Chapter 81 How to Buy from the Auction House 1 Even if you've gone mad and fallen into...
Feng Qianqian didn't react at first; drowsiness made it hard for her to concentrate, and it took her a while to realize that she was actually in first place.
Xie Jiaoyue, standing to the side, was full of energy and seemed even more excited than Feng Qianqian: "Wow, Qianqian! You did it! Our four-person team is finally complete!"
This team might not be the strongest in terms of combat power, but it is definitely the one with the least conflict among the four members. After all, each person's Taoist methods are different, and their needs are also different, so they can get along peacefully. It is her favorite team configuration, which she has carefully planned.
Xie Jiaoyue, feeling relaxed, started to play tricks, urging Feng Qianqian: "You and Brother Chu got first and second place, which are both good rankings. If Brother Chu is happy, he will definitely be happy for you too. Why don't you go and congratulate him?"
Although Chu Xingjin occasionally lost his composure in front of Feng Qianqian, he generally behaved with great manners and maintained a good impression on her.
When Feng Qianqian faced Chu Xingjin, she still had the demeanor of a young girl in love, shy and nervous, slightly awkward, holding the hem of her skirt as she stood in front of Chu Xingjin.
She kept her head down, unaware that Chu Xingjin was also bowing his head, making it impossible to see his expression: "Brother Chu, you got second place this time. Although you missed out on qualifying for the secret realm, it's still a very impressive result. And don't worry, I'll take care of Jiaoyue in the secret realm, so she'll definitely be fine."
Upon hearing this, Chu Xingjin suddenly looked up, his usual handsome demeanor completely gone, his eyes bloodshot and his tone fierce: "Even you are mocking me."
Feng Qianqian: "Huh?" She was too sleepy, and her slow brain couldn't understand Chu Xingjin's words. "Brother Chu, what are you saying? I never mocked you."
Chu Xingjin shoved Feng Qianqian away. If it weren't for Feng Qianqian's strong physique due to her phoenix bloodline, she would have been pushed to the ground.
Chu Xingjin stormed towards Commander Guo, shouting, "I'm reporting this! Someone cheated! Feng Qianqian's first place is not legitimate; she definitely cheated!"
Xie Jiaoyue's face darkened immediately. On such a fine day, don't force her to slap someone.
Chu Xingjin was still shouting, "Look, Xie Jiaoyue's face has changed. She must have helped Feng Qianqian cheat. Everyone knows that the two of them are close. Xie Jiaoyue had invited Feng Qianqian to participate in the research conference before, but it didn't happen. So she had to help Feng Qianqian cheat to get a spot. Commander Guo, you can't just sit idly by and do nothing about such blatant acts of unfairness."
Commander Guo asked, "You accuse someone of cheating, do you have any evidence?"
"Isn't her beating me the best proof? I know Feng Qianqian very well; she's mediocre and cowardly, and there's no way she could beat me."
"Incompetent and cowardly..." When her beloved described her in this way, the ahoge on Feng Qianqian's head drooped down, and her already sleepy eyes became even more difficult to open, as if she wanted to fall asleep on the spot.
I don't want to hear this. Why should she have to hear it?
At first, it was very quiet.
Then Xie Jiaoyue burst out laughing: "Is that a reason? I have two spots. If I really wanted to help, I could have just given Little Phoenix a spot. Why take this kind of risk?"
After she started, the people around realized, "That's right, this Chu Xingjin has no reason at all, yet he's criticizing Little Phoenix."
That's utterly shameless!
Laughter echoed through the crowd.
LOL, come look! There's a guy here who got upset after losing to someone and started accusing them of cheating.
Chu Xingjin was shocked. He felt he was completely right and had no reason to laugh at him!
It's perfectly normal that Xie Jiaoyue didn't give the spot to Feng Qianqian; she probably wanted to give it to someone else.
Was he wrong? He was the protagonist, the esteemed male lead, and what was Feng Qianqian? She was his official partner, his legal wife, the female lead he had chosen.
Ultimately, he was just a slightly higher-ranking subordinate to Xie Jiaoyue.
What makes you think you can surpass him? What reason do you have to surpass him?
Isn't it enough that such a low-probability event happened to Xie Jiaoyue once? Does it have to happen a second time?
Absolutely impossible!
His last shred of reason stopped him from blurting out his true feelings.
If he were to actually say it in this situation, he would likely face a lot of ridicule.
This time, Chu Xingjin experienced what it means to be the only one sober when everyone else is drunk, and to be the only one pure when the world is muddy.
He was the only one who knew the truth, and he had an obligation to reveal it to everyone, rather than letting Xie Jiaoyue pave the way for herself and Feng Qianqian with money.
Isn't Xie Jiaoyue just like that? She used money to lure him, used money to pull strings at the clan school to get first place in the academic conference, and used money to win people's hearts and pave the way for Feng Qianqian.
Yes, Xie Jiaoyue has repeatedly defeated me, isn't it all because of money? If there were no money, how could Xie Jiaoyue have such a high cultivation level compared to others and get first place in the entrance examination? How could she have so many resources to support her to win first place in the research conference? And how could Feng Qianqian, who was originally just average, now become number one?
Ha, they all rely on spirit stones, damn rich people.
