Heavenly Dao Engine
Chapter 796 - 796 0494 Acquiring Two Desolate Houses

Chapter 796: Chapter 0494: Acquiring Two Desolate Houses Chapter 796: Chapter 0494: Acquiring Two Desolate Houses Chapter 0494 Acquisition of Two Death Houses

Wanjie City is not short of Gold Core Realm powerhouses, let alone those at the Half-Step Gold Core. Qi Tian insisted on keeping his friend’s condition a secret, which Wan Xiaolan saw as unnecessary. However, since it was Qi Tian’s request, he did not insist. He said, “Then you can tell me about your friend’s situation. The more detailed, the better.”

Qi Tian quickly described Wang Na’s condition to Wan Xiaolan in detail. Qi Tian’s understanding of Wang Na, in a way, even exceeded that of Wang Na herself. Relying on the Heavenly Dao Engine’s sensing function of Spirit Qi, Qi Tian could examine all of Wang Na’s meridians very thoroughly, with each part and segment clearly discerned, something even Wang Na herself couldn’t do.

Before Wan Xiaolan had a chance to ask questions after Qi Tian finished describing, suddenly there was a loud bang followed by rattling noises, and then a girlish shriek. “Who gave you such audacity? Dare to spy on my secrets? I see you must be tired of living!”

Wan Xiaolan quickly turned towards the sound, surprised to see the furniture in the box turned over. Jia Zhengrong was bleeding from the corner of his mouth, lying amidst the wrecked furniture, writhing painfully on the floor. Liang Yuqi, her face frosty and engulfed in maddening aura, was glaring at Jia Zhengrong without a hint of warmth in her eyes. By the looks of her, she seemed ready to slap Jia Zhengrong to death.

Not good!

Alarmed, Wan Xiaolan quickly stepped forward, standing between Jia Zhengrong and Liang Yuqi. He said, “Sister Liang, why are you so angry? How did Jia Zhengrong offend you? You tell me, and I’ll deal with him.”

Liang Yuqi gave Wan Xiaolan a glance but ignored him. She turned her gaze to Wang Kui and said chillingly, “I’ve heard long ago that you’ve become someone’s dog. I didn’t believe it before but today I understand the rumors were true. Wang Kui, this is your first offense against me. As we’re from the same sect, I’ll let you go this time. But if there’s a next time, don’t blame me for not being polite. By then, I’ll surely behead you. Now get lost, and don’t let me set eyes on you again.”

Wang Kui had only a disdainful scoff in response, but he said nothing. He only waved his sleeve, turned, and left the room. He didn’t even spare a glance for the severely injured Jia Zhengrong.

“Sister Liang, calm down.” After soothing Liang Yuqi, Wan Xiaolan gave a disgusted look at Jia Zhengrong. He used to think Jia Zhengrong was worth cultivating, but today’s incident severely lowered his opinion of him. Did he really not understand his own weight? Did he think interfering in Liang Yuqi’s matters was easy? He pointed to two people and ordered them to take Jia Zhengrong out.

With all the commotion in the room, by the time Wan Xiaolan reseated himself next to Qi Tian, the auction had officially begun with the sound of the bell at the auction venue that many cultivators in Wanjie City had been waiting for.

This year, Wanjie City has counted about five thousand vacant death houses, which will be auctioned off gradually over the next three years. Today’s auction is the largest and will last for several days, with a total of three thousand death houses going up for auction, including those considered the most valuable.

“May I now invite Ms. Huang Lulu, the auctioneer, to preside over today’s auction.”

The auction hall erupted in applause. A curvaceous female cultivator gracefully ascended the auction stage amidst everyone’s gazes. She said, “I won’t beat around the bush. I now declare the auction officially open. First, we present you with Dead House No. A 10, Northern First Road, Guihua District, with a starting bid of 500,000 low-grade spirit stones. Interested bidders, please go ahead.”

The dead house Huang Lulu mentioned was the first one Qi Tian had seen when he entered the Guihua District. Many cultivators in Wanjie City were eagerly waiting for it to appear. With so many eyes on it and its quite reasonable starting bid, bidding at the auction became intense immediately. Even in Qi Tian’s private box, several Gold Core Realm powerhouses, including Wan Xiaolan, were actively bidding.

There were many bidders, and it would be difficult to determine who had the highest bid just by listening. Luckily, Wanjie Commerce, having organized many such auctions before, had plenty of experience. They had a particular method to identify the highest bid.

Qi Tian didn’t participate in the bidding, having inspected the property himself. He knew it held little value.

After a heated bidding war, the first death house up for auction was sold for over three million middle-grade spirit stones, a far higher price than the surrounding residential houses. The successful bidder was none other than Cheng Daoran, the young Mansion Master of the National Master Manor.

Qi Tian watched with his own eyes as Huang Lulu announced Cheng Daoran as the winning bidder, who then stood up and waved to the surrounding area. From this gesture alone, it was clear Cheng Daoran liked to draw attention to himself.

Being at the Half-Step Nascent Soul stage put Cheng Daoran among the top powerhouses in Wanjie City. His success in bidding triggered generous applause from the auction crowd. Everyone congratulated Cheng Daoran on his win by clapping enthusiastically.

Qi Tian flashed an almost imperceptible cold smile. He thought to himself that this time Cheng Daoran was likely to lose his entire investment. However, the loss of over three million middle-grade spirit stones wouldn’t mean much in Cheng Daoran’s eyes. He could still afford it.