Chapter 146: Sudden Change in the Wind and Clouds

  "Oh. A young talent. Mr. Xu smiled lightly for a moment. With a slight shake of his head, the light from his mouth flashed once before he spoke again, "And you, Mr. Ling Luo, are you also here to bid at the auction house?"

  This tone is very unfriendly! It sounds like you're saying: With your identity and ability, are you also here to bid on auction items?

  Just listening to his tone, ordinary people would probably immediately lose face and even make a big fuss. However, Xia Yan didn't; he really didn't want to argue with someone like that, it was completely unnecessary.

  "Yes!" Xia Yan nodded solemnly and replied seriously to Xu Gong.

  "Heh heh, I don't know, this Ling Luo gentleman, where did he make his fortune?" Xu Gong's throat let out a low hum, his eyebrows raised slightly. He puffed out his chest again, and the blue gemstone hanging on him swayed gently.

  Xia Yan's expression paused for a moment, and he thought to himself: "This Mr. Xu is really troublesome, no wonder Yafen frowned when she saw him."

  "A few days ago, at the Extreme Challenge Hall." Fu Yan said with a still polite tone.

  When Xia Yan said this, Xu Gong's mouth twitched slightly and he burst out laughing.

  He glanced sideways and thought: "It's actually a sudden wealth from the Extreme Challenge Hall's pledge treasure!"

  "Heh heh. Can't tell, huh?" Xǔ Gōng's gaze shifted, and with a sigh, he shook his head heavily, "Yǎ Fēn, let me tell you something interesting. The other day, our Huā Qīng City auction house also held an auction. There was a nouveau riche who suddenly won tens of thousands of gold coins in the extreme challenge and thought he was the richest person under heaven. On the day of the auction, he actually paid a deposit of 10,000 gold coins to sneak in."

  "Haha, Yafen, you have no idea, the first item auctioned off at that auction was this very thing on my body!" Xu Gong lifted up the beautiful blue sapphire pendant hanging from his elegant shirt and flashed it in front of Xia Yan and Yafen. "The Blue Sapphire, said to be discovered deep within a valley in the Forest of Sin."

  "This sapphire, the minimum price is 50,000 gold coins."

  "Xu Gong suddenly stretched out five fingers, his eyes gleaming with light. 'That nouveau riche, he also saw this blue gemstone at first. However, when he heard the price of 50,000 gold coins, he was so frightened that he became dizzy. Later, he even dared to haggle over the price, what a reckless thing to do! Humph, my Xu family didn't like him, so we directly bid 100,000 gold coins and took down this blue gemstone. That nouveau riche's eyes almost popped out at that time, he was so frightened that he gasped for breath.'"

  "Hey, these nouveau riche nowadays. They don't know their own strength. Thinking they have some money and they're the richest in the world!" Mr. Xu said with a shake of his head, his face flushed red as he occasionally glanced at Xia Yan.

  But Xia Yan wore a mask, and his expression couldn't be seen, which was somewhat disappointing.

  He said these things, no more than wanting to squeeze out Xia Yan and make Xia Yan know difficulty and retreat.

  In his opinion, this Ling Luo must have accidentally made a fortune at the Extreme Challenge Arena and now wants to show off like a celebrity by coming to this auction house.

  Yafen heard Xu Gong say these words, and her eyes were slightly angry.

  Although she just wanted Xia Yan to help her block this bastard, but this bastard's words were really too much. In front of Xia Yan, he said such things, obviously not giving Xia Yan any face.

  Yafen didn't know why she suddenly felt this surge of anger. However, Xia Yan looked like he hadn't been affected by the words at all, as if what Xu Gong said had nothing to do with him.

  Looking at Xia Yan, Ya Fen's bright eyes sparkled with a hint of brilliance. She thought to herself, the difference between people is really huge.

  Nà xǔ gōng jiàn xià yán jīng rán méi shén me fǎn yìng. Xīn gèng jiā kuài qǐlai, tā jué de xià yán kěndìng shì bèi zìjǐ hǒu zhù le, suǒyǐ cái huì yī jù huà bù shuō.

  "Miss Yafen, may I sit here? The auction is about to start! Later if you want to buy something, I can help you bid." said Mr. Xu with a flattering smile.

  Yafen was somewhat displeased, but still didn't lose her temper, and said indifferently: "Please go ahead, Mr. Xu!"

  Xu Gong sat down with a happy expression after adjusting his buttocks, and then turned his gaze towards Xia Yan.

  "Huh?" Xu Gong said in surprise, "Mr. Ling Luo, why are you still here?"

  Xia Yan smiled and said: "The auction hasn't started yet. I'll buy some things here later, and after I've bought them, I'll leave."

  Xu Gong's face turned gloomy, and he coldly laughed a few times, saying in a low voice, "Ignorant!"

  Yafen couldn't help but feel a bit impatient at this point. Her soft waist twisted slightly, and she leaned towards Xia Yan, opening her mouth to say: "Xu Gong"

  But before she could finish her sentence, a voice interrupted her.

  A voice came from the right side of where the three people were sitting.

  "Mr. Luo?"

  This voice. With a hint of surprise, the three people's eyes turned around and saw a black figure walking quickly towards them.

  This man was Mo Jiafen, the auctioneer.

