Chapter 280 Consignment (First Update)
“Okay, let me take a look…”
Upon hearing Su Jiu’s words, the elder was slightly stunned. Then, he narrowed his eyes, his sharp gaze sweeping over the flower bud. He frowned, and after a moment of quiet atmosphere, it seemed he hadn’t figured anything out. He slowly looked up at Su Jiu again, stroked his beard, and asked with some confusion, “What exactly is this flower? As a senior appraiser, I can’t see anything special about it.”
“Heh, Uncle Shan… Isn’t this just a mutated camellia flower bud? At most, it won’t exceed Battle King level.” After a moment of silence, Jiu Ling’er realized that the elder couldn’t see the flower bud’s peculiarity either, so she rolled her eyes and said.
“If Ling’er makes trouble again, I’ll call the Guild Master to discipline you.”
The elder reprimanded her in a low voice, then turned his head to look at Su Jiu and the other person. His gaze swept over the flower bud, and he shook his head, saying helplessly, “Do you two want to go inside for an appraisal? There are more senior appraisal masters inside.”
“It’s just a common camellia flower. Uncle Shan, can’t you see it, or are you afraid to say it directly?”
Hearing the elder’s words, Jiu Ling’er “pfft” laughed and said indifferently from the side. The elder’s face stiffened. He glanced at her but couldn’t say anything more. After all, she was the boss’s daughter, and what she said was indeed what he was thinking.
This flower did feel a bit mystical, but in all aspects, it was just a very ordinary mutated camellia. Moreover, the aura emanating from this flower was too reserved. From the external aura, it merely seemed like ordinary medicinal herbs.
“You brat, this is my… mmmph.”
Seeing that the elder couldn’t see the peculiarity of her flower bud, and Jiu Ling’er next to her, Bai Zhi puffed out her mouth and stepped forward a couple of steps to speak, but the next moment, Su Jiu covered her mouth.
“Then let’s go to the appraisal room.”
Su Jiu scanned her surroundings, saw the buyers and sellers coming and going, and smiled. She wasn’t angered by the girl’s teasing. She had only wanted to indicate that she was here to auction something. Since the elder couldn’t check it, it was best to follow the procedure.
“Please follow me. The appraisal master is on the second floor. If this flower is truly a treasure, he will never let it be buried.” Hearing this, the elder smiled politely, made a gesture of invitation, and turned to walk towards the appraisal room. The girl, also wearing an appraiser’s uniform, was leaning on the counter, watching with interest, and giggled, saying, “Master should just destroy this flower, right?”
“Don’t reveal the origin of this Floating Life Blossom. You don’t want to be sliced up, do you?”
Su Jiu slowly released her hand from Bai Zhi’s mouth and glanced at the girl. She whispered her instructions. Seeing Bai Zhi nod carelessly, Su Jiu followed with a normal expression. Although her and Bai Zhi’s strength were top-tier in this Flower City, it wasn’t enough to be completely unrestrained.
Even if the probability was only 0.001%, if an Ancient God Sect War God-level expert suddenly attacked and wanted to take Bai Zhi as a pet, she would be no more than a big ant and could do nothing to stop it.
Following the elder for nearly dozens of meters, passing through various rooms, the elder stopped in front of a rather luxurious room and said to Su Jiu with a smile, “Inside is the master-level appraiser, Master Wu. He is responsible for evaluating and reviewing items above Battle King level. Then, you will be assigned auction seats according to the preciousness of your auctioned item. Of course, this is also exclusive to Battle King level items.”
Just as Su Jiu nodded and was about to go in, the elder hesitated again and reminded them, “However, please be careful and maintain a polite attitude. This appraiser is not our Flower Language’s own appraiser, but one we invited at a great price from the Adventurer’s Guild through a bounty. He has quite a peculiar temper. If you try to pass off items below Battle King level, he might destroy them without hesitation.”
The elder was afraid that Su Jiu’s items would be destroyed, so he warned them in advance. He speculated that these two girls might be related to some officer named Da Niu, perhaps a niece, and wanted him to take care of them, so they spoke of their superiors.
After all, with his High-Rank Battle General strength, he couldn’t detect the external qi leaking from Su Jiu and the other girl. Clearly, there was only one answer left—
[The two of them might not even be War General level.]
Of course, there was another rather comical possibility: both of them had cultivation levels far exceeding his own, and even their mental power far surpassed his.
But, was that possible? Mental power far exceeding an appraiser was a terrifying matter. As long as the other party was human and their strength did not exceed the Battle King level, such a result was absolutely impossible.
Su Jiu nodded slightly, gently pushed open the vermillion-edged wooden door, and walked in. She glanced at the elder who followed her. The elder closed the door behind them.
“Crack!”
