Chapter 61: Chapter 61 - Why, Ling'er? Why didn’t you wait for me?
Upon finishing speaking these words, Nu Hujiang felt numerous disdainful glances directed at him.
But at that moment, Nu Hujiang no longer cared about his face and became extremely humble
Even knowing that Liang Huo would probably not dare to kill him within the auction, after all, this was the Yan Chamber of Commerce.
In case Liang Huo was a petty person and decided to take revenge after the auction ended, Nu Hujiang was aware that for Liang Huo, destroying the Nu family was merely a matter of a word.
He did not want to risk his entire family for a mere celestial weapon; moreover, he already possessed a low-grade celestial weapon!
Among the many who looked at Nu Hujiang with disdain, some people thought about what they would do if they were in his place:
'I fear I would be even more humble and would kneel directly upon realizing that I might have offended the young master of one of the four main sects.'
Seeing Nu Hujiang's embarrassed face and his body slowly bowing, Liang Huo lost interest in intimidating him and returned to his private room.
In fact, Liang Huo was generally not so arrogant, but some time ago, he received news that deeply shook him, and while he was thinking about it, a memory surfaced in his mind.
In his mind, the image of two teenagers appeared, a boy and a girl, who were practicing martial arts against each other.
When the battle finally ended, the girl huffed, "Humph, Brother Huo, you are letting me win on purpose."
"Haha, of course, how could I have the courage to hurt you, my little and sweet Ling'er," the young Liang Huo lightly teased, smoothing the girl's hair before gathering the courage to ask, "Ling'er, in the future, will we get married?"
The girl was a bit surprised by Liang Huo's sudden confession and shook her head like a rattle, "We cannot, Brother Huo."
"Why can't we, Ling'er? Do you not love me?"
"It's not quite that... It's just that I remember the stories my father always told me, about those powerful cultivators who could decide life or death with just a simple word."
"And I always dreamed that my husband would be powerful enough so that, upon marrying him, I would also have the power to decide the life and death of everyone else!"
"Did the Master tell you these stories?"
"Yes."
"Don't worry, Ling'er, I will become the strongest cultivator in the world and make everyone bow at your feet."
"If you really become the strongest person in the world, I will marry you."
Returning from his thoughts, Liang Huo displayed a terrible killing intent while gritting his teeth and murmuring, "Shura Palace!!"
'Why, Ling'er? Didn't I promise you that I would become the strongest cultivator in the world? Why didn't you wait for me?'
With this thought in mind, Liang Huo showed an expression of rage, as some tears ran down his face.
Since his master, Sun Donghai, told him that his daughter married the master of Shura Palace, Liang Huo's mood changed.
It can be said that Sun Yunling's marriage practically turned into a demon in Liang Huo's heart.
Seeing that the tension had finally eased a bit, the auctioneer on stage let out a slight sigh of relief and continued:
"Young Master Liang from Private Room No. 23 has offered 2,950 high-grade spirit stones. Does anyone offer a higher price?"
"3..."
"2..."
"1..."
"Congratulations to Young Master Liang for acquiring the first item of the auction, a medium-grade celestial weapon!"
After a while, the attendants went back on stage, this time carrying a tray with a red cushion and a beautiful jade box that seemed to contain something.
"Now, let's move on to the second item of the auction. This is a medium-grade celestial pill, called..."
Soon, several items were auctioned, and even the scene of Liang Huo intimidating some people was frequently seen, which made many cultivators furious.
However, due to Liang Huo's identity, no one dared to protest.
As for the Yan Chamber of Commerce, they did not mind Liang Huo's behavior.
After all, at no point did Liang Huo use threats or coercion related to his identity or cultivation; he merely offered more money, which is normal in an auction house.
However, knowing Liang Huo's identity, no one had the courage to truly compete. Even some of the main families in Beiyang City were reasonably 'intimidated' by Liang Huo.
Finally, it was time for the penultimate auction item, which left many people anxious. After all, this meant that after this item, the next one would be the sacred technique!
But as soon as they saw the item on the cushion, numerous murmurs began to arise.
"What is this? The penultimate item of the auction is a stone? The Yan Chamber of Commerce is joking with us?"
"No, wait. There are numerous inscriptions on this stone. Could it be some sort of formation?"
"Impossible. I can't sense any kind of aura from this stone."
"Wait, the auctioneer will probably explain."
Seeing everyone's reaction, the auctioneer smiled slightly and displayed her charm again as she explained:
"Although this stone seems to be an ordinary stone, our experts detected that it probably contains a mysterious formation. However, we could not determine what kind of formation it is..."
"We will start the bidding at 100,000 high-grade spirit stones, with a minimum increase of each bid by 10,000 high-grade spirit stones!"
In fact, the auctioneer herself was a bit confused as to why the young master had ordered this stone to be auctioned, especially as the penultimate item.
After all, just moments ago, a pseudo-sacred weapon was sold; how could this stone be considered better than a pseudo-sacred weapon?
Her thought was not the only one; most people, regardless of the floor they were on, were quite confused by the action of the Yan Chamber of Commerce.
"What? Even the Yan Chamber of Commerce does not know what this formation is for? What if it turns out to be something useless?"
"That's right. Who would be foolish enough to spend 100,000 high-grade spirit stones on something unknown?"