Feng Shen held his head as Tang Xiao's clone asked about Feng Yao. "Yao'er is giving everyone a headache, especially her parents. She is the most talented cultivator of this generation, and she also has extraordinary talent in alchemy. Unfortunately, she spends most of her time in the outside world, and no one knows her real purpose for doing so. Her parents, especially her mother, have repeatedly asked her to come back and live here. She refused their requests, and she didn't explain to them the reason."
"Hmm?" Tang Xiao's clone was really curious about that. "She and my aunt are best friends, and they work as lawyers in the outside world. I often met Feng Yao when I was little, but I didn't know much about her, so I was also surprised when I found out that she was a fire cultivator."
"Hahaha." Feng Shen laughed at that. "Yao'er and Yuan'er have been best friends since they were little, and they grew up together, so their relationship is like that of real sisters. Actually, she chose to live outside because of your aunt, but everyone guessed her real reason wasn't because of her but because of your late father."
Tang Xiao's clone looked at him in surprise. "Does Feng Yao know my late father?"
"Your late father lived here when he was little, and he moved to the outside world when he was older. As I told you before, your Tang Clan has had a good relationship with my Feng Clan for a long time, so Yao'er has known him since they were children." Feng Shen was silent for a long time because he was hesitant to tell Tang Xiao's clone the truth, but he chose to tell it anyway. "Honestly, we knew for a long time that she loved your late father, and we guessed that she chose to live in the outside world because of him. Unfortunately, he was not a cultivator, and he finally married your late mother. Even though your father had died long ago, she chose to stay in the outside world and wait for something, but no one knew what she was waiting for."
Tang Xiao's clone was perplexed after hearing that, as he didn't expect that Feng Yao loved his late father. Moreover, he didn't remember her visiting his late father in the past, so he didn't expect her to have such feelings for him.
Feng Shen spoke again. "One thing is certain, Yao'er is willing to train you because you are the son of the late Tang Ye."
Tang Xiao's clone nodded in understanding, but he was curious about the reason behind Feng Yao's decision to train him, and he felt that she had other reasons besides him being the son of the late Tang Ye. 'Since they were best friends, Aunt Yuan should know something about this matter, so I'll ask her when I see her later.'
Tang Xiao's clone looked outside again, but Huang Xianyu and Yan Huoling were both unwilling to give in to each other in getting the flower. He remembered Xiao Ai's previous words that she could clone the Origin Elemental Flower, and he thought that she should also clone the Seven-Color Glazed Berry. 'Ai, can you clone that berry too?'
[Hehehe, there's nothing I can't do with the help of all the equipment inside the ark, and I can easily clone that berry if you like, Master. After I clone it, you can give one to Yan Huoling, but Huang Xianyu will hate you, and the Huang Clan will probably become your enemy.]
Tang Xiao's clone thought about Xiao Ai's words first. Although he didn't know the Huang Clan, he didn't want to be Huang Xianyu's enemy because she was Fu Chen's master. However, the Feng Clan is a good friend of the Tang Clan, and Yan Huoling is Feng Yao's mother, so he wants to help her get the Seven Color Glazed Berry. Moreover, he himself wanted to get the fruit, even though he had no information about its benefits.
"Two hundred and forty million gold coins."
"Two hundred and fifty million gold coins."
Tang Xiao's clone finally made up his mind and whispered to Feng Shen, "Senior Feng, I want you to bid for the Seven Color Glazed Berry, and you must get that fruit."
"Huh?" Feng Shen looked at Tang Xiao's clone with wide eyes. "Hey! If I bid for the Seven Color Glazed Berry and win it, Yan Huoling will be furious with me. You've never seen her get angry, and I can tell you that she's scarier than those tyrant-level beasts when she gets angry."
"Is Aunt Huoling that scary when she's angry?"
"Yes." Feng Shen replied with a strong nod. "If she is already angry, she can be angry for months, and her anger will be difficult to subside."
