Chapter 223: What Did They Take From Me?
Seeing his extremely shy appearance, Ming Zhaoshuang became even more curious: “Flirt? Doesn’t your Demon Realm disregard etiquette? How can there be such a word as flirtation?”
Yan Ao said angrily: “What do you mean, our Demon Realm has etiquette too, especially our Black Bird lineage, we are the most devoted!”
Xie Yanning snorted upon hearing this: “The Fifth Prince’s Manor has one main consort, two side consorts, and over a hundred concubines. You tell me, your Black Bird lineage is devoted?”
Yan Ao said: “That’s because Fifth Imperial Uncle is indecent, what does that have to do with me!”
Seeing that the two were about to argue, Wen Ye quickly mediated: “Oh, my cub, I’m not saying you’re not loyal. Your feelings for Miss Tan Zhu, others may not know, but I do.”
Yan Ao pouted: “Anyway, my feelings for Miss Tan Zhu are clear to heaven and earth.”
Ming Zhaoshuang didn’t want a casual topic she brought up to cause an argument, so she quickly changed the subject: “How did you flirt with her?”
To be honest, she felt that given Tan Zhu’s personality, it would be good if she didn’t flirt with others.
After all, she was the most controversial character in the original book.
Ming Zhaoshuang didn’t remember exactly how the original book described it, but with its limited vocabulary of only “like a flower and jade,” she figured it couldn’t possibly capture Tan Zhu’s beauty and allure. Tan Zhu had also been subjected to a barrage of criticism for her “impurity.”
Everyone felt that a heroine like her was not worthy of our Dragon-like Arrogant Protagonist Qin Feilong.
Regarding this, Ming Zhaoshuang could only chuckle.
With Qin Feilong’s personality, she bet he would never find a Dao Companion in this life and would die alone.
If nothing else, just for the fact that Tan Zhu gave her so many pills, she had to praise her for being beautiful and kind, a truly wonderful girl.
Not to mention that Tan Zhu’s Honored Master had a connection with her own “Honored Master.”
So what if Tan Zhu liked to flirt with others? She had the capital! She had the charm to make others risk their lives for her!
Yan Ao lowered his head again, revealing only a pair of bright red ear tips.
“When I was young and reckless, I ventured into a Secret Realm with Wen Ye and was influenced by something inside, which affected my mind and exposed my bloodline. At that time, I couldn’t control myself, and it was my mating season, so… so…”
Mating season?
This… is indeed extremely simple and unadorned.
There are no other melodramatic plot points; it’s just that spring has arrived, and animals are in heat.
Ming Zhaoshuang’s mouth twitched: “Your True Body is that big, you didn’t use that with Tan Zhu…”
If it were his True Body, Tan Zhu probably wouldn’t be interested.
After all, they were Beasts.
Yan Ao retorted: “How could it be my True Body? As long as I don’t tear open that Seal myself, I won’t reveal my True Body! I just lost some control at the time, but I didn’t want to hurt her, yet she… she was willing…”
“She was so beautiful and kind, not only did she help me solve the problem of losing control, but she also purified my bloodline, preventing me from completely transforming into a Demonic Beast. At that time, I also wanted to be Responsible for her, but she said she didn’t need it, and even comforted me by saying she didn’t care. But how important is a girl’s purity? She sacrificed her purity to regain my sanity, yet only accepted Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from me, never asking for a title.”
Ming Zhaoshuang understood.
It was simply that when Tan Zhu was exploring the Secret Realm, she happened to meet Yan Ao. She thought he looked pretty good, so they had a fling. As a result, Yan Ao, being a novice, had never encountered a high-level relationship player like Tan Zhu. He was played like a fiddle, and in the end, she only took the money and not him, kicking Yan Ao aside.
But Yan Ao was already completely lost in his own world.
Qin Feilong coughed lightly, wanting to say something fair: “I say, Brother Yan, is it possible that she simply doesn’t like you, and that’s why she refused you?”
Yan Ao: “If she didn’t like me, why would she accept the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures I gave her!”
Qin Feilong: “Is it possible she was just scamming you?”
Yan Ao said angrily: “What is she scamming? I was willing to give it, she didn’t beg me for it! And she never asked me for anything, so wouldn’t I be happy if I saw her accepting Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures!”
Qin Feilong: “…”
Brother, are you sure you’re not Love-brained?
Ming Zhaoshuang also retorted unceremoniously: “What did Miss Tan Zhu scam Brother Yan out of? Did she string Brother Yan along? I hate people like you who constantly call others gold diggers. You have no strength yourself, yet you have to slander girls. The giver has no objections, the receiver has no objections, but you, a Waste, have objections.”
Seeing Yan Ao’s demeanor, Xie Yanning’s impression of him improved slightly, and she stated very objectively: “It’s nothing more than worrying that others are pearls while he is rotten inside, and he is not presentable, so he deliberately slanders other girls.”
Yan Ao looked up, quite proudly: “Exactly, at least Miss Tan Zhu remembers me. She avoids everyone else she meets but hides when she sees me. What is this if not shyness and not daring to see me?”
Ming Zhaoshuang: “…”
Xie Yanning: “…”
Brother, you really are Love-brained.
Tan Zhu had gone to such lengths to avoid suspicion, and he could interpret it as shyness. What else could they say?
Wen Ye was also somewhat speechless: “Don’t overthink it. Even if she’s shy, she’s embarrassed to accept your gifts anymore. She has no interest in you at all.”
Yan Ao showed no discouragement: “Then I’ll make her like me later!”
The few people teased Yan Ao for a while longer, but quickly lost interest. Primarily, this auction was too long, and Ming Zhaoshuang only wanted the Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk and the Pure Yin Maiden.
As for those rare treasures, although they were strange, Ming Zhaoshuang was not interested in any of them.
Finally, after several hours, the starting bid Tan Zhu mentioned finally reached thirty thousand, and the Price Increment also became one thousand Demon Stones.
I must say, the auctioneer’s job is truly a difficult and thankless task.
It’s been several hours. Tan Zhu said this, having to maintain her composure and also to stir the emotions of the bidders; it truly isn’t easy.
When the Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk appeared, Ming Zhaoshuang’s pupils moved.
It was crystal clear, like shattered jade, and intertwined, tangled yet unbroken, showing its extremely superior quality.
Tan Zhu still smiled with her alluring beauty and charming demeanor: “Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk, taken from a section of lotus root of the Nine-Orifice Lotus, drawn into silk, it can heal all Divine Soul injuries. Although it cannot restrain Qi Deviation, it can also serve to slow it down. As everyone knows, apart from the Dragon Domain Outer Heaven, Azure Falling Water is rarely seen in the Thirty-Six Heavens, let alone the Nine-Orifice Lotus, which only grows in Azure Falling Water. Therefore, the rarity of the Nine-Orifice Lotus far exceeds our imagination.”
“The market appraisal for this section of lotus root is sixty thousand to one hundred thousand Demon Stones, with a starting bid of thirty-five thousand Demon Stones and a Price Increment of one thousand Demon Stones.”
