“No!”

Bai Sitang stiffened his neck and said arrogantly, "Whoever gets it first gets it, baby. Why should I give it to you?"

"Okay, you're quite brave."

Jiang Deng sneered, and the power of chaos wrapped around Bai Sitang's neck, tightening continuously. "Since you refuse to return the Mermaid Pearl to me, don't blame me for being ruthless! After all, I can still get the Mermaid Pearl after killing you."

“…I won’t give it to you!”

Bai Sitang's face turned completely red from being strangled. He soon began to have difficulty breathing. The powerful force was so strong that his cervical vertebrae were almost broken. He had no choice but to slap the back of Jiang Deng's hand and beg for mercy.

"Here, here you go! Okay?"

Jiang Deng then loosened the restraints slightly and urged, "Hurry up. I'm warning you, you'd better not play any tricks. It would be easy for me to kill you."

"How dare I play tricks on you?"

Bai Sitang quickly took out the mermaid pearl from the mustard seed space. However, when he handed it to Jiang Deng, a cunning look flashed in the corner of his eyes, and then he threw the mermaid pearl in his hand behind Jiang Deng at an unusual speed.

"...I don't believe it! I'd rather throw the Mermaid Pearl away than give it to you!"

"Bai Sitang, you're looking for death!"

Jiang Deng cursed loudly, but she had no time to teach Bai Sitang a lesson. She quickly flew up to grab the mermaid pearl in mid-air.

But as soon as I turned around, I saw a woman coming towards me.

The other person was dressed in red, looking as hot as fire, with a strange ghost mask on her face. Facing the mermaid pearl coming towards her, she simply rolled up her long sleeves and put the mermaid pearl into her pocket.

Then, the woman walked towards her destination, the Jinshi Auction House, with a normal expression, without even glancing at Jiang Deng who was standing beside her or Bai Sitang who was lying on the ground.

“…Oh my goodness, my mermaid pearl!”

Jiang Deng was stunned and quickly stepped forward to beg for it: "Daoyou, that thing is mine, please return it to me!"

However, the woman turned a deaf ear and walked straight into the Jinshi Auction House.

Seeing this, Jiang Deng was completely dumbfounded.

We don't expect the other party to return the money, but at least they can pretend to do so. They can at least say that they didn't find it and make excuses. How can they accept it so calmly?

Of course, the culprit is still the idiot Bai Sitang!

Jiang Deng was so angry that he kicked Bai Sitang hard, "You are stupid! I just want something from the Mermaid Pearl. After I take that thing, I can consider giving the Mermaid Pearl to you. But you just threw it away? Were you underdeveloped in the womb? Didn't you have a brain?"

"...You don't want the Mermaid Pearl?"

Bai Sitang was stunned by Jiang Deng's scolding, and then said with an annoyed look: "Why didn't you say so earlier!"

Jiang Deng responded with an angry look, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? You just came up and took my things, and you think you're right?"

…

After complaining for a while, the two began to stare at each other.

"What are you still standing there for? Go in quickly!"

Jiang Deng pushed Bai Sitang and said, "If that female cultivator sells the mermaid pearl, we won't even have anywhere to cry. Let's go in early. Maybe we can buy it back!"

"Yes, yes, yes, this young master has plenty of money!"

The two of them quickly followed and entered the Jinshi Auction House.

At this moment, the Jinshi Auction House was already full of people. Since the two of them did not have an invitation, they were not eligible to enter the private room and could only sit in the middle of the hall like most people.

There were crowds of people all around.

but……

Jiang Deng took a quick glance at the hall and felt that these people were a little strange. After looking carefully, he discovered the problem.

Bai Sitang also realized this problem, "Hey, Jiang Deng, have you noticed that their auras are all eerie?"

Jiang Deng nodded, "That's normal, they are all ghost cultivators."

"What? A ghost cultivator!"

Bai Sitang's voice rose several degrees, successfully attracting the attention of several people sitting next to him.

"It's actually a human cultivator? That's really strange."

A ghost cultivator looked at Bai Sitang, licked his lips, and swallowed his saliva, "Hehehe, this cultivator has delicate skin and tender flesh, and looks delicious. It's a pity that killing is not allowed in the Jinshi Auction House, so I can only endure it for now."

"After the auction is over and we get out, we brothers will take action..."

Several groups of ghost cultivators cast malicious glances at Bai Sitang.

Bai Sitang was so scared that his body began to tremble involuntarily, and he couldn't help but lean closer to Jiang Deng.

Jiang Deng rolled his eyes and warned, "Be honest and don't forget your business."

Bai Sitang lowered his voice and asked, "Jiang Deng... Could it be that we have arrived in the Netherworld Ghost Realm? Otherwise, why would there be so many ghost cultivators?"

Jiang Deng sneered, "Then I have to ask you, since this is the address you chose."

Bai Sitang: “…”

Having suffered a severe blow, he was completely speechless.

Soon, the auction began.

The emcee, who was also a ghost cultivator, walked onto the stage and began auctioning off treasures. Most of the treasures she auctioned were things that could only be used by ghost cultivators.

As human cultivators, Jiang Deng and Bai Sitang cannot use these things and are not interested in them. They just want to get their mermaid beads back.

But the question is, will the woman who just picked up the mermaid pearl really put it up for auction?

"All the items in this auction house have been sold. Now, I wonder if the distinguished guests in the private room have anything to auction?"

Just as the host finished speaking, a female voice suddenly rang out from the private room on the second floor.

"I have a treasure to auction."

The female voice was calm and aloof, like the unattainable snow lotus of Tianshan Mountain, elegant yet majestic.

Below, Jiang Deng, who was sitting in the hall, couldn't help but frown.

Somehow, she always felt that this voice seemed familiar?

The emcee on the stage said politely, "Since you, our distinguished guest, wish to auction your item, please introduce your item and the starting price."

The female voice on the second floor continued, "One mermaid pearl, starting price 10,000 top-grade spirit stones."

"What?!"

Mermaid Pearl?

Upon hearing this, the whole hall exploded.

Even the smile on the emcee's face was a little loose.

Everyone knows that there is only one mermaid in the ten domains right now, and that is the missing demon king Leng Chaosheng!

Some people say that Leng Chaosheng survived the heavenly tribulation and ascended to become an immortal, while others say that Leng Chaosheng failed to survive the heavenly tribulation and retired to the mountains in despair...

But no one has ever said that Leng Chaosheng is dead!

As one of the few top masters in the Ten Realms, Leng Chaosheng not only died, but his inner elixir, the Mermaid Pearl, was also auctioned off? Was this really a joke?

The emcee tried his best to control his expression. "Excuse me, sir, how can you prove that the Mermaid Pearl you hold is genuine?"

"This is easy. Can't I just show it to you?"

The next moment, the window on the second floor was broken open from the inside, and a red figure flew out.

She was suspended above the hall, the blue beads in her palm shining brightly.