Go and capture those thirty-six fierce villains.

Suppressing his doubts, Qin Ning decided to get his hands on the little rascal first.

On the stage, the mysterious woman, after receiving the "Luck-Breaking Hairpin," announced crisply, "The price of this temporary auction item was already mentioned by He Pu, so I won't repeat it again. Everyone, are there any bids?"

The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

It's unclear whether no one was willing to bid or no one had a talisman in good condition.

a long time.

The mysterious woman on stage held up the "Unlucky Hairpin" and said, "If no one else bids, then Xiaobai will have to declare this hairpin unsold."

"I am willing to offer a True Talisman for Dispelling Illusions, but this item is flawed, at most it can be considered 70% intact. I wonder if you would be willing to exchange it?"

Qin Ning looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it came from the river servant, who was nine feet tall and had a body like a wall of flesh.

He frowned, picked up the white stone, and quickly wrote numbers on the black plaque. Instead of handing it to He Pu, he gave it directly to Feng Hanying.

Tell your friend I can produce a talisman in perfect condition, but it will take a few days.

You have Taoist talismans? This is no joke.

Feng Hanying turned her head, and even through the mask and bamboo hat, Qin Ning could still sense her doubt.

Absolutely true, in perfect condition.

Having received confirmation, Feng Hanying asked no further questions, wrote down a few words, and handed them to her friend beside her.

For some reason, Qin Ning suddenly began to hallucinate the notes being passed during class.

The young princess was hesitating about whether to agree, since a talisman with a seven-tenths degree of perfection was already considered a rare item on the market.

She initially demanded that the item be in perfect condition, but that was purely a matter of luck.

Upon seeing the black plaque handed over by Feng Hanying, the young princess immediately wrote a line of words and handed it to the river servant beside her.

"Never mind, since I don't have any talismans in good condition, I'll hold off on selling them for now."

As soon as He Pu finished speaking, He Pu's voice rang out from the other side.

"I suddenly remembered that I still have an 80% complete Crimson Flame Talisman on me, and I am willing to exchange it with you, along with the True Talisman of Deception."

Beneath the black bamboo hat, the young princess's mouth was slightly open.

It was an 80% complete set, and it was an offensive talisman. She had never seen one like it in all these years, and she even exchanged two of them together.

To be honest, she was somewhat tempted.

"All brawn and no brains..." Qin Ning muttered to himself after hearing the man's offer, then quickly wrote a few more words on the black plaque and handed it over.

I have a Crimson Flame Talisman in perfect condition.

With the little culprit right in front of him, he didn't want the cooked duck to fly away from his mouth.

If the unlucky hairpin were to fall into that person's hands, it would probably take a great deal of effort to find it again.

After a moment of internal struggle, the young princess finally wrote it down.

"Never mind, I only need talismans in good condition."

"I also have a plague-preventing talisman that's nine-tenths perfected..."

Upon hearing this, everyone present cursed inwardly.

"You wouldn't actually be able to produce a talisman in perfect condition in the end, would you...?" Qin Ning clicked his tongue and wrote furiously with his pen.

[Two talismans in perfect condition will be available to you in three days.]

The young princess was once again caught in a dilemma.

Ultimately, persuaded by Feng Hanying and tempted by the two perfectly intact talismans, she took back the jade hairpin, planning to trade it with her close friend's friend three days later.

The temporary incident has come to an end.

The following process is technically still an auction, except that the items being auctioned are all intelligence.

There are buyers and sellers.

The mysterious woman stood still, placed her hands on her lower abdomen, and spoke again after a moment of silence.

"Little White is going to rest now. Little Black will be entertaining you all from now on."

Qin Ning noticed that she had not only changed her self-reference, but her voice had also changed from ethereal and clear to low and hoarse.

Is this just a charade, or has the person really been replaced?

"Lu Ziling, a third-rank official from Qingzhou and the Right Assistant Minister of the Provincial Administration Commission, has returned to his hometown to visit his family. However, there are hidden details surrounding the massacre of his entire family. Are there any of you here who are interested? For just one thousand taels of silver, you can learn the inside story."

Qin Ning noticed that after the woman on stage finished speaking, four or five people in the audience began to write furiously, clearly showing their interest in the matter.

However, after they finished writing, only one of them handed the black plaque to the river servant beside him and presented it.

This is an unspoken rule here: information can be shared. If multiple people are interested, one person can bid on it, and the cost can be split during the subsequent barter process.

Just as Qin Ning was wondering what was going on, Feng Hanying's delicate handwriting was presented to him.

So that's how it is... However, this action clearly harms the organizer's interests, yet [All Things] doesn't stop it.

He used the black plaque to express his doubts, and Feng Hanying gently shook her head.

The organizers behind everything don't value money; relatively speaking, they seem to be more interested in the Taoist cultivation path.

That means they're more interested in me.

Qin Ning continued listening calmly. The information about the upcoming auction included news about the movements of the Great Spirit, the Northern Desert Grasslands, and some kind of Hundred Arts Conference, among other things.

The prices are mostly around a thousand taels, with the most expensive not exceeding ten thousand taels.

After about fifteen minutes, the mysterious woman on stage, who called herself Xiao Hei, finally stopped and said in a deep voice:

"All 21 pieces of information have been sold out. If you have any questions, please write them on the second black plaque presented by He Pu, and see if there is anyone here who can answer them."

Qin Ning took the second black plaque handed to him by the hunchbacked man beside him and turned to look around.

It was discovered that almost everyone in the room had lowered their heads and started writing. The young princess also lowered her head and wrote something, which she then handed to the river servant beside her.

After a while.

A thick stack of black plaques was piled up at the edge of the table. The mysterious woman made a hand seal and pointed downwards.

The black plaques all floated in mid-air, began to spin and fly, disrupting their original positions and order.

That gesture of hers... it's a Taoist incantation!?

Qin Ning blinked. He had thought that as time went by, he would gain a deeper understanding of the world.

But now he suddenly realizes that the more he learns, the more unknowns there are.

This world is like a mille-feuille cake with no end. You peel off one layer, and there's another one underneath, and the fillings in each layer are incredibly diverse.

"Let me see what's written on this black plaque." On the stage, the order of the black plaques was completely scrambled. The mysterious woman reached out and randomly grabbed one, saying in a low voice, "This friend asked if there is any effective medicine to cure the strange illness afflicting the Prince of Su's heir. She is willing to pay 100,000 taels of silver for an antidote."

After he finished speaking, everyone present fell silent.

The mysterious woman waited silently for ten breaths. Seeing that no one spoke, she put the black plaque back and drew another one.

"A few days ago in Beian City, a new member of the Sichen Guard named Qin Ning was appointed. This friend is willing to pay five thousand taels of silver for all information about him, including his origins, identity, background, strength, and so on."

She hadn't finished speaking.

Qin Ning noticed that Feng Hanying beside her had clearly picked up the white stone and then put it down.

...Were you tempted just now? Were you tempted?

Qin Ning silently muttered a complaint, then raised his hand and wrote on the black plaque.

【I have it, but 5000 taels isn't enough; you'll need to pay more!】