The Second Mandatory Auction Item, Absolutely Stunning!

Ning Liu looked at Ning Rongrong's expression and thought to himself, To deal with a spoiled little princess like this, you have to make her understand completely that some things can't be gotten just by acting cute.

The smile on his face did not change, but his tone grew a little more serious.

"Junior Sister, I really can't not put this Soft Armor up for auction!"

Ning Liu said calmly.

The smile on Ning Rongrong's face froze.

She blinked, thinking she had misheard.

"Why?"

Her grip on Ning Liu's arm tightened a little.

"I'm your Junior Sister!"

"And this Soft Armor is so pretty. Don't you want to give it to me? You can just sell it to me too. It's not like your junior sister doesn't have money!"

Ning Liu shook his head lightly.

"Of course I want to."

"But I've already decided that this Soft Armor must be auctioned at the auction house."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to complete my assessment."

Ning Rongrong frowned.

"Assessment?"

She let go of Ning Liu's arm and leaned back against her chair again.

"What kind of assessment could there be in a D-rank auction house?"

"Does the sect actually expect you to make much money here?"

There was a hint of disdain in her voice.

Ning Liu picked up his cup and took another sip.

"How much?"

He set down the cup, a somewhat teasing smile appearing on his face.

"Not much."

"Just a monthly turnover of One Million Gold Soul Coins."

"How much?!"

"Pfft—cough, cough, cough!"

Ning Rongrong had just lifted her teacup and taken a sip when she heard that and sprayed it straight out.

Tea splashed across the tabletop and also dampened the hem of her skirt.

She choked and coughed repeatedly, her little face flushing bright red.

"One Million Gold Soul Coins?!"

She finally managed to stop coughing and stared at Ning Liu with wide eyes.

"In one month?!"

"And here?!"

She pointed outside the window, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"How could the sect do this?!"

"They're clearly trying to make sure you can't complete it!"

"This is simply an impossible task!"

She shot to her feet, anger on her face.

"How can they do this?!"

"This is too much!"

"I'm going back to find my father!"

"He can't treat sect disciples like this!"

Ning Liu reached out and gently caught her sleeve.

"Wait."

His tone was still calm.

"What can you do by going back to find the Sect Master?"

"This assessment was set by the Council of Elders."

"Even the Sect Master can't change it easily."

"And besides, even if you go to him, this Soft Armor still has to be sold through the auction house."

"If you want it, you'll have to buy it with gold soul coins."

"Your senior brother can't just hand it to you."

Ning Rongrong was so angry her little mouth jutted into a pout.

She forcefully shook off Ning Liu's hand and paced back and forth across the room a few times.

"Isn't it just one hundred thousand gold soul coins?!"

She suddenly stopped and looked at Ning Liu.

"The starting bid for this lousy soft armor is only one hundred thousand!"

"If this young lady goes home and asks for some gold soul coins, do you think I still won't be able to afford it?!"

Her tone carried the distinctive arrogance of a young lady from a great family.

The smile on Ning Liu's face deepened.

"Of course you can afford it."

He nodded.

"However, the next auction is in three days."

"If Junior Sister truly wants it, you'll have to hurry."

Ning Rongrong froze for a moment.

Three days later?

She had not expected the auction to be so soon.

She had originally thought that an auction house in a small place like this would hold an auction only once every ten days or half a month at least.

She looked at Ning Liu, then at the soft armor in his hand.

"Hmph!"

She gave a cold snort, turned, and left.

"Just you wait!"

"Isn't it just one hundred thousand gold soul coins!"

"This young lady will come buy it in three days!"

She pulled open the door and walked out without looking back.

Ning Liu watched her storm off, and the smile on his face finally spread completely.

This junior sister was still so easy to rile up.

But that was fine. At least she had begun to care about this matter.

He definitely had even better auction items in his hands. In the future, keeping her firmly under control would be a piece of cake!

He put away the Moonlight Spirit Rabbit Soft Armor and placed it into the Spirit Charm Star Luo Ring.

The sect's external assignment assessment was nothing more than an excuse to him.

One million gold soul coins in turnover?

In his eyes, it was simply effortless.

He walked behind the office desk and sat down, lightly tapping his fingers against the tabletop.

Next was preparing for the auction three days from now.

Detected that the host is about to hold the next auction. Host, please confirm whether to begin drawing the compulsory auction item.

A cold mechanical voice rang out in Ning Liu's mind.

Ning Liu's heart tightened.

A compulsory auction item?

He thought of the last time, when the system had drawn that pink Bunny Ear Pajamas for him.

That thing had nearly made him die of social embarrassment on the spot.

"Confirm."

He took a deep breath and replied inwardly.

"System, I'm begging you."

"Please don't draw something as weird as last time again!"

"Give me something proper, something that can make money!"

The system did not respond to his plea. The cold notification continued to sound.

Beginning draw for compulsory auction item...

Draw complete.

Auction item name: "Ning Rongrong's Dark Ledger"

Ning Liu's face instantly stiffened.

"Ning Rongrong's Dark Ledger"?

What the hell was this thing?

For a moment, he did not know how to react.

The system could not be this rotten, right?

Last time it was pajamas, and this time it was a ledger?

And Ning Rongrong's, at that?

Ning Rongrong's pretty, adorable face flashed through his mind, and no matter what, he could not connect her with a "Dark Ledger."

He hesitated for a moment.

Mandatory auction requirement: it must be auctioned as the tenth item in this auction.

Starting price: 1 Gold Soul Coin.

The system notification sounded again.

Huh?

Ning Liu was dumbfounded!

The starting price was only 1 Gold Soul Coin?

What exactly was this thing?

Ning Liu's curiosity was completely hooked.

With a thought, he summoned it.

A very pretty-looking notebook appeared in his hand.

The notebook's cover was sky blue, with no writing on it at all.

Ning Liu held the notebook and felt that it was light in his hand, and it was even filled with fragrance!

He took a deep breath and opened the notebook to the first page.

On it was Ning Rongrong's elegant handwriting.

He casually flipped through a few pages, wanting to see what exactly was recorded inside.

Most of it was trivial daily stuff.

For example, what delicious food she had eaten that day, or which senior brother in the sect had done something stupid again.

Until he casually flipped to the last page.

It was written there, clear as day:

"This Shrek Academy really is full of talents. Today, that guy called Oscar asked me if I wanted to eat his big sausage!"

"I fired right back with, 'I've got two thick slices of bread myself, eat your own damn head,' and he froze on the spot!"

"I nearly laughed myself to death!"

Ning Liu looked at that passage and first froze for a moment.

What kind of strange conversation was this?

His mind turned it over, and he suddenly thought of a certain possibility.

Big sausage...

Thick bread...

His expression instantly changed.

Holy shit!

This Ning Rongrong!

You really could not tell!

This... the gap was way too huge!

He felt cold sweat seep out from his forehead.

The ledger in his hand now seemed, in his eyes, to be carrying some kind of eerie glow.

If this thing really got taken to the auction and sold... he simply did not dare imagine what would happen.

This system really was something else!