Heavenly Dou Auction House is one of the direct properties of the Heavenly Dou Royal Family.
Its scale is enormous, surpassing even some palaces within the Imperial Palace.
The moment Xue Qinghe and Lin Yu entered, a dozen or so women in white dresses, revealing large expanses of their fair skin, and possessing beautiful features, immediately offered professional, sweet smiles.
"Greetings, esteemed guests. If you wish to participate in the auction, please provide proof of your assets."
The rules here are clear: they treat people differently based on their status. Lin Yu and Xue Qinghe are not exactly of high rank.
Xue Qinghe is alright; even if he's not widely known, he's still a prince.
But Lin Yu is merely the son of a marquis, completely different from a marquis himself.
Of course, Lin Yu had no intention of participating in the auction; he was simply there to collect his goods. He casually tossed an iron token bearing the Heavenly Dou Auction House's mark to a maid in a white dress.
After receiving the token, the maid's smile remained gentle. "Distinguished guests, I'll take you to the second floor."
Led by a tall maid in a white dress, Lin Yu and Xue Qinghe arrived at a lavishly decorated counter, where an old man was dozing off.
Hearing footsteps, he snapped out of his daze, casually waving away the girl in the white dress, and then smiled at the newcomers. "Rare guests, Your Highness the Second Prince, Young Marquis Lin. It's truly an honor to have you here."
The old man's name was unknown; everyone at the auction house called him Old Hai. His background was quite mysterious, and he usually managed the storage and transportation of items for the Heavenly Dou Auction House.
"Old Hai, I've come to retrieve something. It arrived some time ago; please check it."
Old Hai didn't speak, but simply turned and went into the storeroom.
However, the old man's attitude aroused Xue Qinghe's suspicion. Although she, as a prince, was indeed nominal in some ways, it shouldn't be that the old man was so dismissive!
For a moment, she realized that the old man's identity was not so simple, and she wanted to ask Lin Yu, but the current situation was inappropriate, so she had to suppress her doubts for the time being.
After only a short while, Elder Hai came out carrying a box, a knowing smile on his face. "Young Marquis Lin, I didn't expect you to be such a sentimental person as we are."
Hearing this, Lin Yu's face darkened. He knew that buying this thing would definitely be misunderstood!
But there was nothing he could do about it. Even ten thousand years later, the people of Douluo Continent still did not know its true effects, which also reflected how slowly the development of professions unrelated to soul power was.
"Thank you, Elder Hai. I have important matters to attend to at home, so I won't disturb you any longer."
Xue Qinghe, who was following beside him, didn't say anything. She had only come with Lin Yu to pick up the things and take a look at her newly built mansion.
Before the two could even leave the gate, Elder Hai's slightly frivolous voice rang out again, "Don't worry, young marquis, I understand. Men won't spread rumors."
Xue Qinghe didn't seem to mind, since she didn't know what was in the box, but that didn't stop her curiosity.
Lin Yu, however, almost tripped over the threshold, feeling that the auction house was full of malice towards him.
After the two returned to the carriage and visited Xue Qinghe's mansion under construction, they hurriedly left the city and returned to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
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"Young Master, this really won't do!"
In the small house by the stream, Lin Yu clutched the box tightly and cautiously ran into his room.
Qian Renxue, now dressed as a woman, was no longer the gentle and modest Second Young Master, but the eldest daughter of the Spirit Hall. How could she possibly listen to her underling, Lin Yu?
Her delicate, fair fists clenched so tightly they cracked, her pretty face contorted with malice, and her slightly elongated golden phoenix eyes held a hint of arrogance. "What, does my word as the Young Master not carry weight?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu obediently opened the door and handed the already opened box to Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue, her golden phoenix eyes looking at Lin Yu's "obedient" appearance, felt quite satisfied. Taking advantage of her height, she ruffled Lin Yu's hair a couple of times.
However, when she saw the dozen or so solid pieces inside the box, each at least the size of a fist, ranging from brownish-black to dark black, yet possessing a certain degree of transparency, a look of doubt appeared on her face.
Born into a prominent family, she naturally recognized what it was. She casually picked up a piece with her fair hand and tossed it to Lin Yu. "Little Yu, do you know you're still young? Even if you could, let alone not, how long do you plan to use all this whale glue? And it's mostly low-quality stuff."
Despite her wealthy background, the young lady of the Qian family still revealed a hint of disdain.
Lin Yu was speechless. There were indeed high-quality ones, but they were beyond his means!
Now, there was no need to hide it anymore. If he didn't explain, Lin Yu estimated that his image in front of the young master, Qian Renxue, would be completely ruined.
"Actually, I also discovered another use for whale glue, which is that it has a certain nourishing effect on the human body, strengthening the body and enhancing the resilience of muscles, bones, and meridians. In short, it can increase the lifespan of a soul ring for a soul master.
Of course, there is a prerequisite, which is that it must be under ten thousand years old. As you know, young master, most ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts have already awakened their intelligence and can no longer withstand the strain simply by relying on their physical strength."
Qian Renxue stared intently at Lin Yu with her beautiful golden phoenix eyes. Although she was very beautiful, her appearance made Lin Yu a little flustered.
"Then how do we use this? Do we just eat it?"
Because Lin Yu had previously left Xue Luochuan half-dead, Qian Renxue trusted Lin Yu quite a bit when it came to medicine. When she heard that whale glue could increase the lifespan of a soul ring, she did not doubt it but directly asked Lin Yu how to use it.
"Just have a fire-attribute soul master melt it and consume it directly."
Qian Renxue held a piece of whale glue, which had weathered into black, in her fair hand. "Fire attribute? No need for that. I think I can handle it."
Although the Angelic Martial Soul possesses powerful holy attributes, its own fire attribute is also extremely strong.
The moment Qian Renxue revealed her soul power, She Long and Ci Xue, who were hidden outside the house, jointly created a soul power barrier, enveloping the small house where the two were.
Under Qian Renxue's activation of her soul power, the dark whale glue quickly softened, turning into a dark golden liquid, emitting a strange fragrance.
"I must say, it smells really good…"
Qian Renxue murmured softly, then looked at Lin Yu with her golden phoenix eyes.
Being fed by the young master of the Spirit Hall, Lin Yu didn't know what to say. He was perhaps touched, but he had no choice but to eat it!
(End of Chapter)