Early the next morning, Ye Liangchen and the others finished breakfast and prepared to head to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy was still a long way from Tiandou Imperial City, so Dugu Bo had his servants hire a carriage and set off with them towards Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Ye Liangchen put on his mask and transformed into another young man, just in case he ran into Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe; he didn't want to be targeted by that crazy woman.
Qian Renxue was a masochist and a beauty fanatic. She would always become curious when she saw a super handsome guy, and Ye Liangchen didn't want to interact with her just yet.
"Xiao Chen Didi, you're being too cautious!" Dugu Yan said with a chuckle.
"Yan Yan, although you are several years older than Xiao Chen, in terms of experience navigating the world, you are not even a tenth of his. Before your strength is weak, you must learn to hide your talents to go further."
Dugu Bo greatly admired Ye Liangchen's caution and even speculated that the young man in the portrait Spirit Hall had been looking for a few days ago might have been this Xiao Jiahuo.
"Yan Zi, think about it, Xiao Chen Didi dared to venture into Sunset Forest alone, and he killed a Twenty-Three-Thousand Year Golden Eagle by himself. These things are simply unimaginable for us."
Ye Lingling couldn't understand how this Xiao Jiahuo could kill a Golden Eagle that was over Twenty-Thousand Year old by himself. Even a Spirit Emperor might not be able to defeat such an aerial overlord Spirit Beast!
"Ye Xiaozi, tell us, how did you kill the Twenty-Thousand Year Golden Eagle by yourself?" Dugu Bo asked curiously.
"Actually, it's very simple. At that time, I was refining Yuhua Pill in the valley, and the pill's fragrance attracted dozens of Spirit Beasts to rush over, so I left a few pills and then flew to a large tree a thousand meters away to hide."
"At that time, there were also three Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts among that group: an Armor Scale Beast, a Splitting Sky Tiger, and a giant python, all over Ten-Thousand Year old. Later, the Twenty-Thousand Year Golden Eagle rushed into the valley and engaged in a great battle with the three Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts, and they all suffered serious injuries in the end, which benefited me."
Ye Liangchen described the scene at the time, but he couldn't mention using a gun to kill the Golden Eagle Spirit Beast.
"When the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman benefits. You Xiaozi are truly a talent; you dealt with several Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Beasts with just a few small pills."
Dugu Bo greatly admired this Xiao Jiahuo's courage and intelligence. At such a young age, his experience in the world was incredibly seasoned.
"Yuhua Pill? What is that?" Dugu Yan asked curiously.
"It's this kind. This pill can replenish spirit power and also has the effect of beauty and anti-aging. Both sisters can try it."
Ye Liangchen took out some Yuhua Pills from his spirit tool and threw them to Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, letting them experience it for themselves.
"Beauty and anti-aging? Is it real?" The two women smelled the intoxicating fragrance of the pill and felt it was a bit unreal.
"This old man has tried this pill, and it is indeed effective." Dugu Bo explained to the two girls from the side.
"Grandpa, why are you still concerned about anti-aging? Though, I must say, your skin does seem to have changed a bit from before."
"Yan Yan, is your focus only on the beauty and anti-aging effect?"
Seeing his granddaughter say that, Dugu Bo inwardly complained, 'Can't this old man also care about anti-aging?'
"Yan Zi, if Xiao Chen Didi were to auction this kind of pill, he would definitely make a fortune." Ye Lingling reminded from the side. No woman could resist the effects of beauty and anti-aging.
"How about we try the auction house?"
At this moment, Ye Liangchen proposed the idea of going to the auction house first. Anyway, he would definitely have to pay some money to have the two women withdraw from Heaven Dou Royal Academy later. As their superior, he naturally had to help them solve the money problem.
"Then let's try it and see what the commercial value of this pill is." Dugu Bo also became interested, so he instructed the servant to head towards Heaven Dou Auction House.
