Meow Meow Auction House

When morning light shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows onto Lin Ziyi's face, the young man's eyelashes trembled slightly, and his reddish-gold eyes slowly opened.

He wanted to sit up, only to discover an arm as fair and tender as a lotus root resting across his pectorals.

Following that slender arm to the side, he saw Tushan Lingling sleeping soundly beside him, one fragrant shoulder exposed.

Through the gaps in the small blanket, her flawless, sweetly scented body could vaguely be seen...

Lin Ziyi's nose felt a little warm.

Although this fox woman was completely devoted to him and adored him deeply,

she was somewhat shy by nature and had not taken the initiative to seduce him, so he had not been in a hurry to force the issue.

Once their relationship grew a little more intimate, it would not be too late to break through that final barrier between them.

Lin Ziyi carefully moved the girl's arm aside, then stood before the floor-to-ceiling window and watched the bustling traffic below.

Some sold breakfast, some formed teams to leave the city and hunt soul beasts, while others carried medicine baskets to gather herbs...

All kinds of people supported the city's most basic operations.

Every now and then, he could also see shameless young nobles leading their slaves through the streets on ropes, as though walking dogs...

Lin Ziyi did not pay much attention to such matters.

Everyone had their own fate.

Many of the nobles' vile customs had endured for thousands of years. They were not something he could overturn so easily.

Besides, he had no interest in politics, nor did he enjoy sympathizing with strangers.

He was only willing to spend his limited energy and emotions on those he cared about and those who cared about him.

Lin Ziyi removed his bathrobe and soaked naked in the hot spring for a while.

Just as he rose, dried himself off, and prepared to put on fresh clothes, a slender jade hand suddenly pressed against his back.

Lin Ziyi turned around and saw Tushan Lingling, dressed in loose silk pajamas, looking at him shyly.

"Hubby~ Shall Lingling help you get dressed?"

Lin Ziyi happily agreed and spread his arms, allowing the Little Fox, who was half a head shorter than him, to dress him.

Just as he was about to help the Little Fox get changed as well, someone suddenly knocked on the door.

Lin Ziyi could only let the blushing Little Fox flee into the bathroom while he went to answer it.

When he opened the door, a plump man in a black suit appeared before him with a beaming smile.

"Good morning, sir. You are as elegant and dashing as this morning's breeze. I trust you slept comfortably and peacefully last night?"

Lin Ziyi nodded in satisfaction.

"The service facilities here are quite comprehensive. I'm very satisfied.

"But you needn't be so polite with me. Just treat me like any other guest."

Babitt chuckled cheerfully.

"By the God of Wealth, you and Miss Fox Immortal are this establishment's most distinguished guests. Naturally, I should attend to you personally.

"If there is anything you need, please tell me freely. I will arrange it for you at once!"

Looking at Babitt's ingratiating smile, Lin Ziyi fell silent for a moment before suddenly asking,

"You... do you know something?"

Seeing the young man's profound gaze and faintly amused expression, Babitt's heart gave a violent lurch!

The next moment, he forced down his panic and struggled to squeeze out a smile, suppressing the tremor in his voice.

"Oh... oh, my God of Wealth, the wind is truly noisy today...

"Your words are like the celestial signs in the heavens, obscure and profound, brimming with unfathomable mysteries. This humble one truly does not understand what you mean..."

Seeing the evasiveness in Babitt's eyes, Lin Ziyi vaguely understood something.

After two seconds of silence, he suddenly hinted at it with his words.

"I don't want anyone to know where my girlfriend and I are going. Understood?"

Babitt immediately understood the young man's unspoken meaning and hurriedly nodded.

"By the God of Wealth, I swear to you! I will never reveal the whereabouts of either of you to anyone!"

Upon hearing that, Lin Ziyi's gentle smile returned.

"I believe you will do it. If you don't, I'll kick your ass to pieces with my boots."

Hearing the hidden threat in the young man's words, Babitt smiled sheepishly.

Lin Ziyi waved Babitt away.

"Go handle your business. My girl and I will go out for a stroll later, so you don't need to worry about us."

"Then I shall not disturb you further. The restaurant is one floor below. You and Miss Fox Immortal may have breakfast before heading out."

With that, Babitt took his leave.

Lin Ziyi turned back and saw Tushan Lingling walking out of the bathroom.

Her white-and-pink Crane Night hanfu from yesterday had been changed into a vintage dark-blue qipao. She seemed a little less gentle and a little more enchanting.

Lin Ziyi nodded approvingly. "Mm, looks great. You'll make me look damn good when we go out!"

Tushan Lingling happily wagged her tail, stepped forward in three quick strides, linked her arm through the young man's, and went downstairs with him for breakfast.

After breakfast, the two left the inn.

Before heading out, Lin Ziyi had heard from Babitt that the Meow Meow Auction House in Barack Royal City would be auctioning off some good items today.

Lin Ziyi happened to want to observe the procedures and details of a proper auction, and perhaps see whether he could pick up any treasures along the way.

As they strolled toward the auction house, they saw quite a few things they wanted to buy. His original 399 Gold Soul Coins quickly dropped to 390.

In order to help him save money, the Little Fox did not buy many things she wanted and spent only one Gold Soul Coin on a floral Western-style dress.

Lin Ziyi spent the remaining eight Gold Soul Coins on all sorts of strange little trinkets.

When the two arrived in the eastern district of the city, they spotted a massive cat sign from afar!

A pink cat paw pad was posed adorably alongside a cartoon cat image, making it exceptionally eye-catching.

Beneath the sign stood a gigantic cat-head-shaped building. It was precisely the "Meow Meow Auction House" Babitt had mentioned!

"This auction house certainly has character."

Lin Ziyi exclaimed in admiration and led Tushan Lingling straight to the auction house entrance.

What delighted the young man even more was that various cat-girl cosplayers could be seen everywhere outside the entrance.

However, their stiff cat ears and lifeless cat tails made it clear that they were not real cat-girls.

After all, although cat women and fox women did exist on the Douluo Continent, they were extremely rare.

They were either members of specific races with scarce populations, or Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts that had taken human form, like Xiao Wu.

Of course, the former were certainly somewhat more numerous than the latter, but they were still as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

That was why people in the original work had been willing to pay high prices for cat women at auctions...

Although the cat women before him were all played by humans, it did not affect Lin Ziyi's appreciation of their curvy figures.

Of course, he simply found them pleasing to the eye. Compared to the exceptional Fox Demon at his side, they were nowhere close!

The two arrived at the auction entrance, where two fake cat-girls responsible for receiving guests suddenly stopped them.

"Excuse me, do you have an auction house funds verification card? Without one, you cannot participate in the auction."

"A funds verification card? What's that?" Lin Ziyi openly displayed his confusion.

The Scottish Fold cat-girl on the left patiently explained,

"Those with reserve funds exceeding 50 Gold Soul Coins for a single auction may obtain a Bronze Verification Card.

"Those exceeding 100 Gold Soul Coins may obtain a Silver Verification Card. Those exceeding 200 Gold Soul Coins may obtain a Gold Verification Card.

"Those exceeding 500 Gold Soul Coins may obtain a Diamond Verification Card!

"You may register for verification at the funds verification counter to the left~"

The cat-girl with triangular ears on the right looked at the young man's country-bumpkin appearance and could not resist mocking him.

"You came to an auction without even understanding the most basic rules?

"Our auction house does not welcome lowly commoners like you who are both poor and uneducated!"