94: I feel like I've seen it before.

After the auction ended, Wei Xun went backstage to find the owner of the auction house.

Niu Cuihua, Niu Dazhuang's sister who had been captured, was now shackled by the owner, weakly curled up on the ground.

Seeing Wei Xun approach, the owner enthusiastically came over to welcome him.

"Young Master, you truly showed great skill today!" The owner's face was full of smiles, clearly delighted.

It was also thanks to Wei Xun choosing the first option that the owner earned thirty-five thousand taels.

Otherwise, if he had chosen the second option, where the owner only took twenty percent, he would have only earned twenty thousand taels.

Then, the owner waved his hand, surprisingly producing a gold-patterned cloth bag.

"What is this?" Wei Xun asked curiously.

"This contains Purple Crystal Stones!" the owner said with a smile.

"What are Purple Crystal Stones? Where's my money?" Wei Xun was a bit confused.

The owner saw that Wei Xun didn't seem to understand, so he had to open the bag and take out a purple stone from inside.

"This stone is called a Purple Crystal Stone, and it's extremely rare. One such stone is worth a hundred taels of gold!" The owner smiled, "The Dragon Pearl that Young Master Wang just bid on was paid for with Purple Crystal Stones!"

"Is that so?" Wei Xun took the Purple Crystal Stone and examined it in his hand.

He suddenly realized that this thing wasn't the same as the purple stone he had taken from Immortal Mountain along with the Five Elements Spirit Stones, which he didn't know how to use?

"Young Master, please rest assured, our Baibao Yuan prioritizes integrity!" The owner chuckled as he placed the cloth bag into Wei Xun's hand.

Wei Xun took the cloth bag and counted the contents: thirty-five such stones.

Thirty-five Purple Crystal Stones, which meant three thousand five hundred taels of gold, or thirty-five thousand taels of silver.

It was then that Wei Xun understood why Wang Tianchi always quoted round numbers for his bids.

Turns out, that guy genuinely didn't have small change on him; his minimum was gold, and then there were these even more expensive Purple Crystal Stones.

"Then we are all settled!" The Baibao Yuan owner's smile never faded, and he then pointed to Niu Cuihua, who was handcuffed nearby: "This female demon, according to your wishes, did not have her Demonic Core removed. You must be careful!"

"Alright, alright!" Wei Xun nodded and then walked towards the Ox Demon.

Although this female demon was a bit dark-skinned, upon closer inspection, she still possessed some charm. Wei Xun couldn't help but recall a female singer he had seen on TV before, whose name seemed to be Jike Junyi or something similar.

While not exceptionally beautiful, she was still pretty and quite captivating.

However, Wei Xun had never seen this Niu Cuihua near Jiaolong Lake. On one hand, he often stayed in his wooden house and didn't wander around, and on the other hand, Niu Dazhuang's residence was indeed quite far from Jiaolong Lake.

When Wei Xun walked up to Niu Cuihua, her pupils began to tremble, indicating she was very afraid.

"But don't worry!" At this moment, the Baibao Yuan owner added from the side, "Although this female demon didn't have her Demonic Core removed, we gave her Soft Demon Soup, so she won't have any strength for at least two days!"

"I understand!" Wei Xun smiled at the owner, then took the iron chain binding Niu Cuihua. "Then I'll be leaving!"

The owner saw him off from behind: "I'll see you out. Young Master, please come again often. Our Baibao Yuan has an auction every month!"

"Alright!" Wei Xun responded perfunctorily, then prepared to lead the female demon out through the main gate.

However, at this moment, Wei Xun stopped in his tracks, then turned back to ask the owner for something.

After leaving Baibao Yuan, Niu Cuihua was wearing a bamboo hat, which concealed her ox horns underneath.

Fortunately, Niu Cuihua's ox horns were not large, so they weren't too obvious when covered.

"Don't be afraid!" Wei Xun, holding the iron chain, noticed Niu Cuihua's resistance, so he turned to comfort her: "I'm not a bad person; I'm from Jiaolong Lake too!"

Hearing the words "Jiaolong Lake," Niu Cuihua was instantly surprised. Just as she was about to speak, she saw Wei Xun put a finger to his lips, making a gesture to be silent.

Then Wei Xun continued, "Your brother, Niu Dazhuang, entrusted me to save you, so please cooperate a bit, and I'll take you straight back!"

Niu Cuihua was so moved that she was on the verge of tears, nodding repeatedly.

Finally, Wei Xun found a coachman by the roadside. To avoid attracting attention, Wei Xun had Niu Cuihua get into the carriage, and then he had the coachman drive the carriage out of the town.

Wei Xun sat next to the coachman, enjoying the scenery of the streets along the way, thinking that after he sent Niu Cuihua back, he would come back to this Demon Slaying Town to have some fun when he had time.

He also kept an eye out for interesting places to eat and play on both sides of the town's streets.

Indeed, human dwelling places were much more interesting than those where demons lived.

But just as Wei Xun was looking left and right, his gaze accidentally met two people walking towards them.

One of them had a striking Scarface, and the person following Scarface had a small mustache.

Weren't these the two demon hunters he had encountered when they captured the Three-Flower Cat earlier?

At that time, three of them came in total; one Black-faced Man died, and the other two were beaten back by him.

The two also noticed Wei Xun sitting in the carriage.

After their eyes met, Wei Xun felt a bad premonition and immediately turned to the coachman, saying, "Please hurry up, I'm in a rush."

After they passed each other, Scarface and Xiao Hu also froze in place.

"Didn't the person in that carriage just now look a bit familiar?" Xiao Hu asked doubtfully.

"I do feel like I've seen him somewhere before!" Scarface pondered for a moment, then suddenly paused, "Why does he feel like the demon we encountered in the Black Abyss Mountain Range before?"

Xiao Hu, reminded by this, also instantly recalled: "How could this demon appear in town?"

"He must have used some Demonic Technique to conceal his aura!" Scarface frowned tightly, "We can't let him slip away like this!"

"But the two of us probably aren't a match!" Xiao Hu recalled their last battle, knowing that this demon was not easy to deal with.

"I'll go follow that carriage first; you quickly go into town and find other demon hunters for support."

Hearing Scarface's words, Xiao Hu immediately nodded and turned to leave.

Scarface also immediately turned and chased after the carriage ahead.

Wei Xun had already activated his Clairaudient Ears and overheard their conversation. Hearing Scarface approaching from behind, Wei Xun suddenly felt that things were getting difficult.

At this moment, there was still some distance to the city gate.

And because there were so many pedestrians on this street, the carriage simply couldn't go fast.

If this continued, he would definitely be caught, and then it would be troublesome.

If it were just him, shaking off Scarface would be no problem at all.

But the problem was that he was currently carrying a burden: Niu Cuihua, Niu Dazhuang's sister, had drunk that Soft Demon Soup and had no strength at all. Even walking was difficult, let alone escaping.

Listening to Scarface getting closer and closer, Wei Xun's thoughts raced, and he suddenly had an idea.