand, Yun Xiao took the initiative to let this topic pass.
He knew in his heart that everyone would have their own secrets. Although Fatty seemed very ordinary, judging from his cultivation alone, he was definitely not an ordinary person. As for where he got so much money, that was not a question he needed to care about.
Speaking of which, he also had many of his own secrets. And these secrets, even those closest to him, he would definitely not reveal easily.
"Brother, when the auction starts later, if you see something you like, just tell me. Since we're here today, don't go back empty-handed."
Seeing that Yun Xiao stopped asking about the source of his money, Fatty finally felt relieved and returned to his carefree appearance.
"I won't be polite to you." Raising his eyebrows, Yun Xiao didn't think too much. Since he hasn't seen the auction items yet, it's hard to say whether he will have something he likes. And even if he really does, he may not be embarrassed to let the other party buy it for him.
The entire auction hall became more and more crowded. In the end, almost really tens of thousands of people gathered here. And at this time, the time finally came to the hour of snake.
"Whoo!"
A long horn sound suddenly resounded. As the horn sound rang out, the originally noisy hall suddenly fell silent. Then, everyone felt a flash of light before their eyes. When their vision recovered, a young girl in her prime was somehow standing on the high platform in the middle of the hall.
This girl was wearing a white gauze dress. Her waterfall-like black hair was scattered behind her neck. A green ribbon was simply tied around her waist. She had a cherry-like mouth and moon-like eyes and star-like pupils. She was just like a fairy in a painting.
Everyone's eyes were all attracted by the girl at this moment. The sound of drooling came one after another. Even some hot-blooded young people had already had nosebleeds. Even those in high positions who had seen much of the world were somewhat absent-minded at this moment.
"So beautiful. There is actually such a perfect woman in the world. This woman is just like a fairy in a painting."
Yun Xiao's eyes were also uncontrollably attracted by the girl on the stage. For a moment, he was unable to look away. It's not that he was not reserved. It's just that everyone loves beauty. For a beautiful woman, presumably any normal man would unconsciously take a few glances.
"Fatty, who is this woman... Uh!"
Withdrawing his gaze, Yun Xiao was about to ask Fatty who the woman on the high platform was. But when he turned his face to look at Fatty, he found that the other party was looking at the stage with a mesmerized expression. There was even bright red blood flowing from under his nostrils.
"This..."
Twitching the corner of his mouth, Yun Xiao was simply full of black lines. He quickly reached out and poked the other party, indicating that the other party should be more reserved.
"Ah!"
Being poked by Yun Xiao like this, Fatty finally came to his senses. Realizing his current embarrassing state, he quickly wiped his nosebleed and smiled awkwardly.