  "Mr. Ling Luo, what are you doing sitting here? Ah, hurry up, a seat has been specially prepared for you in the front!" Mo Jiafen warmly walked to Xia Yan's side and said with great enthusiasm.

  On the side, Xu Gong's expression froze instantly. Mo Jia Feng, he certainly recognized him, and also had

  But now, Mo Jiafen actually pretended not to see himself and rushed towards this Ling Luo. This Ling Luo, what kind of person is he? The auction house even prepared a special seat for him?

  "No way!" Mr. Xu muttered to himself, his eyebrows furrowed together.

  Yafen saw Xu Gong's face and almost couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Xia Yan smiled and said to Mo Jia Feng: "Mo, it's fine. I think this place is pretty good, so there's no need to change positions, right?"

  In the auction house, any position can be bid on. So, Xia Yan didn't want to switch to a more forward position anymore.

  Mo's family suddenly frowned and said: "How can that be? Mr. Ling Luo, you are our auction house's honored guest."

  "Miss Ya Fen. You and Mr. Ling Luo are friends, so please advise Mr. Ling Luo to sit in the front with him!" Mo Jia Feng smiled at Ya Fen with a lowered brow.

  Yafen's sudden shout at the Extreme Challenge Arena shocked all the celebrities of Yushui City, and she didn't care about her own identity. She loudly demanded that Ling Luo withdraw from the arena.

  A discerning person can't help but see through it. If there wasn't some special relationship, would Yafen have shouted out like that at a critical moment?

  Yafen glanced at Xia Yan, her bright eyes seemed to be smiling, she leaned her body slightly because she wanted to keep a distance from Mr. Xu, so she was very close to Xia Yan. She could even see Yafen's eyebrows clearly.

  "Mr. Ling Luo, since Mo Ze is so enthusiastic, why don't..."

  Yafen really didn't want to sit here anymore. If it weren't for the appearance of this annoying Mr. Xu, she might not have said that she wanted to move to the front.

  "Mr. Ling Luo?"

  Just then, another person walked quickly over.

  This man was none other than Liu Xuan, the president of the auction house! Just like last time they met, Liu Xuan still looked refined and dignified, exuding an aura that intimidated people.

  "The president, Mr. Ling Luo, said he didn't want to sit in the front!" Mo Jiafen hastily replied to Liu Xuan with a bitter face.

  "How can that be? Several temple attendants are waiting for Mr. Ling Luo up front!" Liu Xuan's face turned serious, looking at Xia Yan, "Heh heh, Mr. Ling Luo, I didn't expect your strength to be so powerful, that day at the Extreme Challenge arena, I personally saw you defeat Spiritual Master Xi... it's truly unforgettable."

  Liu Xuan's words were spoken quickly, but very clearly.

  Every word in this sentence heavily pounded on the already stunned heart of Mr. Xu.

  "Invited by Liu Xuan himself?"

  "Are several deacons waiting?"

  "Can Extreme Challenge defeat the strong Spirit Master?"

  "Heavens! What kind of monster is this Ling Luo? How can this be?" He swallowed hard, his throat making a gulping sound.

  At this moment, Xu Gong's heart was already unable to be expressed in words. To sum it up, shock, astonishment, fear, worry and so on all blended together, that was the kind of complicated mood he had.

  "Alright then!" Xia Yan hesitated for a moment before frowning and nodding.

  "Miss Ya Fen, shall we go together?" Liu Xuan smiled at Ya Fen.

  Yafen also nodded and glanced at Xia Yan, her eyes shining with joy.

  "Mr. Ling Luo, is this gentleman also your friend?" Liu Xuan asked again, looking at Mr. Xu with a puzzled expression.

  Xia Yan glanced at Xu Gong, who was now staring blankly with his mouth agape, his body slightly trembling, and nowhere to be seen was the swaggering demeanor of just a moment before.

  Shaking his head, Xia Yan said: "This is Mr. Xu, just got acquainted!"

  Liu Xuan nodded and said: "This public (bus). Let's go sit in the front together?"

  Xu Gong heard this and hastily shook his head violently. "No need, no need, please, everyone, please!"

  Following Liu Xuan, Xia Yan moved from a seat in a remote corner to a position in the front row.

  Some bidders saw Liu Xuan personally bring two people to the front row seats and were shocked, whispering to each other.

  However, the rumors soon disappeared. At least half of the people in this auction house knew and had seen Ling Luo before, so they simply passed on the information to each other. They naturally stopped gossiping about it.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Yushui City Auction House!"

  At this time, the auction officially began. Mo Jiafen stood on the front desk of the auction house and said in a magnetic voice.

  The entire auction hall fell silent.

  Xia Yan came this time just to buy the high-grade medicinal material, Blood Lingcao. His mind had already made up its decision, no matter what price he had to pay, he would definitely get his hands on the Blood Lingcao.

  I'd like to get a high-end medicinal herb, and the price shouldn't be too outrageous either.

  "There will be some unexpected treasures appearing in this auction. Hehe, I think everyone will feel that it was worth coming after the auction is over!"

  With a smile, Mo Jiafen began hosting the auction in the usual manner.

  In the front row! Several deacons of the church. After exchanging a brief greeting with Xia Yan, they all looked towards the front stage.

  ECHO is off.