The mysterious Dou Wang entering the city was naturally Mo Tang, who had hurried all the way from Maple City.
However, Mo Tang hadn't used his flying Dou Qi Wings to travel, but instead used Dou Qi-transformed wings, a skill only available to Dou Wang level.
As mentioned earlier, Mo Tang's energy points were sufficient to ascend to a one-star Dou Wang, so after separating from Hai Bodong, he immediately increased his cultivation.
Furthermore, his Wind and Thunder Wings were incredibly conspicuous—one blue, one purple. Anyone with even a passing knowledge of him would recognize them instantly, so he'd need to be especially careful when preparing for certain events.
Having previously spent two million gold coins in Maple City, his total assets now totaled less than five million.
This represented his entire fortune for the foreseeable future. Having exploited the Mo family so relentlessly, he felt a bit bald. He'd need to carefully nurture them before attempting further exploitation.
Although the money wasn't much, he had no intention of directly paying for the auction this time; that would be too cost-effective.
Since he'd arrived in the Black Horn Territory, he naturally had to abide by its rules...
so why not just rob him!
After walking slowly along the street for nearly ten minutes, Mo Tang stopped outside a hotel.
The Black Seal City auction was about to begin, and Black Seal City was sure to be packed for the next while, so it would be best to find a place to stay.
Just as Mo Tang was about to step inside, he suddenly paused.
Less than twenty meters ahead, a familiar face caught his eye.
"Xiao Yan? I actually ran into him! Guess I'm really lucky!"
The two were walking one in front of the other, with Mo Tang standing to the side and behind Xiao Yan, so the other didn't see him.
After watching Xiao Yan hesitate and then quickly enter the hotel, Mo Tang slowly followed, carefully choosing a room not too close to him.
Although Xiao Yan had Yao Lao with him, Yao Lao also needed to cultivate and restore his soul power, and couldn't constantly focus on the outside world. Therefore, unless Xiao Yan was in danger or Yao Lao happened to be observing the outside world, he would have no way of noticing Mo Tang's tracking.
This was similar to Mo Tang's situation...
Although he didn't have Yao Lao with him, he did have a small map.
But he couldn't always keep his system map open and glued to it, right?
So, unless he was specifically searching or tracking, he wouldn't have the map constantly on his face.
An hour later, Mo Tang realized that Xiao Yan had no intention of leaving the hotel and was likely refining medicine in his room. After a moment's hesitation, he left the hotel and headed for the Thousand Pharmacy Shop...
The Thousand Pharmacy Shop was furnished with familiar furnishings.
A shop assistant smiled at Mo Tang, "Sir, what can I do for you? Our Qianyaofang is the largest pharmacy in Black Rock City, and we stock all kinds of medicinal herbs!"
Mo Tang shook his head slightly and whispered, "I need to see your owner..."
"Huh? Our owner?" The shop assistant, clearly not expecting this, immediately looked hesitant and wanted to refuse.
However, when Mo Tang briefly displayed his powerful aura and focused it on him, the shop assistant nearly pissed himself and scrambled to find the owner.
The owner of the Qianyaofang in Black Rock City was a white-haired old man, likely a Dou Ling, judging by his strength. Mo Tang was surprised that such a powerful individual would be willing to be the owner of a small pharmacy.
Seeing Mo Tang, clad in a black robe, his face completely hidden in darkness, the old man frowned slightly and said stiffly, "I wonder if you wish to see me, sir..."
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly saw a flash of silver light in the other man's hand. His expression changed, and his tone became more respectful. "Sir, please come to the back hall to chat."
Mo Tang remained silent, only slightly nodding.
He had just taken out a token representing the Medicine King, Han Feng. It was given to him by Han Feng back in Maple City, specifically to help him search for information about Xiao Yan.
This token was not particularly useful; it only allowed Mo Tang to pass on information to Han Feng through special channels.
Many people throughout the Black Horn Region possessed this token, so Han Feng had no regrets when he gave it to Mo Tang. Qianyaofang,
the largest chain of medicinal herbs shops in the Black Horn Region, was backed by the Medicine King, Han Feng. Many of these shops had Han Feng's insiders, who gathered intelligence from all over the world for him.
"Tell the Medicine King that the person he's looking for is in Black Rock City!"
Mo Tang said to the shopkeeper in a hoarse voice. Without giving him a chance to speak, he left.
The shopkeeper was about to intervene, but sensing the powerful aura within the man, like that of a prehistoric beast, he swallowed and stopped.
Regardless of the truth or falsehood, since this matter concerned the Medicine King, he dared not neglect it. He immediately went to his backyard room, opened a hidden chamber, and walked in...
...
The day before the auction.
Mo Tang, who had been quietly cultivating in his room, received a VIP card from the Black Seal City Auction House...
Initially, Mo Tang was puzzled by the card, wondering why the other party had offered it to him.
But when he considered that the Black Seal City auction was originally run by the Eight Gates, a formidable faction that controlled the city, everything made sense.
He hadn't deliberately concealed his strength upon entering the city, so it wouldn't be easy for the Eight Gates to uncover his whereabouts.
And as a Dou Wang-level warrior, his strength was more than enough to earn him a VIP card.
Entering the auction house, Mo Tang walked along the corridor to the end, then turned a corner. Suddenly, a massive auction venue came into view.
"Tsk tsk, worthy of an auction venue in the Black Horn Region! This place is far more luxurious than the Mitel family's auction venue in the Imperial Capital!"
With a sigh of admiration, Mo Tang was led directly to his designated VIP seat by a seductive maid.
Seated in the spacious, plush, soft chair, Mo Tang silently opened his system map.
In an instant, everyone in the auction venue was marked on their own small map, including their names and strengths...