Chapter 295: E Huo’s Desire (3k)
Next, Lord Jiu of the Flower Language personally brought down the Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass from the stage. He glanced at Su Jiu and the two, not rushing to ask for money. Instead, he handed over the Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass in the jade box and said with a smile:
“The Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass is inside. The Floating Life Blossom you’re going to auction later should be worth far more than this. There should also be some magic crystals afterwards, which I will deposit into your account at market price.”
“Thank you, Lord Jiu. I will accept this Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass first.”
Taking the white jade box, Su Jiu pursed his lips, excitedly put it into his storage ring, and cupped his fists to thank Lord Jiu.
Jiu Yun waved his hand and said heartily under the watchful eyes of the VIPs, attracting their attention. Some looked at Su Jiu with envy, but they also knew why Jiu Yun respected Su Jiu. Besides being the major sponsor of the auction, his strength was on par with Jiu Yun, the Guild Master.
Watching Jiu Yun’s retreating figure, Su Jiu also came back to his senses. He looked inside his spiritual space at Bairnis, who had transformed into a white cocoon, and couldn’t help but let out a relaxed laugh.
With this, he should be able to get the medicine to cure Bairnis by asking Dean Zi from the medical school for a favor later.
Once Bairnis’s Dao wound healed, her next goal would be to find a way to increase her extraordinary attributes. After all, advancing to the High-Rank Battle General level meant that further progress would not be easily achieved.
“You’ve finally found the Nine-Transformation Soul-Returning Grass you were so persistent about. Give me some food. We should go our separate ways now.”
Seeing Su Jiu put away the “foxtail grass,” Bai Zhi, with her eyes flashing white, looked at the storage bag on his waist, which was used to store the fruits and “snacks” he had just bought.
“Here you go.”
Facing Bai Zhi’s somewhat greedy face, Su Jiu chuckled and tossed the storage bag on his waist over. Watching her happy expression as she caught the storage bag, he paused for a moment before softly asking, “Are you sure you’re leaving? If you stayed with me, I could also provide you with some advancement materials.”
“Advancement materials? Actually, I don’t need those things… I want to find the descendants of some old friends and travel around.”
Taking out a small, snow-white jujube from her brocade pouch, Bai Zhi put it in her mouth, speaking indistinctly. After spitting out a small pit, she looked up at Su Jiu again and chuckled, asking, “Are you hoping I won’t leave?”
Seeing the girl tilting her head, Su Jiu couldn’t deny that he was moved. He sighed and nodded gently, saying softly, “If possible, I do wish you could stay by my side, but if it limits your development, I’d rather you do what you want.”
Sincerity is always a killer move. Su Jiu’s words made Bai Zhi pause slightly, and she even had a fleeting thought of following Su Jiu. But soon, she shook her head, becoming more firm in her decision.
To live a stronger life, one cannot grow in a greenhouse. Since Su Jiu was already a Night Watcher, she also wanted to obtain a qualified human identity and slowly become stronger with it.
After a prolonged silence, she finally withdrew her gaze from Su Jiu’s face and looked back at the factions fiercely competing for the Floating Life Blossom. Bai Zhi seemed to speak to the air, showing a confident smile and saying, “Don’t worry, it won’t be long. We will meet again, and by then, I will be much stronger than I am now, perhaps reaching the true Battle King Level.”
“What are you going to do? Work for human factions?” Su Jiu also looked at the stage, sensing the increasingly heated atmosphere and listening to the constantly rising numbers, but his heart remained calm, and he simply asked.
“It’s not exactly working, but I need to accumulate some merit. The higher my demon body reaches, the more I feel the need for something to break through…” Bai Zhi pondered for a moment but didn’t elaborate further. Instead, she changed the subject and smiled,
“Because I dislike humans, I haven’t experienced the mortal world for too long. Moreover, the extreme cultivation methods mentioned in my techniques were never experienced. This life, I have to try them!”
Glancing at Bai Zhi and noticing the faint glow in her eyes, Su Jiu sighed and no longer said anything to persuade her to stay. The expression beneath his mask was complex.
They remained silent for a long time before Su Jiu finally spoke, “You can’t die. If anything happens or you can’t solve something, call me. This is not the ancient era where communication was impossible.”
Bai Zhi, who had intended to tease Su Jiu a little, saw the rare seriousness on his face, pursed her lips, and her playful words turned into a soft sigh, “Okay.”
“Floating Life Blossom, two hundred and eighty thousand! Sold to Imperial Capital University.”
Hearing the auction price, Su Jiu chuckled and looked up at the crystal stage. He felt more at ease, at least not living paycheck to paycheck anymore. If he ran out of money, he could always exchange some merit points.
And then, he and Bai Zhi were about to leave the auction hall. If possible, she needed to contact her support immediately.
Suddenly, Master Old Bald Man, with his face flushed red, became serious. He seemed to be waiting for the most anticipated item, the Crimson Flame Dragon Egg, to appear.
