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Ning Fengzhi nodded, deep in thought.

If he could recruit this boy into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, or obtain the blueprints for making them...

Forget it. How could Tang Hao's son possibly join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

"Second auction item—" As Hiding Sand Shadow's sale concluded, the auctioneer began announcing the second item.

The second item soon appeared in the center of the auction stage. It was a pale purple blade of grass no larger than a thumb. The auctioneer introduced it, "This is a Heavenly Azure Flower, a precious medicinal herb from our Douluo Continent. Its roots have already reached a length of one zhang. Judging by its quality, it is already a thousand-year-grade herb. It is exceptionally effective for treating hidden injuries. The starting bid is five thousand Gold Soul Coins, and each increase must be no less than five hundred Gold Soul Coins!"

Tang San was surprised to discover that this Heavenly Azure Flower looked exactly like the ordinary ones he had seen before, except its color was slightly lighter.

He had never expected the Heavenly Azure Flowers here to grow like this!

Heavenly Azure Flowers had a root-length limit. Only when their roots grew within one zhang could they absorb the essence of the earth and mature.

Though it was not an immortal herb, it was still an extremely rare, top-grade medicinal plant.

Tang San dearly wanted to bid on it. As a member of the Tang Sect, he was highly knowledgeable about medicinal properties.

But he did not have that much money.

Ning Fengzhi seemed to have noticed his predicament and gestured for him not to worry.

"Five thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

"Five thousand five hundred Gold Soul Coins!"

"Seven thousand Gold Soul Coins!"

The bidding was fierce. The Heavenly Azure Flower had tremendous medicinal value and was rarely seen, so it was highly sought after.

Tang San watched from below for a while and found that Ning Fengzhi had actually bid eight thousand Gold Soul Coins. Clearly, in Tang San's eyes, this uncle did not seem short on money at all.

Sure enough, the auctioneer shouted, "Eight thousand Gold Soul Coins, going once! Eight thousand Gold Soul Coins, going twice..."

Suddenly, a voice called out from Xue Qinghe's black private room, "Eight thousand five hundred Gold Soul Coins!"

The moment a voice came from Black Room Number One, the entire auction house fell silent.

This was Black Room Number One. Other than Your Highness, the Crown Prince, who else could sit in such a room? At that moment, the nobles in the yellow section and purple private rooms who had wanted to bid all gave up.

It was only a healing medicine. There was no need to contend with the Crown Prince.

As for Ning Fengzhi below, he was puzzled.

Normally, Xue Qinghe would not buy something like this. The royal family had no shortage of healing-type soul masters, so why would they need such medicine?

Unless there was a specific purpose...

What exactly did Xue Qinghe mean?

Unless it was...

After thinking it over, Ning Fengzhi still gave up bidding.

There was no need to think about who Xue Qinghe was friendly with and who needed medicine. Ning Fengzhi already knew.

There was no need to offend those two over Tang San.

"Uncle, aren't you bidding anymore?" Xiao Wu was utterly bewildered. Had they not agreed to bid on something for Tang San?

Why had he stopped?

He had been so lavish with his spending just now. He clearly looked rich.

Tang San did not understand either. Why had Ning Fengzhi given up bidding? By all rights, Ning Fengzhi should not have backed down.

Just as Tang San was baffled, Xue Qinghe's voice rang out again.

"Nine thousand Gold Soul Coins!" Xue Qinghe's voice was calm, yet immensely forceful.

He was buying this Heavenly Azure Flower to give to Sigewinne. Nine thousand Gold Soul Coins was not much to her.

The royal family was not lacking in money.

"There's no need. The person in Black Room Number One is someone we cannot afford to offend." Ning Fengzhi shook his head.

Upon hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Tang San frowned.

He had just said he would help them, yet the moment someone from Black Room Number One appeared, he stopped?

Was that not going back on his word?

He was simply courting death!

Nine thousand Gold Soul Coins was a trivial sum to Ning Fengzhi. Although the Heavenly Azure Flower was worth far more than that, Ning Fengzhi did not dare compete with Xue Qinghe.

The reason was simple: it was because of the person Xue Qinghe had brought with him today.

There was no need to offend an Ultimate Douluo for Tang San.

The Clear Sky Sect's Invincible of the Earth had vanished without a trace. The only one who could now rival Wriothesley was Spirit Hall's Invincible of the Sky.

How could Ning Fengzhi possibly offend Wriothesley for Tang San?

He could only sigh inwardly.

"Ah..."

Tang San also sighed.

"Congratulations to the distinguished guest in Black Room Number One for obtaining this auction item."

The Heavenly Azure Flower's final price settled at nine thousand two hundred Gold Soul Coins, which was considered an extremely high price.

The next auction item was two Fire Spirit Stones, one dark red and the other dark gold. They were useless to most people, but to soul masters with fire-attribute Martial Souls, they were exceedingly important.

However, neither Ning Fengzhi nor Wriothesley and the others had any interest in them. Their Martial Souls were not fire-attributed, so there was no use buying them.

As for Tang San—

His classmate Ma Hongjun possessed a fire-attribute Martial Soul, but why should he spend money to make Ma Hongjun stronger? If it only cost a few Gold Soul Coins, then fine, he could spend them. But if it cost too much, Tang San would not make a move.

He was not as wealthy as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Every coin saved was a coin earned.

It was fine for others to treat him well; him treating others well was not.

As the auction continued, one item after another appeared. There were potions suited for soul masters, pills suited for ordinary people, and even a set of heavy swords forged from purple crystal.

External weapons like these were not unheard of on Douluo Continent, but they were not particularly useful. They were not as hard as Martial Souls, nor were they as convenient to wield.

Objects forged from crystal like this were little more than decorations.

"Now, please welcome the second-to-last auction item."

The host suddenly announced loudly.

Many people knew what this second-to-last item was. Ordinarily, ores would not appear anywhere outside the metal capital, Gengxin City.

After all, when it came to the quality of blacksmiths, nowhere on the entire continent could compare to Gengxin City.

When it came to processing ores, Gengxin City called itself second, and nowhere else dared call itself first. Its blacksmiths were also the most professional. Normally, all mined ores were processed centrally by Gengxin City before being sold to those who needed them.

This was the first time the Heaven Dou Auction House had sold ore, and it was even the second-to-last auction item.

"Geng Metal Essence. It is exceptionally hard and possesses magnetism. The starting price is fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, with each increase no less than five thousand. You may begin."

After saying that, the auctioneer was somewhat uneasy as well.

This was not Gengxin City. Few people would buy such a broken rock just to put it on display.

"Uncle, can you help me bid on this ore? I would be immensely grateful!" Tang San's eyes immediately lit up when he saw the ore. He knew it was Geng Metal Essence, an extremely special kind of ore.

It was hard in texture and also possessed a unique magnetism.

If used for forging, it would absolutely be the perfect material for Hidden Weapons.

Unfortunately, he did not have much money right now.

But when he thought of Ning Fengzhi beside him, his eyes gleamed.

He could be grateful, but repaying the favor was out of the question.

"No problem!" Ning Fengzhi naturally agreed without hesitation. A single piece of ore could earn Tang San's goodwill, so why not?