Chapter 16 Auction House
Ning Mingmei: "The items in Xiaojinlou are of various types, however, the attendants lack certain sales skills. They just let us watch freely throughout the whole process. There was no anxiety about selling 'tight inventory', and no 200-20 activities. Xiaojinlou still has a lot of potential to be tapped."
System: "She said you smell good."
Ning Mingmei: "I sent Lin Heting to inquire about Wujian. It turned out to be a simple model of exchanging goods for money. It does not involve usury or lending by immortal sects. The world of immortal cultivation is far more primitive than I imagined."
System: "She said you smell good."
Ning Mingmei: "You said that the three realms in Yaochuan City are mixed. Are the exchange rates between the demon world and the devil world, and between the devil world and the cultivation world consistent? Is there a chance to reverse a few rounds and make a profit from the difference?"
Ning Mingmei was knocked to the ground by the system. System: "Adai, one of the 'female protagonists' of the original male protagonist, she said you smell good, she smelled a 'fragrance' on you! Don't you have any thoughts about her at all?"
Ning Mingmei pushed his glasses up: "He has not received nine years of compulsory education, has no academic enthusiasm, and has no scientific research potential. He is not worth mentioning."
...I'm not asking you to answer this!
Ning Mingmei's glasses flashed a cold light again: "Remind me of one thing: require new disciples to register for the seminar course on preventing sexual assault."
What are you talking about?
After returning to Chengyuan from Xiaojinlou, Ning Mingmei and others rested in the inn for the whole morning. Lin Heting and other disciples were all shocked by what happened yesterday, but when asked by their respective partners, they all strangely chose to keep their mouths shut.
The system also asked him: "It's already the sixth day, what are you going to do?"
Yu Niao and Zheng Yinshang are in danger. Ning Mingmei felt that five days of work had been in vain.
If the person really couldn't be found, how could he have the face to return to Qingji Sect? How could he have the face to face the people from Yanyun Tower and his disciples? How could he have the nerve to... uh, promote his academic work?
Ning Mingmei said: "Just wait and see what happens at noon today."
System: "Forget it, I should have only forced you to watch the male lead from the beginning."
And began to continue to figure out how to control Ning Mingmei.
After thinking about it, the system figured out that something was wrong: its original job was to urge Ning Mingmei to follow the male protagonist's path, but these past few days, it was actually the one that was urging Ning Mingmei all day long to help him complete the task that Ning Mingmei [invited himself].
system:……
I always feel like something is odd, but I can't figure out why.
And Ning Mingmei’s mission is really going to fail, right?
As a result, at noon, someone actually knocked on the door.
"Master." Lin Heting said with a strange expression, "The people from Xiaojinlou sent... an invitation. In the evening, they will send a car to pick us up."
Ning Mingmei asked: "Where are we going?"
Lin Heting said: "A place called 'Rebirth'."
A place no one has ever heard of. The same goes for the waiter in the shop. Ning Mingmei said: "Well, this time I finally found a place."
The hair on the back of Lin Heting's neck stood up. He said uncertainly: "Master?"
Is this Master’s plan?
Ning Mingmei said: "Academic intuition."
Today, Ning Mingmei still brought Lin Heting with him, but he left a letter for Lao Wu and the others. Chang Feichang also brought Mu Hanshan with him. In addition, Ning Mingmei, contrary to his usual practice, also called along the three disciples of Yanyun Tower. When Lu Youyu heard the news, his hand slipped and he dropped his beloved pipa to the ground.
She followed Song Mingke and the other man to Ning Mingmei's room, and uttered a few words of apology and thanks with a blushing face. As usual, Ning Mingmei asked everyone to wear ordinary robes and masks to conceal their identities.
Song Mingke said: "Elder Ning, is there anything else we need to pay attention to?"
Ning Mingmei said: "Follow me the whole time, don't say a single unnecessary word, don't do a single unnecessary thing."
As he said this, he glanced at Song Mingke.
Among the several masks, only Song Mingke's mask has a hollow top. The red mole on his forehead was revealed.
Ning Mingmei certainly didn't give the mask randomly.
"The guide is at the door." The waiter said respectfully, "Please follow me."
