The moment Ye Qiu's mask fell off, Ning Rongrong saw his appearance clearly and was somewhat surprised.
'This guy isn't bad looking at all.'
"Brother! Are you alright?" Xiao Lan dropped what she was holding and anxiously hugged Ye Qiu's head, trying to make him look up.
"I'm fine." Ye Qiu rubbed his eyes, looked up, his azure eyes bloodshot.
"Uncle Jian, let it go." Ning Fengzhi put his hand in front of Ye Qiu, signaling Sword Douluo to stop.
"Rongrong's words were indeed a bit much!"
"Fengzhi, I'm not blind or deaf. Rongrong was quite frightened just now, so consider this a lesson!"
Sword Douluo cherished Ning Rongrong dearly and didn't want her to suffer any injustice.
However, he could still distinguish right from wrong.
He didn't want to argue any further. He
turned to look at Ning Rongrong.
"Rongrong, are you alright? Rongrong?"
"Huh?" Ning Rongrong heard the call, came back to her senses, and her face flushed slightly.
"I...I'm fine, I just saw some scary things!" She patted the empty shell in front of her.
"You're all bad people! You wanted to sell Xiao Lan, and you bullied my brother! I...Xiao Lan hate you!" Xiao Lan clung to Ye Qiu like a koala, wrapping her legs around his waist, as if trying to protect him.
"..." Hearing her words, Ye Qiu fell silent. She was still just a child. He gently patted her and released her. "Don't worry, it's alright!"
He then explained to Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi.
"Don't worry, seniors, I only used a small illusion; it won't harm your daughter."
"Hmph! If it weren't for that, you'd already be a corpse!" Sword Douluo sneered, standing with his hands
behind his back. "This junior thanks seniors for showing mercy!"
Ye Qiu hadn't expected
that the talkative girl was actually the little witch Ning Rongrong.
Her verbal skills were indeed impressive.
The situation calmed down, and everyone returned to their previous state. The auction for the catgirl twins was also coming to an end.
*Clang!* The gavel fell, and the announcer's voice echoed throughout the hall.
"Congratulations to Earl Sadio for winning the pair of catgirls for 880,000 gold soul coins!"
'Sadio? What a coincidence.' Ye Qiu looked across at the man sitting opposite him, a portly middle-aged man with a face full of fat.
Looking at him, Ye Qiu's eyes welled up again, and he blinked unconsciously.
"Brother! Let Xiao Lan heal you!" A gentle breeze blew warm air towards Ye Qiu's eyes.
"Okay!" Ye Qiu nodded in agreement. At this moment, he couldn't use his soul bone skill, lest it cause unforeseen complications.
Xiao Lan gently covered his eyes with her hand, and a yellow soul ring flashed from her body.
First Soul Skill, Endless Life!
A shimmering green light appeared in her hand, and a dense life force entered his eyes. In a short while, Ye Qiu felt himself fully recovered.
Beside him, Ning Fengzhi and his daughter both turned to look at them.
Just now, through the fluctuations of soul power emanating from Ye Qiu, Ning Fengzhi had already estimated his cultivation level. He had thought he was already a genius, but he hadn't expected this little girl to be even more outstanding! She
was very likely to possess innate full soul power!
Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, kept glancing at Ye Qiu's profile. When she saw the soul rings on Xiao Lan, she was somewhat surprised, as she had only recently obtained her second soul ring.
'I wonder which family these two belong to? If they are commoners...' Ning Fengzhi already had the intention of recruiting them. For the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School at its current state, replenishing its manpower was still very necessary.
"The next item to be auctioned! It's a soul bone!"
The host's voice pulled Ning Fengzhi's thoughts back to the auction.
Behind the host, a scantily clad maid placed a brocade box on the table.
"Ladies and gentlemen! This soul bone is a rare head soul bone from a four-thousand-year-old Jade-Eyed Cloud-Winged Tiger."
He opened the box, his face turning green instantly, a vibrant green light emanating from it, drawing the attention of every soul master present.
"After joint appraisal by the appraisers, it has been named the Spirit Dispersion Shock Skull. It possesses the ability to attack and disrupt the mind of enemies!"
"Enough said. Everyone knows how rare soul bones, especially skulls, are. The starting bid is one million gold soul coins, with each bid increment no less than one hundred thousand gold soul coins!"
*Clap!* "The auction begins!"
"One million five hundred thousand gold soul coins!"
Right from the start, someone immediately added five hundred thousand gold soul coins—a terrifying price, but the rarity of the soul bone still drew crowds.
The price continued to rise, soon breaking the two million mark.
In the VIP section, Xiao Lan's eyes were already sparkling as she began calculating, "Brother~ how much food can two million buy?"
"Hehe. You little glutton, after the auction, I'll buy you whatever you want to eat!" He pinched her nose and shook it.
Slightly hurt, she glared at Ye Qiu. "Brother, you hurt me! I won't heal you next time~"
"So this soul bone was consigned by you, young man. You're quite accomplished at such a young age!" Ning Fengzhi overheard their conversation.
"It's nothing special, just a lucky find!" Ye Qiu replied with a smile, neither humble nor arrogant.
His gaze swept over Ning Rongrong, noticing her slight panic and evasive eyes, but Ye Qiu didn't take it to heart.
"Your luck is truly amazing!" Ning Fengzhi exclaimed, knowing Ye Qiu didn't want to elaborate.
His hand was already on the button beside him.
"Five million!" the host's booming voice rang out.
"Someone in the red VIP area has bid five million gold soul coins!"
"Any higher bids?" He simply asked and then waited quietly. In fact, five million was already a significant overpayment.
Those around him saw that it was Ning Fengzhi who had made the bid, and that the price was already quite high; there was no need to raise the price further. If they failed, they would only needlessly offend the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"Five million for the first time! Five million for the second time! Five million for the third time!"
*Crack!* The hammer struck with a satisfying thud. "Sold! Congratulations to the red VIP for acquiring this head soul bone!"
Ye Qiu only reacted after hearing the hammer strike.
"Senior, aren't you being a bit too extravagant?"
"Hehe... Soul bones are rare and hard to come by, so of course I have to make the most of it!" Although Ning Fengzhi wouldn't let his daughter absorb it, his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was wealthy and powerful; he could always use it if he bought it.
"I wonder which family you two siblings come from? Perhaps I have some connection with your elders."
"We are just commoners." Ye Qiu understood his thoughts and spoke frankly about his origins.
"I see." Ning Fengzhi was about to say something more when Xiao Lan's voice interrupted him.
"Brother! I want that!"
"Hmm?"
Ye Qiu looked in the direction she was pointing and saw that it was the next item to be auctioned after the soul bone.
There was a tray on the auctioneer's table with a small brocade box containing a black object.
"What's that?" Ye Qiu looked at her curiously.
"Xiao Lan doesn't know either, but I just want it~" She lightly touched her lips with her index finger, tilting her head slightly—it was her intuition.
"Okay, brother will buy it for you."
Ye Qiu readily agreed.
Xiao Lan's intuition couldn't be unfounded; perhaps it was some kind of fortuitous encounter.
Anyway, money wasn't an issue!
(End of Chapter)