Bai Zhi, beside Su Jiu, slightly lowered her steps and tugged at his sleeve, chuckling self-deprecatingly. “No rush, let’s see what this Crimson Flame Dragon Egg looks like. Dragons are much higher beings than my race. Without that cultivation technique, I might have died hundreds of years ago.”
Hearing Bai Zhi’s words, Su Jiu helplessly shook his head and returned to his seat, his gaze fixed on the stage. He couldn’t help but feel a hint of interest in the cultivation technique Bai Zhi kept mentioning, but he didn’t pry further.
What kind of cultivation technique allows Bai Zhi to live out her third life like this?
The people in the hall also noticed Master Old Bald Man’s changed expression, and they seemed to have realized something. The hushed whispers in their mouths gradually stopped.
All eyes were fixed, waiting for the highlight of this auction to appear – the Crimson Flame Dragon Egg.
“Baka yarou, it’s finally here!” Suzuki Yoshiko clenched her fists, her eyes flashing with a strange light, and muttered.
Meanwhile, the representatives of various academies also put away their smiles. Their previously lazy gazes became sharp as swords.
On the crystal stage, Master Old Bald Man, with a serious expression, struck the table five times with his small hammer. With each strike,
A crackling sound emerged from the edge of the crystal stage, and then a white protective barrier with a tea flower pattern slowly rose, finally enclosing the stage in a circular shape.
Even the space above the crystal stage was covered by an extended protective barrier.
“Dear guests, please do not be alarmed. We have activated this formation because this item is too precious,” Jiu Yun explained with a smile as he returned to the stage after the formation was completed, cupping his hands towards everyone in the hall.
“This formation is enough to withstand a High-Rank Battle King. If you do not possess the strength of a top-tier Battle King who can barely manipulate rules, please do not be foolish.” As he spoke, Master Old Bald Man’s eyes deliberately swept across some foreign factions before lingering on Yoshiko’s face for a long time. The implication of his words was clear.
The representatives of those factions merely smiled faintly at his pointed remark and didn’t pay too much attention. Even someone as petty as Yoshiko snorted coldly and made no further expression.
Su Jiu could understand the Flower Language’s overly cautious approach. After all, with so many foreign factions, if they tried to seize the treasure and escape, no one would know where they came from.
“The auras of the hidden experts around us are starting to fluctuate. I can sense several that are infinitely close to the Battle King Level,” Bai Zhi said softly, her gaze suddenly lifting towards the guests sitting in the same row as them.
“Indeed… After all, the main event is about to begin. It is said that this egg contains the bloodline of a half-true dragon. If it’s used as a pet, it can directly boost one’s strength significantly.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu nodded slightly. His gaze, hidden beneath his black robe, swept across those factions, catching glimpses of dark, cold glints.
Su Jiu shifted his gaze back to the crystal stage. At this moment, Master Wu, the bald-headed master, was carefully bowing and retrieving a huge plate from a tunnel behind him. A wooden box, half the height of a person, stood there.
The box was purple-gold in color. Although they were far apart, the people below could clearly see the intense heat emanating from the box, causing the air to shimmer.
“Mama, this egg feels familiar…”
Just as Su Jiu was marveling at the egg’s peculiarity, E Huo’s voice came from his earlobe, sounding somewhat confused.
“Familiar feeling? Could it be one of your parents’ bloodlines?” Hearing E Huo’s voice, Su Jiu was slightly startled and quickly asked. If it was related to either of E Huo’s parents’ lineages, it would be of some help in finding her true identity.
“Parents? It doesn’t feel like it. It’s somewhat like food, but not entirely. E Huo doesn’t quite understand.” E Huo’s girlish voice sounded a bit dull and naive.
“Like food? But not entirely? But this is a top-tier pet egg with half a true dragon bloodline. You only know how to eat, eat, eat.” Su Jiu silently grumbled in his mind.
As the wooden box containing the dragon egg was brought out, all the factions at the front of the auction hall straightened up, their eyes gazing at it with longing.
Ignoring the greedy gazes outside the formation, Master Bald Head carefully placed the large plate on the auction stage. With a flick of his dry fingers, he pressed a button, and the wooden box sprung open on all sides, releasing an incredibly scorching aura that surged through the entire auction hall.
The sudden surge of heat completely disregarded the auction hall’s air conditioning, forcefully heating up the entire venue.
Su Jiu’s gaze, peering through his mask, was firmly fixed on the giant egg. The egg was crimson, oval-shaped, with faint small flames flickering on its surface. These flames were imbued with a dense aura, and the entire auction hall’s temperature change was caused by this egg.
“So hungry, ooooh.”
The entire auction hall fell into a deathly silence. Just as everyone was gazing at the giant egg with longing, E Huo’s sudden voice chimed out, filled with desire.
