“Get lost!”
After glancing at Xiangzi’s obsequious demeanor, Su Jiu found it quite amusing. He exchanged glances with the middle-aged man with a moustache in the distance, then waved his hand and said lightly.
There was more than just the Suzuki Family here; even a menacing Black-clad Bishop was present. It would be extremely unwise to get into conflicts with them casually.
Upon receiving Su Jiu’s approval, Xiangzi immediately let out a sigh of relief. He cupped his hands respectfully towards Su Jiu and quickly scurried away like a fleeing rabbit, a hundred meters away.
“Second Uncle, let’s try to cause less trouble this time. This Dragon Country is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.”
After rejoining her second uncle, she glanced deeply at Su Jiu, who was like an immortal, took a deep breath, and then turned her head to look at the middle-aged man with a moustache with a rather serious expression, saying.
Actually, she wanted to say: “Am I really your niece? You darn idiot! Your mom’s! You always send me to my death!”
As the troublesome Xiangzi retreated, the surrounding area became completely empty, and onlookers dispersed.
However, they still gathered in the areas farther out, and there were still people standing there. It was no wonder; after Su Jiu used Elegy, the giant sword formed by the sanguine external qi exuded an aura comparable to that of a veteran Blood Clan member.
“The boss’s aura doesn’t seem like that of an ordinary person. Are you interested in chatting?” Not long after Xiangzi and the others retreated, several figures exuding a frosty aura suddenly flashed out from a nearby tavern. The petite figure leading them stopped atop a camellia.
As the figures flashed by, everyone’s gaze quickly swept towards them. They saw a white-haired girl dressed in snow-white robes standing on the tiptoe of her feet on the camellia. Illuminated by the dim yellow streetlights, her snow-white robes were embroidered with frost flowers, exuding a hint of chill in the deep night.
Behind the white-haired girl, a tall white youth and another figure in black were closely following. Judging by their posture, they seemed to be people from Constantin Academy whom they had encountered during the day.
The white-haired girl’s own formidable aura caused quite a stir in the area, with sounds of confusion echoing everywhere.
“I recognize her, Heather! She’s the second daughter of a renowned ducal family from the Northern Kingdom. She seems to have only recently gone to Bear Country, and at that time, she had just advanced to Battle General. I didn’t expect her to have such an aura now!”
“This Duke’s Daughter, does she also want to have a private talk about prices with this mysterious merchant?”
“That mysterious merchant isn’t foolish; why would he conduct transactions privately?”
Su Jiu’s gaze fell upon her unbelievably delicate face, and he smiled faintly, then shook his head and said, “If you have anything to say, you can say it here. There’s no need to be secretive.”
The aura of the white-haired girl before him was too strange; it had an air of ancientness yet was full of vitality. Moreover, the murderous intent previously in her eyes was truly terrifying.
“Then I’ll come to your side.”
Hearing Su Jiu’s indifferent words, Heather was not annoyed. She lightly tapped the camellia and shot into the sky, a polite smile on her face. She landed in the sky opposite Su Jiu and waved her hand to create a frost-colored energy shield, isolating the surrounding space.
“Classmate, what do you mean by this? I have already handed over the Floating Life Blossom to the Guild Master, and I will absolutely not purchase it privately.”
Looking at the frost energy shield that had been activated around them, Su Jiu narrowed his eyes and asked with a light chuckle. He then gently tapped E Huo on his ear, ready to make a move if there was any unexpected activity, as this Duke’s Daughter’s strength was not as simple as it appeared.
“Heh heh, Your Excellency has misunderstood. I wanted to ask if you have any interest in joining an organization?”
Heather’s gaze fell upon Su Jiu’s Dragon Girl mask, and she spoke with a faint smile, as if trying to see through Su Jiu. However, to her regret, his eyes were as placid as a deep well, without a trace of fluctuation.
Hearing this unexpected question, Su Jiu was slightly taken aback. Did she want to recruit him to work for a Duke? But his heart had already been captured by another eccentric Duke.
He shook his head inwardly and then rejected her subtly, “Join an organization? Like the Dragon Hunter or the Adventurer’s Guild? I’m naturally unrestrained, so it’s probably not suitable.”
“Dragon Hunter? No… the organization I’m talking about is much more relaxed than this official Dragon Country organization. As long as you complete the tasks assigned by the higher-ups, you will receive appropriate compensation.” Upon hearing the words “Dragon Hunter,” Heather let out a dismissive snort, her eyes filled with disdain, and then she smiled and extended an olive branch, saying, “With your Battle King Level strength and such rich combat experience, you should be able to shine in this organization.”
“I’ll pass…”
Just as Su Jiu thought the organization she mentioned was established privately by that Duke, Heather paused and said with great pride, “Don’t rush to refuse. With your strength, if you’re willing to join, I can guarantee that if you work under me for a year, I can promote you to my current position.”
“Once you reach my position, what can’t you get? Beautiful men and women, breakthrough materials, and your subordinates will directly help you find and complete them. It’s not impossible to even break through to War God.”
