Snake-Person Girl

Looking at the helpless snake-person girl inside the iron cage, Yao Feng's brows knitted tightly. Though he knew this world was exceptionally cruel and had prepared himself for it, when something like this truly happened right before him, Yao Feng realized he had overestimated his own ability to bear it.

Old Zhou's expression shifted slightly as well. Having lost his family and been left homeless in his youth, Zhou Tong felt this even more deeply. If he had not wanted to avoid trouble, he might have acted directly. After all, with his peak Dou Huang strength, there was no one here who could stop him.

"Five hundred and ten thousand gold coins!"

"Five hundred and thirty thousand gold coins!"

"Six hundred thousand gold coins!"

Listening to the rapidly rising price, Yao Feng hesitated, a trace of struggle flashing through his eyes.

"Six hundred and fifty thousand!"

The sudden increase of fifty thousand silenced the venue for a moment before waves of discussion broke out.

"I didn't expect the big shots in the VIP section to be interested in snake people too."

"Men will be men!"

"..."

Hearing the bid of six hundred and fifty thousand, Zhong Gui's eyes flashed with delight, though he spoke calmly.

"Six hundred and fifty thousand, going once!"

"Six hundred and fifty thousand, going twice!"

"Six hundred and fifty thousand, going thri—"

"Six hundred and sixty thousand!"

Yao Feng's voice rang out. He rose to his feet and looked at the snake-person girl in the iron cage, his eyes filled with resolve.

"Let me be reckless one last time."

"This honored guest has bid six hundred and sixty thousand. Any higher bids?"

"Eh, that voice sounds familiar!"

In another VIP room, two young men sat together and spoke in low voices with curiosity.

"It's him, Brother Liu. It's Yao Feng. I didn't expect that guy to come here too!"

One of the young men revealed a delighted smile. He was Leilei, while the other was naturally Liu Ling.

"So it's him. I never thought a brat who hasn't even grown all his hair would be into this sort of thing. Leilei, now that he's on your turf, shouldn't you give your guest a proper welcome?"

Liu Ling gave a wicked smile, hinting at something to Leilei beside him.

"Oh, of course."

Leilei was delighted as well. Brat, I'll let you learn now that some people can't be offended!

"I bid six hundred and eighty thousand gold coins!"

The moment Leilei spoke, the venue erupted into another wave of commotion.

Hearing the somewhat familiar voice, Yao Feng frowned, then gradually relaxed.

"Six hundred and ninety thousand!"

"I'll add another ten thousand!"

Leilei's voice rang out again, unable to conceal its mockery.

"Hehe, since Brother Lei is interested, then I, Yao, will withdraw."

"Fuck!"

Leilei had just taken a sip of tea and was waiting to see Yao Feng continue bidding when he heard those words. He abruptly sprayed tea all over the floor, while Liu Ling's expression turned rather ugly as well.

The people in the hall wore strange expressions when they saw this. Was this a case of trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used as bait? It was far too dramatic.

"Old Zhou, keep an eye on them!"

Yao Feng said coldly. Leilei had made trouble for him several times already. It seemed he had been too softhearted.

"Understood, Young Master."

"Seven hundred thousand, going once!"

"Seven hundred thousand, going twice!"

"Seven hundred thousand, going three times!"

"Congratulations to this honored guest for winning the snake-person girl." Zhong Gui had some guesses about the owner of that voice, but so what? Even if an elder of the family came to this auction house, they would still have to follow the rules.

"The next item is called the Essence Sun Pill, a third-grade medicinal pill. As its name suggests, this pill strengthens virility and the body. Even someone suffering from a congenital yin ailment will become full of vigor after taking it, capable of fighting endlessly in bed and conquering all directions. The starting bid is one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins. Bidding begins now!"

Upon hearing the introduction of the Essence Sun Pill, quite a few people turned their gazes toward the VIP window where the snake-person girl had just been purchased. Noticing this, Leilei and Liu Ling's faces darkened, and concealed killing intent flashed through their eyes.

