That's What Villains Are Like

The ugly boy lowered his head, and locks of messy hair fell down, completely covering his face.

The palm covered with scars and blood stains tightly grasped the sleeve of the robe. After saying these words, he did not even dare to raise his eyelids.

With her current appearance, if she appeared anywhere on the street, even beggars would be disgusted and stay away.

Not to mention the blood and stains all over his body, even the unpleasant and nauseating smell would make everyone avoid him.

"It's not dirty, just wash your face."

Jiang Lan knew this guy's experience and her past, so he didn't have any objections to it.

If not forced by circumstances, who wouldn't like to be clean and beautiful, not to mention she is still a woman.

So his voice was casual and he didn't pretend to be gentle. He just walked over and squatted down slightly so that he could clearly see her eyes hanging behind her messy hair. Her eyelashes were very long and fluttering gently.

As he approached, Chou'er also shrank back, like a little quail with its head shrunk, looking very nervous and inferior.

She pursed her lips tightly, and she could clearly feel Jiang Lan's eyes sizing her up. He lowered his eyes and looked down at her tattered straw sandals.

The dirty feet were still covered with dirt and blood, so she subconsciously shrank her feet as if to hide them in the large but damaged robe.

"Haha, the facial features are quite delicate and straight. After cleaning, she should be a beautiful little beauty."

Jiang Lan smiled and suddenly reached out to help her tuck her messy hair behind her ears, completely exposing her face covered with blood and scars.

In addition to the scars from the sword, you can actually see some traces that look like rebirth of flesh and blood, growing together piece by piece, which is not only ferocious, but also a bit scary.

Chou'er was completely unprepared for his unexpected move.

The whole person seemed to be completely stunned.

She had never heard anyone praise her for her delicate appearance.

No matter who sees her, they are full of disgust and disgust, and she has nothing to do with beauty.

Chou'er just stared blankly at Jiang Lan's face, which was very close to her and fairer and more perfect than many women.

After reacting, she was filled with fear and inferiority, and she subconsciously wanted to avoid it.

However, her chin was suddenly pinched by a strong force, and then she felt a fragrant pill being stuffed directly into her mouth, and then it immediately turned into a warm and comfortable flow, flowing towards her. All limbs and bones.

In just a moment, the pain on her body eased slightly.

The arm that was originally hanging limply began to gain strength, and it no longer hurt as much as before.

"What are you hiding from?"

"It's just a pill, it's not going to kill you, why are you so resistant?"

Jiang Lan shook his head gently and stretched his hand back.

Just such a touch, even his hands were stained with black marks. It was time for this guy to wash them off.

His original mysophobia habit didn't have much impact on him, but looking at it like this, it was indeed a bit hard to describe.

Chou'er didn't dare to raise his eyes to look at him. He still lowered his eyes, with long eyelashes fluttering. There was a nice smell lingering on the tip of his nose, like some kind of precious incense or woody agarwood. Honest and clean.

In her vague memory, before her father left her and her mother, there seemed to be a similar scent in the sachet he carried with him.

"Take this guy to take a bath and wash him all over."

"Choose some clean and suitable clothes to change into."

Jiang Lan ordered casually.

"Yes, sir."

Several maids standing outside the door came in immediately, and then respectfully took Chou'er away. They no longer dared to cover their noses as they had just come in.

Since the young master has given such an order, he must really value this guy. If she follows the young master in the future, she will be his subordinate, and it is definitely not something that maids like them can offend by neglecting him.

Several maids covered up the envy in their eyes and quickly took Chou'er out of the box.

Jiang Lan casually used a cleaning technique, wiped his hands with silk, and then began to think about the next thing.

It is not difficult to get Chou'er to work for him wholeheartedly.

Chou'er's life experience is actually very simple, and it's a bit ridiculous to say it.

In the original plot, Chou'er's appearance was ruined before she was abandoned by her mother and sold to the merchant alliance. Her mother poured scalding hot water on her face, directly destroying her face.

Her mother, who was originally a young lady from a wealthy family, ran away before the engagement because she was dissatisfied with the marriage arranged by her family.

