Looking at Ning Rongrong's appearance, Ning Liu thought to himself, "To deal with this spoiled little princess, I have to make her understand that some things can't be obtained by just being cute."
His smile remained unchanged, but his tone became more serious.
"Junior Sister, I can't let this soft armor go unauctioned!"
Ning Liu said calmly.
Ning Rongrong's smile froze.
She blinked, thinking she had misheard.
"Why?"
She tightened her grip on Ning Liu's arm.
"I'm your junior sister!"
"Besides, this soft armor is so beautiful, don't you want to give it to me? You can just sell it to me, it's not like I'm short of money!"
Ning Liu gently shook his head.
"Of course I want to, senior brother."
"But I've already placed an order for this soft armor, and it must be auctioned off."
"Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to complete my assessment."
Ning Rongrong frowned.
"Assessment?"
She released Ning Liu's arm and leaned back in her chair.
"What kind of assessment can a Class D auction house possibly have?"
"Does the sect expect you to make a lot of money here?"
Her tone carried a hint of disdain.
Ning Liu picked up her water glass and took another sip.
"How many?"
He put down his water glass, a somewhat mischievous smile appearing on his face.
"not much."
"A month's turnover is only one million gold soul coins."
"How many?!"
"Pfft—cough cough cough!"
Ning Rongrong had just picked up her teacup and taken a sip when she heard this, and immediately spat it out.
Tea splashed onto the table and also wet her skirt.
She choked and coughed repeatedly, her little face turning bright red.
"One million gold soul coins?!"
She finally managed to stop coughing and stared wide-eyed at Ning Liu.
"A month?!"
"Still here?!"
She pointed out the window, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"How could the sect do this?!"
"They're making it clear they don't want you to finish!"
"This is simply an impossible mission!"
She stood up abruptly, her face contorted with anger.
How could they do this?!
"That's outrageous!"
"I want to go back to find my father!"
"He can't treat the sect's disciples like this!"
Ning Liu reached out and gently tugged at her sleeve.
"Wait a minute."
His tone remained calm.
"What good will it do you to go back to the sect leader?"
"This assessment was set by the council of elders."
"Even the sect leader cannot easily change this."
"Moreover, even if you find him, this soft armor still has to be sold through an auction house."
"If you want it, you'll have to buy it with Gold Soul Coins."
"I can't just give it to you directly, senior brother."
Ning Rongrong pouted in anger.
She forcefully shook off Ning Liu's hand and paced back and forth in the room a few steps.
"It's just 100,000 gold soul coins?!"
She suddenly stopped and looked at Ning Liu.
"This shabby soft armor only has a starting bid of 100,000!"
"I'm going home and need some gold soul coins. Can't I afford that?!"
Her tone carried the arrogance typical of a young lady from a wealthy family.
Ning Liu's smile deepened.
"Of course I can afford it."
He nodded.
"However, the next auction is in three days."
"If you really want it, junior sister, you'd better hurry up."
Ning Rongrong was stunned for a moment.
Three days later?
She didn't expect the auction to start so quickly.
She originally thought that auctions in such small places would only be held once every ten days or half a month.
She glanced at Ning Liu, then at the soft armor in his hand.
"snort!"
She snorted coldly and turned to leave.
"You wait!"
"It's just 100,000 gold soul coins!"
"I'll come back to buy it in three days!"
She opened the door and walked out without looking back.
Ning Liu watched her stormy departure, and the smile on his face finally spread out completely.
This junior sister is still so easily provoked.
However, this is for the best; at least she's starting to care about this.
I'm sure I have even better auction items in my possession, and I'll be able to take them over in the future without any problem!
He put away the Moonlit Rabbit Armor and placed it into the Spiritual Star Ring.
For him, the sect's external assessment was just an excuse.
A turnover of one million gold soul coins?
In his view, it was an easy task.
He walked behind his desk and sat down, tapping his fingers lightly on the surface.
Next, we need to prepare for the auction three days from now.
[The host is about to hold another auction. Please confirm whether to begin drawing items for mandatory auction?]
A cold, mechanical voice echoed in Ning Liu's mind.
Ning Liu's heart tightened.
Forced auction of items?
He remembered the pink bunny ear pajamas that the system had given him last time.
That thing almost killed him on the spot.
"confirm."
He took a deep breath and responded in his mind.
"System, please!"
"I hope I don't get one of those weird items again this time!"
"Let's get serious, something that can make money!"
The system did not respond to his plea; the cold notification tone continued to ring.
[Starting the selection of items for forced auction...]
[Extraction complete.]
[Auction Item Title: Ning Rongrong's Dark Ledger]
Ning Liu's face froze instantly.
Ning Rongrong's Dark Ledger?
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