At this moment, Chu Xingjin once again achieved self-consistency in his mind. Just as he was about to reveal his astonishing discovery, a sudden pain shot through his neck, and everything went black.
He was knocked unconscious by Xie Jiaoyue with a flick of her wrist.
Xie Jiaoyue found Chu Xingjin dirty and refused to hug him, letting him fall at her feet. She stepped on him to prevent him from rolling around, but said affectionate words: "I'm sorry, Brother Chu was too agitated and lost his composure. Please forgive me."
Although the words remained the same, that kick seemed to carry a hint of grudge.
The system hastily reminded: [Host, be careful about your public image.]
The stark contrast between their actions and words raises the question: is this love or not...?
Xie Xinghui led the applause: "What is this? This is the true love of a big shot. Even if you've gone mad and fallen into the dust, he'll still call you 'brother' with utmost affection!"
That seems to make some sense?
Alright, then love! The love of the Moon Goddess is so great, never abandoning or giving up, so tolerant of even a madman less than herself, she is simply a living Guanyin.
He hit them, stomped on them, and made them feel good. He also said sweet words to maintain his status as their fiancée. He was thorough and considerate, and did a very good job.
The system kept detecting how people around Xie Jiaoyue viewed her and monitoring whether she was acting out of character. After a period of fluctuation, it actually stabilized.
Xie Jiaoyue explained to the system with a smug look: "You don't understand. Right now, I'm on top and Chu Xingjin is below. I have tons of fans in the clan academy. I can call a deer a horse and turn black into white; as long as it's not too outrageous, people will believe me."
Yes, the person who succeeds has more credibility. If Xie Jiaoyue were to accuse Chu Xingjin of cheating, some people might actually believe her.
But she's not like Chu Xingjin; she'd be in trouble if she said something like that.
It's truly pathetic that Chu Xingjin, as the protagonist of this world, has ended up in this state.
The next day, Xie Jiaoyue received a message from Xie Xinghui early in the morning. Chu Xingjin left a letter, left the clan school, and left Jinling City.
Oh, this.
In the story, Chu Xingjin also left, but not at this point in time. Instead, he left after he had used up all of Xie's resources.
The pretext was that he would return to repay the Xie family after establishing his own power. And indeed, he did repay them in the end, allowing Xie Jiaoyue to humbly serve as a maidservant by his side—truly the highest honor.
Thinking about it this way, Xie Jiaoyue felt that Chu Xingjin's departure made a lot of sense. On the surface, she had spent a lot of money on Chu Xingjin, but if you think about it carefully, Chu Xingjin had nothing to show for it except for eating a free meal at Fulai Restaurant and getting a qualification for a clan school.
The resources of the Xie family's eldest branch were not tilted towards Chu Xingjin. The treatment that the Xie family originally gave to Chu Xingjin was also given to Xie Jiaoyue in this life. She spent a year in the clan school and did not even obtain the qualification for the secret realm.
It can't be said that Chu Xingjin gained nothing at all, but it wasn't much, and it met the criteria for leaving to find the next source of resources.
Xie Jiaoyue was filled with worry. The main character was gone; how was she going to earn spirit stones now?
I'm afraid there won't be any small tasks left to use in the future, so I'll have to look for major plot points in the book to create opportunities for myself.
The recent major plot development that allows Chu Xingjin to acquire resources seems to involve her taking over an auction house? She might seriously consider whether to sell the auction house for fun.
Tell her to think about where that auction house is located. Oh right, it's in Yicheng.
Unfortunately, the Azure Kite Secret Realm they had been longing for was located in the central area of the four cities, with its entrance appearing randomly but not outside of these cities. This year, the entrance to the secret realm appeared within the territory of Yi City, and Commander Guo would be leading those who were qualified to Yi City.
Xie Jiaoyue thought she could probably guess where Chu Xingjin was going. Where else could he go but to Yicheng to try his luck?
Sure enough, the next day, Commander Guo announced that they would be heading to Yicheng in a few days.
At this time, in Yicheng.
The entire continent is divided into five regions: the Southwest Region, the Northwest Region, the Southeast Region, the Northeast Region, and the East Region.
Among them, the Eastern Region is the most prosperous and flourishing, with a large number of Celestial Families, making it almost a holy land in the eyes of cultivators. The Southwest Region, on the other hand, is remote and largely ignored. Although remote, it also has relatively powerful cities, with Yi City being the best among them and the leader of the Southwest Region.
The main residences of the Gongshi clan were all located here.
Their family also naturally had members who wanted to enter the Azure Iris Secret Realm, such as Gong Shiyu.
As a member of the Gongshi family, he had naturally heard of Xie Jiaoyue and some of the things she had done at the clan school, which showed the demeanor of the richest second-generation cultivator in Jinling City.
He scoffed at this, thinking it was just a show-off in an insignificant place like Jinling City. He knew that the few useless families in Jinling City couldn't even be considered noble families. He knew that Xie Jiaoyue had found a poor waiter to be her fiancé.
If Gong Shirao were truly wealthy enough to support Xie Jiaoyue's every whim, why would Xie Jiaoyue possibly choose such a fiancé?
The only explanation is that Xie Jiaoyue's actions were all fake, an act.
I've heard that Xie Jiaoyue is a cultivation vessel. If she's willing to serve him, I might as well give her some alms and let her see what a true cultivation family is all about.
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