Chapter 75: Chapter 290 I’m thinking for the sisters
When Qi Huang rushed back to the auction house, the auction was in full swing. The highlight of the night was naturally the two bottles of Cat’s Eye Tears, but before that, some items were needed to warm up the crowd, and this was the stage for warming up.
After Qi Huang entered, almost everyone she met was discussing Cat’s Eye Tears. Although it seemed lively, there were also some negative comments.
“Where did Juyin Auction House get the Cat’s Eye Tears? After the battle at Yuxiao, the surrounding immortal sects lost all their Nine Nether Demonic Cats. Who else has enough to auction?”
“Not only that, but I heard that there’s also a malevolent god going around attacking immortal sects and openly stealing Nine Nether Demonic Cats!”
“Then where did the Cat’s Eye Tears from Juyin Auction House come from? With so many pure tears, it’s probably impossible to gather one or two, right?”
“Do you suspect that the client is the one who robbed the Nine Nether Demonic Cats?”
“Not necessarily. The female shopkeeper of Juyin Auction House is the Ninth Miss of the Liu Family from the capital. She has extensive connections. It’s quite reasonable for her to find a few bottles of Cat’s Eye Tears to auction and enhance the reputation of this Yongning Prefecture branch.”
“Yes, two or three bottles of Cat’s Eye Tears are not a problem for the number one noble family in the Xihui Dynasty.”
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The bidders were discussing, revealing a lot of information.
‘This malevolent god who goes around robbing Nine Nether Demonic Cats should be referring to Yaoyao. It seems that the Cat’s Eye Tears have already attracted a lot of attention.’
Qi Huang analyzed it briefly and a sense of vigilance arose in her heart. She had initially wanted Liu Yingyue to auction off those dozens of bottles of Cat’s Eye Tears as soon as possible, but looking at the current situation, doing so might bring trouble. Therefore, she was forced to “hoard treasures.”
‘Fortunately, I have the identity of Miss Liu as a cover. Otherwise, even two or three bottles of Cat’s Eye Tears might cause trouble.’
Qi Huang thought to herself, feeling a bit impressed by her foresight.
Qi Huang disliked crowds and went directly to a secluded private room on the third floor, then patiently waited for the items she needed to appear.
Not long after, Liu Yingyue notified her through the Thousand Li Sound Transmission Device that the item was about to be auctioned, and its name was “Recording Mirror.”
“Recording Mirror? Is it a mirror?”
Qi Huang asked curiously.
“Yes, it’s a small bronze mirror. As long as a cultivator injects True Qi into the mirror handle, they can immediately record the scene it captures. When the True Qi is depleted, the recording naturally stops. Moreover, this mirror has focusing and panoramic effects enabled, so within a ten-li range, you can see wherever you want.”
Liu Yingyue explained in detail.
“It can also see through and focus? That’s amazing! So even if I peek at a girl taking a bath, I won’t be discovered?”
Qi Huang blurted out righteously. After all, having been a girl for so long, coupled with the influence of the Spiritual Wisdom she received, she sometimes instinctively considered things from a girl’s perspective. But to others, this sounded wrong.
“Uh… this… Young Master, are you buying this item just to peek at people bathing?”
Liu Yingyue asked calmly, and one could hear a hint of disdain in her tone.
“What are you talking about! I am a…”
Qi Huang was about to explain, but she suddenly felt something was wrong as the words reached her lips, so she quickly changed her tune: “I am a gentleman, how could I do such a thing? I’m just indignant! So I must buy this item to eliminate hidden dangers for all the sisters.”
“Is that so?”
Liu Yingyue was doubtful.
“Then how can I re-watch the recorded footage?”
Qi Huang quickly changed the subject.
“The outer frame of the Recording Mirror is engraved with dates, accurate to the hour. You need to look at the recording of a specific time period, and then inject True Qi there.”
Liu Yingyue replied.
“Does it also have a recording function?”
Qi Huang asked again. After all, to bring down a governor, just recording images wouldn’t be enough.
“No, if it could also record sound, then this Recording Mirror would have no flaws and would probably be very valuable.”
Liu Yingyue sighed.
“It’s a pity. If it can only record images, it’s a bit of a chicken rib for powerful cultivators. After all, Spiritual Sense can also do this, and it can also hear sounds. The only advantage is that it won’t be discovered. I don’t know who made it.”
