chsdbacks Chapter 184 Getting the Benefit and Then Complaining
Chapter 184 Getting the Benefit and Then Complaining
Chapter 184 Getting the Benefit and Then Complaining
"Oh, my dear Lulu, don't worry."
Cui Yajie chuckled and rested her chin on Zhu Lu's shoulder, nuzzling her affectionately. "Yuhao definitely won't care about that. Besides, could this soul bone be more precious than the immortal herb he gave you?"
Towards the end, Cui Yajie deliberately lowered her voice, her tone carrying a cunning and seductive undertone:
"If you really feel bad and have a knot in your heart, why don't we find one night and continue the night raid plan that we didn't finish last time?"
After it's all over, you can have a litter of adorable kittens for him, and then you'll have paid off all your debts.
A kitten?!
Zhu Lu's face turned bright red instantly, and the heat seemed to emanate from the top of her head.
Her mind was almost uncontrollably racing with images of herself and Huo Yuhao doing all sorts of blush-inducing things. She was completely flustered and stammered in response:
"Ya, Ya Jie! You're talking nonsense again. One, one nest or whatever... Yu Hao's body can't handle that!"
"Oh~"
Seeing her best friend's adorable, embarrassed expression, wishing she could disappear into the ground, Cui Yajie couldn't suppress her smile any longer and burst out laughing.
"You're just worried he won't be able to handle it, not that you're against the idea of having kittens itself, right? It seems Lulu has already thought these things through."
"Waaah, it's all Ya-jie's fault for corrupting me..."
Zhu Lu was so embarrassed that she could no longer speak a complete sentence, and could only gently punch Cui Yajie with her small fists.
Seeing the younger female students playfully fighting, and Ning Tian seemingly ready to participate in the auction, Zhang Lexuan's lips curled into a gentle smile.
She spoke softly at the opportune moment: "Alright, stop fooling around. Yuhao just sent me a message saying he'll bid on these two soul bones. Ning Tian, you don't need to participate in the bidding."
As she spoke, she showed the communication soul tool that she had just taken out of her storage soul tool.
The girls here may not necessarily recognize those complex combat-specific soul tools, but they will certainly be familiar with this kind of life-related soul tool.
The most distinctive feature of communication soul tools is that they must be manufactured in pairs.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became subtle.
Several pairs of eyes simultaneously focused on the communication soul tool in Zhang Lexuan's hand.
Zhang Lexuan clearly felt those burning gazes, but she still wore a calm smile on her face, and even gently shook the communication soul tool in her hand.
"As the team leader for this Soul Master Competition, I naturally need to keep a close eye on your movements to prevent any unexpected situations from arising."
Compared to the rest of you, you're all very easy to manage, but Yuhao is clearly different. That's why I had him carry this communication soul tool with him at all times, just in case."
Hearing this impeccable response, the girls in the reserve team secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while trying to comfort themselves.
Yes, that must be it.
Senior Sister has always been so serious and responsible. Before, I couldn't tell at all that she had any special feelings for Yuhao.
Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen exchanged a knowing glance, both reading a tacit understanding in each other's eyes.
The truth is probably far more complicated than Zhang Lexuan described; there must be some complex reasons they are unaware of.
Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan breathed a sigh of relief and quietly put away the communication soul tool in her hand.
Lies are hardest to expose when they are only partially true.
On the surface, it seems that she did indeed use her position as the team leader to slip the communication device into Huo Yuhao's hand in order to monitor his movements and safety.
However, if they observed more closely, they would discover that this communication soul tool was completely different from the types circulating on the market. It could be said that this was Huo Yuhao's latest soul tool, which was exclusively developed and was still in the experimental stage.
The biggest difference between it and ordinary communication soul tools is that it can not only transmit messages over long distances, but more remarkably, it can also conduct real-time virtual video dialogues.
If it weren't for this unique communication soul tool, Zhang Lexuan wouldn't know how to get through these lonely nights lately.
After all, every night, Dean Xian has made so-called "reasonable time allocations" for Huo Yuhao. She can't really lower herself to compete with these junior girls for him, can she?
Fortunately, this troublesome schedule only extends to the end of the Soul Master Competition.
