Chapter 217: This Is Very Troublesome
Seeing this, Tan Zhu’s smile became even more charming and alluring.
She helplessly took out two bottles of pills from her Cosmic Bag again and handed them to Ming Zhaoshuang, saying, “Young friend, please hold onto them carefully. My Master’s pills are rare in this world.”
The beauty mark at the corner of Ming Zhaoshuang’s eyes seemed to gain a bit more charm, showing a faint pink hue, “Thank you, Martial Uncle, thank you, Senior Sister, thank you, thank you!”
Hearing her call out to Senior Sister, Tan Zhu covered her mouth and chuckled.
She also changed her tune and said, “Master also asked me to relay a message to Martial Uncle Feng: ‘Relying on your Wood Spirit Root and not bringing any pills at all, it serves you right to have fallen unconscious like this. This Seat is not a soft-hearted person. It’s only because of my junior nephew’s face that I’m leaving you so many pills this time.'”
Ming Zhaoshuang was speechless. Although she didn’t know who Tan Zhu’s Master was or what relationship she had with Feng He, it was clear that this Senior was all bark and no bite.
With so many pills, even an Alchemist would struggle to refine them within a year or a half.
Tan Zhu seemed to recall something and said to her again, “You don’t need to give all the pills to others. These are for you to save your life, not for others to waste. He will wake up when he’s supposed to.”
Ming Zhaoshuang had already sustained considerable injuries while fighting the Huan Bird, and she had used most of the pills Ming Chenxing gave her—mostly feeding them to Ming Zhaoxue.
Hearing Tan Zhu say this, Ming Zhaoshuang understood that “he” she referred to was Ming Zhaoxue.
She immediately nodded and said, “Alright, I understand.”
With that, Tan Zhu stuffed a few more bottles of pills into Ming Zhaoshuang’s hands, saying, “Don’t say Senior Sister is stingy. Senior Sister doesn’t have many skills, and the pills she refines are not as good as Master’s. These pills are considered my meeting gift to you.”
The corners of Ming Zhaoshuang’s mouth curved up uncontrollably, “Thank you, Senior Sister, you’re too kind! I like you, Senior Sister! I like you very much!”
Tan Zhu laughed again, and she slightly raised her hand, saying, “Since the appraisal is complete, let’s look forward to our next meeting.”
As she spoke, she gave Xie Yanning another flirtatious glance.
Xie Yanning was speechless for a long time.
Tan Zhu, with her graceful demeanor, led the demon attendants out of the private room, and Xie Yanning also led Ming Zhaoshuang and the other out.
Qin Feilong: “???”
After asking Xie Yanning, he then asked Ming Zhaoshuang, but this demoness didn’t even ask him?
Qin Feilong was heartbroken.
Such a seductive, alluring, and eye-catching beauty, yet she didn’t even glance at him. His heart ached.
Seeing his dejected expression, Ming Zhaoshuang knew exactly what he was thinking without even needing to guess.
She silently cursed Qin Feilong for a moment before pulling his gaze away from Tan Zhu’s beautiful back. She then dragged him out of the private room, saying, “Stop looking, they’ve already left! What are you even thinking? Why do you freeze up whenever you see a woman? Are you sick?”
Ming Zhaoshuang’s scolding immediately jolted Qin Feilong back to reality.
That’s right, was he sick? Ever since inheriting the Dragon King Bloodline, he couldn’t help but have fantasies whenever he saw a good-looking woman.
He hadn’t had such desires before.
Was he truly sick?
Xie Yanning, however, was looking at the note Tan Zhu had given her, her eyebrows furrowed, “Tan Zhu said we shouldn’t go to the auction.”
Ming Zhaoshuang asked in confusion, “Why?”
Xie Yanning shook her head, “I don’t know. She only warned us once.”
In her hand were two pieces of paper. One was the voucher for fifty thousand demon stones, and the other, tucked in between, simply read: “Auction, danger.”
Xie Yanning said, “Tan Zhu’s temperament is eccentric and sentimental, but from what I know, her true nature is kind. She is not someone who commits evil or distinguishes between good and evil. Moreover, she never does anything purposeless. Now that she’s in the Demon Realm, she must have her own matters to attend to, perhaps related to the auction.”
