85: Chapter 85 Reunion with Gao Yuanshan

May 5th, afternoon.

After Ye Mo's efforts, he finally pushed his recovery value to 10 points.

Ye Mo tried using a Spiritual Artifact to cut his skin; the bleeding stopped in about half a minute, and the wound completely healed in half an hour.

Furthermore, the scar had also completely vanished.

Around four o'clock, Liao Qing arrived.

Cheng Ying greeted her warmly; Ye Mo had told them that Liao Qing also possessed a Spiritual Root.

So, as soon as Liao Qing arrived, she was surrounded by the four of them, asking after her well-being.

This left Liao Qing feeling somewhat flustered.

"What is going on? Why does it feel like I've fallen into a wolf's den?"

Liao Qing couldn't take it anymore, so she immediately suggested that Ye Mo go with her to the Zhonghe Building.

The Zhonghe Building was just one of the Feng Family's properties.

The auction was scheduled for the top floor of the building.

According to statistics, tens of thousands of Martial Artists had arrived for this event.

However, only a few hundred were actually able to place bids.

The others were mainly waiting for the auction to finish to see if they could buy a qi-blood pill from someone else.

"What is our mission?" Ye Mo asked in the car.

Because too many Martial Artists had gathered in Yong City.

Not only had headquarters sent Martial Artists to oversee the situation, but every regional Ninth Bureau had also sent people.

And their cultivation levels were not low.

The personnel from the Yong City branch were now practically reduced to doing odd jobs.

"Do you know Zhao Lingshan?" Liao Qing replied.

"Who?" Ye Mo was confused.

"She is the eldest daughter of the Zhao Family, one of the Four Great Families of Yong City, and the newly crowned 'Jade Maiden' superstar. This auction is being hosted by her, and she is the auctioneer. Our mission is to protect her," Liao Qing explained.

"The Feng Family's auction, hosted by someone from the Zhao Family? Did I hear that right?" Ye Mo really hadn't heard of Zhao Lingshan; he hadn't paid much attention to the entertainment industry in the last two years.

"First, she has high visibility. Second, some time ago, the Zhao Family suffered a fatal blow. Zhao Lingshan's parents died, and the head of the Zhao Family, Zhao Tianlei, was seriously injured. The Zhao Family's assets have been shrinking. In order to seek stability, Zhao Tianlei wanted to arrange a marriage with the Feng Family. However, the Feng Family is currently at the height of its power and seems to look down on the Zhao Family."

Not to mention that the Zhao Family is not what it used to be.

Even in its prime, given the Feng Family's current status, they wouldn't have even glanced at the Zhao Family.

"Then how is Zhao Lingshan still able to host it?" Ye Mo asked curiously.

"Heh, because Third Young Master Feng Junjie of the Feng Family is a fan of Zhao Lingshan," Liao Qing sneered.

"You mean, the marriage between the two families went through?" Ye Mo asked, gossiping.

"No," Liao Qing shook her head.

"Why?" Ye Mo asked immediately.

"Are you stupid? What kind of person is Third Young Master Feng Junjie? He is a famous playboy in Yong City, the scum of all scum. He likes more than just one celebrity; she might not even make his top five. Even if the Zhao Family were willing to marry Zhao Lingshan to Third Young Master Feng Junjie, he wouldn't agree. He's just putting on an act to play around."

Liao Qing thought to herself that Zhao Lingshan must have paid a significant price to become the auctioneer this time.

Of course, the benefits gained were not small either; at the very least, it revealed to outsiders that the Feng Family was protecting the Zhao Family.

"Uh..." Ye Mo felt slightly awkward; he sensed that Liao Qing was implying something else.

"I wasn't talking about you. Third Young Master Feng Junjie cannot compare to you. At least he doesn't go around sowing seeds everywhere, specifically obtaining fake marriage certificates to deceive people's parents, and even going so far as to hold a wedding."