Once we get back to the academy, there will be plenty of opportunities.
At that moment, a golden light flashed on the soul guide screen, and the images of the left and right leg bones of the pair of Netherworld Tigers gradually faded into the background, with a row of clear golden numbers appearing in the center of the screen.
Starting bid: 10 million gold soul coins.
The moment the numbers appeared, the entire auction hall seemed to fall silent for a moment.
But the next moment, the number ten million began to jump wildly.
Twelve million.
Fifteen million.
……
The numbers continued to soar, and finally, under everyone's watchful eyes, the number slowly settled at thirty-two million.
For a moment, everyone in the VIP room gasped.
It's worth noting that the combined prices of the seven previously auctioned treasures barely approached this figure.
Thirty-two million gold soul coins—this enormous sum is enough to arm a heavy cavalry legion of tens of thousands to the teeth, or to easily buy a city with a population of nearly one million.
Meanwhile, in VIP room number three.
An elderly man with long, dark green hair that cascaded down his back, but whose head was perfectly smooth, spoke in a deep voice, his equally dark green eyes gleaming with a sharp light: "Vina, aren't you going to continue bidding?"
At the other end of the sofa, a young girl in a pale yellow dress was sitting upright.
Her long, black hair cascaded down like a waterfall, making her look about thirteen or fourteen years old. Her eyes, as clear as water, gently swirled, and she naturally exuded a delicate and gentle temperament that made people feel tenderness at first sight.
Upon hearing the old man's question, Vina gave a perfectly timed wry smile:
"Elder Poison, I didn't expect to encounter such a rare soul bone this time. I didn't bring enough gold soul coins with me when I came out. After all, we are currently within the territory of the Star Luo Empire, and the resources I can mobilize on the spot are very limited."
As she continued, she let out a soft sigh, her voice filled with regret.
"I can only say that I am destined to be apart from these soul bones."
Although her own martial soul attribute and those soul bones are not a perfect match, for her, who is openly a healing-type soul master, even a weakened version of the Void Soul Skill is an extremely useful life-saving skill.
Even if they don't use it themselves, using it to fill the Heavenly Soul Royal Family's treasury is still an extremely worthwhile deal.
Standing behind the sofa, Yu Tao, whose right arm appeared unusually thick, said in a deep, gruff voice, "Sect Master, do you think we should...?"
As he spoke, he made a peculiar gesture in front of him with his disproportionately large right hand, his fierceness in his eyes undisguised.
As members of the Body Sect, who have always been lawless, apart from suffering a great loss when they triggered a beast tide hundreds of years ago, they have never suffered any humiliation.
Since we can't buy it through the proper channels now, once we leave the auction house, whoever has the biggest fist gets it.
At this moment, the auctioneer and two maids who were standard staff in each VIP room were all dazed and lifeless, having already been mentally controlled without their knowledge.
Beside Yu Tao, Lang Ya, whose head appeared exceptionally large, was surrounded by air that rippled like water, and his intense mental fluctuations never ceased.
He maintained his mental control over the three people while saying, "Junior Sister Vina, just say the word if you need anything. I can control the auctioneer at any time to investigate which VIP room won the soul bone."
As a spirit-type soul master with the "brain" as her main spirit, Princess Vina, despite her special status, is considered to belong to the same lineage as Lang Ya within the Body Sect's internal factions.
He naturally paid more attention to his junior sister in his own faction.
Vina's lips twitched slightly involuntarily.
Although she could hear the concern in Lang Ya's words, his tendency to resort to force to seize things at the drop of a hat was truly befitting of the Body Sect.
If it weren't for the fact that I also possess a Body Martial Soul, and that the royal family needed to win over the powerful Body Sect to become the guardian sect of the Heavenly Soul Empire, I probably would never have thought of having much to do with the Body Sect in my life.
Especially seeing Poisonous Immortal sitting calmly in the center of the sofa, Vina's mind raced, and she softly spoke:
"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother Langya. However, the Starlight Auction House is backed by the Star Luo Royal Family, and Princess Jiu Jiu of Star Luo is a good friend of mine. I cannot do anything to put her in a difficult position."
