Chapter 54 (1/2)

Chapter 54

Chapter 54 Auction

The midday sun s.h.i.+ned down upon the Huayun Pavilion, making it appear even more majestic and grand than usual . Even thought it was scorching hot, countless people still flocked over .

At the front of the Huayun Pavilion was a huge auction hall that was already completely full . The people that were capable of being invited over were all extremely rich, had high statuses, or were true experts .

“Haha, this is my first time attending the Huayun Pavilion’s auction . It really is exciting . ” Shou Hou was in a private room looking out towards the outside eagerly .

s.h.i.+ Feng, Fatty Yu and the others weren’t much better than Shou Hou at controlling their excitement . They could see out of their gla.s.s room, allowing them to clearly see every single thing that was happening outside, but no one was able to see into their gla.s.s room .

They could see all the famous and powerful people within the capital . Normally those were people they could only look up at, but now those people could only sit amongst the crowd while they sat in private rooms above them .

“We only got here because of Long Chen’s fame . Otherwise we probably would never get to have this kind of treatment in our entire lifetime . ” s.h.i.+ Feng sighed .

The current s.h.i.+ Feng had already made a complete recovery . But despite that, s.h.i.+ Feng had still never received such a hard blow .

After that loss last time, s.h.i.+ Feng had worked hard to recover and managed to profit . His determination had become even stronger and he had broken through repeatedly, advancing to the third Heavenstage of Blood Condensation . He was only one step from entering the mid Blood Condensation realm .

Even s.h.i.+ Feng’s father was merely at the mid Blood Condensation realm . He had placed great expectations on s.h.i.+ Feng .

Actually the reason s.h.i.+ Feng was able to advance so quickly was both because of his own effort and also because of Long Chen’s medicinal pills .

s.h.i.+ Feng’s defeat and suffering had been due to his relations.h.i.+p with Long Chen . That had caused Long Chen to feel a bit ashamed and he had secretly given s.h.i.+ Feng a Foundation Strengthening Pill .

That had allowed him to completely stabilize and steady his foundation . The powerful medicinal effect had allowed him to easily break through his shackles, allowing him to repeatedly advance .

“Right, why would the Huayun Pavilion treat you so importantly brother Long? Why would they give you such a luxurious room?” s.h.i.+ Feng was a bit puzzled .

The auction hall could fit tens of thousands of people, but there were only just over ten private rooms . Those were reserved for exceedingly important guests . It was reasonable to say that Long Chen had yet to reach the position where he was qualified for a private room .

“You think they gave us a private room for nothing? Once the auction starts we’ll have to start spending some crazy money,” laughed Long Chen .

“That’s not possible! Everything at this yearly auction is incredibly valuable . Even if we sold ourselves, we still wouldn’t be able to buy anything,” said s.h.i.+ Feng .

“Hmph, we couldn’t auction off you even if we wanted to . With your figure, it’d be better to sell you in pieces,” joked Fatty Yu . “We’re with brother Long! What are you worried about?”

Long Chen laughed, “Don’t worry . No one’s going to come to kick us out . Oh? Even he’s come . ”

What surprised Long Chen was that he suddenly saw a familiar figure – Xia Changfeng .

Long Chen ground his teeth . That b.a.s.t.a.r.d still hadn’t left! The current Xia Changfeng had already returned to his free and easy manner . He was currently laughing and talking with crown prince Chu Yang .

Behind them was also a graceful woman – the one Long Chen had defeated in a pill battle, Xia Baichi .

There were also several guards around them . Those guards were all young and under their thirties, but despite that, they were all Blood Condensation experts .

But when Long Chen’s gaze fell on one of those men, he felt a familiar spiritual fluctuation .

That fluctuation caused him to think back to the beginning when he had defeated Li Hao . A man in a bamboo hat had used a secret weapon to kill Li Hao to prevent him from leaking any secrets .

He had been wearing a hat that had covered his face and had moved extremely quickly, but as an alchemist, Long Chen’s Spiritual Strength was extremely great .

He didn’t need to see that person’s face . He could rely solely on just that spiritual fluctuation to identify that person . That was because each person’s spiritual fluctuation was different . This was a special ability of alchemists, similar to a scent dog’s nose . He could not be mistaken .

“So he’s actually one of the crown prince’s people . ”

Long Chen’s eyes narrowed . Could Chu Yang be the mastermind behind all this? But even as he came up with this thought, the crown prince had already brought Xia Changfeng into another private room .

“Look, the fourth prince has come too!” said Shou Hou .

Looking through the gla.s.s walls, Long Chen saw that the fourth prince had also come with another group of princes . However, he didn’t see Chu Feng . Most likely he was holed up cultivating .

The fourth prince and the other princes also entered a private room, however it was a different private room than the one the crown prince and Xia Changfeng had entered .

“Hehe, today we get to feel how the princes feel every day,” joked Shou Hou . For them to be able to also sit in a private room just like people on the level of the princes was a very great honor .

They all knew that the reason the princes could enter a private room was because of their high statuses and how much money they possessed .

At this moment, a slender man walked into the auction hall . He had a fair complexion, and despite being already in his forties, he still appeared very handsome .