Chapter 1: Zhang Jiao’s plan [Part 1]

Zhenbaoxuan, the third-floor auction house, could originally accommodate 120 seats, but now there are only more than 30 people sitting in scattered places, and everyone is sitting together in groups, which has resulted in a large part of the seats in the auction house, making the auction house a little deserted.

Qiu Zhizhang stood on the auction table and looked at the thirty guests below the stage. These people were the top-notch people in Anmin City, either rich businessmen or powerful people. For these people, things that can be solved with money are nothing.

"Everyone, I, Qiu Zhizhang, are polite here, thank you for coming and supporting you!"

"Maybe you don't know much about the auction house, so I will introduce it to you. The auction house is a channel. We, Zhenbaoxuan, accept various commissions. If you have any rare treasures to be sold, you can entrust them to us, and then we, Zhenbaoxuan, will sell them on your behalf..."

"As for auctions, in layman's terms, are to bid for each other. Those who have the highest price will win. When the price reaches the highest price, the three hammers will be determined by me. After these three hammers fall, no matter who bids again, it will be considered invalid! Sell the items to the person who has the hammers settled!"

"Of course, our Zhenbaoxuan Auction Store accepts the commission, and of course we need to make some profit. We will draw 5% of the auction price of the items, that is, if the goods are auctioned for 1,000 taels of silver, the seller will have to give us 50 taels of silver. This commission is very fair and unrestrained! Also, this auction house does not accept commissions for items less than 1,000 taels, so please forgive me."

"In addition, our auction house has customized various lists, rules for accepting commissions, sellers' safety lists, security lists for entrusted items, authenticity lists for items... etc. These lists can be found in the upper left corner of the table. They are all clearly written on them, and you can also take the booklet back and check them slowly."

"I can guarantee that all items in this auction house will be handed over by at least three top appraisers, and there will be no fakes! Moreover, if the items cannot be distinguished from the authenticity, this auction house will not accept the commission."

Qiu Zhizhang talked a little on the stage, but unfortunately the people in the audience paid little attention. These people came to see Zhang Jiao's face and were not very interested in Zhenbaoxuan and the auction house. Only a few merchants were slightly interested in Zhenbaoxuan's business methods, but they were completely uninterested in the goods to be auctioned.

"Okay, after saying so much, today's auction officially begins!"

Qiu Zhizhang waved his hand and several clerks carried an iron cage to the stage. Inside the iron cage was tied with iron ropes. On both sides of the iron cage, one clerk was holding a sharp single knife, and the clerk on the other side was holding a brocade box.

"The first product to be auctioned today was provided by Mr. Zhang Jiao and Mr. Zhang, the leader of the Anmin Army, the chief of Tizhou. It is called Luxue Pill!"

"You may not know what Luxue Pill is, so I will introduce it to you. This Luxue Pill is a top-level healing sacred medicine! Maybe you are disdainful of this bottle of healing sacred medicine, but I want to tell you that the starting price of this bottle of healing sacred medicine is... one thousand taels... gold!" Qiu Zhizhang said with a long voice.

"Hula!" With a sound, the people in the audience started to talk about one thousand taels of gold! And it was the starting price! This was simply a robbery! It was a robbery! It was a robbery under the name of Zhang Jiao! Many people frowned, and many people snorted coldly, and no one was slapped.

At this time, Mr. Wu Chuan, who was sitting in the audience, stood up and said coldly: "People on the stage! I'm so kind of consuming more salt than you eat! One thousand taels of gold per bottle of healing medicine, you are not afraid of flashing your tongue! I've never seen any healing medicine for so many years? It's not that there are sacred medicines worth a thousand taels of gold, but they're just a gimmick. I've never heard of any healing medicines that can really sell for thousands of taels of gold! You are not honest, you are a seller!"

Wuchuan, the leader of the Tizhou branch of the Dajiang Alliance, is truly powerful. Even Zhang Jiao has to give in. So as soon as Mr. Wu spoke, there was a silence in the auction hall.

Qiu Zhizhang felt a little panicked, but on the surface he was very calm. He clasped his fists at the audience and said, "Mr. Wu, and you guys, merchants pay attention to integrity and reputation. If they smash their own signature, it would be more than worth the money. This bottle of deer blood pills can be sold for 1,000 taels of gold, which is indeed worth the money. You may think that I am talking nonsense, but I have a way to let everyone verify it with their own eyes, and seeing it is true!"

Qiu Zhizhang's words were swearing, and the people in the audience frowned again, while Wuchuan, Old Master Wu stroked his beard, and his eyes swept over the golden monkey in the iron cage intentionally or unintentionally. His face suddenly changed from cold to kind-hearted, and he said with a smile: "Okay! Then let us all see it, how can we see it as a truth!"

