Qian Renxue felt her small hand being gently kneaded in Ling Yun's palm, and he didn't let go for a long time, and then she heard him say those words.
She stared in astonishment at Ling Yun's handsome appearance, which was no less than Tang San's appearance after the Blue Silver Emperor awakened in the original novel.
She couldn't help but breathe rapidly, and her heart became restless. She was instantly attracted to this handsome and powerful person.
However, her modesty as a girl made her quickly withdraw her hand and lower her head, seemingly not daring to look at Ling Yun.
After the price rose to 65,000 gold soul coins, the number of families bidding decreased. Ning Fengzhi raised his hand and said indifferently,
"70,000 gold soul coins! My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is very interested in this treasure. No matter who raises the price, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will definitely accompany them." "
80,000 gold soul coins!" Yu Luomian bid again without hesitation.
"82,000 gold soul coins!" Ning Fengzhi continued to bid without changing his expression.
And so, the bidding continued until Yu Luomian called out 100,000 gold soul coins. He stood up and nodded slightly to Ning Fengzhi.
"Sect Master Ning, could you give this item to my clan? This item is very important to my Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly and hesitated before speaking.
"Wouldn't that be inappropriate? I am also very interested in this treasure. Even with the relationship between our two sects, I don't need to give it up, do I?"
"Sigh..." Yu Luomian sighed heavily, looking sad as he spoke to Ning Fengzhi.
"Sect Master Ning, would you please come with me?"
Ning Fengzhi frowned, then nodded, pausing the auction for two minutes, and followed Yu Luomian towards the door.
After about two or three minutes, Yu Luomian and Ning Fengzhi returned.
Yu Luomian was profusely thanking Ning Fengzhi, indicating that he had already compromised.
Ling Yun guessed that Yu Luomian must have told Ning Fengzhi about Yu Tianheng's death.
The three upper sects have always claimed to be closely allied, and now that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has suffered such a major setback, it's only natural that Ning Fengzhi, as a member of the three upper sects, would compromise.
Thus, Yu Luomian successfully spent 100,000 gold soul coins to acquire ownership of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.
When the auction house maid handed the Zhuge Divine Crossbow to him, Yu Luomian's eyes lit up as if he were looking at a priceless treasure.
He even imagined his family successfully replicating the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and the hidden arrow, wreaking havoc across the Star Luo Empire.
After the auction ended, the auction house manager brought a sweet-looking woman to Ling Yun and handed him a gold card.
The auction house manager smiled obsequiously at Ling Yun.
"Sir, these are your winnings from this auction. The three treasures totaled 170,000 Gold Soul Coins.
After deducting the 10% auction house fee and the 7,000 Gold Soul Coins spent on the Dragon Soul Grass, you have a total of 146,000 Gold Soul Coins left."
Ling Yun took the gold card from the sweet woman's hand, his heart pounding with joy.
However, he then frowned, feeling that something was amiss with the amount.
He remembered that the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, the Royal Family, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School
all possessed the highest-level VIP black card, granting them a 70% discount on items auctioned in this auction house.
In other words, their actual total bid should have been 119,000 Gold Soul Coins. How could there be so much more money?
He explained his doubts to the auction house manager, whose burly face broke into a wide laugh.
"What you say is indeed correct, but the 30% price difference will naturally be covered by our auction house.
Otherwise, if we took other people's money to offer discounts to ourselves, how could our auction house survive?
Even if we lose money ourselves, we can't let the sellers lose money, otherwise who would sell here?"
Ling Yun suddenly understood. It made perfect sense. If the auction house used other people's losses to advertise itself, it
probably wouldn't be able to stay in business. However, Ling Yun was a little curious. Wouldn't the auction house lose money this way?
Seemingly noticing Ling Yun's doubt, the auction house manager explained,
"Do you think that top-tier VIP black card is so easy to obtain? In the hundreds of years since our auction house was founded,
no more than ten people have been able to obtain such a top-tier VIP black card. Apart from you, who was directly gifted to us by me,
all the others possessed distinguished statuses and had spent over ten million gold soul coins in our store. Do you understand the prestige of this card now?"
In over a hundred years, no more than ten people have possessed it. Ling Yun couldn't help but gasp. No wonder the auction house wasn't afraid of losing money.
Ling Yun nodded, and readily put the gold card into his storage space.
Now that the auction was over and he had the money, it was time to leave.
Ling Yun turned his gaze to Qian Renxue and spoke to her in a friendly tone,
"Your Highness, are you going to the palace or back to your residence?"
Qian Renxue gently stroked the puppet snow ferret in her arms, smiling serenely.
"My little ferret and I are going back to the Crown Prince's residence. If you're interested, you're welcome to visit."
Ling Yun thought for a moment and then declined directly.
"I have other matters to attend to, so I won't be visiting today. Please tell Little Mink that I'll come to see him another day after he wakes up."
After saying this, Ling Yun turned and left, not noticing the hint of disappointment in Qian Renxue's eyes.
Perhaps because he had wooed Bibi Dong, Ling Yun now felt a sense of embarrassment when facing Qian Renxue alone.
Especially when he thought about meeting both Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong at the same time in the future, he felt incredibly awkward.
He used to really hope to hold both Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, mother and daughter, in his arms at the same time, but now he didn't dare to look forward to it.
...Sigh, isn't this awkward? Maybe when that time really comes, everything will fall apart.
Qian Renxue watched Ling Yun's departing figure, puffing out her cheeks, looking somewhat angry.
This jerk flirted with her but didn't pursue her, which infuriated her so much that she gave the puppet snow ferret in her arms a good thrashing, leaving the puppet snow ferret completely bewildered.
After leaving the auction house, Ling Yun immediately hailed a carriage and headed towards Shrek Academy.
It took about twenty minutes for the carriage to arrive at the gate of Shrek Academy.
As soon as he alighted, he saw a woman in her early twenties, wearing white high heels and a curvaceous figure, dressed in a shimmering blue court dress, being stopped by the guards outside the academy.
Ling Yun raised an eyebrow. Wasn't this Tang Yuehua, Tang San's aunt? Why was she suddenly at the academy?
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