The next day, at noon, Jiang Liu appeared at the Ascension Tower. Today, the disciples of the Exotic Beast Valley were going to auction off the tamed Exotic Beast.
As soon as he entered the Ascension Tower, he heard a cacophony of voices and noise everywhere. Jiang Liu glanced around and thought that before the auction started, he might be able to find a disciple of the Exotic Beast Valley.
I went straight up to the second floor and found that there were far fewer people there. A waitress came up to me and asked, "Sir, how can I help you?"
"I'd like to ask, where are the disciples of the Exotic Beast Valley?"
"Sir, I'm sorry! The disciples of the Exotic Beast Valley are very busy right now and probably won't be available. You'll see them when the auction starts later," the waitress said apologetically.
Jiang Liu nodded without saying anything. He had already guessed this would be the outcome; he was just trying his luck. He then went into the private room and waited quietly for the auction to begin.
On the fifth floor of the Ascension Tower, a young man with deep-set eyes and a peculiar appearance sat in a secret room. Opposite him sat an old man dressed in a gray robe, with white hair and a faint, emanating vitality. He was probably nearing the end of his life.
"Mo Yi, what are you doing here causing trouble?"
"Grandpa Murong, you're wronging me. I'm here to patronize your business!" Mo Yi said, looking like he had been wronged.
"Take care of my business? I'd be grateful if you didn't cause trouble. What? You haven't caused enough trouble in Qi Province? Why did you come all the way to Yunzhou?" Murong Lie said with a look of disbelief.
"What's with this tamed Exotic Beast? Doesn't your Exotic Beast Valley strictly prohibit the sale of them to outsiders? Aren't you afraid your old man will cause you trouble?"
"This is the one I tamed on the road without reporting it in the valley, so my father couldn't find it on me."
"You tamed it so easily? I hope there won't be any problems. Don't ruin my reputation."
"How could I dare! It's not even a high-ranking one, just a sixth-grade. I've already taken care of it. I definitely won't tarnish your reputation."
"That's fine. Are you that desperate for money? You're even willing to do this kind of business?"
"It's not just a shortage, it's a severe shortage. If Grandpa Murong would lend me a few hundred thousand taels, I can cancel this auction."
"Several hundred thousand taels? You think this Ascension Tower is mine?! You dare to ask for that much!"
"That's it then, the auction will have to proceed as scheduled!" Mo Yi said nonchalantly.
"Even if you auction off the Exotic Beast, you won't get that much money!"
"I not only auctioned off the Exotic Beast, but also the basic cultivation techniques of our Exotic Beast Valley!"
"What? You're really being ridiculous?" Murong Lie stood up and said, his aura almost uncontrollable, which showed how shocked he was by this matter.
"Grandpa Murong, don't get agitated. This wasn't my idea; it was my father's!"
"Your father? How could that be?"
"Grandpa Murong, please don't ask anymore. This auction of cultivation techniques was indeed my father's idea. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to do it even if I had the guts! As for auctioning the Exotic Beast, it was just something I did on the side."
"Alright! You have your own ideas! Anyway, this is your Exotic Beast Valley's business, so I won't interfere anymore."
Mo Yi thought, "I don't want to either!" But the Exotic Beast Valley has been closed for almost ten years, and now the youngest person in the Exotic Beast Valley is Mo Yi. However, although Mo Yi looks young, he is actually almost forty years old.
There's no other way but to resort to this strategy: spread the martial arts manual throughout the martial Jianghu to avoid being discovered by other forces.
After all, the Jianghu is currently in turmoil and unpredictable; a slight misstep could lead to disaster. Only Mo Yi, who has always been lawless and unruly, can step forward.
Because of this auction, Mo Yi holds one in every state.
The Beast Mastery Art of the Exotic Beast Valley are quite unique. Once you've mastered the basics, the Exotic Beast Valley has a way to find you. Moreover, mastering them is extremely difficult, as it's related to Bloodline and spiritual power.
Before long, the auction finally began, with Murong Yin once again serving as the auctioneer.
Seeing Murong Yin again and hearing her voice, Jiang Liu no longer felt the same amazement he had felt upon first meeting her. The auction began smoothly, without any surprises at first; the items being auctioned were mostly just filler, given that it was a hastily organized auction.
The most crucial moment has finally arrived. "Now we will auction the highlight of this auction: the sixth-grade exotic Exotic Beast, the Giant Strength Demonic Ape."
