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Chapter 53
Chapter 53
Chapter 53
After Xiao Yingxia had gone to the changing room to put on the jewelry and high-heeled shoes, the auction resumed.
Li Mubai wasn't really interested in antiques, paintings, calligraphies, and such.
Fortunately, he didn't have to wait for long when the item he had been looking forward to showed up. It was why he attended the auction after all.
He saw another woman dressed in cheongsam pushing a cart covered with a red cloth onto the stage.
Before the item was unveiled, the auctioneer advised, "Ladies and gentlemen, the next item that we are going to auction is a several-decades-old remnant sword... It might cause slight discomfort. So, brace yourself..."
After the auctioneer said, the woman dressed in cheongsam lifted the red cloth.
What appeared in the crowd's field of vision was indeed a chunk seemingly the remnant of the sword resting on the wooden frame.
Simultaneously, the HD image of the sword also showed up on the LCD screen.
The chunk of the remnant sword seemed to be just the anterior portion of the complete sword.
The remnant sword was covered with patches of rust and was less than two feet tall with no special markings whatsoever. It didn't seem the least bit unique.
It seemed just like any other ordinary piece of metal sword.
It was a plain metal sword.
When the remnant sword showed up before the crowd, everyone fell silent.
There seemed to be an invisible somber and desolate cold breath pervading the place.
Li Mubai smiled.
At a glance, he could see how domineering the chunk of remnant sword really was.
It seemed to have housed a spirit and emitted the aura of death as if wanting to break loose!
Perhaps...
The sword reminded him of Bai Qi, the Slaughter God titled Lord Wu'an's sword from during the Pre-Qin Warring States period! (TL: Lord Wu'an Lord of Martial Peace)
According to the original novel, in the pre-Qin period when no one was imposed by law as now, Bai Qi fought with innumerable soldiers!
During that period, Bai Qi, the Lord Wu'an relied on the destructive sword to bathe a thousand miles of land with a million corpses...
None in the world dared to call him by name!
This was what earned him the title Slaughter God in the coming years!
(TL: Bai Qi also earned the nickname - Human Butcher)
But, it was a pity that Bai Qi was sentenced to death by his King Zhaoxiang and later had to commit suicide for refusing to obey his order of commanding the troops as he'd lose his long undefeated fame on the battlefield following which his sword broke apart and split into three pieces!
It was because of this that there was only one Slaughter God, Lord Wu'an.
No one was worthy to wield this sword except him!
In the original plot, even though Ye Xuan happened to bid on the sword, it took a very long time for the remnant sword to actually acknowledge him.
Despite that, he couldn't bring out its true potential...
But for Li Mubai, it was not at all a difficult task.
Ye Xuan was only at Dark-Jin Realm when he received the remnant sword but Li Mubai was now already at Innate Realm!
At this moment, the auctioneer continued, "Ladies and gentlemen..."
"We know from the old gentleman that had collected this remnant sword that this sword is estimated to be from the pre-Qin period. Although it is a remnant sword, it is worth collecting..."
"If it were not for the old gentleman moving overseas, he'd definitely not want to donate it here for the charity auction tonight..."
"Well, without further ado..."
"The starting price for this item is 6 million yuan. Each subsequent bid increase mustn't be less than 100,000 yuan. And now the bidding begins!"
When the auctioneer said, the whole audience however was as quiet as before.
The price of 6 million yuan was a bit much for a charity auction item.
Moreover, the item was a remnant sword that would probably be of no use.
Suppose it was antiques, paintings, and calligraphies, one could bid and take them back home and put them in their collections as it'd be pleasing to look at.
But for such a chunk of the seemingly grey sword, no wealthy celebrities were interested.
"6 million yuan."
Li Mubai bid a price.
"6 million yuan, VIP No.1 bids 6 million yuan!"
Seeing the numbers that showed up on the LCD screen, the auctioneer immediately yelled.
He in particular was not much optimistic about the remnant sword and was prepared for the item to be left unauctioned but was caught off-guard when Young Master Li showed interest in the sword.
He couldn't help but continue to yell, "Is there anyone that wants to bid more? 6 million yuan once!"
"6 million twice!"
"6 million thrice!"
"Sold. Congratulations to VIP No.1 for winning this item!"
...
This time again, no one bid against Li Mubai.
Even Han Qiansan had his mouth shut.
Although he was also a Protagonist like Ye Xuan and was at the late stages of Dark-Jin Realm, his martial arts originated from the Han family in the Imperial capital which compared to Ye Xuan's inheritance from the Forbidden Zone's stone was just the tiniest bit.
It didn't come much of a surprise that Han Qiansan couldn't gauge the real potential of this Slaughter God's remnant sword.
The hotel staff once again came to Li Mubai carrying a wooden box and opened it.
Li Mubai took a glimpse of the remnant sword and after verifying it, swiped his card to pay.
The staff then respectfully placed the box on the table that was before Li Mubai.
At the moment, the charity auction also neared its end.
It didn't take long for the next few items to be auctioned off and the auctioneer then officially concluded the cocktail party.
But it was at this moment when Xiao Yingxia that had changed into the pair of 'Crystal Love' high-heeled shoes and put on the set of 'Goddess Heart', walked out.
In an instant, everyone couldn't help but gaze at her...
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