The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 372 - 371: The Invitation Was Stolen

Chapter 372: Chapter 371: The Invitation Was Stolen

People arrived on the first floor.

At the entrance, indeed, Nalan Youfang was conversing with the staff, accompanied by several young disciples from the Nalan family.

Someone sighed with a bitter face, "We’re really unlucky, the person in charge simply doesn’t believe our words."

"It’s not me who’s unlucky, it’s someone else who’s shameless," a girl said angrily.

Xie Jiuniang raised her hand to wave, "Youfang Sister!"

Nalan Youfang’s eyes suddenly brightened, "Is it Yuan——"

"It’s me!"

Xie Jiuniang interrupted her, not wanting her to reveal her Taoist name in public, "My master has asked me to invite you upstairs."

"Really?!"

A few people were very happy.

Xie Jiuniang led them up to room number Jia Yi on the third floor.

Luckily for them, it was a private room where they could bring people up. Unlike the seats in the main hall, where one invitation could only bring one person.

Upon seeing Chaoyan sitting there, they all approached to pay their respects and inquire about his well-being.

Chaoyan wondered, "Didn’t your family give you invitations?"

Nalan Youfang said indignantly, "Our invitations were stolen, we realized they were gone only when we reached the entrance."

When Xie Jiuniang heard the reason, she was unexpectedly shocked.

Chaoyan, however, raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, "Did you take them out at any point en route?"

"No, they were always in the storage ring," Nalan Youfang and the others were also baffled to death, sometimes she even wondered if she had forgotten something, and the invitations were still at home.

Chaoyan then asked, "Which room was it?"

"Second floor, Yi Wu room."

Upon hearing this, Xie Jiuniang was quite astonished.

Xie Jiuniang immediately said, "I know the person in that private room, it’s that bizarre stall owner; I can’t believe this person is so shameless, a considerable Divinity Transformation actually stealing a junior’s invitation."

Chaoyan stiffened, "Are you sure?"

Xie Jiuniang affirmed, "The Sword Spirit found out earlier and told me about it, just when I was being punished, and I forgot to tell you."

"So it was him..."

Chaoyan leaned his hand on the tea table, his slender fingers tapping rhythmically but sparsely.

The people from the Nalan family by his side were very restrained, no one dared to speak.

It was Xie Jiuniang who, noticing her master had not yet seen, signaled them to move their seats further away a bit and focus on the auction first.

The juniors consciously chose seats further away from Chaoyan and huddled together, seemingly growing bolder, perhaps attracted by the auction below.

Xie Jiuniang noticed that Chaoyan had stood up.

Chaoyan transmitted a message, "Disciple, your master will step out for a while, I won’t be gone for long."

Xie Jiuniang nodded.

Then, she watched as Chaoyan left.

Nalan Youfang breathed a sigh of relief, "That was frightening."

"What’s to be frightened about among our own folks?" asked Xie Jiuniang curiously.

She considered her own master to be a gentle person, wondering why the younger members of the Nalan family seemed so uneasy.

Speaking for her master, Xie Jiuniang said a few good words, "My master is a very good person, easygoing, reasonable, and of excellent character. He’s one of the best in the whole Cultivation World. Growing up, I’ve never seen anyone better than my master."

Nalan Youfang wondered in her heart if that could really be true.

Could the family rumors be false?

The other disciples from the Nalan Family had all heard, and one girl’s eyes gleamed brightly, "Is that so? We’ve never met our uncle since we were born; everything we know about him comes from our elders."

"That’s right, I feel the same way."

"But why does it differ from what Yuanxi said?" Were the elders lying, or was Yuanxi lying?

The group exchanged looks of confusion.

Even if Xie Jiuniang was slow to catch on, she now sensed something was amiss and slightly narrowed her eyes, smiling, "When my master was young, I heard he was exceptionally gifted. Hehe, get it?"

The more they listened, the more confused they became.

What does this have to do with the different rumors?

Xie Jiuniang bluffed, "Highly talented individuals easily attract envy, like me. I’ve done nothing to provoke it, yet I’ve drawn a horde of people trying to kill me, and there are those who spread slanderous rumors about me for no reason. In the future, if you hear any negative rumors about me, don’t believe them."

"Right, we shouldn’t believe them," believed Nalan Youfang.

