Chapter 159: Chapter 41: Sensation at the Auction House
Translator: 549690339
Chu Mu chatted briefly with Chu Ning, then let Chu Ning take Chu Yishui to train her new soul pet while Chu Mu himself left the courtyard directly to head to Gangluo City’s largest trading house.
Chu Mu readily found the message that Ting Yu left for him, and located Ting Yu in the trading house’s VIP room where she was quietly waiting for the auction of the Demon Tree Heart to occur.
“Young Master, you’re back.” Ting Yu, seeing Chu Mu approaching, immediately greeted him with a smile.
“How have those matters been handled?” asked Chu Mu.
On the night they slaughtered the Yang family estate, Chu Mu plundered all of the property from the large manor. Since some of the items could easily be recognized by the Yang family, he handed them over to Ting Yu to discreetly handle and convert into liquid assets.
“They’ve all been handled. Young Master, you obtained 2 million Gold Coins, the rest we’ve given to those assassins,” Ting Yu said.
“Hm, very good.” Chu Mu nodded in satisfaction.
Pillaging the Yang family once could earn him 2 million Gold Coins. Chu Mu found this job rather exciting.
“Young Master, a total of 3.2 million Gold Coins. The Sky Demon Tears you requested have been arranged for – that’s 100,000 Gold Coins. The Insect Beast Dual Attribute Level 6 Soul Crystal requires 250,000 Gold Coins, which is 50,000 more expensive than in the Nightmare Demon City. Also, as per your request, we’ve purchased 250,000 Gold Coins worth of Ink Crystal Stones. These Ink Crystal Stones can boost the defense of your Armored Soul Pet. After these expenditures, there are still 2.6 million Gold Coins remaining. The Demon Tree Heart is currently being auctioned and it seems that there aren’t many big spenders in Gangluo City, with the highest bid just at 700,000 Gold Coins at the moment,” reported Ting Yu.
“Hmm, you take these two rings. Dispose of the soul pets inside. The soul pet in the last space of the ring is for you – transfer it to your Soul Capture Ring, and sign a soul pact with it once your strength is sufficient.” Chu Mu handed over two Soul Capture Rings to Ting Yu.
“I can’t sign it now? Could it be that the young master has gifted me a Commander-level soul pet?” Ting Yu’s eyes immediately lit up.
Chu Mu nodded and said, “My main target for this pet hunting expedition was Commander-level soul pets. I also found some at the War General level, but none of them suited you well.”
The auction was still ongoing. The Demon Tree Heart, an extravagant Wood- attribute soul strengthening artifact, didn’t seem to be particularly admired in Gangluo City. The Demon Tree Heart, which should have been worth nearly 1 million, was still stalled at a price of 700,000 Gold Coins.
The effect of the Demon Tree Heart is very clear – it can directly enhance a War
General level soul pet’s attributes, making it comparable to some
Commander-level plant-type soul pets. Such an item is highly sought-after
but rare. Unfortunately, there aren’t many people in Gangluo City willing to put down such a steep price for a War General level soul pet. For 1 million Gold
Coins, they might prefer to buy a Commander-level Wood-element soul pet.
“Let’s go for 750,000. After all, it will take at least a year to regenerate for the soul pact, might as well just buy it.” Yang Mantian, the second son of the head of the Yang family, slowly suggested.
Yang Mantian has a son named Yang Shang, whose strength in the Yang family is second only to Yang Luobin. He has a War General-level Wood-attribute soul pet, and the recommendation ceremony is coming up in two months’ time. Anxious to ensure his son Yang Shang achieves the best results, Yang Mantian is, of course, willing to bleed for it!
“800,000 Gold coins!!!”
However, to Yang Mantian’s chagrin, almost as soon as he bid 750,000 Gold Coins, the mysterious VIP seat quickly bid 800,000 Gold Coins. They seemed determined to win!
Yang Mantian wasn’t in charge of the Yang family’s finances. Particularly since the recent loss of a major gold mine in the Yang family’s Level-6 territory, his liquid capital had shrunk. The head of the family allotted funds to Yang
Mantian to enhance his son’s strength — a sum of 500,000 Gold Coins at most. For the Demon Tree Heart, everything exceeding 500,000 Gold Coins would have to be paid out of Yang Mantian’s own pocket.
