The Song Dynasty was the king for thirteen years before he knew that he was Tianlong.

Chapter 65 The highest bidder wins
Everyone looked closely and saw that there was something in the cage. It was not a person, but a giant dog with red hair standing up all over its body.

This giant dog was as big as two or three normal domestic dogs, and had a ferocious appearance. Red saliva was flowing from the corners of its mouth, as if it had just drunk blood.

"This is a red mastiff that we raise every six months in Wuyou Cave. Guests who are familiar with it should know that this dog is often fed with human blood and flesh. It is as ferocious as a tiger or leopard and can handle seven or eight strong men without falling. It is the signature product of Wuyou Cave."

Zhao Ti narrowed his eyes, and Shang Qi beside him whispered, "Young Master, I have seen this creature before. The Iron Legs Gang that was wiped out in the building a few months ago raised one. The brothers in the building hacked it to death after they broke in."

The man in colorful clothes continued, "It's not easy to raise this dog. The minimum price for the dog is ten strings of cash. You can start bidding now."

Upon hearing this, people in the hall began to offer their prices. This mastiff was in great demand, and in a short while the price had reached 180 strings of cash.

The bidding at Guifanlou would be carried out with copper coins, but the settlement would be in gold, silver or flying bills. The silver of the Song Dynasty was not circulated in the ordinary market, but it was often used in large transactions, military pay, and trading in the market.

One hundred and fifty strings of coins could buy two low-grade war horses at the current market price, which was considered quite expensive. However, the price was still rising. After just a few breaths, it was raised to three hundred strings of coins.

Zhao Ti tapped the table with his fingers, and Shang Qi immediately said, "Five hundred strings of cash!"

The people in the field fell silent upon hearing this, and all eyes turned towards him. Although the mastiff was rare and ferocious, and it would bring great honor to take it out, five hundred strings of cash was really too much to spend, as there were many other good things to come, so they had to save some money for the things that came later.

"This gentleman has bid 500 strings of cash for a red mastiff. Someone, come and record it!" the man in colorful clothes shouted excitedly. It was the first time that a red mastiff had been sold at such a high price. When the auction was over and he returned to Wuyou Cave, he would definitely be rewarded by the cave owner.

Then someone brought out a black lacquer plate covered with a scarlet cloth. The man in colorful clothes carefully opened the cover, revealing an egg-sized dark green bead that emitted an unpleasant smell.

"This is the Yin-Cold Pearl. If placed underground, the house above will be freezing cold. It is suitable for use in summer and is considered a treasure."

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what this thing was.

Someone asked: "How did this pearl come from? Is it like pearls obtained from clams in the water?"

The man in colorful clothes said quietly, "It is true that it is in the water, but it was not born from a clam. It was born from corpse water that has been accumulated in an ancient tomb for thousands of years."

The man was startled and dared not speak, shrinking back.

"This is considered a rare item. You nobles can show it to the Taoist priests and hermits living in famous mountains and rivers outside. They might like it. It can be sold for more than the price that Wuyou Cave offers. It is difficult for Wuyou Cave to leave the capital, otherwise why would I sell this item at such a low price?" The man in colorful clothes smiled embarrassedly.

Everyone looked at each other, and one of them asked, "There is actually an ancient tomb in your cave?"

The man in colorful clothes said, "I can tell at first glance that this person is a distinguished person from outside, not an old resident of Tokyo. Who among the old resident of Tokyo doesn't know that Kaifeng is a city upon a city, with four or five cities underneath. Not to mention the tombs, there are countless palaces and halls."

"I see..." The man nodded.

The man in colorful clothes was showing off a bit at this moment: "There are countless treasures underground, but they are too deep and the water has accumulated into a river, so it is difficult to explore. After a few more years, the world will change drastically, and Tokyo City may also fall into it."

Everyone grinned when they heard this. Only the people from Guifanlou would dare to say such things. They would never dare to say them.

"Okay, let's start selling this Yin Han Pearl now, starting at three hundred strings of cash!"

"Three hundred and eighty strings of cash!"

"Four hundred strings of cash!"

"Four hundred and thirty strings of cash!"

"..." Although this pearl was a little ominous, there were still people bidding for it. After all, this thing was emitting a hint of coldness at this moment, and the person in front could feel it and thought it must be a treasure. Even if they didn't use it themselves, it would be great to give it to others as a gift. After all, if the owner didn't tell the origin of it, who would know.

Zhao Ti looked at the Yin Han beads on the plate and thought that they might have been left underground in the tomb for too long and soaked in ground water, which had caused them to be infiltrated by the cold air. It was possible that they would return to the appearance of ordinary beads after the cold air was released.

He gestured to Shang Qi. "One thousand strings of cash!" Shang Qi shouted.

Everyone was stunned. How could the price be increased so much? Did they have so much money but nowhere to spend it?

An old man with a mask in front of him turned around and asked, "Young man, are you wealthy?"

Zhao Ti glanced at him and sneered. Shang Qi sneered: "If you don't agree, you can raise the price!"

The old man snorted and turned away.

At this time, no one raised the price. The man in colorful clothes in front smiled happily and said to the person beside him: "Remember quickly, this noble man has bought another good item."

Then he took out a few more items, which were common treasures, but the starting prices were low. There was fierce competition for a while, but in the end, they were all bought by Shang Qi at a high price.

The colorful-clothed man's expression began to look unhappy, and his tone became a little stiff: "Are you sure you want to buy everything, sir? I won't regret selling anything in Wuyou Cave, otherwise... I'm afraid I'll have to pay with my life."

Zhao Ti closed his eyes and ignored him. Zhou Tong said, "Stop talking nonsense. My master is rich. This little money is nothing. If the show is good, he might book the whole theater tonight!"

"Okay, okay." The man in colorful clothes licked his lips, rolled up some of the pastel on his face to taste it, and chuckled: "It's my little butterfly Cui Chong who is shortsighted and didn't recognize you. Please forgive me."

He pulled it back with one sentence, and said it beautifully, but the people below couldn't stand it and started to get angry.

A fat middle-aged man stood up with a huff: "Xiao Lang, don't be so arrogant!"

The other one looked young and spoke softly, "When the sky is wild, it will rain; when people are wild, they will suffer misfortune. You may be proud now, but it will be hard to say what will happen in the future."

Another slightly wealthy man said, "If you are too arrogant, you may not be able to leave here. Wuyou Cave has to abide by the rules when doing business, but we don't follow them."

Shang Qi sneered, "You are an incompetent barker. If you have the ability, come up with the money. If you don't have the money, you'd better get out of here and stop embarrassing yourself!"

"You!" The hall was about to get chaotic, and the man in colorful clothes hurriedly stopped them: "You all came here to support Wuyou Cave. If you make trouble now, you will not give Wuyou Cave face!"

"But……"

"My dear gentlemen, the one with the highest bid wins. This is the rule set by Wuyou Cave. Don't you want to abide by it?" The man in colorful clothes looked gloomy.

As soon as he finished speaking, no one in the hall spoke. He stretched out his hands and clapped twice, then heard footsteps behind him. This time it was not any treasure, but a group of ferocious criminals escorting seven or eight people over.

Most of these seven or eight people were young women, there was a little boy, and there was also a young man.

Everyone seemed to have been given some kind of drug, becoming stupid and dumb, allowing themselves to be manipulated at will.

The man in colorful clothes said, "These are all the fresh meat of this month. According to the old rules, the starting price for women and children is ten strings of coins, and for young men... thirty strings of coins!"

(End of this chapter)