After awakening, the female supporting character in the abused novel only wants to ascend to immorta

Chapter 15 The Kindness of the Past
Yang Huihui snorted coldly: "This time, I absolutely will not let you have your way!"

"Then let's rely on our own abilities," Zhou Xiuwu said, adding that the Mad Sword Sect and the Fire Cloud Alliance were evenly matched in terms of financial resources.

Since Yang Huihui's cultivation level is similar to his own, the two will inevitably be competitors in the immortal sect's recruitment process.

Therefore, he naturally wouldn't give up even a fraction of the nourishing treasure that is the Taiyi Pure Lotus.

The starting bid for the Taiyi Pure Lotus was set at 20 million low-grade spirit stones.

Lin Zhao sensed that Ning Wengui's expression instantly darkened when the Taiyi Pure Lotus appeared, and asked, "Is there something wrong with this Taiyi Pure Lotus?"

Ning Wengui calmed himself down for a while before speaking: "This Taiyi Pure Lotus is extremely rare. In the Youlan Empire, I have only heard that there was one in Consort Zhao's dowry. Ning Wenyue asked for it several times but was not given it. Why are you willing to take it out this time? And put it up for auction at the Youlan Auction House."

Lin Zhao raised an eyebrow and asked her grandmother, "Grandma, is there something wrong with this Taiyi Pure Lotus?"

If Lin Zhao hadn't asked, Grandma wouldn't have noticed, but now that she asked, Grandma was looking intently and said, "It is indeed Taiyi Qinglian, but this Taiyi Qinglian has been poisoned with Frost Dragon Poison. What kind of guy would dare to use it if he didn't want to die?"

Lin Zhao immediately understood the other party's intention.

Ning Wengui didn't say it, but she could guess that although Youlan Auction House was a royal property, it was currently under Ning Wengui's management.

If there are problems with the items sold at the auction house, the responsibility mostly lies with him, especially with precious items like the Taiyi Pure Lotus.

The Mad Sword Sect and the Fire Cloud Alliance are determined to obtain the Taiyi Pure Lotus today, and whoever gets it will inevitably hate Ning Wengui if something happens to them.

Even if they don't pledge allegiance to Ning Wenyue by then, it will still be extremely disadvantageous for Ning Wengui.

What a vicious mind!

"Is there any evidence that it was sent by Consort Zhao and her entourage?" Lin Zhao asked.

Ning asked for the auction house's record book, examined it, and then shook his head: "It was done very discreetly, and besides, not many people know that the Taiyi Qinglian came from Consort Zhao."

It would be fine on any other day, but today Ning Wengui personally came to the auction house, and the Taiyi Qinglian was put up for auction.

If this deal actually goes through, Ning Wengui will be implicated no matter what. They'll likely be the only ones left to suffer this loss in silence.

Lin Zhao gritted her teeth.

"Girl, why are you angry? Give this lotus to your grandma before you sell it. This poison is deadly to others, but it's a good thing for you."

Lin Zhao's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked the others in the private room to leave, inquiring whether Ning Wengui could have his Taiyi Qinglian treated separately before selling it.

“That’s certainly not a problem,” Ning Wengui said.

He can't control whether items of this caliber stay or go in auction, but he can certainly use some underhanded tactics.

"However, this auction house is probably not clean either, otherwise Taiyi Qinglian wouldn't have been able to get in," Lin Zhao reminded Ning Wengui.

She didn't remember who the throne of the Yulan Empire belonged to in her previous life, only vaguely hearing that the former crown prince had disappeared after falling seriously ill, which she guessed was around this time.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhao couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had arrived in time.

"My legs were injured during this time, which led these people to have inappropriate thoughts. I will deal with them properly." Ning Wengui glanced at his legs, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

This item was ultimately won by Yang Huihui, the eldest daughter of the Fire Cloud Alliance.

