585: It is determined to win, Shen Yan belongs to it

“Young Master Red Azure Yuan has bid twenty stalks of century-old spiritual grass. Is there anyone who wishes to bid higher?”

The charming woman smiled as she looked at everyone present.

“…”

Everyone remained silent. Offending Red Azure Yuan for a Pure Yang Jade would not be worth it.

“Since no one is bidding higher, this Pure Yang Jade belongs to Young Master Red Azure Yuan.”

The charming woman made the final decision, determining the ownership of the first auctioned item.

Red Azure Yuan stared at Xie Weilou with a sneer: “With this young master here, you won’t be able to bid on anything today.”

Contend with this young master?

What right do you have?

Xie Weilou’s expression was calm; he didn’t bother with this doomed man.

The charming woman chuckled, “Next, we present the second item up for auction…”

The auction continued.

Most of the items presented did not catch Xie Weilou’s eye.

However, when he saw something slightly decent, he would still bid. As soon as he bid, Red Azure Yuan would decisively raise the price and ultimately claim the item.

This played right into Xie Weilou’s hands, as everything Red Azure Yuan acquired would eventually come into his possession anyway.

Red Azure Yuan, on the other hand, was immensely smug. As the Young Master of Red Azure Marquis Manor, spiritual medicines were the one thing he didn’t lack. In short, with him here, that person wouldn't be taking anything!

Those around them saw Red Azure Yuan deliberately targeting Xie Weilou, but they didn’t say much. People targeted by Red Azure Yuan usually didn’t come to a good end.

After a good while.

The thirteenth item appeared.

“Next, we present the thirteenth item up for auction, the myriad year divine derivation grass!”

The charming woman applauded lightly.

Soon, guards brought up a crystal box.

“myriad year divine derivation grass!”

Many cultivators present stared intently at the crystal box, their eyes burning.

They naturally knew what Shen Yan Grass was; for many today, this was their target!

The charming woman smiled sweetly and explained, “Shen Yan Grass is a rare marvel among spiritual grasses. It can enhance the power of one’s divine soul and offers some assistance to those at Dragon Transformation Realm Peak in advancing to Divine Court Realm.”

“Especially the myriad year old one, which is even more extraordinary. The starting bid for this item is an equivalent stalk of myriad year spiritual grass, and each subsequent bid, on top of the myriad year spiritual grass, must not be less than one stalk of millennium spiritual grass!”

If this were outside, bartering would suffice, but this is an auction house, so prices would naturally be higher than outside.

“I offer one stalk of myriad year Blood Ginseng. I want the Shen Yan Grass.”

“This item is of great use to me! I offer one stalk of myriad year Purple Bamboo Grass and one stalk of millennium spiritual grass.”

“One stalk of myriad year Green Epiphyllum, two stalks of millennium spiritual grass.”

“…”

People continuously raised their bids. This item had unique effects and was of great use to Dragon Transformation Realm Peak cultivators; many would not let it slip by.

“One stalk of myriad year Golden Thread Grass, ten stalks of millennium spiritual grass. I want this item.”

Xie Weilou slowly spoke.

“This young master said it, with me here, you won’t get anything. This young master offers one stalk of myriad year Dark Viper Grass, eleven stalks of millennium spiritual grass.”

Red Azure Yuan stared at Xie Weilou with a sneer.

Then, he looked around at the people nearby: “This young master knows that many present are eyeing this item, but my elder brother is about to advance to Divine Court Realm. This stalk of myriad year divine derivation grass is a must-have for this young master. Everyone, you’d better watch yourselves!”

This statement was a threat.

And this threat was indeed effective. Some people who had originally planned to continue bidding now gave up.

The oppressive feeling brought by the Red Azure Marquis Manor was too terrifying; a Dongxuan Realm expert was enough to deter everything.

Even if one advanced to Divine Court Realm, what then?

Against the Red Azure Marquis Manor, they were merely ants.

“…”

Seeing this, the charming woman frowned slightly.

If Red Azure Yuan hadn’t interfered, the price could have gone up much higher, but now, the price of this item seemed to be capped here.

After waiting a few breaths.

Seeing no one continued to bid, the charming woman asked, “This item has unique efficacy, is there anyone still wishing to bid higher?”

No one in the venue replied to her. Bid higher?

They might be able to acquire this item, but they might not live to take it away.

Xie Weilou also didn’t raise the bid to provoke. For him, all the spiritual grasses and medicines on Red Azure Yuan belonged to him, so there was no need to benefit the auction house with this.

The charming woman sighed in her heart and finally announced, “Since no one is bidding higher, I declare that the myriad year divine derivation grass belongs to Young Master Red Azure Yuan!”

“Next, we present the fourteenth item.”

Immediately, the fourteenth item was brought to the stage.

The guards also delivered the Shen Yan Grass into Red Azure Yuan’s hands.

“…”

Seeing that the Shen Yan Grass was already in Red Azure Yuan’s hands, Xie Weilou directly stood up and left.

“Follow him!”

Red Azure Yuan’s smile was bloodthirsty; he immediately led his men to follow.

Today, he absolutely had to kill this clueless fellow and snatch that jade talisman.

— — — — — —

After leaving the auction house.

Xie Weilou walked casually down the street, then entered a deep alley.

Red Azure Yuan and his group quietly followed. The Ghost Market had its rules; if they made a move here and were discovered by law enforcement, it would be troublesome.

However, entering a deep alley and quickly dealing with the target before law enforcement discovered them wouldn't be a big problem.

Black-on-black was the real rule; those law enforcement officers weren't as honest as imagined.

After walking for a while in the deep alley.

Xie Weilou stopped. A small figure appeared a thousand meters away.

It was the Little Girl from before, clutching a purple wooden box, running in a panic.

At this moment, her face was extremely pale, with bloodstains, two wounds on her knees, and her palms were scraped and bleeding.

After running a few steps, her body seemed to give out. She quickly took out the small gourd from her waist, drank a mouthful of medicine, and was about to continue running.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, an arrow shot out, not aimed at the Little Girl, but at the small gourd in her hand.

With a bang.

The small gourd was pierced, the medicine spilled all over the ground, and a huge force sent the Little Girl flying. She fell heavily to the ground, the wooden box dropped, and her hands scraped against the ground, causing more blood to flow out.

“My… medicine…”

The Little Girl looked at the pierced gourd, her eyes misting over, tears streaming down, her expression utterly dejected.

“Little Girl, still trying to escape?”

A cold laugh rang out. A middle-aged man in a black robe, holding a bow and arrow, was walking over with a group of men in black.

They wore waist tokens with the characters “ law enforcement” (Law Enforcement) on them. These were the Ghost Market’s law enforcement officers.

Ordinary people naturally wouldn’t dare to act in the Ghost Market and had to abide by its rules, but for law enforcement officers, profiting through black-on-black dealings was a perfectly normal occurrence.

When the Little Girl saw the law enforcement officers catching up, her expression was terrified. She quickly scrambled towards the wooden box, grabbed it, then struggled to stand up, ready to continue fleeing for her life.

“Heh heh!”

The middle-aged man’s smile was sinister. He drew his bow, an arrow aimed at the Little Girl’s back.

Whoosh!

The arrow shot out, instantly striking towards the Little Girl…