Chapter 228: Why Are You Two Demon Race Members Colluding With One Human Race Member?
After increasing the auction’s price increment, the price quickly surpassed two million.
Wen Ye was still unhurriedly bidding.
Yan Ao clicked his tongue: “Isn’t this spending a bit too much money.”
Wen Ye raised an eyebrow: “What, you don’t know how much money your father has?”
Yan Ao remembered that Wen Ye was bidding for the Pure Yin Maiden for him, and was moved beyond words: “Godfather, please accept this disciple’s bow.”
Wen Ye rolled his eyes: “Scram.”
He certainly wasn’t spending so many demon stones purely to be Yan Ao’s godfather; the main reason was that after Ming Zhaoshuang’s words, as a normal person, he also felt that transactions like the Pure Yin Maiden shouldn’t exist.
He hadn’t felt this way before.
But now, he no longer wanted to engage in such commodity trading.
“It’s now two million three hundred thousand. Based on the auction’s progress, we will decrease the increment. The current increment is ten thousand. Is anyone else bidding?”
“Okay, two million three hundred and ten thousand; two million three hundred and twenty thousand, thank you… two million three hundred and seventy thousand. Is anyone else bidding?”
Wen Ye stood up and said to Tan Zhu: “There’s no need to decrease the increment. This young master will directly bid three million. I doubt anyone would dare to compete with this young master.”
Three million, even converted to spirit stones, would be one million spirit stones. Such a huge sum was almost the tax revenue of the First Heaven.
This… would anyone dare to bid?
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him.
Ming Zhaoshuang even heard someone grumble: “If he didn’t want to sell it, he could have kept it himself. Why did he have to put it up for auction?”
Wen Ye turned his head and retorted: “I’m rich, I’m willful. Why, Uncle Niu, are you broke and don’t dare to bid against me?”
That person roared: “You brat, I’m a Kui, not a Niu!”
He, Liu Kui, was at least at the Early Mahayana Stage cultivation. This brash young man dared to disrespect him like this.
Wen Ye also said angrily: “Your father is a Chiwen! This is the territory of my Gui Xuan Merchant Guild. I ask certain guys who don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth to get out!”
As soon as he said this, an elder from the Chiwen clan behind Wen Ye also stood up, protecting him, and said: “Old Niu, keep whatever thoughts you have to yourself and don’t you dare be presumptuous in front of our young master!”
An elder from the Gui Xuan Merchant Guild also stood up: “This is the territory of our Gui Xuan Merchant Guild. Our young master can do as he pleases. What business is it of yours?”
Saying this, long swords already appeared in both of their hands.
Liu Kui said angrily: “What do you mean by this?”
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
Yan Ao immediately looked back at his grandfather with a wronged expression: “Uncle Xuan, this Pure Yin Maiden is what I want the most.”
That person glanced at Liu Kui, and with an imposing aura that didn’t seem angry, said: “Retire.”
Liu Kui immediately dared not speak again and, as that person said, embarrassingly left the auction hall.
Yan Ao winked at Ming Zhaoshuang: “Uncle Xuan is someone I specially invited to maintain order. He’s a Great Expert of the Mahayana Stage, you know.”
Mahayana Stage…
No wonder he didn’t make a move. Even the System couldn’t see through his cultivation.
Ming Zhaoshuang showed a hint of displeasure. She happened to see the young man Yan Ao called Uncle Xuan smile at her, seemingly not noticing anything unusual, only pausing for a moment when he looked at Qin Feilong.
The reason Qin Feilong didn’t reveal his aura was because he had a High Earth Rank Spirit Tool, and Ming Zhaoshuang had drawn several Breath Concealing Talismans for him, so he hadn’t been discovered by the Great Experts of the Body Integration Stage just now.
But if it were the Mahayana Stage, Ming Zhaoshuang was unsure.
Masters at the Mahayana Stage, even without cultivating their souls, had a Soul Realm potent enough to instantly kill everyone present.
Although Ming Zhaoshuang had extremely high talent and her Soul Realm had reached the Virtual Soul Realm, and it could even be said that she would definitely enter the Bright Soul Realm within three years, she had still felt fear when facing such a master.
Uncle Xuan looked at Qin Feilong, then at Ming Zhaoshuang and Xie Yanning whose faces were covered, lingering on Xie Yanning for a long time.
