Chapter 288: I am a Good Citizen (3.5k)
Back in the VIP lounge on the second floor, in the quiet living room, a faint floral fragrance wafted. Lying on the sofa, Bai Zhi fiddled with a white flower bud, her gaze sweeping towards the steamy little bathroom, as if wanting to say something.
However, she never spoke her mind. Instead, she bit her lip forcefully and said to the figure in the bathroom, “The auction house staff said they promoted a batch of the top ten auction items. I don’t need to tell you how attractive Floating Life Blossom is to you humans, right?”
“Are you worried that those who live by the sword will take risks to snatch it? Isn’t there the Guild Master?” Su Jiu’s voice came from the bathroom, sounding somewhat lazy.
“It’s not that I’m worried, it’s that the Guild Master’s main protective target this time is the Crimson Flame Dragon Egg. He said he’s willing but unable, so he can only state that Floating Life Blossom is in our hands.”
Bai Zhi gripped hard, the white flower in her hand instantly disappearing. She got up and walked to the windowsill, looking at the banner not far away. The banner displayed the top ten treasures of this auction. Casually, she said,
“Many foreign forces and some ordinary strong individuals have come to this auction. If they get any ideas, the Guild Master might not be able to deter them.”
The bathroom door slowly opened, and a misty aura rushed out. Su Jiu, wrapped in a bath towel, scanned the wine cabinet, walked over, took out a bottle, and placed two wine glasses on the table. As she poured the wine, she chuckled and said,
“It’s fake that he can’t deter them, but he really wants us to take action to deter them. He couldn’t possibly not be able to invite a Battle King level expert to run such a large Flower Language auction house.”
“Then shall we just watch?”
Bai Zhi glanced at Su Jiu pouring the wine, blinked her eyes. She always felt that this woman had some ill intentions, wondering if she was still holding a grudge for being pinched on the butt.
“Watch? No rush, no one has made a move yet… Did you feel like you were asking for a beating just now? Daring to tease me in public?” Su Jiu suddenly looked up at Bai Zhi, a faint smile on her face, her sharp fangs also revealed, exuding a unique charm.
“Tch! It was just a little joke. You’re not going to take it seriously, Sister Jiu, are you?”
Seeing Su Jiu’s expression, Bai Zhi snorted disdainfully, closed her eyes, and prepared to get up. However, as she stood up, her chest was forcefully pushed, and her butt sank back into the sofa. A clear female voice came to her ears.
“A joke? Jokes also come with a price.”
Bai Zhi immediately opened her eyes, looked at Su Jiu in front of her with feigned anger, and then cowered back, covering her chest with a look of fear. She righteously reprimanded, “What do you want! I warn you, don’t mess around. If you mess around, I’ll call for help!”
“Call for help? This is punishment…”
Su Jiu smiled faintly, her gaze falling on Bai Zhi’s neck. It was fair and alluring, with pale blue veins faintly visible, like a naked beauty, inviting assault.
Then, a hint of mischief flashed in Su Jiu’s blood-red eyes. She reached out her delicate hand and gently pressed on the veins. With Bai Zhi’s increasingly rapid breathing, a bumpy sensation was transmitted from her fingertips. Su Jiu licked her rosy lips.
Feeling the rhythmic stroking on her neck, Bai Zhi swallowed hard, her inner desire amplified infinitely. At this moment, she felt a sense of satisfaction, but her face showed a proud expression. She turned her head and said indifferently, “Punishment? I haven’t done anything wrong, why should I be punished…”
“Whether you’ve made a mistake or not is not up to you! If I don’t teach you a lesson, you little brat, you won’t know what trouble you’ll cause!” Su Jiu smiled calmly, placing one knee against Bai Zhi’s other side, and blocking her head with her other hand to prevent her from escaping.
Then, she bit down on the blue vein with a “hiss.” The sweet floral fragrance instantly hit her taste buds… Bai Zhi’s blood was always so intoxicating.
“Sister Jiu, I was wrong… My neck hurts so much, don’t!”
Her neck was pierced by fangs, and a flushed red spread like a spider web across Bai Zhi’s small face. She glanced at the girl lying on her, shouted a couple of times symbolically, then her lips slowly curled into a perverted smile, exhaling softly.
Didn’t expect this, did you?
I, Bai Zhi, am the hunter.
“Zhi’er won’t dare to fool around anymore! My neck really hurts!” Bai Zhi shouted with a mad smile, tilting her head and speaking in a high-pitched voice. Her full legs were stretched out straight. In fact, she still hoped it wouldn’t stop at her neck…
After sucking for a while longer, Su Jiu heard Bai Zhi’s miserable cries and her heart softened. She quickly let go, cursing herself for only thinking of her own pleasure. A touch of emerald green appeared on her fingers.
Healing Arts.
Actually, it couldn’t be blamed that Su Jiu was so “greedy” for Bai Zhi’s “beauty.”
She could feel a strange energy slowly nourishing her body. That energy turned into a small stream that rushed into her inner core, constantly washing the two inner cores. As they were washed, a shallow and blurry mark resembling a white flower suddenly appeared on the blue inner core, which was like a satellite.
Such marks were very important, as they were related to breaking through to High-Rank Battle General. Misusing mental power to carve something on it could cause the inner core to collapse, directly regressing to Warrior Class.
However, Su Jiu didn’t feel any special state in her body. If she had to say anything, it seemed she had become a bit stronger, and her mental power had increased, but it was only limited to that.
“You know it hurts now, right? Don’t move, I’ll treat you.”
As the gentle female voice came to her ears, the sensation on her neck disappeared. Bai Zhi’s mad smile froze, and she slowly withdrew her smile, revealing a deadpan look at Su Jiu’s gentle movements, rolling her eyes.