"This Giant Strength Demonic Ape has already been tamed, so I don't need to introduce it further. However, there's a surprise to share: if you bid on this ape, Exotic Beast owner will provide you with a method to control it."
As soon as Murong Yin finished speaking, the scene erupted in excitement. What a pleasant surprise! They hadn't expected that just wanting to buy a tamed Exotic Beast would come with a complimentary service.
"The auction will now begin, starting at 50,000 taels, with each bid increment not less than 1,000 taels."
"Sixty thousand taels!" A martial artist in the hall spoke first.
"Seventy thousand taels" was immediately taken by someone else.
"Ten thousand taels! When will you stop adding ten thousand at a time?" A boastful voice came from a private room on the fourth floor.
Immediately, everyone knew that it was Pang Chunlong, the young master Pang.
"Pang Chunlong, stop embarrassing yourself and go home! 110,000 taels." Then a voice came from the private room on the fourth floor.
Wow! Everyone in the hall exclaimed in surprise. It seemed like there was going to be a good show today. That voice definitely belonged to Feng Yifeng, the bald guy.
Sure enough, as soon as Feng Yi finished speaking, Pang Chunlong's voice rang out, "Baldy Feng, you think you're worthy of competing with me? 120,000 taels!"
"Pang Chunlong, go home and stop making a fool of yourself here. 150,000 taels." During this time, his interactions with Jiang Liu had made him much more open-minded, and he was no longer so fixated on his bald head.
Today, Feng Yi is sitting in the private room with Feng Qijia. He has probably been following Xiahou Yi around and felt bored since she didn't pay much attention to him, so he came out with his cousin today.
"Is this Pang Chunlong Pang Li's cousin?"
I guess so!
What do you mean by "consider it?"
Have you ever seen Pang Li pay any attention to Pang Chunlong?
"No, not at all!"
"So, who knows what their relationship is?"
"Two hundred thousand taels!" A voice came from a private room on the second floor.
"Huh! Brother Jiang also wants to buy this?" Feng Yi asked, somewhat puzzled, upon hearing the voice.
"Two hundred thousand? That's treating money way too lightly. Even a well-tamed Exotic Beast would be overpriced at over one hundred thousand, this is double the price?"
"Yes! I wonder which young master is so generous."
The hall immediately erupted in discussion.
"Two hundred thousand taels, last time! Sold!" Murong Yin made the final decision.
Ultimately, no one made a bid, and Jiang Liu won the auction with a single bid. The auction concluded successfully.
In Pang Chunlong's private room, Pang Chunlong angrily shouted at the old man beside him, "Third Uncle, why did you stop me from bidding on it?"
"Because it's not worth it! Your father was furious about that cultivation manual you bought last time, you know that."
"If you buy this Exotic Beast now, aren't you afraid your dad won't let you go out for a month?"
"Uh!" Pang Chunlong paused for a moment, then didn't say anything more.
This time, Murong Yin personally delivered a thin book to Jiang Liu's private room.
Murong Yin knocked on Jiang Liu's private room door, and Jiang Liu gestured to the waitress next to him to open the door.
The door opened, Murong Yin walked in. He gave a slight bow and said, "Young Master, I've brought you what you ordered. As for the Exotic Beast, you'll have to go and pick it up yourself."
Jiang Liu hadn't felt much awe looking at Murong Yin from a distance, but now, up close, he realized how truly beautiful Murong Yin. However, he didn't pay much attention; his purpose in taking the picture was the beast-controlling technique.
Jiang Liu casually took the book that Murong Yin handed him, then flipped through it. "Ding! Found Mystic Grade, Low Rank cultivation technique, Beast Mastery Art (Basic Chapter). Do you want to add it?"
"Yes!" Jiang Liu confirmed, then looked at Murong Yin, "Miss Murong, is there anything else?"
Upon hearing this, Murong Yin looked at Jiang Liu with surprise, wondering if there were still young people who didn't want to be alone with him these days. Then he realized that Jiang Liu probably wanted to be different and pique his curiosity.
"I wanted to confirm when the young master will go to receive that Exotic Beast."
"Oh! I see! Is it alright if I stay with you for now?"
"That's no problem. Serving Ascension Tower customers wholeheartedly is our mission!"
"That's good. I'll come back another day to receive the Exotic Beast!"
"Very well, we await your arrival, young master!" With that, Murong Yin left the private room.
Jiang Liu followed him out of the private room. As soon as he stepped outside, he ran into Feng Yi, who was waiting at the door, and Feng Qijia, who was with him.