"You little fool, where did you get so much money?" Cold-Blooded Fifth couldn't help but ask.
"This is hardly much, just a little bit. I have plenty more. I plan to go to the auction house tomorrow to buy some things!" Ye Lang said nonchalantly.
Now that he'd come to Dragon City, the Imperial City of the Vermilion Bird Empire, how could he miss the opportunity to go to the auction house? For Ye Lang, that would be an absolutely unforgivable mistake!
"You call this a little bit? Little one, how much money do you have?" Cold-Blooded Seventh looked at Ye Lang and asked curiously. If so many gold coins are considered a little bit, then what would be considered a lot?
"I... I can't tell you. You can't flaunt your money. I'm not that stupid!" Ye Lang tidied up and gave the Puppet Girl the Space Ring that originally belonged to Cold-Blooded Thirteenth, transferring some of his wealth into it so that it would be easier to squander it.
Now, the Puppet Girl is basically him; there's not much difference between putting her on him and putting her on himself!
"... Didn't you say you wanted to become a Prodigal Son? Why would Prodigal Son care about whether his money is leaking or not?" Cold-Blooded Seventh coaxed.
"Tch, Prodigal Son is just spending money on himself, it doesn't mean he has to tell everyone, 'I'm rich, I'm rich!' That's the behavior of a nouveau riche!!" Ye Lang said disdainfully.
"... Then tell me, roughly how much do you have, and how many times more than this?" Cold-Blooded Seventh seemed very interested in this and tried every means to find out.
Does this mean that all women want to understand these things?
"I don't know. I only know that I have several hundred times more gold coins than here," Ye Lang said after a moment of thought.
He wasn't really sure how much money he had; he only knew that he had about several hundred thousand gold coins in his Space Ring!
"Several hundred times? Does that mean you have hundreds of thousands? Impossible, you must be joking." Cold-Blooded Seventh's eyes lit up as if they had turned into gold coins, but if you looked closely, you would find that she was just joking and she didn't think Ye Lang was serious.
If Ye Lang had only said it was ten times, she would have believed it, but to say it was several hundred times was unbelievable. There weren't many people in the world with that much wealth, and she believed Ye Lang wasn't among them.
"I'm warning you, don't even think about taking my gold coins, or I'll fight you to the death!!" Ye Lang said immediately, like a miser, determined not to give anyone any money.
However, he soon said something that left everyone speechless—
"These are all for my extravagant spending; I can't give them to anyone else!!"
"..."
"You can lose to me, take care of me..." Cold-Blooded Seventh said in a very seductive and provocative manner.
Cold-Blooded Fifth looked coldly at Cold-Blooded Seventh, and a murderous aura suddenly appeared. It was unclear whether she was protecting Ye Lang or simply didn't want anyone to tempt Ye Lang.
The murderous aura made Cold-Blooded Seventh tremble slightly. Just as she was about to say something, the murderous aura suddenly disappeared. This was not because Cold-Blooded Fifth had figured things out, but simply because Ye Lang said a sentence!
"Being kept by a sugar daddy/sugar baby? What's that?"
"..."
"Being kept means you support me and give me money to spend!"
"Why should I support you and give you money? You're nobody to me."
"Because I'm beautiful, you can keep me as a mistress!"
"You are pretty, but does that matter? Besides, if we're talking about pretty, you're not even as pretty as Fatty, so why would I keep you as a mistress?"
"..."
"Talking to this little fool like this is just asking for trouble!" Cold-Blooded Fifth thought to herself with a smirk. At this moment, she felt very comfortable and pleased!
Fatty? I'm not even as fat as a Fatty! If you're going to lie, at least come up with a good reason. Forget it, I'm not going to tease this little one anymore. I'm just asking for trouble!
Cold-Blooded Seventh thought Ye Lang was lying. She didn't know that the Fatty Ye Lang was talking about was Zhen Xiaoyan. However, the current Zhen Xiaoyan was indeed much prettier than she looked now.
Perhaps, when she reveals her true colors, she might be prettier than Zhen Xiaoyan, but she might still not be as pretty!
The next day, Ye Lang got up very early, wanting to leave Cold-Blooded Fifth behind and run straight to the auction house. However, he didn't succeed, Cold-Blooded Fifth still followed him.
Not only Cold-Blooded Fifth, but also Cold-Blooded Seventh came along, saying that they wanted to keep an eye on Ye Lang, their nominal cousin!
"What's your name? My name is..." At the auction house, Ye Lang needed to fill out some forms as a formality, but the most basic question—his name—stumped him.
"Little Five, what's my name?" Ye Lang asked in a low voice.
"..." Cold-Blooded Fifth knew Ye Lang didn't care, but he didn't expect him to not even remember his name. "Your current name is Lady Maqu, the Miss Thirteenth of the Mach Family. You are eighteen years old this year. You don't know martial arts or magic, but you have some knowledge of alchemy. Cold-Blooded Seventh Xue Qi is your cousin, Xue Qi."
Cold-Blooded Fifth began reading out the information, but Ye Lang didn't really listen, because he had already filled out the form and entered the auction house when he heard the name.
The Mach Family in the Cold-Blooded Fifth is not a fabrication, but a real family. However, it is also possible to say that this Lineage exists or does not exist.
Because the Mach Family is a cover for the Cold-Blooded Group, and like the Cold-Blooded Group, it has a long history. Because of this, no one would suspect it.
Because they operate under the cover of the Cold-Blooded Group, the Mach Family has always been very mysterious, yet they possess formidable power. After all, being a cover for the Cold-Blooded Group, their strength should not be underestimated.
However, after this, the Mach Family will no longer be mysterious and unknown, because Ye Lang is going to become the Miss Thirteenth of this Lineage, which means that she will inevitably become known to everyone.
This time, Ye Lang is going to the auction house, and naturally, he will spend money in a high-profile manner, making it difficult for others to find out!
If it were the old Cold-Blooded Group, they probably wouldn't have let Ye Lang so recklessly. They would have stopped his behavior and made him stay put for the next few days.
This time, however, things are different. They are going to reveal the Mach Family as their trump card. Once it is revealed, the Mach Family will be exposed and will no longer be able to hide it.
This time, the Cold-Blooded Group wants to use the painstakingly cultivated Mach Family to ensure the success of the mission. One can imagine how high the price will be!
The saying goes, "An army is raised for a thousand days to be used for one. "The Mach Family, which has been established for so many generations, is also a weapon, a weapon that is not easily used!
But at crucial moments, a weapon is a weapon, and it should be used to fulfill its purpose, rather than being left to rot in our hands until the very end. Otherwise, the existence of such a weapon would be a tragedy.
However, although losing the Mach Family will weaken the Cold-Blooded Group, this can be cultivated, and the foundation of the Cold-Blooded Group is still there!