Ever since the few of them had been to the Xiaojin Tower, the waiter's attitude towards them had become more respectful. In the eyes of Lu Youyu and Fan Juntian, this scene made Ning Mingmei in front of them feel even more mysterious.
Lu Youyu: "I have always misunderstood Elder Ning. In places where we cannot see, Elder Ning must be planning and winning thousands of miles away."
Fan Juntian: "That's right, those eating, drinking and having fun must be a fake appearance revealed by Elder Ning!"
The two people's beliefs became more devout. Ning Mingmei glanced at the two of them and said to the system: "Lu Youyu and Fan Juntian have also been successfully inspired to pursue academic passion."
What the hell.
Ning Mingmei: "When we return to Qingji Sect, I will let them come to my laboratory to do academic work. They will work for me and Fang Wuyu will reimburse them. The hardest, most tiring and most repetitive work will be given to exchange students from other schools. It's time for them to experience the academic culture of other schools."
You probably just said it casually.
It’s just that once you get to the door, the experience isn’t so wonderful anymore. A purple dress flashed outside the door, the girl opened the curtain, and a silver bell-like voice floated into my ears: "Master Mei, long time no see."
Lin Heting understood his mentor's subtlety and spoke on behalf of Ning Mingmei: "Why are you here?"
The girl rolled her eyes and said, "After much thought, Ardes felt that her behavior yesterday was inappropriate. In order to make amends, she came here to play the role of host and take you all to a 'good place' to play."
She then said to Ning Mingmei, "Master Mei, please give A'dai this opportunity to atone for her crime."
The sound is sweet, like plum soup with dozens of rock sugar in midsummer.
The girl's actions were weird from beginning to end.
System: "Host, be careful."
Ning Mingmei: "It's just the early stage of the golden elixir."
The early stage of Jindan...wait, when did you learn to measure your cultivation level?
Ning Mingmei: "On the way back by car."
? ?
The more the system pondered, the more it felt that Ning Mingmei's learning progress was horrifying. Regarding the matter of cultivation, it only mentioned this once in the Xiaojin Tower, but Ning Mingmei had already filled in this knowledge point at noon the next day?
Even so, Ning Mingmei actually practiced under his master for seven whole years...
What on earth did Ning Mingmei go through?
While the system was thinking, Ning Mingmei and others had already boarded the carriage that came to pick them up. A'dai insisted on sitting with Ning Mingmei, and Ning Mingmei said he wanted to sit with Chang Feichang. Chang Feichang agreed after hearing this. Mu Hanshan stood beside him with his brows furrowed like bean curd sticks. Before getting on the car, he worriedly tied a cold-proof cloak for Chang Feichang.
System: “It’s too shameful to watch.”
Ning Mingmei commented: "Look, other mentors also let their apprentices do private work for them."
...Is this the appropriate reaction? ?
The two-person vehicle became a three-person vehicle, and Ning Mingmei even asked Chang Feichang to sit in the middle. After the carriage started moving, A'dai pouted and looked unhappy. Chang Feichang was calm and composed, still dozing off.
It was a good time for the three of them to soak in the water, no one was talking, and it was a good time for academic study. Ning Mingmei closed his eyes and continued to digest the classics.
In the past few days, Ning Mingmei has finished learning the six body techniques and one book of Dianxue, and now he has finally started learning the sword technique.
The bus took a long time to drive. After leaving Yaochuan City, it was still moving forward. Mu Hanshan, who was in another car, lifted the curtain and asked, "Are we heading to Yingcheng?"
He, Lin Heting and others all gripped the hilts of their swords tightly. Yaochuan City is located in a basin and is very prosperous. Outside Yaochuan City, you can see rolling mountains everywhere. Yingcheng is located between mountains and has many mines. The closer we get to Yingcheng, the higher up the mountain we go, making this stretch of road look very suspicious.
The driver chuckled twice: "Nervous?"
Mu Hanshan remained silent, his face full of frost. The driver said, "Little Immortal, there are many wonderful things in this world that you can't even imagine."
The carriage stopped in an open space. The disciples got off the car first, and all they saw before them was a barren mountain.