Finally, he sighed: “Since you’ve bought the Pure Yin Maiden, let’s end this quickly.”
Yan Ao fawned over Uncle Xuan: “I knew it, with Uncle Xuan here, I can have whatever I want.”
Uncle Xuan looked at him, hesitating to speak.
On the stage, Tan Zhu had already begun to ask: “Three million, is anyone else bidding?”
Silence.
Granted, the Pure Yin Maiden was precious, but at this price, even top noble families would have to consider if it was worth it.
Tan Zhu continued: “Three million once, three million twice, three million… three times! Sold! Congratulations to buyer number six for obtaining the finale item of this auction.”
“This auction has now concluded. All buyers may proceed to their respective Private Rooms to complete transactions for their items.”
Saying this, Tan Zhu turned gracefully and said to the demons beside her: “You demons, carry this Pure Yin Maiden down. I will handle the transaction personally.”
Upon hearing this, those demons scrambled to carry the Pure Yin Maiden away.
Wen Ye turned and said: “The transaction location for the Pure Yin Maiden is different from other items. Only the bidder can claim it. Ming fellow daoist, you should go claim the Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk first.”
Ming Zhaoshuang nodded: “Okay.”
Saying this, Ming Zhaoshuang stood up, bringing Xie Yanning and Qin Feilong, and left the large auction hall.
The Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk was expensive. Although not as outrageous as the Pure Yin Maiden, it also had a separate transaction room. Ming Zhaoshuang and the others waited for a while in that room, following instructions.
For some reason, her eyelids twitched violently, and she had a bad feeling something was about to happen.
Qin Feilong, however, was even more anxious and directly told her: “We can’t trade here, we need to leave quickly, or our lives will be in danger.”
Ming Zhaoshuang pursed her lips: “But only the final step of the transaction remains.”
With Qin Feilong’s physique, she believed his premonition was correct.
However, she was reluctant to leave.
With only one step left, she could obtain the Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk and mend Ming Zhaoxue’s soul.
She wanted to try.
Ming Zhaoshuang pondered for a moment, then turned to Xie Yanning and Qin Feilong and said: “How about this, you two leave first, and I’ll leave after I get the Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk.”
Xie Yanning was about to speak when she heard a voice from behind them.
“Want to leave? Three fellow daoists, you haven’t collected your items yet.”
Ming Zhaoshuang’s heart leaped. She looked up and indeed saw the young man Yan Ao called Uncle Xuan standing at the doorway, staring at them with a faint smile, a hint of threat in his blood-red eyes.
Ming Zhaoshuang feigned calmness and took out demon stones to hand to him: “My Nine-Orifice Lotus Root Silk.”
Xuan Ya’s demonic power swirled in his hand, and that inch-long lotus root silk appeared in his palm, carrying a faint scent of blood, and was sent towards Ming Zhaoshuang, but he did not take the demon stones from Ming Zhaoshuang’s hand.
Instead, he hurled a blast of demonic power fiercely at Xie Yanning!
Xie Yanning summoned a great hammer and used all her spiritual power to block it, but still couldn’t stop it. Her entire body slammed against the wall of the Gui Xuan Merchant Guild, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood.
Even if she blocked it, the Gui Xuan Merchant Guild’s formation wouldn’t be kind to her, and it directly repelled the attack back.
“Cough… cough…”
Her bone hammer also cracked significantly.
Xie Yanning looked up at Xuan Ya and questioned: “Senior, what is the meaning of this?”
Ming Zhaoshuang, who had just received the lotus root silk, was knocked over by this powerful and immense demonic energy. Her delicate arm was scratched by nearby objects several times.
No, doesn’t the Gui Xuan Merchant Guild have formations?
Why is it that he can use demonic power in this place without issue, while they are repelled if they use spiritual power here?
She also looked at Xuan Ya, displeased: “Senior, did we provoke you?”
She felt guilty saying that.
After all, they knew what they had done. This senior was clearly serving the Imperial Family, and perhaps he knew that Xie Yanning had slain the Fifth Prince, and knew that she had saved Xie Yanning.
“Artifact Cultivator?” Xuan Ya stared at the bone hammer in Xie Yanning’s hand repeatedly, a look of confusion on his face: “This demonic energy is strange, but it is indeed from the demon race.”
Could it be that he had misjudged?
Xuan Ya’s gaze then turned coldly towards Qin Feilong: “Why are you two demons colluding with a human?”
