Golden Saber
"Two thousand taels."
"Five thousand taels!"
A loud and clear voice came from a corner behind the banquet stage. When the people present heard the sudden increase in the level of improvement, they did not react in time. The onlookers who were originally jeering also quieted down.
"Gold."
After a moment of silence, the man threw out another word.
At this moment, the crowd suddenly erupted into gasps of surprise. The whispers turned into loud shouts. One had to know that even the nobles of the aristocratic families could not take out five thousand taels of gold in a short time. Everyone wanted to know who the young master who spent so much money to buy this "Far-looking tube" was.
"Five thousand taels going once."
"Five thousand taels going twice."
"Five thousand taels going thrice, sold!”
Chu Yi took the small hammer and knocked it three times, officially announcing that the Distant Gaze Tubes had been bought by this mysterious young master.
"Young master, the only Farsight tube in the world is yours.”Chu Yi held the binoculars with both hands and presented them to the young master.
When the young master slowly walked up the stage and arrogantly put the far-looking tube into his bag, everyone was shocked again.
It turned out to be Young Master Shen of the Shen family. No wonder he was so generous and did not hesitate at all. It was because the richest man in Chang 'an City, Young Master Shen, had bought this treasure!
It seemed that the reputation of the Thousand Treasures Pavilion had really been built. They had obtained such a good price on their first auction.
The Distant Gaze Tubes had already been bought by someone. The onlookers thought that the Thousand Treasures Pavilion would only auction one item today and secretly guessed that this round was about to end. Just as they were about to leave, they heard Chu Yi's voice from the stage.
"Now, let's auction the second treasure!”
"Yo, there's a second item?"
"This Chu Yi is really something. I'm very curious now. What's the second treasure?”
"Let's keep watching. It might be even rarer than that thing just now!”
Initially, the officials and nobles below the stage came to support Chu Yi because of Li Daozong. They did not think that Chu Yi would be able to take out any treasures that they would also be interested in, so they felt a little disdainful. However, they had already witnessed the power of the far-sight tube. Now, the contempt in their hearts had mostly disappeared. They were also very curious about this second treasure.
Two waiters came out from the curtain behind the stage. The two of them carried a large iron plate and slowly carried it to the center of the stage.
On the plate was a rather large saber with a silver blade at the right angle. The handle was also inlaid with a few golden blades. Ordinary people would only feel that it was majestic when they saw it. Even if it was lying quietly on the ground, it would still give off a solemn and murderous aura. However, those who knew the art would know that this treasured saber was definitely one of the few in the world. It was a sharp weapon of the militarists.
Among the guests below the stage, there were quite a few young masters of generals who were excited when they saw this treasured saber. They wanted to rush up to the stage immediately and weigh this object.
"This treasured saber is the toughest and sharpest weapon of the Great Tang. Any sharp weapon that comes into contact with it is like an egg hitting a rock. Slash iron like mud!"
Chu Yi stood at the side and smiled as he pointed at the treasured saber.
Those young masters who were born as generals believed that this treasured saber was not an ordinary one, but they could not determine whether Chu Yi's claim of " cutting through iron like mud " was a bit exaggerated. On the other hand, some young masters who were used to eating and drinking and had never touched weapons did not believe Chu Yi's words. They only thought that he was bragging and expressed their desire to see it.
"Young Master Chu, words are useless. Why don't you show me some real martial arts? Let us grow our eyes?"
"Yes, yes, does Young Master Chu know how to use a knife? Let's chop something first!"
One person started off in the audience, and the rest of the people also echoed, hoping to really see the power of this so-called treasured saber.
"Alright, I'll get my assistant to show everyone!”
Chu Yi seemed to have predicted that these people would want him to show it in front of everyone, so he spoke calmly.
"Shi Tou, come out!" Chu Yi turned his head slightly and shouted at the curtain behind him.
The person who responded was a big man with a body full of flesh. He was eight feet tall and had an expressionless face, but he looked even more ferocious.
This man was the strongest fighter that Chu Yi had hired from the top bodyguard agency in Chang 'an when he was preparing for the Thousand Treasures Pavilion. Firstly, he was to protect the treasures in the pavilion and prevent others from coming to mess around. Secondly, he was to show off his martial arts skills when necessary so that the onlookers would be convinced.
There were a few precious swords hanging on the stone. It was obvious that they were forged by top-notch craftsmen for the royal army. They carried a sense of boldness and majesty.
After Shi Tou came out, he placed the treasured saber and sword hanging on his body on the ground and showed them to the young masters below the stage one by one to prove that he was holding a real weapon that could cut and kill people.
Immediately after, Shi Tou took a deep breath and picked up the golden saber on the ground. He carefully weighed it a few times, as if he was thinking about how to swing it. In the blink of an eye, a white light flashed on the blade. Shi Tou raised his arm and swung it heavily. The thickest saber on the ground was instantly split into two.
"Whoa!"
When the crowd below the stage saw the saber that had been broken into two halves, they could not help but suck in a breath. The noisy hall fell silent again.
Chu Yi stood at the side and looked at the crowd's surprised and worshipful expressions. He was very satisfied with the scene in front of him.
"Young Master Chu, may I have a try?”
A young general below the stage was originally very interested in this treasured saber. Now that he saw that the treasured saber could cut weapons as easily as cutting wood, his curiosity was aroused even more.
"Of course, please, General."
Chu Yi knew that no matter how realistic his demonstration was, people might say that it was fake. Now that a general's son had taken the initiative to try out this treasured saber and become its wild spokesperson, Chu Yi was more than happy to do so.
The young general looked like he was only 14 or 15 years old, but his bearing was extraordinary. He walked up to the stage in two or three steps and gently grabbed the treasured saber in his hand. He seemed to be more relaxed than the fierce-looking stone.
The young man didn't say much. He directly picked a spear from the pile of weapons and weighed it with his other hand. He placed it on the other side of the stage and raised his hand that was holding the treasured saber slightly. He slashed at the spear.
Everyone below the stage held their breaths, wanting to see if the spear had broken immediately. However, the saber had already touched the spear, but there was no sound of it breaking.
At this moment, the people below the stage naturally thought that the treasured saber was fake and not as powerful as Chu Yi had claimed. Just as they were about to flare up, they saw the youth raise the treasured saber again and slash at it again.
It still didn't crack.
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