96 The Heart of a Young Maiden (1/2)
Inside the Hall, Jun Mo Xie smiled brightly. Clasping his hands together, he started to bow at the audience while laughing boisterously, ”Thank you! Thank you, everybody, for your support of the Magnificent Jewel Hall. I am extremely grateful and honored to share the moment with everyone today. May I hereby announce that the auction continues. Please feel free to bid. There is no need to be polite.”
”What on earth are you? You speak as though you are a manager of the Magnificent Jewel Hall. You are absolutely incorrigible!” Everyone was cursing Jun Mo Xie under their breaths.
If the contemptuous glare directed at Jun Mo Xie could inflict harm on him, Jun Mo Xie would probably be sustaining thousands of wounds all over his body by now!
The mysterious voice was no longer heard again. However, another voice sounded out clearly after some time, ”Li Zhen's bid for the Blazing Heart Meridian has been deemed invalid as he was unable to produce the amount he bid for. The auction shall continue with the last price!”
”There were two people indeed!” Jun Mo Xie thought and smiled. ”There must have been a disagreement between the two of them. I guess the latter person must have been more powerful than the previous one.”
The expression of the purple-robed auctioneer on stage changed to one of frustration. He continued, ”The Blazing Heart Meridian was previously bid on by Tang Yuan for 300,000 taels of silver. I had called the price twice. Is there anyone who is willing to offer more than 300,000?”
Despite asking repeatedly, nobody responded. Not to mention the events that happened earlier, who would dare to offend the fearless and audacious Jun Mo Xie and the fearsome grandfather of Tang Yuan who doted on his grandson?
”300,000 taels of silver, going thrice! Sold!”
When the purple-robed auctioneer slammed the hammer down, he was feeling extremely disturbed and uncomfortable. He had been hosting auctions for decades but he had never felt so depressed before. Because of two incorrigible youngsters, the auction process had been completely overturned! This item could have easily reached the price of 1,000,000 taels of silver but in the end, it was being sold for a mere 300,000! After taking into account the cost of procuring the Blazing Heart Meridian, this was akin to giving it away!
Fatty Tang was momentarily overjoyed even though did not understand what was actually going on half of the time. Fortunately, Jun Mo Xie was able to keep calm and return this shameless man a few tight slaps on his face!
Sitting across them, Dugu Xiaoyi curled her lips before saying angrily, ”There is simply no justice here! This guy actually succeeded in obtaining the rare herb at such a low price! It is truly repulsive! I hate this!” While her words seemed spiteful, her big beautiful eyes actually transformed into two crescent moons. She seemed to be laughing happily from the bottom of her heart as though there was not the faintest hint of revulsion in her.
Princess Ling Meng looked suspiciously at Dugu Xiaoyi who suddenly seemed to be in high spirits. With her lips pursed, Dugu Xiaoyi was staring fondly at Jun Mo Xie as he unleashed his plots. Dugu Xiaoyi no longer had the look of disgust that hung on her face in the past but instead, she was filled with appreciation and admiration! What was happening?
Suddenly, a bizarre thought struck Princess Ling Meng. She could not help but ask in shock, ”Xiaoyi, you… you… did you actually take a fancy to this prodigal man?”
Hearing this, Dugu Xiaoyi's face flushed deeply as she stuck out her tongue. Undoubtedly blushing, she denied desperately, ”Did I? How can I take fancy to a prodigal man like him? I can't wait to hang him in my room and strike him with a whip. How dare he steal my meteorite iron? He is too bold! If I don't teach him a lesson, how can I vent the frustration in my heart? I will teach him a lesson the moment I found the right opportunity!” As she said this, she lifted her eyebrow fiercely and clenched her jaws tightly.
Princess Ling Meng was completely helpless when she heard these words. Being a close confidant of Dugu Xiaoyi for so many years, how could she not see through her internal thoughts? Xiaoyi was clearly euphoric but was simply trying to feign anger. Her inner thoughts were so obvious that anyone could have seen it instantly.
Thinking back, Princess Ling Meng remembered that Dugu Xiaoyi had been depressed previously. However, she suddenly seemed to turn lively and energetic upon hearing Jun Mo Xie's voice! All of these were self-evident and it could only lead to one possibility! This possibility was so inconceivable that it was tantamount to a nightmare!
”Sister Dugu Xiaoyi! Oh my…” After forcing a stern look for an ephemeral moment, Dugu Xiaoyi broke into an uncontrollable smile, causing Princess Ling Meng to become even more worried. ”Xiaoyi, you… you… He is such a hooligan, how could you… how could you have fallen for him just like this?”
Dugu Xiaoyi blinked her big pretty eyes twice and hummed happily before saying, ”Because he is such a hooligan, all he needs is a good lesson. I shall let him know how powerful I am. Hehe…” As she finished, Dugu Xiaoyi could not help but laugh. Her eyes were full of longing, seemingly thinking about how she would go about teaching Jun Mo Xie a lesson.
Princess Ling Meng grew increasingly worried about this issue. ”This is no trivial matter! Even though Dugu Xiaoyi only herself has herself to blame, General Dugu Wudi must know about this as soon as possible!”
Dugu Xiaoyi is the sole daughter of the Dugu Family who was doted upon and well-liked by everyone! To match her with the good-for-nothing son of the Jun Family would be akin to sticking a lovely flower in a pile of cow dung! It would be an utter degradation of such a precious and lovely being!
”From the political perspective, matching the only grandson of the Jun Family's Third Generation and the granddaughter of the Dugu Family would be an undesirable outcome that would inevitably trigger a severe political turmoil! Therefore, I must stop this! I must never let Dugu Xiaoyi fall into the hands of Jun Mo Xie!” As the complicated thoughts ran through Princess Ling Meng, she cast Dugu Xiaoyi and Jun Mo Xie a glance before finally making up her mind silently.