46: Chapter 46 The Vampire Priest

This time, the NPC in the hallway uncharacteristically did not immediately step forward to drive Zhang Zixuan away.

A look of extreme sycophancy plastered his face, and he practically trotted up to greet him: "Oh! Master Zhang! It's you! How did you... come here in person?"

"Cut the damn crap and tell the people inside to get the hell out! I want to see which blind fool dares to snatch my equipment."

"This... this... Master Zhang, please calm down. This goes against our auction house's rules..."

"Screw your rules." Zhang Zixuan backhanded him across the face.

The NPC's cheek instantly swelled up, burning with pain. He gritted his teeth hard, humiliation and anger surging in his eyes, but he swallowed the retort stuck in his throat, not daring to utter a single word.

He knew all too well that this master... had connections with the Governor. Even if he were given eight hundred times the courage, he wouldn't dare to truly offend this ancestor.

At this moment, Jiang He slowly walked out: "Does this auction house even have rules? Whose dog ran over here to bark? Don't you know it's illegal to walk a dog without a leash?"

"Fuck you, who are you calling a dog?" Zhang Zixuan's eyes turned bloodshot, and he clenched his fists, about to pounce.

Suddenly, Blood Blade, Zhao Yun, and Old Demon rushed out from inside the room. Blood Blade pointed at the other man's nose and cursed: "You Zhang idiot, what kind of big shot are you pretending to be? You don't have the money, yet you learn to bid like others? Since you aren't as rich as them, you only know how to run to the door and bark like a dog to find a sense of existence? Do you even deserve to?"

"Fuck, it's you trash?" Seeing these three old enemies, Zhang Zixuan felt a tightness in his chest.

"Who the fuck are you calling trash? If you have the guts, let's PK outside the city. Whoever doesn't go is a grandson." Blood Blade shouted.

At this moment, the entire auction house was watching the commotion on the second floor. Gu Qingming, standing below, felt the veins on his forehead throbbing, his head splitting with a massive headache.

He had exhausted all his efforts to manage this auction house, wasn't it just to accumulate contribution points for the Empress and pave the way for his future official career? Yet, this useless Zhang Zixuan, who could only ruin things, kept causing him trouble time and time again.

He actually dared to start a fight on his turf, trampling over the auction house's ironclad rules.

"Enough. Room Heaven-2, you have seriously disrupted the venue's order. You are issued one warning. If you dare to act presumptuously again, you will be expelled according to the rules."

Hearing Gu Qingming's warning, Zhang Zixuan naturally understood that this was a slap in his face. He pointed at Jiang He and roared: "Fine, fine, fine... You brat, just you wait. Don't ever step out of Chang'an City." With that, he left in a huff, filled with malice.

Returning to the relatively quiet Room 9, the NPC finished counting the gold coins, left the equipment, and departed.

Jiang He picked up the Chaos Plate Armor, weighed it in his hand, and looked at Mumu: "Keep this for you to wear?"

Mumu shook her head: "I don't want it, it's ugly as hell."

He turned his head to look at Li Qing: "How about I give it to you?"

Li Qing's legs went soft from fright. Just a moment ago, this brother had gifted him a set of Dragon Emperor, which had scared him so much he almost wanted to kneel and call him daddy. Now, he was offering him a piece of Chaos Plate Armor. How could he dare to accept that? He shook his head like a rattle-drum.

Jiang He frowned, sighed, then stood up and walked over to Zhao Yun: "Here, take it."

"Ah? Give... give it to me?"

"Hmm? Do you think it's ugly too?"

"No, no, no, that's not it. This... this is too expensive, I can't take it."

Jiang He shoved it into his arms, annoyed: "Where is it expensive? It's just a piece of trash equipment. Take it, I have no use for it."

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Everyone was stunned. Listen to that, is that human language? Calling it a piece of trash equipment and saying he has no use for it? Then why the hell did you buy it?

Zhao Yun still couldn't accept it and was about to refuse.

"Fine." Blood Blade stepped forward, pressing down on Zhao Yun's hands that were holding the armor. "We'll accept the equipment, but we aren't taking it for free. Put this debt on me, Blood Blade. Whatever the price is, we brothers will definitely pool the money to pay you back."

"Whatever." Jiang He waved his hand indifferently, his gaze already shifted back to the auction stage. However, no one saw that in his seemingly calm eyes, a subtle warmth quietly rippled out. He had originally bought this equipment for Old Zhao. What did spending three thousand gold matter if his own brother wanted it? Seeing the look of instant ecstasy and disbelief in Zhao Yun's eyes, it was worth it!

