The Convention Ends

Seeing that the young lady's gaze had lingered on one slip of paper for a long while, Qian Duoduo was startled. Could some genius really have come up with something?

Not easy. After visiting so many stops, they had finally found something worthwhile. Qian Duoduo smiled.

The others' expressions turned ugly at once. They could still recognize their own slips of paper. The young lady lingering too long over someone else's slip was hardly a good omen.

Those whose slips had already been examined turned green with envy. They cursed her inwardly for having eyes but failing to recognize treasure. She had no taste at all—she had merely glanced at their magnificent ideas before casting them aside. It dealt them a heavy blow.

Long Xuan, meanwhile, wore an utterly calm expression. Calm down, calm down. This was expected. Perfectly normal. What was there to get excited about?

After studying it for a long time, Qian Jinjin finally set down the slip of paper. She beckoned behind her, and a ball of light immediately flew out of the room.

The light ball was entirely made of light, yet strangely, eyes could be seen on it. It was undoubtedly a living creature.

Long Xuan stared at this Natural Gu Insect in amazement. He had long heard that Natural Gu Insects were energy forms without physical bodies. Seeing one today, he found that the rumors had not been false.

It was as though he had discovered a new continent. His eyes gleamed with interest as he marveled at nature's wonders; it could nurture all manner of strange and bizarre things.

The light ball gently landed in Qian Jinjin's palm. She gazed quietly at it. Without comparison, there was no harm—others could casually develop a whole pile of abilities, each more powerful than the last.

Yet this little thing knew its own powers better than anyone, and it had only managed to develop a single Illumination Technique.

"Where did your intelligence go? From now on, I'll just call you No Brains!" Qian Jinjin could not help complaining through soul transmission.

Then, through soul transmission, she sent all the ideas on the slip of paper into Glow Gu's mind.

Its tiny eyes quickly revealed a stunned expression. It seemed never to have imagined that its abilities could be used this way, or that they could become so powerful.

Eager to test and develop these abilities, Qian Jinjin could not be bothered to read the remaining slips. She directly announced, "It's getting late. I will now announce the result."

"The winner of this bid..." Qian Jinjin checked the signature on the slip, then raised her voice. "Is Mr. Long Xuan. Which one is Mr. Long Xuan?"

The moment her words fell, the entire venue erupted.

The previously pin-drop-silent grounds instantly descended into chaos, voices clashing everywhere. The Stone King worth ten million had gone to someone else?

Everyone's faces were filled with shock. Some wore expressions of envy and jealousy, while others were plainly unconvinced.

Qian Duoduo was stunned as well, standing there completely dumbfounded.

That was a super Stone King worth ten million! It had just been given away for free?

This was gravely different from what he had expected. In his eyes, this Stone King should never have been given away. The young lady had only used it to whet everyone's appetite; she had never truly intended to hand it over.

Could someone's imagination really be worth more than a top-grade Gu Insect? That was simply impossible.

"Miss!"

"Say no more. Do as I said." Qian Jinjin glanced at him, stopping the words he wanted to say.

"I refuse to accept this! More than half the slips have not been read yet. What makes you so sure he is the winner? At the very least, you should read my slip before deciding."

"That's right! Perhaps his idea is good, but everything pales beside comparison. How can you be so certain he won without looking at what I wrote? This is unfair!"

"I refuse to accept this too! I demand to see what he wrote. Make it public and fair, so we can be truly convinced!"

Most people lacked all self-awareness and insisted on making fools of themselves. Unless they were beaten black and blue, they would never give up.

However, Qian Jinjin clearly had no intention of publicly revealing the slips. After signaling Qian Duoduo with her eyes, Qian Duoduo understood and immediately stepped forward, shouting, "Enough!"

"Our Qian Clan Merchant Association's Integrity Gu is proof enough. As long as the Integrity Gu is here, my young lady will absolutely be fair and just."

"You do not trust the young lady, but do you not even trust the Integrity Gu?"

With that single statement, everyone present was left speechless.

That was right. One Integrity Gu was enough to settle the matter with a single hammer blow and silence the multitude. In this world, the Integrity Gu possessed precisely such authority.

After sweeping his gaze over the crowd, Qian Duoduo strode quickly toward Long Xuan.

He was shocked inside. He clearly remembered that this person had only arrived today, not even an hour ago.

Yet in such a short time, he had actually thought of an ability capable of moving the young lady? Was he a monster?

Qian Duoduo knew only too well what the young lady's standards were. Only an idea worth more than a top-grade Gu Insect could make her complete the transaction before the Integrity Gu.

Just what ability had he come up with? How powerful was it? Qian Duoduo was utterly shaken.

"Hehe! I yield, I yield!"

Long Xuan remained as calm as ever. This had been expected long ago, so there was no need to make a fuss.

After clasping his fists toward the people around him, he could no longer wait to head toward the enormous Stone King.

When everyone saw his small stature, they were all shocked. The winning bidder was so young—he was just a child, wasn't he? They had actually lost to a child. It was hard for them to accept.

When Qian Jinjin saw the owner of the slip, surprise flashed through her eyes as well. She had clearly never expected so many strange and bizarre ideas to come from a child's hands. This was something she had never imagined.

She had originally thought that someone with such profound knowledge had to be an aged scholar. She never expected him to be a youth.