It’s so annoying to be stopped at the last moment!
When I stop you, it doesn’t mean I really want you to stop, know this!
Su Jiu saw this scene and thought she had made Bai Zhi roll her eyes, so she slowed down her movements even more. She sighed and decided to treat Bai Zhi better in the future if she didn’t cause trouble.
“What’s going on? Someone actually dares to come here and be presumptuous?”
Just as Su Jiu was pressing on the two small bleeding wounds, faint scattered auras suddenly emerged from the next room, followed by a series of “swoosh” sounds. Some black shadows stood on the eaves opposite Su Jiu and the others, but they didn’t act immediately…
“They’re truly arrogant! You stay in the room to heal, I’ll go see who dares to ignore the Battle King level and directly snatch treasures here.” Su Jiu narrowed her eyes and smiled indifferently, then put on a bathrobe before taking on the black robe.
“I’ll go and see too. This Flower Language is too irresponsible.” Bai Zhi came back to her senses, tidied her somewhat messy clothes, and prepared to follow.
“You just stay here.”
As the words fell, Su Jiu moved, put on the Dragon Girl mask, and disappeared from the room. She reappeared on the roof of the auction house, her cold gaze slowly sweeping around.
Besides the buildings outside Su Jiu’s pavilion and the treetops, human figures filled the area. In fact, they weren’t all trying to snatch the items; they wanted to see the strength of the owner of Floating Life Blossom. If the latter’s strength was low, they could “buy it at a low price.” As for how low, it depended on their identity and background.
“Floating Life Blossom is suddenly being sold, and I don’t have enough money prepared. What should I do?”
“Hahaha, what else can we do? We can only go and ask for the price directly. Such an item might make even a War God’s heart flutter, right?”
“Are you guys going to ask for the price, or are you going to force a sale? However… I don’t quite understand why Guild Master Jiu Yun would reveal the seller’s specific address.”
“Let’s observe the situation first. If the room contains Dragon Hunters invited by the Guild Master, it might be difficult for us to handle.”
“What this Caucasian brother said is very true. Let’s observe first…”
As more and more strong individuals appeared around the Flower Language Pavilion, the whispers also increased. Those who heard these words began to stir, looking towards the room.
This kind of bulk sale was quite tempting.
“Whoosh!”
A series of whistling sounds suddenly echoed, and then some figures flashed over, finally landing on a distant roof tile. The woman leading them frowned, as if thinking of something, and said in a low voice, “After we bought the Crimson Flame Sparrow, the auction house announced the War General level Crimson Flame Sparrow and Floating Life Blossom… This is likely not a coincidence.”
“It’s definitely not a coincidence. Both items could have been sold by that terrifying woman in the Dragon Girl mask. These people who want to force a sale in advance…”
“Tsk, they really have no brains.”
Beside her was a stern young man with a calm expression. Upon closer inspection, he was none other than the previously seen Lu Bingyu, and the busty beauty beside him was Hu Ling.
“But this con artist is indeed cunning, playing the game of phased marketing!”
Hu Ling gritted her teeth and nodded. Then, her gaze swept around, and her eyes suddenly focused with a strange look. She said,
“Little Sakura is here to join the fun again. If it’s really that mysterious merchant, they might still fight.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Bingyu also froze. He then followed Hu Ling’s gaze and saw a group of figures floating in the sky not far opposite them. The middle-aged man leading them had a long sword in his hand that faintly emitted electric arcs. He was Xiangzi’s second uncle, and beside him was Xiangzi wearing a black veil.
“Second Uncle, are we really going to communicate with the seller of Floating Life Blossom inside?”
Xiangzi looked at her second uncle beside her and whispered, her tone showing a hint of inexplicable fear. After all, she had just been beaten up in the morning. What if she stumbled upon trouble again?
“Hmph! We don’t have enough money to purchase through legitimate channels anymore. Moreover, I bribed internal staff, and it is said that the person living in that private room is a high school girl.” The middle-aged man with a mustache snorted and said in a low voice.
“High school girl… Second Uncle, your injuries haven’t healed yet. Perhaps you shouldn’t go.” Hearing that it was a young girl, Xiangzi became apprehensive. She tugged at his sleeve, her face looking distressed.
“Pfft, a high school girl, and you’re afraid of her like this? Xiangzi, what about your determination to shine in the World Championships?!”
“You are one of the top geniuses at Tokyo University! Inside is just an ordinary high school student, perhaps someone who found a treasure in the mountains. If you go to her now and give her a million, you might be able to buy it easily!”
The middle-aged man with a mustache reprimanded in a low voice. His words seemed to have some kind of magic, gradually reshaping Xiangzi’s confidence.
“Okay!”
Xiangzi nodded, took a deep breath, as if to forget the two nightmares in her mind. After a moment, she revealed a confident smile and, under the gaze of everyone, flew towards the pavilion.
“Watch me, I’ll be back soon.”
Just as she was about to reach the roof of the Flower Language Pavilion, a black figure slowly emerged.
“Are you all here to discuss something with this humble young lady?”
A dark, slender figure appeared, her blood-red eyes slowly sweeping around, finally resting on Xiangzi’s face. Then, a cold laugh echoed plainly.
As the laughter rang out, a surge of bloody external qi swept out from beneath the black-clothed girl’s feet, forming a giant blood-red sword in the sky. Feeling the power of this aura, everyone present turned pale, and exclamations of shock resounded continuously.
“Battle King level expert?!”
Xiangzi looked at the mask on the slender figure, her body trembled violently, her pupils filled with deep fear, and then she revealed a smile that looked more like crying than laughing:
“Con… I am… I am a good citizen.”
