Chapter 239: Heaven Dou Auction House, Liu Erlong Gives Away Her Entire Savings
Liu Erlong crossed her arms over her chest, her eyes and brows brimming with gratified smiles, and even the corners of her mouth couldn't be pressed down.
Out of all the people she had met in her life, she could not find a second person with Lin Qingmo's talent.
Yu Xiaogang... even mentioning him was unnecessary.
The two could be said to stand at opposite extremes—one the extreme of genius, the other the extreme of trash.
A teenager barely over ten years old, yet his soul power had already surged to rank 50, stepping into the threshold of a Soul King.
This cultivation speed, let alone the present, even if one searched through the entire history of the continent, would firmly rank in the top three.
For the past month and a half, she had been squatting in the back mountain every single day, more attentive than a mother dragon protecting her cub and terrified that something might go wrong while Lin Qingmo was breaking through.
Now that he had safely emerged from seclusion, the heart hanging in her chest finally settled.
Liu Erlong paced forward two steps.
Her gaze landed on Lin Qingmo, warmth filling her voice.
"Qingmo, you're at rank 50 now. It's time to start planning for your fifth soul ring."
"When do you plan to go for the Soul Hunt? Do you need me to accompany you? As long as it's not a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, I can still handle it."
This was the perfect opportunity to fulfill her duties as a teacher properly.
Lin Qingmo shook his head and smiled at Liu Erlong as he declined.
"Thank you for your concern, Teacher Liu, but there's no need. My Master will help me hunt my soul ring afterward."
Before entering seclusion, he had already passed along a message using his Master's token.
When the time came, Sister Donghuang would probably accompany him on this trip. With Sister Donghuang there, they could also bring Ah Yin to the Blue Silver Forest along the way.
He had already made up his mind.
Moreover, he planned to search for his fifth soul ring inside the Blue Silver Forest.
Truthfully speaking, that eighty-five-thousand-year Blue Silver King was quite suitable. Ideally, it would be best if it could perform a sacrifice.
With his Master, a Titled Douluo, overseeing things, and Ah Yin, the Blue Silver Emperor, present, there was a chance.
As for Dugu Bo?
That old man's abilities were all centered around poison. Bringing him along to hunt soul beasts just felt awkward, no matter how he thought about it, so better forget it.
After hearing this, the smile on Liu Erlong's face faded slightly, a trace of disappointment surfacing.
Still, she said with some relief:
"That makes sense. Your Master is a Titled Douluo, and her strength surpasses mine. She's also considered one of the top figures on the continent."
"With her accompanying you, it's naturally the safest choice."
She had originally wanted to take advantage of the soul hunt to fulfill her responsibilities as a teacher properly.
Yet everything had already been arranged perfectly.
Then again, the strength of that Titled Douluo known as Donghuang was unfathomable.
With her around, she truly was far more reliable than herself.
While they were chatting—
Dugu Yan suddenly slapped her forehead, her eyes lighting up as though lamps had been lit inside them, and shouted toward the group.
"Ah! I almost forgot about this!"
"Prince Xue Xing gave my grandfather some invitation letters. Tonight, Heaven Dou Auction House is holding a quarterly auction."
"I'm not interested, but are any of you interested in going to check it out?"
As she spoke, she waved several gilded invitation letters in her hand.
Ning Rongrong curled her lips, sounding absent-minded.
"An auction? What's so interesting about that?"
"Since I was little, I've attended at least dozens upon dozens of auctions. I'm already sick of them."
"Those so-called rare treasures are really just that."
She genuinely could not muster any excitement about it.
As the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, what rare treasures had she not seen before?
In her eyes, many of the things at Heaven Dou Auction House were merely there for entertainment.
Only her father liked bringing her along to broaden her horizons.
Yu Feng and Ye Lingling exchanged glances.
Yu Feng spoke first.
"Captain, we won't be going to join the fun."
"During this period, we want to spend more time cultivating and try to break through our bottlenecks sooner."
Ye Lingling also nodded gently, her voice soft and tender.
"I'll stay behind and cultivate, too."
"My soul power increases too slowly. I need to hurry up; otherwise, during the next team battle, I'm afraid I'll drag everyone down."
