Wait a minute, where is my master?

"Manager Shi, the total for these items comes to thirty-five thousand six hundred High Grade Spirit Stones, and with the Age Chicken included, it totals sixty-three thousand six hundred High Grade Spirit Stones,"

The female fox-tailed cultivator named Little Ling quickly calculated the price in front of everyone and placed the various auction items into a storage bag.

Upon hearing the price, Manager Shi smiled benevolently and politely said to Jin Xu and the others, "Honored guests, Seventh Princess. Sixty-three thousand six hundred, you can just pay sixty-three thousand High Grade Spirit Stones."

Although he was constantly cursing inwardly, the elder still voluntarily rounded down the amount for them.

Hearing the price, Jin Xu stood up and casually glanced at the box of Spirit Stones inside the storage treasure.

Yes, it indeed wasn't enough.

But no worries, he had the "Well Water" left by his master.

"My Spirit Stones are insufficient, but I have this, can you assess its value?" he said.

With that, the little Taoist took out a wooden barrel from his bracelet.

Manager Shi's heart tightened when he heard the first half of the sentence, and Wu Li also looked surprised, thinking this little Taoist was about to dine and dash today.

But then they saw him take out a wooden barrel and set it on the ground.

It wasn't unheard of for cultivators to make up for a shortfall of Spirit Stones by offering Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures as collateral.

But who's treasure was stored in a barrel?

If Old Man Shi didn't know that the Seventh Princess of Great Xia wasn't one to default on debts, he would have already reacted.

He patiently walked forward, bent down, and looked inside the barrel to see exactly what it contained.

"Hiss~"

Manager Shi sharply inhaled, looked down at the barrel, looked up at Jin Xu, then looked down at the barrel again, and looked up at Jin Xu again.

He then rubbed his eyes to ensure he wasn't hallucinating, and just as he was about to speak,

Yu Yaoer, who was standing behind the young Taoist, suddenly stepped forward and took out a jar from her red jade bracelet—the one previously given by Da An Village.

The Little Fish Demon saw that the old man remained silent and thought that a jar of Spiritual Liquid might not be enough, so he specially took out his own "bed" to support his master.

Jin Xu glanced at the jar filled with Spiritual Liquid and felt Yu Yaoer was being slightly conspicuous.

And when had she managed to fill a whole jar with it!

On the other side.

"Smack!"

The Old Man Shi slapped himself to force calmness before he finally spoke.

"Young Taoist, this this this, are both of these containers filled with Bone Marrow Cleansing Spirit Liquid?"

He had appraised that bottle of Spirit Liquid at the auction, so he was extremely familiar with it. His question was merely due to surprise and a bit of disbelief.

"Yes, indeed,"

Jin Xu looked at the elder's expression, slightly frowned, and calmly asked, "Could it be that the value of this Spiritual Liquid doesn't equate to sixty thousand High Grade Spirit Stones?"

Manager Shi quickly said, "It's enough, more than enough, please ask the young lady to put... put the jar away."

The elder found it hard to believe that one day, Bone Marrow Cleansing Spirit Liquid would be measured in jars.

And asking them to put it away fast was also because wealth moved the heart.

Don't think it's an exaggeration, even not considering that jar, the very bucket in front of them could fill several tens or even hundreds of bottles of the Spirit Liquid from the auction.

Even if it couldn't achieve a price of ten thousand High Grade Spirit Stones per bottle, even if sold for half that, it would still be an astronomical figure.

If we consider the large jar as well,

hiss—even an experienced auction house manager like him could easily be tempted.

Facing a barrel of Spirit Liquid, Old Man Shi still maintained his ethical boundaries, but facing an entire large jar of Spirit Liquid, that was a true test from the heavens.

After all, all the guests present were only at the Nascent Soul Realm, and although the depth of the young Taoist's cultivation was indiscernible, with such a youthful appearance and no spells cast to alter his appearance, his cultivation couldn't be much higher.

And he, however, was the highest martial power in this auction, a great master of the Void Refinement Realm seventh layer! If he really wanted to deal with them, it would be as easy as flipping his hand.

However, Old Man Shi ultimately let reason prevail and didn't dare to make a rash move.

The Seventh Princess of the Great Xia Imperial Family was still present.

...

...

Shangjing City, auction exit.

The Taoist and his group of four, wearing masks, walked out calmly from behind the water curtain.

This place was no longer the thick stone pillar they had entered through, but instead a desolate alley with no one around.

It seemed the auction had numerous exits and entrances.

"Young master, young master, are you going to keep your appointment?"

Yu Yaoer asked with feigned curiosity, though she was genuinely interested.

As she spoke, Xia Yunzhao and Little White both turned their attention to Jin Xu.

...

Just a while ago in the venue, the Taoist had paid for about one-eighth of the barrel of Spiritual Liquid and had taken all the items out.

Midway through exiting, he had taken the jade plaque that was stuck to the bottom of the Age Chicken's cage.

Jin Xu had noticed this item long ago with his Spiritual Sense, but to avoid alerting anyone prematurely, he only took it out to check after entering the long, narrow corridor leading outside.

Then, he was utterly embarrassed.

As soon as his Spiritual Power entered the jade plaque, a soft, moaning voice emanated, followed by Wu Li's image.

She first expressed her admiration and then extended an invitation.

"With this jade plaque, you can find me in room number three of the Tianxiang Building's best suite. I'll be waiting for you there."

"..."

Is this Demon Sect enchantress crazy?

Fortunately, there were no outsiders in that narrow corridor, otherwise the Taoist's social death could have escalated even further.

Yet even so, the moment this image appeared, all four of them fell into a deathly silence.

FInally, the brave Husky broke the silence by saying, "Temple master, that lady wants to sleep with you."

Little White, being a two-hundred-year-old little girl, was very straightforward.

After being hit on the head with the iron staff by Jin Xu, she stubbornly retorted, "Really, temple master. In our Demon Realm, if a woman fancies a man, she invites him just like this!"

The Taoist, after hearing this argument, gave up on reasoning with Husky and just walked out of the corridor.

He thought that would be the end of it, but Yu Yaoer brought it up again!

Jin Xu shook his head, trying to keep his voice from sounding too awkward, "This person is suspected of being involved with the Demon Sect. Such enthusiasm must have an ulterior motive, so I cannot go."

"Exactly, exactly." Little Fish Demon nodded in agreement.

"Temple master, that lady... mmm."

Little White's mouth was covered by Jin Xu.

Yu Yaoer then asked, "So, young master, what should we do?"

The Taoist pondered for a moment and directed his gaze toward Xia Yunzhao, who was wearing a rabbit mask.

Parting his lips, he uttered two words.

"Report it."

...

Auction exit, within the desolate alley.

Xia Yunzhao looked disheveled as she stared at the jade plaque in her hand, which Jin Xu had just handed to her.

She was entrusted to hand it over to the night watchman.

Then he led Yu Yaoer and Little White away!

The Seventh Princess stood there for a while, stomped her foot in frustration, and got ready to carry out the task the Taoist had left for her.

Just then, the water curtain on the wall behind her in the dead-end alley reappeared!