What are you doing here?
The silver bell girl jumped down from one end of the carriage first, her skirt fluttering like a purple butterfly. The butterfly floated to the other side of Ning Mingmei before it landed.
Lin Heting felt extremely angry as he watched the girls surrounding Ning Mingmei and asking him questions. The uglier the girl saw these people looked, the more she wanted to stick closer to Ning Mingmei.
Only Mu Hanshan was still asking the driver: "Where is the stuff?"
The driver smiled mysteriously: "Everyone, please follow me."
We followed the path and entered the cave. After walking a few hundred steps, the view suddenly opened up.
"Actually..." Song Mingke said softly.
There is a different world in this barren mountain.
The people of Yaochuan City actually hollowed out the interior of this barren mountain and turned it into a spiraling den of money.
Song Mingke was brought back to Yanyun Tower by the sect leader when he was a child and grew up there. Before he reached Dan stage, he rarely went out for training. Therefore, they are kept extremely clean and simple. Seeing the scene before him, he felt as if his breath was suffocated for a moment.
Lin Heting and Mu Hanshan were not much better. Only Ada stood on the front steps, bending down and looking at them with a smile.
"Master Mei, this is the most famous underground auction house in Yaochuan City, 'Rebirth'. It only welcomes the most knowledgeable guests and only sells the most interesting items." She said, "The auction will start in two hours, let's go."
After she finished speaking, she skipped down the stairs and took Ning Mingmei's arm.
The system's voice was sour: "The original heroine (one of them) really cares about you. Be careful and don't let her do anything."
Ning Mingmei only had one comment on this: "She's just a little sister."
But it is true. The system detected Ning Mingmei's mental reaction. Ning Mingmei's heart is as hard as a stone.
Ning Mingmei: "Compared to her, Chang Feichang is more interesting. He is not surprised at all to see the 'rebirth' in this desolate mountain. Speaking of which, Chang Feichang was the disciple of the previous Sword-wielding Elder. Compared to this inconspicuous ordinary elder now, he should have been the legitimate Sword-wielding Elder, right?"
Now it is Ning Mingmei's turn. Even so, he still killed the old friend for Ning Mingmei and silenced the "old friend".
What is Chang Feichang’s life story like?
The system was shocked. It glanced at Chang Feichang, and saw the young man in gray clothes was pulling Mu Hanshan's clothes and walking up.
He was simply too lazy to find the way and used his apprentice as a crutch.
Recalling the remaining descriptions of Chang Feichang that he had heard from the people of Qingji Sect. The disciple of the previous Sword-wielding Elder, he was extremely talented and had already formed a fetus when he was still a teenager. It’s a pity that due to something, his cultivation has stagnated since then.
Think again about the places Ning Mingmei mentioned along the way. Casinos, brothels, pawnshops...are all places that are despised by righteous people. I think Ning Mingmei should have some guesses about Chang Feichang's life experience.
A young genius who had struggled in the gloomy underground world hid his life story and entered the Qingji Sect. His light was dazzling, but God envied his talent and he died before he could reach the top, and he couldn't even become the new Sword-wielding Elder.
The system was speechless for a moment, and it said softly: "I didn't expect you to have some humanity. You will sympathize with him."
Ning Mingmei's eyes flashed coldly: "Chang Feichang has something on me, so I also have to have something on him, such as his background. This is an equal exchange of friendship."
system:……
It really was overthinking! How could Ning Mingmei have any humanity?
Ning Mingmei tried to push up his glasses, but found that he was not wearing them under the mask, so he just sighed: "Humanity? I am very humane. When Chang Feichang starts doing academic research, he won't be sad about his own death. Besides, Mu Hanshan is so obedient, he will get new happiness and sense of accomplishment from it."
You have to be kidding me.
"What is Mei Xianchang thinking about? Why isn't he talking to A'dai?"
The girl looked up at Ning Mingmei, as if she was dissatisfied with being ignored.
System: "I almost forgot that there is an important person here."
Ning Mingmei: "I'm surprised you're so close to me."
After all, she is one of Lian Chengyue's most crazy followers.
