"The next item up for auction is a complete Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water Set from the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, a beloved piece for countless noblewomen, even imperial concubines and empresses. The starting bid is 10,000 Gold Soul Coin!"
In an auction house, the auctioneer is energetically explaining things from a high platform, trying to entice all the distinguished guests present.
Hundred Flowers Pavilion is a neutral organization that specializes in making various rouge and face powders for women. It is a top-tier entity in the cosmetics industry. The rouge and face powders it develops not only have remarkable effects but also have skin-nourishing and beautifying effects, making them highly sought after by countless female Soul Master, especially noblewomen.
It is said that both the royal families of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Imperial Family have designated the high-grade cosmetics produced by the Hundred Flowers Pavilion as royal tributes.
Although this main city is not small, it is truly rare to find a complete set of top-tier cosmetics here.
So while the men present weren't particularly interested, the women went wild, and the auction price skyrocketed.
"Roar!"
Inside a private room, Luo Sanpao lifted his short legs and pressed them against the one-way transparent window, his big eyes fixed on the set of "Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water" set, his little tail wagging excitedly.
" Sanpao, stop fooling around!"
They tried to pull Sanpao back by his tail, but Yu Xiaogang was just a complete weakling and couldn't budge him at all.
"That guy Sanpao is interested in that stuff too?"
Flender laughed. Liu Erlong, who was standing to the side, glanced at Luo Sanpao, who was still staring intently at the Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water cosmetics set. Her eyes lit up and an idea came to her.
" Xiao Gang, it seems like you've never given me a gift since we met!"
"Ah?"
Yu Xiaogang, who was pulling Luo Sanpao, turned his head in a daze, not understanding what his violent girlfriend meant.
"Ahem... Xiao Gang, I think that ' Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water Set would suit Erlong quite well. Why don't you take a picture of it and give it to Erlong?"
Flender coughed lightly as a reminder; he wasn't like Yu Xiaogang, that low-EQ loser, and naturally understood the meaning behind Liu Erlong's words.
After all, Liu Erlong is a woman!
No woman can resist Hundred Flowers Pavilion's products.
You know, these days, women's and children's money is the easiest to earn.
"What do we need that thing for? It doesn't boost our strength at all, and it's incredibly expensive. We have limited funds, and we still have to buy it..."
"Kindness?"
Yu Xiaogang frowned and instinctively wanted to refuse. In his opinion, those cosmetics were simply a waste of time and energy, and that people were just trying to fleece them.
But before he could finish speaking, the atmosphere around him suddenly turned chilling, making Yu Xiaogang shiver involuntarily as he looked up at his violent girlfriend's murderous expression.
Yu Xiaogang suddenly realized something, and then he chickened out!
"Purchase!"
Finally, gritting his teeth, Yu Xiaogang uttered that one word, which made Liu Erlong's expression change from gloomy to cheerful. She even gently hugged Yu Xiaogang's arm, resting her head on his shoulder, looking like a gentle and tender little woman.
" Xiao Gang, I knew you were the best to me!"
While the Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water Set is valuable, it can only raise the bidding price to a maximum of 30,000 Gold Soul Coin.
Yu Xiaogang and his two companions made a lot of money that year, and even engaged in numerous shady dealings.
Although I don't have a lot of money, I can still come up with tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coin.
Soon, an auction house attendant brought over the Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water Set. However, before Liu Erlong could step forward to take it, Luo Sanpao leaped up, opened his mouth wide, and swallowed the Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water Set the attendant was holding.
"..."
Everyone who witnessed this was stunned and completely bewildered.
"Those must be the pets of our three VIP guests!"
The waiter, regaining his senses, squinted at Luo Sanpao, who had swallowed the Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water Set.
Regardless, he hasn't delivered the item to the esteemed guest yet, and the guest hasn't paid with 30,000 Gold Soul Coin, so the transaction isn't finished yet.
This makes things very complicated.
"No, we don't know where this dog came from either. Wasn't it left in our private room by your auction house for us to play with?"
