Murim Recurve

"13,470 RuQi, going once…going twice…going thrice…sold!" The auctioneer lady shouted, "Congratulations to seat number 319 for obtaining this treasure."

She then laughed, "The next is the Water Qi hammer. The starting price is 1200 RuQi. You can bid for it now!"

The sounds of the levers going up resounded throughout the auction house as most of the participants increased the price by 1000 RuQi. All along, the auctioneer lady had been observing the seats pointed in the paper but was unable to detect anything amiss.

She was getting more and more confused, wondering the reason she received the piece of paper in the first place. For a moment, the thought that someone was screwing with her did cross her mind. But despite being alert all along, she hadn't managed to sense the paper bit until it hit her fur coat.

Moreover, at the time, the two young Harmonisers were moving the mural. She had been observing them through the corner of her eye, so they wouldn't have been the ones to do that. So in the end, she didn't manage to detect the person that gave her this note of caution.

'Who managed to do this? Such a mysterious person.' She mentally sighed, planning to consult one of her friends during break time later. She then concentrated fully on the auction, smiling as the price for each hammer continued to increase.

Eventually, a winner emerged as she shouted, "14,991 going thrice…sold! Congratulations to seat number 11 for obtaining this hammer."

"Of course, mother wouldn't miss such a chance," Re'Kha muttered as she sighed. After delivering the message, the Rupak vanished from the stage. It just dissolved into the air. As the air already contained Wind Qi, its actions didn't cause any stir.

Re'Kha returned to the base state of her cultivation technique, noticing how there were only two units of Water Qi circulating in her meridians now. She placed her hands away from the line of sight of the auctioneer lady and opened the entrance to her storage space, taking out a Water Qi Essence from it.

She then placed it within her gown and activated it, creating a tiny bubble that wrapped around her head. A tinge of it was absorbed into her armour, replenishing the tiny expenditure the Magic Artifact embedded in it had experienced before.

Re'Kha awaited a couple of moments until all the Wind Qi within the bubble was destroyed and the Water Qi attained the saturation point. She then took in a deep breath, inhaling the air full of Water Qi.

The Water Qi seeped into her lungs, mixed with her blood, and was pumped throughout her body. And when it arrived at her heart, a thin channel siphoned all the Water Qi from her heart and into her Pranic Heart.

The quantity of Water Qi circulating through her meridians continued to increase as Re'Kha took in slow but deep breaths. It took considerable time before she had recovered to her maximum capacity.

'It is risky to not have a full capacity of Elemental Qi now.' Followed by a sigh of relief, Re'Kha carefully placed the Water Qi Essence back in her storage space. She then took in a deep breath and changed her attribute to wind, activating her Wind Qi perception immediately.

There wasn't any change in the suspicious people.

Her mother had managed to obtain the Water Qi hammer while the remaining two hammers were obtained by the respective Clan Heads. It was indeed surprising that her mother managed to obtain the Water Qi hammer. After all, it was an item contested by the Clan Heads of the three water Clans.

And, the amount of wealth she amassed wouldn't be enough to compete with them. But, as Re'Kha looked at her mother's demeanour, she sighed, "Indeed, she wouldn't leave things so easily."

Her mother's demeanour was no different from a Clan Head. And the arrogance suffused in her every action was as if she had been in the position for considerable decades. And considering the amount she had brought with her, it was no inferior to the Clan Heads.

"Right, if she didn't have such a foundation, she wouldn't have begun to fight with the Central Lake Head in the first place." Re'Kha sighed.

The position of the Clan Head was obtained through numerous factors, both internal, and external. And, only the best of the best in the Clan, one who was only inferior to the Elders obtained the right to be called the Clan Head.

The first was personal strength, which was the most important. It was followed by the foundation, revenue streams, followers, soldiers, etc. Only the person that reigns supreme among everything was called the Clan Head.

Though, by the time one managed to obtain this position, they usually retired from the daily chaos and remained in the Clan for the rest of their lives, managing their Clan's affairs.

Her mother was young and hadn't completely obtained all qualifications, hence the friction in her Clan. Re'Kha sighed, clearing her thoughts as she tried to focus on more important things.

After the four hammers were auctioned off, the subsequent items weren't as impressive. They were still enough to make the crowd bid crazily for them. After a long time had passed, when the energy in the crowd was beginning to wane, the auctioneer lady smiled, "Let's take a short break. We'll resume with another treasure sent from the capital."

Re'Kha patted her stomach, feeling a bit hungry. But unfortunately for her, food wasn't served during the auction. It was to prevent any problems from cropping up. Everyone among the crowd had been prepared accordingly, so there weren't any problems from them.

There was silence in the auction house as the auctioneer lady was just about to retreat backstage when one of the accountants pulled a lever. Sighing, the auctioneer lady looked around, exchanging information with the accountant with a couple of hand signals.

She then gazed at one of the seats in the front, "Seat number 200, please wait while we escort you out. The items you have bid for will be packed and sent to you shortly."