Unfortunately, she was robbed by robbers on the road. Before she was insulted, she was rescued by Chou'er's father in time. Then the two naturally developed into a couple, and she gave birth to Chou'er a year later.

As for Chou'er's father, he was a member of the Ghost Clan and had many grievances and obligations.

In order not to drag down the mother and daughter, they chose to leave without saying goodbye one late night. They planned to come back to look for the two of them after solving those problems, but they did not leave anything to inform them...

Chou'er's mother thought that he had been abandoned at first, and after waiting for several months, she suffered a mental breakdown.

As a young lady in the family, she has been pampered and well-fed since she was a child. She has no ability to take care of herself, let alone raise an ugly child.

So she thought about returning to the family and seeking help from her parents, but she learned that the family had already expelled her from the family. They also felt that her having a child before marriage was an insult to the family tradition, so they deliberately kicked her out of the family to keep the family tradition, and she was also his mother. I couldn't bear it and tried hard to persuade him, but I was finally able to leave alive.

The ugly son's mother, who was used to living a prosperous life, could do nothing after leaving her to rely on.

Chou'er is precocious, smart and sensible. Although he is young, he goes to the mountains every day to cut firewood in exchange for silver to support his family and take care of his mother.

However, such days did not last long. Chou'er's mother soon met a scholar from the same village.

The scholar was handsome and gentle, and he did not dislike Chou'er's mother for having a daughter. He even intended to marry her and take care of her for the rest of her life.

As for Chou'er's mother, she finally found support again. Even though Chou'er was smart, sensible, and obedient, she gradually became bored.

In particular, her facial features were very similar to those of her father who had always been confused and abandoned. One day, at the scholar's intentional mention, Chou'er's mother poured a pot of boiling hot water onto Chou'er's face, rubbing her cheeks. Destroyed, then sold her to a local business alliance...

Although Chou'er's mother had no cultivation skills, Chou'er was a good spiritual practitioner. For this reason, he got a lot of wealth and lived happily with the scholar for the rest of his life.

After being sold to the Merchant Alliance, Chou'er began a life of wandering in the arena.

"Although Chou'er has been fighting in the arena for many years, in terms of character, she is actually not much different from a piece of blank paper..."

"How she draws on this white paper will determine what kind of person she will become in the future."

After putting his thoughts back, Jiang Lan already had a plan in mind.

The auction conference has now begun, and the entire venue is full of people. From his current position, he can see that the boxes on the ninth floor are full of people. The event is unprecedented and lively.

In front of the auction conference, the person in charge of this conference is already auctioning a very rare elixir, which can be used as the main material for refining a realm-breaking pill and is very popular among casual cultivators.

The shouting of prices came from each box.

Jiang Lan is not very interested in these auction items.

Then, he called Jiang Xun over and gave instructions in his ear.

"When the time comes to auction that strange stone, let's just say this..." He said calmly.

"Yes, Master." Jiang Xun was stunned. Although he didn't quite understand, he could vaguely guess what Jiang Lan meant.

Is this meant to trick people?

However, the Merchant Alliance has done a good job of keeping it secret. Until now, there are only a few people who really know the origin of that strange stone.

After Jiang Xun left.

Jiang Lan couldn't help but smile.

His eyes swept from the various boxes on the top floor, using the Life Path Fruit to sense the breath of life in them, and soon he locked his eyes on a box on the ninth floor.

That box was opposite to his current position. If he was not of noble status, then he had astonishing wealth and was a distinguished guest of the merchant alliance.

At the door of the box, there were several guards standing with long swords on their waists. They were wearing soft armor, with divine aura flowing and a good aura.

"There are several guards with five levels of cultivation. The owner of them is a woman with unpredictable cultivation. She must be in the box where Shang Mingyu is..."

Jiang Lan did not let the people from the Business Alliance hand over the identities of the people in the box to him. He did not want to alert Shang Mingyu and let Shang Mingyu know that he had noticed her.

Not only is she powerful in cultivation, but she is also born with a sensitive spiritual sense.

The slightest inadvertent movement can make her notice something abnormal, let alone the fact that she holds a treasure in her hand.

