Chapter 216
The little girl gasped: "He actually chased me... How scary!"
The shop assistant standing by with a smile on his face said: I will complain to the manager later! This lady is really something, not only does she bully the young people who come to work by being lazy, but she actually chases them all the way to the main entrance just to make some extra money, without even realizing that they are short of money!
After being chased away by the janitor, with whom she had some friendship, the child's aunt finally calmed down. She returned to the side door, suppressed her anger, and coaxed the child out. She then picked up her tools and continued cleaning, working diligently, hoping the steward, who had been accused of the incident, would calm down a bit when she saw how diligently she was working.
Although the clerk's expression remained calm, she could tell the man was definitely planning to file a complaint, and immediately. As for how long the gap would last, it would depend on how long the young man in fancy clothes could hold out in the Treasure Pavilion.
The child's aunt: Don't be fooled by his nice outfit, he is definitely not a good person. At least he is not well off recently. Otherwise, he would have gone in by himself when the fat boy took him there.
Bei Qiao, who was criticized by the child's aunt, really didn't plan to buy anything. As a player who didn't know much about this in real life and had no way to make up for it in the other world, she could only give simple praise to the items in front of her. She couldn't estimate the price, nor could she buy them casually like a prodigal son.
The little girl, who was brought along by her brother, was quite wealthy, but she wasn't particularly interested in the things in front of her, as she already had plenty at home. Her family, bearing invitations, had already arrived. The little girl said goodbye to Bei Qiao and was carried into the auction venue by her brother. Due to a minor incident, one of the five previously selected candidates couldn't attend, so the little girl temporarily filled in for that person, allowing her to enter the auction venue to kill time and then return home with her brother after the auction.
Faced with Bei Qiao's lack of interest in buying, the clerk, though disappointed, remained silent. Given the price of their merchandise, Qizhen Pavilion didn't open every day. Before this auction, Qizhen Pavilion hadn't been open for nearly three months. If the owner hadn't been in dire need of cash, he wouldn't have rushed to hold the auction. He'd at least have promoted it for a while, attracting some customers from the neighboring city.
Shopkeeper: Actually, I also want to cultivate immortality, but without money, I can’t take a single step forward. In order to overcome the current difficulties, I can only give up this opportunity to become an immortal for the time being.
Besides Bei Qiao, there were other customers at the Qizhen Pavilion. Some had heard about the auction and were there to watch the excitement, while others had come out to get some fresh air, displeased with the cramped seating. Compared to Bei Qiao, they were more relaxed, but there were no paying customers. Those without invitations were trying to see if they could buy invitations from others, while those with invitations planned to save their money for the auction.
They hadn't figured out what the auction's grand prize would be, but that didn't stop them from imagining a future of immortality. From ancient times to the present, immortality had always been a carrot dangled before the eyes of the world. While achieving immortality was still a long way off, cultivating immortality was the closest path to immortality for the world's people. If they finally got the chance, they wouldn't let it go.
The shopkeeper planned to sell the items quickly, so while he hadn't distributed many invitations, the stakes were high, and word inevitably leaked. Fortunately, the Rare Treasure Pavilion was large enough, and some people had gone to the auction venue, so the first floor wasn't too crowded. However, the interpersonal relationships between the customers were a bit more complicated. When these familiar faces met, their expressions maintained basic politeness, but their eyes were secretly vying with each other, as if they were threatening to leave as a stumbling block on their path to immortality.
No matter how indifferent they acted, the atmosphere between these people was still very tense, and even the store clerks in charge of them became cautious. When introducing products, they tried to separate the customers with delicate relationships, for fear that if one was left unattended, both customers would suffer. In the end, no one would be held accountable for the culprit, and the unlucky guy would suffer the consequences and lose his job.
In comparison, the truly leisurely Bei Qiao seemed a little out of place. The clerk in charge of her breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. If it weren't for her professional ethics, she would have wanted to bow to Bei Qiao on the spot to express her gratitude: being able to avoid these troubles is really a life-saving thing!
Perhaps because Bei Qiao's leisurely appearance was a bit annoying, one person, having lost the eye contact, subconsciously wanted to cause trouble for Bei Qiao. He considered it unseemly to publicly provoke him, so he chose a more subtle approach: suddenly slamming his shoulder into him while walking.
Bei Qiao stood with his back to the man in the green robe who had suddenly charged at him. Hearing the noise behind him, his expression remained unchanged, and he simply dodged to the side. The next second, the man in the green robe, having missed his intended target, stumbled forward several steps, flailing his hands as he barely managed to hold onto the table in front of him, narrowly avoiding knocking over two large vases.
