Qian Renxue forcibly suppressed the anger in her heart and pulled Jiang Nanchen into the room.
After thinking it over, Jiang Nanchen decided to keep quiet.
He had angered Qian Renxue with just a few words.
After lurking in Heaven Dou City for so long, her patience should have been first-rate.
At that moment, a hot-bodied woman in a red qipao walked out from the center of the auction house.
"Welcome, everyone. I am today's host, and I will be introducing the first auction item: a storage Soul Tool!"
As soon as she finished speaking, another delicate-looking woman carried up a tray. She pulled away the red cloth covering it, revealing the storage Soul Tool—a beautiful belt that wrapped around the waist, adorned with several gemstones.
"The starting bid is one hundred Gold Soul Coins!"
Very quickly, numerous bids began to ring out from below.
"Two hundred!"
"Five hundred!"
Bids came in one after another.
Qian Renxue raised her brows and smiled. "Do you want it?"
"No. It's too flashy. I prefer something more low-key, like bracers, a necklace, or a ring."
Jiang Nanchen answered with complete seriousness.
Bracers would be fine.
But he would pass on this kind of belt-style storage Soul Tool, mainly because of those gemstones.
It was practically screaming to everyone that you were a nouveau riche.
"Are you ordering from a menu?"
"You sure have a lot of demands!"
Qian Renxue rolled her eyes.
"You asked, so I had to answer."
Jiang Nanchen lay down.
"Anyway, I'll leave the storage Soul Tool to Big Brother Crown Prince. Hehe, I doubt Big Brother Crown Prince would want people to know that I'm living in your residence yet don't even have a useful storage Soul Tool when I go out, right?"
Qian Renxue snorted and said nothing, though inwardly she was utterly speechless at Jiang Nanchen.
He really knew how to talk. How could he be so shameless?
Calling him shameless was the same as calling herself shameless, wasn't it?
Mainly because he was her younger self, Qian Renxue chose to endure it.
There was nothing she could do. If she wanted to beat Jiang Nanchen, she first had to be able to truly harden her heart.
Otherwise, how could she possibly bring herself to hit him?
She looked back toward the auction floor.
The first item was bought by a noble.
The second item that followed was a Thousand-Year Soul Bone. Qian Renxue jolted upright, her eyes shining. "Nanchen! Do you want a Thousand-Year Soul Bone?"
Jiang Nanchen did not even open his eyes.
"No. Thousand-Year Soul Bones are useless. I want Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones!"
When he absorbed Soul Bones in the future, they would definitely have to start at the Hundred Thousand Year level. Besides, once a Soul Bone was absorbed, it could not be replaced.
To Qian Renxue's ears, Jiang Nanchen was simply bragging. Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones?
She had not even absorbed a Soul Bone herself, and she needed six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones. Where was she supposed to find six Soul Bones that started at the Hundred Thousand Year level?
On top of that, were there really that many Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts suitable for Jiang Nanchen?
Anyone could brag. Next time, she could say she would become a god any day now.
In the end, Qian Renxue decided Jiang Nanchen was just a child who did not understand how precious Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were, so she did not bother arguing with him.
When she looked back at the auction floor, the Thousand-Year Soul Bone had already risen from its starting price to ten thousand Gold Soul Coins. Still, after thinking it over, she felt that a Thousand-Year Soul Bone truly did not suit Jiang Nanchen. At the very least, it had to be ten thousand years or above.
Otherwise, it would lower Jiang Nanchen's status—and hers as well. If he was going to follow her, then ten thousand years was the minimum.
If there were none, she could ask Grandfather for one later. Spirit Hall definitely had them.
If she could not get one from him, she would ask her other grandfathers. After all, she had grown up being watched over by seven grandfathers.
Very soon, the Thousand-Year Soul Bone was bought by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been passed down for a thousand years, with deep foundations and immense wealth. Calling them as rich as a nation was not an exaggeration in the slightest.
Wealth accumulated over several generations was no laughing matter.
What followed were finely tailored clothes, jewelry, and several weapons.
When the final auction item was brought out, it still emitted a faint golden glow despite being covered by red cloth.
Qian Renxue sensed that the item beneath the cloth was extraordinary and was just about to wake Jiang Nanchen.
When she turned her head to look,
Jiang Nanchen was already sitting up, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the item.
"Good stuff. Big Brother Crown Prince, get it for me."
Qian Renxue's mouth twitched. Her face darkened, and she even felt a trace of disdain.
This brat was really shameless.
"Don't worry. Leave it to me."
Qian Renxue smiled and nodded.
The hostess lifted the red cloth, and dazzling golden light flickered through the dark auction hall.
Jiang Nanchen looked over and saw a fist-sized, milky-white stone resting on the tray. Natural golden patterns covered its surface, as though sunlight had been sealed within the stone.
"Everyone, the final auction item of today is the Sacred Radiance Stone, which came from Bright Sacred Cliff in the far west of the continent. We do not know what it does, but it is undoubtedly a treasure suitable for Soul Masters with light attributes."
"The starting bid is five thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
The moment the hostess finished speaking,
numerous bidders immediately called out.
"Ten thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
"Thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
Many nobles wanted to bid for it, but suddenly, someone in the crowd called out.
"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
Everyone froze and looked over together. The refined middle-aged man in the private room was none other than Ning Fengzhi.
Since Ning Fengzhi had joined the bidding, they certainly did not dare compete. More importantly, they did not have the financial means.
If they truly competed, not only would they fail to win the item in the end, but Ning Fengzhi would remember them as well. If he suppressed them afterward, the loss would far outweigh the gain.
Just as everyone thought no one else would bid,
a voice came from another private room.
"Two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
The voice carried a hint of childishness, lacking the steady bearing of an adult.
"Who was that?"
"It sounded like a child!"
Everyone looked over together. Behind the glass of that private room stood a young man with short golden hair and a handsome face, making him appear exceptionally striking.
Everyone assumed he was the child of some noble family, while Qian Renxue, seated on the sofa behind the glass, was perfectly hidden from view.
"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, four hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect raised the bid again.
Inside the private room, Jiang Nanchen was about to raise the bid to one million when Qian Renxue immediately stopped him and covered his mouth.
"Shut up! Who raises the price like that? One million? Are you insane!"
Qian Renxue was numb.
Before she could even make a bid, Jiang Nanchen had called one out for her.
She had originally wanted to let him take part.
She had not expected this brat Jiang Nanchen to treat money as if it were nothing.
"I'll do it!"
Qian Renxue shot Jiang Nanchen a glare, then called out, "Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!"
When everyone heard that it was Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, they all fell silent. No wonder the bids had risen so sharply—it was Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
Ning Fengzhi did not raise the bid again.
He had originally intended to buy it as a treasure for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's treasury.
Since Crown Prince Xue Qinghe wanted it, there was no need for him to continue bidding, especially when Xue Qinghe was his student.
"Five hundred thousand, going once! Five hundred thousand, going twice! Five hundred thousand, going three times!"
"Sold! Congratulations, Your Highness!"
The hostess brought down the hammer.
"Please proceed to the VIP room to complete the transaction."
Inside the private room, Qian Renxue knocked Jiang Nanchen on the head.
"Let's go."
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