“Father, this Demon Tree Heart is very important to me. Plus, its real price is close to 1 million Gold Coins. Let’s just skip 850,000 and bid 900,000 Gold
Coins. If this keeps getting bid up like this, it would be more expensive for us,” Yang Shang suggested.
Yang Mantian naturally grasped the principles of bidding auctions, nodded in agreement, and raised his offer directly to an impressive “900,000” Gold Coins!
He thought that once this bid of 900,000 Gold Coins was announced, the Demon Tree Heart would be theirs. Yet, surprisingly, at almost the same time when the auctioneer exclaimed 900,000 Gold Coins, the price of 1 million Gold Coins shockingly appeared, immediately silencing all the major clan members present!
The auction was a grand event where members of the Four Great Families were present: The Yang family, led by Yang Mantian, was headed by the second son of the Yang family’s head, Yang Mantian. The eldest son and grandson of the Yang family’s head, Yang Luobin, were also there.
Zhou Ju, the head of Zhou family, attended the auction from the Zhou family. Zhou Shengjie, a notorious son of the Zhou family, was also there.
Attending from the Qin Family was Qin Meng’er’s father Qin Chang, along with Qin Meng’er who came along with her father for the fun, along with many other wealthy members of the Qin Family who were there to buy soul pets, spirit items, soul crystals, and more.
Attending from Chu family was Chu Tianheng, who managed the family’s financial affairs, along with his son Chu Xing and the fatherless Chu He.
Understandably, the Demon Tree Heart was an object of envy for everyone. The
Chu Family, needless to say, would be very cautious about spending over 500,000 Gold Coins. Consequently, it’s unlikely that they would spend a lot on it.
The Qin Family didn’t appear to have anyone among their younger generation who excels at controlling Wood Type soul pets, so they just raised the price slightly for the formality.
The Zhou family didn’t want to contend with the Yang family and backed down straightaway. As for the other wealthy powerhouses, they seemed uninterested.
The Demon Tree Heart, which should have been purchased for 700,000 gold coins, had surprisingly escalated to a high price of 1,000,000 gold coins. Especially when the Yang Family had already increased their bid declaring they must acquire it, someone surprisingly called out 1,000,000 gold coins. Such a scenario was extremely rare in Gangluo City, causing discussions among different powers wondering which wealthy individual was so generous and audacious.
Yang Mantian didn’t have 1,000,000 gold coins readily available. Despite his anger, he didn’t dare to further increase the price. Frustrated, he watched as this important spirit item was snatched away by the mysterious wealthy individual.
The heaviest prize of the day had been the Demon Tree Heart. The other families that had stayed until this point were here merely to see who would successfully bid for it. Now that the treasure had been taken by someone, they naturally lost interest in staying. They instructed their servants to stay behind, and buy the remaining items at a similar price.
“Dear guest, there are very few in Gangluo City who can casually bid 1,000,000 gold coins without batting an eye. You should be someone of great renown. Would you be willing to meet?” Yang Mantian was not forgiving, and as he was leaving the auction house, he very “politely” wanted to find out who this person was.
Actually, the other family heads also wanted to know who this wealthy person was. After all, 1,000,000 gold coins were not a small amount.
Yang Mantian stood outside the door, and other family members also deliberately stopped to observe this place.
The door slowly opened, prompting surprise from the auction house guests.
Nobody expected that the individual who would pay the horrifying price of 1,000,000 gold coins for the Demon Tree Heart would be a beautiful young woman under twenty!
Yang Mantian was dumbfounded, staring at the girl in front of him who exuded an indifferent aura, unable to voice his words for quite some time.
“Can I help you?” Ting Yu lifted her gaze, looking at Yang Mantian, and asked in a flat tone.
Despite being only a third-grade member in Nightmare Demon Palace, Ting Yu had seen numerous high-ranking individuals, hence, dealing with people from a small place like Gangluo City was more than manageable for her.
