Ning Family's Motives
Shi Yue had advanced from the Spirit Transformation Realm to the Void Refining Stage in less than a century. Even a fool could see that he was no ordinary man. Either he possessed some kind of special spiritual constitution, or he was the reincarnation of a powerful cultivator who had seized another's body. Otherwise, his cultivation couldn't have advanced so quickly.
Shi Yue smiled faintly. His gaze swept over everyone present before finally settling on Ning Wuque. "We built the market town together, so naturally we should all prosper together. However, we weren't the only ones putting on this auction. We were forced to step forward, and things haven't been easy for us either!"
Other than Qu Zhiyang, everyone was utterly confused. Forced to step forward? Who could force the Immortal Herb Palace to do anything?
"Fellow Daoist Shi, what do you mean?"
Shi Yue smiled faintly, dipped a finger in some wine, and wrote two characters on the table: "Immortal Clans."
"They didn't want to step forward, and they wouldn't let me explain. But if I didn't, you all would get angry and think that the Immortal Herb Palace and the Qu Family were keeping everything to ourselves. Do you really think the Immortal Herb Palace would be willing to offer ten five-thousand-year-old Rare Spirit Herbs?" Shi Yue drained his cup.
At the sight of the two characters "Immortal Clans," Ning Wuque and the other five all drew in a sharp breath. No wonder the Immortal Herb Palace was so generous as to offer ten five-thousand-year-old Rare Spirit Herbs.
Ning Wuque felt a tangle of emotions. Shi Yue had already been difficult to deal with, and now he had ties to the Immortal Clans. That would make him even harder to kill.
Jiang Dong was stunned.