The Auctioned Cat Girl Slave, Tang San's Opportunity
"People?!"
Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise.
Inside the iron cage at the booth was a person—a young girl!
Her clothes were tattered, and her exposed skin had many small scars, some new and some old.
His wrists and ankles were chained with heavy iron chains, which had left deep bloody marks, and some areas were still bleeding.
She was trembling all over, like a leaf.
However, he is different from ordinary people.
A pair of fluffy black cat ears stood upright on her head, trembling nervously like a frightened rabbit.
A taut black cat tail trailed behind it, tightly tucked between its legs, the tip of the tail curled up into a ball.
The girl had large eyes with amber pupils, yet they were filled with an overwhelming fear and despair.
That look in his eyes was like that of a kitten being hunted, cowering in the corner of a cage, afraid to look at anyone in the audience.
The entire venue fell silent for a moment upon the appearance of the girl with cat-like features.
It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
This was followed by even louder laughter and discussion, like a pot boiling over.
"It's a Cat Girl! She's so beautiful!"
"Mutated Cat Martial Soul? I want to buy it so it can warm my bed!"
"Look at this little thing, so pitiful! It would be fun to buy it and play with it!"
Unpleasant comments rose and fell, buzzing like flies.
Countless greedy eyes fell on the Cat Girl, some with lust, some with contempt, and some with amusement.
It was as if she wasn't a living, breathing person, but merely a commodity that could be bought, sold, and manipulated at will.
The auctioneer was very satisfied with the audience's reaction and beamed with joy.
Holding the microphone, she introduced in a playful tone, "Distinguished guests, please take a look. This woman's Martial Soul is Mutated Cat Martial Soul, and because of this special Mutated Martial Soul characteristic, it is permanently manifested in her body."
"She has a gentle personality, making her an excellent choice whether you buy her as a personal maid or a pet!"
"Starting bid: 10,000 Gold Soul Coin; minimum bid increment: 5,000 Gold Soul Coin!"
"Ten thousand!"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, someone in the audience immediately raised their paddle to increase the bid, their voices filled with impatience, as if afraid of being outbid.
"Fifteen thousand!"
"Twenty million!"
"50,000!"
Bidding was incessant, and prices soared like wild horses.
The atmosphere in the entire venue reached its peak with the appearance of Cat Girl.
And in the seats.
Xiao Wu's face was as white as paper.
My whole body is trembling uncontrollably because of anger.
She was originally Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit in human form.
They understand best the difficulty of Soul Beast Transformation, and they understand even more the fear and despair of being treated as prey or a commodity.
The Cat Girl in front of me, though human, was sold as a slave and treated as a plaything because she had awakened a cat-like Martial Soul.
How is this any different from treating Transformed Soul Beast?
The Cat Girl's terrified expression made her empathize with her.
She braced herself on the armrest of the chair, ready to get up, wanting to rush up and smash the cage to rescue the Cat Girl.
But the next second, Lin Qingmo's hand landed on her shoulder.
Don't be impulsive.
Lin Qingmo's voice was very low, his tone steady, and it carried a reassuring power.
"Making a scene now won't save her; it will only drag us down with it, and might even harm her."
"A-Qing..."
Xiao Wu's voice was choked with sobs, and tears finally streamed down her face, landing with a "plop" on the back of her hand.
"How could they do this? She's a person, not a commodity! How could they treat her like an object to be bought and sold!"
"This world is a dog-eat-dog world; it's just that unreasonable."
Lin Qingmo explained in a low voice, gently patting her back as if soothing a cat with its fur standing on end.
"Our current strength is not enough to withstand such consequences."
"If we cause a scene, not only will we be unable to save her, but we'll also be taken down by the auction house Guard."
"At that time, this Cat Girl will only suffer a worse fate, possibly disappearing into some unknown place."
He paused, then increased the pressure in his hand slightly, making her feel his presence.
"Wait a minute and see how things go."
"I... I understand."
Xiao Wu still listens to Lin Qingmo's words.
He bit his lip, gripping Lin Qingmo's sleeve tightly.
He was still trembling all over, but he didn't have the urge to get up again.
Zhu Zhuqing, standing beside her, also looked pale. She was as cold as ice, devoid of any warmth.
His clenched fists were white at the knuckles, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged out one by one.
As a fellow cat-type Martial Soul, her aversion to this kind of scene was no less than Xiao Wu's.
The Cat Girl's plight reminded her of her days in the Star Luo Empire.
She understood better than anyone the despair of being swept along by fate and having no control over one's own destiny.
In the power struggles of the royal family, amidst the open and covert battles between sisters, she was like a pawn being moved around.
She also desperately wanted to rush up and tear the cage apart, and to tear apart those who were eyeing the Cat Girl with greedy eyes.
However, Zhu Zhuqing is more rational than Xiao Wu and has a clearer understanding of the current situation.
Without Lin Qingmo's persuasion, Zhu Zhuqing suppressed her anger.
Ning Rongrong bit her lip, trembling with anger, like a leaf turning in the wind.
He slammed his fist hard on the handrail, making a dull thud, and cursed through gritted teeth, "These scumbags have absolutely no bottom line!"
"Trying to buy and sell living people, can't the laws of the Heaven Dou Empire even govern them?"
She grew up in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
She was pampered and spoiled by Ning Fengzhi and the two Titled Douluo, living a life of luxury and having everything she wanted.
And they protected them too well.
I've never seen such a filthy and disgusting scene before.
He felt a surge of anger rising within him, wishing he could immediately summon Sword Grandpa so he could tear this shabby auction house down with a single sword strike.
Lin Qingmo shook his head and chuckled at this.
The laws of the Heaven Dou Empire?
Neither the Heaven Dou Empire nor the Star Luo Empire prohibited the slave trade.
Even royalty and nobility had slaves.
This was a feudal dynasty, so such things were bound to happen.
Lin Qingmo's gaze swept across the entire room.
Looking at the nobles and Soul Master with their ferocious faces and greedy eyes, a cold smile curled at the corner of his lips.
The plot of the original novel flashed through my mind.
The appearance of the Cat Girl confirmed to him that this must be the auction where Tang San and Ning Fengzhi first met.
Unexpectedly, the plot Doudou and turns, and at this point, it actually overlaps with the original work.
His gaze slowly swept across the entire room, like an eagle searching for its prey.
Finally, Lin Qingmo's gaze fell on the darkest corner of the venue.
A figure wearing a blue mask sat there.
Even sitting in the shadows, it exudes a chilling aura that keeps strangers at bay, like a venomous snake.
A quick glance revealed that this person was about the same size as Tang San.
A meaningful smile appeared on Lin Qingmo's lips.
Tang San, he really did come.
He thought he had changed so much of the plot—leaving Shrek with Xiao Wu and the others, and Xiao Wu severing ties with Tang San, so Tang San shouldn't have a chance to appear here.
In the original story, it was because Xiao Wu wanted to come in and take a look that Tang San was able to auction off Hidden Weapon to gain entry.
Unexpectedly, even with the plot already so chaotic, Tang San still showed up.
In the original novel, Tang San first met Ning Fengzhi at this auction and formed a cooperation with him, thus establishing connections with the Seven Ning Fengzhi Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School.
"Interesting."
Lin Qingmo thought to himself, "I'd like to see if you can still get in touch with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School."