“Miss, I am Yang Luobin, I observe your beauty and was momentarily curious, thus…” The eldest grandson of the Yang family, Yang Luobin, reacted quickly. He immediately stepped forward, displaying a gallant demeanor.
However, just as he was about to approach, the demon servant behind Ting Yu eerily took a step forward, creating a barrier between Ting Yu and Yang Luobin. His voice was as cold as ice as he said: “Dare to step forward again, and die!”
Yang Luobin’s smile instantly froze, he felt the killing intent from the Soul Master and involuntarily retreated a few steps.
Everyone from the Yang Family froze, their shocked gaze fixed on Ting Yu’s two demon servants!
Yang Mantian was able to judge a person’s ability, and from the cold aura emanating from these two demon servants, he could tell that they were far from ordinary. Even in their Yang family, they would be considered top experts. For these men to follow this lady like attendants indicated that her identity was extraordinary!
“If there’s nothing else, get out of the way, don’t block the path!” Ting Yu said icily to the Yang Family members.
Yang Mantian knew that in Gangluo City, there were occasionally some big players passing through who were not to be trifled with, even by the Yang family. He didn’t want to cause more trouble for the Qin family, especially when dealing with someone who, at a glance, was of a very special background.
Ting Yu naturally put on a high and untouchable air, and walked right past these hostile individuals from the Yang family. The two demon servants did not need to pretend. As born killers, even in the face of numerous pairs of eyes, they still had their icy demeanors. They closely followed behind Ting Yu.
Ting Yu left the place in a high-profile manner under the watchful eyes of all the families. It took a moment for everyone to recover from their astonishment, except for one person who was still somewhat dazed as she watched Ting Yu, protected by two experts….
Naturally, this person was Qin Meng’er, the only person who knew that Chu Mu was a member of the Nightmare Demon Palace.
“Meng’er, what’s wrong?” Qin Chang looked at Qin Meng’er, who seemed a bit odd, and asked puzzledly.
“Alright, don’t stay too long.” Qin Chang didn’t think much about it, left with the other subordinates, and purposely left behind a few servants to accompany Qin Meng’er.
“Miss Meng’er, do you have something to tell me? Is that why you stayed behind?” Yang Shang also didn’t leave immediately. Seeing that Qin Meng’er had stayed, he immediately came over and asked with enthusiasm.
In Gangluo City, Qin Meng’er was the object of many young men’s pursuit, like a small fairy. There were four reasons why Qin Meng’er was so favored by these young men.
The first was that Qin Meng’er was naturally beautiful. There were almost no women in Gangluo City who could compete with her in terms of looks.
Secondly, Qin Meng’er was Miss Qin Jia, highly noble in status and position. Marrying her meant having the backing of the major power, Qin Family.
Thirdly, Qin Meng’er was a famous female disciple of the Luoyu Gate. The Luoyu Gate was way beyond the small Gangluo City, even the reputation of the Ancient Yang family in Luoyu City was not as shining as the Luoyu Gate. Therefore, Qin Meng’er was now the object of these young men’s efforts.
Fourthly, everyone was aware of Qin Meng’er’s character, she had a good temper and was not spoiled, always giving people a warm feeling. This was also the reason why she was called a fairy by the many young nobles in Gangluo City.
Of course, Qin Meng’er didn’t stay at the trading house for the narcissist standing right in front of her. After rolling her eyes at Yang Shang, she walked directly towards the room that the mysterious woman had just left.
Yang Shang, having failed to amuse her, naturally stopped following her to avoid offending the little fairy.
“Young Master Chu, you’re inside, aren’t you?” Qui Meng’er had also purposely dismissed her own subordinates before entering the room.
Chu Mu was indeed inside the room. He had Ting Yu handle all the business transactions to avoid prematurely exposing his identity. However, Chu Mu also knew that Qin Meng’er must have guessed his identity, so he did not hide when he heard her calling for him, and walked out directly.
“What’s the matter?” Chu Mu looked at Qin Meng’er and asked.
“I… I just want to…” Upon seeing Chu Mu, Qin Meng’er’s cheeks flushed several shades, especially when she thought about the time when she had called him a bad guy from the Nightmare Demon Palace in front of him.
