blogombal Chapter 48 Dugu Yan: Don't overthink it!
Chapter 48 Dugu Yan: Don't overthink it!
Meng Shu is the head of the Meng family, a clan of Soul Masters.
When the Meng family passed down its legacy to his generation, a Soul Douluo-level powerhouse emerged, and the family's status soared to a terrifying position second only to the four lower sects.
This year's auction at Tiandou Auction House is an anniversary auction, and the guests have been designated as the highest-level Red VIPs by the auction house.
As for Meng Shu, he could only favor the children.
The adults all knew that Meng Shu deliberately pressed the button hard to break it, so as to make a sound and reveal his identity, thus deterring other bidders from bidding against him.
The Heavenly Dou Auction House has explicit rules prohibiting the use of power or soul force to suppress others, thereby disrupting a fair and just bidding environment.
Historically, some people have disregarded the auction rules of the Tiandou Auction House and used their status to suppress others.
As a result, the Soul Master was asked to leave the auction center on the spot and was blacklisted by the auction house.
Moreover, the Heaven Dou Auction House announced that anyone who makes a deal with that Soul Master will be punished by the Heaven Dou Auction House.
Ultimately, the family to which the Soul Master belonged had no choice but to expel him. Even so, the Soul Master's family never recovered, withdrew from the circles of the continent's elite, and left without even a trace of their surname!
The host waved, signaling for a waiter to help Meng Shu change seats.
Due to Meng Shu's status, the Tian Dou Auction House kept quiet and turned a blind eye to Meng Shu's actions.
Lin Hao took all of this in. His determination to become stronger only grew stronger.
Only when you become stronger can the so-called rules be nothing more than red lines that can be erased.
In the face of absolute power, rules simply do not exist.
Everyone else was giving Meng Shu face, even the Tian Dou Auction House was giving Meng Shu face, but Lin Hao didn't want to give Meng Shu face.
To protect the privacy of bidders, the auction house will not disclose any of their identities.
Lin Hao was wearing a mask. As long as he didn't say anything and didn't reveal himself, even if Meng Shu had extraordinary abilities, he wouldn't know who was "competing" with him in bidding for items.
The finest ambergris is a rare find.
Lin Hao reached out to press the purple "Thousand" button.
Just as he reached out, a soft hand grasped Lin Hao's hand.
Lin Hao turned his head to look at Dugu Yan sitting next to him.
Dugu Yan explained, "I understand his personality. If you keep bidding, he'll definitely keep raising the price. If this continues, the price will be driven up to an astronomical level!"
Lin Hao's eyes were resolute as he said, "I am determined to obtain this!"
The auction price was driven up to 52,000 gold soul coins.
Lin Hao's storage ring contained only the dowry his parents had left him for his future wife, totaling 60,000 gold soul coins.
In addition, there are also valuable medicinal herbs.
He had already decided that if he didn't have enough money, he would use the herb to offset the price.
Mental strength is too difficult to cultivate.
It is invisible and intangible.
Aside from physical beatings and nerve stimulation, there are currently no other ways for Soul Masters to cultivate their spiritual power.
Lin Hao tried to break free from Dugu Yan's grasp, but Dugu Yan only tightened her grip on his hand.
Dugu Bo advised, "Lin Hao, give up. I guarantee I'll deliver the dragon's blood to you after the auction!"
"What are you planning to do?"
"secret!"
Dugu Yan smiled slightly.
Lin Hao nodded. "Okay, I believe you. Can you let go of my hand? You're using too much force!"
Dugu Yan was stunned for a moment, then her gaze shifted from Lin Hao's face to her hand holding his. Her face flushed crimson, and she quickly withdrew her hand, lowering her head shyly, saying, "Lin Hao, don't overthink it. I just wanted to help you!"
"Yes. I know."
"Don't overthink it."
"I didn't overthink it."
"Really?"
"Really!"
Lin Hao blinked and asked in a low, teasing voice, "Dugu Yan, are you overthinking things?"
Dugu Yan pouted and spat, "Nonsense, how could I possibly overthink things? You're such an idiot!"
fool?
Lin Hao raised an eyebrow slightly.
He didn't understand why Dugu Yan suddenly called him a fool when they were having a good conversation!
"52,000 Gold Soul Coins per attempt!"
"Anything else you'd like to add to the price?"
"If not, this rare and priceless seven-colored artifact will soon find an owner!"
"52,000 Gold Soul Coins, twice!"
"52,000 Gold Soul Coins, sold in three bids. Congratulations to Meng Shu for winning the first item of this year's anniversary auction!"
The auction then proceeded smoothly.
With the expert auctioneer guiding the process, each item sold for a higher price than the last.
It also contains cultivation resources that are helpful for cultivation, such as crystal peaches and fire cloud crystals.
Cultivation resources like whale glue and ambergris, which are not properly recognized by the Soul Master community, are extremely rare.
After the top-grade ambergris, Lin Hao wanted to bid on the other auction items, but he didn't have enough money.
The final and most important item is a soul bone, specifically the head soul bone of Medusa.
Prince Xuexing spent over ten million and, at the cost of exposing his own identity, finally won the auction for Medusa's head soul bone.
The moment Prince Xuexing revealed his identity, everyone present understood. His lavish bid for Medusa's head bone wasn't for himself, but for the royal retainer, Dugu Bo!
Because he was a prince, the emperor's brother, the auction house turned a blind eye to his transgressions of auction rules and his disruption of fair and impartial bidding.
All the Soul Masters present also wisely gave the Prince and Dugu Bo face.
Including the Contra who previously "competed" with Lin Hao in the auction—Dragon Lord Meng Shu!
After the auction, those who won bids collected their items in the lounge.
As soon as they exited the Tiandou Auction House, Prince Xuexing suddenly called out to Lin Hao.
"Lin Hao, wait a moment!"
"What's up?"
"This is for you!"
Prince Xuexing flipped his empty palm upwards, and a crystal peach appeared in his palm amidst the flashing light.
Lin Hao declined, saying, "It's too precious!"
Prince Xuexing said, "He may be too precious to you, but to me he's just a fruit from a tree in my backyard. Take him!"
"this……"
Lin Hao hesitated.
He knew that what Prince Xuexing said was just polite talk.
At the recent auction, a crystal peach sold for a high price of 120,000 gold soul coins!
Although Lin Hao is young, he already understands the ways of the world.
If there are no bonds between people, why would one party serve the other?
He realized that Prince Xuexing was trying to recruit him.
He saw that he had invested in Qin Ming and Poison Douluo, and Prince Xue Xing also wanted to "invest" in him.
Prince Xuexing smiled and said, "This gift has no other meaning. You are Yanyan's friend, and I consider Yanyan my granddaughter. Since this is our first meeting, I didn't prepare a gift beforehand, so I can only give you a peach!"
Before Lin Hao could respond, Dugu Yan had already taken the crystal peach from Prince Xuexing's hand and placed it in Lin Hao's hand.
Dugu Yan winked at Prince Xuexing and smiled, "Grandpa Prince, I thank you on behalf of Boss Lin."
"Yan Yan!"
Just as they were talking, a call came from behind them.
A young girl ran quickly to Dugu Yan, followed by an elderly man and woman. The elderly man was none other than Long Gong Meng Shu!