But when she learned that the item had been delivered to the first private room first after being purchased, she immediately became displeased: "I finally managed to beat that madman, and now someone dares to mess with me?" With that, she stormed out of the private room, found the door to the first private room, and upon seeing the young man in the wheelchair at the door, gave a rather informal bow and asked, "May I ask Your Highness, why wasn't my daughter's Taiyi Qinglian delivered? Is this how Your Highness manages the Youlan Auction House?"

Ning Wengui said, "The auction house is deeply sorry for taking up Miss Yang's time, but a master has appraised that this Taiyi Qinglian has some minor flaws. Once the master invited by the auction house has finished processing it, it will naturally be delivered to you."

Although Yang Huihui was dissatisfied, Ning Wengui had already said so much, and the other party was still the Crown Prince, so she couldn't say anything.

"Sixth Brother, that's not right. Miss Yang has already won the bid for the Taiyi Pure Lotus, yet instead of delivering it immediately, you claim the item has flaws. What flaws could a sacred object like the Taiyi Pure Lotus possibly have? Could it be that Sixth Brother is just making up an excuse to keep the Taiyi Pure Lotus?"

Ning Wenyue walked over at some point, gave Yang Huihui what he thought was a dashing smile, and then made a malicious guess.

Yang Huihui was too lazy to pay attention to the power struggle between the two princes, but Ning Wenyue's words suited her perfectly, so she immediately started to persist.

"Yes, what could be wrong with the Taiyi Qinglian? I think it's just that His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't want to give it to me! I'm going to go and see who this master is who said the Taiyi Qinglian has flaws that need to be fixed!"

Relying on her late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, she bypassed Ning Wengui, who was not agile enough, and rushed to the door of the first private room.

The people Ning Wengui brought were also stopped by Ning Wenyue and Lü Mei's men.

Upon seeing this, Ning Wengui condensed a wisp of cyan spiritual energy in his hand, but the calm voice coming from inside the private room suppressed his killing intent.

"It's alright, I'd rather ask about your return."

When the girl in the blue dress holding the Taiyi Lotus appeared at the door of the private room, Ning Wenyue was stunned.

Lu Mei's gaze was fixed on the Taiyi Pure Lotus. After confirming that the wisps of serpentine cold energy entwined around the Taiyi Pure Lotus were gone, she gritted her teeth.

Originally, I only wanted to ruin her reputation, but I didn't expect this bitch to dare to ruin my plan. So I can't let her live!

Thinking about what she had done at the auction house, Lü Mei suppressed her anger, but she looked at Lin Zhao as if he were a dead man.

Yang Huihui's anger subsided by half upon seeing Lin Zhao. She stared blankly at Lin Zhao, then her eyes suddenly reddened: "Are you Fairy Wangshu Lin Zhao?"

Lin Zhao asked in confusion, "You recognize me?"

Why doesn't she remember knowing this young lady from the Fire Cloud Alliance?
“When I was little, I grew up in a village with my grandma. The village was invaded by demons. You saved my grandma and me and gave me this. Do you remember?” Yang Huihui took off the small bottle hanging from the necklace around her neck and poured out a not-so-good-looking Rejuvenation Pill.

Lin Zhao looked at her and recognized her somewhat.

"Oh it's you."

The dirty little girl who used to live with the old man turned out to be the daughter of the Fire Cloud Alliance leader who had left her in his hometown.

"If it weren't for you, my grandmother and I would have died during that demon invasion, and we wouldn't have lived to see my parents come to pick us up. All these years, Huihui has been diligently cultivating, just so she can go to the immortal sect to find you!"

Seeing the girl's excited and incoherent state, Lin Zhao felt a pang of emotion; she had saved so many people over the years.

She rescued and raised all her junior brothers from the demons at Cloud Peak. She didn't expect to be rewarded for her kindness, but the fact that these disciples repaid kindness with enmity truly chilled her heart.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have intervened and ruined their path to immortality.

However, it seems now that not everyone is such a beast.

(End of this chapter)