Besides, wasn't Poison Elder here for Huo Yuhao? I think we'd better not cause any unnecessary trouble.
Hearing Vina's impeccable response, Poison Undying nodded slightly and said:
"Vina is right. This is Star Luo City after all. Even right here in this auction house, I have sensed the auras of no less than four Title Douluos."
Since we're destined to be apart, it's best to avoid unnecessary trouble. Remember, our primary target remains Huo Yuhao.
Looking at Vina, whose face was still delicate and charming, Poison Undying's original idea of using marriage to deepen the bond between the Body Sect and the Heavenly Soul Royal Family faded a bit.
With his honest disciple, he'd probably be sold off by this princess and still foolishly count the money for her.
Even though the Body Sect became the guardian sect of the Heavenly Soul Empire, it was still a cooperative relationship, and both sides were equal in status.
But if, after his death, his disciple Long Aotian had a brain fart and was truly fooled by this princess, causing the Body Sect to completely become a lackey of the Heavenly Soul Royal Family, then he would truly die with regrets and be ashamed before his ancestors.
Inside the long-awaited lounge.
The number on the soul guide screen remained at the 32 million mark for a full minute.
As the gavel fell with a crisp sound, dazzling fireworks effects burst across the screen, announcing the official end of the auction for this final item.
Huo Yuhao let out a soft breath, feeling a mix of emotions.
The final transaction price for this pair of Netherworld Tiger leg bones was actually two million higher than the Ice Jade Scorpion left arm bone that cost thirty million gold soul coins in my previous life.
Upon closer examination, it makes perfect sense.
Aside from the fact that there have always been people bidding against him, the main reason is the inherent characteristics of the soul bone itself.
Although the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone is of a higher age, its absorption conditions are extremely demanding, and it is openly only usable by Ice Soul Masters, thus having a very narrow audience.
Although these soul bones also have attribute requirements, they can still be forcibly absorbed; at worst, the effect will be somewhat reduced.
Not to mention its accompanying "Void" soul skill, which is a top-tier life-saving skill that is extremely attractive to almost all soul masters, and its versatility is far superior to that of the Ice Jade Scorpion's left arm bone.
She stared at the final number on the screen for a long time, her beautiful purple eyes curving into two crescent moons, a smile she couldn't hide playing on her lips.
"I wasn't lying to you just now, I really do get a commission. Let me calculate it, based on my status as a top auctioneer."
"From this deal, I can get at least two million in commission. How about it, do you want my sister to pay you back?"
Huo Yuhao could only roll his eyes helplessly at her smug look, as if she had gotten a good deal but was still acting innocent.
After a moment of contemplation and a soft sigh, he earnestly reminded her, "This amount of money isn't enough. Earning it back would be just a matter of chance."
However, if you continue to refer to yourself as "older sister" in public, I'm afraid something serious might happen.
Ever since Ma Xiaotao saw the auspicious beast and Qiu'er last time, she had obviously had some guesses in her mind.
The way she looked at Ling Luochen started to seem strange, and she herself would occasionally start playing the role of siblings, which made Huo Yuhao feel a little tired.
If another Xu Jiujiu were to appear now, Huo Yuhao was genuinely afraid that Sister Xiaotao might do something impulsive in a fit of anger.
Perhaps they'll drag me into a dark room and execute me on the spot?
Xu Jiujiu's smile froze for a moment, her eyes flickering as she asked uncertainly, "Is it because of that girl who possesses ice elements?"
"That's not all."
Seeing Huo Yuhao's serious expression, Xu Jiu pursed his lips, then pouted as if somewhat unconvinced and said angrily:
"Okay, I know. Anyway, I can't beat those two, so I won't bother them. But, it's just the two of us here now, sweetie, let your big sister give you a hug."
Without saying a word, she pulled Huo Yuhao into her arms again, nuzzling her head against his neck affectionately, her warm breath mingling with his.
"Since we can't say it outside, I'm going to say it all now, my little brother Yuhao."
She deliberately drew out the word "little brother," giving it an indescribable allure, and her breath warmed Huo Yuhao's ears along with her words.
(End of this chapter)