“I am from the Nightmare Demon Palace. Please keep this a secret for me.” Chu Mu said to Qin Meng’er lightly. After saying this, he didn’t linger around and directly headed towards the exit of the trading house.
Qin Meng’er had a very good relationship with Chu Mu in the past. After the news of Chu Mu’s assassination spread, Qin Meng’er cried for a long time as well.
Four years had passed, and Qin Meng’er had gradually started to forget about this sad event. However, she never expected Chu Mu to suddenly appear in front of her. The drastic changes over these four years were so substantial that Qin Meng’er didn’t dare to believe it.
These past few days, Qin Meng’er wasn’t able to sleep well. The past always reappeared in her mind, bringing with it pure joy and simplicity.
Then she started thinking about the events that happened in the Broken Forest, making her heart feel strange. After thinking about it, Qin Meng’er felt that the words she said in the Broken Forest must have hurt Chu Mu, or else he wouldn’t have avoided her for the entire month after that.
Upon realizing this, Qin Meng’er felt that she needed to apologize to Chu Mu. Him being able to escape from death must have been incredibly difficult, and he must have had no other choice but to join the Nightmare Demon Palace…
Today, when Qin Meng’er saw Ting Yu, she guessed that Chu Mu might be here.
However, when Qin Meng’er came to apologize, she was met with an indifferent facial expression. The youth in front of her exuded a cold demeanor. His black pupils never showed any emtional fluctuations when they gazed at her. This kind of ignorance and indifference made Qin Meng’er feel wronged like never before.
If Chu Chen was just Chu Chen, Qin Menger might not have felt so upset. But the youth in front of her was Chu Mu, her best friend from four years ago. Thinking about how this friend was treating her like a stranger made it hard for Qin Meng’er to control her emotions, quickly causing tears to well up in her eyes. She began to sob quietly…
Chu Mu had excellent hearing. Hearing the soft whimpering of Qin Meng’er, he turned around, only to see the lovely lady standing tall and elegant, her beautiful figure moving, and her face full of tears, like a pitiful pear blossom in the rain…
“Why are you crying again…” Chu Mu was speechless, confused as to why she was crying when he didn’t even say anything.
The tone of Chu Mu’s voice sounded very strange to Qin Meng’er. It was not comforting at all, rather it seemed impatient. This only made her cry even more disheartedly…
“How can you cry non-stop at such an age? You’re not shy at all to cry in front of this huge crowd.” Chu Mu walked up intending to wipe her tears. But as he suddenly recalled what she had said about him being a bad guy previously, he froze and let his hand fall back down.
Actually, Chu Mu didn’t care about the words that Qin Meng’er had said a while ago. If it weren’t for them being in a similar situation now, he would have forgotten about it entirely. It was just that Qin Meng’er was overthinking things.
When Qin Meng’er was accused of shamelessness by Chu Mu, her cheeks immediately turned red. She wanted to cry, but she was too embarrassed to continue crying…
“Dammit, how dare you bully my sister Meng’er! You, brat, are you not afraid of death?!”
Suddenly, a rude voice broke in. Immediately after, Yang Shang, dressed in a deep yellow robe, rushed in, charging at Chu Mu with the intention of throwing him aside.
Chu Mu stood there unmoving as Yang Shang charged at him. Suddenly, a profound light shone from Chu Mu’s body, forming a semi-transparent soul armor that created a force stopping the raging Yang Shang, and flung him away!
Level 6 Soul Armor, worth five million gold coins, was not something Yang
Shang, that useless person, could break through. After colliding with Chu Mu’s soul armor, Yang Shang was flung away. He ended up flying across the auction stage, crashing into the auctioneer’s feet. The sexy auctioneer let out a yelp, causing the bidders who remained in the room to panic!
Qin Meng’er was stunned, gazing in surprise at the faintly disappearing starlight soul armor on Chu Mu.
“This… this is soul armor!”
Soul Armor is one of the most luxurious of all items, particularly the soul armor that soul pet masters wear. Qin Meng’er had only seen such equipment on highly important figures in Luo region gate. Moreover, Qin Meng’er could tell that the soul armor Chu Mu was wearing was not just some ordinary Level 3 or 4 piece!!