Honestly, Liao Qing really couldn't understand why Ye Mo would pull such a bizarre stunt.

What was the purpose of doing that? Wasn't he tired?

"I was forced into it; I had my reasons," Ye Mo thought. It's over, I'm afraid I can't explain this clearly now.

"Little brother, I am three years older than you," Liao Qing corrected him.

"Is that so? I really couldn't tell. I always thought you were a young girl who had just graduated."

"Heh," Liao Qing sneered, then changed the subject. "Although the Zhao Family has suffered a heavy blow this time, there are still people who don't want to let them off, especially since the Zhao Family still wants to marry into the Feng Family. Therefore, Zhao Lingshan's situation is very dangerous. Our people from the Ninth Bureau will likely be protecting her the entire time."

"Wait, are you all that free? People in the Zhao Family have died; shouldn't our Ninth Bureau just go directly to arrest the killers? Even if not executed, shouldn't they at least be sent to the Martial Artist prison?" Ye Mo asked, puzzled.

With the country's current means, even if a Martial Artist is powerful, they should still be able to catch them, right?

"The state reached a consensus with Martial Artists long ago; the state generally does not intervene in the grievances of Martial Artists," Liao Qing explained.

"Why? Since there is this consensus, why are we still protecting Zhao Lingshan?" Ye Mo frowned slightly.

"'Knights use martial arts to violate prohibitions.' The more we regulate, the stronger the backlash will likely be. We are protecting Zhao Lingshan because the Zhao Family gave our Ninth Bureau some benefits," Liao Qing said.

"Can't all the Martial Artists be suppressed? I don't believe that with the country's current strength, it can't handle these Martial Artists." If they were worried about Martial Artists violating prohibitions, then everyone should be equal, and there would be peace under heaven.

"I asked Director Song Bowen this same question when I first came to the Ninth Bureau. He only gave me one sentence: Martial Artists have huge strategic significance to the country. Not only can they not be suppressed, but some geniuses must be cultivated with all our might," Liao Qing shook her head again.

"What kind of significance could that possibly have? If it were truly significant, there wouldn't have been turmoil before liberation. Even if you could tear invaders apart with your bare hands, how many could you tear?"

Although Martial Artists are strong and can even dodge bullets, that is only in a one-on-one situation. In a hail of gunfire, let alone Martial Artists, even Cultivators would have nowhere to hide.

Moreover, in the turbulent years, firearms were not very advanced, and Martial Artists didn't stir up much trouble.

Even more so now. We are almost sending people to the moon. The Beidou satellites cover the globe; Martial Artists have nowhere to hide.

"I can only say that this is classified," Liao Qing was actually quite curious herself, but Director Song Bowen never spoke about this issue.

Ye Mo knew he wouldn't get anything out of her, so he didn't say anything more.

Arriving at the Zhonghe Building, Liao Qing took Ye Mo directly to the top floor.

Then they walked into a small room. It was Zhao Lingshan's dressing room.

Most of the people from the Yong City branch were there.

"Young Miss Zhao, let me explain. This is our branch's guest consultant..."

"I know, he is Ye Mo. I have seen the video of him slaying Zhang Haofeng at Donglin Lake. Truly, heroes come from the youth," Zhao Lingshan said graciously, shaking hands with Ye Mo.

"Hello." Ye Mo shook her hand lightly and immediately withdrew it.

As a newly crowned superstar, Zhao Lingshan was truly stunningly beautiful, but it was a pity that she did not possess a Spiritual Root.

Because of this, Ye Mo's attitude was somewhat cold, but Zhao Lingshan didn't mind. She checked the time and then very enthusiastically invited everyone to go eat.

The place to eat was on the second-to-last floor. At this moment, hundreds of people were eating there.

As soon as Ye Mo walked in, he felt a gaze full of murderous intent directed at him.

Gao Yuanshan. He didn't expect him to have recovered from his injuries.

He stood up abruptly, the murderous intent in his eyes undisguised.