Chapter 246: What Trick Is Being Played Again?
At this moment, the auctioneer on stage continued with the bid: "Mr. in seat number twenty-eight in the middle row, bids two million for the third time—"
Sally suddenly pressed the bidding button, shouting out loud, "Four million!"
Heaven knows, she couldn't stand the Thousand Years Fox Spirit beside her any longer! If she didn't vent out, she would really flee!
"Five million!" Qing Linghuan said.
Huo Qing looked at Sally in shock, "You want it?" Just a moment ago, she'd advised him against bidding, and now here she was doing it herself.
Sally shook her head, "No no, I just wanted to say it out loud."
Only then did Qing Linghuan notice Huo Qing, his eyes narrowing slightly. He leaned to the side and asked Sally, "Is this your new find?"
Sally remained silent.
And her silence seemed more like an acknowledgment.
The murderous intent radiating from Qing Linghuan gradually intensified.
Sally suddenly stood up, moved a seat over, and sat down snugly next to Qing Linghuan, taking his arm in hers, "Brother, why did you just get here?"
Brother? Qing Linghuan squinted, his gaze interrogating her, what kind of trick was she playing now?
"The handsome gentleman in the front row with flowing white hair bids five million for the first time—" the auctioneer announced.
Huo Qing looked at Sally in surprise, "You have a brother?"
Sally's gorgeous and charming eyes blinked as she said to Huo Qing, "He's my long-lost brother, and we don't share the same father."
"Ah, I see." Huo Qing suddenly understood, and then his gaze turned back to the auction stage, "Since he's family, let's consider this Nine Dragons Sword a gift for our first meeting."
Having said that, he prepared to bid for the sword.
Sally immediately held him back, "No need, he's also bidding for it as a plaything for me. Let it be."
"Five million for the second time—five million for the third time! Sold!" the auctioneer shouted.
Sally breathed a sigh of relief.
A staff member from the auction house came over, speaking with utmost respect, "Mr. Huo, may I have a word with you, please?"
Huo Qing stood up, looking at Sally and Qing Linghuan, he couldn't help thinking... the attractiveness of these siblings was off the charts. The woman who gave birth to them must be extraordinary.
In fact, Sally hadn't finished her sentence, not only did they not share a father, but they also didn't share a mother!
"I'll step away for a bit, I'll invite your brother for supper later."
"Vice President, go take care of your business."
Sally waved cheerfully, watching Huo Qing follow the staff member away.
The more Qing Linghuan looked, the more annoyed he became. Without caring who was watching, he suddenly pulled Sally into his embrace, "What, too reluctant to spend his money?"
Sally's delicate little nose bumped hard against his chest, the impact painfully firm.
She couldn't help but have watery eyes, "My nose!"
Qing Linghuan then let her go, "How did you become so fragile."
"This has nothing to do with being strong or weak, you try bumping your nose!" Sally retorted in pain.
Hearing that, Qing Linghuan's gaze dropped to the prominent part she mentioned…
"…" Sally immediately understood, covering herself with her hands, "Pervert!"
Qing Linghuan chuckled lightly, "Just like frying an egg."
"You!" Sally thrust out her chest forcefully, making her curvaceous figure even more enchanting and tempting!
Qing Linghuan didn't even bother to look.
He casually inquired, "That lion earlier, is he your new Beast Husband?"
Seeing that many people were looking at her, Sally hurriedly sat back in her previous seat, leaving a space between them, and replied, "…Huo Qing is my boss, not what you're thinking. Wait, where did you get the money to bid?"
Like her, he had just arrived in this world and could only start earning money from scratch.
And since his arrival, he had been undergoing tribulation. He shouldn't have had time to make money yet.
"You pay, my good, little sister," Qing Linghuan said with a charming light laugh.
Sally's mouth twitched slightly, "I don't have any money."
"Is that so?" A bank card suddenly appeared in Qing Linghuan's hand.
"..." Sally recognized the familiar card and hurriedly checked her own bag.
It was already open!
Alright, since she was not as strong as others, she would definitely have to focus on cultivating in the future.
But even if she cultivated for thousands or tens of thousands of years, she probably couldn't catch up to him.
Moreover, it was doubtful she would live long enough to see that day. Her life was now given by Rong Ruo...
Suddenly reminded of Rong Ruo, Sally felt a pang of heartache and pity. She could clear away the emotions accumulated by the living, but not those of the dead.
The Raccoon Cat Beastkin waitress, with her face flushed and shy, brought over the auction item, "Sir, your Nine Dragons Sword."
"Mhmm, swipe this card, the pin," Qing Linghuan looked at Sally.
"9908," Sally pursed the corners of her mouth.
Qing Linghuan handed the card to the waitress.
He then asked Sally, "What does the password mean?"
Sally replied, "It means nothing, just easy to remember."
The waitress quickly returned the bank card along with a credit card receipt.
Sally gave the waitress some tips and then glared fiercely at Qing Linghuan, "That was hard-earned money of mine!"
"What does it matter who spends it?" Qing Linghuan patted the empty seat beside him, gesturing for her to sit over.
Sally held back, and in the end, she moved over, "You just spent my money to save your own skin. Let's call it even."
"Impossible!" Qing Linghuan drew closer, "I'm thinking how to kill you to vent my anger."
"..." Mom! She really wanted to leave this place.
The auctioneer, with both hands, carefully placed a potion refrigeration box on the auction table.
Instantly, the entire auction hall's atmosphere shifted.
"Considering the current state of affairs outside, ladies and gentlemen, you must all be very clear. Beastification and half-beastification, now collectively referred to as New Humans.
The rise of New Humans is a trend that is both irresistible and imminent. The item in this box is like a magical key to fate! It can allow the old humans to step through the doors to becoming New Humans, thus completely freeing themselves from mutation..."
Listening to the auctioneer's explanation, Sally asked Qing Linghuan in the Demon Realm's language, "What do you think about the mutations in this world?"
Qing Linghuan replied, "It's just a turbulent era."
"A turbulent era?" Sally didn't understand.
"All the energies between heaven and earth are mingling together," Qing Linghuan raised his hand and touched the back of her neck, where he had left his mark.
Sally got goosebumps all over, pushing his hand away, "Stop pawing me and continue."
"I don't feel like talking anymore," Qing Linghuan replied.
"You just spent five million of my money!" Sally ground her back teeth and said.
"Fine," Qing Linghuan said, hearing the bidding price for the Beastification Potion starting directly at one billion.
"All things go through cycles. A turbulent era is the end of the world, but also a starting point for a new cycle. After the turbulent era ends, after some time of growth, it will become the world we came from. First, countless beasts will roam, spiritual energy will burst forth, and in the end, when spiritual energy vanishes, beasts will end with humans, and humans will eventually revert back to countless beasts, continuing on endlessly in cycle. Five million is returned to you."
"...You earn money too easily," Sally retorted.
"The junk is yours as well," Qing Linghuan stood up and patted her head, "I'll come to find you later."
"If you're coming to kill me, then better not come. But if you want to have a baby," Sally's words paused there.
Qing Linghuan's gaze had become highly suggestive, "Continue."
"I'll bear you a little fox, can we then call it even?"