A brief silence fell over the venue. Zhong Gui chuckled and added, "I forgot to tell everyone that this item can increase the rate at which fire-attributed cultivators absorb Dou Qi. It is truly worth every coin. I hope everyone will bid enthusiastically."

Hearing that unconvincing addition, even Yao Feng could not help smiling. Still, quite a few people began bidding, and in the end, a man cloaked in black bought it for two hundred and fifty thousand gold coins.

Yao Feng only glanced at it before losing interest. During the following auction, he made several bids and obtained several medicinal herbs. He also tricked Leilei once more, after which the latter became much more restrained.

"The final item of this auction is a longsword embedded with a fourth-grade Wind Demonic Core, personally forged by Tang Dashi. The blade was forged from Cold Pond Iron Essence and contains a trace of cold energy, making it extraordinarily powerful. Paired with a fourth-grade wind-attributed magical beast core, it can greatly increase the user's sword-drawing speed. The starting bid is seven hundred thousand. Bidding begins now!"

"A fourth-grade magical beast core? That should be Dou Ling level, right?"

Looking at the rather exquisite longsword, Yao Feng clicked his tongue and took a sword from his Storage Ring. It was the one he had taken from Zhou Tong after killing the Ironwood Wolf that day.

"Old Zhou, what grade is your sword?"

"Young Master, this sword is called Fire Cloud. It is embedded with the core of a third-grade magical beast, the Fire Swallowing Beast, and its blade was forged from Volcanic Essence Stone," Zhou Tong explained in detail.

"Oh, it sounds pretty impressive!"

Yao Feng replied before putting the sword away again. He did not know much about such things. It sounded rather cool, but he had not even practiced a swordsmanship Dou Technique, so he was not particularly obsessed with them.

Listening to the continually climbing price, which soon surpassed one million gold coins, Yao Feng curled his lip and got up to leave. There was nothing else he needed here. He might as well go to the free-trade area below to buy materials for pill refinement, then wait for Leilei to come out.

When he arrived at the free-trade area, many people had spread a piece of cloth on the ground and set up stalls. Yao Feng came to a medicinal stall and crouched down to inspect the herbs. Their quality was quite good, and they had been stored properly, with little medicinal potency lost.

His hand brushed over the herbs, when a black stone in the corner suddenly caught Yao Feng's attention. His hand seemingly casually touched the stone, and a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.

"Ding. The host has come into contact with a Star Meteorite. Begin refinement?"

Hearing that voice, Yao Feng revealed an almost imperceptible smile and looked up at the woman seated behind the stall.

"Pretty big sister, I'll take all these herbs. Can you wrap them up for me?"

Seeing Yao Feng's handsome face, the woman's face blossomed into a happy smile.

"Young brother, you really are handsome. But these herbs of mine cost three thousand gold coins. Do you have that much?"

"They're so expensive? Pretty big sister, can you lower the price? I only have one thousand seven hundred gold coins."

Yao Feng opened his eyes wide and looked at the stall owner with an expectant expression.

"Is that so? Fine, then. I like the look of you, so I'll sell them to you."

The woman's smile broadened as she gathered the herbs together and prepared to wrap them up.

Seeing this, Yao Feng hurriedly said, "Pretty big sister, include that stone too. My room happens to need something to prop up a table leg."

The woman glanced at the stone. She had picked it up to weigh down the corner of her cloth and had not cared about it. Since Yao Feng wanted it, she casually wrapped it in as well, not forgetting to tease him.

"Young brother, does your room need someone to warm your bed too? Big sister can do that."

"Ah... I'd better not. My mother said the prettier a woman is, the scarier she is. You're so pretty, big sister. I'm scared."

Yao Feng handed over the gold coins, pretending to be somewhat frightened.

"Haha, don't be afraid, young brother. Big sister doesn't eat children."

The woman laughed so hard that her body swayed enticingly, inadvertently revealing glimpses of the skin at her waist and drawing furtive glances from several nearby men.