bayedsolid Chapter 51 Robbery
Chapter 51 Robbery
"Young master, different deposits are required to enter the auction house depending on the level of your seat. You have paid 500,000 spirit stones, which is a second-class seat, and you can sit in the front row."
A scantily clad, sexy receptionist accepted the storage bag full of spirit stones handed to her by Ren Jixing, and then led the two of them toward the auction house.
Zhang Yunling thought to himself, "This young master is really extravagant. He can just casually take out 500,000 spirit stones. Looking at my own pocket, I only have a few thousand spirit stones left from refining pills in Qiankun Dao back then. It's too stingy."
Upon arriving at the auction house, the auction had already begun. However, there were still a few empty seats in the front row. Ren Jixing led Zhang Yunling to two seats and they both looked at the items being auctioned with great interest.
"Please take a look, everyone. This treasure is a peerless magic weapon crafted by a fifth-grade weapon refiner from our Pei Clan Chamber of Commerce—the Spirit Summoning Bracelet! This treasure can continuously absorb and store spiritual energy from the outside world while being worn by cultivators. When needed, it can be released as spiritual power to quickly replenish the spiritual power required by the cultivator's body."
In combat, it's practically a lifesaver; its powerful spiritual energy sustain allows you to last much longer than before. It's good for you, and it's good for you too!
Listening to the auctioneer's eloquent description of the goods, Ren Jixing was somewhat tempted, but Zhang Yunling was the most excited. He hadn't expected that he would encounter the most suitable magic weapon for him before he even had a chance to sit down.
It can store spiritual energy, and if the upper limit is high enough, it might be able to help him refine the Profound Purple Pill.
"Starting price: 200,000 spirit stones!" The auctioneer brought down the gavel, and the auction for the Spirit Summoning Bracelet began.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand!" "Three hundred thousand!" "Three hundred and twenty thousand!"
Before Zhang Yunling could react, someone in the rows behind him had already called out a price. He hurriedly said to Ren Jixing, "Senior brother, this treasure is of great help to my cultivation. Could you pay for it for me first, and I'll pay you back when I earn money in the future?"
Ren Jixing was originally not interested in this item and was just watching for fun. But when he heard Zhang Yunling's request, he immediately perked up. "Junior brother, what are you saying? A mere few hundred thousand spirit stones is just my pocket money. Watch me."
After saying that, he took out a communication jade slip from his storage bag and sent a message to the Quanzhen Sect to withdraw money. At the same time, he started to announce the price using the number plate in his hand.
I didn't put on airs in front of Zhang Yunling when I entered before, so this time I must show him how powerful his senior brother is.
"Five hundred thousand!" Ren Jixing raised his bidding paddle and shouted out the offer, causing those around him who were still hesitating over the price of three or four hundred thousand to stop and turn their attention to him.
Whispers occasionally broke out, and the price remained at Ren Jixing's 500,000.
"Five hundred thousand can buy a seventh-grade pill, it's really not worth it to spend it on a fifth-grade magic weapon."
"Yes, yes, but I reckon this guy is from a wealthy family. He can just throw out 500,000 without hesitation. It's best not to compete with him."
The bidders around them exchanged their opinions and remained silent until the auctioneer called out again:
"Five hundred thousand once, five hundred thousand twice! No one else bidding? Five hundred thousand three..."
Just as the auctioneer was about to strike the hammer and sell the item, several men in black suddenly appeared out of thin air. Before anyone could react, the Spirit Summoning Bracelet was snatched away by the men in black and then vanished into smoke.
Zhang Yunling was completely dumbfounded. They stole it? Damn it, wasn't Chang'an supposed to be a safe and secure city? Why would such a sudden situation occur?
The auctioneer remained calm and unhurried, taking out a communication jade slip and shouting, "This is Hall Two. Master Pei Yuanguang's fifth-grade magic treasure, the Spirit Summoning Bracelet, has been stolen. It is suspected to be the group that appeared before. You must send people to pursue and capture them immediately!"
After saying that, the auctioneer put away the jade slip, put on a smile and said to the crowd below the stage: "Everyone, don't worry. Actually, we deliberately let them take that magic treasure. Because originally, a defensive barrier would be set up on the stage during the auction to prevent anyone from forcibly taking the auctioned items."
However, a gang that appeared during this period used a secret technique that allowed them to ignore our barrier and steal items directly. So we engraved a divine imprint on that magical artifact, and by following this imprint, we could track down the gang's hideout.
So there's no need to worry. Now that our objective has been achieved, we will have two Golden Core cultivators personally set up a protective barrier in the area. You can continue the auction now.
Everyone else breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhang Yunling couldn't calm down. He turned to Ren Jixing and said, "Senior brother, I have to go see what's going on. That magic weapon is very important to me. You wait here for me, I'm going!"
"Hey, hey, they said they were going to send people to chase after them, so don't go. It's too dangerous. Just stay here quietly and wait for them to come back." Ren Jixing calmly pulled Zhang Yunling back to her seat.