He acutely caught the two words “subordinates,” and his eyes finally showed some fluctuation. He then looked at the white-haired girl with a hint of indifferent killing intent and asked lightly, “What is this organization called? Such high benefits are rare for me.”
“The sacred cult’s name is Ancient God, and I am merely a Black-clad Bishop.” Heather looked at Su Jiu with confidence, smiling. Her sincerity had been conveyed, and she was just waiting for his agreement.
“You’re from the Ancient God Sect? Aren’t you afraid I’ll report you to the Dragon Hunter?” Su Jiu asked lightly. He needed to understand her strength. If she was a Black-clad Bishop who had already reached High-Rank Battle King, it would be beyond his current ability to contend with her.
“Afraid? You wouldn’t do such a thing. You’re a smart merchant, and you should know very well that the Dragon Hunters in cities of this level can’t deal with me. Their highest is only Intermediate Battle King.” Heather waved her hand and smiled indifferently, her expression revealing a hint of arrogance.
“I’m not interested. I personally prefer to honestly improve my strength…” Su Jiu shook his head and politely refused. His prediction had been wrong.
Ignoring the fact that Dragon Hunters in non-economic cities like Flower City wouldn’t be very well-equipped, her reminder made him recall that the highest they could reach was Intermediate Battle King.
However, now that he knew that mysterious Black-clad Bishop was this Heather who had walked right up to him, Su Jiu had plenty of ways to kill her. If he couldn’t defeat her, wouldn’t he just call for backup?
When you’re out in the world, your background is also very important.
“Heh heh, you can slowly examine the deeds of my Ancient God Cult. With your bloodthirsty nature, you will surely be interested… After tomorrow’s auction, if you are willing to take out the proceeds from auctioning that Floating Life Blossom, I can even directly promote you to Black-clad Bishop under His Excellency the Singer.” Heather dispersed the energy shields on either side of her and turned to leave. Midway, she paused slightly and said lightly.
“The Singer… It’s the Singer again. This woman in front of me can’t be this young either. As I get closer, the ancientness of an old woman can’t be hidden.”
Watching her snowy white back, Su Jiu narrowed his eyes, snapped his fingers to disperse the sanguine giant sword suspended above his head, and then took out his phone and dialed a number he hadn’t used in a long time.
Soon, a middle-aged man’s voice came from the other end of the phone – “Hello? Su Jiu?”
Feeling the familiar voice, Su Jiu’s gaze fell upon the Huainan Fuzhou District displayed on the phone number, and then he spoke, “It’s me. I originally wanted Sister Youyou to tell you, but the situation is urgent now, and I don’t have anyone I can trust, so I can only tell you first.”
“The situation is urgent? Hearing it from the Old Man, it seems you didn’t die and have even become an Elder.” The middle-aged man’s voice was still hoarse. The sound of a lighter could be heard from his side, indicating he was lighting a cigarette.
“A Black-clad Bishop from the Ancient God Sect has appeared, and she has some connection with the Cardinal in Red, the Singer. My strength is still insufficient to deal with a Black-clad Bishop. The Old Man cannot leave Huainan casually. You are the only free agent I know.” Su Jiu turned and swooped down, his feet lightly stepping on a railing on the second floor, and said quite seriously.
“Hoo—Location, send it over.” Upon hearing “Black-clad Bishop” and “Singer,” the male voice exhaled a puff of smoke and then said very indifferently.
“Okay!”
Su Jiu had completely landed on the balcony on the second floor. After sending the location, he casually stroked Bai Zhi’s little head, who was sitting on the balcony watching the spectacle.
Bai Zhi looked up at Su Jiu. Seeing the solemn expression in his eyes, she didn’t disturb him and let him stroke her head.
As Su Jiu dispersed the sanguine giant sword, and after seeing even the Duke’s Daughter who had come to inquire had left, everyone could only shake their heads in disappointment and slowly disperse with their hearts full of unwillingness. There was no other way; the person’s strength was truly exceptional.
The next day,
The night passed quietly. As the first rays of dawn appeared in the sky, Flower City, which had been suppressed by Su Jiu all night, seemed to erupt with a massive rebound in an instant.
The empty streets were quickly crowded with figures emerging from all directions, and these figures were all heading in the same direction: the Flower Language Auction House in the city center.
The scale of today’s auction has surpassed ninety percent of Dragon Country’s auctions. It even featured extremely precious items such as the Crimson Flame Dragon Egg, Floating Life Blossom, and Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass.
After Su Jiu’s intimidation, almost all the buzz on Yulin Road was focused on the terrifyingly powerful mysterious seller. Some people had already realized that this seller’s “true identity” was the great con artist who had been selling like hotcakes yesterday morning!
Some people with ulterior motives wanted to visit him and purchase monsters directly from him, but under Su Jiu’s cold gaze, they had no choice but to leave wisely.
Seeing that most of the people around had dispersed, and in order not to attract attention, Su Jiu and the other person put on their masks and black robes again and walked towards the massive auction house opposite this lodging pavilion.
