Chapter 290 Auction Venue (3.5k)
When Su Jiu reappeared at the entrance of the auction house, the nearly sea of people and the soaring noise made her knit her brows slightly.
If she had known it would be so crowded, she should have entered earlier. There were just too many people, not at all comparable to the auctions held by someone of Old Count’s caliber.
Looking at the crowd in front of her, Bai Zhi, who was beside her, also frowned. She already disliked humans, and now she had to come into contact with a crowd that smelled of sweat. She truly couldn’t stand it.
But Su Jiu could only watch helplessly. Unlike before, when she was at Count Sam’s place and could push people away with her external qi, here there wasn’t even any extra space for her to use her external qi.
“Click!” The sound of a camera shutter suddenly rang out, accompanied by a flash of white light.
Immediately after, several people dressed like television station staff emerged. Among them, a short middle-aged man wearing a beret, holding a camera, directly started taking pictures of Su Jiu and Bai Zhi. He chuckled and said:
“Come on! Miss, smile for the camera! I’m a reporter from a local radio station. You must be the mysterious merchant who’s been making waves recently, right!”
“Stop interviewing and don’t take pictures randomly.”
As the saying goes, one shouldn’t hit a smiling face. Su Jiu was drawn by the voice and responded helplessly.
However, when she looked closely, she was startled by the buck teeth of the short middle-aged man. His short stature, combined with those prominent buck teeth, made him look like a gopher. Coupled with his rather lewd smile, it was truly a bit off-putting.
Behind the buck-toothed reporter were two assistants, a man and a woman. At his glance, the rather sweet-looking female assistant understood and quickly stepped forward, wearing a smile that showed all eight of her teeth. She took out a small notebook to jot down notes and asked, “What would you like to sell at this auction? If possible, I’d like to follow you and film, to see what we can get.”
“Please leave.”
Su Jiu glanced at her, shook her head, and said calmly, then turned to leave.
The assistant immediately stuck to her like a piece of flypaper. To prevent Su Jiu from getting angry, she quickly added, “Our TV station can offer some compensation. If it’s possible, please…”
“Instead of interviewing me, a merchant, why not go check out that Guild Master…”
Her tone had turned cold. Su Jiu glared at her and continued to walk back.
Soon, she exited the crowded passageway. Su Jiu scanned her surroundings and then stopped at another passageway outside the main entrance of the auction house, finally sighing in relief—
Reporters like this are truly idiots. My current public persona is that of an unpredictable strong person. I wonder if you have to drink horsepower to be so sticky.
The passageway there was a completely different scene compared to this side. The spacious passageway had a red carpet laid on the ground, with some camellia petals scattered on it.
Dozens of young men stood there expressionlessly. The faint but powerful aura emanating from them deterred the surrounding crowd from pushing through, creating a vacuum in this passageway.
Seeing that his assistant failed to get any information, the buck-toothed old reporter’s eyes turned grim. He scanned Su Jiu and Bai Zhi, then said to his female assistant, “After we go in for the auction, you follow them closely and film. You know, it’s not just those students who asked us to investigate, but this is big news. If we can reveal their true identities…”
He paused for a moment, then looked at his female assistant with a grim expression, saying excitedly, “We can even get a bonus of over 100,000 yuan. By then, you might even get a promotion…”
Upon hearing that she could get promoted, the female assistant’s eyes widened slightly, and her eyes also gleamed with excitement. She then whispered, “Don’t worry, teacher, I’ll definitely get some explosive material.”
Although the former had spoken with great confidence, the buck-toothed reporter still said with some concern, “However, both of them have Battle King level strength, so we need to be extra careful. If you anger them, even Dragon Hunters can only collect your corpse.”
“Teacher, don’t worry, I have a specially tiny pinhole camera installed on my chest. Even if she’s a Battle King, she won’t be able to sense it—the footage will be directly transmitted to you then.”
The female assistant waved her hand, saying with a smile, and then began to make her way towards Su Jiu and Bai Zhi.
As the two were talking, several figures in white passed by, and a gust of cold wind suddenly surged, causing everyone to turn their heads.
Su Jiu and Bai Zhi also stopped in their tracks, recognizing the person as Heather, who had invited her to join the Ancient God Sect before. She was specially wearing a white dress, and her face wore a rather aloof expression.
This made some of the young men as if they had been injected with chicken blood, wanting to come up and ask for her “penguin account,” but they were all rejected with a gentle smile from her, which only further solidified the impression of her as a goddess in the minds of those young men.
As if noticing Su Jiu, Heather’s eternally frozen face finally showed a smile. She touched her ring, and a pink letter suddenly appeared in her hand, shaped like a love letter.
“Is this Duke’s Daughter confessing to some young and talented gentleman?”
“Holy cow, my goddess! How could this happen?”
This caused the onlookers to gasp in surprise. Even the tall white youth beside her wore a look of astonishment. After a moment, his eyes darkened as he scanned the surroundings, as if trying to find out which “wild boar” had captured the heart of this princess.
Under everyone’s gaze, Heather walked towards Su Jiu with her hands behind her back, a faint smile on her face, and softly asked, “How is it? Have you thought it through?”
Seeing that Heather was walking towards Su Jiu and asking if she had thought it through, everyone’s hearts suddenly trembled.
