"Don't mention the name of that fucker," Xu Lianhua yelled with an angry voice.
"I'm sorry, Matriarch. I have exceeded my boundaries," Xu Shen said as he bowed in fear.
She didn't cast him another glance as she looked at Jack with a faint smile, trying to hide her sadness. Jack stared at her for a few seconds before letting out a soft sigh.
"I think we should go now," he said quietly, while holding her hand as they began walking side by side, ignoring the Xu family members behind them.
After the attendant escorted them to their room, she began speaking in a teaching tone. "The Grand Dark Lotus Auction is held every five years across the five branches. All items that are auctioned must be at least of the third grade.
The auction has three seating areas: Bronze for normal cultivators, Silver for nobles of third-grade power, and Golden (VIP) for members of fourth-grade power or above."
Of course, having a higher-tier token grants you greater privileges. For example, the VIP rooms are concealed from one another, and no one can see your face unless their strength far surpasses the formation's grade.
After giving them some more information, she said with a kind smile, "That's all, Young Master. If you want anything, just ring the bell."
After the attendant left, Jack and Xu Lianhua began to take in the extravagant room. At the far end sat a wide black divan with two pillows, and in front of it was a table laden with some meals and wine bottles.
"Lets sit, it seems the auction is about to start," Jack said with a faint smile as he led Xu Lianhua to sit beside him.
after moments of silence suddenly Jack asked the hot milf a question. "So who is this this 'young master' Laing Chen?"
Haaaa… one year ago, I was walking the streets of my city, Mist City, inhaling some fresh air, not knowing that this fucking day would be the cause of all my problems.
A core disciple of the Heavenly Mountain Sect was in my city at that time, on a mission to hunt some beast in the forest near our city.
It seems that after he accomplished his mission, he came to our city, which was renowned for its red district.
He suddenly noticed me on the streets and was stunned by my beauty. The next morning, he came to my family with an elder, and the moment I saw that old fart, I knew I couldn't be his match—he was far too powerful.
They didn't even want to know my answer. That old fart," she continued, "said I should be honored to marry into their sect."
She sighed. "Knowing I couldn't refuse without dooming my family, I agreed on one condition: that Liang should be stronger than me to marry him.
Back then, he was at the sixth level of the Qi Master Realm. I think I still had a few years more before he would come looking for me again."She finished her backstory with a sad sigh.
"You don't have to worry. This Liang Chen and his shitty sect can't do anything to you as long as I'm with you," Jack said with a reassuring smile.
"Jack…" Xu Lianhua muttered with an emotional face.
For the past year, she hadn't stopped for a moment from thinking about anything that might help her escape her depressed situation, but no matter what she tried, she couldn't find a way out.
She really wanted to believe Jack, but deep in her heart she knew he wasn't strong enough to face a fifth-grade power by himself. No matter how he appeared, he was still just a youth at the second realm.
Her thoughts were interrupted as the lights suddenly went out, leaving only a spotlight on a beautiful woman, with curves in all the right places.
Her voice was high-pitched and energetic as she raised her arms and announced, "Hello everyone, and welcome to the one-of-a-kind Grand Dark Lotus Auction—the best of the best on this desolate continent!"
Ahhh, Mei Lingxue! let me kiss your jade legs! a shout of an old man was suddenly heard.
He wasn't the only one who shouted, as Lingxue was quite famous for being the auctioneer of this branch.
Fuck off, you horny old man! Chase a younger woman — it's me who should touch her honey-like legs!" another shout echoed from a young bandit.
Such voices eshoed from only the Bronze seating areas. As for the Silver and Golden seating areas? They didn't put this Mei Lingxue in their eyes at all.
"Ahem, ahem… ladies and gentlemen, let's begin our auction. As all of you know, this auction is divided into three days:
the first day for third-grade items, the second for fourth-grade items, and last—but not least—the third day for fifth-grade items, the highest on our poor, desolate continent," she said with a slight cough.
She stopped speaking as two young attendants brought out multiple tables, each occupied by covered items. After they left the stage.
she said in a high voice, "As for our first item in this auction, it will be the low third-grade Ice Affinity Pill."
"It can increase your ice-element affinity by 5%, and I'm sure you all know how rare such treasures are on this continent. The starting price is one hundred thousand low-grade Spirit Stones, with each subsequent bid increasing by no less than five thousand Spirit Stones."
Immediately, a flood of excited voices began to echo through the auction.
"100,000 from me!"
"Clean your shit with it, moron! 110,000!"
"120,000!"
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"150,000!"
As the bidding reached two hundred thousand low-grade Spirit Stones, the Bronze seating area fell completely silent, replaced by bidders from the Silver and Golden seating areas.
220,000 from the Mo Family!" an elderly voice suddenly echoed from the Silver seating area.
"Hahaha, it seems your little Mo Family have stolen the heritage of some senior," another old man's voice rang out with mockery from the Silver area.