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Chapter 84: Zhu Zhuqing's Sense of Crisis
🕑 Added 2025-03-10 10:08:01 +0000 UTCMaster Ye Cheng and his apprentice, led by the old Soul Douluo, walked into the auction site.
This place feels more like a large auditorium, and the layout is similar to the main fighting center of the big fighting arena. There is a circular platform in the center, and circles of seats are arranged in a radial ring around it. It is divided into five parts. The three rows of seats closest to the platform are red, and radiating outwards are black, purple, yellow and white. Obviously, it is set up according to bidders of different levels. The innermost red seats are entered through a special passage and are protected by special security personnel.
It was a million-level VIP area, and only people with status could obtain the red VIP qualification, such as nobles or officials. Simply having money was not enough.
The black seats In the outer circle are the ordinary million-level VIP area. As long as you have money, you can enter. They belong to the next level of black VIP. Further out, the purple ones are the 500,000-level purple VIPs, the yellow ones are the ordinary VIPs of the 100,000-level, and the outermost white ones, which are also the largest seats, are the most ordinary VIPs of the 10,000-level.
At this time, the entire auction center was almost full of people. Ye Cheng’s arrival also attracted a lot of attention. After all, everyone who received the invitation knew that the three soul bones auctioned today were all provided by this big man. If it weren’t for this, the three soul bones would have been lost as soon as the auction house announced that they were going to auction the soul bones.
“Your Excellency, this way please.”
The old Soul Douluo made a gesture of invitation and did not lead the two to the red seats in the center. Instead, he led the master and disciple along the long aisle and into a private room.
Those sitting in the lobby outside, whether they were red seats or white seats, were strictly speaking the same. They were not considered the most distinguished guests.
Only those with extremely high status, such as Titled Douluo, or the Emperor, and the leader of a powerful sect, are eligible to get a private room, and the others are only qualified to sit in the lobby. The class division is like two different worlds.
It can be said that the real buyers of today’s soul bone auction are the people in these private rooms. As for those sitting in the lobby, they are just here to make up the numbers or join in the fun.
Walk into the private room.
Ye Cheng found that this was a room of about 200 square meters, and the decoration inside was extremely luxurious. Precious wood, jade, and various expensive decorations were used. The decoration here was full of luxury, but there was also a strange feeling that you had to praise the elegance.
This is Room 1 of the core auction hall of the Tiandou Grand Auction House. In the past, this private room was exclusively for the emperor. Even if other Titled Douluo or sect masters came, they could only retreat to Room 2 or Room 3.
But today, the person in charge of the auction house provided this private room, which represented the most distinguished status, to Ye Cheng, obviously thinking that he was the most distinguished person among those who came here today. Even the Tiandou royal family did not dare to say anything about this and acquiesced to this arrangement.
The whole room Is rectangular, and one of the long walls is crystal clear and white. That is the only wall without any decoration.
The large sofa was made of unknown animal skin, and the long white fur was exceptionally soft. When people sat on it, they felt as if they were sinking into it, yet it also had good support.
The sofa was large enough to accommodate at least twenty people, and on the jade table were placed various drinks, liquor and food.
Ye Cheng sat down on the comfortable sofa without any hesitation, while Zhu Zhuqing sat obediently not far from him.
After leading the two here, the old Soul Douluo smiled, bowed and said respectfully: “Your Excellency, the auction is about to begin, I will leave for a while. If there is anything you need, please feel free to tell them.”
Today’s auction is hosted by him personally, so he can’t continue to be here.
Ye Cheng certainly didn’t care whether an old man stayed or left, so he nodded indifferently. The old man then smiled, stepped back, and slowly left the room.
At this time, in addition to the master and the apprentice, there were five girls in gorgeous dresses staying in the room. Standing respectfully beside them, Ye Cheng could tell at a glance that these five girls were not ordinary people. They were at most in their early twenties, but their strength had reached the Soul Ancestor level. To be able to reach this level at this age, they were undoubtedly very talented.
What is most striking is that these five girls look exactly the same, and they are extremely rare quintuplets.
“This old man is quite a good person.”
Ye Cheng only needed to think about it for a moment before he knew that these five girls were definitely not just ordinary maids. Before today, these five girls were probably geniuses that were being trained by the auction house. But now they were being pulled in to be maids in the private room, and it was obvious that they were being prepared as gifts for a powerful man like him.
When the auction was over, even if he didn’t ask, these five women would definitely be packed up and given to him. Unless he refused, these five women would be his property today.
‘What an evil feudal society!’
Ye Cheng cursed inwardly, but he had to admit that he was a little moved.
After all, these five girls are not only quintuplets, but also very beautiful, especially talented, and worth cultivating. It feels a pity to reject them.
If you think about it carefully, it wouldn’t be bad to have five maids to take care of your daily life.
The auction had not officially started yet, and Ye Cheng was bored, so he simply began to look at the five graceful girls in front of him, and found that although they looked exactly the same, their hair colors were different, and he could identify who was who by their hair colors.
Zhu Zhuqing, who was sitting next to him, saw the teacher looking at the five maids in front of him, and for some reason she felt a sense of crisis. It was as if she was going to fall out of favor. But with her status, she couldn’t do anything. After all, as a disciple, what qualifications did she have to care about the master’s private affairs?
Moreover, in this world where the strong are respected, with Ye Cheng’s status and position, even if he blatantly opened a harem, no one would dare to say anything. On the contrary, they would think it was normal, and there were even women who offered themselves to him.
So Zhu Zhuqing, who had absolutely no reason to be angry, was even wondering why she was angry. This was obviously a very normal thing in this world, why, why was she so upset?
Zhu Zhuqing was a little confused, and she just felt a tightness in her chest. But she didn’t show it on the surface, and still had a cold face, as if she didn’t care about anything.
Ye Cheng naturally noticed Zhu Zhuqing’s abnormality. Don’t forget that his mental power is very strong. Without deliberately restraining himself, his strong perception is enough to sense the emotional changes of people around him. No matter how well Zhu Zhuqing concealed it, nothing could escape his perception.
Ye Cheng actually knew what was going on with Zhu Zhuqing’s mood changes. He knew that this was not love, but just a simple possessive desire and a sense of crisis of fear of falling out of favor.