In the original plot, one of the most difficult enemies for the protagonist Lin Fan in the early stage was Shang Mingyu.

If Jiang Lan's adopted sister, Jiang Rushian, was unparalleled in talent, unrivaled in strength, and unmatched, then Shang Mingyu was unpredictable, full of tricks, and impossible to guard against.

Jiang Lan withdrew his gaze. Originally, he had planned to let Shang Mingyu bleed heavily and gain some luck.

But Ye Ming's appearance here caused some changes in his plan, and Shang Mingyu also needed to temporarily change his strategy.

"Shang Mingyu came to the imperial capital from Yangchun City just to auction the strange stone. At the moment, there should be no one protecting Qi Qingxuan except the eunuch in charge."

"I will go to Yangchun City to contact him next, and I have to find a way to avoid the eunuch chief..."

After the death of the late emperor, the former Director of Ceremonies was abolished.

Wei Gong, the chief eunuch who once served the late emperor, was guarding the tomb in the imperial mausoleum, but he actually held the imperial edict and was always with Qi Qingxuan to protect his safety.

Apart from that, Qi Qingxuan actually doesn’t need to be taken too seriously.

Furthermore, after Emperor Xia finds out where Qi Qingxuan is, he will also find a way to deal with that guy.

She would not allow her throne to be threatened, especially when she learned that the late emperor had left an edict and deliberately concealed it from the public, allowing others to take away the sixth prince.

Jiang Lan knew what the late emperor meant.

At the same time, Princess Xia was asked to disguise herself as a man, succeed to the throne, attract the attention of the court, and withstand all pressure.

On the other side, a will was drawn up to allow the Sixth Prince to stay away from the court and develop secretly, leaving it to grow up in the future.

At the same time, he ordered Master Banxian to leave the bag of tips and deliberately tell Emperor Xia to wait for her to pick it up in the future, so that she would know that she still had a brother alive.

If Emperor Xia didn't persist until that day, then the tips he left behind would naturally be useless.

When the six princes grow up in the future, there will definitely be someone with a brocade bag and edicts to establish royal legitimacy and rise up.

No matter what, he can guarantee that the throne will be succeeded by his own bloodline heirs.

The current situation is exactly what the late emperor wanted to see most. Emperor Xia and the Sixth Prince will inevitably fight.

A woman pretended to be a man, succeeded to the throne, and ruled the Xia Dynasty for many years. Once this matter was exposed, not only would the Xia Emperor lose the support of the royal family, but the public opinion would not be biased towards her.

The sixth prince is the true successor to the throne and the crown prince appointed by the former emperor, so he has a legitimate name.

He just wanted the two of them to fight.

However, the late emperor ignored the most important point, which was the ambition of Prime Minister Jiang Lintian.

"Who is in the box opposite?"

Just as Jiang Lan was thinking, he was in the box opposite him.

A soft and clear voice sounded, and a fair-faced and handsome young man, wearing a wide moon-white robe, sat upright among them. His eyebrows were picturesque and his hair was tied between his crowns.

Two maids stood behind her.

It was Shang Mingyu.

She frowned inadvertently and asked in surprise.

"Miss Hui, judging from the movement over there just now, it should be the young master from the Prime Minister's Mansion." The maid behind her replied respectfully.

"Young Master of the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Shang Mingyu nodded thoughtfully.

Just for a moment, she suddenly felt a strange feeling in her heart. This strange feeling could not be explained in what way, it was as if she was being watched by someone.

Although this feeling disappeared quickly, she was certain that this was not her illusion.

She couldn't figure out what was so special about herself that would attract the attention of the Prime Minister's Mansion?

Can he see himself through the formation restrictions?

With her cultivation strength, it was impossible to pay attention to the situation in the opposite wing without touching the formation restrictions.

"Could it be that the guards outside the box attracted his attention?" Shang Mingyu thought to himself.

She was different from the rest of the world. She was very vigilant and wary of Jiang Lan, the prime minister's son.

In the two days since she came to Jingyang City, she has already tried to deduce the fate of many young geniuses and powerful disciples in Jingyang City through the most precious ball of ambition in her hand.

No matter who it was, she could vaguely get a glimpse of it.

