Ten minutes passed...

All the unrelated people finally left the Nine Heavens Maneuver Arena's sixth floor. Only more than a hundred people who knew about and attended the upcoming events remained. And it looked like each of them was wealthy.

"Brother, can you tell me what the next activity is..."

"Ye-Liu!"

At that moment, a familiar young woman's squeak sounded.

"Huh? Elder Sister Qing-Qi?" The young man sitting beside Zheng-Fu immediately turned around to answer the young woman who had greeted him. And it seemed this young woman was his elder sister too.

"Elder Sister? Is that your elder sister, Brother?" Zheng-Fu could not help but be startled, seeing that the young woman who had called Lan-Ye-Liu was the same person whose breasts he had just touched.

"That's right, Brother! That's my elder sister. By the way, do you know her as well?" The young man nodded and replied with a smile on the corner of his mouth, as if there were some hidden secrets.

Ah!

"I… I… I…"

"It's you! You're that lewd bastard!?" But before Zheng-Fu could say anything, Lan-Qing-Qi had already arrived where he and the young man were. She pointed at him and spoke with a mix of shock and dissatisfaction.

"Huh? What happened, Elder Sister? How did you and Brother know each other? Why don't I know anything about it? And what's with the lewd bastard? Could it be that both of you..."

"Stop talking nonsense, Ye-Liu! If you keep talking, I won't give you money to hang around again!" The young woman immediately stopped the young man's words and threatened him not to continue speaking.

Oops!

Hearing that, Lan-Ye-Liu immediately covered his mouth with his hand. Then he turned his gaze to Zheng-Fu with a strange look and turned back to his elder sister.

Sigh!

"I must apologize to you, Miss. I did that because of some of your skills. I didn't mean to do that. If it weren't for you using that skill, I wouldn't have been able to reach out to hold..."

"Stop! Don't say it! If you let out even a single word, don't say I didn't warn you! And from now on, you shall not speak of it again. If I find out you do so... I... I... I'll deal with you to death!" The young woman immediately shouted loudly to interrupt Zheng-Fu's words when she realized what he was about to say. She then threatened him not to mention the matter again, her face as red as a ripe tomato.

"All right! All right! I won't say it again. I promise," Zheng-Fu hurriedly agreed and answered the young woman's words immediately.

Tch!

"By the way, what's Elder Sister doing here? I usually see you in the VIP room all the time. Why did you come out today? Or is it because of Brother..."

"It's not about him at all! I came out because I was tired of being alone in the room. So, I thought of coming and sitting with you. But who would have known that such an obscene man would be here!" The young woman immediately replied to Ye-Liu, and she did not lie at all.

"Then, Elder Sister, you can sit with us. The secret auction is about to begin. I heard that today the auctioneer has a lot of special and rare items. One of them is a heavenly weapon. I'm sure so many people are joining the auction because of that weapon!" The young man believed that his elder sister was not lying because he knew her personality. So, he invited her to sit with him and waited for an item that would be the highlight of today.

"A secret auction!?"

Zheng-Fu, who was sitting beside the young man, suddenly became interested when he heard the word "auction" from Ye-Liu's mouth. Although he did not know what the auction here entailed, what the young man said was very interesting.

"All right! But I'll never sit next to this obscene man!"

Thump!

"I already said that I didn't mean it, sigh!" Zheng-Fu felt a little bad about the young woman's gestures and words toward him. But he could not say much because he had done it consciously, although it was because she teased him first.

Tch!

"Come on! The auction is about to begin, so don't fight. When the event is over, I'll treat you two to liquor!" Ye-Liu tried to get his elder sister and Zheng-Fu to stop being sarcastic.

Huh!

At that moment, the maneuver arena suddenly shone brightly, along with the figure of a middle-aged man standing on it, unnoticed until now.

"Hello everyone! Today, we meet again. I believe you've all been waiting for this moment. And to avoid wasting time, let me open the secret auction right now!" The middle-aged man in the arena greeted all the participants in the auction, and then proceeded to open the auction that everyone had been eagerly anticipating. After he finished speaking, a good-looking young woman walked out behind him, carrying a beautifully decorated red wooden box.

"Let's start bidding for the first item! Within this box is an ancient jade over five thousand years old. This jade is said to inscribe an advanced Deity Soul stage skill. We unearthed it in an ancient ruin somewhere in the outside world. As for the skill inscribed on this jade, we still don't know what kind of skill it is. We only know its level. Therefore, we'll start the price of this jade at one million lumps of low-level Purple Heaven Crystals or ten lumps of the high-level ones!"