The girl smiled, with two dimples on her cheeks, looking innocent and harmless: "I like you, you smell good and you look pretty. Besides, you are not like those guys, a hypocritical and stinky Taoist priest."
Ning Mingmei said to the system: "Of course, I have no morals."
...You finally told the truth! !
The system actually sounded like tears of joy in Ning Mingmei's head. Ning Mingmei did not comment on this.
In fact, the servant who led the way was also secretly glancing at Ning Mingmei.
It was the first time he saw the eldest lady being so interested in someone. However, what attracted him more was Ning Mingmei's attitude.
Ning Mingmei has that kind of temperament: every moment when he stands there, walks there, or does something else, he makes people feel that it is natural and comfortable for him. It's not that it's natural for the young lady to stick to him, but for Ning Mingmei, whether the young lady is there or not, he always acts as if it's natural, mysterious and weird.
The person that everyone should look at should always be him, a man with a complex temperament.
Ning Mingmei reminded the attendant of a cat he saw on the wall when he was a child. The cat had a strong posture and seemed to be looking at him, yet not looking at him in the sunset. He was a dirty child, standing blankly under the broken wall, only seeing the cat's golden eyes, shining brightly in the twilight.
Ning Mingmei is like that cat.
Perhaps Ning Mingmei's temperament is one of the reasons why the young lady pursues him.
But what exactly is the “fragrance” that the young lady is talking about?
He is not like the eldest daughter, he is born with special talents that are unknown to others. He couldn't smell anything.
The "Rebirth" auction hall is divided into a hall where the public sits and private rooms on the rock wall where distinguished guests sit. After Ning Mingmei and others sat down in the private room, a deceased attendant served them tea.
Adai said: "The food in the afterlife is very different, all of it is the best, and the ingredients inside are not available outside."
The first rule for people who have studied abroad is to never eat food with special ingredients. Ning Mingmei subconsciously pushed up his glasses again, and then stared at the servant in front of him.
The attendant was a woman. Her appearance can only be described as pretty, but she has a unique soft and graceful charm, like water that can flow anywhere on the white sand.
He saw a mark on the attendant's wrist.
Ning Mingmei: "What is this mark?"
He asked the system.
System: "The mark of the furnace. Just now, you saw many servants in the private rooms along the way, right? Those servants were both male and female, but they were all furnaces."
A'dai saw Ning Mingmei staring at the woman's wrist, and her face showed an unhappy look as if her attention was taken away. Ning Mingmei asked her, "Did you secretly keep a furnace and cauldron in your past life?"
"So what?" A'dai pouted and said, "It's their luck to be able to serve in the afterlife. Those who are not qualified to stay in the afterlife, I don't know where they were sold to."
"Sell?" Ning Mingmei caught this word.
"Yes, wars break out frequently in all walks of life, and most of the victims are captives, slaves, or cauldrons of various races...it's the law of the jungle, it's just like that." Adai said leisurely.
Ada's interest suddenly became much less. She looked at Ning Mingmei, thinking that he would also say something like a righteous person.
But Ning Mingmei said, "How do we sell it? Just put it in a cage and put it on the table to auction it like meat?"
"What?" A'dai smiled, but there was no smile in her eyes. "Master Mei thinks it's too cruel, right?"
Ning Mingmei: "It's not worth the money if you sell it this way. It's like selling cabbages."
How can we do this without some hunger marketing?
The disciples sat far away from the two of them. Only Chang Feichang sat near the two of them. Ning Mingmei clearly heard that Chang Feichang seemed to be choked.
Ning Mingmei continued to look calm.
Ada finally laughed again, giggling, as if she was really happy. She said, "Of course not. Well... forget about disobedient slaves. Before the furnace tripod is sold, it will be displayed for seven days, also on this stage."
Ning Mingmei: "Oh - not today?"
Adai said, "Today is the auction day. It happens every ten days."
Performance, ten days. Yu Niao and Zheng Yinshang disappeared just seven days ago.
She added, "There is still an hour before the auction. I can secretly take you backstage to see the auction items. There is also a very special one inside."
Ning Mingmei asked: "How special is it?"
Adai said: "Bisexual."
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