"You..." The green-robed man turned angrily after missing his strike, trying to shift the blame, but ended up looking at Bei Qiao's shoulder. Subconsciously looking up, he couldn't help but grit his teeth. "All those Qins are no good!" He's actually taller than me! How ridiculous!
Being stared at, Bei Qiao replied: "...Oh?" You're free to dislike someone with a certain surname, but why are you staring at me? Oh, I saw the fan. Another one who can tell a person by their fan. Not to mention, this fan is even more useful than a road pass.
"If your surname is also Qin, then it's really unfortunate. My sister's ex-husband is also surnamed Qin. That guy is a complete bastard, and his whole family is a bastard!" The green-robed man thought his verbal attack had worked, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, then quickly fell back: "You bullied my sister for being soft-hearted, and even dared to steal and sell my sister's life-saving medicine. If the person who reported the news had come a few days later, my sister would have died! For this reason, it's not too much for me to curse the man surnamed Qin."
Although the person who changed the medicine was fined, and the family's reputation was ruined by their own family, and they finally left Zhuyue City in disgrace, so what? My sister's health is no longer as good as before, and I don't know if there will be anything useful for her at this auction... I hope there is, and I hope it's not too valuable, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it.
"It's not too much." Bei Qiao shook his head politely: "But my last name is not Qin, so you don't have to..." stare at me and say bad things about others.
"Your last name isn't Qin...ah, then it must be a friend or elder." The man in the green robe was just venting his anger in the moment, not being particularly persistent. He didn't react much after hearing this, and wasn't in the mood to react further. The auction was about to begin, and other people who had come out for some fresh air were slowly entering. He also needed to enter to see if he could use his private vault to buy something useful for his sister.
The Qin family fan, and the Qiuhua Sect's keepsake—I'm afraid he's a second-generation rich kid who's easily moved by his feelings... He retracted his gaze, lightly apologized to Bei Qiao, and without caring about her reaction, the green-robed man turned and headed towards the auction venue. "I'm not apologizing out of any guilt, but simply going through the motions to prevent this from becoming a weapon against me in the future." Perhaps no one would care, but I couldn't gamble on the slightest possibility, nor could I bet on the sanity of the gossip-loving public.
The auction was about to begin, and those who did not have invitations began to get anxious. Some even started to prevent others from entering, and were then grabbed by Qizhen Pavilion's thugs and thrown out.
Bei Qiao was not among the group of people, so naturally no one attacked her, but this did not mean that there were no people trying to take advantage of the situation. Some of the people who were thrown out even pretended to be in cahoots with Bei Qiao, yelling at Bei Qiao to take action quickly while they were diverting attention.
What an unexpected disaster... Bei Qiao lifted up his skirt and sat on the stool, crossing his legs: "You are quite good at throwing dirty water, who are you from?" If I can remember, I will consider putting a sack on you and beating you up to vent my anger the next time I see you.
Who am I from?
Hearing Beiqiao's question, the person who was originally yelling for Beiqiao to seize the opportunity subconsciously asked back: "Who am I from and what does it have to do with you?" Why don't you just be like the others and be unable to argue, or try in vain to explain to others?
"What do you think?" Bei Qiao leaned forward slightly, his lips uncurling. "As a player, of course I have to avenge my grudges and return my grievances." I'm not afraid to risk the backlash of a mere sack.
"Kill, killing is against the law!"
Bei Qiao was silent for a moment. "...Who told you I was going to kill someone?" Could the image created by the gorgeous clothing still have a random effect? People who had seen him before always overestimated his own abilities, but this person was even more outrageous. He had directly cast a dark, killer-like filter on himself... His sleeve arrows and soft sword hadn't even been revealed.
"Ha!" Perhaps thinking that Bei Qiao's question was a tacit agreement, the man sighed as if accepting his fate. He then dropped his weapon, crawled to the manager behind the thugs on his knees, and bowed down: "If I give the person away, will you leave me a way out?"
Bei Qiao: "...What on earth did you imagine?" This question really made her curious. People in the past would at most think that she had a strong background, but unlike this... the picture she imagined might belong to an restricted bloody movie.
"Are you trying to scare yourself? A rookie like this, huff...ah!" As soon as he finished speaking, this man's accomplice came over from the side of Bei Qiao with great momentum, and was kicked by Bei Qiao on the waist, sending him flying backwards on the spot.
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