Tang Xiao's clone nodded slightly. "Senior Feng, I can't explain it to you, but I want you to bid for the fruit now. If Aunt Huoling is angry with you, I'll talk to her later, and I'll be the one to persuade her to calm down."
"But—"
"Trust me, Senior Feng. Aunt Huoling might be furious with you, but you won't be returning to the Feng Clan anytime soon, so she won't be able to vent her anger on you." Feng Shen didn't immediately agree to Tang Xiao's clone's request because he was truly afraid of angering Yan Huoling. "Trust me, okay? She might be furious with you during this auction, but she'll change her mind, and she'll be grateful to you."
"Haish! You sent me to death; did you know that?" Feng Shen thought about it seriously before standing up. "I hope you have a solution to appease Yan Huoling's anger, or she will be furious with me."
Tang Xiao's clone laughed at Feng Shen's frightened expression. "Don't worry, Senior Feng. Leave everything to me, and Aunt Huoling won't be angry with you, but she will thank you later."
Feng Shen didn't doubt Tang Xiao's clone, but he truly feared incurring Yan Huoling's wrath. He took a deep breath and walked to the balcony, glancing at the two women who were fighting over the Seven Color Glazed Berry. 'I hope I won't die from helping that kid.' "Four hundred million gold coins for the fruit."
After Feng Shen made his offer, the two women looked at him and glared at him. He wasn't worried about Huang Xianyu, but he didn't dare glance at Yan Huoling, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end from her furious gaze.
"Feng Shen!" Yan Huoling's thunderous roar rang in everyone's ears, making Feng Shen shiver with fear. "Why are you interfering in our affairs?"
Feng Shen gulped hard as he looked at Yan Huoling, whose face was so full of anger that her facial muscles bulged out from beneath her skin. He immediately averted his gaze again, and he used voice transmission to speak to her and provide an explanation. 'Huoling, don't be mad at me, okay? You can take your anger out on Tang Xiao since he's the one who asked me to bid on the fruit.'
Yan Huoling frowned at Feng Shen, but Huang Xianyu suddenly spoke to the old man. "Old Shen, you shouldn't interfere in our affairs, so you should withdraw your bid."
"Senior Huang, a bid that has been placed cannot be withdrawn, so you must bid higher if you want this Seven Color Glazed Berry." Xuan Xi spoke from the auction platform.
Huang Xianyu looked at Xuan Xi with raised eyebrows, making her tremble. She was well aware of the rules, but she didn't want to spend four hundred million gold coins just to get the Seven-Color Glazed Berry because her chances of success in concocting the pill were low, and she still had to spend a lot of money to find other ingredients.
"Sister, I know you need the Seven-Color Glazed Berry, but the price is unreasonable given the success percentage, so you should give up now and wait for another time." Huang Xiaotian spoke from inside the VIP room, glancing into the next room.
Huang Xianyu let out a soft sigh and returned to his VIP room without saying anything, but her expression showed immense disappointment because she failed to obtain the Seven-Color Glazed Berry in this auction, and she would have to wait a long time for the next appearance of the fruit.
Yan Huoling also didn't say anything more to Feng Shen, but her expression showed anger because he had interrupted her fun to defeat Huang Xianyu in the fight for the Seven-Color Glazed Berry. However, she was curious about where Tang Xiao's clone got so many gold coins, especially since he had previously won the Origin Elemental Flower for one billion gold coins.
Feng Shen was slightly relieved after the two women returned to their respective VIP rooms, but he was fully aware that Yan Huoling was furious with him. 'Sigh! I hope that kid has a solution to calm her anger, or I will die at her hands.'
Since both women decided to give up, Xuan Xi announced the winner of the Seven-Color Glazed Berry. "Sold for four hundred million gold coins to Senior Feng Shen."
After a woman handed him the Seven-Color Glazed Berry, Feng Shen immediately paid for it and returned to the VIP room, sitting beside Tang Xiao's clone again. "I hope you can truly appease Yan Huoling's anger, kid."
"Hehe." Tang Xiao's clone chuckled. "Leave it to me, Senior Feng."
- To Be Continued -