"No, I have to go see for myself! You can wait for me here, don't worry!" Zhang Yunling ignored the objections and still got up and walked off the field. Ren Jixing sighed and shook his head helplessly, "This kid is really impatient. He should just wait for them to do their thing. Sigh."
Rushing out of the auction house, Zhang Yunling followed the exit until he was back on the street. He then took to the air and used his high vantage point to observe everything around him.
It was vaguely visible that the Pei family's business association was already making a move behind the auction house. Zhang Yunling followed them, wanting to see which direction the Pei family was going to chase after the robbers.
They sped off, and several cultivators from the Pei family also took to the air, following a leader. Zhang Yunling silently followed in the sky.
After leaving Chang'an City and flying for dozens of miles, they arrived at a desolate wilderness and stopped in an open space. The place was overgrown with trees and weeds, just like the surrounding environment, and was very inconspicuous. Normally, no one would notice that there was anything different about it.
At this moment, the captain of the Pei family suddenly discovered that the spiritual link he used to track the robbers had been broken. It seemed that the spiritual imprint left on the magic weapon had been discovered and directly erased.
"Now that we've reached our destination, whether this link exists or not is no longer important. Everyone, blast the ground open with me!" the captain commanded, his hands forming hand seals. The others followed suit, gathering their magical attacks and blasting the ground together.
The earth shattered in the next instant, revealing a man-made underground space. Everyone landed and began to carefully observe their surroundings.
"Here, there's a road!" a Pei family disciple shouted, attracting the attention of the others, who all rushed towards him.
"Let's go in through this road. We must slow down and be careful not to give ourselves away, so that the other side can discover our whereabouts first."
Zhang Yunling, watching from mid-air, was somewhat speechless. They'd made such a commotion that they'd even ripped off someone's roof; they'd probably already been exposed long ago.
Captain Pei led the way into the depths of the path, and sure enough, the path led to a larger secret chamber. Torches were stuck in the surrounding walls, and although the light was dim, the entire secret chamber could still be seen.
This place seemed to be a meeting hall, probably where the bandits usually discussed where to steal what and where to go, but it was empty and very quiet at the moment, which made Captain Pei a little wary.
"Proceed with caution and always be aware of your surroundings," the captain warned again. But before he could get a response from his teammates behind him, several short swords flew from the shadows and killed several Pei family disciples.
"What?!" The captain's already tense heart was now filled with an overwhelming sense of crisis. He quickly pulled out his natal magic weapon, a spear, from his storage bag, shielding his remaining teammates behind him, and shouted:
"I am Pei Yongjie, the captain of the third squad of the Pei family army. How dare you break into our Pei Clan Chamber of Commerce and steal our goods? You are far too arrogant! Today I will teach you a lesson and let you see the strength of the Pei family!"
With that, Pei Yongjie flicked his spear, and a powerful force spread out, shattering all the tables and chairs in the council hall into dust. The black-clad men hiding in the shadows were also forced to reveal themselves by this oppressive force.
"We are here on the orders of Lord Daotian to collect the world's treasures as tribute. Your Pei family should not be ungrateful, or Lord Daotian will unleash divine punishment and wipe you all out!" A leader in black confidently revealed his backer after Pei Yongjie introduced himself, but Pei Yongjie scoffed at his words.
"The will of the Dao? I'm talking about the will of the Ninth Heaven! Do you really think your made-up nonsense can fool your Grandpa Pei? I'll capture you first, torture you properly, and see if you'll tell the truth!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Yongjie roared and charged at the men in black with his spear. Behind him, the Pei family members also gripped their weapons and magical artifacts and attacked, engaging in a chaotic battle with the men in black.
"Damn it, these people are all at the early Golden Core stage, only one level below me. The rest of the Pei family army are all at the Foundation Establishment stage. If this drags on, we'll definitely be defeated. I need to think of a plan..."
Pei Yongjie hadn't expected the other party to be so strong, with everyone at the Golden Core stage. But upon closer reflection, he realized that anyone who dared to snatch items at the Pei Clan Chamber of Commerce's auction house must have considerable strength.
Thinking of this, Pei Yongjie, while dealing with the enemy, took out a communication jade slip and began to call for support from the Pei family army.
Just then, a figure in purple robes suddenly appeared behind Pei Yongjie and struck him hard on the back. Pei Yongjie screamed and was sent flying far away, crashing into the wall.
"Damn it... they attacked from behind!" Pei Yongjie gripped his spear tightly, propped himself up, and continued to fight back by activating his magic.
The purple-robed man brandished a cold light in his hand and flung out several flying swords at Pei Yongjie. Pei Yongjie, having already depleted too much of his cultivation, was unable to react or dodge such a swift attack.
Just as he was about to be pierced through by the flying sword, another figure suddenly shot up from the ground and blocked Pei Yongjie's path.
He deftly deflected all the flying swords with his bare hands, then pointed at the purple-robed man with a cold expression and said in a chilling voice:
"Give me back my things, or die."