Heaven-Sent Venus

"Wei Lin?"

Xu Zishuai scratched at his brow and reached out to feel Liang Qu's forehead.

Liang Qu leaned back to avoid him. "Senior Brother, what are you doing?"

"I thought your fever had muddled your head and wanted to take a look for you. What's with that look? I studied medicine at Evergreen Medical Hall too. They call me Pingyang Prefecture's Jade Tree Graceful Little Divine Doctor, the eighteenth-generation heir of the Supreme Unity Divine Needle. One needle down, and I can prick even the dead back to life."

"How come I never learned that?"

"Your heart wasn't sincere, so Shopkeeper Chen didn't teach you." Xu Zishuai lowered his hand, turned to pick up a lychee and pop it into his mouth, then mumbled, "Wei Lin's faction doesn't get along with General Xu's. How did you think of having Wei Lin bid for it?"

"Only if he wins it will I have a chance. Or, forget Wei Lin—Grandmaster Wu from He Prefecture could take it instead. But he's clearly weaker than Wei Lin, so the odds aren't high."

Xiang ChangSong was puzzled. "What chance does Junior Brother want?"

"The Dragonfolk have a strand of Sunflame Long Qi, but its attribute doesn't suit them, so they entrusted me with finding an opportunity to exchange it. Wishful for Wishful, if possible; otherwise, we can discuss something else."

The entire venue was startled.

The Dragonfolk had Long Qi? After turning it over in their minds a few times, everyone understood the meaning behind Liang Qu's earlier words.

Liang Qu had spoken with Lu Jia earlier precisely to learn about the information on each bidder.

Grandmaster Wu's grandson and Wei Lin shared one thing in common: both cultivated fire-attribute techniques! When Heavenly Water Morning Dew had been obtained, the court had fought Northern