Chapter 130 – Seeing All Women as Enemies

When the Breath Concealment Pendant appeared, Ye Yu knew immediately: this was exactly what he had come to buy.

However, to others, this item wasn’t very valuable.

The cultivators sitting in the open area couldn’t help but complain.

“A thing that can conceal one’s aura, and it’s considered a high-grade artifact? That seems a bit extravagant, doesn’t it?”

“Yeah, and it can conceal demonic energy too. We have no use for that.”

“Stop talking so much, just give us a bid!”

“…”

The lukewarm response from the rogue cultivators made the auctioneer, Cui Haimei, stiffen.

She cautiously said, “The starting price for this item is one hundred high-grade spirit stones!”

Hearing this price, many people in the crowd went crazy.

One hundred high-grade spirit stones converted to ten thousand low-grade spirit stones.

This price is enough to buy an offensive or defensive artifact.

Just for a concealment artifact, it seemed a bit of a waste.

So, everyone thought the price was quite high.

And Cui Haimei’s smile grew strained.

At this moment, the communication stone outside a private room lit up.

A deep voice sounded.

“I’ll take it for one hundred high-grade spirit stones!”

Hearing someone actively offer, Ye Yu immediately asked Liang Yu how to bid?

She pointed to the communication stone on the table: “You can infuse it with spirit energy and speak through it. It will automatically alter your voice.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Yu quickly infused the communication stone with his voice.

He decisively said, “Two hundred high-grade spirit stones.”

When this voice echoed, the entire room fell silent.

People had seen price increases, but they had never seen such a direct doubling of the bid.

Everyone turned to look toward Ye Yu’s room.

Big brother, do you really not know what an auction is?

Usually, bids increase by 5 spirit stones. You’re coming in with a hundred.

What’s the point? Do you think spirit stones are blowing in from the wind? Don’t you need money?

Not just them, even Liang Yu was quite surprised.

“That’s one hundred high-grade spirit stones. This artifact clearly isn’t worth that price!”

Ye Yu responded, “It doesn’t matter. I’m too lazy to haggle with them.”

In truth, this was indeed Ye Yu’s first auction.

But even if you have never eaten pork, at least you’ve seen pigs running.

On Earth, Ye Yu had watched plenty of auction videos.

Gradually pushing the price higher and higher, eventually reaching an extremely high level.

Rather than doing so, it was better to make a decisive offer, directly presenting a price that surpassed the opponent’s psychological threshold.

That way, there would be no need for the opponent to struggle and haggle.

This method would be more economical than dragging it out.

Moreover, even if the opponent was a major client with plenty of spirit stones, Ye Yu was not afraid at all.

As long as the opponent dared to counterbid, he would dare to double the next price!

Determined to destroy the opponent’s psychological price point as quickly as possible.

Seeing Ye Yu act this way, Liang Yu couldn’t help but feel a bit dazed.

It was as if she was transported back to the dream realm. The Ye Yu from back then was just as dominant.

Only, in the dream, it was for Ruan Lianyue.

And this time, it was for the half-demon saintess Yun Roumu.

Liang Yu tightened her grip slightly. She said seriously , “Promise me, if you ever develop feelings for that half-demon senior sister, you must tell me in advance.”

“So I can mentally prepare!”

Ye Yu, feeling the warmth from her arm, replied with a strange expression, “Why do you always see Yun Roumu as a rival? I’ve said it before, my relationship with her is only that of senior and junior.”

Liang Yu remained silent.

In her heart, she had long since considered all women as potential rivals.

And the greatest rival, Ruan Lianyue, was also within this auction house.

Meanwhile.

In a hidden private room, a voluptuous woman stood, frowning deeply at the price of two hundred high-grade spirit stones.

She stared intently at Ye Yu’s private room.

Who exactly is this person?

Why is he competing for this artifact?

Thinking about the empty space in her storage ring and the two hundred high-grade spirit stones, she had no choice but to give up on bidding.

Although this artifact was extremely important to her, she could only accept it.

If no artifact to conceal demonic energy appeared next, she might have to resort to desperate measures and start stealing!

However, identifying the buyer was the biggest problem.

To be honest, the Cui family’s confidentiality measures were indeed impressive.

Even she felt a sense of helplessness.

On the other side, Ruan Lianyue glanced curiously at Ye Yu’s private room.

But she said nothing.

She just took out a scroll from her storage ring and held it in her arms.

On the stage.

The auctioneer, Cui Haimei, saw that no one had placed a bid within three breaths.

She immediately finalized the sale.

Pointing to Ye Yu’s private room, “Congratulations to this fellow Daoist for securing the Concealment Pendant. A Cui family guard will deliver it to you shortly!”

Behind the stage, a man with a delicate face showed a hint of a smile.

This man was Cui Mingzhe, the young master of the Cui family!

He was also quite surprised that the Concealment Pendant had fetched such a high price.