Their gazes shifted incredulously between Su Jiu and Heather. They naturally recognized Su Jiu’s identity very quickly.
“It’s that mysterious merchant. Could this Duke’s Daughter like someone with such strong power?”
“Wow, it feels so romantic.”
“Do you think this mysterious merchant will agree? She seems to be a girl too, giving off a forbidden vibe.”
“Ah! I really want to know what’s inside that letter!”
Listening to the chatter of the crowd, Bai Zhi turned to look at Su Jiu, her small face puffed out, her eyes twinkling with little flowers, as if asking, “You’re not really interested in this old woman, are you?”
“I’m sorry, I already have someone I like. If Miss has nothing else, please return.”
Facing the rumors of the passersby, Su Jiu took Bai Zhi’s small hand, displaying her soft and boneless hand to everyone, and replied with a smile, her face unrufffulled.
“You know what I’m talking about. Don’t refuse so quickly. This inside is my sincerity.”
Being rejected by Su Jiu in public, Heather’s expression stiffened slightly. She then narrowed her eyes, held the letter between her fingers, and playfully dangled it for a moment before “whoosh!” flying it towards Su Jiu.
Su Jiu also took the letter with two fingers. Her gaze swept over it, but she didn’t rush to open it. Instead, she looked up and asked calmly, “I said I’m not interested in that thing.”
It’s still not appropriate to get too close to her. Although reinforcements would arrive soon after the auction, it wouldn’t be good if this Black-clad Bishop saw through anything. In such a bustling area, if she became enraged, she could slaughter thousands of civilians.
“Have a look when you receive it. Inside is my sincerity. If you’re not interested after the auction ends, you can return it to me.” Without saying anything more, Heather waved her hand and then headed towards the back of the auction house.
After the people from Constantine University entered the auction house through this special passageway, another group of people soon followed.
Judging from the whispers around them, these were all people with strong power or those selling valuable items here.
Looking at the empty and quiet carpeted passageway, Su Jiu put the letter into her pocket, then glanced at the impassable entrance on this side. She took out the black card engraved with camellias and walked towards that side with Bai Zhi.
Just then, music suddenly started, and a group of scantily clad dancers suddenly passed by. Looking at their attire, they seemed to be the waitstaff who would be encouraging customers to bid higher later.
Su Jiu didn’t pay much attention, but Bai Zhi, standing beside her, pointed at one of the dancers and said, “The Aura of this person is very similar to that of the woman who asked questions earlier.”
“The woman who asked questions?”
Following Bai Zhi’s pointed finger, Su Jiu indeed spotted the person who had asked them questions earlier. Now dressed as a dancer, she mixed in with the crowd. Su Jiu didn’t pay attention and chuckled, “She’s a reporter, so it’s quite normal for her to do this.”
The two soon entered the passageway, which was slightly dim. They followed the corridor to the end, then turned a corner and walked a few more steps.
Suddenly, a colossal auction hall appeared within their line of sight, making Su Jiu, who hadn’t seen much of the world, involuntarily click her tongue.
This auction venue was larger than any auction venue Su Jiu had seen on television in her previous life. The densely packed seats, and the auction stage constructed almost entirely of crystal, with camellia flowers carved on it as if in full bloom.
“Do the two of you have any VIP cards?”
A young waiter quickly walked up and asked respectfully.
“Here you go.” Su Jiu smiled and handed over the black card.
The waiter’s eyes flashed with surprise when he saw the color of the card, and his attitude became even more respectful. He slightly bowed and whispered, “This is the ultimate VIP card. Please follow me.”
After saying that, the waiter hurriedly led Su Jiu and Bai Zhi to the highest-class VIP area.
The three of them navigated through the huge venue for nearly ten minutes, finally stopping near the crystal auction platform.
“This is your seat. Fruits will be delivered by specific hostesses from our inn. Please wait…”
The waiter pointed to a seat, smiled at Su Jiu, and then bowed and retreated.
Approaching the spacious soft seats covered in exquisite red velvet, Su Jiu sank into one of them. The soft touch almost made her want to hug Bai Zhi and embrace this little imp like a ball of yarn.
Glancing back at the ordinary chairs behind them, Su Jiu couldn’t help but sigh again. This was the feeling that came with power.
“Open it and see what’s written inside. It’s not really a love letter, is it?” Bai Zhi nudged Su Jiu’s side with her elbow and asked playfully.
Having heard Su Jiu mention that woman’s identity last night, she naturally knew the general content of the letter, but teasing Su Jiu had become a daily routine.
“I can’t do anything about you…” Rolling her eyes, Su Jiu then opened the envelope, pulled out the parchment paper, and Bai Zhi’s little head also leaned over.
“This is…”
As Su Jiu flattened the paper and read the words on it, her mouth opened slightly. She then looked at Bai Zhi beside her and found that her eyes also revealed a strange expression.
[Respected members of the Singer Sect, I, Pamela, am willing to recommend the bearer of this letter, the Mysterious Merchant, as your Black-clad Bishop.]
Just as the two of them were shocked by the contents of the letter, a figure walked over. She immediately heard a female voice say, “Here are some fruits for the two of you. Please enjoy them.”