The others, looking at Xie Jiuniang’s innocent and guileless face, also felt that such a girl could not possibly have any malice.

They all nodded in agreement.

Then, Xie Jiuniang concluded, "As the saying goes, ’Like master, like apprentice.’ Do you understand now?"

"Understood!"

"I got it!"

"I understand too, we all got it!"

Several people answered in unison, then turned their heads together to look at the auction below.

Xie Jiuniang was puzzled.

Did they really understand, or did they not?

Someone was already looking down in surprise, "The bid has already reached four million so quickly."

"That’s above the market price."

"But that is if you can even find it on the market."

"..."

Hearing their discussion, Xie Jiuniang took a look outside and saw that the auction had moved on to the Bihai Tianqing Stone.

This was a deep-sea specialty, a material for artifact refining.

The ’deep sea’ here refers to the sea in the Southern Region; if you continue to go southwards, you will see the boundless ocean that abounds with Bihai Tianqing Stone.

Yet such good quality stones are extremely rare.

The few people were discussing but not bidding; Xie Jiuniang similarly watched the bustle without making an offer.

They all watched the proceedings, watching others compete.

Disciples of the Nalan family were exclaiming from time to time, seeming very eye-opened, which made Xie Jiuniang seem all the more quiet and composed. At that moment, she was still concerned about Chaoyan outside.

"Spiritual Bow of Scorching Sun!"

Nalan Youfang exclaimed, "So this is what the legendary Scorching Sun Bow looks like; it’s suitable for cultivators with a Fire Spiritual Root."

"I can’t use it."

"Such a pity, neither can I."

"Ah, what a shame; it’s not the right fit for me."

A few Nalan family youngsters were sighing in pretense.

Xie Jiuniang just wanted to say, are these guys kidding?

Not being able to use it is one thing, but the most important question is, can you even afford it? A spiritual artifact in an auction can go for a sky-high price in minutes.

True Lord Mei Fu finished introducing the auction item, and then came the key point, "The owner of the Scorching Sun Bow is not only auctioning it but also requires an additional top-grade Barrier-Breaking Pill."

This meant it wasn’t simply an auction.

After the auction, once the price has been paid, an additional Barrier-Breaking Pill must be paid.

One must know that Barrier-Breaking Pills are rare enough as it is.

However, spiritual artifacts are also uncommon, and not even a Nascent Soul cultivator is necessarily able to possess one.

"Dang!"

"The auction begins!" True Lord Mei Fu’s voice spread throughout the auction house.

After a long time, no one spoke.

This additional condition directly excluded over ninety percent of those wanting to purchase, as cultivators with extra Barrier-Breaking Pills were likely only those powerful experts above the Nascent Soul level.

And among those present who met the conditions and had a Fire Spiritual Root, there were not many. Moreover, powerful cultivators already had their Exclusive Magic Treasures and might not fancy the Scorching Sun Bow.

This was the main reason for the lack of interest.

Someone in the audience spoke up, "Can’t we bid if we don’t have a Barrier-Breaking Pill?"

"Cannot," True Lord Mei Fu replied with a smile, "If no one bids, then this item will go unsold. It’s been over a thousand years since we’ve had a failed auction at the once-every-five-years event. There has never been an unsold item."

"The condition is too harsh."

"Yes, who would have an extra Barrier-Breaking Pill? It’s been so long since the last Lu Yuan Secret Realm, and anyone with a Barrier-Breaking Pill would have used it by now."

"True Lord Mei Fu, could you perhaps discuss with the owner of the Scorching Sun Bow again, to see if the condition could be changed?"

After the strong demand from the audience.

True Lord Mei Fu said with a smile, "I really can’t do that. The client requested this prior to the auction, and without their permission, the auction house does not have the right to make changes."

After waiting a while longer.

Still, no one bid. Just as True Lord Mei Fu was about to declare the item unsold, he received a message.

True Lord Mei Fu smiled and said, "The owner of the Scorching Sun Bow says it doesn’t have to be a Barrier-Breaking Pill; a Mysterious Ice Fig will do as well. It’s a rare opportunity, do not hesitate, ladies and gentlemen."

The hall fell silent again.

How was asking for a Mysterious Ice Fig any different from asking for a Barrier-Breaking Pill?