Douluo Continent: Disciple Tang San, righteous yet evil

Chapter 40 Auction House Turmoil, Ning Fengzhi's Hobby (Revised)

Time flies like an arrow, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this month, Qin Ming strictly followed the plan set by Lin Mu, and Yu Tianheng, Tang San and others participated in at least two Soul Battles every day.

Under such intense training, not only did his soul power increase faster than before, but his combat experience also improved dramatically.

The most surprising thing is the graphite and millstone brothers.

Under Lin Mu's guidance, they ate and lived together, inseparable, and even tried to guide and integrate each other in their soul power cultivation.

Just a few days ago, during a sparring session, the two Xuanwu Turtle Martial Souls resonated clearly for the first time, and a heavy, mountain-like aura flashed by.

Although it is not yet finished, it is undoubtedly an extremely exciting start, proving that the direction is at least correct.

Besides cultivating, Lin Mu himself taught Ye Lingling movement techniques.

Ye Lingling has a good comprehension ability, and with her hard work, she has already mastered the most basic footwork, greatly improving her dodging ability.

However, this is far from enough. Lin Mu plans to refine some pills to aid in cultivation.

Although it cannot compare to the celestial herbs of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, his alchemy skills are enough to increase the cultivation speed of Tang San and others, and may even accelerate the fusion of the martial souls of the Graphite and the Millstone.

Refining elixirs requires medicinal herbs, and the quality of herbs that enhance soul power is not low.

"It looks like we have to go to the auction house."

Lin Mu secretly made plans.

As the most prosperous city in the Tiandou Empire, Tiandou City's auction house gathers all kinds of treasures from all over the continent, including many rare medicinal herbs.

However, he shouldn't have to pay for it.

After all, it's all for the sake of improving the overall strength of the Royal Fighting Team. I believe the three education committee members are understanding and will definitely be willing to reimburse the expenses.

Having made up his mind, Lin Mu was about to head to the auction house when he unexpectedly encountered an uninvited guest as soon as he left the room.

Xue Qinghe walked up naturally and greeted him, "Brother Lin, are you heading out?"

Seeing this uninvited guest, Lin Mu was speechless and helpless. In the past month, this guy had been coming to his place almost every other day, clearly with ulterior motives.

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

Lin Mu remained outwardly calm and said indifferently, "I plan to go to the auction house to purchase some medicinal herbs."

"Oh? Brother Lin also knows about medicinal herbs?"

A hint of interest flashed in Xue Qinghe's eyes, and he offered, "Since I have nothing to do today, why don't I accompany Brother Lin? I'm familiar with the auction house, and I might be able to help."

Lin Mu initially wanted to refuse, but then thought that having this Crown Prince by his side might save him some trouble.

"Then I'll trouble Your Highness."

Before long, the two arrived at one of the most magnificent buildings in the center of Tiandou City: the Tiandou Auction House.

The auction house was brightly lit and filled with guests, all of whom were elegantly dressed Soul Masters and nobles.

Although it was Lin Mu's first time here, Xue Qinghe was extremely familiar with the place and led him to the front row of the red zone.

After a while, the auction finally began.

As expected, the auction featured many rare medicinal herbs, and they were quite expensive.

Fortunately, Lin Mu had considerable savings, and he could also get reimbursed by the three education commissioners, so he managed to get all the necessary medicinal herbs.

At this auction, Lin Mu's goal was clear: he only bid on a few rare medicinal herbs that were over a thousand years old, and showed little interest in the other items.

Just as the auction was drawing to a close, the atmosphere on the auction stage suddenly became lively.

The auctioneer slammed his gavel down, his voice booming and enticing: "Distinguished guests, the next item is the grand finale of this auction!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a huge iron cage was pushed up, inside which a figure was curled up. It was a girl, who looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, with long, dazzling golden hair and a pair of emerald green eyes.

Most strikingly, she had a pair of fluffy fox ears and a long, bushy fox tail that hung limply behind her.

She was only wearing a thin gauze dress, her exposed skin was as white as snow, her eyes were fearful and helpless, yet she had a unique exotic charm, making her look pitiful.

"When this woman awakened her martial soul, her body underwent some mutations. She retained some fox-like characteristics but had no soul power, and was gentle and obedient."

On the auction stage, the auctioneer gave a vivid and engaging presentation.

Below the stage, excited discussions rose and fell, accompanied by pairs of burning gazes.

Items like these are extremely popular among the nobility in Tiandou City, and thus always fetch an astronomical price.

Seeing this, Xue Qinghe frowned slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with the deal, but said nothing. Such things were not uncommon in Tiandou City.

Lin Mu's gaze fell on the fox woman, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Although I had expected it, I still found it hard to accept when I saw it with my own eyes.

"Your Highness, could you please help me take a picture of her?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Qinghe was slightly taken aback and looked at Lin Mu in surprise. He saw that there was no evil thought in his eyes, but rather an indescribable solemnity.

Although she was a little confused, she figured it was a good opportunity to do him a favor, so she immediately nodded and said, "Of course, no problem."

At this point, the auction price had reached 120,000 gold soul coins.

"130,000 gold soul coins".

Xue Qinghe's clear voice rang out, immediately silencing the surrounding noise.

The crowd looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was His Highness the Crown Prince who made the bid. Many people became wary and did not continue to bid.

"140,000 gold soul coins".

Just then, a somewhat authoritative voice came from the other side, belonging to an elderly man dressed in fine clothes—Prince Xuexing.

As a supporter of avalanche, he has always been at odds with Xue Qinghe.

Xue Qinghe remained unfazed and raised the price again: "150,000 gold soul coins."

"Sixteen thousand gold soul coins!"

As the second most powerful ruler after Emperor Xueye, Prince Xuexing's wealth far surpasses that of Xue Qinghe.

Seeing that the old man was trying to trip him up, a cold glint flashed in Xue Qinghe's eyes, and there was even a hint of murderous intent that was hard to detect.

Just as the two sides were bidding, a gentle voice came from behind.

"180,000 Gold Soul Coins!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged man with a refined demeanor sitting in the back row, next to an elderly man with white hair, whose figure was as straight as a sword.

"Could it be them?"

Lin Mu's eyes flashed. Although the two were wearing masks, their aura and wealth made them highly likely to be Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

Xue Qinghe also recognized the two people, and a strange look flashed in his eyes.

At the same time, Ning Fengzhi also noticed Xue Qinghe in front of him, and his expression became somewhat unnatural.

Could it be that his disciple also has this hobby?

Suddenly, his gaze fell on the man next to Xue Qinghe, and a thought struck him. In the past month, Xue Qinghe seemed to have been getting very close to a young powerhouse.

(End of this chapter)