Chapter 5: Beauty is common, cute pets are rare
Pingguo Xinshan and Xu Ren'er had just finished their patrol and were about to go home, but they found that before they had taken a few steps, a woman with a gentle temperament was waiting for them not far away.
"Xueli Yaoyao, what are you doing here?"
Apple Xinshan frowned and couldn't help wondering.
Xueli Yaoyao is about the same age as Pingguo Xinshan, around thirty years old. She is wearing a light yellow dress, with gentle eyes and a smile that is as refreshing as spring breeze.
Compared with the cold-blooded Apple Xinshan, Snow Pear Yaoyao is more approachable, and compared with the burly Qingti Yaoming, she is more reassuring and calming.
In Xinghe Town, Xueli Yaoyao is not as famous as Pingguo Xinshan and Qingti Yaoming, but that does not mean that she is weak. In fact, on the contrary, Xueli Yaoyao's strength is unfathomable, and only Durian Lifeng knows her true level.
Apple Xinshan said that even though she has been with Xueli Yaoyao for so many years, she still finds it difficult to see through her.
Seeing Apple Xinshan, Xueli Yaoyao shook her head slightly, lowered her eyebrows, smiled slightly, and said softly:
"Master Apple, you have worked hard. You don't have to go back to the yamen today. Please come with me."
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Xinghe Town, under an unknown forest.
Apple Xinshan tilted her head and repeated, "Auction?"
"Yes, you can go with Qingti Yaoming. You don't have to do anything special. Just follow Qingti Yaoming's arrangements."
Opposite Apple Xinshan, the disguised Durian Lifeng said with a smile.
Apple Xinshan is a little confused:
"Qingti Yaoming and I are leaving. What will happen to Xinghe Town? Who will help you manage it?"
"If you're worried about that, don't worry. Xueli Yaoyao has already finished all the work on hand, and she can come and assist me wholeheartedly."
Hearing this, Apple Xinshan was slightly surprised. Xueli Yaoyao was so formidable that she could handle the workload of both her and Qingti Yaoming alone?!
This is really unbelievable!
Frankly speaking, although Apple Xinshan and Xueli Yaoyao work for the same person, Xueli Yaoyao's job seems extremely mysterious. Neither she nor Qingti Yaoming knows what kind of job Durian Lifeng has arranged for Xueli Yaoyao in private.
Apple Xinshan ignored this thought and asked the question she wanted to know most at the moment: "Leaving now? Why such a rush?"
"The auction will be held in two days. Even if we ride at full speed from here to the auction venue, it will take a day and a half. We also need to leave an extra half day to observe the situation near the auction venue and explore the walking routes to the venue."
Qingti Yaoming, who had been standing silently behind Durian Lifeng, suddenly answered.
Apple Xinshan nodded, but didn't directly ask about the purpose of going to the auction. Instead, she focused on the most important issue at hand:
"If I leave like this, what will happen to my dog?"
Xu Ren'er usually behaves very well, but he is still a dog after all. Without her, how will Xu Ren'er eat, drink, defecate and urinate during this period?
Although it was only a month, Xu Ren'er had apparently accidentally slipped into Pingguo Xinshan's heart without her realizing it.
Xueli Yaoyao quickly stepped forward and said softly:
"I can help take care of you and ensure that you don't have to worry about anything."
Hearing this, Apple Xinshan didn't feel relieved. Instead, she shook her head and refused. "Qingti Yaoming and I have a lot of work to do every day. We're often exhausted and have dark circles under our eyes. If you take over everything now, I'm afraid you'll be too busy to take care of my dog."
The air suddenly froze, and everyone's eyes were focused on Xu Ren'er, which made Xu Ren'er feel creepy.
Suddenly, Qingti Yaoming moved. He picked up Xu Ren'er with one hand and gently stuffed him into an unknown transport carrier.
Xu Rener speculated that this transport vehicle was similar to an ancient horse-drawn carriage.
The carriage body is made of durian shell, which has strong defense and is covered with hard thorns, while the internal structure is soft flesh, which is white, tender and delicious. The amazing thing is that although it is a carriage made of durian, there is not a trace of the intoxicating scent of durian.
"Then just take it along." Qingti Yaoming turned back to look at Pingguo Xinshan calmly and continued, "Hurry up and get in the car! Otherwise, you'll be the groom."
In front of the carriage, there are two beautiful black horses with two green pendants hanging between their necks, and pure white bridles firmly fixing the horses and the carriage.
Qingti Yaoming held the reins in his hand, looked at Pingguo Xinshan, moved his chin, and signaled with his eyes: Get in the car quickly!
Durian Lifeng smiled and patted Apple Xinshan on the shoulder, then pushed Apple Xinshan towards the Durian carriage:
"Go! Don't act rashly. Qingti Yaoming will explain the purpose of this trip to you on the way."
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Two days later, the auction.
The auction is held in the suburbs of Yuantu Town.
Yuantu Town is a town in the fruit capital with relatively backward economic development. There are almost no people here. Everyone has a stern face and looks lazy and lifeless.