“This information is likely true.”
Through their recent interaction, Ming Zhaoshuang had a brief understanding of Tan Zhu’s personality.
Intelligent, kind, generous.
Setting aside other things, she was definitely generous. The pills she gave her were not only numerous but also all Earth Rank or above. The Alchemy Fragrance alone was rich and potent, no less than the pills Ming Chenxing had given her.
It was a shame that such a good woman was labeled a demoness by others.
Ming Zhaoshuang frowned, “Even if it’s true, I still have to try.”
After all, she had come this far.
After expending so much effort to finally execute the Huan Bird and even obtaining an additional twenty thousand demon stones with Tan Zhu’s help, she wouldn’t be at peace if she didn’t see this path through.
Ming Zhaoshuang said, “A Ning, you’ve done your utmost to help me reach this point. After we collect the reward for the Huan Bird commission later, I’ll draw a transfer array and send you back.”
“Senior Brother Qin, you’ve already obtained your Hun Yuan Brush Fragment. There’s no point in staying in the Demon Realm, so you should go back with A Ning.”
She intended to venture into the auction, which was clearly a dragon’s den, alone.
Hearing this, Xie Yanning said displeasedly, “A Shuang, are you not considering me a friend?”
Upon hearing this, Ming Zhaoshuang quickly denied it, “That’s not true. I just think the auction is so dangerous, and I don’t want A Ning to be in peril.”
Xie Yanning raised her eyebrows, “I accompanied you to fight a Body Integration Stage Huan Bird, do you think I’m afraid to accompany you to a mere auction? A Shuang, I, Xie Yanning, am not someone who watches their friends risk danger.”
“Even if it’s a dragon’s den, I will brave it with you.”
Qin Feilong also took the opportunity to say, “Exactly! I, Qin Feilong, am not someone who lets friends face danger alone. If we’re going, we go together.”
Ming Zhaoshuang’s heart was moved a little.
She no longer refused but smiled, “Then let’s go together and see this so-called ‘dangerous’ auction.”
So what if danger lay ahead? They had no fear!
Xie Yanning led the two of them to exchange their cards for demon stones.
She turned and handed the fifty thousand demon stones to Ming Zhaoshuang, smiling, “Now, let’s go collect the commission reward.”
They returned to the center of the Gui Xuan Merchant Guild. The commissions hung before their eyes like stars, with the most eye-catching being the few rare Heaven Rank missions.
Xie Yanning returned the Heaven Rank mission for the Huan Bird’s inner core. A path appeared before her: “Missions of Earth Rank and above require the client and the contractor to meet in person to confirm if the requirements have been met. This is even more so for Heaven Rank missions.”
Ming Zhaoshuang understood more clearly, “Missions of Earth Rank and above are more difficult to complete, so the client will personally inspect the completed results.”
Qin Feilong asked, “Then what if the client is not present and cannot come?”
Xie Yanning explained, “To prevent the client’s absence, the commission letter includes not only the contractor’s whereabouts but also the client’s, and even the client’s Communication Talisman, ensuring they can be contacted anytime, anywhere. Furthermore, if the client’s distance exceeds the limit for same-day delivery, the commission letter will automatically burn, leaving only the client’s whereabouts and communication, thus ensuring the contractor doesn’t make a wasted trip.”
“If the client cancels the commission temporarily, the Merchant Guild will give us their initial deposit.”
The commission letter Xie Yanning held earlier had not been burned, which meant the client had not left this place.
Speaking, Xie Yanning infused a spell, intending to open the client’s Communication Talisman.
But she slightly furrowed her brows.
The Communication Talisman didn’t open. Why was that?
Ming Zhaoshuang’s expression also turned grim, “This Communication Talisman won’t open. What do we do?”
Xie Yanning pondered, “If that’s the case, we can just wait for a day. The Gui Xuan Merchant Guild will issue the reward to us first.”
It was already late at night, and if they waited another day, they might not have enough time for the auction’s verification of funds.
This was quite troublesome.