Heaven Dou Auction House is the largest auction house in the entire Empire, jointly established by many major forces, including the Royal Family. The auction house offers a wide variety of items for auction, including rare ores, medicinal materials, Spirit Beasts, Spirit Bones, and even slave auctions. In short, as long as you have money, you can buy whatever you want here.
Ye Liangchen and his group spent over an hour, winding their way to a massive building. What greeted their eyes was a luxurious building, occupying a very large area, like a small city. At the entrance, there were two provocatively dressed receptionists with professional smiles, welcoming various crowds.
The people who came here were all wealthy individuals; generally, those without ten thousand gold coins were not allowed to enter.
When Ye Liangchen and the others reached the auction entrance, the two young ladies at the door smiled and asked, "May I help you with anything?"
"We want to auction something. Please, miss, take us to your person in charge." Ye Liangchen calmly stated their purpose.
"Alright, please follow me, everyone."
Seeing that Ye Liangchen and his group were sellers, one of the young ladies led them through another passage of the auction house.
"Supervisor, someone wants to auction something."
Soon after, they arrived in a large hall, and the receptionist explained their purpose to a middle-aged man.
"Oh! Respected guests, what would you like to auction?"
A middle-aged man wearing glasses became interested when he saw Ye Liangchen and the others wanted to auction something.
"I have two kinds of pills: Soul Power Pill and Yuhua Pill."
"The effect of the Soul Power Pill is naturally to restore spirit power, which is a hundred times better than the recovery potions on the market. As for the Yuhua Pill, in addition to restoring spirit power, it has another effect, which is beauty and anti-aging."
Ye Liangchen directly took out two pills and handed them to the man with glasses.
"That amazing? Is it true?"
The man with glasses heard of such a magical pill for the first time and felt like he was dreaming.
"This old man guarantees with the reputation of a Titled Douluo that both pills indeed have these effects."
"Buzz buzz..."
Dugu Bo directly released his Jiaolong Martial Soul and nine spirit rings, startling the man with glasses.
"Titled Douluo?"
"Your Excellency, I am not doubting the efficacy of the pills. This is my first time seeing such a thing, and I am very curious."
Dugu Bo put away his Martial Soul and slowly said to the man with glasses, "This old man is merely proving his Titled Douluo identity and has no other intentions. Seeing that you are also a Spirit Master of the Spirit Emperor level, you can experience the effect yourself. After all, we must conduct business with integrity."
"Your Excellency is right."
The man with glasses immediately took a Soul Power Pill and experienced it. The pill melted upon entering his mouth, instantly making his eyes light up.
"It's amazing."
Ye Liangchen then said, "Try the Yuhua Pill again. After half an hour, feel your skin; some subtle changes will occur."
"Alright, little brother."
The man with glasses took out a Yuhua Pill, and its rich fragrance greatly surprised him.
"Little brother, this Yuhua Pill is much more advanced than the Soul Power Pill! Taking this one mouthful is like eating a lot of gold coins!"
The man with glasses now believed in Ye Liangchen's pills. To be honest, he was a little reluctant to eat the pill in his hand.
"It's fine, you can eat it!" Ye Liangchen thought, when he gave them to Lan Xiaodie and the others before, they ate them like candy.
"Alright! I'll try."
The man with glasses directly swallowed the Yuhua Pill. After a while, he let out an excited sound: "It's amazing!"
Half an hour later, the man with glasses felt his skin had become much more radiant. This was the magical effect brought by the Yuhua Pill.
"Respected guest, your Yuhua Pill is a treasure. I plan to set the starting bid at 3,000 gold coins, and conservatively estimate it can sell for 30,000 gold coins per pill. As for the Soul Power Pill, it will be set at 1,000 gold coins, conservatively estimated to sell for 10,000 gold coins per pill."
"Once this pill spreads, it will definitely cause a stir on the continent."
The man with glasses directly proposed the reserve price to Ye Liangchen. He seemed to see a huge business opportunity, especially with the Yuhua Pill, which would definitely drive countless women crazy.
"Supervisor, setting the starting bid so high, won't it scare people away?"
