The moment Ye Qiu's mask fell off, Ning Rongrong took in his appearance, a little surprised.
'This guy isn't bad-looking at all.'
"Brother! Are you alright?" Xiao Lan threw down what she was holding and nervously hugged Ye Qiu's head, trying to make him look up.
"I'm fine." Ye Qiu rubbed his eyes and looked up, his azure eyes streaked with blood.
"Sword Douluo, that's enough." Ning Fengzhi put his hand in front of Ye Qiu, signaling for Sword Douluo to stop.
"Rongrong's words just now were indeed a bit excessive!"
"Fengzhi, I'm not blind or deaf. Was Rongrong scared just now? This can be a lesson for him!"
Sword Douluo treasured Ning Rongrong immensely and didn't want her to suffer even a bit of grievance.
However, he could still distinguish right from wrong.
He didn't want to argue any further.
He turned to look at Ning Rongrong.
"Rongrong, are you alright? Rongrong?"
"Ah?" Ning Rongrong heard the call and snapped back to reality, her face slightly flushed.
"I-I'm fine, I just saw some scary images!" As she spoke, she patted her flat chest.
"You're all bad guys! You want to sell Xiao Lan and bully brother! I… Xiao Lan hates you!" Xiao Lan clung to Ye Qiu like a koala, her legs wrapped around his waist, as if to shield him in her embrace.
"…" Hearing her words, Ye Qiu fell silent. She was indeed still a child. He gently patted her and loosened her grip. "Don't worry, it's fine!"
Then, he explained to Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi.
"Don't worry, seniors, this junior only used a small illusion and will not cause any harm to your esteemed daughter."
"Hmph! If not for that, you would already be a corpse!" Sword Douluo snorted coldly, standing with his hands behind his back.
"This junior thanks senior for showing mercy!"
Ye Qiu hadn't expected it.
The talkative girl was actually the little devil Ning Rongrong.
Her trash-talking skills were indeed impressive.
With the situation calmed, everyone returned to their previous state, and the bidding for the cat-girl twins was coming to an end.
Clap! The gavel fell, and the host's voice resonated throughout the venue.
"Congratulations to Count Sadio for acquiring this pair of cat-girls for a price of eight hundred eighty thousand gold coins!"
'Sadio? What a coincidence.' Ye Qiu looked across, where a pot-bellied middle-aged man with a fleshy face was sitting.
As he watched, Ye Qiu's eyes became a little moist again, and he blinked unconsciously.
"Brother! Let Xiao Lan help you heal!" She gently blew warm air towards Ye Qiu's eyes.
"Mm!" Ye Qiu nodded in agreement. At this moment, it was not good for him to use his Spirit Bone Ability, lest it cause more trouble.
Xiao Lan gently covered his eyes with her hands, and a yellow spirit ring flashed from her body.
First Spirit Ability, Life Without End!
A faint green light appeared in her hands, and a thick vitality seeped into his eyes. After a short while, Ye Qiu felt that he had recovered completely.
Beside them, Ning Fengzhi and his daughter cast their gazes over.
Just now, through the spirit power fluctuations on Ye Qiu's body, Ning Fengzhi had already estimated his cultivation. He originally thought he was already a genius, but he didn't expect this little girl to be even more outstanding!
She was very likely to have innate full spirit power!
And Ning Rongrong occasionally looked at Ye Qiu's profile. When she saw the spirit ring on Xiao Lan's body, she was also a little surprised, as she had only recently obtained her second ring.
'I wonder which family these two are from? If they are commoners…' Ning Fengzhi was already considering recruiting them. For the current Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, replenishing fresh talent was very necessary.
"The next auction item! Is a Spirit Bone!"
The host's voice pulled Ning Fengzhi's thoughts back to the auction.
Behind the host, a scantily clad maid held a brocade box and placed it on the table.
"Ladies and gentlemen! This Spirit Bone is a rare head Spirit Bone, from a four-thousand-year-old Emerald Cloud Winged Tiger."
As he spoke, he opened the brocade box, and his face instantly turned green. A vibrant green light shone out, attracting the gaze of every Spirit Master present.
"After joint appraisal by the appraisers, it has been named the Spirit Dispersion Tremor Skull. It possesses the ability to attack and disrupt the enemy's spirit!"
"Without further ado, everyone knows the rarity of Spirit Bones, especially head bones. The starting bid is one million gold coins, and each bid must not be less than one hundred thousand gold coins!"
Clap! "Bidding! Begins now!"
"One million five hundred thousand gold coins!"
Right at the start, someone directly added five hundred thousand gold coins. The price was terrifying, but the preciousness of the Spirit Bone still attracted people like moths to a flame.
The price continued to rise, quickly breaking through the two-million mark.
In the VIP section, Xiao Lan's eyes were already sparkling, and she began to calculate, "Brother~ How much food can two million buy?"
"Hehe… You little glutton, after the auction is over, I'll buy you whatever you want to eat!" He pinched her nose and wiggled it.
A little pained, she glared at Ye Qiu. "Brother, you hurt me. I won't help you heal next time~"
"So this Spirit Bone was consigned by you, little brother. You truly are young and promising!" Ning Fengzhi heard their conversation.
"It's nothing to be called young and promising, just a stroke of luck for this junior!" Ye Qiu replied with a humble smile.
When his gaze drifted to Ning Rongrong, he found her a little flustered, her eyes darting away. Ye Qiu didn't pay her any mind.
"Then your luck is too good!" Ning Fengzhi sighed, knowing that Ye Qiu didn't want to say more.
His hand had already landed on the button beside him.
"Five million!" The host's high-pitched voice rang out.
"Someone in the Red VIP section has bid five million gold coins!"
"Are there any higher bids?" He only asked once, then waited quietly. In truth, five million was already quite an overbid.
The people around saw that Ning Fengzhi had made a move, and the price was also quite inflated. There was no need to bid higher; if they didn't get it, they would only offend the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for nothing.
"Five million for the first time! Five million for the second time! Five million for the third time!"
Clap! The gavel struck happily, "Sold! Congratulations to the VIP in the Red Zone for acquiring this head Spirit Bone!"
It wasn't until he heard the sound of the gavel that Ye Qiu reacted.
"Senior, aren't you being too impulsive?"
"Hehe… Spirit Bones are hard to come by, so of course I have to seize the opportunity!" Although Ning Fengzhi wouldn't let his daughter absorb it, his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was a large enterprise, so buying it would always be useful.
"I wonder which family you two siblings are from? Perhaps I have some acquaintance with your elders."
"We are just commoners." Ye Qiu understood his intentions and spoke frankly about his origins.
"I see…" Ning Fengzhi was about to say something more, but he was interrupted by Xiao Lan's voice.
"Brother! I want that!"
"Hm?"
Ye Qiu looked in the direction she pointed. It was the next auction item after the Spirit Bone.
He saw a tray on the host's table, and inside a small brocade box on it was a small black object.
"What is that?" Ye Qiu looked at her confusedly.
"Xiao Lan doesn't know either, but I just want it~" She lightly tapped her red lips with her index finger, tilting her small head. This was her intuition.
"Alright, brother will buy it for you."
Ye Qiu readily agreed.
Xiao Lan's intuition certainly wouldn't be groundless; perhaps it was some kind of fortuitous encounter.
Anyway, they weren't short on money now!