Just as Yuan and Xiao Hua stepped into the VIP room
"Yuan! I did not expect to see you so soon again!"
Suddenly, a pretty young lady approached him
"We meet again Xuan Wuhan"
"Yeah, If I knew that you were coming here, we could've come here together!" she said.
"Hahaha... I did not plan on coming here at first. It's only a coincidence."
"Coincidence or not, we are together again. Come here and sit at my table."
Yuan nodded and followed Xuan Wuhan to her table, where the old man from before and two unfamiliar handsome young men sat.
"The Young Lady was right... to enter this room, his background is not so simple after all." The old man was surprised to see Yuan in the VIP room.
"Who are they?" One of the young men asked after seeing Xuan Wuhan return with strangers.
"Friends I recently made," she said.
"Hmmm..."
The two handsome young men looked at Yuan with a pondering gaze.
"Which noble family are you from? I am Du Bai from the Du Family," said the handsome young man on the left.
"I am Du Hai, his twin brother," said the one on the right.
"I am a rogue cultivator" Yuan casually responded
"..."
Once Yuan said those words, the entire room went silent, as everyone in the room was paying attention to him trying to figure out his identity.
A few moments later, the entire room burst with laughter.
"There's no way some Rogue Cultivator would have the privilege to enter this VIP room!"
"Hahaha! He must really want to keep his background hidden!"
"Too bad that only makes me more intrigued!"
Yuan ignored them
"The auction is starting" Yuan thought when he saw the lights in the room suddenly dimmed
---
Yuan wasn't interested in the first three items which were an armor, technique, and pills
"Hey, Yuan." Xuan Wuhan suddenly called for him after she bought the Soul Strengthening Pills.
"What's the matter?" he turned to look at her.
Xuan Wuhan smiled and opened one of the pill bottles to retrieve a Soul Strengthening Pill.
"Here you go. It's not much but I hope we can be friends for years to come!" she said while handing it to him.
"Thank you!" he said with a smile on his face
When Yuan held the Soul Strengthening Pill in his hands, the system automatically analyzed it for him.
[Soul Strengthening Pill] [Tier 3] [Purity: 82%]
[Effects: Permanently increases Soul Strength by 1,000]
[Description: A Spiritual Pill concocted by Bai Ming.]
[Limit: 3]
--
"Hey, why don't you give us one of those pills too, Lady Xuan. Aren't we also friends?"
The Du Brothers asked her after seeing her give one to Yuan.
"If you wanted some, why didn't you even try to buy it?" Xuan Wuhan asked them.
"That's because you were very eager to have them, so we didn't fight for them with you," said Du Hai with a cheeky smile.
"Are you saying that I only won because you allowed me to win?" Xuan Wuhan narrowed her eyes at him.
Du Hai's cheeky smile quickly became an apologetic one and said, "T-That wasn't my intention..."
"Then forget it!"
"..."
After Xuan Wuhan turned her eyes away from him, Du Hai looked at Yuan with narrowed eyes, almost like he blamed Yuan for being responsible for the situation.
Sometime later, after ten more items were auctioned, the Spirit Crystal appeared
"For the next item, we have this piece of crystal that is of unknown origin. Although we cannot tell you the purpose of its existence, it has a large amount of Qi flowing within like a monster core. In fact, if it was a monster core, it would be comparable to one at the Spirit Grandmaster level." Qing Qing showed them the cobble-sized piece of crystal to the guests.
When Xiao Hua saw the cobble-sized crystal, her eyes slightly widened.
"Brother Yuan, that's a Spirit Crystal."
Xiao Hua's voice suddenly resounded in his head.
After explaining to Yuan about the Spirit Crystal Xiao Hua said "Brother Yuan, you should bid for it."
"Okay"
"There's no way something that contains so much Qi is not a treasure! It must be a treasure with a powerful ability!"
Everyone in the VIP room were trembling in excitement.
"Since we do not know its true value, we will let the guests decide. The auction begins now!" Qing Qing announced loudly.
"10,000 Gold!"
"30,000 Gold!"
"100,000 Gold!"
The people immediately began bidding, and the price fluctuated quickly.
Within mere minutes, the price for the Spirit Crystal reached half a million Gold.
"510,00 Gold!" Yuan made a bid for the first time in this auction.
"This brat... he's not a simple one, as expected..."
The people in the VIP room glanced at Yuan with the corner of their eyes.
'You want to buy something when I am here? Then you will have to ask me for permission first!' Du Hai coldly sneered in his heart and raised his hand.
"520,000 Gold!"
"530,000 Gold." Yuan calmly responded.
give up on this treasure, our money won't last till the end if you spend so much at once. We can deal with him after the auction Du Bai whispered in Du Hai's ears
"Yuan, the Du Brothers are unforgiving people. They will surely try to cause trouble for you afterward. I will speak to them later." Xuan Wuhan whispered in Yuan's ears when she noticed their suspicious gazes.
"Thank you for the warning. " Yuan nodded
A few minutes later, Yuan won the bid with 550,000 Gold.
"Esteemed guest, would you like to pay for the item now, or would you like to pay for it afterward?" Na Ning asked him with a polite tone and a respectful demeanor.
"You can subtract it from that item afterward." Xiao Hua said to her.
Xuan Wuhan raised her eyebrows at Xiao Hua words, and she pondered. "That item? Did they put something up for auction?"
It was finally the time for Xiao Hua dagger.
-----------
Thanks for reading