One could say the auction ended on a cliffhanger.
The three Metal Saints immediately vacated the auction house the moment the Auction Master finished her speech on what to expect the next day.
Those who didn’t win anything also left, and well, those who won their bids started moving to claim them.
Kent, however, noticed something when the supposed Kingdom protector left. The moment the voice faded, another presence vanished with her VIP room 4.
However, the most shocking thing was that before the Auction Master appeared, she first went to that VIP room.
So he knew two presences vanished a second before the Auction Master appeared. This also meant that whoever the second person was, they were not simple.
If a whole Auction Master, who is at the peak of the Ascension stage, personally delivered their purchase to them, then perhaps the auction this year has hidden dragons and crouching tigers within.
“Kent, do you think they will come again?” Unity asked.
“I don’t know, but you ladies won’t have to worry. The moment we go back, you will enter the tower, so just relax and spend time there. I will let you all know if something isn’t right.”
“Okay,” the ladies nodded.
They went for their stuff, with Kent taking his broken spear and the skull. Once they were done with everything, they left.
***
Meanwhile, the veiled lady, who was now standing atop a tall tower about five miles from the auction house, looked in the direction Kent and his ladies were going and sighed.
A few seconds later, another dark-veiled lady appeared with a young woman whose half-face was covered by a hood.
The veiled lady, upon noticing someone appeared beside her, bowed. “Master, you are here,” she said with a smile hidden behind her veil.
“No need for the politeness, Lani. You are now an established cultivator and businesswoman. Give yourself some respect,” the dark-veiled lady said.
“No, Master. You are a Kingdom protector, someone at your level deserves all my respect. You were the one who took me in and made me who I am today,” Lani said.
She is the one who started the Silver Leaf Auction House and the main powerhouse of the Zephyr Merchant Family.
They call her Lady Lani or Auction Master, but her real identity is something that would shock anyone. She is a dangerous lady.
“You children are just too stubborn these days,” the dark-veiled lady said, shaking her head.
“Just look at your junior sister. She has already reached the stage of becoming a Rank 3 Shadow Saint, but she wants to wait until she defeats all the geniuses in this kingdom before she enters seclusion and gains the enlightenment of the shadow.
Sometimes, I don’t know how you youngsters think.”
The dark-veiled lady spoke like a thousand-year-old deity when, in fact, her appearance was that of a 22-year-old beauty.
Of course, she is over a thousand years old. She is at the peak of this world for a reason.
“Yami, you really should listen to the Master and break into the third rank. That will push your assassin abilities to the next level,” Lani said, smiling.
“I will, Senior Sister. I just want to dominate the Sect competitions first before taking that step. The current me is akin to a Sword Saint with access to level 2 profound Qi.
This means I am on the same level as the swordsmen and spearmen who will be participating. If I manage to dominate that stage, I will be even more powerful when I break through,” Yami said, not showing any emotion.
“Just being the disciple of a Kingdom protector is already you dominating,” the dark-veiled lady, who nobody aside from the King, Lani, and Yami knew as the Kingdom Protector of the Athea Kingdom, spoke.
She is the most terrifying assassin you will ever meet.
“Master, I think she should do what her heart wants. After all, the disciples of the other three kingdom protectors will participate in the upcoming sect competitions in their various kingdoms.
This means the four will soon meet in the Kingdom Genius competition. If she manages to dominate this competition, she will feel confident against them.”
“Whatever. Just know that a monster has appeared in the Sword Gate, and from what you have heard and seen, he is not afraid of multiple Transcendents coming after him.
This should tell you that he is not simple. So, if you don’t want to come crying, then you’d do well to take your training seriously, for you will be meeting someone you cannot underestimate,” the dark-veiled lady said.
“Master, do you think he will be able to defeat Yami?” Lani asked.
“All I can say is that the brat who just made you rich is someone none of us can underestimate. Just looking at him has a certain effect on a person. He cannot be underestimated.
But don’t worry, Yami is someone who can easily kill a Transcendent if she puts her mind to it. However, she shouldn’t underestimate him either.
He is dangerous, and the way he spends his money means he is also resourceful.”
“Then, Master, do you think I should get close to him?” Lani asked.
“If you are finally ready to give your virginity to him, then why not?” The veiled lady laughed, causing the two ladies behind her to wonder why she said that.
“It’s just about getting to know him. How would that result in me losing my virginity?” Lani asked, but the lady just kept laughing.
“I guess you are old enough, so why don’t you find out for yourself? Either way, I won’t avenge you if he sinks his fangs into you.” With her laughter, she vanished alongside Yami, who was as confused as Lani.
“Master is a bit playful sometimes. How can a mere Root Sage take my virginity?” she muttered to herself and kept staring as Kent’s carriage moved away.
After a while, she vanished from the tower and went to see Alina, who had done more than one could give her credit for. She had to be rewarded.