Chen Si smiled so hard his eyes narrowed into slits. He personally escorted the person to the private room on the second floor, served them spiritual tea and fruits, and then stood beside them to introduce the series of treasures to be auctioned today, including the rare treasure—Dragon Marrow.
When used in medicine and made into pills, it can cleanse and refine one's constitution, enabling one's cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.
This was one of the five things that Liu Jinghong had asked Chen Si to keep an eye on.
Liu Jinghong was delighted and took out two pieces of Heavenly Spirit Jade from his mustard seed pouch, tossing them to Chen Si: "A reward!"
This is the highest-level currency in the Hidden God Continent: one Heavenly Spirit Jade can be exchanged for one hundred Earthly Spirit Jades. Next are Spirit Stones: one Earthly Spirit Jade can be exchanged for one hundred High-grade Spirit Stones, and one High-grade Spirit Stone can be exchanged for one hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones.
After expressing his gratitude profusely, Chen Si flattered them for a long time before happily retreating, even personally closing the door for them.
Seeing this, a man beside Liu Jinghong said, "Oh my, it's all thanks to Young Master Liu's influence. When we came here before, we didn't get such treatment from Boss Chen!"
Liu Jinghong glanced at him and laughed, "What are you being sarcastic about? Boss Chen is a businessman, and what I have in abundance is spirit stones. Who would want to mess with spirit stones?"
The boy was extremely fair-skinned, with a slight curve to his thin lips when he smiled. His peach blossom eyes shimmered like autumn water, seemingly affectionate, but upon closer inspection, one could sense that his emotions were extremely indifferent, even somewhat cold-hearted.
Liu Jinghong, the only son of the Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion, is nineteen years old and has reached the seventh level of Qi Refining.
The one who spoke just now was Liu Youcai, the son of the Grand Elder of the Pavilion. He was embarrassed by Liu Jinghong in front of everyone, and his expression was not good. After all, among these people, besides Liu Jinghong, he was the one with the most noble status.
The young men nearby quickly tried to smooth things over with laughter.
Liu Jinghong didn't mind and continued sipping her tea. Downstairs in the lobby, people were excitedly discussing today's auction list, but a discordant cry broke the noise and was hard to miss.
Liu Jinghong pushed open the window, leaned lazily against the window frame, and said, "Where did that crying come from? It's disturbing my ears."
His voice was soft, yet it reached every ear below with remarkable clarity.
The noise stopped abruptly, and everyone in the hall looked in the direction of the sound.
Upon seeing this, the weeping woman quickly broke free from the large hand gripping her arm and knelt down with a thud.
"Please, someone save my life!"
Yes, that's the guest in the number one room in the VIP section. Their status is so distinguished that their words can decide life and death.
Before Liu Jinghong could speak, a burly man stepped in front of the woman.
He cupped his hands in greeting to Liu Jinghong and said, "Young master, please don't listen to this foolish woman's nonsense. This woman is a concubine that I bought for a full five hundred low-grade spirit stones. Does a noble person like you like to meddle in such trivial matters?"
This burly man was already a Golden Core cultivator, so he could naturally see through Liu Jinghong's cultivation level at a glance. Apart from his superficial politeness, his words were full of contempt.
Liu Jinghong looked the big man up and down with great interest and said, "I don't want to meddle in other people's business today."
Upon hearing this, the burly man's face showed even more smugness, but Liu Jinghong continued unhurriedly, "But this woman has disturbed my enjoyment. Since you say she is yours, then you should apologize on her behalf."
The burly man's lips tightened: "What do you mean by this, young master?"
"I'm not one to force people. Seeing that you don't seem to have much money, I'll just offer you a cup of spiritual tea as a token of my appreciation."
Chen Si immediately popped his head out, his eyes sparkling as he looked at the big man: "A cup of spirit tea in my shop costs five hundred high-grade spirit stones. Will you pay directly or on credit?"
"..."
The burly man ignored him, glaring at Liu Jinghong through gritted teeth: "What if I didn't invite him?"
Liu Jinghong smiled without saying a word, and slapped her jade-bone fan into her palm. The next second, killing intent burst forth from all directions, pointing directly at the big man.
Before everyone knew it, the big man was surrounded by several Golden Core stage guards.
The burly man roared, "This is extortion! This is blackmail! Is there no law in Linxian Town?!"
"The law? In Linxian Town, I am the law." After saying this, the smile on Liu Jinghong's face faded, and he coldly uttered two words: "Beat him up."
In the next instant, several guards flashed in front of the burly man, their iron fists, as big as casserole dishes, aimed straight for his face. Clearly, they were very experienced in handling this kind of situation. The burly man couldn't even muster his spiritual energy; any attempt to do so was thwarted. In the end, he could only cry and beg for mercy: "I'll pay! I'll pay! I'll pay on credit!"
"Okay." Chen Si nodded with a smile. "Waiter, bring the best spiritual tea to room number one."
"Okay."
Liu Jinghong shook her fan and told the guards to leave.
The burly man dared not utter another sound, and the woman was finally able to tearfully recount her grievances.
It's another cliché story: the woman was given to the big man as payment for her parents' debts, and she pretended to be obedient and well-behaved for half a month before the big man lowered his guard.
The burly man was attending the Jubao Tower auction today, and the woman, using the excuse of wanting to see the world, begged him to come along so she could escape in the crowd. However, the burly man still discovered her and gave her a good beating; if she were taken back, she would most likely not survive.
Looking at the burly man sprawled on the ground, barely recognizable as a human, Liu Jinghong instructed his guards, "Give him five hundred high-grade spirit stones to redeem that woman. As for the rest, let him find a healer to treat her himself." Finally, he added, "Tell that woman not to come here to express her gratitude; I prefer peace and quiet."
Before she finished speaking, Liu Jinghong had already returned to her seat in the inner room, no longer paying attention to the whispers outside.
"Who is this? So arrogant."
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