Near dusk the next day, someone came to pick up Lai Siyu and others.
The visitor happened to be Liu Zhuzi. The two remaining floating islands from yesterday had been rented out early in the morning, and Cuiwei Villa was now fully booked. Therefore, Liu Zhuzi no longer had to greet guests in the lobby.
"Fellow Taoists, please follow me!" Liu Zhuzi threw something into the air, and a white cloud appeared in front of Lai Siyu and others. It turned out to be their means of transportation.
Within the confines of Cuiwei Villa, the no-fly order is useless, as it only applies to public areas within the imperial capital. Within the restricted area of private places, there is no such requirement.
Everyone stepped onto the white clouds, which slowly descended. On the way, they met many monks who were going to participate in the auction.
Lai Siyu asked, "Have all the people who rented the floating island been invited?"
"No, only guests from the A and B floating islands are invited. And you happen to be guests of the A-1 floating island."
"Oh, I see."
"This is a VIP auction. The number of admissions will not exceed 500, and the number of participants will not exceed 1,000." In other words, each admission ticket holder can only bring one companion.
"Then we are overstaffed!" Lai Siyu's eyes swept over Daxue and others. She was considering whether to put a few people into the spirit beast bag.
"Haha, fellow Daoist, don't worry. The manager has already given instructions. A VIP room has been reserved for you. It can accommodate no more than ten people." There were eight people in total, including the demon slaves, and there was no need to reduce the number.
Their destination was a small island in the lake below. There were birds singing and flowers blooming on the island, and green waves were rolling. A magnificent attic was hidden in the intoxicatingly beautiful scenery.
White clouds slowly descended on the small square in front of the attic. Quite a few people had already gathered in the square, gathered in groups of three or five, greeting each other politely.
After all, most of them are well-known figures in the capital, and most of them are acquaintances, so of course they have to say hello first when they meet.
Unfortunately, Lai Siyu and others met an acquaintance as soon as they landed.
A series of sharp gazes like knives were cast at them, as if they wanted to skin Lai Siyu and the others alive.
Daxue and the others weren't to be outdone. "Isn't it just bigger than your eyeballs?" Sanyan and Siji not only glared, but also lifted their chests. As soon as this action was performed, the square was filled with nausea.
Damn it, isn't this forcing these straight men to become gay?
How can I get along with big-breasted women in the future? I have a psychological trauma, okay?
"It's someone from the Jiang family!" Enemies always meet!
However, this time there was an older man among the Jiang family. Even though this man was restrained, he still had a strong murderous aura that lingered.
I guess it should be the one Liu Zhuzi mentioned, the marquis who ascended to the throne by offering a dragon.
"Greetings, Lord Marquis!" Sure enough, Liu Zhuzi would quickly salute whoever he saw.
The other party completely ignored him, and his hawk-like eyes wandered over Mu Lingxiao and the others, as arrogant and cold-blooded as if he was looking at prey about to be hunted.
Jiang Fei'e stood behind Jiang Longhu with a proud look on her face. She slowly raised her hand, placed it across her neck, and made a gesture of wiping her neck.
Jiang Feilong, Jiang Feihu and others also looked at Lai Siyu and others coldly, with a bloodthirsty sneer on the corners of their mouths intentionally or unintentionally.
"Don't pay attention to them, let's go in!" Mu Lingxiao said lightly.
"Yes, please come this way!" Liu Zhuzi brought Lai Siyu and others to the hall. There were seven golden light pillars standing in the center of the hall.
"This is a teleportation array. Just show your invitation jade slip and you will be teleported to the designated location."
"What are they holding in their hands?" Lai Siyu asked, pointing at the black mask in the hand of a monk. This mask was given to them by the monk from Cuiwei Villa who was guarding the light column.
"Oh, this is a phantom mask. Wearing it changes your appearance, clothing, and voice. In other words, no matter who wears this mask, not even their mother can recognize them." Auction houses generally have some protective measures, primarily to maintain confidentiality. They also prevent bidders from recognizing each other's identities. If someone wins a prize and is recognized, they could be robbed after leaving the auction house, which would damage the auction house's reputation.
Lai Siyu nodded and said, "Oh, is that so!" It is indeed a good idea.
"But you don't need masks. There are restrictions in the private room to block spiritual consciousness. This restriction was set up by a high-level formation master at a high price. You can rest assured that no one will be able to find out what is going on in the private room." Liu Zhuzi continued to explain.
After arriving outside the light column, Lai Siyu handed the invitation jade slip to the female cultivator guarding the teleportation array. The female cultivator took the slip with a smile, cast a spell to investigate, and then tossed it into the light column. The light column instantly began to spin, and the female cultivator said softly, "Please enter the teleportation array."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lai Siyu and the others all entered the teleportation array. After a series of flashes of light, their figures disappeared in the golden beam of light.
A series of unfriendly glances swept across the place where Lai Siyu and others had just disappeared. A cultivator from Cuiwei Villa came over and quietly handed Jiang Longhu a jade slip.
Just as they disappeared, Jiang Longhu and the others also entered a golden light column...
In the Heavenly Palace, deep in a cold pond, a dying dragon was imprisoned.
The dragon was covered in wounds. A black chain with a cold glow pierced its neck and then wrapped around a pitch-black pillar.
A young man with a gloomy face and a stunningly beautiful woman stood side by side with the dragon. "Chi'er, why are you doing this?"
The beauty had a hint of anger on her face and questioned the man harshly.
The man sneered and said, "Mother, even if I intended to let them go, what could it matter? In the end, those two people were still buried in the belly of this dragon." They disappeared when they arrived at the lake where the nine-headed dragon was. There was only one explanation, that they were buried in the dragon's belly.
"But I didn't know that my army actually obeyed the orders of my mother! I also didn't know that my mother had already planted a stake among the remnants of the previous dynasty! Since my mother wanted to eliminate the remnants of the previous dynasty, why didn't she eliminate me as well? I am the crown prince of the previous dynasty!
Even if Zong Zhengsong helped me ascend to the throne of Heavenly Emperor, what would it matter? I, your son, have been blessed by your mother and queen, and have acknowledged this thief as my father for over a million years..."
The entire Heaven Realm knew that his mother was the Empress Dowager of the previous dynasty. Similarly, they also knew that his name, Zong Zhengchi, was actually You Chi!
The people in the Heavenly Palace, as well as all the civil and military officials in the court, were respectful to him in front of him, but they despised him behind his back.
They look down on him and his mother!
This is also why as soon as he came to power, he took advantage of the opportunity given by Zong Zhengsong to support him and started a massacre, cleaning up the court from inside and out.
It's a pity that those powerful people can't be killed all at once...
The woman suddenly burst into laughter, her heart was filled with sadness, crystal tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, her eyes which were so beautiful that it made people tremble were filled with bitterness.
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