“Old Shan, I’ve already said I’m not taking disciples… Even the Guild Master’s daughter, I only reluctantly accepted.”
The incandescent light illuminated the room brightly. A bald old man sat on a hard wooden chair, wearing a yellow vest. He held a square alchemy item in his hand and slightly raised his head. His indifferent gaze swept over Su Jiu and the other girl. However, because they were wearing masks, he couldn’t see much and assumed they were young students.
“How dare I trouble you again… Master Wu, these are not students I’ve brought you, but they have items they wish to auction.” Hearing this, the black-clothed elder quickly waved his hands and explained with a wry smile.
“Auction? Do you two know my rules? If you try to pass off inferior goods as superior ones, don’t blame me, Old Man, for being ruthless and destroying your items.” The bald old man’s gaze swept sharply over the two of them. His voice couldn’t help but rise slightly.
“What arrogance…” Bai Zhi’s brows knitted as she was swept by the old man’s gaze. Just as she was about to say something, Su Jiu pulled her over as if she were carrying a kitten. Seeing Su Jiu’s expressionless face, Bai Zhi chuckled sheepishly and went to the back to watch obediently.
“Sit down.” The bald old man casually pointed to the rubber black chairs in front of the table. He tidied up the instruments for inspecting auction items and said indifferently, looking down, “Take out the items you need to auction.”
Su Jiu smiled calmly and said nothing. With a wave of her hand, the Floating Life Blossom appeared on the wooden table.
“There’s a luminescence floating on it, a kind of mental energy. Good stuff!”
Upon seeing the Floating Life Blossom, the bald old man was slightly stunned. He looked up, his gaze fixed on the Floating Life Blossom, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. He put on thin transparent gloves.
Carefully, he gently opened a petal with tweezers, then placed the milky-white petal in his palm and sniffed it.
His sweeping gaze landed on the energy patterns on the petal. He quickly picked up the single-rimmed glasses beside him and looked closely again. After a moment of thought, his expression changed slightly, and he said in surprise, “The energy contained in this petal is enough to blow up a War General. This is already a relatively superior medicinal herb of the Battle King level.”
Then, he looked at Su Jiu solemnly and said with a hint of respect, “Your Excellency… This flower resembles the legendary Floating Life Blossom, but it lacks the pale yellow pistil. I dare not misidentify it.”
“Floating Life Blossom?! A War God-level medicinal herb? Or a higher-level War God-level medicinal herb… This little flower is such an excellent specimen. Master Wu, are you sure?” The black-clothed elder behind Su Jiu suddenly stepped forward, his eyes filled with surprise. If this thing were truly sold in this auction house, he, as the recommender, would receive some reward.
The bald old man did not reply, but stared directly at Su Jiu. Although he felt it was similar, he couldn’t be completely sure. After all, the two girls in front of him still felt too young. At this age, they shouldn’t be carrying such an item.
“It is indeed. As for the pistil…” Su Jiu nodded gently and replied. Then she paused and looked at Bai Zhi, who was looking around curiously. She gently pulled her cheek and said with a light smile, “It was eaten by this disobedient little pet of mine.”
Her small face was pulled, and Bai Zhi’s little face instantly puffed up. Her eyes, sparkling with flowers, were like Su Jiu’s, showing dead fish eyes. Under Su Jiu’s smile, she pointed to her own face.
It was as if she was saying, “If you don’t let go, your bare legs will be in danger.”
“I need to inspect it first.”
After receiving confirmation, the bald old man looked at the two of them strangely, then shook his head. He took out those peculiar instruments and fiddled with the detached petal for a long time before stopping. His eyes showed a strange, meaningful look:
“This Floating Life Blossom still feels very fresh. It was picked within the last month, and its owner has probably transformed. Their strength is at least at the Battle King level.”
“According to my conservative estimation, this Floating Life Blossom without its pistil should have a base price of around two hundred Intermediate Magic Crystals. If it goes to auction, if it encounters a powerful expert who needs to break through their spiritual attributes, it would not be difficult to auction for three to four hundred Intermediate Magic Crystals.”
Su Jiu nodded noncommittally. Faced with such an enormous price, she could also make some estimations. Then she asked, “May I ask, sir, what is the price of the Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass? This young lady has some thoughts on the Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass.”
“Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass? Although it’s not as rare as the Floating Life Blossom you have, the former has been heavily publicized. Forces with critically ill patients at home are generally willing to pay a premium for it, so it might also be bid up to around two hundred.” The bald old man looked at Su Jiu, treating her as if she were the lord of some Battle King force. He had a feeling that the strength on her was definitely not simple. This Floating Life Blossom was too fresh, bizarrely fresh.
This was very likely a Big Shot!
As for the barefoot student uniform, it was probably a disguise. It wasn’t something she would wear just because she wanted to.