The moment Xiao Wu heard the words "auction house," her eyes lit up like cat eyes.
She grabbed Zhu Zhuqing's arm, her voice filled with irrepressible curiosity.
"An auction house? I've never been to one before!"
"Ah Qing, Zhuqing, since they're not going, let's go together, okay? I heard auction houses have all sorts of strange and rare things. It definitely sounds super interesting!"
Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Xiao Wu's excited appearance, thought for a moment, then slightly nodded and uttered a single word.
"Okay."
The moment Xiao Wu saw her nod, a smile instantly spread from the corners of her lips.
After hearing Dugu Yan's words, Lin Qingmo's heart stirred slightly.
He remembered that in the original story, Tang San had also attended an auction once, though he did not know if it was this one.
After thinking for a moment, he smiled and replied:
"Alright then, tonight let's go take a look around the auction house. Maybe we'll really come across something useful."
He was not going there for treasures.
He mainly wanted to see how events from the original work would change.
"Ah, since Qingmo and the others are going, then I'll go take a stroll too."
The moment Ning Rongrong heard Lin Qingmo say he was going, she changed her tune faster than flipping pages in a book.
Xiao Wu looked suspicious.
"Weren't you not interested?"
"Haha, I'm free anyway. What if there really is something interesting there?"
Ning Rongrong actually had zero interest in the auction itself.
But if Lin Qingmo was going, then she definitely had to follow along.
Besides, wandering around the auction house together with them was far more interesting than staying in the training grounds, cultivating in boredom.
Hearing that they were going to the auction house, Liu Erlong took out a storage soul tool and stuffed it into Lin Qingmo's hands.
"Qingmo, take this."
"Hm?"
Lin Qingmo froze slightly.
Sending his divine sense inside, he was instantly stunned.
Inside the soul tool were neatly stacked gold soul coins.
The amount was at least a million.
He raised his eyes toward Liu Erlong, confusion in his voice.
"Teacher Erlong, why are you suddenly giving me so many gold soul coins?"
The others around them were also stunned.
All of them looked toward Liu Erlong, filled with confusion.
Gold soul coins? What exactly was this about?
A faint blush surfaced on Liu Erlong's cheeks. She raised a hand to scratch the back of her head, coughed dryly, and hurriedly explained.
"Don't misunderstand! This money isn't for you; it's for my goddaughter Xiao Wu!"
"It's her first time going to an auction house, so there'll definitely be a lot of things she likes."
"You hold onto it. If she takes a fancy to something later, just buy it directly. Don't let her feel wronged."
As she spoke, her gaze drifted away, not daring to meet Lin Qingmo's eyes.
In truth, she simply wanted to stuff this brat with money.
Lin Qingmo might be strong, but the amount of gold soul coins in his possession was definitely limited.
At a place like an auction house, prices were absurdly high. If he happened to like something but lacked money, how awkward would that be?
But if she gave it to him directly, he would absolutely refuse again and again.
Using Xiao Wu's name to pass it over made everything seem natural and justified.
Xiao Wu was her goddaughter. Spending money on her goddaughter was only natural, so Lin Qingmo would not have the nerve to reject it, right?
Xiao Wu blanked for a moment before immediately understanding.
She smiled sweetly and moved forward, wrapping her arms around Liu Erlong's arm as she spoke in a spoiled tone.
"Thank you, Godmother! Godmother treats me the best!"
Godmother was definitely using her name as an excuse to give Ah Qing money.
But she was not about to expose it.
Holding the storage soul tool in his hand, warmth stirred slightly within Lin Qingmo's heart.
He raised his eyes toward Liu Erlong and solemnly bowed respectfully.
"Thank you very much, Teacher Erlong."
He did not return the soul tool.
If he tried to refuse it, Liu Erlong would definitely get angry with him.
He would simply remember this kindness in his heart.
Seeing him accept it, Liu Erlong's bright and hearty smile blossomed once more. She waved her hand grandly.
"What are you being polite with me for?"
"Be smart at the auction house. If anyone dares cause trouble for you, just report my name!"
End of Chapter
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