Chapter 181: The Old Count’s Probe (Supplement)
The next morning, a faint mist still hung outside the window. It didn’t seem to have formed naturally overnight, carrying a faint salty sea smell.
Su Jiu woke up early to sort through yesterday’s spoils. She discovered that they were mostly fake, more fake than she could imagine, once again lowering her perception of the Ancient God Sect’s standards.
The basic magic crystal hairpins were made of fluorite and silver, and they shined because they had been exposed to enough sunlight during the day.
The only genuine item was likely a one-cubic-meter alchemy storage bag. It looked quite good and could hold quite a lot of things.
Seeing some cosmetics inside, Su Jiu guessed they probably belonged to the goddess priestess herself, and were accidentally taken by Su Jiu.
Su Jiu had wanted to get one for a long time, but they were quite rare. Firstly, the materials required the stomach of a certain monster, and secondly, the alchemy skills required were quite high.
“Take me to see the world, Your Highness Yun Xi.”
After packing her valuable items, Su Jiu looked at Yun Xi, who was playing on her phone on another bed. After washing up, she changed into her most durable Hanfu and said with a smile.
Although this person rarely needed to sleep, she had been relatively well-behaved last night, staying put and playing games without going crazy and attempting a night raid.
At this moment, Yun Xi was still dressed in a JK uniform with a white ponytail. Su Jiu’s clothes didn’t look bulky on her, just slightly loose.
“I didn’t expect to get you this two-dimensional storage bag. However, with that woman’s strength, possessing such a bag doesn’t seem very realistic. The person behind her might be a Battle King Level expert.”
“We need to be careful about retaliation.”
Hearing this, she rolled her eyes at Su Jiu, then got up, covered her phone, and pulled Su Jiu’s hand as they walked out, explaining as they went.
The two left Huang Erhua and the others in the room and soon entered the gloomy black market again. As they went deeper, they passed through an arched bridge. Inside, it was dark, with countless bats hanging upside down, and faint red lights flickering.
It was hard to tell if these little bats were from the vendor Blood Clan or actual bat monsters. They seemed to recognize Su Jiu and Yun Xi, making strange squeaking sounds and showing some fear in their eyes.
Stepping out from under the bridge, the not-so-warm morning sun shone on their faces through the mist. Ahead, there was a crowd of people. A long queue had formed, and it seemed some of them were yesterday’s vendors, discussing something.
“The auction is about to start inside. Those of us without intermediate Battle General level and no entry tickets can only queue obediently.”
“Hey? But aren’t you a junior Battle General, Old Huang? You already qualify to buy an entry ticket, so why are you queuing with us like an idiot?”
“Damn it, don’t even mention it. There were only fifty tickets, and the last two were snatched by a terrifying white-haired girl. I don’t understand if she’s crazy. With that strength, she snatched tickets, forcing a junior Battle General like me to queue,” said a bald man with a scar-faced middle-aged man, complaining indignantly and speaking particularly loudly, attracting the attention of the crowd.
“White-haired girl? Is it her? I saw her yesterday too. It seems her companion killed an important figure from the Ancient God Sect.” The person next to him pointed behind him, trying to suppress a laugh but not daring to.
The scar-faced man turned to look, but his expression froze, and his voice stopped abruptly. He put on a smile that was uglier than a cry and said to Yun Xi, “My lord, I was just joking.”
Yun Xi glanced at him without a word, took Su Jiu towards another direction, bypassed the crowd, and came to a blood-red gate. There were very few people here.
Su Jiu shielded her eyes from the sun with one hand, squinting to look inside the gate. She could vaguely see a makeshift open-air venue, and people were still selling things on the ground.
On the other side, in front of the gate, more than a dozen Blood Clan members dressed in gentlemanly attire stood in line. Their tailcoats were impeccably ironed, and their blood aura subtly surged, giving them a slightly terrifying presence, as if it were a solemn banquet inside.
The people queuing on the other side dared not look at the Blood Clan members here, and only lowered their heads as they walked slowly, afraid of making any unintentional movements and being caught.
As everyone’s gaze fell on Su Jiu and Yun Xi, the Blood Clan members also looked over, their eyes containing a scrutinizing look, as they didn’t seem to be old enough to meet the requirements.
“Hi, two beautiful ladies. This is a special VIP channel. If you don’t meet the requirements, please leave,” said a sharp-eared youth, standing up from a stool nearby. He slowly adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and said with a smile.
