Chapter 351: The Auction Begins

Among the Nine Great Sects alone, five had already arrived.

Only the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, Divine Armament Sect, Ninefold Elixir Gate, and Grand Array Sect had yet to appear.

With five major sects gathered together, the Holy City was currently at its most lively period.

It was estimated that the remaining four sects would arrive within the next two days.

That timing was perfect.

Five days later, the Ten Thousand Wisdom Hall would hold its grand auction.

Seven days later, the Nine Treasures Pavilion would hold its grand auction.

It was said that both auctions would contain many valuable treasures.

Xiao Shou immediately became interested.

I’ve already transmigrated once. If I don’t attend a cultivation world’s auction at least once, wouldn’t I be letting down both my identity as a transmigrated small character and as a world saving protagonist?

Besides, in his modern life, he had only been an ordinary person. He had never had the opportunity to attend an auction that sounded so grand and prestigious. This time, he absolutely had to experience it.

Xiao Shou listened to everything related to the auctions with bright eyes, filled with anticipation.

The guard captain had cultivated to his current level long ago and had become extremely perceptive. He immediately noticed Xiao Shou’s confusion and smiled as he explained. "This place is called Peaceful Spirit Residence. It is a five courtyard estate that Lord Shanhe specially prepared for Young Master Xiao. The ownership has already been registered with the City Lord’s Mansion under your name, so please feel free to stay here."

"These three words were also personally written by Lord Shanhe."

"No wonder these three words feel so extraordinary."

After hearing this, Xiao Shou thought to himself, Why does this Tushan Shanhe seem so interested in me?

He has taken care of everything so thoroughly that it actually makes people feel uneasy. Besides, his relationship with Tushan Qing is not exactly good.

His dislike of Terrestrial Foxes is one thing, but the bigger problem is that he often challenged Tushan Qing and had never won even once.

A person like Tushan Shanhe would actually go out of his way to carefully care for Tushan Qing’s descendants?

No matter how he thought about it, something felt suspicious.

Why was he treating me so specially?

Could he be planning something bad?

Xiao Shou kept these thoughts hidden and calmly said, "I am truly grateful for Uncle Shanhe’s care. May I ask where he is now? I would like to personally thank him."

"Unfortunately, the timing is not ideal. After Lord Shanhe finished arranging matters in the Holy City, he left. He said he was going to search for someone. Once the Grand Competition ends and the spirit caves are distributed, he will naturally return." The guard captain answered truthfully.

Xiao Shou nodded and said, "Then there’s nothing I can do about it."

"Young Master Xiao, please go inside and get some proper rest!"

"Mhm!" Xiao Shou agreed and was just about to step inside when he suddenly felt that he had forgotten something.

At that moment, Baobei circled around him several times, reminding him of what he had overlooked. Only then did Xiao Shou remember that he had forgotten to wait for everyone to get off before putting away the Frostheart Fleeting Battleship.

Everyone was still trapped inside the ship! How could he have forgotten something so important? Had he been too nervous?

With a stiff expression, Xiao Shou waved his hand and instructed Baobei to release everyone. He firmly stared into the courtyard without looking at the faces of the people being spat out behind him.

Oh! What a beautiful courtyard!

It even had spirit grass and spirit flowers growing inside.

Those were quite rare!

And the carved decorations were extremely exquisite too.

Definitely worth admiring.

Fu Young watched his master standing there with a stiff expression, his eyes fixed straight ahead at the courtyard without even glancing at the resentful faces behind him.

He secretly thought, Master has improved this time. At least he didn’t completely shut down his facial expressions. He cleared his throat and said seriously, "Master, you must be tired from the journey. Please go inside and rest first. I will take care of all the miscellaneous matters."

"Mhm! I’ll leave everything to you." Xiao Shou maintained his dignified tone.

After saying that, he immediately used a Minor Teleportation Technique to quickly move into the courtyard, escaping everyone’s line of sight. Only then did he relax and pat his chest.

Although Fu Young had dealt with the embarrassing incident that day, Xiao Shou was ultimately rather thin skinned and felt too embarrassed to face everyone. He spent several days hiding in his bedroom, partly to rest and partly to avoid the embarrassment.

It was not until five days later, when his beloved disciple Fu Young brought him the admission token for the grand auction held by the Ten Thousand Wisdom Hall, that Xiao Shou could no longer stay cooped up inside.

After thinking it over carefully, he picked up the token and secretly teleported outside the back entrance.

"Master! Can I go with you?" Unexpectedly, the moment Xiao Shou stabilized his footing, he heard a voice from behind.

He turned around and saw his beloved disciple, Fu Young, standing behind him with an expectant expression.

Thinking about how clever his disciple was, Xiao Shou immediately suspected that his attempt to sneak away had already been seen through.

He knew the answer was probably obvious. However, his dignity as a master would not allow him to admit defeat. So he stubbornly asked, "Young’er, why are you here?"

"Of course I’m waiting for Master! You really want to go to the auction, don’t you? Don’t even think about fooling me. I can see right through you. Your eyes were practically glowing that day!"

Fu Young gave a smug smile as he tossed a token identical to the one in Xiao Shou’s hand up and down.

Every movement carried the confidence and youthful spirit of a young man. His peerlessly handsome appearance combined with his graceful and confident manner, making him seem almost impossibly perfect.