Chapter 106 Dihong Villa
The number of people on the upper two floors of Liuxian Tower has dropped sharply, and there are even cultivators in the out-of-body stage. Unlike the group of young cultivators downstairs, there are more respected elders from aristocratic families here. Thinking about the items I just saw in the auction book, it is normal.
The main item this time is a top-grade robe, which is of little use to ordinary young monks.
There are also various high-level elixirs for longevity, various high-level magical instruments and treasures. Below they can be priced in units of hundreds, but here they can only be priced in thousands or even tens of thousands.
Otherwise, why do people say that as long as you live longer, inflation will become more and more serious?
However, the main reason I came up here was because of a special item - a clue about the "Fangtian Secret Realm". This clue was only auctioned to three people, and it was a blind auction. No one knew the bids of others. There were three bids, and the top three bidders would get this clue and a special token. The rest of the people would not know who won the bid.
That token can be used to enter the Fangtian Secret Realm in advance when it appears.
The Fangtian Secret Realm is the only ancient secret realm that may have appeared in the past eight hundred years. It was last opened five hundred years ago. Ling Ye had previously deduced the way of heaven and said that there were signs of it opening again this year, but I didn't expect to see it here.
And among the various panaceas there might be one that is suitable for Liu Yuan.
So I must get this clue.
The little boy from Liuxianlou took him to a closed private room. In addition to the tea, fruit plate and auction book, there was also a bidding machine. Through the magic circle in front, he could see the auction items and the auction site.
Probably everyone came with their own purpose, so every magic weapon was photographed extremely quickly.
"Now we will begin the blind bidding phase of this auction - the Fangtian Secret Realm Special Order."
After showing the three sword shapes, three boxes appeared in front of me. I needed to use spiritual power to carve my three bids on them. Based on the bids made by the people before me, I was not sure whether I would win.
How come this is as troublesome as bidding when I was a boss?
Is there any prop that can let me cheat a little bit——
[The Eye of Truth! Your good helper for home and travel——]
Can the "Eye of Truth" be used like this?
[What are you talking about? This is a tool for the law of causality!]
OK.
Then I found that I could see what was happening in other boxes.
——There were only about thirty people attending the auction, and only half of them wanted this clue.
Very good. Perhaps the feedback from the "True Eye" varies according to my needs. Now I can clearly see everyone's bid.
There are still too many wealthy people in the world of cultivation—
Then I looked at their prices and filled in my own price.
Only one price is one hundred spirit stones more than the third place.
Even so, the price is more than 50,000 spirit stones.
I've spent almost half of my fortune.
Then, after everyone submitted their information, it took a quarter of an hour to review it. Then, a jade box appeared in front of me, which was where my auction money was placed.
Got it.
That jade box was also a storage magic tool - it could hold at least 50,000 spirit stones without any pressure. And just after I put them in, the jade box closed immediately, and then the whole box disappeared quickly, and then an emerald green jade token appeared on the tray where the jade box was placed.
It is the secret order from Fangtian Secret Realm.
After I picked up the secret order, it emitted a burst of light and then turned into a stream of light along my forehead and entered my body.
A lot of information about Fangtian Secret Realm appeared in my mind, as well as the time when Fangtian Secret Realm appeared.
...It's so reliable! Doesn't this completely eliminate the possibility of someone killing you and stealing your treasure?
After all, binding personal information on the spot is not considered a strong real-name system.
The following items had nothing to do with me, but for safety reasons, I waited until everything was auctioned before leaving the box. I calmly glanced at the other two people I had photographed, one was in the distraction stage and the other was in the out-of-body stage, and they didn't look very old.
Sure enough, anyone who wants to go to the Fangtian Secret Realm has to look for an opportunity.
The world of cultivation mainly plays one volume.
I have gained something from this trip to Liuxian Tower, so I can say that I owe Ye Qinghui a favor - if he hadn't reminded me, I might not have come so early, and I would probably have missed this thing.
…
On the second day, the gathering of the noble families began, and most of the invited guests had already gone to their destination this time - Dihong Villa.
