Chapter 16 Auction Part Two
After Yu Ronglan finished speaking, she turned and left.
Su Yu and Hua Xian naturally followed.
If we're talking about families with a stronger connection to the Yu family, it's naturally the Hua family, but Yu Ronglan emphasized "you all" just now, which clearly includes Su Yu as well.
Since he came to Liuhua City and stayed at the Hua family's residence, he has always kept a low profile. Judging from this, it's probably because he's been too close to Hua Xian that he's been under close scrutiny.
Hua Xian whispered to Yu Ronglan, "What news?"
"Can you give me a heads-up?"
"Could it be one of those rumors about how Ah Jiu and I met? I've heard several versions of it before."
"Let me tell you, this kind of news doesn't count."
Yu Ronglan pursed her lips and remained silent, her walk gradually becoming a brisk stride.
Su Yu followed slowly at the back. For some reason, when he saw Yu Ronglan finish speaking and leave, just like when he had seen Hua Xian's arrogant attitude many times before, he felt a strong sense of displeasure and resentment rising in his heart.
It's as if they feel they've been greatly offended.
He wasn't like this before.
However, the system did mention before that his Moon Demon bloodline was quite powerful. His current state was probably influenced by it, giving him an arrogant attitude that everyone below him was an ant.
Su Yu felt the faint sense of arrogance emanating from her bloodline and thought to herself, "I guess I was too hasty in digesting the Moon Demon bloodline after awakening. I'm having some indigestion. I should be able to return to normal in a while."
The two demons ahead were making a lively scene, almost like they were racing.
However, the road around Yu Ronglan went further and further away after reaching the basement level, and gradually no pedestrians passed by them anymore. This did not seem like they were looking for a quiet place to have a detailed talk with them.
They had entered a dimly lit corridor.
As we got closer to our destination, we could roughly see the warehouse gate and the two guards standing beside it.
Su Yu knew why Yu Ronglan had brought them here; it was mainly because she was interested in Hua Xian's identity.
"Hua Xian, those purple cloud pines aren't anything special. Let's go back first."
Naive and innocent, Yu Ronglan did it on purpose.
If anything happens here, it will definitely cause trouble for the Hua family.
Hua Xian turned to look at Su Yu with some surprise, but still prepared to cooperate and agree.
“Young Master Ajiu, you can’t say that,” Yu Ronglan turned around and interrupted Hua Xian. “The purple cloud pine in this storeroom is an extremely rare and precious item.”
"Besides, there are plenty of things in the storeroom; perhaps there's something Young Master Ajiu will like?"
"My information is quite important, and it's closely related to both of you. Are you sure you don't want to know?"
Ugh... I'm so annoyed.
Su Yu stared for a while at Yu Ronglan, who appeared calm but whose hands were actually clenched into fists behind her back.
She stared intently as fine beads of cold sweat gradually appeared on his forehead.
He needed a plausible excuse to enter as his current attendant.
Taking the young master and distinguished guests of the Hua family inside to see the treasures that interest them is the most suitable reason he can choose.
Seeing this, Su Yu finally managed a brief smile and said, "I hope it's true as you say."
This is terrible; he's finding fault with everything he sees now.
Su Yu silently licked her canine teeth with the tip of her tongue, hoping that the system was right and that things would improve after the first full moon.
This so-called Moon Demon Bloodline actually has a connection to the moon.
The full moon in the Demon Realm this year passed before he awakened his bloodline, and the next one will be a long time coming.
Unaware of why Young Master Ajiu's aura had become somber, Yu Ronglan was only relieved that he had finally agreed.
He had previously seen that Young Master Ajiu followed Young Master Hua without saying much, and he genuinely believed, as the rumors suggested, that this Ajiu, whose origins were unknown, was a study companion that the Hua family had found for Hua Xian, and that he would act on Hua Xian's orders. Now it seemed that this guy was clearly very powerful, and he felt a chill when he was being stared at by him.
He had an equal relationship with Hua Xian of the Hua family; otherwise, he wouldn't have suddenly decided to go back. The Hua family's young master, who had quite a temper, readily agreed.
Fortunately, he didn't forget about him when he used the message to lure the demon.
However, a powerful demon like Ajiu probably wouldn't have a very good relationship with the innocent young master of the Hua family.
Yu Ronglan took a deep breath, straightened her expression, and quickened her pace toward the two guards.
Learning from the mannerisms of some servants he had seen who took pride in currying favor with important figures, he raised his head and said arrogantly to the two guards, "Young Master Hua and your distinguished guests have come to see our Purple Cloud Pine. Why don't you open the door!"
The two guards didn't make a move for a moment, until one of them spotted the demon slowly following behind. He didn't recognize one of them, but the other was none other than the famous Young Master Hua.
The guard immediately gave another guard a look, softening his expression as he said, "We'll open it right away, we'll open it right away."
"Young Master Hua, please come over here and write your name. According to the rules, we need to record the demons that have entered the warehouse."
The guard, seemingly afraid that Hua Xian might get impatient, explained to him gently.
"We are just following the rules, please forgive us, Young Master Hua."
Hua Xian casually agreed and signed the document in a cooperative manner.
After the guards checked, they immediately opened the door and let them into the warehouse. They didn't close the door immediately, but left it a crack to prevent accidentally locking the demon inside.
Yu Ronglan came in last, glanced through the crack and said, "The Purple Cloud Pine is located quite far inside, please follow me."
He walked ahead and led the way, seemingly very familiar with the place.
The warehouse has rows of shelves, with large items at the bottom and small items at the top, and the more valuable the goods are placed further back.
Yu Ronglan seemed to have a very clear goal, heading straight for the innermost right side.
This place is mostly filled with precious magical plants, including the Purple Cloud Pine.
It resembles a pine tree in shape, but is short and shrub-like in stature, with needle-like leaves that shimmer with a soft purple light.
There are four or five purple pine trees here, but one of them stands out in particular for its radiant beauty.
A hand reached out to touch it: "It looks good, I really want this one."
With a "snap".
Yu Ronglan, expressionless, slapped down Hua Xian's hand that couldn't help but approach.
"Ouch!" Hua Xian snapped back to reality, touched her hand with a pained expression, and couldn't help but complain, "What's wrong with me touching it?"
Yu Ronglan coldly said, "Go ahead and try to become trash if you want."
Hua Xian withdrew her hand: "If you don't want to touch it, then don't."
Su Yu took a closer look and said, "Is it poisonous? Is this purple cloud pine related to your information?"
Yu Ronglan nodded, somewhat relieved that there was still someone reliable.
He began to speak slowly.
It turns out that the even more beautiful Purple Cloud Pine was specially prepared by the Yu family for the Hua family, intended as a gift to celebrate the successful conclusion of this round of auctions. Of course, there was also another magical plant specifically for the Jin family.
All three families in Liuhua City are involved in the magical plant business. If they see a rare, beautiful, or exceptionally well-grown magical plant and have the means to acquire it, they generally can't resist bringing it back. Naturally, they won't refuse rare magical plants that are offered to them.
Not to mention, the magical plant that the Yu family gave away was exactly what the other two families lacked.
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