“Damn… damned insolent!!” Yang Shang’s face turned black with anger as he got up from the ground amid people’s astonished gasps, and summoned his soul pet right there in the auction house!
The blood-colored pattern slowly imprinted itself on the ground. Suddenly within the pattern, a striking blood light rose. The next moment, a Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast with large wings appeared dramatically, its strong blood-lust aura spreading wildly, filling the entire auction house!
“A Fifth Rank Fourth Stage Blood Winged Three-eved Beast!!!”
“The Yang Family really splashed out this time, letting a third-generation member control such a soul pet!!
The appearance of the beast of blood-lust caused an immediate stir!
“Give that guy a good lesson!” Yang Shang hadn’t even fully registered how Chu Mu managed to blast him away. There were many members of great families present at the auction house,. Being blasted away in front of everyone, where was Yang Shang supposed to hide his face, especially in front of his favorite Qin Meng’er!
The appearance of the Fifth Rank Fourth Stage Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast instantly intimidated all present. They stared at the soul pet with overwhelming blood-lust flying over their heads, not even daring to breathe!
“What’s going on?” Chu Tianheng, who was still in the auction house, immediately furrowed his brows, focusing on the direction where the Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast was heading.
“It’s… it’s Young Master Chu Mu!” A servant by the side immediately recognised Chu Mu and exclaimed.
“What!” Chu Tianheng’s face changed drastically. Seeing that the Fifth Rank Fourth Stage Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast was about to reach Chu Mu, it was too late for him to summon his soul pet for help!
Watching the Blood Wing Three-eyed Beast flying towards him with murderous intent, Chu Mu’s expression remained frosty, he calmly began chanting a spell…
If it was before, and someone attacked Chu Mu, Qin Meng’er would definitely rush to his defense. However, perhaps because of her experiences in the Broken Forest, she no longer perceived danger as such. As long as she took cover behind Young Master Chu, she didn’t need to summon her soul pet, and the danger would soon be neutralized.
So this time, Qin Meng’er didn’t summon her soul pet either, she instinctively hid behind Chu Mu.
The spell was completed, and the MO Ye without Demon Fire Evil Flame swiftly appeared in front of Chu Mu. His six magnificent tails fully unfurled, forming a terrifying six-tailed lock, and directly hit the Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast fiercely!!
MO Ye was now at the Sixth Rank Fourth Stage, and the power of the six-tailed lock was even more formidable. With its tail sweeping vigorously, the larger Blood Wing Three-eyed Beast, like its owner, was flung away directly. It drew a curve in the auction house and landed in the center of the auction house, rolling to Yang Shang’s feet!
The formidable Blood Winged Three-eyed Beast being sent flying straight away caused the entire auction house to fall silent!!
“It’s the rare Six-tailed Demon Fox!!!”
“What stage is this Six-tailed Demon Fox at? Why can’t we tell at all.. “It seems to be a Fifth Rank Sixth Stage Six-tailed Demon Fox!”
After the silence, a wave of discussion began!
Though MO Ye had already stretched out his body, he still maintained some of Chu Lian’s disguise. He had reached the Sixth Rank Fourth Stage, but appeared as a Fifth Rank Sixth Stage, even the Evil Flame Demon Fire wasn’t deployed.
“Chu Mu!!”
“Young Master Chu Mu…”
The people of Chu Family immediately ran to Chu Mu, but they abruptly stopped halfway, looking somewhat surprised at Chu Mu’s Six-tailed Demon Fox!
“Chu Mu??”
“The son of the fourth son of the Chu family?”
“Chu Mu isn’t that the guy whose first soul pet betrayed him and even at fifteen, he couldn’t summon his own soul pet?”
“Didn’t he die four years ago?”
Hearing the name Chu Mu, the discussions instantly ramped up!!
Almost everyone in Gangluo City knew about Chu Mu’s affairs. Now, seeing the people of the Chu Family calling this shocking young man Chu Mu, they were extremely stunned!! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian
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