It is a villa of the Xuanyuan family that is specially used to entertain guests, and it is not usually opened easily.
I changed into my new robes. After all, I was going out on behalf of Ling Ye, so I couldn't wear the usual casual black, white and gray Taoist robes.
I will be staying in Dihong Villa for the next three days, and I don’t know what will happen - based on my experience, there will always be some unexpected events.
Especially when Liu Hong will also be there.
...After all, at least on the surface, the good and evil sides have not yet reached a state of peaceful coexistence. It’s just that the aristocratic families are not as particular about this as the righteous sides.
【Host, you are so open-minded.】
Haha, I am no longer the same person I used to be. My psychological endurance is now terrifyingly strong.
Then I found myself terribly conspicuous.
——Looking around, I am the only one who is truly alone among all the people who come here, and I have nothing in my hands.
The others all brought their attendants and fellow disciples with them.
What’s more, the invitation letter I took out was red.
I was a person formally invited by the Xuanyuan family. Even if I came on behalf of Ling Ye, not many people could get the red invitation letter. This resulted in almost everyone looking at me before I entered the door.
"Immortal Lord Lingye's disciple, Immortal Liuluan, right? Please come this way."
After reading my invitation, the servant who greeted me at the door immediately arranged for someone to lead the way for me. His voice was not loud, but the people around him were all sharp-eyed and sharp-eared cultivators. Almost the moment Ling Ye's name appeared, everyone looked at me.
Once again, I was shocked by Ling Ye's fame.
I also found out why Ling Ye didn't come.
The homebody master hates socializing the most.
I followed the servant into the villa with an expressionless face. After about half an incense stick of time, he brought me to a small courtyard. "Master Liuluan, you will stay here for the next three days. My name is Zhutao, and this is my sound transmission talisman. If you need anything, just call me directly."
He handed me a metal plate.
"The head of the family will host a welcoming reception for all of you tonight. Before then, you can freely walk around the manor and explore. If you're interested, you can also go to the other courtyard to drink tea, listen to music, and discuss with other adults."
"If there is nothing else, I will not disturb you and will take my leave."
He saluted me, then turned and left without hesitation.
I looked at the surrounding decoration. That's why people say that the Xuanyuan family is rich. The guest rooms all have independent courtyards.
...But I think this is also the special feature of the red invitation.
And I always feel that his attitude towards me is weird. This Zhu Tao has the cultivation level of Yuanying. I don’t believe that such a Yuanying is just an ordinary servant in the Xuanyuan family.
It was probably the kind of thing where they came to observe whether I could become a qualified member of the Xuanyuan family, whether they could reap the benefits and then report my every move to the Xuanyuan family. If I was qualified, they would recognize me, if not, they would not recognize me.
[…I have to say, you're really good at coming up with conspiracy theories.]
It’s so funny, I’m already a veteran actor.
Humph, no matter what kind of development it is, I can handle it with ease.
…
"Young Master—you finally showed up—you look exactly like the Madam!!!"
No one told me that this kind of scene would happen???
The promised silent test, the repetitive provocations, the frantic slapping of my face in the pursuit of recognition until they said sorry with a heavy face—how come none of these happened???
Who is this auntie who is crying while hugging my waist?!
Everyone's looking at this—
I can hardly keep up my poker face!
[That's why I said you're very skilled at conspiracy theories.]
You knew it a long time ago, right? You were waiting for me here, right?
"This... Madam," I tried with some difficulty to pry open the hand that was holding my waist, but I didn't dare to use too much force because it was obvious that this aunt was only at the foundation-building stage, and I was afraid of accidentally breaking her hand. "Do you think you recognized the wrong person?"
My voice was struggling, and because this was the villa that Zhu Tao mentioned, there were quite a few people around.
Most people were watching this rare scene.
I never thought that one day I would become a melon myself.
"No, young master, I can't possibly recognize you wrongly. You look exactly like my wife. Even if the master came, I wouldn't make a mistake!"
I don't even want to delve into who the master and madam are that she's talking about.
Aren't you guys the villains? Is this part of your plan?