"Thank you, Mr. Wu." Qiu Zhizhang hugged his fists again, and felt relieved in his heart. Then he smiled again on his face and said, "In order to make his family feel good about money and to verify that the authenticity of Zhenbaoxuan, I want to do a verification on this platform so that everyone can see the effect of this deer blood pill in person!"

When Qiu Zhizhang said this, he paused for a moment and waved to the several clerks behind him. After the clerks understood, they began to prepare, pulled the golden monkey out of the cage, tied it to a wooden pillar with iron chains and ropes, and tied it tightly, like a mummy.

"Everyone, I want to explain in advance that this bottle of Deer Blood Pills is extremely precious, because the formula and refining method of this bottle of Deer Blood Pills have been lost! There are only twelve bottles of Deer Blood Pills in the world, each bottle of six pills, which means there are only 72 Deer Blood Pills in this world! One less is used!"

"There were six of this bottle of deer blood pills. When we were using one for the identification of Zhenbaoxuan, we used up one, which means there were five left. Now, we have to testify with our own eyes and use one more. Therefore, there will only be four left when this bottle of deer blood pills are auctioned!"

After Qiu Zhizhang finished speaking, he hugged the audience again, and reached out to signal, saying, "Please verify with your own eyes!"

One of the shop assistants holding a single knife understood and walked to the golden monkey with a single knife, grabbed the golden monkey's left arm with his left hand, paused for a moment, so that everyone in the audience could see clearly, then raised the single knife high and paused for a while, so that everyone could understand his intentions.

"Drink!" The clerk shouted lightly and slashed it with one knife!

Puff! The golden monkey's right arm was cut off! Blood was everywhere!

"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak! Squeak..." The golden monkey kept hissing in severe pain, and struggled violently. Unfortunately, the golden monkey was tied into a mummy and could not move at all, so she could only scream miserably.

"Everyone, you all saw it! The golden monkey's left arm has been cut off and it is absolutely impossible to make a fake one! If you don't believe it, you can come forward and check it out in person!" Qiu Zhizhang said.

What Qiu Zhizhang said was in vain. Everyone in the audience knew some martial arts skills. The worst ones were second-rate, with a small internal skill, and everyone had extensive knowledge and good eyesight. Besides, there were so many people in the audience, and all of them were famous figures. In front of so many people, unless they were masters, there was no trick to deceive their eyes.

"The monkey's left arm was indeed cut off. There was no fraud. You can continue." Old Master Wuchuan said after suddenly opening.

Qiu Zhizhang smiled, hugged Mr. Wuchuan again and said, "Thank you, Mr. Wu, for witnessing this. I think no one will doubt this sentence. So, let everyone witness the magic of this deer blood pill now!"

When Qiu Zhizhang said this, he turned his head and said to the clerk: "Please the deer blood pills for the golden monkey!"

Several clerks immediately took action. One of the clerks picked up the left arm of the golden monkey on the ground and connected with the bleeding shoulder of the golden monkey. Another clerk poured out a pill from the medicine bottle containing the deer blood pill and handed the deer blood pill to the third clerk. Then the third clerk cooperated with the others to hold down the golden monkey and stuffed the deer blood pill to the golden monkey hard into his mouth!

After more than ten seconds...

“Huh!?”

"How is that possible?"

“Continue?”

Everyone in the audience questioned.

Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!

Qiu Zhizhang patted his palm three times to attract everyone's attention and said, "Everyone has seen it with his own eyes. The broken arm of the golden monkey has been connected. Maybe everyone will doubt it, but in fact, I am also surprised. It is incredible! In addition, I want to solemnly declare that this is not simply "connected", but it is truly cured!"

When Qiu Zhizhang said this, he turned to the clerk and said, "Relax the rope and iron chain on the golden monkey!"

The clerk immediately got busy. After the golden monkey was loosened, he immediately jumped off the jump, running around with his hands and feet, "squeak, squeak" and wanted to escape from the auction hall, but there were people around him, so the golden monkey could only run around like a headless fly, stirring up the tables and chairs under the stage!

At this time, a white-faced scholar suddenly rushed to the golden monkey like lightning, and pinched the back of the golden monkey's neck. The golden monkey suddenly became soft in the white-faced scholar's hands and couldn't even scream.

After the white-faced scholar grabbed the golden monkey, he first looked around and then began to check the golden monkey's left arm...

Everyone looked at the white-faced scholar's actions...

The white-faced scholar pinched and touched the left arm of the golden monkey, his brows became tighter and tighter, and he mumbled, but the sound was too small, and everyone couldn't hear what the innocent-faced scholar was mumbling, which made people wonder.
Chapter completed!