Flender was the first to react and immediately retorted with a question.
Judging from Luo Sanpao's strength just now, even if we took the Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water Set out of his stomach, it would probably be unusable. We can't just accept this loss for nothing.
He was very skilled at this kind of cheating, and in this situation, he would never admit it, even if it meant death.
But in the next instant, reality slapped him hard in the face. Luo Sanpao, who had swallowed the entire Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water Set, transformed into a Purple Gold light and returned to Yu Xiaogang's body behind him.
The three people and the auction house waiter looked at each other, staring at each other blankly, creating an awkward atmosphere.
"You must be the legendary Grandmaster!"
Fortunately, the waiter was quite knowledgeable. Recalling Luo Sanpao's previous appearance, he quickly matched it with a rumor and roughly guessed the identities of the three people in front of him.
"Sorry, this is 30,000 Gold Soul Coin!"
Seeing that his identity had been exposed, Yu Xiaogang, though unsure why Luo Sanpao had swallowed the Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water, knew he couldn't renege on his debt at this point, so he decisively took out 30,000 Gold Soul Coin and offered them to Luo Sanpao.
The waiter didn't say anything more. After confirming the amount of 30,000 Gold Soul Coin, he decisively left and closed the door to the private room.
"Sigh! Being too famous isn't all good!"
Flender sighed, clearly heartbroken at the loss of those 30,000 Gold Soul Coin.
"There's nothing we can do about it. We've mainly been venturing into this area for the past year, and we also have the reputation of using Martial Soul Fusion Skill, so it's not surprising that people can recognize us."
Yu Xiaogang didn't care much; after all, most of that money was obtained through illicit means, so he wasn't too bothered by spending it.
Moreover, this wasn't a wasted effort. After a while, he felt the changes in his Soul Power, which seemed to have become more condensed and pure, and also carried a rich vitality, making him feel much more relaxed.
This is quite remarkable. You see, it's easy for Soul Master to cultivate the total amount of Soul Power, but it's very difficult to improve in terms of condensing and refining it. It can only be honed little by little through painstaking effort.
But now, just by consuming a set of Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water, his Soul Power has doubled in condensation. More importantly, his Soul Power has gained a vigorous vitality, which has a great effect on tempering his body and future cultivation.
After reaching level 20, his cultivation speed slowed down countless times, and it was uncertain whether he could raise his cultivation to level 30 in his lifetime.
But now he is confident that he can break through to level 30 within five years, which is a significant improvement.
Simply put, those 30,000 Gold Soul Coin were well worth the money.
Actually, this wasn't due to Luo Sanpao consuming the Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water. That thing had already been teleported to Bibi Dong by Wang Hao using Haotian Mirror Fragment hidden in his Soul Bone. It was Wang Hao who had secretly influenced Luo Sanpao's actions before.
As for Yu Xiaogang's own changes in Soul Power, he did it casually, just to smoothly obtain that set of Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water.
That thing is crucial to whether he can trigger the next long-term side quest with Bibi Dong, and at the same time, he can use it to further seduce that girl Bibi Dong, so he has to get his hands on it.
" Xiao Gang, did that Sanpao have a problem with me just now?"
Liu Erlong kept a gloomy face the whole time, her jade hands shifting unpredictably between dragon claws and palm knives, as if she was pondering whether to turn Luo Sanpao into boiled chicken or hand-pulled dog meat.
She was clearly extremely annoyed with Luo Sanpao, the guy who stole her gift, and wanted to drag that fat guy out and beat him up.
" Erlong, don't be angry. That set of Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water was really useful to Sanpao and me. Sanpao must have sensed it instinctively, which is why he swallowed it whole."
My Soul Power has been refined by half, and it also has an added vitality, which is very beneficial to my cultivation.
Realizing that his violent girlfriend was about to explode, Yu Xiaogang quickly tried to explain.
Hearing this, Liu Erlong, though unwilling, chose to endure it, and at the same time, was genuinely happy for Yu Xiaogang's change.
