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“Sorry to have made you wait long.”
Mu Qinglan turned around and was not surprised to see Xia Zhong in person. She merely nodded slightly and said, “No harm done.”
Xia Zhong walked into the room that only VIPs could enter while sizing up the mysterious figure before him without any trace of changes on his face.
The mysterious figure had a wide rob that completely hid his body shape, and his face was not visible under the hood he had. Xia Zhong could only see a vague azure-colored chin. Adding on the hoarse voice, the figure was very strange.
There was no such person in Luo Xi City, at least this much Xia Zhong knew.
However, for this person to have pulled out a treasure like the Yuan Soul-Fire Crystal, he definitely wasn’t an average person.
Even though it was impossible to see his strength level, Xia Zhong didn’t dare to tarry or be negligent in dealing with his mysterious figure.
“Here is your item.”
Saying that, Xia Zhong came forward with a tray in hand.
Inside this room, naturally, only the two of them were present.
“This is the auction item you’ve won previously, the Heavenly Meteor Matrix, and this is your purple gold card. According to the rules, Xia Shang Auction House will take ten percent of the price your item has been auctioned off. Of course, the amount you’ve bid on the Heavenly Meteor Matrix has also been deducted from it.”
Mu Qinglan raised her eyes to study the purple-gold card half the size of her palm lying on the tray.
Xia Shang Auction House was also quite the villain, to draw off 500,000 gold coins from her just like that!
All in all, she was now only left with 1,800,000 gold coins.
Of course, she grumbled about this on the inside, but Mu Qinglan’s face didn’t show the slightest hint of her feelings on the outside.
Xia Zhong chuckled, then hurriedly said once he saw the Mu Qinglan shifting her gaze to look at him, “We’ve already placed your star matrix in this storage bracelet. According to the rules, you’re already a purple gold VIP, so this bracelet is a gift from us. Please kindly accept it.”
Mu Qinglan raised her eyebrows slightly.
Well, that was quite convenient. She didn’t have room for many of her things anymore, after all.
“Many thanks.”
Although her attitude was a little cold, Xia Zhong didn’t feel disappointed. Xia Shang Auction House has earned a lot today, and the majority of it could be credited to this person.
He had been shocked before this. To think that the person who bid on the star matrix actually turned out to be the original owner of the Yuan Soul-Fire Crystal!
Because of that, he treated this person with the utmost respect.
“In the future, all the branches of Xia Shang Auction House in the empire will treat you as our VIP guest!”
As he said that, Xia Zhong maintained the respectful expression on his face and bowed to Mu Qinglan.
Mu Qinglan listened distractedly.
A purple gold card… She recalled that its requirement was five million gold coins, right?
Although the card was indeed precious, it wasn’t rare. She and her brother used to have a black gold card of their own, which only a handful of people in the empire had.
After that incident, it was naturally also taken away.
“Is there anything else I can do for you?”
Mu Qinglan put away the storage bracelet and purple gold card. Her wide sleeves even covered the entirety of her hands, and as Xia Zhong’s gaze was lowered, he didn’t see even the slightest hint of anything.
“No need.”
The money was enough to tide her over for a while, and although she still had a few Yuan Soul-Fire Crystals in hand, she didn’t intend to auction anymore off.
These crystals were ones that possibly not even the main family would be able to get their hands on, after all.
It would be better if she used it for herself.
Xia Zhong was someone with good observation skills. Seeing that Mu Qinglan had no intentions of lingering and making small talk, he immediately turned sideways slightly and said, “This way, please.”
Mu Qinglan was about to leave when Xia Zhong suddenly thought of something. His eyebrows twitched slightly, and he couldn’t help but say, “We will certainly keep your whereabouts a secret, of that you can be assured of.”
Mu Qinglan paused in her steps, and her red lips hooked up.
Xia Zhong was politely reminding her to be careful of Jiang Xuan. However, who would be the one having the last laugh?
She continued walking, her black cloak fluttering up into an arc before disappearing completely.