Only in Jiang Lan's case, no matter how she deduced, she could not draw any conclusion.

There is chaos in the ball of great aspirations, just like that time before the heaven and earth opened, and no destiny will be revealed.

This was the first time she encountered such a situation.

Therefore, Shang Mingyu was a little wary, knowing that Jiang Lan, the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, would not be as simple as the world thought.

"If you can have his essence and blood, or something close to your body that is stained with aura, the richer the better..."

Shang Mingyu shook his head slightly.

Her mind sank slightly, and she fell into her sea of ​​consciousness, in which a bright ball like the bright moon hung high, its light blazing and bright.

There is a misty aura shrouded in it, and strands of chaotic matter are lingering around.

It is the ball of great aspirations, and various vast and majestic sounds can be faintly heard coming from it, like hundreds of millions of creatures, offering sacrifices, praying, making oaths and great aspirations, etc.

However, there was no movement coming from it. If someone was exploring without her knowing, the Great Vision Ball would give her a warning.

Shang Mingyu fell into thought.

Outside the box, at the auction meeting, as treasures were auctioned one after another, rare and rare treasures were brought up one after another.

The bright rays of light intersect and create a heart-stirring atmosphere.

The already extremely lively atmosphere reached an unprecedented level of excitement.

Many monks and souls in the box came out, just to see the auction items more clearly.

Those who took photos of something that satisfied them were all smiles from ear to ear.

Ye Ming and several disciples from Yijian Palace were also watching all this from the box on the first floor.

Except for Ye Ming, everyone else was excited and shocked. After hearing the transaction prices of several auction items, they were even more shocked and opened their mouths.

Several people who originally planned to auction one or two of the items couldn't help but feel depressed.

In an auction meeting of this level, even if the family behind them is called, they will not dare to bid easily.

Ye Ming looked on coldly and didn't care.

He was in a very bad mood. He had been immersed in the anger, unwillingness, and powerlessness of Jiang Lan taking away the ghost girl. How could he care about the auction anymore.

But at this moment, the old ghost's voice suddenly sounded in his mind, even with a bit of urging and urgency.

"Boy Ming, don't be in a daze, think of a way to get that strange stone..."

"Strange stone? What strange stone?"

Ye Ming was stunned for a moment, then followed the old ghost's voice and looked towards the auction venue.

On the high platform, several monks worked together to lift up a strange stone that was shrouded in mist and filled with colorful divine light. The gorgeous and bright light shone there, with an aura that made people's hearts tremble and surge.

There seems to be an inexplicable power permeating the air.

The originally bustling auction meeting suddenly became quiet.

No need for the old ghost to say much, Ye Ming can also see the preciousness and extraordinaryness of that strange stone.

The person in charge of the auction conference also introduced the origin of this strange stone to everyone at this time, "This object was sent to our business alliance by a senior who did not want to tell his name. It is said that he came from Kunlun Fairy Ruins back then. It was brought out personally, but even the senior doesn’t know what is in it. It may be an immortal fetus, or it may be something else..."

"That senior was interested in a certain life-extending artifact from our merchant alliance, but he didn't have enough spirit stones to buy it, and he was unwilling to exchange it for this strange stone, so he sent it here for auction."

"You can either go through the life-extending item auction or the spirit stone auction. The starting price is one million high-quality spirit stones."

As soon as he said this, he immediately caused a huge stir at the auction conference.

This is the first time for many people to see this kind of strange stone full of fairy spirit and surging rays of light, and they are extremely shocked.

If it really comes from the Kunlun Immortal Ruins, then maybe there really is an immortal fetus in it.

However, life-sustaining things have always been hard to find at sky-high prices. All the major immortal sects have hidden them, so how can they be easily replaced?

Moreover, the price of the life-extending magic item that the senior is interested in must be frighteningly high.

The starting price of one million spiritual stones is quite a lot. This is not an ordinary spiritual stone, but a top-quality spiritual stone.

One million top-quality spiritual stones are enough to cover the expenses of many immortal sects for several years.

The aristocratic sect that had heard the news about the strange stone early, and had been prepared and expected, suddenly ceased its activities, and its blazing eyes suddenly abdicated.

