In the original story, when Rayleigh sold himself, he merely claimed to be an old man skilled in coating technology. However, just now, when Lin Xuan had the middle-aged man under Uchiha Madara's genjutsu notify the Celestial Dragons, he deliberately revealed Rayleigh's true identity.
His intention was obviously to use Rayleigh to create a bigger stir and earn more reputation points.
But he hadn't expected Rayleigh to be so uncooperative, escaping ahead of time!
Clearly, he had overestimated the old man's backbone.
However, to his surprise, just as he thought Rayleigh's escape had ruined his plans and cost him a wave of reputation points—
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. Reputation points +9999!"
Lin Xuan's eyes widened in shock. How did I get nearly 10,000 reputation points?
System:"Although the Host failed to successfully auction Rayleigh, exposing his true identity and causing him to flee in advance still shocked, stunned, and angered many people, so you still gained reputation points!"
"I see!"
Lin Xuan nodded in understanding and chuckled. "That makes sense. The news of the Dark King Rayleigh being captured and then escaping at the last moment is indeed quite shocking!"
As he spoke, his gaze swept toward a certain direction in the auction venue—the VIP section where the three Celestial Dragons were seated.
The Rozward Saint father and son trio were sitting in the VIP seats, growing increasingly impatient.
Just as they were getting excited about the next item of interest, the news that Rayleigh had escaped sent them into a rage.
"Bastards!"
"How could you let this happen?"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Charlos Saint furiously berated the auction house staff who came to explain the situation, even pulling out a gun and firing several shots at them!
The staff member collapsed in a pool of blood, terrifying everyone around into silence.
Yet no one dared to voice any dissatisfaction, much less plead for the wounded man.
Even another auction house representative ignored his colleague and instead fawned over the Rozward Saint trio, saying, "Please calm down, Your Excellencies! We've already sent people to capture him—we'll definitely bring him back! How about we move on to the next interesting auction item?"
He had secretly ordered Uchiha Madara to be brought out ahead of time.
Thus, before the Rozward Saint trio could say anything, Madara appeared on stage, instantly capturing the crowd's attention.
There was no denying that Madara's ancient battle armor, combined with his cold, handsome, and domineering appearance, was incredibly striking—especially with his pair of crimson Sharingan eyes.
Everyone's focus immediately shifted to him, momentarily forgetting about Rayleigh's escape.
Shalria Palace stared at Madara's face with excitement. "Wow! This man really is handsome! And his pupils are like rubies—I love it!"
At the same time, many others in the venue were also staring at Madara with curiosity.
Faced with such scrutiny, Madara remained expressionless.
Since he was under Lin Xuan's control, he naturally wouldn't react.
However, at that moment, Lin Xuan suddenly heard the System's voice:
"Host, Uchiha Madara requests a mental communication with you. Do you accept?"
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Mental communication? Since when was this a thing?"
System:"This is one of the System's functions—a special communication channel established between the Host and the reincarnated individuals."
Without overthinking it, Lin Xuan connected to the mental link.
Immediately, Madara's furious voice echoed in his mind:
"Hey, what the hell are you trying to do? Release your control over me right now!"
Lin Xuan smirked and replied, "Isn't it obvious? I just want to use you to cause chaos in this world. After one day, I'll naturally release the Edo Tensei and send you back to the Pure Land in the ninja world. Of course, if you're willing to cooperate, I might consider lifting the control early."
Madara fell silent again.
In truth, ever since Lin Xuan had taken control of him, he had been able to observe everything happening around him. He had already confirmed that this place was indeed not the ninja world but an entirely different one!
The sheer difference between this world and the ninja world was staggering, completely shattering his worldview.
Moreover, the more he saw, the more curious he became about this world.
By now, he wasn't even that bothered by being Edo Tensei'd by Lin Xuan—after all, it gave him the chance to witness things he had never seen before.
But the feeling of being controlled by Lin Xuan was utterly unbearable!
And now, Lin Xuan was trying to auction him off?! That was the last straw, forcing him to attempt communication. To his surprise, Lin Xuan could actually engage in mental dialogue!
Once again, he was stunned by Lin Xuan's methods. He couldn't comprehend how someone who seemed like an ordinary person could achieve such impossible feats.
He even began to suspect: Maybe this guy isn't ordinary at all—maybe even I can't see through him? Otherwise, how could I be completely helpless against him?
This realization only deepened his shock.
After careful consideration, Madara decided to agree to Lin Xuan's terms.
After all, if he refused, Lin Xuan would still control his body to do as he pleased. Rather than suffer that humiliation, it was better to cooperate—at least then he wouldn't have to endure the discomfort of being manipulated.
Most importantly, Lin Xuan had said that if he didn't cooperate, he would be sent back to the ninja world after fulfilling Lin Xuan's goals. How could that be? He hadn't even had a chance to properly explore this new world yet!
Thus, he finally responded in a deep voice:
"Fine. I accept your terms."
Hearing this, Lin Xuan grinned.
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