Moreover, someone who casually offered two hundred high-grade spirit stones was certainly no ordinary person.

Out of curiosity, Cui Mingzhe waved to summon his personal guard, Liu Sanjun.

“Take the Concealment Pendant to the buyer yourself. Find out who they really are.”

Liu Sanjun nodded slightly.

Then his figure vanished in an instant.

Two breaths later, he appeared outside Ye Yu’s door.

He gently knocked.

“Fellow Daoist, I am a member of the Cui family!”

Liang Yu took the initiative to step forward, opening the door.

She carefully looked outside.

Seeing that Liu Sanjun was alone with the Concealment Pendant, she finally felt relieved, inviting him into the private room.

After inspecting the Concealment Pendant and confirming its authenticity, she nodded lightly at Ye Yu.

To be honest, Liang Yu didn’t have that many high-grade spirit stones.

Furthermore, even if she did, Liang Yu would be reluctant to spend so many spirit stones on Yun Roumu.

Of course, if it were for Ye Yu, that would be a different matter!

Ye Yu readily handed over two hundred high-grade spirit stones.

Liu Sanjun made no further fuss. He glanced at the room and then turned to leave.

He soon returned to Cui Mingzhe’s side.

In a low voice, he said, “Young Master, the person who bought the Concealment Pendant is a stranger. He seems to be at the Nascent Soul stage.”

“But the woman accompanying him appears to be named Liang Yu. It’s rumored that she is a cultivator in the Integration realm.”

“She has visited here a few times before.”

Cui Mingzhe frowned.

A Nascent Soul cultivator, casually offering two hundred high-grade spirit stones. Such a substantial sum.

It must be from a direct descendant of a cultivation family or a young master of a sect.

Cui Mingzhe said nothing more and looked back at the stage.

Meanwhile, Ye Yu and Liang Yu, having received the Concealment Pendant, immediately stood up and prepared to leave.

After all, their visit had been solely for this item.

They hadn’t expected it to go so smoothly.

In hindsight, it made sense. Under the influence of order, the power of wealth is infinitely amplified. Winning the Concealment Pendant was to be expected.

However, the moment Liang Yu opened the door, Cui Haimei’s announcement made them both come to a sudden halt.

“Fellow Daoists, I have an important announcement.”

“The next auction item is a top-grade spiritual artifact!”

Chapter 131 – The Number One Enemy Appears

Although Cui Haimei, the exclusive auctioneer for the Cui family, had auctioned countless treasures, an item like a high-grade spiritual artifact was truly a first for her.

Before this, high-grade artifacts had been the pinnacle of her auctions.

High-grade spiritual artifacts?

In her three hundred years of life, she had never even seen one.

In Cui Haimei’s impression, spiritual artifacts were supposed to be in the hands of cultivators at the Tribulation Crossing stage or above.

How could they be auctioned off like this?

And to top it off, someone had specifically requested a special auction spot for it!

Behind the stage, Cui Mingzhe, the young master of the Cui family, suddenly stood up.

He quickly asked, “What’s going on?”

As the person responsible for this auction, Cui Mingzhe had no idea that a high-grade spiritual artifact would be up for bid today.

If he had known, at the very least, it would have been promoted for decades beforehand.

Only then could it attract those high-level cultivators to compete.

But now, the auction of a high-grade spiritual artifact was being handled so haphazardly.

It seemed like such a waste!

Soon, a Cui family guard approached.

Kneeling on one knee, he reported, “Young Master, according to the rules, the next auction item was supposed to be a pill.”

“But a distinguished guest in the private room insisted on auctioning a high-grade spiritual artifact immediately. Otherwise, they would not sell it.”

“So, Miss Cui took the initiative to start the auction!”

Upon hearing this, Cui Mingzhe stomped his foot angrily.

Have people’s tempers become so volatile these days?

A high-grade spiritual artifact—at the very least, it should have been the main attraction.

It could have brought a lot of prestige to the Dragon Slaying Bay.

Whatever.

One who possesses a high-grade spiritual artifact must have a mindset beyond their imagination.

Cui Mingzhe waved his hand slightly, indicating for the guard to leave.

He then made a silent decision in his mind.

Regardless of how many spirit stones this high-grade spiritual artifact would cost, the Cui family must acquire it.

With some maneuvering, they could definitely make a lot more spirit stones!

On the other side, Ye Yu and Liang Yu were also very curious.

A high-grade spiritual artifact was definitely worth seeing.

So Ye Yu pulled Liang Yu back to their seats.

“It’s not like we’re in a hurry. Let’s see what this spiritual artifact is all about!”

Liang Yu pondered for a moment and did not stop him.

A high-grade spiritual artifact’s benefits to cultivators were immense.

If it were a defensive spiritual artifact, Liang Yu would definitely suggest that Ye Yu buy it.

After all, only when he is safe would she truly feel at ease.