“Here are the entry tickets. Allow us to enter.”
Su Jiu took the entry tickets from Yun Xi and waved them in front of the youth, saying with a light smile.
“Two ladies, I’m not sure how you obtained these two entry tickets, but it’s very dangerous for those without Battle General level to enter. If anything happens to you inside without an elder’s escort, we, the organizers, will be held responsible.”
“Not only is it dangerous inside, but in recent days, there have been frequent incidents of mysterious vines entangling people, and Mr. Samber is quite troubled by it.”
The young man with gold-rimmed glasses glanced at the entry tickets, narrowed his eyes at Su Jiu, did not give up his position, but instead exuded the aura of a Battle General and continued to speak.
He didn’t doubt the origin of the tickets, as Su Jiu and Yun Xi’s demeanor was evident, but he felt that they were like young ladies from a certain family who had taken their elders’ tickets and wanted to sneak in.
This was a time of turmoil, and no more trouble could be caused.
Hearing the young man’s words and seeing the aura emanating from him, Su Jiu was speechless, then raised an eyebrow and said lightly, “You, who have just reached Battle General, shouldn’t meddle in other people’s business.”
“Aren’t you afraid of the coercion?”
Seeing Su Jiu’s calm demeanor, the young man’s eyes narrowed slightly, and just as he was about to say something, a man who looked like a security administrator walked over and said a few quiet words. The young man with gold-rimmed glasses stared at Su Jiu’s face with a wavering expression, murmuring in disbelief, “She’s the one who killed that woman?”
A moment later, he relaxed his brow, waved to the security guard, and looked at Su Jiu and Yun Xi again, his expression becoming serious, “Two ladies, are you also here to participate in the sacrifice? If possible, can you tell me who your elders are?”
It was clear that the young man now knew that Su Jiu and Yun Xi were Blood Clan.
Su Jiu pouted and said lightly, “Does it matter to you whether we participate in the sacrifice or not? As for elders, how about Dracula?”
This guy really thought she and Doubi Xi were little bunnies and wanted to get information just like that?
“Uh… Two ladies, the name Lord Piercing cannot be mentioned casually.”
The young man’s mouth twitched. Although he felt they were talking nonsense, what if it was true? He had to be careful. If Lord Piercing were to set his sights on this sacrifice, he feared he would be stripped bare even if he didn’t die.
Seeing the young man’s expression, Su Jiu frowned, pointed towards the gate, and asked impatiently, “Can we go in now?”
“Okay, okay, of course, there’s no problem.” After saying that, the young man took out his phone, displayed a QR code, and pointed at it for Su Jiu and Yun Xi to scan. “This is the VIP code. There are all sorts of people inside now, and if they disturb your leisure, please use the QR code to wait in the VIP area. There will be dedicated attendants to provide one-on-one service for various types of…”
Before he could finish, he was met with a cold stare from Yun Xi, and he could only smile sheepishly.
Su Jiu scanned the code, thanked the youth, and was then linked arm-in-arm by Yun Xi as they entered the gate. However, after only a few steps, the youth called out to them, “Two ladies, be careful. That female vendor you killed was the lover of an Ancient God Sect Leader, and it seems that Leader will also be participating in this auction.”
“Ancient God Sect? Thank you.”
Su Jiu paused, but soon followed Yun Xi into the depths of the black market, disappearing from sight after a moment.
Watching their retreating figures, the young man returned to his stool and casually beckoned to a servant who walked over, saying faintly, “Go! Find that Leader and tell him that the killer of his woman has been found, and she’s in the VIP seats of the auction.”
If Su Jiu and Yun Xi were just ordinary young ladies, it would have been fine, but having the ability to kill the female vendor who was close to an intermediate Battle General made them look far from ordinary.
As for Lord Piercing, it was pure nonsense. That ability to manipulate blood did resemble the bloodline of the castle master on the Sea of Demons.
“Yes.”
The servant in the tailcoat turned into a black bat with a “bang” and quickly left.
The young man lightly adjusted his glasses, his expression unusually solemn as he muttered to himself, “I didn’t expect the news of the sacrifice to spread so far. I hope that Leader can be of some help, otherwise, the sudden appearance of a Blood Clan member approaching High-Rank Battle General is still a great concern for Mr. Samber.”
