Eternal Beast Taming Family

Chu Jingyu stopped and looked intently at the group of people who had just spoken.

The group consisted of teenagers who were probably around sixteen or seventeen years old. They were all dressed in fine silks and satins, and the one surrounded in the middle was even dressed in a brocade robe made of silkworm silk spit out by the source beast.

A faint spiritual aura occasionally clung to and flowed around it, adding a transcendent air to its appearance.

The one who spoke was a young man squeezed to the edge of the crowd. He was also dressed in fine clothes, but his mean face made it hard for people to like him.

Before Chu Jingyu could speak, the maid who was leading the group of young men immediately said, "Your private rooms are in room number A of the Earth section. They're just ahead. The auction is about to begin, so please take your seats as soon as possible."

As she said this, the maid winked at the maid who was leading Chu Jingyu and his son.

The maid immediately said, "Distinguished guests, please come in."

Clearly, as a maid in the Treasure Pavilion, she really didn't want these two groups to clash.

The young man who spoke earlier must have been upset about something, and he was taking it out on Chu Jingyu and his son.

He strode up to Chu Jingyu, arms outstretched, and said, "With the second young master of the Fu family right in front of you, why don't you step forward to pay your respects? You even want to enter the side room first. How rude of you!"

Chu Jingyu stopped and looked at the young man blocking his way with interest. The young man was only at the middle level of the mortal realm, but he acted more arrogantly than those contract masters of different ranks. He wondered if his confidence came from his family or from that Second Young Master Fu.

Before Chu Jingyu could speak, the maidservant forced herself to say, "Young Master Qi, Mr. Chu is a distinguished guest of our Treasure Pavilion. Please treat him with courtesy."

"You're too kind. Was he really that kind to my young master Fu? We're both distinguished guests, so it's best if your Treasure Pavilion doesn't discriminate."

The young master Qi, who was blocking the way, flashed displeasure in his eyes, then looked in the direction of the second young master Fu and said aggrievedly, "Second young master Fu, this country bumpkin is too rude. He actually said he has never heard of the Fu family."

Before he could finish speaking, Chu Jingyu, seeing the shrewdness flashing in his eyes and wondering what he was up to, interrupted him:

"We come from a small family in the town, so it's normal that we haven't heard of the famous families in the county. We don't see any custom of bowing to the families in our county either. We don't know what kind of custom it is in the county. Please tell us about it, sir."

A hint of surprise flashed in Young Master Qi's eyes. He hadn't expected the old man to react so quickly. But he had finally managed to get close to this Second Young Master Fu and had finally found an opportunity to ruin his reputation, so he couldn't let it slip by.

He secretly glanced down at the hall below and saw that some of the second-floor private rooms were already open, attracting the attention of many commoner contract masters and noble families.

"Our Second Young Master Fu comes from the prestigious Fu family, an eighth-rank noble family in the county. It's perfectly normal that you country bumpkins haven't heard of them. Get out of the way and don't block our young master's path."

Chu Jingyu was completely bewildered. You were the one who stopped him from leaving just now, and now you're the one saying that blocking the way is dirty. In short, you've said everything you want.

However, in an instant, Chu Jingyu vaguely sensed the purpose of the young man surnamed Qi in front of him.

He cupped his hands in greeting to the Second Young Master Fu, who had remained silent in the crowd, and said, "Greetings, Second Young Master Fu. Making many friends is a good thing, but you need to carefully select those you can truly befriend."

The young master Fu, who had been talking to the people around him, seemed unaware of what was happening. He was momentarily bewildered by Chu Jingyu's pointed warning.

However, he still cupped his hands in thanks, "Thank you for your advice, sir. I understand. Hey, Qi Hongyu, why are you blocking the old man's way? Our private room is next door."

Chu Jingyu shook his head slightly. This Second Young Master Fu didn't seem arrogant and domineering. His behavior was probably a setup.

Chu Jingyu looked up at Qi Hongyu and said with a smile, "Your master has spoken, so why aren't you making way?"

Qi Hongyu noticed that Young Master Fu's gaze was fixed on them, so he had no choice but to step aside.

Chu Jingyu walked calmly into the private room. As he passed Qi Hongyu, he said softly, "Without strength, no matter how many tricks you use, you're just a clown."

Upon hearing Chu Jingyu's words, Qi Hongyu's eyes flashed with astonishment. He was surprised that in such a short time, the old man could perceive his purpose and did not think of him as just a lackey who relied on his master's power, like the others did.

Chu Jingyu entered the private room and looked around. The room was quite spacious, with two chairs placed near the window, allowing guests to easily see the high platform in the main hall.

The experience outside the private room was just a minor incident for Chu Jingyu. After drinking a cup of tea, a figure appeared on the high platform.

The sound of a gong and drum signaled the official start of the auction.

First came a rather uninformative opening speech, and then the items for auction were presented one by one.

The first few items were mostly cubs of different-tier source beasts, which were hotly contested by the guests in the hall.

The Spirit Awakening quota from the Chu family was placed third in the lineup, and this Spirit Awakening quota was nothing special to people from aristocratic families.

However, it was very popular among the people in the hall, since even the county-level aristocratic families and government offices could only release a very limited number of spiritual awakening slots, which could not meet the vast market demand.

In the end, it was auctioned off for 325 Source Stones.

Chu Jingyu scratched his chin, as if this Spirit Awakening quota was more valuable than he had imagined, even more valuable than most high-level mortal-rank source beasts.

While observing the bustling auction scene, Chu Qinhui kept an eye out for the rare spiritual materials that Chu Zu had mentioned, since they were related to Xiao Han's "Emerald Bird" evolution, and he couldn't afford to be careless.

Fortunately, two materials did appear inside, which he bought one by one, spending a total of 672 Source Stones.

The two hardest-to-find materials were bought at the auction, and the rest, which were relatively common, could be bought directly downstairs. Chu Qinhui breathed a sigh of relief as if he had completed a task.

As the auction progressed, the items appearing on stage became increasingly rare, including spirit-grade materials and some extremely rare source beasts among mortal and other grades.

The appearance of a "Azure-eyed Spirit Tiger" cub brought the atmosphere of the entire venue to a climax. As a spirit-level source beast, if properly nurtured, the family would likely produce a spirit-level contract master in the future. Therefore, the nobles in the private rooms also competed to bid.

Finally, it was bought by the Li family of Paper Hawk County for 9,300 Source Pattern Stones.

Several more items were then auctioned, and finally, on the penultimate item, the scales of the "Golden Scaled Dragon Fish" were presented on the stage.

The Chu family father and son breathed a sigh of relief when what they had been waiting for finally appeared. If the scales hadn't appeared at today's auction, they wouldn't have had enough source stones to pay for the materials they had bought earlier.

"This item is the original scale of the Golden Scaled Dragonfish. It is covered with assimilated dragon energy, which can induce the fish-source beasts that absorb it to evolve into dragons by the dragon energy."

I don't need to elaborate on the rarity of dragon-type source beasts; this item is practically impossible to come by. The starting price is one thousand source stones, and each bid must be at least five hundred source stones. Please place your bids.