Zhao Yun thanked him and promised he would definitely pay him back. He then equipped the gear. His overall attributes skyrocketed instantly. He was certain that if he were to PK with Zhang Zixuan now, he would definitely not be the one to die first.

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In the second half of the auction, Jiang He continued to spend money like water. He got Mumu a set of Dragon Scale Armor and a Dawn Sword. This was the only equipment she could wear at her current level. He also conveniently gifted Li Qing a Holy Shield and a Fury Battle Axe. Li Qing hugged his thigh and cried, moved.

"Brother, from now on you are my god. I love you to death! I'll go to your place tonight, I'll do whatever you want me to do." Jiang He shuddered: "Get lost, get lost, get lost. I'm a straight man."

Leaving the auction house, the three of them—Zhao Yun and the others—reminded Jiang He to be careful of that vengeful mad dog Zhang Zixuan. Jiang He nodded, took Mumu and Li Qing, and quietly blended into the crowd, heading straight for the city gates. He had made up his mind: he would not step foot into Chang'an City again unless absolutely necessary. He would just take Mumu outside to safely grind monsters and level up; quietly making a fortune was the safest way.

As for this guy Li Qing... Heh, he had clearly maxed out his skill points in clinging to powerful thighs. He looked like he was determined to stick with him, impossible to shake off. However, Jiang He didn't really dislike him. Giving him equipment was a way to return the favor for providing the information about Mumu. Although these items were comparable to divine artifacts in Li Qing's eyes, for the current Jiang He, they really weren't anything extraordinary as a reward.

"Brother, where are we going next?" Li Qing leaned in, rubbing his hands. Jiang He cast his gaze toward a marked point on the map: "Let's farm a new map. We're going to... the Level 30 Wilderness of Suffering."

Wilderness of Suffering (Lv30 · Monsters: Fallen Beasts, Zombies, Man-Eating Blood Bats). This place used to be a massive mine, with abandoned mine shafts, overturned mine carts, and rusty rails visible everywhere. The number of monsters was huge, densely packed to the point of being staggering.

"Huh? There... don't seem to be many people here?" Jiang He looked around. Li Qing swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his voice lowering a bit: "Brother, you don't know. This Wilderness of Suffering is a famous dangerous area in our player circle. Forget about the Level 30 map, even the Level 35 Thorn Valley has been flattened by the big shots, but here... it remains an unconquered mystery."

"I heard there's a very, very powerful BOSS hidden in the mining area, but the weird thing is, no one has ever truly found it. Instead, many decent teams have died here for no apparent reason. So everyone says this place is evil. Unless a system quest forces it, no one in their right mind would want to come here and risk their lives farming monsters."

Upon hearing this, Jiang He's interest grew even stronger. A hidden BOSS that no one has seen? Could that thing... be able to turn invisible? "Whatever, let's start killing."

Jiang He started a party and led the two of them to sweep through the first layer of wild monsters. [Fallen Beast · Lv25] HP: 5000 Attack: 2000. At first glance, this thing looked like a giant rabbit magnified several times. However, its two ears, which should have been fluffy, were rotten and black, and two fangs poked out from the corners of its mouth. It wasn't cute at all; even Mumu put away her sympathy and told Jiang He to kill it quickly.

Jiang He walked calmly, trying not to miss a single monster. After every Blood Speech Technique, a Fallen Beast would fall. Following closely behind, Mumu and Li Qing would go up to loot the equipment. Along the way, Li Qing went from shock to numbness, and finally, his brain completely crashed. He had heard of the Poison Master's reputation and imagined the other party was strong. Now, seeing it with his own eyes, his worldview completely collapsed. This is too strong, isn't it? Throwing a magic orb, and the Fallen Beast's HP is cleared instantly? It didn't even have a chance to run?

He had asked Jiang He what his class was. The guy just said two words: Priest. At that time, Jiang He could see that Li Qing didn't believe him at all. Then he smiled and tossed out a Healing Spell. Li Qing knelt. This is actually a Priest? But this is completely different from the class introduction he saw on the official site? He had teamed up with Priests before. This class doesn't have much attack power. They just hide behind the team and feed the members milk. But Jiang He... that's not healing, that's clearly draining blood!

An hour later, the Fallen Beasts in the mining area were cleared out completely. Everyone leveled up by one. "Let's go, go to the next floor to continue farming." "Oh... oh, okay." Li Qing had nothing left to say; following along was the right thing to do anyway. Just as they arrived at the second-floor entrance, before they even went in, they heard the sounds of fighting from inside: "Sister, watch out on the left, dodge quickly!"