But Liang Yu could never have imagined, how soon she would come to deeply regret this decision!

On the stage, Cui Haimei spoke softly, “Fellow Daoists, due to the special nature of this auction item, the owner of this high-grade spiritual artifact intends to personally conduct the auction.”

“Please give her a warm welcome!”

The next moment, Ruan Lianyue’s figure descended from above, gently landing on the stage.

Her appearance caused an uproar among everyone present.

They couldn’t help but marvel at her beauty.

“Never thought there would be such an exquisite fairy in the world.”

“Indeed, and she possesses a high-grade spiritual artifact. It’s truly enviable.”

“I wonder if this fairy has someone she loves. If not, I might give it a try.”

“Shut up. With your toad-like appearance, you still dream of eating swan meat? Go dream on!”

…

The discussions below were endless.

Ye Yu was completely oblivious to them.

Looking at that familiar figure, a flood of memories surged into his mind.

In the dream realm, from childhood, the first time he saw Ruan Lianyue, the first time he tasted a spiritual fruit, the first person he admired during his youth.

To be honest, the early part of that dream was indeed a beautiful memory.

Meanwhile, Liang Yu was deeply shocked by Ruan Lianyue’s appearance.

She immediately grasped Ye Yu’s hand tightly, feeling a sense of fear. Afraid that Ye Yu might be taken away again by this woman, Ruan Lianyue.

On the stage.

Originally a beauty herself, Cui Haimei had been reduced to a supporting role upon Ruan Lianyue’s arrival.

Ruan Lianyue offered no unnecessary words.

She casually took out the high-grade spiritual artifact, Forget Sorrow.

The short sword floated in mid-air, and a dense sword aura swept across the entire venue in an instant.

Under Ruan Lianyue’s infusion of spiritual energy, some lower-level cultivators couldn’t even look directly at this sword.

Behind the stage, Cui Mingzhe’s breathing grew rapid.

A spiritual artifact, it really is a high-grade spiritual artifact!

No matter how many spirit stones, it must be bought.

So Cui Mingzhe immediately sent a mental message to Cui Haimei: “Quickly ask her how many spirit stones!”

Cui Haimei blinked and took a step forward, “May I ask this fairy, how many spirit stones do you intend to start the bidding at for this sword?”

“I don’t plan to trade this sword for spirit stones. Instead, I want everyone to help me find someone.”

“Whoever can help me locate the person in this painting, this sword will be given for free!”

Ruan Lianyue unfurled the scroll she was holding tightly.

The person depicted was undoubtedly Ye Yu!

Offering a high-grade spiritual artifact as a reward to get many cultivators to help her find someone, this was a method Ruan Lianyue had just thought of.

And this was the most valuable spiritual artifact she possessed at the moment.

Ruan Lianyue believed that as long as she could find Ye Yu, any cost would be worth it.

Moreover, even if she found Ye Yu, would she really give the Forget Sorrow sword to that person?

The answer was no.

Because this top-grade short sword was a betrothal gift given to her by Ye Yu and held great significance.

How could Ruan Lianyue just hand it over?

Of course, if someone could help her find Ye Yu, she would offer other generous rewards.

But it would never be Forget Sorrow.

If someone was ungrateful, Ruan Lianyue wouldn’t mind killing a few people!

After all, when she woke up, she had already prepared herself to become the wife of a demon lord.

Reputation meant nothing to Ruan Lianyue, finding Ye Yu was the most important thing!

In the private room, seeing Ruan Lianyue take out the Forget Sorrow, Ye Yu was not surprised.

He had suspected that Forget Sorrow was certainly manifested by the system and ended up with Ruan Lianyue.

But he hadn’t expected that she would be willing to use this high-grade spiritual artifact as a stake to find him.

Could it be that this woman’s murderous intent was so strong?

Having killed once in the dream, and still unsatisfied, preparing to do it again?

Thinking about this, Ye Yu furrowed his brow slightly.

He began to consider whether he should find an opportunity to reveal the truth to Ruan Lianyue.

But, would she believe him if he told her the truth?

At this moment, Liang Yu was the one who was most flustered.

In the dream, after Ye Yu’s death, she had revealed all the truth to Ruan Lianyue.

The latter then awakened, realizing that everything had been Ye Yu’s silent sacrifice.

It was said that she later even died for Ye Yu.

At that time, Liang Yu knew that Ruan Lianyue had also fallen in love with him.

After waking from the dream, Liang Yu had tried to find out about Ye Yu’s whereabouts from Ruan Lianyue.

Then she discovered that this woman was also searching for Ye Yu, wanting to make up for the regrets of the dream.

Thus, Liang Yu considered Ruan Lianyue her top enemy.

She had intended to keep Ye Yu from meeting her as much as possible.

But now, Ruan Lianyue had taken the initiative to come forward.

What should she do?

Liang Yu felt an overwhelming sense of panic.

Her palms began to sweat.