The starting price of one million top-quality spiritual stones has already discouraged many people.

Those who are eligible to bid are only the ancient clans, princes, princes, and powerful families in Daxia, as well as the surrounding top immortal sects.

"So scary?"

Ye Ming secretly smacked his tongue when he heard it, starting with one million top-quality spiritual stones? All the heavenly materials, earthly treasures and magic weapons he possesses, together, are estimated to only be enough for tens of thousands of top-quality spiritual stones, not even one-tenth of the starting price.

"If you want, you can take out the bottle of longevity liquid you got before. Just one drop of it is enough to qualify..." The old ghost's voice sounded in his mind.

Ye Ming was stunned.

Only then did he remember that he had accidentally obtained a bottle of longevity liquid. That thing was indeed a life-extending magic item, and every drop was worth a fortune.

However, he is now a young man and has no use for it. It is actually as useless as leaving it on him.

"That strange stone does not necessarily come from the Kunlun Immortal Ruins, but I faintly sensed the breath of the Principle Source in it. Only monks in the Eighth Realm of the Bridge Robbery Realm are qualified to condense the Principle Source to seal things. In ancient times, the Bridge Robbery Realm A monk in this realm is also called a powerful person..."

"It is not simple to allow a powerful person to condense the source of the Tao and seal it to prevent it from disappearing with the passage of time." The old ghost said solemnly.

Ye Ming understood what he said, and his eyes suddenly became firm and fiery.

"The best way is actually to find the senior who sent the auction yourself and exchange it with him personally. However, this breaks the rules of the business alliance, and the auction conference will not allow you to do this."

"Once you have photographed this object, it is best to find a place to cut it and take it out as soon as possible. Fortunately, this is the imperial capital. At the feet of the emperor, all the immortal sects and traditions do not dare to mess around easily, but there may be many behind you. Please consider the trouble yourself..."

Ye Ming is also aware of the risks involved, but wealth can be found in danger.

He has gone through many things and obtained all these opportunities, but which of them has not experienced such great danger?

"1.2 million."

And just when Ye Ming was thinking about it.

The auction meeting, which originally seemed a bit silent, suddenly heard the sound of bidding.

A maid spoke playfully. Her voice was not loud, but it spread throughout the entire venue.

Hearing this voice, everyone was stunned, and then looked towards the box where the maid was, and immediately knew who the owner was.

After all, Jiang Lan's appearance in the arena just now attracted people's attention.

"I didn't expect that even the Prime Minister's Office would intervene..."

"It seems that as the person in charge said, that strange stone is something that is not for sale. Otherwise, why would the Prime Minister's Office come out to bid for it at the auction?"

Many people were secretly enlightened, and then secretly excited, feeling that they might witness a very rare financial battle next.

It is no secret in Daxia that the Changlong Merchant Alliance is backed by the Prime Minister's Mansion, which means that even the young master of the auction conference personally participated in the auction.

This is obviously a must for that strange stone.

Ye Ming was also stunned for a moment, and then his eyes flickered slightly, and he was a little unwilling.

From the old ghost's introduction, he knew the importance and preciousness of that strange stone, but he didn't want Jiang Lan to get it easily again.

"If we want to fight, I will most likely not be able to compete with Jiang Lan. Behind him is the Prime Minister's Mansion. I am not as good as him in terms of financial resources..." Ye Ming clenched his fists.

The old ghost was also speechless.

While everyone was shocked and shocked, a clear female voice sounded over the empty auction venue.

"One million and four hundred thousand."

The person calling out the price was also a woman dressed as a maid, and coincidentally, she came from the opposite compartment where Jiang Lan was.

Such a scene shocked everyone, and then many people's eyes became intriguing.

Many people find things very interesting. Is this going to be a fight between dragons and tigers? Knowing that the prime minister's palace is bound to be won, are you still planning to compete?

In the box, Shang Mingyu's face was calm, his face was as flawless as fairy jade, shining with a bright white luster, but he looked a little bad at the moment.

She knew that there was a ray of emperor's spirit sealed in that strange stone.

In order to restore the country, she must win.

