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It turned out that in just six years, he had already begun to be forgotten.

Dingdong. Marquis Feng Linyuan was the youth with the most stunning Yongding City in the past.

This direct son of the Mansion of Dingyuan Marquis, the palm of Senior Marquis, had once been the target of envy and admiration of all the youngsters in the entire Great Zhou, including himself, who was one of them since he was a child.

He could recite at the age of three, he could sing at the age of five, and his literary style was comparable to that of the Saint Xu Dynasty.

It came from the Mansion of Dingyuan Marquis which held military power and settled the nation. His kung fu was exceptional, and his military skills were like that of a god. At the age of ten, he went to the battlefield with his father, and his reputation spread far and wide.

When he was twelve, he led a hundred thousand Changping Army profound practitioners that were unique to the Mansion of Dingyuan Marquis s, moving about the borders of the Xiliang s and seized back the two cities, Sheng and Xiang, which had been lost for a long time.

But perhaps it was too stunning and too sharp, and God had finally retracted all his good fortune when he was fifteen. In the battle against the Xiliang, Old Dingyuan's troops had been defeated and a hundred thousand Changping Army had been buried in the Yancheng.

He had also experienced a narrow escape, but still led the rest of the Elite Armaments in a clever plan. His desperate counterattack had turned the tide, finally obtaining ten years of peace in the Yancheng.

However, in the future, there would no longer be any outstanding talents in Yongding City. There would only be one young genius left, whose face would be destroyed, who would suffer from severe illness, and be judged by the doctors as the new Marquis Dingyuan, Feng Linyuan, with a lifespan of no more than twenty five years.

Following Feng Jingyi's narration, a youth seemed to appear in front of Bai Zheng. He galloped his horse with high spirits and was as dazzling as fire.

Bai Zheng once again thought back to the man she had just met. He had a noble and noble dignity that came from within him, as if he was born with it. It was smooth like jade, quiet and elegant like water.

Just how much pain had he gone through to become a completely different person from before?

"Next, is our last item for today." The voice of the Auctioneer pierced through the muslin and broke the silence of the room.

Bai Zheng cleared her mind. This was her most important mission today.

Feng Jingyi also raised his head, his eyes becoming as calm as before, as though the person before was just Bai Zheng's illusion.

When the Auctioneer's words landed, the entire auction place became quiet. Everyone held their breath as their gazes fell on the square stone platform that was slowly rising up.

This time, the stone platform was not covered with a red velvet cloth like usual, so everyone could clearly see that there were three things on it. One was a scroll, one was a piece of silk, and the other was a pile of white material.

"Before the auction, the Treasure-collecting Tower had already released news that this month's auction will be a treasure that can bring wealth to everyone." The Auctioneer's voice sounded a little agitated.

"Everyone, since you have all studied and learned to this day, you should know that what you can use to write is usually either a piece of bamboo or a piece of silk. However, the bamboo sheets are too heavy and the silk sheets are too expensive.

After all, in this era, no one knew about paper. Before the auction started, the Auctioneer had given a detailed introduction.

"If there is something that can be written, something that is both cheap and light, then who would need a heavy bamboo block in the future? Who else would use expensive silk? "

"This is for the benefit of all scholars!" Feng Jingyi praised.

The corner of Bai Zheng's lips curled up as she glanced at him.

The majority of the people who participated in the Treasure-collecting Tower auction were wealthy merchants and noblemen of the Yongding City, and the majority of the people who did their part in the auction had already realized what was going on and sat upright, listening attentively.

Auctioneer's introduction continued.

"After this, everyone will turn away from the bamboo and the silk and turn to this practical thing. All the scholars in the world would come and buy this. "

Auctioneer purposely paused for a moment, then picked up the book on the stage and gently flipped open a page, showing it to everyone.

"It looks like a small book, but there are quite a few words written on it!" Feng Jingyi excitedly stared at the book on the ground.

As if to prove the lightness of this thing, when Auctioneer saw that everyone had read enough, she grabbed one of the pages and tore it off cleanly.

"Hiss …" Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. Soon after, Auctioneer raised the piece of paper above her head, the hand holding the piece of paper loosened, and the piece of paper flew into the air without any wind. After spinning a few rounds, it slowly fell to the ground.

It really was light! It was lighter than the silk! This time, even Feng Jingyi's eyes emitted a strange light.

Treasure-collecting Tower were normally good at advertising, and so when people couldn't even touch the book, they had no concept of how light it was. Auctioneer's tearing and tossing made everyone realize how light this paper was.

She was a smart businessman. Bai Zheng secretly praised in her heart.

Everyone, you don't have to be heartbroken about me tearing a piece of paper just now. There are seventy pages of paper in this book, adding the words on top of it, it would make up a complete《 Records of Great Zhou》.

Boom!

All of the distinguished guests in the Treasure-collecting Tower finally could not hold back their exclamations of surprise, and quite a few of them even jumped up from their seats excitedly.

"Records of Great Zhou!" A complete《 Records of the Great Zhou》! " Some people rubbed their ears in disbelief.

"If you want to use bamboo slips, you need two ox-cart!" Several hundred pieces of paper is the minimum! " Some people stood up in shock, unable to believe it at all.

"Even such a book wouldn't be as heavy as a pair of embroidered shoes, right?" Some people clenched their fists. They were so excited that they could no longer control themselves.

The Auctioneer below seemed to have predicted that everyone would lose their composure, and without saying much more, she slapped the book on the stone platform.

All of those present were people who were at the top of the Yongding City. After losing their composure for a short moment, they immediately controlled their emotions.

"Today's Treasure-collecting Tower Auction, is the method of making this piece of paper — — Paper Crafting Technique. In order to prevent the auction from being too lengthy, the paper making technique must be auctioned off at a price of at least ten thousand silvers, and each bid should be increased by at least ten thousand silvers! "

With that, the Auctioneer nodded towards everyone and waved her hand. The auction began.

There was a short silence.

"Hehe, I didn't think that it would be such a good item. I don't dare to think of it. Then I'll name a price. Let's start with ten thousand taels of silver!"

In the silence, a man sitting on the second floor started laughing.

Immediately, everyone's passion was ignited.

"Twenty thousand!"

"Thirty thousand …"

"Forty thousand …"

In accordance to the new rule set by the Treasure-collecting Tower, when no one opened their mouths to talk about decimal, everyone immediately added ten thousand silver.

Everyone present already understood what it meant to obtain this paper.

That would be an absolute gain in both fame and fortune. Not only in terms of spirit, it will make all the scholars in the world admire you. Furthermore, before better writing tools appear, you, who possess the paper crafting technique, will have a firm foothold in Shang Hai from now on. No matter what storm it is, you will be able to stand firmly.

As the price rose rapidly, a lot of merchants began to use their capital to win the paper making skill.

As Bai Zheng watched the lively scene, she felt her heart at ease. When she saw Bai Yinan on the second floor smiling in her direction, she couldn't help but laugh back.

Suddenly, he remembered that he was separated by a layer of cloth, no matter how big Bai Yinan could not see the smile on his face. He couldn't help but laugh to himself.

"One hundred and forty thousand." Amidst the chuckle, a cold voice came out, and Feng Jingxuan who had been silent for a long time spoke out.