NOVEL NEXT Chapter 26 - Ji Lanqing's Disgust Toward the Male Lead
The male protagonist, unwilling to give up, raised his bid twice more, with Jun Jiuxiao consistently increasing his bid by only one hundred spirit stones each time.
The male protagonist wanted to bid again, but the old man in his ring stopped him, saying, “Little Chen, don’t act impulsively. You cannot compete with the Xuantian Holy Son. Angering him could bring about a fatal calamity.”
Lin Chen immediately calmed down and stopped bidding.
Jun Jiuxiao won the pill with a bid of thirty thousand one hundred spirit stones.
Lin Chen gritted his teeth and said, “Xuantian Holy Son, I will repay today’s humiliation in the future.”
The old man in Lin Chen’s ring also said, “When your cultivation level improves, the Xuantian Holy Son will be nothing. Even the Xuantian Holy Land won’t be a concern.”
Lin Chen excitedly asked the old man in the ring, “Elder Danyue, is that true? Can I really defeat the Xuantian Holy Son and challenge the Xuantian Holy Land?”
“Of course, as long as you diligently practice the techniques I’ve given you, you’ll be able to do so,” Elder Danyue encouraged Lin Chen.
Lin Chen’s eyes became resolute as he cast a fierce glance at Jun Jiuxiao’s private room, saying, “Xuantian Holy Son, don’t bully the poor youth.”
Elder Danyue was very pleased with Lin Chen’s resolve.
What the two didn’t know was that their conversation was entirely overheard by Jun Jiuxiao.
Jun Jiuxiao was puzzled; it seemed that this Danyue harbored a deep grudge against the Xuantian Holy Land. Was he some past enemy?
Should I eliminate him now to nip the potential danger in the bud?
Jun Jiuxiao did not rush to destroy the male protagonist’s golden finger old man. He sent a spiritual attack towards Elder Danyue, planting a dormant strike in his spiritual sea.
As soon as Jun Jiuxiao thought about it, Elder Danyue’s soul would immediately scatter.
Jun Jiuxiao’s strike, at the Great Emperor Realm, was undetectable to Danyue’s residual of the Holy King Realm.
As for the male protagonist’s words about not bullying the poor youth? Only the weak make such threats. In front of him, the male protagonist would only continue to be bullied as a poor youth, or even a poor middle-aged man or old man.
It’s possible that the protagonist might be killed by Jun Jiuxiao while still a youth, with no chance to experience middle or old age.
After dealing with the male protagonist and his golden finger old man, Jun Jiuxiao asked Ji Lanqing, “What do you think of that man in the black robe who was competing with me for the pill?”
“That man in black is disgusting. Just looking at him makes me feel repulsed,” Ji Lanqing’s tone did not hide her disdain for Lin Chen at all.
Hearing her response, Jun Jiuxiao smiled genuinely.
At that moment, the elder in charge of the Fu’an Chamber of Commerce, carrying the pill Jun Jiuxiao had just won, came to see him.
The elder respectfully presented the pill and bowed, saying, “The Chamber’s maid acted thoughtlessly and offended the Holy Son. All the items auctioned at this event will be covered by the Fu’an Chamber of Commerce as an apology.”
Jun Jiuxiao took the pill without speaking, and the elder did not dare to rise.
After a few moments, Jun Jiuxiao said calmly, “You can leave.”
The elder stood up, relieved. Jun Jiuxiao’s words indicated acceptance of the apology.
The elder said no more and silently withdrew.
Having heard about the maid’s actions that angered Jun Jiuxiao, the elder wondered why such a beautiful woman wasn’t cherished by him while he protected the ugly one by his side.
Could it really be true that Jun Jiuxiao preferred the ugly, as people outside said? Should he collect a few to present to him?
The elder thought about it and decided against it. There was no need to curry favor with Jun Jiuxiao; it was enough not to offend him. There was no need to engage in such actions.
If rumors turned out to be false, it might provoke Jun Jiuxiao instead, leading to undesired consequences.
After the elder in charge withdrew, Jun Jiuxiao casually tossed the pill to Ji Lanqing.
Ji Lanqing caught it, somewhat puzzled; the breakthrough pill was useless to her. Why was the Holy Son giving it to her?
Seeing her confusion, Jun Jiuxiao explained, “Only the surface layer is a breakthrough pill. This pill is actually a Refining Bone Pill, which is perfect for you.”
Ji Lanqing looked at Jun Jiuxiao with emotion and said with a choked voice, “Lanqing thanks the Holy Son for the pill. I will not disappoint your expectations.”
Jun Jiuxiao said earnestly, “You are my person. It is only right.”
Ji Lanqing thought to herself that the Holy Son was the only one who truly cared for her in this world. He had saved her multiple times, bestowed her with pills and techniques. She must practice hard and try to catch up with the Holy Son as soon as possible.
She cast a cold glance at Lin Chen, the disgusting man in black. She vowed that if she had the chance, she would kill him to avenge the Holy Son.
For the next few items, Jun Jiuxiao did not bid. That was until the Fire Essence Crystal appeared.
The beautiful woman did not introduce the Fire Essence Crystal but directly opened the box and displayed it, saying, “This is a small piece of Fire Essence Crystal. I don’t need to say more about it. Starting bid is fifty thousand spirit stones, with each subsequent bid no less than one thousand spirit stones.”
All those who cultivated fire-based techniques stood up. A Fire Essence Crystal could only be born from the gathering of spiritual energy from millions of fire crystals.
Why did the bid start at just 50,000? Of course, it was because this was only a small fragment, not complete, and some of its spiritual energy had dissipated. But even so, it was enough to cause a fierce competition among the crowd.
And since fifty thousand was just the starting price, it was expected to increase by at least five times.
The crowd immediately began bidding.
“Sixty thousand spirit stones.”
“Seventy thousand spirit stones.”
“One hundred thousand spirit stones.” A voice from the second-floor private room said, “This is Yang Xuan from the Nine Suns Sect. I hope everyone will give me some face.”
Yang Xuan of the Nine Suns Sect is the biological son of the sect master and also the Young Sect Master.
After this voice rang out, no one on the first floor dared to bid again.
“You, Nine Suns Sect’s young master, have quite a lot of nerve. I, Ji, won’t give you face. One hundred and ten thousand spirit stones.” A young voice from the second floor said.
Ji Lanqing paused upon hearing the voice of the man with the Ji surname, looking toward the source of the voice. The hatred in her eyes was evident. She clenched her fists, and her body could not stop shaking.
Noticing her reaction, Jun Jiuxiao said, “Come here. I want to eat a spiritual fruit. Feed me.”
Ji Lanqing withdrew her gaze, took a deep breath, and carefully chose the most attractive spiritual fruit, gently feeding it to Jun Jiuxiao.
After eating this tasteless spiritual fruit, Jun Jiuxiao signaled to Ji Lanqing that there was no need to feed him any more, and she no longer focused on the man surnamed Ji.
At this time, the price of the Fire Essence Crystal had risen to two hundred thousand spirit stones.
Jun Jiuxiao did not rush to bid. The man surnamed Ji and the Nine Suns Sect’s young master were still bidding against each other.
When the man surnamed Ji bid two hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones, the Nine Suns Sect young master stopped bidding. He needed his spirit stones for the final technique, which was his mission for this event.
Seeing Yang Xuan give up the competition, the man surnamed Ji taunted, “Out of spirit stones already?”
Yang Xuan, infuriated and wanting to bid, was restrained by an elder beside him. He glared maliciously at the man surnamed Ji.