36: A temporary auction—what's the grandmaster's trump card?

Ling Xian took the Universal Detoxification Pill left behind by the Living Dead. Combined with his internal energy and Super Recovery, the toxins were quickly cleared for the most part, and his wounds began to heal.

The game had begun, and the hunter might not always be the same person.

In the distance, outside Shanhai Manor, Poker A observed the changes in Ling Xian.

She was a woman wearing a black tight-fitting leather suit that accentuated her curvaceous figure, with a mask covering the upper half of her face. The mask featured the pattern of an 'A'.

In her hand, she held a long-barreled weapon with a peculiar shape, resembling a musical instrument—the very one used to attack Ling Xian.

"Oh? Hit by my 'Type VI Neurotoxin' and still able to stay conscious, even having the strength to retreat... The target quality assessment needs a significant upward adjustment.

This physical fitness is comparable to a Grandmaster. Interesting."

Poker A did not choose to pursue. The first rule of an assassin is to flee a thousand miles if the first strike fails.

Especially on the soil of the Dragon Kingdom, this mysterious ancient Eastern land, any accident could happen.

With a flicker of her figure, she merged into the darkness and vanished without a trace.

In Villa Number One, Chi Taohua was taking care of Ling Xian on tiptoe.

But her reactions couldn't deceive Ling Xian.

Ling Xian grabbed her right hand and asked, "Are you..."

"No, Young Master Ling, don't worry, I definitely don't know that assassin, definitely not." Chi Taohua babbled in her anxiety.

"So you do know that assassin. This Young Master won't bully you, hurry up and tell me what your relationship is?" Ling Xian grew curious and wanted to know the details.

"Ah? Young Master, that... I have things to do..." Chi Taohua tried to make an excuse, but Ling Xian gave a subconscious tug, and she fell directly into his arms.

Smelling the sweet scent in Ling Xian's embrace, Chi Taohua's face immediately flushed red, and she temporarily lost all mobility and speech.

"Tell me, and I'll buy you Chocolate Diamond Candies, Gold Ice Cream, Zodiac Custom Cakes later..." Ling Xian rattled off many rare and precious desserts and candies in one breath, like a bad uncle kidnapping a little girl.

In an instant, Chi Taohua's eyes turned into heart-shaped 'Chi Taohua eyes,' her gaze filled with infatuation for Ling Xian.

These candies and desserts were all things she wanted to eat but never had.

For example, Chocolate Diamond Candies were worth hundreds of thousands, and more importantly, they were limited editions. Without strength, background, or connections, one simply couldn't buy them.

Then there was the Gold Ice Cream, featuring an 18K pure gold shell and diamond embellishments, priced at nearly ten million. It set a record for ice cream prices and was purely a work of art.

The Zodiac Custom Candies, while not as expensive, required personalized ordering from the world-famous Ghost Candy Company.

As she thought about it, Chi Taohua's mouth watered, and she swallowed hard.

"Young Master, are you serious?" Chi Taohua's mouth was watering, but her heart held onto its last bit of stubbornness.

Ling Xian nodded.

Chi Taohua immediately thought to herself: "Sister A! Sister A, don't blame me, I just can't control myself.

Don't worry, I definitely won't let Young Master kill you.

I will make you a maid for Young Master just like me. By then, you'll realize how much you were suffering before."

And so, under self-hypnosis, Chi Taohua finally revealed Poker A's whereabouts.

"She is Poker A, the earliest member of the Poker Organization and its first test subject.

I told you before, Young Master, that my code name is 'Poker 2.' Actually, I'm a bit stronger than her.

Last time was purely because I was beaten up by Poker 6 and left in a critical state before being hunted by those people..."

Chi Taohua rambled on quite a bit, though she strayed from the topic. It was clear she was still indignant about being hunted last time, feeling that her identity as Poker 2 had been insulted.

"Fine, since you and your Sister A have such a good relationship, you'll help lure her out when the time comes." Ling Xian gave Chi Taohua a head pat.

This worked very well on Chi Taohua; she leaned in like a kitten acclimating to its master's touch.

"Young Master... when the time comes... can you... not kill Sister A? Sister A is very capable. Although I'm stronger, her weapons are even more bizarre and varied, and she can do many things for you..."

She knew it was useless to tell Ling Xian how innocent or miserable Poker A was.

After spending time together, Chi Taohua understood that as long as she explained Sister A's utility, the Young Master would naturally spare her life.

"I can do that," Ling Xian promised, stroking her head.

"Yay!" Chi Taohua was so happy she didn't resist at all, letting Ling Xian pet her.

At the same time, she was getting very used to it.

On the other side, at the auction.

Lin Feng was waiting for the auction to start.

Uncle Su sat beside Lin Feng and spoke after a moment of hesitation: "Little friend Lin, I hope you will represent my Su Family in the Donghai Martial Arts Competition.

Of course, I, Su Wenyuan, won't let you lose out. As long as you agree, I will pay for your purchases at this auction.

Furthermore, if you take first place for the Su Family in the Donghai Grand Competition, my family will provide additional rewards." Uncle Su ensured his attitude was as respectful as possible.

Actually, Lin Feng didn't care for this show of attitude; he had long understood Uncle Su's character. Without profit, this man wouldn't care about past favors at all.

But the benefits offered this time were indeed sufficient. Besides, he truly needed a slot to participate in the upcoming Donghai Grand Competition.

Representing the Su Family would be much more prestigious than representing some small family.

"Fine, I agree," Lin Feng nodded.

Then the auction began. Facing the items one by one, Lin Feng had no interest at all.

However, as the last few items approached, he frowned.

"That's not right. I clearly had a premonition that I would find an opportunity here, yet I find the things in this auction to be useless.

Could my intuition have been wrong?"

When all the items were auctioned off, Lin Feng was dumbfounded! He fell into deep thought, questioning his life!

"No, something must have gone wrong in some part of the process.

The auction items shouldn't just be these..."

Just as everyone was preparing to leave and Uncle Su was overjoyed at the savings.

The auctioneer suddenly received news just provided by Ren Hui.

He spoke to the crowd: "Ladies and gentlemen, our auction has just received a temporary consignment. It is a martial technique, and I believe every family present will be interested."

At this moment, Lin Feng was ecstatic. He knew he would definitely get something good.

Meanwhile, Uncle Su's face turned gloomy. He had initially promised Lin Feng that he would pay for the auction.

This was no small amount, but then Lin Feng hadn't been interested in anything.

He thought he could save a lot of money.

Who would have known? Something Lin Feng would definitely be interested in had appeared.

"Everyone, since this technique comes from a Grandmaster's trump card, the starting price is ten million!" the auctioneer shouted excitedly.

The whole room was shocked!

Techniques are not lightly passed on, and the Dao is not sold cheaply.

A Grandmaster's trump card—how substantial must that be?

Ten million? No, for anyone on the path of martial arts, it would never be worth less than that.

The further one steps into martial arts, the more one realizes the power of a Grandmaster.

Beneath a Grandmaster, all are but ants!

One person is a clan, a walking family.

The Yue Family of the Three Great Families in Donghai was only able to secure its position despite having ten times fewer assets simply because of an old man who was a Half-step Grandmaster. That is the power of strength.