newbobooks Chapter 897 Falling Clouds Sect
Chapter 897 Falling Clouds Sect
Soon after the woman in the veil spoke, there were no more cultivators bidding against her in the entire venue, allowing her to acquire the mid-stage Golden Core Realm man next to Lin Que for 300,000 mid-grade spirit stones.
Holy crap!
"Why!"
"Why is my starting bid only one hundred spirit stones?!"
"And it's fucking low-grade!!!"
"You bunch of clueless fools, you're truly blind!!!"
Upon seeing the man next to him being photographed, Lin Que began to curse inwardly in frustration.
However, as time passed, the Spirit Clan members who were tied to the pillars on the exhibition platform were all gradually sold out, leaving only two or three. Lin Que, on the other hand, was completely ignored by everyone.
Lin Que was so angry that he wanted to explode on the spot, but he managed to hold back. If it were any other Nascent Soul cultivator who had been humiliated like this, they would have killed everyone present long ago.
Unfortunately, Lin Que is not a normal person.
After all, who in their right mind would feel indignant about being auctioned off on the spot for a low price, or even want to see if no one would actually bid on them in the end?
But the most important thing wasn't that. For some reason, Lin Que felt that this auction was not simple, and he vaguely sensed that it was connected to something.
Meanwhile, in a corner of the stands, two women, one older and one younger, were watching everything unfold, their expressions quite downcast.
"Master...Master, maybe we should just forget about it."
"Let's give up that spot. As long as Cai'er can stay by Master's side, that's enough."
Seeing her master Tang Wanrou's tightly clenched fists, Gu Cai'er reached out her small hand and squeezed it. Although her expression was equally downcast, a stubborn glint flashed in her bright eyes, clearly trying to persuade her master to give up.
Because... their Luoxia Sect really didn't have any money left.
Upon hearing this, Tang Wanrou bit her lower lip tightly, and after only a moment's thought, she firmly shook her head and said, "No!"
"Even if our Luoxia Sect is ultimately annihilated on this Tianyun Continent, your master will fight for a spot for you, Cai'er!"
"Your talent cannot be wasted like this!"
“But Master…” Gu Cai’er wanted to say something, but Tang Wanrou immediately stopped her!
"There are no 'buts,' you must listen to your teacher!"
"If that really doesn't work, then we'll..."
As soon as Tang Wanrou finished speaking, her gaze immediately turned to Lin Que, who was completely ignored, but a struggle appeared in her eyes!
On the exhibition stand, Lin Que, who was originally bored, suddenly felt a gaze directed at him from the stands, and it was different from the disdain shown by others, which made Lin Que pause for a moment.
Looking up, he saw a gentle and mature stranger. He immediately grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and smiled back at her!
However, to others, that smile made him look like a fool...
Holy crap!
"Damn it, what's that skinny guy laughing at?!"
"It's absolutely disgusting!"
"I don't know what this chamber of commerce is up to, that they can even display these kinds of exhibits!"
"..."
In an instant, the crowd that saw Lin Que grinning foolishly began to express their disgust, causing Lin Que to curse in his heart once again!
However, Tang Wanrou, sitting in the corner, did not think that way. At this moment, her heart was already in turmoil!
He...he could actually feel my gaze!
Isn't he just a first-order mortal?!
How could this be!
Cai'er and I were sitting in such a corner!
Thinking this with horror, Tang Wanrou's eyes were already wide open, and she was quite certain that the person had just been smiling at her.
And for some reason, when I saw that person's smile, all the trivial matters in my heart seemed to be calmed down by a magical force, and all my troubles seemed to disappear.
Sensing this change in her heart, the struggle in Tang Wanrou's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a resolute look, clearly indicating that she had made up her mind!
"Thank you all, fellow Daoists, and fairies and saintesses, for your support!"
"This concludes the first auction of my Bu Lao Shi Chamber of Commerce."
"Although there was a slight unpleasantness at the beginning, I hope you will not take it to heart. I apologize to you all here."
"Ahem~! As for this skinny pork rib that nobody wants, I'll just..."
Soon, all the Spirit Clan members on the display stand were sold out, except for Lin Que, who remained unwanted.
The man presiding over the auction clearly knew no one would bid on him, so he immediately announced the end of the auction and decided to take the skinny guy back to feed his spirit pet.
That's how you justify its price, after all, one hundred low-grade spirit stones are still spirit stones.
"Wait a minute!"
However, at that moment, a mature woman's voice suddenly rang out throughout the auction hall, silencing the previously noisy venue.
"I want this person!"
In an instant, everyone showed a look of disbelief!
All eyes turned toward the source of the sound. Even the esteemed Saintess Lingyun glanced at it and discovered that it was a woman with a gentle and mature demeanor, who must hold a high position in her sect.
This was because, in addition to her gentle temperament, the woman also exuded an aura that only sect elders and sect leaders possessed.
However, someone in the crowd quickly recognized her and immediately mocked her!
"Yo~!"
"Isn't this Sect Master Tang of the Falling Clouds Sect!"
"I heard that your Luoxia Sect is about to be wiped out of the Tianyun Continent, yet you still come here to show your face."
"What, do you perhaps want to compete for another spot?"
"Hahaha! This is absolutely hilarious!"
"But that makes sense. Your Luoxia Sect is so poor that you can only afford such a skinny pork rib!"
"..."
The mocking voices were incessant, causing Gu Cai'er's pretty face to flush red. She looked at her master with worry in her eyes, and her small hands tightly held hers.
"Master..."
However, Tang Wanrou remained unmoved by the mocking remarks, her gaze still fixed on the stunned auction host on the stage.
"What, does your merchant guild not sell?"
These words immediately startled the auctioneer, who then revealed a look of wild joy!
"Sell, sell, sell! Of course we'll sell!"
After saying that, the auctioneer quickly untied the ropes binding Lin Que and took out an iron plate from his pocket and handed it to him.
They moved so fast, as if they were afraid Tang Wanrou would change her mind!
The reason for the auction was that the skinny pork ribs were actually sent by the Chamber of Commerce to make up the numbers. The man hosting the auction didn't know where their chairman had gotten them from, but in order to complete the Chamber of Commerce's work and his own spirit stone salary, the man had no choice but to bite the bullet and put them up for auction.
He originally thought that no one would want him and his salary would be cut, but now that a sucker has stepped in, he must be overjoyed!
However, Lin Que was completely baffled by the iron plaque. It only had the character "灵" (spirit) engraved on it, and nothing else. The only difference was that the iron plaque was made of a better material.
"One hundred low-grade spirit stones, right? Here you go!"
On the stands, after seeing Lin Que being untied, Tang Wanrou immediately took out a storage bag from her bosom and threw it to the host.
"Hehe! Thank you, fairy!"
"This skinny... cough cough, this person is yours now!"
After receiving the storage bag, the man laughed and then slipped away behind the booth without looking back.
Soon, the other cultivators who had won the auctions for those members of the Spirit Race also left their seats, obviously to go to the back of the auction hall to collect the exhibits they had won. Only Lin Que made the transactions directly on the stage.
That's incredibly fast!
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