Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 120 - The Auction House's Genuine Integrity: Shrek Wasted Money

Unaware of the inexplicable pressure to get married, Qian Lingyun didn't even eat and went back to the hotel in a huff. In the following days, she dragged Mei Douluo to the auction house every day, and bought anything she liked.

In less than a week, she had visited almost every auction house, and with her boldness in spending millions of gold soul coins, she upgraded her VIP status at Starlight Auction House from white to black.

Mei Douluo had no objection to this. Buying things is just money, not throwing it away. The Holy Spirit Cult is so powerful, can't it afford the Holy Maiden's expenses?

Besides, it's only a few million. The Holy Spirit Cult could easily make more than that. What could they possibly object to?

It wasn't until the evening of the seventh day that auction house staff knocked on Qian Lingyun's door.

"Who is it?" Qian Lingyun lazily put on her nightgown and opened the door. A woman in a purple dress stood outside the door, looking to be about twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old.

"Who are you?" Qian Lingyun glanced at the woman with a puzzled look, then leaned lazily against the door frame, lost in thought.

"I am a staff member of Starlight Auction House. You have participated in the auction for several days in a row. Today we have specially reserved a seat for you. You see..." The auction house staff member looked at Qian Lingyun with a humble demeanor, as if it was an honor for her to come.

"Today? Around what time? In which hall? What level is the auction? What type of auction is it?" Qian Lingyun had figured out some of the characteristics of the auction house in the past few days and asked questions with ease.

"You've come to the right person! Didn't you buy that Listing Carving Knife from us last time? Today, our auction is still a Level 4 auction themed around Soul Guidance Devices, located in Auction Hall 12. You see..." The auctioneer looked at Qian Lingyun with a smile and said in a low voice, "Tonight's dessert service includes your favorite sweet wine pudding."

"Hmm..." Qian Lingyun glanced back at the empty room, then remembered that Mei Douluo had gone off to hook up with rich men again. She finally nodded and said, "Then lead the way!"

"Are you going like this?" The auctioneer's lips twitched as he looked at Qian Lingyun's loose nightgown, which accentuated her beautiful figure and barely reached her thighs... He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

"I'm too lazy to change!" Qian Lingyun rolled her eyes, stretched out her hand to reveal her index finger adorned with a storage ring, and said, "It's an auction, isn't it? Just bring enough money, right? What a hassle..."

With that, Qian Lingyun turned around, took the room key from the cabinet, left a note in a flamboyant handwriting, closed the door tightly, and left with the auctioneer.

Upon entering the auction house, almost everyone turned their attention to the girl in the bathrobe, but when they discovered that the person guiding her was actually a purple-level auctioneer, they turned their attention away.

They knew that guests personally invited by auctioneers of purple rank or above only had two characteristics: immense wealth and powerful backgrounds. Regardless of either, they were not to be trifled with.

After taking the pudding prepared by the waiter and eating it as she walked, Qian Lingyun casually placed the porcelain in the hands of another waiter and put on the black mask that symbolized her wealthy status.

Although the auction had not yet started, a few guests were already entering the auction hall from the main entrance and talking in hushed tones.

"Wow, Shrek, what a small world!"

Because Qian Lingyun was too bored while waiting, she simply closed her eyes to rest. After hearing a familiar voice, she slowly opened her eyes. She glanced at the person on her right out of the corner of her eye, and sure enough, it was Shrek Academy's group.

Now that the Shrek guys are here, today's job is no longer to please myself, but... to annoy others.

For some reason, the thought of making others suffer, especially those from Shrek Academy, made her feel inexplicably excited, even more so than lying on ice and drinking a cold drink on a hot summer day.

"Welcome, distinguished guests, to our Starlight Auction House. Our auction is about to begin. Please take your seats," a beautiful and melodious female voice came from all directions, and the auction hall fell silent.

The already dim wall lamps around the room gradually dimmed, while the lights on the auction stage began to get brighter.

The woman in the purple dress who had just led Qian Lingyun onto the stage from one side of the auction hall. She looked to be around thirty years old, with a dignified and beautiful appearance and a faint smile on her face. As she walked, she moved gracefully, and the well-tailored long dress perfectly outlined her fully mature figure.

With a smile on her face, she walked behind the auction table, her gentle female voice echoing softly in Auction Hall No. 12 through the amplified soul guide device on the auction table.

"Distinguished guests, good evening. I am Qingya, a purple-level auctioneer from Starlight Auction House. I will be hosting this auction tonight."

After speaking, she stepped out from behind the auction table, smiled, and bowed to the audience, immediately winning a round of applause.

Returning to the table, Qingya smiled slightly and said, "Today's auction is a special session for soul tools. All the items are soul tools below level six. They are suitable for soul masters and soul instructors with cultivation levels of Soul King or below."

"Our auction is now beginning. Please have our staff present the first item for today's auction."

Two girls in red dresses pushed a cart covered with a purple veil onto the auction stage. They carried the cart to the center of the stage and then lifted the veil for everyone present.

The auctioneer pointed to the items and slowly introduced them: "Our first item is a special piece that can be attached to the right arm for attack."

"The full name of this soul tool is Level 3 Soul Guidance Paralysis Ray."

"We've already tested it beforehand. This soul-guided paralysis ray, when applied to a Soul King, can paralyze them for about one second if they don't use their soul power to resist."

"When applied to a Soul Master, it can paralyze them for more than two seconds. If it hits a three-ring Soul Master of the same level, then a three-ring Soul Venerable will be paralyzed for three to four seconds."

"Furthermore, our experimental targets are standard offensive-type Soul Masters; the results may vary slightly when targeting Soul Masters with different class roles!"

"After all, different Soul Masters have different physiques."

"The first item for auction starts at 1,000 gold soul coins, with each bid increasing by at least 50 gold soul coins. Let's begin."

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, someone started bidding, and in no time, the price of this soul tool broke through the two thousand gold soul coins mark.

"Two thousand five hundred gold soul coins." Just then, the teacher in charge of Shrek Academy suddenly raised the sign in his hand.

Seeing this, the auctioneer's eyes lit up, and she smiled sweetly at the bidder, saying, "VIP number 166 has bid 2,500 gold soul coins. Any more bids?"

"Two thousand five hundred and fifty gold soul coins!" Qian Lingyun lazily raised her hand and added a bid.

"Alright, VIP number 111 has raised the bid by fifty. Anyone else want to continue?" The auctioneer turned his attention to Qian Lingyun and asked the auctioneers in the audience again.

"Two thousand seven hundred gold soul coins!" Shrek's team leader was silent for a moment before raising the price by one hundred and fifty gold soul coins.

Before the auctioneer could even call out a bid, Qian Lingyun raised her paddle again and said, "Two thousand seven hundred and fifty gold soul coins!"

After quoting the price, Qian Lingyun leisurely turned her head and glanced at Wang Yan. Anyway, neither she nor Shrek Academy were short of money, so she just wanted to see who really wanted to buy the goods.

"Two thousand seven hundred and fifty gold soul coins, once!"

"Two thousand seven hundred and fifty gold soul coins, twice!"

"Three thousand gold soul coins!"

On Shrek Academy's side, Wang Yan frowned, looking at the auctioneer bidding against them with a puzzled expression, thinking: [This is his bottom line for this soul tool; if the other party raises the price again, he'll reluctantly part with it!]

But coincidentally, Qian Lingyun saw the dessert the waiter brought over and casually put the sign aside...

(End of this chapter)