***
After Mu Qinglan left the auction house, she headed outside the city.
She arrived at the edge of the Nine Foot Mountain Range not long after.
She raised her eyes and looked at the dense forest, and couldn’t help but let out a sigh.
“This is a perfect place to kill someone and hide their corpse, don’t you think?”
The tone of her voice was light and easy, and it even carried a hint of teasing.
“Hmph! You have a lot of nerve!”
An explosive voice suddenly rang out from behind her!
Several strong gusts of wind blew, and shadowy figures flashed! They had blocked off Mu Qinglan’s path forward and backward!
Mu Qinglan was not the least surprised, and she turned around to see a face filled with malice.
It was Jiang Xuan.
“You actually dared to come alone to the Nine Foot Mountain Range. It looks like you’ve already thought about how you want to die!”
Along with Jiang Xuan, there were two of his subordinates with him.
At this moment, the three of them surrounded Mu Qinglan with a fierce, predatory glint in their eyes.
Mu Qinglan sneered. “You bully people just because you have money, but when you don’t have enough money, you resort to forcefully taking it from them. You don’t know how vast the world is and overestimate yourself, do you?”
If this were in the Imperial Capital, a person with Jiang Xuan’s attitude would have been killed countless times over!
“What did you say?!”
Jiang Xuan was already filled with rage earlier on. Mu Qinglan had ruined his reputation and mocked him in front of many people, and he would probably become the joke of the entire Luo Xi City in less than a day!
Five million gold coins!
He had been impulsive. Although he had managed to get the Yuan Soul-Fire Crystal, he also knew that once news reached the Jiang family, even with his father’s protection, the family elders would not forgive him!
Jiang Xuan had regretted it after calling out the bid amount, but how could Xia Shang Auction House give one a chance to regret it?
It was all because of this man! If it weren’t for him, Jiang Xuan wouldn’t have spent so much money! And become the laughing stock of everyone present!
Jiang Xuan could only vent his anger by killing this man!
At this moment, Jiang Xuan’s attendant was looking at Mu Qinglan with slightly furrowed brows.
Then, he widened his eyes and exclaimed, “Young Master! H-He! He’s the mysterious man that the guard had brought into the auction house just now!”
Although several people had dressed the same as this man before them, Jiang Xuan’s attendant had been asking after him for quite some time. Though he hadn’t gotten any significant information about him, Jiang Xuan’s attendant remembered clearly what the mysterious cloaked figure had looked like.
At this time, since they were all in close range of each other, Jiang Xuan’s attendant could tell.
Jiang Xuan was also shocked, and his mind spun quickly.
He wasn’t an idiot, and almost instantly, he figured out the real trick. His glare turned fiercer and deadlier as he looked at Mu Qinglan, his expression filled with disbelief.
This man! This! Man!
That Yuan Soul-Fire Crystal had belonged to him!
Otherwise, the guard in front of Xia Shang Auction House wouldn’t have looked at this mysterious man with such reverence!
“You! You’re such a schemer!”
If Jiang Xuan still didn’t know what was going on, then he really didn’t deserve to live anymore!
This hateful person had deliberately raised the price to make Jiang Xuan buy the crystal at an outrageous price!
Mu Qinglan laughed. “You’re welcome! Without your generosity, Young Master Jiang, I wouldn’t have been able to afford the star matrix.”
Jiang Xuan felt all the blood in his body rushing to his head, and his face turned purplish red, his veins rippling angrily on his skin!
“I’ll kill you!”
With a furious roar, Jiang Xuan immediately rushed forward!
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Dense, powerful Yuan Energy gathered in his palms, the wind rippling violently in the air as he launched an attack in Mu Qinglan’s face!
In the next instant, Jiang Xuan saw a harsh glimmer flashing through Mu Qinglan’s chillingly cold eyes!
“If that’s the case, I’ll just use you to test out this new move of mine.”
In the flurry of movement, a clear voice rang out.
“Azure Primal Slash!”