I silently used some spiritual power, and the water flowed along my fingertips and wrapped around her hand, gently wrapping her hand, and then pulled her whole body away.
"I'm sorry, I don't know you. My name is Liuluan, and I'm the first disciple of Lingye Immortal Lord—" I looked at her with a stern gaze, "If you insist on pestering me, I'll have to consider whether the Xuanyuan family has something against my Chongguang Sect."
My voice was blunt, just to scare the idiot first.
Like I said before, the only mother I recognize is Liu Yuan, and I came here to explore the mystery of my life just for the mission and the plot. I have no interest in returning to the Xuanyuan family.
——This kind of big family is full of troubles. Just look at Brother Bai Jin yesterday and Auntie today. It’s probably because of internal family reasons that Liu Hong and I were directly abandoned.
I have nothing to do with this place after I complete the mission, so there is no need to have too much contact with it.
As I finished speaking, the servants around me appeared and saluted me, then pulled the aunt away. I glanced around and everyone avoided looking at me. I sat back in my seat and started drinking tea.
As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.
"Daoyou Liuluan is truly interesting."
A familiar voice sounded beside me, and I looked and saw it was Ye Qinghui.
Ye Yingying also followed behind him and winked at me.
The two of them sat down next to me and poured themselves a cup of tea.
"Big Brother, what happened just now?"
Ye Yingying asked in a low voice. Her gossipy look made my eyebrows twitch slightly, and I poked her forehead with a finger.
"How can you be so gossipy at such a young age?" I took a sip of tea. "I don't know where this person came from, but he must be trying to blackmail me."
I brushed it off for a second and quickly changed the subject, "It's only been one day, have you improved your cultivation?"
Ye Yingying's cultivation level was not at this level the day before, but today she is one step closer to the Nascent Soul stage.
Then I watched her pout and look miserable, "Big Brother, please take me away, my big brother is too scary——"
Before he could finish his words, Ye Qinghui, who was silent next to him, hit him on the head.
"I worked so hard to cleanse your tendons, marrow, and meridians, but in your mouth, you turned me into something terrifying."
"You told me yesterday that your senior brother was so abominable for forcing you to memorize the book."
Very good, Ye Yingying, you offended two people directly.
I smiled and glanced at Ye Yingying, then reached a consensus with Ye Qinghui, "Yingying, I'll report to the headmaster when I get back. You will train with me for two years."
Ye Yingying stiffened.
"Very good. It is a blessing for our Ye family that Yingying has Daoist Fellow Liu Luan watching over her."
Then we exchanged pleasantries in a friendly manner, and no one around looked at us without noticing anything.
"Thank you, Brother Ye, for helping me out," I quietly thanked Ye Qinghui as we were about to head to the main hall. "I owe you one more favor."
He waved his hand, "It's just a small favor. You've taken good care of my sister, and you're a young talent. I'm just making some investments. There's no need to do this."
"If you're in trouble, feel free to come find me. While we can't compare to the Xuanyuan family, who have such a large network of support, my Ye family is no small family either." He looked at me with sincerity. "You and I hit it off right away. I hope you won't despise me."
“No, no…”
Wait a minute, Tong, I don't have any "heartthrob" effect on me right now, right?
[No——Can’t you trust your own personal charm? ? ]
[You have both a strong background and talent, so it's only natural that they'd want to make friends with you! Isn't this just like meeting clients when you were a boss?!]
[…Tong, you forgot that when Xiaoyu was the boss, half of his clients wanted to sleep with her.]
【……】
See, it's not my problem, is it?
[It's ABO's fault!! This isn't the world of those who are obsessed with love!!!]
…
"Welcome everyone to my Dihong Villa—"
"In addition to entertaining you all today, I also have a piece of good news to tell you."
The head of the Xuanyuan family, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at me, and the Mahayana cultivator locked his eyes on me directly.
A bad premonition emerged.
"That is, I found my biological son who had been missing for over twenty years. He is also my wife's posthumous child. Coincidentally, he was also invited to this gathering—"
Is it too late for me to dig a hole and run away now?
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