Upon hearing these words, Yun Feng also fell into a brief contemplation.
At first, Yun Feng found Ning Fengzhi's words somewhat amusing.
However, after a momentary silence, he began to ponder the deeper issues of this era.
In the end, the answer he arrived at remained unsolvable.
Even if he were to ascend to godhood immediately.
It would still be impossible to resolve the survival issues of the young girls in this era.
Moreover, compared to the circumstances of his past life, the current situation was child's play.
The conditions here were thousands of times better than in his previous life!
Why?
In this era, ordinary families without awakened Souls—men could still labor, marry, and have children.
But what about him in his past life?
If not for his innate talent, he would have been devoured before even entering a sect!
And during his cultivation era.
Without any background, being taken as a slave by others or sold by their parents was all too common.
Yet, every era has its own sorrows, and Yun Feng did not deny this!
The girls before him were a testament to that.
Even if they were to leave the auction house.
Without any skills, losing the economic support of the auction house, where would they go?
Finally, Yun Feng sighed.
"Ah!"
He did not speak, but that sigh expressed the sorrow of the people at the bottom of this era.
However, as much as Yun Feng sighed, he would not go out of his way to change this world.
After all, he too was a beneficiary of this era.
Why would he idly involve himself in such matters?
Wasn't that just asking for trouble?
Cutting off his own arm?
Of course, the most crucial point was, even if Yun Feng could save one, could he save all the young girls in the world?
After all, where there is light, there is bound to be darkness!
Thus, this problem remained unsolvable!
On the other hand, upon hearing her father's response, Ning Rongrong also expressed sympathy:
"Dad, how much would it cost to buy their freedom?"
Ning Fengzhi knew his daughter was kind-hearted; even during her most mischievous phase, she had never done anything truly heinous.
Thus, Ning Fengzhi immediately discerned the different thoughts in Yun Feng and Ning Rongrong's minds.
"Rongrong, do you want to buy them and set them free?"
Hearing her father's question, Ning Rongrong happily nodded.
After all, in her mind, her sect was quite wealthy!
Ning Fengzhi smiled and gently patted Ning Rongrong's head before slowly saying:
"That would only lead to another tragedy."
Ning Rongrong was puzzled, as were Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu.
Only Zhu Zhuqing understood a little.
"Why? Isn't buying them and setting them free a good thing?"
"These attendants have no survival skills other than serving men."
"Even if you buy them and set them free, with their looks, they would eventually fall back into the arms of men."
"Their fate might even become more tragic; they have no soul, no world of their own."
"Moreover, each of them costs up to a hundred thousand gold soul coins."
"Ten times more expensive than the highest-class courtesans, not everyone is willing to spend that much."
"Even our sect would have to consider carefully, as buying them would bring no benefit to the sect, right?"
After hearing Ning Fengzhi's explanation, Ning Rongrong also fell into thought.
Having followed Yun Feng for some time, she had seen much.
Knowing her father was the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, she understood that some matters could not be viewed solely from a personal perspective.
But rather from the perspective of the sect.
Seeing that his daughter had stopped speaking, Ning Fengzhi's eyes revealed a hint of relief.
He nodded gratefully toward Yun Feng.
Yun Feng waved his hand, indicating it was nothing.
As for Xiao Wu and the others, they too fell into contemplation.
In the end, they concluded that with their current strength or resources, they could not truly save these young girls.
Even if they tried, they would only be pulling them into a deeper abyss!
At this moment, there were not many bidders in the auction center, with only about one-fifth of the seats occupied.
On the auction stage, a soul tool resembling a belt was being auctioned, and the price had already reached forty thousand gold soul coins.
Beside each seat, there was a dedicated bidding button with four options: one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, and one hundred thousand, representing the increments for each bid.
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After seeing his daughter and her friends regain their composure, Ning Fengzhi generously said:
"Rongrong, did you come here to buy something?"
"If you see anything you like, just tell me, and I'll pay for it today!"
Ning Fengzhi was quite interested in what his daughter wanted to buy and had no ulterior motives regarding Yun Feng's other girlfriends.
After all, in times of trouble, wouldn't Yun Feng bring his girlfriends to help?
Hearing her father's words, Ning Rongrong shook her head and slowly said:
"We don't know what to buy either, we're just here to have fun, and if we see something suitable, we'll bid on it!"
At this moment, Chen Xin seized the opportunity.
Quickly stepping in front of Gu Rong, he said:
"Rongrong, if you see anything you like, your Sword Grandpa will buy it for you. Your father's funds belong to the sect, but mine are personal, so it's fine!"
Seeing the old rascal beat him to it, Gu Rong hurriedly stepped forward.
Afraid that Ning Rongrong's favor would lean toward the old rascal.
"Ahem!"
Everyone's gaze turned toward Gu Rong.
But after thinking for a moment, Gu Rong realized that everything he wanted to say had already been said by the old rascal!
He was instantly embarrassed!
After a moment of thought, he managed to squeeze out a sentence.
"That's right, we'll buy it together."
Seeing Gu Rong's awkwardness, everyone found it somewhat amusing.
But they also felt a hint of envy.
After all, having two grandfathers who cared so much for her, compared to their own circumstances.
Zhu Zhuqing's smiling eyes immediately dimmed a little.
Seeing this, Yun Feng wrapped his arm around Zhu Zhuqing.
Without saying a word, it was more than enough to convey his feelings.
The girls and Ning Fengzhi, seeing this, did not press further.
Instead, Ning Rongrong slowly said:
"Dad, Grandpa, I have money now. If I can't afford something, I'll come to you, okay?"
Ning Fengzhi and the others nodded with a smile.
As Ning Rongrong finished speaking.
At this moment, the soul tool on the stage had been successfully auctioned for forty-three thousand gold soul coins.
The host on the stage, holding a microphone, smiled and addressed the bidders:
"Next, we will be auctioning a rare treasure. Please pay attention, especially our male guests."
As he spoke, he signaled to the stage, and three burly men pushed forward a cart.
The cart was covered with a red cloth, obscuring the contents, but from its shape, it appeared to be a large square box.
(End of Chapter)