When the middle-aged man opened the red wooden box, he immediately explained the item inside to everyone and revealed its auction price.

"Advanced Deity Soul stage skill? Hmm! What an awesome item. Unfortunately, I don't know what that skill is. And I don't know if it can be used for real!" one of the participants in the auction hesitated after hearing the explanation.

"I bid 1,500,000 Purple Heaven Crystals!" However, at that moment, a bidding sound rang out from a young man sitting across from Zheng-Fu's group.

"1,500,000 Purple Heaven Crystals by Young Master Teng-Fu of Cloud Ocean Dragon Force! Is there anyone who would like to offer more, sir?" When the first bid was offered, the middle-aged man immediately announced the bidder's name to everyone.

"Huh? Young Master from Cloud Ocean Dragon Force? Hmm! Interesting! I didn't think he'd also join this auction. If so, then I have to join in the fun! I bid 1,800,000 Purple Heaven Crystals!" At that moment, the voice of a middle-aged man with a strong and powerful manner sounded.

"1,800,000 Purple Heaven Crystals by Master Huang-Seng of Ravaged Blaze Lion Force! Will anyone offer a higher price?"

"1,900,000 Purple Heaven Crystals!"

"2,000,000 Purple Heaven Crystals!"

"2,500,000 Purple Heaven Crystals!"

"3,000,000 Purple Heaven Crystals!"

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The offered price for this jade rose rapidly. Everyone who participated in the auction was from big forces and clans. The auction price for this piece of jade had already exceeded five million Purple Heaven Crystals by now.

"Just the first item is already this fierce. Then, how will the next items be... Huh, Brother, you seem interested in that jade. You can borrow my money if you want." While the young man was analyzing the auction, he noticed Zheng-Fu's interested look and offered to lend him some money.

"Hmm! It's just a Deity Soul stage skill that is unknown if it can be used for real. Why are they so excited? If it's a skill that could be used in practice, it would be interesting! Anyway, if a kid like you wants to borrow some money from us to auction it, I can lend you some without charging interest. But you must apologize to me in front of everyone first!" After the young man finished speaking, Qing-Qi added with an indifferent expression and contempt for the skill, which was uncertain if it could actually be used, while offering additional terms to Zheng-Fu.

"Yes, Brother! I'm interested in it. But I don't need to borrow your money. I got quite a lot of money from your elder sister. I can pay for this myself!" Zheng-Fu's eyebrows twitched slightly upon hearing the young woman's words but he didn't mind much, understanding that she sought revenge on him.

"All right! But if you need money, you can borrow from me!" The young man, seeing that Zheng-Fu and his elder sister were about to quarrel again, quickly spoke to interrupt them.

"Thank you very much, Brother. You're so kind and generous; lending me money without conditions, even though we've never met before. You're not like somebody!" Zheng-Fu thanked the young man and taunted the young woman a little before raising his hand to bid.

"6,000,000 Purple Heaven Crystals!"

Huh!!!

"6,000,000 Purple Heaven Crystals! By that Young Master! Who will give more?" The middle-aged man was slightly suspicious when he saw that the bidder was an unfamiliar young man. But upon noticing Zheng-Fu sitting beside Ye-Liu and Qing-Qi, he relaxed and announced Zheng-Fu's bid.

"Who is that kid? Why haven't I seen him before!?"

"Sitting with the two siblings from the Sky Thunder-Heavenly Star Clan?"

"It looks like those kids are together. Maybe that kid is bidding on behalf of his masters!"

Not only the middle-aged man but also everyone else looked at Zheng-Fu. However, seeing Ye-Liu and Qing-Qi seated beside him, they soon lost interest, assuming Zheng-Fu was merely a servant acting for his masters.

"6,000,000 Purple Heaven Crystals! Is anyone going to bid more? If not, I'm going to close the auction for this round, sir!" After ten breaths passed without any higher bids, the middle-aged man asked again.

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"If no one bids more, this piece of jade will belong to that Young Master for 6,000,000 Purple Heaven Crystals!"

When no further bids were made, the middle-aged man closed the auction for the jade inscribed with the advanced Deity Soul stage skill. Zheng-Fu was declared the winner of the first-round auction.

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