Ye Liangchen originally thought that one Yuhua Pill would at most sell for a few thousand gold coins, but he didn't expect the man with glasses to be even more ruthless than himself.
"Xiao Chen Didi, you're overthinking it. This is the largest auction house in the Empire, and everyone who comes here is rich. I bet your Yuhua Pill will definitely make a fortune."
Dugu Yan had been here with her grandfather before and knew how crazy those rich people were.
"Then let's try it! We'll auction 30 Yuhua Pills first, and 50 Soul Power Pills."
Ye Liangchen directly took out 30 Yuhua Pills and 50 Soul Power Pills, planning to test the waters first.
"Thank you for your cooperation, little brother. My name is Ma Rulong. Please rest assured, we will operate this for you, and it will definitely yield unexpected results."
The man with glasses directly took out four VIP cards and gave them to Ye Liangchen and the others.
"Thank you, Supervisor Ma. We'd like to go see the auction house."
Ye Liangchen took the VIP card and understood that this guy wanted to cooperate with him long-term.
"No problem."
"Xiao Qiu, take the distinguished guests to the VIP box."
Ma Rulong called over a beautiful young woman who led Ye Liangchen and his group to a luxurious private room in the auction house.
"Xiao Chen, you're not thinking of cooperating with the auction house, are you?"
After entering the private room, Dugu Bo asked curiously.
"I don't have that idea yet. We'll see later."
Ye Liangchen would definitely cooperate with the auction house in the future; having them promote it would save him a lot of effort.
"Yan Zi, I feel like I'm seeing piles and piles of gold coins rolling towards Xiao Chen Didi."
"Yes! Xiao Chen Didi is so young, yet he's so good at making money. It's truly amazing."
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan found it hard to imagine how a 12-year-old boy could come up with such magical treasures.
There were many guests at the auction, probably hundreds of them, all wealthy individuals. After entering the venue, everyone wore masks.
Just then, a white-haired old man in luxurious clothing, without a mask, walked into the auction house with a gloomy gaze, greatly surprising Dugu Bo.
"Xiao Chen, do you see that white-haired old man? He is Prince Xue Xing." Dugu Bo introduced to Ye Liangchen.
"Oh! Let me see."
"That old man has shifty eyes; he doesn't look like a good person at all."
Through the glass of the private room, Ye Liangchen saw Prince Xue Xing, that old schemer, sitting in the front row of the auction house, his gaze gloomy as he surveyed his surroundings.
"Pfft...! Xiao Chen Didi, that old man naturally looks like that, and you just directly say he's not a good person."
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were amused by Ye Liangchen, feeling that he was judging people by their appearance.
"Two sisters, whether Prince Xue Xing is a good person or not, Senior Dugu knows very well." Ye Liangchen looked at Dugu Bo.
"Xiao Chen is right. Xue Xing is greedy and lustful. The auction house selling slaves was something he and some large families put together. That old man often gets young girls from the auction house to indulge in pleasure, and at least dozens of young girls have died at his hands."
Dugu Bo, in order to repay Xue Xing's favor, served as his guest elder for a long time, so he naturally understood that old man's character.
"Grandpa, then why did you serve as Prince Xue Xing's guest elder?"
Dugu Yan was still just a young girl after all, and Dugu Bo wouldn't let her come into contact with these darker aspects. Knowing today that Prince Xue Xing had actually caused the deaths of countless young girls, she felt very uncomfortable.
"Yan Yan, Grandpa did that just to repay his favor." Dugu Bo said helplessly.
"Yan Jie, when you're in the world, you're not always in control of yourself. Don't mind these things."
Ye Liangchen didn't think much of Dugu Bo serving the Tiandou Royal Family, after all, he was pursued by a Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall back then.
"Xiao Chen is better at speaking. Yan Yan, you should learn from him in the future."
Seeing that Ye Liangchen could always utter some profound truths, Dugu Bo was very impressed, while his own granddaughter, who was several years older than this Xiao Jiahuo, was still like a child who hadn't grown up.