If 30,000 gold coins can bring such benefits, then it is an extremely worthwhile deal. After all, for Soul Master, money is just an external thing; only their own strength is the foundation of everything.
It is truly rare for Xiao Gang to have such Creation.
"Haha... Xiao Gang, congratulations! Let's go out and have a Xiao Gang to celebrate!"
Flender was equally delighted and left with Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong before the auction was over.
They only came in to take a look and didn't really intend to buy anything; the " Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water" set was a complete accident.
It's already quite good to have achieved this much.
"Roar!"
Just as Flender and his two companions were about to enter a restaurant, Luo Sanpao, who had been hidden inside Yu Xiaogang's body, suddenly emerged, let out a shout, and rushed towards the end of the street.
" Sanpao!"
Yu Xiaogang was shocked, completely bewildered as to what was wrong with his Martial Soul.
"Follow them!"
Flender, recalling the scene at the auction house earlier, his eyes flashed behind his glasses, and he quickly chased after Luo Sanpao.
Liu Erlong then grabbed the weakling Yu Xiaogang and followed him.
The two of them then realized that Luo Sanpao clearly possessed the ability to find treasures, just as he had previously discovered that the Ten Thousand Flowers Autumn Water Set had an effect that could assist Yu Xiaogang.
This time, they deliberately went out, most likely because they've discovered some treasure again.
They can never have too many treasures.
At the same time, the three of them were also prepared for a battle. After all, this was an urban area, not a desolate wilderness. Even if there were treasures, they were likely already owned, and getting them would inevitably involve a fight.
Luo Sanpao was very fast; half an hour later, he had run across half the city and arrived at the outskirts of a luxurious mansion.
"Is your sensory range really that exaggerated?"
Flender, who caught up with Luo Sanpao, was a little out of breath, but even more excited.
The distance from there to here is more than ten miles. To be able to sense the presence of the treasure from more than ten miles away shows just how vast Luo Sanpao's perception range is.
This was truly a stroke of luck; Flender even started fantasizing about rolling around on top of the treasure trove.
"Alright, Sanpao, our future wealth and prosperity will depend on you!"
Liu Erlong, who had also caught up, was also beaming with joy, clearly understanding the importance of Luo Sanpao's treasure-hunting ability.
With such powerful treasure-hunting abilities, they'll never lack money again.
" Flender, take Sanpao and disappear into the sky, circling this mansion once. I'll use Sanpao's eyes to see if anything is different here."
After regaining his footing, Yu Xiaogang glanced at the luxurious mansion in front of him and whispered to Flender.
Flender, who already had a tacit understanding, didn't say much. He activated his Martial Soul, the Cat Owl, spread his wings, and flew into the sky with Luo Sanpao. Under the cover of the dark night, they began to patrol the sky above the mansion.
Of course, they didn't have high hopes of getting the treasure this time, since it was likely already owned. They couldn't very well kill someone and steal something just for a treasure!
The main reason for coming here this time is to confirm whether Luo Sanpao's treasure-hunting ability is real and effective.
Flender, who had been circling Luo Sanpao in the night sky for a while, flew back to the alley where they had been, only to find Yu Xiaogang looking quite somber.
" Xiao Gang?"
The unspoken understanding between the three made Flender realize that something had changed, and his expression became serious. He gave Yu Xiaogang an inquiring look.
"Someone committed murder inside, but strangely, the victim's heart had already stopped beating, yet the killer still slit the victim's throat. I speculate that the killer was trying to cover up their true method of murder to avoid being traced afterward."
Based on what he had seen through the eye of the Soul Bone between Luo Sanpao's eyebrows, Yu Xiaogang had a basic guess.
"Looks like tonight's the perfect time for us to make a fortune!"
A cold glint flashed in Flender's eyes, and his smile turned sinister, as did Liu Erlong's.
While they wouldn't intentionally commit murder or robbery, they wouldn't hesitate to double-cross others.