Even the owners of the roadside stalls who solicit customers to sell their products do not take the initiative to approach outsiders to solicit customers and sell their products. Instead, they sit on the soft backrest stools made by the dragon fruit family, slumped on the stools, half dead, and do not even look at them.
Qingti Yaoming stepped down from the throne and randomly bought some snacks made from a mixture of apples and grapes. He paid first and then asked the stall owner, "Is there an inn nearby where I can rest?"
The stall owner stood up and took the pink shell-shaped copper coin from Qingti Yaoming. Then he raised his eyelids nonchalantly and seemed to point in a random direction:
"Go straight ahead. The place with the most people is the inn."
After he finished speaking, he collapsed on his soft-backed stool at lightning speed, and his whole body looked like a "fat collapse" emoticon.
Qingti Yaoming nodded, returned to the carriage, and drove the two black horses slowly forward. After a while, he saw a long queue in front of him, and the endless fruit carts almost filled the street.
Qingti Yaoming had to stop and walk forward to inquire about the situation.
"In front of us is the only inn in Yuantu Town that's even remotely worthy of the attention of the rich and powerful. Because there are so many people and everyone has plenty of money, they have to queue. You're lucky you're here early. If you wait any longer, the inn will probably be full."
Thinking of the purpose of this trip, Qingti Yaoming understood immediately that these people probably came for this auction.
The Durian Clan is powerful and strong in combat. As a very prestigious person in the Durian Clan, Durian Lifeng has a lot of say in the Clan. This has led to many fruit clans who want to compete for power wanting to get Durian Lifeng's recognition.
Now Durian Lifeng has announced to the public: Whoever can obtain the last auction item in Yuantu Town this year, he will be willing to provide 40% of the combat power of the Durian tribe to assist the other party.
In today's fruit capital, the situation is quite unstable, with various forces fighting openly and secretly. As soon as this news came out, many fruit lovers naturally rushed over without stopping, determined to buy the last product at the auction.
Among them, the Hami Melon Clan and the Lemon Clan are the most powerful in this fight, and they are evenly matched. They are determined to win over the power represented by the Durian Clan.
Next are the mango tribe and grapefruit tribe, which are slightly weaker in strength. If the durian tribe joins, they can dominate alongside the cantaloupe tribe and lemon tribe.
Qingti Yaoming stood there thinking for a while, then turned and left, driving the carriage in another direction to look for other inns.
It would be better for him to avoid staying in the same inn with these fruit tribe people for the time being, otherwise if he encounters any trouble later, it would be more trouble than it is worth.
Durian Lifeng sent them here for only one purpose: after the auction results came out, he and Apple Xinshan would secretly take action and quietly destroy the last item of the auction.
Now that the auction item is gone, the person who successfully won the auction will inevitably begin to doubt the candidate. The first choice will of course be other auctioneers in the auction house, and then several parties will fight with each other.
Durian Lifeng and his men took advantage of the time when they were attacking each other to transfer the people of Xinghe Town to a safe area.
When the truth was revealed, the Durian Clan relied on its proud fighting power, the strong support of the Apple Clan and the Green Grape Clan, and the intervention of the mysterious Snow Pear Clan.
Even if they find out, there’s nothing we can do to them!
They want to remain neutral, so naturally they have the confidence to do this.
They found an ordinary-looking inn. Qingti Yaoming had observed that this inn seemed far away from the auction, but if someone had martial arts skills, they could just step over the roof and through the woods, and reach the inn from the auction faster.
"Apple Xinshan, it's time for us to explore the route to Yuantu Town."
The two people and the dog have already entered the inn and are now in the same room.
Qingti Yaoming leaned against the wall, carefully opened the window, looked at the sparsely populated street, and added:
"Be careful! Try to take the side roads. There are too few people here. You can't just walk down the street and observe as usual. That would be too conspicuous and you'd be targeted by someone with ulterior motives."
Apple Xinshan put all her burdens down on the table, nodded, and said simply, "I'm on the left, you on the right?"
After years of living together, Qingti Yaoming immediately understood what she meant:
Apple Xinshan is responsible for collecting the left route of Yuantu Town, while she is responsible for the right side.
After the two of them finished assigning their tasks, Qingti Yaoming was about to jump out the window when he saw Xu Ren'er sitting there doing nothing. He couldn't help but ask, "What about it? Are you planning to take it with you?"
Hearing this, Apple Xinshan naturally shook her head:
“It’s so conspicuous that any fruit tribe member who sees it can’t help but keep their eyes on it.
However, if there is an action that needs to attract attention, its presence can bring us great help."
really!
Qingti Yaoming glanced at Xu Ren'er, who was lying on the ground with a look of despair on his face, and couldn't help but sigh: Beautiful women are common, but cute pets are rare!
This is definitely the best attraction tool!
"Let's take action!"
Apple Xinshan interrupted Qingti Yaoming's thoughts and casually wiped her face with her left hand. Her cold and pretty face quickly turned into an ordinary pockmarked face.
She also consciously leaned her shoulders forward, forming a slight hunchback, which instantly reduced her temperament.
Apple Xinshan pushed open the door, and her eyes changed from sharp to timid in an instant, and her whole person underwent a drastic change.
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