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"Participate in the auction?"
The young hostess froze for a moment, then said softly, "Certainly. Please follow me."
With that, the hostess led the way ahead on her long legs.
Tang Ya seemed quite familiar with the place and paid little attention to the surroundings. As she followed along, she turned to Huo Yuhao and said, "Yuhao, Jiang Nannan is also a student at Shrek Academy, and she's my roommate. She's very famous in the Outer Academy—the acknowledged number-one beauty there."
Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded.
Of course he knew Jiang Nannan—the bunny girl from the original story.
"Esteemed guests, this is Auctioneer Jiang Nannan's private Lounge. She's inside right now," the hostess said respectfully.
Tang Ya thanked her, then unceremoniously twisted open the door and walked in.
"My darling Nannan, I came to see you!"
Huo Yuhao looked into the room. It was a small room of a little over ten square meters, simply furnished with a small bed, a table with a vanity mirror, and a chair.
At that moment, a girl who looked fourteen or fifteen was seated in the chair.
She was tall and well-proportioned, with long golden hair cascading down her back in large waves. Her skin was fair as snow, and her eyes resembled a pool of clear water. Every glance she cast carried an air of elegant refinement.
Her face was like jade, as if a crescent moon had cast its glow upon it—both pure and lovely, yet ravishingly beautiful.
With looks and a figure like that, she was countless levels above the heavily filtered, waist-slimmed, leg-lengthened beauties Huo Yuhao had seen while scrolling Douyin in his previous life.
However, there always seemed to be an unshakable sorrow between her brows, making her look heartbreakingly fragile.
Huo Yuhao shot an odd glance at Jiang Nannan's firm, rounded backside. Others might not know where that air of fragile vulnerability came from, but as someone who knew the spoilers, Huo Yuhao understood perfectly.
It was all Xu Sanshi's fault, that idiot blindly charging into holes with his eyes shut!
"Xiaoya? Why are you here?" Jiang Nannan looked at her roommate and close friend in surprise, her red lips parting slightly.
Then her gaze fell upon Huo Yuhao behind Tang Ya, and a trace of curiosity flashed through her eyes.
"Who is he?"
Tang Ya bounced over with a grin and wrapped an arm around Jiang Nannan's slender waist. "Nannan, I brought you some business!"
After hearing Tang Ya's purpose, Jiang Nannan smiled. Rising to her feet, she said to Huo Yuhao, "So you're a new junior student. Good thing you came in time."
"Come on, junior. I'll take you to the appraiser first. After your item is assessed and its starting price is set, it can be included in tonight's auction."
Huo Yuhao nodded. "All right."
"Xiaoya, wait here for me. Outsiders aren't allowed to observe item appraisals."
"Sure," Tang Ya replied.
With that, Jiang Nannan led Huo Yuhao outside.
When they reached the appraisal room on the second floor, Jiang Nannan saw that the door was open and directly led Huo Yuhao inside.
"Teacher Zhao, a junior student wants to participate in tonight's auction at the last minute. Ah? Dean Qian? Why are you here too?"
Jiang Nannan had been about to explain Huo Yuhao's situation to the teacher in charge of appraisals, but after entering, she suddenly noticed the burly man sitting there and could not help crying out in surprise.
Dean Qian?
Huo Yuhao's gaze shifted as he looked over in surprise.
He was a sturdy man around fifty years old. Not a single wrinkle marked his face, yet his hair was white and stiff as steel needles, giving him a somewhat weathered appearance.
His tall, massive body seemed carved from granite. He was at least two meters tall, broad-shouldered and thick-backed, his solid muscles showing no signs of slackening with age.
Under the Soul Tool lamps, his bronze skin reflected a metallic sheen. The moment Huo Yuhao entered the room, he could even smell the strong scent of metal wafting from him.
He was the vice dean of the Soul Tool Department, Qian Duoduo?
The corners of Huo Yuhao's lips curled up slightly.
Interesting. He had not expected to run into him here.
That was perfect. It saved him the trouble of figuring out how to "seduce" him later.
"Oh, it's Jiang Nannan. I had something for Little Zhao to handle. What is it? Did you need him for something?" Qian Duoduo asked Jiang Nannan with a kindly smile.
"Ah, um..." Jiang Nannan looked at Huo Yuhao with some hesitation.
As the vice dean of the Soul Tool Department, Qian Duoduo frequently dealt with the Gathering Treasure Pavilion.
Therefore, he was fairly familiar with Jiang Nannan, the number-one beauty of the Outer Academy who worked part-time at the Gathering Treasure Pavilion.
Seeing the hesitation on Jiang Nannan's face, Qian Duoduo glanced at Huo Yuhao and asked with a smile, "Jiang Nannan, who is he?"
Jiang Nannan answered, "Dean Qian, he's a new student enrolled this year. He has an item he wants to put into tonight's auction at the last minute, so I brought him to Teacher Zhao for an appraisal."
Qian Duoduo's eyes shifted as he looked at Huo Yuhao. "He's a new student this year? But his Soul Power fluctuations..."
As he spoke, Qian Duoduo spread out his Spiritual Power once more and probed Huo Yuhao.
A moment later, his brows furrowed. "If I'm not mistaken, you only broke through to Soul Master not long ago, right? Your Soul Power Level is probably no higher than twelve?"
Huo Yuhao nodded calmly. "That's right. My Soul Power is only level eleven."
Qian Duoduo asked in confusion, "Level eleven Soul Power doesn't even meet the admission requirements. How did you enroll?"
Huo Yuhao said, "I used a Tang Sect exemption quota."
"I see." Only then did Qian Duoduo understand. Then his expression shifted, and he asked again, "What is your martial soul? Judging from your Soul Power fluctuations, your Spiritual Power seems far stronger than that of others your age."
Huo Yuhao looked at him in surprise. He had not expected this burly dean to be so perceptive.
"My martial soul is my eyes, a Spiritual Attribute," Huo Yuhao said frankly.
"Eyes!? Your martial soul is an Original Martial Soul? And a rare Spiritual Attribute one at that?" Qian Duoduo's entire body shook as he abruptly rose to his feet.
He strode quickly to Huo Yuhao's side, staring at him with blazing eyes. "Huo Yuhao, can you let me see your martial soul?"
Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded. "Of course."
A ring of gleaming white rose from Huo Yuhao's body. At the same time, a faint glow instantly stained his black pupils, and dense spiritual fluctuations rippled through the room.
A brilliant light flashed in Qian Duoduo's eyes, and his body trembled slightly with excitement.
Good heavens!
It really was an Original Martial Soul with a Spiritual Attribute!
That Spiritual Power was probably at the level of a Grand Soul Master already, wasn't it?
Though his Spirit Ring was a little lacking and his Soul Power Level was low, this was a rare Spiritual Attribute!
Once he took more medicine in the future, wouldn't he still become a genius Soul Engineer?
"HAHAHAHA!" Qian Duoduo burst into laughter.
He had not expected that a trip to the Gathering Treasure Pavilion today would let him stumble upon a genuine treasure!
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