LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 278: Ruins!
Chapter 278: Ruins!
"Scorpion Nine!"
Seeing the newcomer, Hou Yunfeng immediately recognized his identity and turned to remind Ma Dayuan, "Brother Dayuan, this person is the behind-the-scenes boss of the Nine Venom Auction House, Scorpion Nine!"
"Oh, he looks quite young!" Learning the young man's identity from Hou Yunfeng, Ma Dayuan sighed softly.
Under the gaze of the three, Scorpion Nine flew over the water pool and came to them.
"Did you burn down the Nine Venom Auction House?"
As soon as Scorpion Nine arrived, his gaze fixed tightly on Ma Dayuan.
"Yes, I just happened to be looking for someone at the bottom of the pool. Since the auction house was getting in the way, I ordered someone to get rid of it." Facing Scorpion Nine's questioning gaze, Ma Dayuan replied calmly.
"Do you know that the Nine Venom Auction House is mine, Scorpion Nine's?" Scorpion Nine's tone became even colder.
"Hehe, it's just an auction house, worth a few coins. Here's one million gold coins as compensation for you!" Seeing Scorpion Nine's reaction, Ma Dayuan casually took out a crystal card.
"It seems you're treating me, Scorpion Nine, like a beggar. Although the auction house isn't worth much, it's of great significance to me, Scorpion Nine. Burning it down so casually, where does that leave my reputation?" Seeing Ma Dayuan offer the gold coins, Scorpion Nine said indignantly.
Seeing the tension between the two escalating, Hou Yunfeng couldn't help but intervene, "Brother Scorpion Nine, burning down the auction house was indeed a last resort. Besides, at the time, we couldn't find you in the auction house..."
Just then, Ma Dayuan furrowed his brows and interrupted Hou Yunfeng, "Brother Hou, there's no need to waste words with him. Someone who's not satisfied with a million gold coins doesn't deserve any explanation."
"Good, very good. So, the four major families of Honey City, I, Scorpion Nine, will soon show you the consequences of provoking me." Hearing Ma Dayuan's words, Scorpion Nine sneered and issued a threat.
"Consequences? With just your one-star Dou King strength?"
"Do you believe I'll make you and your auction house disappear today?"
Originally, Ma Dayuan was already very displeased because of Huang Dahai's matter. Now, hearing the threatening tone in Scorpion Nine's words, he became somewhat angry.
"A bunch of narrow-minded people. I'll make you kneel and beg for mercy!"
Although Scorpion Nine was angry, he was very clear-headed about his strength compared to the three of them. So, he made a very rational choice to leave.
...
On the other side, after passing through the bushes, Xiao Yixian jumped into a river and almost avoided everyone's sight along the way.
Once, she even saw Huang Dahai flying not far above her head, but even with her hidden presence underwater, she still wasn't discovered.
After completely leaving the dark harbor, Xiao Yixian surfaced from the river.
After surfacing, she immediately found a deserted place to discard the large black robe, then confidently appeared on the main road.
Since arriving in the Cloud Empire, Xiao Yixian's name had always been associated with the black robe covering her entire body, so now, taking off the robe saved her a lot of trouble.
"I've already obtained the Three-Eyed Sand Spider. Next, I just need to gather a few more poisonous plants and try to absorb them all together to see if I can break through to the Dou King level!"
Muttering to herself, Xiao Yixian's pace gradually quickened, heading towards the direction of Honey City.
Almost half of the forces from the four major families of Honey City were mobilized to the dark harbor to search for Xiao Yixian. They never expected that, at this time, Xiao Yixian would choose to return to Honey City.
"It seems my guess was correct. The most dangerous place is indeed the safest place!"
Seeing the patrol force much weaker than before, Xiao Yixian sighed, then headed straight towards the city.
Although she had discarded the large black robe, preventing others from associating her with Little Poison Girl, her graceful figure brought another kind of trouble.
As soon as she entered the city, many pairs of eyes were secretly stealing glances at her.
Ignoring this, Xiao Yixian went straight to a poison shop in Honey City.
Entering this shop, Xiao Yixian and the shopkeeper exchanged a few words before she quietly waited.
At this moment, a young man in blue robes, who appeared to be in his early twenties, walked into the shop. Upon entering, he greeted Xiao Yixian with a smile, "Miss, you seem unfamiliar. Are you not from this city?"
"No," Xiao Yixian replied coldly.
"Are you here alone?"
"Are you looking to buy some poison here?"
The man continued with some idle chatter, causing Xiao Yixian to furrow her brows even more.
So, she simply remained silent, quietly waiting by the counter.
"Esteemed guest, your items are ready!"
"That'll be a total of one hundred and ninety thousand gold coins!"
In no time, the shopkeeper placed a packet of herbs on the counter.
After saying this, the shopkeeper's gaze fell on the man in blue robes standing beside Xiao Yixian, and his expression immediately became somewhat obsequious.
"Master Han, how come you have the time to visit my humble shop? Is this young lady your friend?"
Upon hearing the shopkeeper's words, the man in blue robes, Han, nodded lightly.
The Han Family, one of the four major families of Honey City, had a family head with the strength of a four-star Dou King, and they had a longstanding feud with Ma Dayuan.
During the recent events at the Nine Venom Auction House, the Han Family was the only one of the four major families that didn't participate.
So, when Xiao Yixian heard that the man in blue robes was from the Han Family, she didn't react much.
Following this, just as Xiao Yixian was about to pay, Han preemptively said, "Miss, let me pay for you!"
"No need!" Xiao Yixian replied indifferently, leaving the shop with the herbs and the one hundred and ninety thousand gold coins.
"Hey, miss, wait for me!"
After Xiao Yixian left, Han also followed her out of the shop.
However, by the time Han reached the door, Xiao Yixian's figure had already disappeared.
"Weird, why did this girl suddenly vanish?" Han muttered to himself before returning to the shop.
...
In a quiet alley in Honey City, after shaking off Han, Xiao Yixian planned to head to another shop specializing in selling venomous creatures.
"I heard some news that there have been frequent anomalies in the depths of the Fallen Forest these days. I estimate that there might be some ruins about to emerge."
Just as Xiao Yixian was about to exit the alley, she suddenly heard fragments of conversation.
(End of chapter)
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