The Auction Begins

"Eh! Why are there two bears here?"

At that moment, Dugu Bo walked over in confusion. He stared blankly at the red and yellow bears before him. Since when had the sect opened a zoo?

"What did you say? Is 'bear' something you can call me?"

Bear Two patted his chest, and a savage aura radiated from him.

"Damn! Sorry about that, Bear Bro. Please forgive me."

Seeing that Bear Two was stronger than him, Dugu Bo hurriedly apologized. He was now the lowest-ranking person here, so it was best not to cause trouble if he could avoid it.

"What's going on?"

Qin Feng found Dugu Bo's bullying-the-weak-and-fearing-the-strong attitude rather amusing.

"Sect Master, there's an auction in two days. Do you want to go?"

Dugu Bo finally stated why he had come. He did not particularly want to attend, but he could not keep it from Qin Feng either. After all, he was not the one calling the shots in this sect.

"Sure. Why not?"

Qin Feng nodded in agreement. He had never seen an auction before. In his previous life, he had been too broke to even think about attending one. This life, he had to go see it for himself.

"Then we have to leave now, or we won't make it in time."

Dugu Bo wore an expression of "just as I expected." He had known Qin Feng would definitely attend.

"No problem. Where is it?"

"The Heaven Dou Empire."

"How much longer until it starts?"

Qin Feng asked in confusion after they had just arrived in the Heaven Dou Empire. This time, he had only brought Bald Strong and Dugu Bo. He felt there was no need for anyone else.

"It should start in the afternoon. By the time we finish eating, it should be about time."

Dugu Bo said as he looked at the gilded invitation in his hand.

"Alright."

Qin Feng nodded, then headed toward Du Jie's restaurant in the Heaven Dou Empire.

"Check, please."

After finishing their meal, Qin Feng called out loudly.

"Hello, Boss."

Hearing him, the waiter hurried over, rubbing his hands together as he looked at Qin Feng.

"Here."

Qin Feng took a token from his pocket and handed it to the waiter, unaware that the waiter's expression changed drastically when he saw it.

"Please wait a moment."

With that, the waiter ran out of the private room. Before long, he returned with a skinny man.

"Sir, please allow me to take a look at the token."

The owner approached and spoke softly. His subordinate had just told him that someone had come to dine with a token from the Star Moon Pavilion headquarters, but he had not believed it.

Qin Feng said nothing and simply handed the token to the restaurant owner.

"Sir, this is the most honored token of our Star Moon Pavilion. Anyone holding it may dine free of charge."

The owner took it, examined it, and respectfully handed it back to Qin Feng.

"Alright, then I'm leaving."

Qin Feng nodded and headed toward the door.

"Take care, sir."

Still uneasy, the owner followed them out. Only after seeing Qin Feng and the others off did he finally return inside in relief.

"Be smarter next time. Don't offend customers like that."

The owner cautioned. If he accidentally offended someone like that, it would not just mean losing his job—everyone in the Star Moon Pavilion would have to be replaced.

"Please present your invitation."

At the entrance to the Heaven Dou Auction House, Qin Feng's group was stopped by a guard, who spoke with a stern expression.

"Here."

Dugu Bo took the invitation from his robes and handed it to the guard.

"Esteemed guests, this way, please."

Upon seeing the invitation, the guard immediately spoke respectfully.

Only then did Qin Feng and the others enter the auction house.

"Do you know what's being auctioned today?"

Qin Feng asked as he looked at the splendid, glittering decorations inside the auction house. He had no idea what was being sold today. Of course, he was only here for the experience.

"How would I know?"

Dugu Bo rubbed his forehead, speechless. He had come to an auction without knowing anything about it? Did Qin Feng have so much money that he could not spend it all? If so, he could give some to him.

Hearing that, Qin Feng said nothing more and headed toward the auction hall.

By the time Qin Feng arrived, nearly everyone was already there.

"It is our great honor that all of you have come to attend our Heaven Dou Auction House."

"Please rest assured, we certainly will not disappoint you today."

An elderly man stood on the stage below and spoke. His voice was not loud, yet everyone could hear him clearly.

"It hasn't started yet? Looks like we arrived at just the right time."

After saying that, Dugu Bo led Qin Feng to find a random place to sit.

"Oh! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is here too?"

Dugu Bo said in surprise. Hearing him, Qin Feng looked in the direction he indicated. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's master, Ning Fengzhi, sat there with a gentle and refined demeanor, while Sword Douluo stood beside him.

At that moment, Ning Fengzhi seemed to sense something. He looked down, saw Dugu Bo and the others, and smiled as he nodded.

"Oh! Tang San is here too?"

Qin Feng suddenly noticed that Tang San was sitting five meters away from Ning Fengzhi. Though Tang San wore a mask, Qin Feng recognized him at a glance. That mask might as well not have been there.

"Third Brother, that person is looking at you."

Xiao Wu, who sat beside Tang San, spoke as she lowered her head and looked at Qin Feng in confusion.

"I don't know him."

Tang San glanced at Qin Feng and did not look again. There was no need to give an unfamiliar person a second glance.

"Heh. Looks like he didn't get slapped hard enough."

Qin Feng sneered. Bald Strong glanced over as well and chuckled.

"That's right. I think so too."

"Who is Tang San?"

Dugu Bo asked in confusion. Why had he never heard of this person named Tang San?

"You don't know him."

Qin Feng did not explain. Too many people could not know about this, especially someone like Dugu Bo, who could not keep his mouth shut.

Tap!

The sound brought Qin Feng and the others back to their senses. Looking down, they saw the elderly man standing on the auction stage with a small hammer in hand.

"Alright, everyone. Without further ado, let us welcome today's first auction item."

"Today's first item is a rare treasure."

Whoosh!

The auctioneer lifted the red cloth covering the item, revealing a cylindrical object resting beneath it.

"This item is called Shadow-Shooting Sand. It is a hidden weapon."

"I'm sure everyone is curious about how powerful it is."

The auctioneer wore a mysterious smile, then had someone place a steel plate a hundred meters away.

"Everyone, please watch."

The auctioneer aimed the hidden weapon at the steel plate and pulled the trigger. Whoosh! Dozens of steel needles shot forth.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of dull impacts rang out, and everyone widened their eyes as they looked over.

"It penetrated it?"

"Who would have thought such a small thing hid such mysteries?"

The people around them began discussing it heatedly.

"According to its owner, this hidden weapon can kill Soul Masters below level thirty. Of course, if a level-forty Soul Master is careless, they may also be injured."

The auctioneer spoke confidently from the stage.

"Level thirty... not bad. I'll buy one to play with."

"I'll take this item."

Seeing that everyone around him had become interested, the auctioneer knew his goal had been achieved and stopped keeping them in suspense.