Where Is Your Ice-Cold Persona?

"One thousand spirit stones going once, one thousand spirit stones going twice, one thousand spirit stones three times, sold!"

Ultimately, this bottle of Spirit Nurturing Pills sold for one thousand spirit stones. The competition was so fierce that it was truly astounding.

Xia Wantang did not participate in the bidding. The Xia Family owned numerous shops and real estate, making them quite wealthy. Spirit stones were not in short supply for them, and ordinary pills were not hard to buy.

By comparison, cultivation techniques were far scarcer.

Plus, the original owner's parents belonged to a branch family. The main family would never casually hand over scarce resources like cultivation techniques to them.

In addition, Xia Wantang planned to bid on a Heaven Grade cultivation technique, preferably one that was rare and practical.

Immediately afterward, the third lot was presented.

Host, Host, this lot is immensely beneficial to the Supreme Yin Demonic Physique, you must win it!

Xia Wantang looked up to see a pale-blue demonic core.

The demonic qi upon it was not as dense as the previous one, and it looked rather turbid. Its tier was far inferior to the Spirit Feather Fox demonic core, being only Heaven Grade Sixth Tier.

So why was the system so excited? That was because this was a wind-attribute demonic core.

The wind attribute belonged to mutated attributes and was extremely rare. Xia Wantang never expected to stumble upon one just like this.

"The third lot is a Wind Wolf Demonic Core, Heaven Grade Sixth Tier. It can be used to refine pills, draw spiritual talismans, or be refined directly. It is also immensely beneficial to cultivators with a Wind Spirit Root. The starting bid is two thousand spirit stones!"

This starting bid could not be considered low. Moreover, the Wind Spirit Root was inherently a mutated spirit root, possessed by very few cultivators, so the demand for it was not high.

Furthermore, most cultivators with a Wind Spirit Root possessed decent talent, allowing them to join sects and secure good cultivation resources without having to rely on demonic cores.

Demonic cores were only truly valuable to the Demon Race.

Coupled with a hefty starting bid, for a moment, not a single person shouted a price.

Xia Wantang looked left and right, then unhurriedly called out:

"Two thousand spirit stones."

She bid right at the starting line, looking as though she were merely bidding casually.

Yet Xiao Rui still felt it was strange:

The Saintess possesses an Ice Spirit Root; what does she want this wind-attribute demonic core for?

Combined with the Earth Grade cultivation technique she had previously bought and her suddenly soaring cultivation base, the more Xiao Rui thought about it, the more he felt that there must be an unknown secret hidden within the Saintess.

Regarding this, Xia Wantang was not actually worried.

Even if she knew what Xiao Rui was thinking, she would only smile seductively:

Hoh, man, you are in danger.

When a man develops curiosity about a woman, he is not far from falling in love with her.

"Two thousand spirit stones going once, two thousand spirit stones going twice, two thousand spirit stones three times, sold!"

After winning two treasures, Xia Wantang rarely participated in the bidding afterward.

As for Xiao Rui, he bought some spiritual herbs and materials for refining pills, basically sitting out the bidding for other treasures.

Xia Wantang understood it in her heart: Understandable, he's the Son of Destiny after all. The items at this auction are quite ordinary, so he probably didn't take a fancy to any of them.

Just as the auction was drawing to a close, she finally waited for a Heaven Grade Fourth Tier cultivation technique—the Nine Heavens Sword Technique.

The Nine Heavens Sword Technique was very suitable for beginners, and its grade was not low. Every move and form did not look like an offensive sword technique, but rather resembled self-defense arts.

The moment this cultivation technique was presented, Xia Wantang felt her heart stir:

This was simply a match made in heaven for the original owner's parents!

"This lot is the Heaven Grade Fourth Tier Nine Heavens Sword Technique. The starting bid is two thousand spirit stones!"

This sword technique was suitable for the majority of cultivators with low cultivation bases, making it relatively sought-after.

The moment the auctioneer's voice fell, someone had already shouted a price:

"Two thousand five hundred spirit stones!"

Goodness, raising it by five hundred right off the bat, talk about being loaded.

However, regarding this cultivation technique, Xia Wantang was determined to win it:

"Three thousand spirit stones!"

Expensive was expensive, but if worse came to worst, after returning to the Xia Family, she would make the head of the Xia Family bleed a little more.