But she never expected that Jiang Lan, who was in the opposite compartment, would also like the strange stone and intend to auction it.

In other words, if she wants to take that strange stone, she must offend Jiang Lan...

In her original plan, she did not want to interact with this person who could not even deduce the ball of ambition, let alone offend him.

But the current situation forced her to bite the bullet and continue.

"Fortunately, that strange stone is not a property of the Merchant Alliance. Otherwise, even if I wanted to auction it off, I would have no chance and it would fall directly into Jiang Lan's hands."

"He probably doesn't know what's in it, but he may have some means of detecting and peeping..." Shang Mingyu took a deep breath, his eyes calm, and many thoughts flashed through his mind, secretly guessing.

"There is actually someone competing with Jiang Lan?"

Ye Ming was stunned again, and then a gloating smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

At the auction meeting outside, after Shang Mingyu asked the maid to call out the price, several more voices rang out.

Several ancient sects and sects tried to bid, and they were also very interested in the strange stone.

After several rounds, the auction price quickly soared to two million high-quality spiritual stones.

This is already a terrifying sky-high price.

"Two million two hundred thousand."

Outside the box where Jiang Lan was, the maid seemed to be frightened by the price, her face turned slightly pale, her calves were trembling a little, she quickly went back, and then came out again and shouted.

"Two million three hundred thousand."

Shang Mingyu's expression remained unchanged and he continued to ask the maid to bid, but his eyes were already darkening.

The price had exceeded her initial expectations.

She originally estimated that the deal would be completed at about 1.5 million, but who knew Jiang Lan would intervene.

If the strange stone fell into her hands, it would be impossible for her to take it back.

So she could only grit her teeth and continue shouting.

Hearing this terrifying price, even Jiang Lan seemed to be hesitant at this moment.

There was no sound in the originally empty auction meeting. Several immortal sects, after shouting for a few rounds, felt a little overwhelmed and did not continue to compete.

Right now there are only two private rooms facing each other on the ninth floor, shouting prices to each other.

"I don't know who the other side is, but you insist on trying to get along with me?"

At this time, the door of one of the boxes was opened.

Jiang Lan's figure appeared in everyone's sight. Although his expression was as usual, everyone could faintly hear his displeasure at this moment.

In the eyes of everyone, Jiang Lan, as the son of the Prime Minister, seemed to have never encountered such a situation. Someone was so bold, dared to compete with him, and raised the price to such a bizarre and terrifying level.

"At the auction conference, the higher the price, the higher the income. This is the rule. Does Mr. Jiang want to use his power to suppress others?"

At this time, a voice also came from the box opposite. It was very soft and charming, with a bit of crisp texture, which made the ears tickle.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this voice. They didn't expect that it was a woman and she was so wealthy.

Who is this?

"Haha, are you using your power to suppress others? The girl is joking. I am indeed very interested in this strange stone. If the girl is willing to give in, I will be grateful."

"I will keep this favor in mind." Jiang Lan smiled lightly.

"Unfortunately, I am also very interested in this strange stone. Mr. Jiang, why don't you give the little lady a favor and give it to me? The little lady will also keep this favor in mind."

Across the door of the box, Shang Mingyu replied with a smile on his lips.

When Jiang Lan heard this, the smile on his face seemed to fade away.

"Girl, are you sure you can leave the imperial capital after auctioning this strange stone?" He asked calmly, seemingly no longer trying to be conceited.

As soon as he said these words, the entire auction venue suddenly became silent.

Many people's expressions changed, with a sense of fear and fear.

This is already a naked threat, and it has no scruples.

He said it in front of everyone, completely ignoring the rules of the merchant alliance and the laws of the imperial capital.

But considering what Jiang Lan has been doing, this is indeed something he dares to do...

In the private room, Shang Mingyu's complexion also changed, and his eyes were as dark as water.

In the imperial capital, she did not dare to offend Jiang Lan, but she had to auction this strange stone no matter what. It was related to the most important part of her plan and there was no room for failure.

Seeing that there was a sudden silence in the opposite compartment, no words were spoken.