Qi Huang made such a deduction.
“This Recording Mirror has flaws, probably because a part of it is missing. So the client’s psychological price is not high, and I don’t think there will be many competitors. Young Master should be able to acquire it easily.”
Liu Yingyue analyzed.
“Missing a part?”
Qi Huang was stunned.
“Yes, this Recording Mirror should have had a mirror handle before, but now it’s gone. I don’t know where it was lost.”
Liu Yingyue said with regret.
Qi Huang regretted it even more. If this thing couldn’t record sound, then just capturing the images, would it be enough to make a governor lose his official hat?
Not long after, the Recording Mirror was brought up by a beautiful maidservant. The person in charge of hosting the auction, fearing that it wouldn’t fetch a good price, introduced it again in detail.
Only then did Qi Huang have a more intuitive understanding of the mirror. The Recording Mirror looked like an ordinary bronze mirror on the outside, but its outer frame was engraved with three rows of time units from outside to inside: day, hour, and minute. This meant that the recorded footage could only be stored for one month.
“One month? More than enough.”
Qi Huang smiled confidently. She was now an Imperial Concubine, and with the evidence in hand, if she couldn’t deal with Governor Niu within a month, she might as well give up cultivating and go directly into the palace to have children for the Emperor.
Just as Liu Yingyue had predicted, although the mirror was amazing, due to its flaws and the fact that it could only be used by cultivators, there were not many people bidding.
Qi Huang had no time to delay and directly offered a thousand taels of silver to acquire it.
After obtaining the mirror, Qi Huang did not dare to delay. She immediately left the auction house and headed towards the Governor’s Mansion.
Outside the Governor’s Mansion, Qi Huang began to familiarize herself with the functions of the Recording Mirror. She first injected True Qi into the mirror handle, then pushed a buckle on the back of the mirror, and indeed found that it could focus and see through. Within a ten-li range, she could photograph wherever she wanted.
“Isn’t this a千里眼 (Thousand Li Eye)?”
Qi Huang was stunned. She had just obtained an Eavesdropper from the Juexian Cult not long ago.
“One can see but not hear, and one can hear but not see. It would be great if these two could be combined.”
Qi Huang wished fervently, and then subconsciously took out the “Eavesdropper.”
“No!”
Qi Huang looked for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up. She tentatively inserted the “Eavesdropper” into the missing mirror handle slot of the “Recording Mirror.” Then, with a “crackle,” the two perfectly combined into one.
“This… Is this a coincidence?”
Qi Huang found it hard to believe, then picked up the Recording Mirror and aimed it at a street about a li away, while simultaneously controlling the “Eavesdropper” to pick up sound. A miraculous thing happened: the image in the Recording Mirror actually produced sound, and its volume could be controlled by the “Eavesdropper.”
“Heh heh…”
Qi Huang had a wry smile on her face. She didn’t know how to describe her luck. These “Thousand Li Eye” and “Eavesdropper” were clearly two components of the “Recording Mirror,” and she had accidentally put them together. She was simply incredibly lucky.
Qi Huang looked at the Recording Mirror in her hand that could not only see through, but also focus, and record sound. She couldn’t be happier. This way, obtaining evidence of Governor Niu’s wrongdoings would be effortless.
At this moment, Immortal Elder Huo and others arrived. They did not intend to use the main entrance. They all moved with agility, scaling walls and flying over roofs, and just like that, they broke into the Prefecture Office.
Qi Huang slightly curled her lips, picked up the Recording Mirror, and aimed it at the group, continuously adjusting the focus and sound reception, recording their every move.
Immortal Elder Huo and the others entered the Prefecture Office, then held an innocent servant hostage, asking him to lead them to Governor Niu.
Meanwhile, Governor Niu was drinking tea in his room. A maidservant was taking care of his feet at his feet, and a maidservant behind him was helping him massage. He was very comfortable, while his old and unattractive wife could only sit aside and pretend not to see.
From this, it can be seen that finding a wife in the mortal world is difficult, but that is only for ordinary men.
“Creak!”
At this moment, the door was pushed open from the outside.
“No manners, don’t you know to announce yourself before entering?”
Governor Niu, who was inappropriately touching the two maidservants, was interrupted at this moment and was furious, so he reprimanded them.
“If I had announced myself first, would you have let me in?”
Immortal Elder Huo’s voice rang out.