Right now, the Xia Family was counting on her to climb up in the Azure Cloud Palace and achieve prominence, which meant the right to speak rested entirely in her hands. Naturally, she had the capital to negotiate prices.

Soon, another bidder called out a price once more:

"Three thousand five hundred spirit stones!"

Xia Wantang followed up without the slightest hesitation:

"Four thousand spirit stones!"

While Xia Wantang was bidding fiercely, Xiao Rui beside her found it even more peculiar:

"Elder Sword, I truly cannot make sense of these three items the Saintess has bid on."

"Hmph hmph, look at you, brat—you simply lack experience! The Saintess of the Azure Cloud Palace has suddenly descended the mountain, so she must have important business, such as returning home to visit family. I estimate that the low-grade cultivation techniques and demonic cores she bought are meant for her family members to cultivate with, aren't they?"

Hearing this, Xiao Rui was taken aback: That's right, the Saintess seems to hail from a city in the far east.

"I didn't expect her to be so filial."

Xiao Rui's mother was very mysterious; ever since he was born, he had never seen her again.

As for his father, he had passed away when Xiao Rui was very young. Yet he always felt that his parents' identities were definitely not simple; otherwise, why would the family heirloom jade pendant contain the soul of Elder Sword?

Regarding this, however, Elder Sword said not a word. Whenever asked, he would only say the time had not yet come and heavenly secrets must not be leaked.

Host obtained 5 favorability with Xiao Rui. Current favorability: 30. Converted to 50 faith points.
Host obtained 5 favorability with Elder Sword. Current favorability: 15. Converted to 0.5 faith points.

Hearing the system's favorability notification sound, Xia Wantang's first reaction was:

Awesome! My next ten-draw is secured.

Instantly, she felt somewhat bewildered:

"Why did my favorability suddenly go up?"

Could they have been overthinking something on their own? How weird.

"Oh well, who cares. An increase is a good thing anyway."

Right at that moment, the bidding for the Nine Heavens Sword Technique also concluded, and Xia Wantang ultimately secured it at the price of six thousand spirit stones.

"Tch, it went over budget. When I get back, I'm definitely making those old fogies bleed, and then using my other identity to beat them up fiercely to vent the original owner's anger."

The original owner's personality was cowardly and timid.

The people of the Azure Cloud Palace did not understand her very well, but the members of the Xia Family were extremely familiar with her.

If her personality changed too drastically all of a sudden, it would not make sense either.

After the auction ended, Xia Wantang was led by a young attendant to collect the treasures she had won.

Because this auction was not particularly high-end, being merely an ordinary auction, the confidentiality maintained was also mediocre. The VIPs went to retrieve their auction items together.

The two of them had the closest seating, so Xia Wantang naturally ended up walking with Xiao Rui.

After collecting their auction items, the two walked together toward the entrance of the auction house.

Right outside the entrance was a small alley, and the two of them happened to be heading the same way yet again. The alley was narrow to begin with, making it inevitable that they walked quite close to each other.

Catching the faint, cold fragrance drifting from beside him, Xiao Rui's heart tightened:

This was his first time coming into such close contact with the Saintess, and the scent on her was truly pleasant.

Turning his head slightly, Xia Wantang's flawless face came into view.

At that moment, the other party also happened to turn her head to look, her amber pupils as clear as glazed beads. Because they were so close, even the tiny hairs on the other party's skin were clearly visible.

The beauty lowered her gaze, her complexion like lotus petals and her skin like congealed honey, causing his heartbeat to stall.

Host obtained 2 favorability with Xiao Rui. Current favorability: 32. Converted to 20 faith points.

Hearing the favorability broadcast, Xia Wantang knew it was time to pierce through the other's identity, or else she would have no excuse to keep following him afterward:

"You are... Junior Brother Xiao?"

Hearing this, Xiao Rui was taken aback, his tone carrying five parts delight and five parts disbelief as he said:

"Saintess, you still remember me?"

Xia Wantang curved the corners of her lips into a sly smile:

"When I heard you bidding just now, I thought your voice sounded a bit familiar. Coupled with the fact that your height is also similar, I didn't expect it to actually be you."

"Junior Brother Xiao, I didn't expect you to come to the auction as well, and acting so mysterious at that. It seems you harbor quite a few secrets ~"

Wait a minute, Host, your way of speaking is wrong! Where is your ice-cold persona??