Ye Ming, who was originally watching the show and wanted to see Jiang Lan deflated, looked a little unsightly, and was uncertain.

He also didn't expect that Jiang Lan would be so shameless that he would dare to threaten the other party in person, and even say things that would make it impossible for the other party to leave the imperial capital.

"Two and a half million."

Suddenly, he thought for a moment and shouted calmly.

The originally empty and quiet auction venue became even more silent because of Ye Ming's sudden voice.

Then the next moment, there was a sudden sensation.

No one expected that at such a juncture, someone would dare to go against the trend and call out a higher price without any scruples, and they also came from the ninth floor.

For a moment, people's eyes converged and looked away, as if they wanted to see clearly who was among them.

Are you crazy? Or do you still have such confidence to rely on?

The disciples of Yijian Palace who were also in the box were also shocked at this moment. They looked at "Zhang Yuan" with eyes full of disbelief and shock.

At this moment, Ye Ming looked very calm. He was not crazy. Instead, he thought of many outcomes at that moment.

At this time, the people in the box would offend Jiang Lan regardless of whether they auctioned the strange stone or not.

And he didn't want Jiang Lan to get the strange stone so easily.

He wanted to keep a low profile, but Zhang Yuan's identity would be exposed sooner or later, and he had to prepare in advance for the next things.

The mysterious woman in the box on the ninth floor could easily take out so many spiritual stones, so her identity must not be simple.

So Ye Ming wanted to help and use this strange stone to win over an ally for himself.

In the imperial capital, with the Southern Hunting exercise approaching, Emperor Xia attached great importance to this matter, and as his current status as a disciple of Yijian Palace, various conditions were enough for him to make this huge gamble.

"You guy..."

The old ghost's expression also changed, and he quickly guessed the meaning of Ye Ming's actions.

He could only sigh that this guy is really bold, but this is indeed his character of seeking wealth and wealth in danger...

And as Ye Ming shouted this voice, the people at the auction immediately went over to check the authenticity of his words.

After all, he was only in an ordinary box on the ninth floor, but he shouted such a high price. It was still unknown whether he could get so many spiritual stones.

Gazes quickly converged on the box where Ye Ming was, filled with shock and surprise.

Even Shang Mingyu frowned and looked over, not knowing what it meant.

And soon, several more figures passed by the auction conference.

Several of them were very old and white-haired, and they were obviously appraisers.

In front of them, Ye Ming showed the bottle of longevity liquid he owned. This was something he had obtained from an ancient ruins. One drop could extend his life for many years. It was a real life-extending artifact.

"Junior brother Zhang Yuan is so blessed..."

The disciples of Yijian Palace who were accompanying him were also shocked, with their mouths wide open and unable to close at all.

In the eyes of everyone who were surprised, shocked, and puzzled, several old men at the auction meeting quickly identified the results and confirmed that the divine object could indeed extend life, and one drop was priceless.

"The senior who submitted the auction wanted this kind of life-extending artifact. Now this little brother has already bid for this object. If the others want to auction it, they must bid the same life-extending artifact..."

Jiang Xun, the person in charge of the conference, also personally came forward to confirm the matter and then informed everyone about it.

As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused a huge sensation.

No one expected that at the most critical moment, something like this would happen. It was simply too surprising.

Life-extending divine objects in this world are extremely rare and hard to come by.

Even if the major immortal sects have it, they are reluctant to take it out. At the critical moment, it can extend the lives of the elders and ancestors. As the sect's heritage, it can shock everyone.

"It seems that something unexpected happened, that's all. I'll just give this strange stone to the girl." When Jiang Lan heard this, he shook his head with slight regret.

Shang Mingyu's face was as dark as water. She didn't expect that such a guy would show up at the critical moment, completely disrupting her plan.

She looked over with cold eyes, but she could only give up for the time being and make other plans.

She can find the life-extending magic item, but it will take time. She doesn't have that kind of thing on her right now.

"Young Master Jiang is joking, I was planning to give up just now..."

"Who would have expected that this would be the case? This strange stone can only be left to Young Master Jiang." Shang Mingyu replied.

After something like this happened, she didn't want to completely offend Jiang Lan, so she tried to say something gentle.