"Lot 258, thirteen hundred Spirit Stones."
Almost all of the bidders for the Blood Spirit Fruit were women. As for their purpose... who wouldn't want to be more beautiful and younger?
The one holding up the number 258 bid card was a fair-faced woman in blue.
If the scoring was out of 100, Gu Changqing would give her an 80. For reference, Mu Ziyi would get 91, Gu Qing'er 95, and Jiang Lianxin, well, she was a perfect 100.
"Fifteen hundred Spirit Stones."
Gu Changqing continued to raise the bid. He had to get the Blood Spirit Fruit.
"Lot 188, fifteen hundred Spirit Stones. Any higher bids?" Mu Ziyi recognized Gu Changqing at a glance, her heart stirring.
"Seventeen hundred Spirit Stones."
The woman with lot 258 frowned slightly. Only Gu Changqing was still bidding against her. She was also determined to get this Blood Spirit Fruit.
She had already prepared all the main and auxiliary ingredients for the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill, and even found an Alchemist. All she needed was this one Blood Spirit Fruit.
"Heh, seventeen hundred Spirit Stones. Dong Yan really has money."
"The Mo Family young master's fiancée, of course she's rich."
Many people in the audience were familiar with the woman in blue.
The Dong Family of Haiyue Island.
Just this identity alone wasn't much.
The Dong Family was merely a small family, with only two or three Calamity Realm experts, and they were all in the early stages of the Calamity Realm.
But Dong Yan's other identity was quite significant.
She was the fiancée of the young master of the Mo Family, one of the five Half-King Families on Haiyue Island!
This identity alone was enough to make countless powers far stronger than the Dong Family not dare to offend her lightly.
The five Half-King Families not only controlled the Sea Moon Auction House, but also the entire Haiyue Island! They controlled everything on the island!
"Two thousand Spirit Stones."
However, Gu Changqing was unaware of all this, and even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared.
He continued to bid.
Two thousand Spirit Stones!
Gu Changqing's generous bid made people exclaim. He was really damn rich!
The market price for a Blood Spirit Fruit was around fifteen hundred Spirit Stones. Dong Yan's previous bid of seventeen hundred Spirit Stones had already significantly exceeded the market price.
Even though Blood Spirit Fruits were rare and difficult to find, they shouldn't fetch a price of two thousand Spirit Stones, right?
Really, he had money to burn.
Gu Changqing was unaware that he had already been quietly labeled by the crowd as a "sucker" and someone who had "money to burn."
"Two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones!"
Dong Yan decided to go all out. She had prepared two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones for this Blood Spirit Fruit. This was her limit. If the other party bid any higher, she would have to give up.
But she was unwilling. How long had she prepared for this Beauty Rejuvenation Pill?
Blood Spirit Fruits were already scarce. Who knew when the next one would appear? In six months? A year? It was unknown.
"Young master, this fruit is very important to me. Could you give me some face and let me have this Blood Spirit Fruit?"
Well, seeing that her financial resources were holding up, she changed tactics to intimidation?
Dong Yan's words made many people in the auction house sneer.
The Dong Family? The Dong Family was just a small family, what influence could they have?
But everyone knew that Dong Yan was the fiancée of the Mo Family's young master. It was less about invoking the Dong Family's influence and more about using the Mo Family to pressure Gu Changqing.
In fact, Dong Yan didn't want to bully others with her status, but this Blood Spirit Fruit was simply too important to her. It had taken so long for one to appear, and she was unwilling to give up.
Beside Gu Changqing, a local cultivator whispered a reminder.
"Young master, you don't seem like a local cultivator. The Dong Family alone isn't much, but Dong Yan is the fiancée of the Mo Family's young master. The Mo Family is one of the five Half-King Families on Haiyue Island. It's not worth offending the Mo Family for a mere medicinal ingredient. You should give up."
Seeing that Gu Changqing didn't seem to be from Haiyue Island, this person might not know Dong Yan's background and thus offered a warning.
On the auction stage, Mu Ziyi watched this scene without comment.
Logically, Dong Yan's intimidation was a violation of the auction house rules, but Mu Ziyi did not reprimand or warn her, merely observing.
It wasn't because of Dong Yan's status as the Mo Family young master's fiancée. It was that when she intended to issue a warning, she was stopped by Yin Tàishàng.
"Haiyue Island is too small. The five families sharing this little profit is a bit much."
With this sentence, Mu Ziyi instantly understood.
At seat 188, Gu Changqing's expression was indifferent.
He paid no heed to Dong Yan's threat. What Dong Family, what Mo Family? Even if all five Half-King Families of Haiyue Island combined, what was there to fear from him, Gu Changqing?
"Two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones."
If there were two Blood Spirit Fruits today, he would have let it go and bid on the other one. But according to the auction list, there was only this one.
If Dong Yan wanted it, why didn't Gu Changqing need it?
(Give me face? Who do you think you are?)
"Two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones, are there any higher bids?" Mu Ziyi's voice rang out slowly.
After waiting for a while with no response, Mu Ziyi continued.
"Two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones, first call."
"Two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones, second call."
"Two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones, third call!"
"Let us congratulate guest number 188 for winning this Blood Spirit Fruit at the price of two thousand three hundred Spirit Stones. Congratulations."
Watching Gu Changqing win the Blood Spirit Fruit, Dong Yan was so furious she could have exploded. Suppressing her anger, she gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll remember you."
Gu Changqing didn't even bother to look at Dong Yan.
From beginning to end, Gu Changqing had never Deemed her worthy of his attention.
If he hadn't wanted to avoid disrupting the auction, especially with his prized Water Wolf King yet to be auctioned, and to give Mu Ziyi some face, he would have slapped this bitch to death with a single palm.
An ant like her dared to threaten him?
Just as everyone thought the matter was resolved with Mu Ziyi's final hammer blow, the arrival of a young man in dark robes and fine clothing made things more interesting.
"Young Master Mo, Mo Haobai!"
Many people's eyes began to gleam with amusement.
"Now, this will be a good show."
After Mo Haobai appeared, he walked directly towards Dong Yan.
"Why are you here!?" Dong Yan's face was filled with surprise.
Before the auction started, she had invited her fiancé to attend, but Mo Haobai said he was busy and didn't come. Why was he here now?
"I finished my business and came to take a look." Mo Haobai looked at Dong Yan and saw her aggrieved expression, startling him.
"What's wrong? Who bullied you?"
Dong Yan glanced in the direction of Gu Changqing.
Mo Haobai looked at Gu Changqing and frowned slightly. "Tell me, what happened? How dare someone bully my woman? Are they tired of living?"
Dong Yan, with a wronged expression, told Mo Haobai about the incident, embellishing it significantly.
"Oh? Interesting. On Haiyue Island, there are still people who dare to disrespect me, Mo Haobai, and my Mo Family."
Mo Haobai patted Dong Yan's shoulder, signaling her to sit down, and assured her that he would handle it.
Coincidentally, the next item to be auctioned was a spirit grass that Gu Changqing also needed.
"Five Blue Star Grasses, starting bid thirteen hundred Spirit Stones."
"Fifteen hundred Spirit Stones," Gu Changqing bid.
"Two thousand Spirit Stones."
Many people who were preparing to bid stopped abruptly when they saw that the one bidding two thousand Spirit Stones was Mo Haobai, the young master of the Mo family.
They glanced again at Gu Changqing, tsk, the show was about to begin.
They began to inwardly mourn for Gu Changqing.
This young man, unaware of the immensity of heaven and earth, dared to offend the Mo Family on Haiyue Island.
He got the item, but would he be able to leave Haiyue Island alive?