I was clearly practicing martial arts, how did it become a magical power?

The auction venue is the He Family Chamber of Commerce in the inner city.

According to Li Tong, the He Family Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber of commerce in the city. Now it has a monopoly on the cargo at the dock, and it can be said that it is making a fortune every day.

Soon.

The carriage stopped in front of a magnificent three-story wooden building.

Because the auction will be held tonight, the chamber of commerce is also full of carriages, and the people entering and leaving are all dignitaries in Linjiang City.

It can be said that you can't enter this wooden building without a certain status.

A family like Qin Yang, who only lives in the outer city, can't even receive news about the auction.

The inner city and the outer city seem to have no barriers, but in fact there is an invisible high wall blocking them.

Even Li Tong can only be regarded as a small role here.

He and Qin Yang came to the door of the chamber of commerce and handed over the invitation.

"It turns out to be Mr. Li, please enter."

After the guard at the door confirmed the authenticity of the invitation, he smiled and stretched out his hand.

After entering the chamber of commerce, a maid led the way in front, and soon came to an ancient hall.

The hall is very well decorated, with landscape murals on the walls, some potted plants, and rows of mahogany chairs.

There are screens in several places.

A wooden platform about 30 centimeters high is set up in the depths of the hall.

"Only the big families in the inner city or the people in the county government are qualified to enter the place separated by the screen."

Li Tong said softly.

Qin Yang nodded slightly, looking around.

There are many people coming tonight, and the chairs are basically full.

Judging from their clothes, they are either wealthy businessmen with big bellies or warriors with burly bodies.

In the place separated by the screen, you can also see people flickering.

With the identities of Li Tong and Qin Yang, they can only sit in corners.

Qin Yang is happy to do so, so that he can observe more clearly and carefully without attracting attention.

Not long after the two sat down, the auction officially began.

A tall woman in a light green dress walked onto the wooden platform.

After saying some polite words, she asked someone to bring up a painting.

"This painting is a deer in the forest painted by Mr. Yunlu."

"I believe everyone knows Mr. Yunlu. He was a painter three hundred years ago. He was good at painting various animals. This deer in the forest is his masterpiece."

The woman talked nonstop on the wooden platform.

But Qin Yang was almost asleep listening to it.

He had no interest in these paintings and calligraphy. It sounded like listening to a book of heaven.

"Then the starting price of this deer in the forest is five hundred taels of silver."

"Dear guests, you can bid."

The woman smiled.

"Seven hundred taels!"

"Eight hundred taels"

"One thousand taels!"

People at the auction began to bid one after another.

What Qin Yang didn't expect was that the painting finally soared to one thousand eight hundred taels of silver.

"There are so many local tycoons in this inner city."

"No wonder they look down on the outer city."

Qin Yang complained in his heart.

Then there were all kinds of precious treasures, rare medicinal materials, jade and jade, all of which were very expensive.

After bidding for more than a dozen items in a row, the atmosphere gradually became heated.

The woman smiled slightly: "Next, it's the highlight of this auction."

"I believe everyone has been looking forward to it for a long time."

"Qi gathering method, Turtle Snake Art!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a slanting-eyed man came up with a wooden box.

"This man is called He Xuan, and I heard he is a master of Qi gathering."

Li Tong whispered.

"Qi gathering warrior."

Qin Yang looked at him curiously.

In the inner city, only the forces of Qi gathering warriors can be considered a big force.

As for Qin Yang, a blood-moving warrior, he is not a big figure at all.

However, He Xuan's aura is restrained, and Qin Yang can't see what he is for the time being. He can only move his eyes away from him and fall on the wooden box.

"This Turtle Snake Art is a second-rate Qi gathering method, which emphasizes the alternation of yin and yang, and has many changes and mysteries."

"The starting price this time is 10,000 taels of silver."

The woman smiled.

She didn't even let He Xuan open the wooden box, and let people see the real appearance of the Turtle Snake Art before starting the auction.

"Twelve thousand taels!"

A middle-aged man stood up directly, looking determined to win.

"Hmph, fifteen thousand taels."

A cold snort came from a screen room.

This number also caused some waves at the auction site.

The last auction of the Qi Gathering Art was only fifteen thousand taels, and now this Turtle Snake Art has only been bid twice to tie it. When the transaction is completed, it will probably be a sky-high price.

Sure enough, the next second, the middle-aged man said in a deep voice: "Sixteen thousand taels."

"Seventeen thousand!"

Another wealthy businessman stood up.

For a while, the price of the Turtle Snake Art rose steadily, and Qin Yang was frightened.

"It's normal for a Qi Gathering Art that has reached the second-rate level to have this price."

Li Tong sighed slightly.

He naturally wanted to help Qin Yang get this Turtle Snake Art, but his own family property was limited, and he could not help.

Qin Yang nodded gently.

Internal training methods have always been more precious than external skills.

A small city like Linjiang City naturally cannot have a first-rate Qi-gathering method.

This second-rate Qi-gathering method is considered top-notch.

Qin Yang is also determined to get it.

But it will take some time.

"Twenty-three thousand taels!"

"My Huang family must get this Turtle Snake Sutra."

"I hope you will give me some face!"

A rough voice sounded from a screen room.

"The Huang family in the inner city."

Qin Yang's eyes narrowed.

"I heard that the Huang family's Qi-gathering method is of very low grade, perhaps a third-rate Qi-gathering method, so they are so eager for this Turtle Snake Sutra."

Li Tong said softly.

"It seems that this Turtle Snake Sutra is about to be taken."

Qin Yang also said softly.

Since that rough voice sounded, no one bid at the auction.

After all, 23,000 taels of silver is basically a sky-high figure. Even if it is a big family in the inner city, it is estimated that it will be seriously damaged if it wants to take out so much silver.

After the woman standing on the wooden platform counted down three times, she announced that this Turtle Snake Sutra was bought by the Huang family.

The auction ended here, and the people in the venue began to leave one after another.

Qin Yang and Li Tong also left in a carriage.

"Uncle Li, what is the background of this Huang family?"

In the carriage, Qin Yang asked casually.

"The Huang family is a big landlord. Most of the farmland near Linjiang City belongs to them. They are also the largest grain merchants in the city."

"The grain prices in the city are so high now. A big reason is that the Huang family hoards grain and drives up the price."

Li Tong mentioned the Huang family, his words were obviously disgusted.

"This Huang family is inhumane in order to make money."

Qin Yang also sneered.

"The Huang family has lost so much blood this time. I think the grain prices will only go higher in the future."

"My dear nephew, listen to me. When you go back, hoard grain first, otherwise it will be difficult to buy grain in the future."

As a businessman, Li Tong has a sharp intuition.

"If this goes on, people in the outer city will have no way to survive. It will only become more and more chaotic."

Qin Yang sighed slightly.

"In the eyes of these big families in the inner city, the lives of people in the outer city are worthless."

"As long as it does not affect the inner city, it doesn't matter how chaotic the outer city is or how many people die."

Li Tong said.