Chapter 2419: Greed

Chapter 2419: Chapter 2419: Greed

Ru Li temporarily stayed at the inn run by loose cultivators for the night without any incident.

It’s not that the Golden Toad Commerce couldn’t find Ru Li’s whereabouts. Mystic Underworld City is entirely owned by the Golden Toad Commerce, and as long as cultivators are in the city, the commerce can always trace them. It’s just that Ru Li temporarily staying at this inn, which isn’t owned by the commerce, brings potential complications if any action is taken against him here. No matter how ruthless City Lord Mei Li is, she can’t slaughter everyone in an inn, right?

Moreover, this being inside the city, a large-scale death and injury incident would also hurt the reputation of the Golden Toad Commerce.

The next morning, Ru Li went to the auction house again. Like yesterday, he entered leisurely and openly, deliberately making himself visible to many.

"Haha, Mr. Ru has arrived." Quan Guangzhen welcomed Ru Li into a room with a smile.

"Chairman Quan." Ru Li cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It seems Chairman Quan has been waiting for me for a while. So... the value of that Divine Soul Magical Treasure has been estimated, right?"

"Of course, of course!" Quan Guangzhen replied with a broad smile.

"Our auction house has conducted thorough calculations internally and arrived at a relatively fair and appropriate price. For Mr. Ru’s Divine Soul Magical Treasure, our auction house is willing to offer one hundred billion Black Crystal Stones." Quan Guangzhen announced a figure.

A number that was hard to believe.

It wasn’t too high, rather it was shockingly low.

"Chairman Quan, what did you say?" Ru Li’s face immediately darkened.

If they offered one trillion Black Crystal Stones, it would still show some sincerity. Even if Ru Li was not satisfied with one trillion Black Crystal Stones, negotiations could proceed. But offering only one hundred billion Black Crystal Stones is a significant problem.

"Mr. Ru, this is the highest price we can offer." Quan Guangzhen sat there flamboyantly, speaking slowly and deliberately.

"Hehe... Since Chairman Quan shows no sincerity, I can only take my leave." Ru Li stood up, ready to leave.

"Mr. Ru, I’m afraid you can’t leave!" Quan Guangzhen also stood up, smilingly looking at Ru Li, confident in his position.

Ru Li’s eyes narrowed as he said: "Chairman Quan intends to keep me, Ru Li here? I, Ru Li, may be low in strength, but aren’t you afraid that the commotion of our fight will be detected by many cultivators outside?"

Although Ru Li was at the Immortal Rhythm Peak, he was extremely strong among Immortal Rhythm Cultivators. Previously, in the Blood Moon Gang, his status was second only to the gang leader Shi Tianshuo, not merely due to his social skills.

"Buzz!" Just as Ru Li was ready to battle Quan Guangzhen with his divine power, an overwhelming terror came crashing down, suppressing Ru Li viciously.

"What? Damn!" Ru Li growled.

Immediately he saw someone enter from outside the door. He certainly recognized this person, the City Lord Mei Li of Mystic Underworld City, an expert of the Immortal Venerable Realm.

Seeing Mei Li appear, Ru Li felt a sense of despair.

Facing an expert of the Immortal Venerable Realm, he had no chance, not even the ability to make a scene.

"Ru Li, Chairman Quan has sincerely invited you to stay at the auction house for some time, why don’t you accept? Or do you look down on the Golden Toad Commerce?" Mei Li’s voice echoed, her eyes locked coldly on Ru Li.

The overwhelming force from her continued to suppress Ru Li. Despite his full struggle, he couldn’t break free. There is a significant gap between an Immortal Rhythm Cultivator and an Immortal Venerable Realm Expert. Even the strongest Immortal Rhythm Peak is hard-pressed to compete against a true Immortal Venerable Expert. Moreover, Mei Li is at the Middle-stage Immortal Venerable. Even in the wild, if Mei Li is determined to detain Ru Li, he has no chance of escaping.

"What do you... what are you going to do!" Ru Li yelled.

Yet his voice couldn’t escape the room. Even if he shouted louder, only those in the room could hear.

City Lord Mei Li said nothing more, while Quan Guangzhen had already stepped beside Ru Li, reaching out to retrieve his storage magical treasure.

"Damn it, let go of me!"

"Damn! You rotten bastards, let go of me!"

"You... you will regret this!" Ru Li shouted angrily.

"Ru Li, killing you is merely a thought away. If you continue to be difficult, don’t blame me for being ruthless." City Lord Mei Li coldly rebuked.

"Ah!" Quan Guangzhen suddenly screamed, his entire body trembling.

He was holding Ru Li’s storage magical treasure in his hand.

City Lord Mei Li frowned, looking at Quan Guangzhen.

"This is impossible! Impossible! How could... how could there be... there can’t be so many Divine Soul items." Quan Guangzhen seemed somewhat out of control.

His divine mind perceived the Divine Soul items in the storage magical treasure, but hadn’t fully inspected them. Just scanning felt like more than twenty pieces were Divine Soul items.

"Chairman Quan, what madness are you on about?" City Lord Mei Li quietly rebuked.

Upon hearing City Lord Mei Li’s voice, Quan Guangzhen snapped out of it and quickly moved beside her, handing over the storage magical treasure.

"City Lord, there are more than ten Divine Soul Magical Treasures inside, and some soul techniques. Besides, the two elixirs in the green box also seem related to Divine Soul Immortal Pills." Quan Guangzhen’s voice trembled with excitement.

"What?" City Lord Mei Li was taken aback.

Yesterday, when Quan Guangzhen met her, he said that Ru Li possessed Divine Soul Magical Treasures, likely more than one. However, City Lord Mei Li didn’t expect so many Divine Soul items to be on Ru Li.

What is the value of these Divine Soul items?

Just the more than ten Divine Soul Magical Treasures are worth approximately over a trillion Black Crystal Stones. They might auction for more than two trillion Black Crystal Stones. Additionally, there are numerous Soul Technique books, worth another trillion Black Crystal Stones.

City Lord Mei Li glanced through the storage magical treasure, licking her red lips. City Lord Mei Li was quite beautiful. In the Thunder Domain, she is well-known, partly because of her strength, and significantly due to her looks. At this moment, her delicate face showed unmistakable greed. If it were only a few Divine Soul Magical Treasures, she might have dutifully reported them to the Golden Toad Commerce Headquarters, which would count as an achievement, but with so many Divine Soul items...

City Lord Mei Li’s thoughts turned, and an uncontrollable greed sprung forth.

City Lord Mei Li turned her gaze to the captured Ru Li, thinking: "With so many Divine Soul items, their origin must be unusual. Perhaps extracting more information from this person is possible. Luckily... luckily didn’t kill him directly!"

"Chairman Quan, seal his divine power and imprison him. He is worth a thorough interrogation; there could be more secrets to uncover." City Lord Mei Li narrowed her beautiful eyes and spoke.