Chapter 2164: Chapter 2164 Went Unnoticed
Ye Liuyun didn’t need to use his spiritual sense, just with his Golden Phantom Eyes, he had already spotted quite a few martial practitioners in the Advanced Ninth level.
He estimated at least a hundred martial practitioners had been dispatched by the Zhongxing Dynasty to ambush him.
However, the identity he was assuming was too inconspicuous, and they failed to spot him.
But Shi Lianfu was targeted upon his arrival.
Ye Liuyun quickly discovered there were a few martial practitioners who had been tasked to watch him specifically.
That night, Shi Lianfu, along with Xue Li, went to the local taverns and brothels. That night, they had a good time squandering extravagantly.
By the second day, Ye Liuyun found that those martial practitioners who watched Shi Lianfu had begun to retreat.
"They probably have confirmed Shi Lianfu’s identity!" Ye Liuyun guessed.
He accompanied Shi Lianfu in his wild entertainment for a few more days, despite finding it pointless to visit brothels and taverns daily.
"These rich young masters, aren’t they bored coming to places like this all the time?"
However, he still had to pretend to enjoy and flatter Shi Lianfu as if he enjoyed it.
Fortunately, the three days passed swiftly, and Ye Liuyun was glad it was nearing the end of it.
But being with Shi Lianfu these days wasn’t for nothing.
On the day of the auction, Shi Lianfu arrived at the place with ten guards but was stopped by the steward.
"Each golden invitation only allows two guards!"
Ye Liuyun grew nervous hearing this. If Shi Lianfu had only brought expert martial practitioners into the auction, his time over the past several days would have been wasted. Not only that, he would also lose his chance to participate in the auction.
Fortunately, Shi Lianfu chose Ye Liuyun.
"Don’t worry! I promised I would bring you with me," Shi Lianfu said with a smile.
It was at this moment that Ye Liuyun was sincerely grateful to Shi Lianfu.
Shi Lianfu selected another Ninth Realm bodyguard to bring into the auction. The rest could only return to the inn and wait.
In their group, everyone knew that Xue Li was arranged by the Chief Bodyguard. Hence, none objected.
After all, at such an auction, security is mostly guaranteed and nothing should happen. So they all went back to wait without any worries.
At the auction venue, martial practitioners continually patrolled and scrutinized any suspicious individuals.
Ye Liuyun noticed that many people were closely questioned, especially those practitioners with higher realms.
But Ye Liuyun and the others had a smooth journey to their private room, no one paid any attention to such a minor bodyguard like him.
"Phew!" Ye Liuyun finally let out a sigh of relief. "I finally managed to get in! I wonder what will happen when the auction begins!"
He had been anxious discreetly, guessing that the Zhongxing Dynasty would not let anyone bid away the Divine Blood Fruit easily.
Whoever bade the Divine Blood Fruit would certainly be their targeted person for surveillance.
"Relax, relax!" Shi Lianfu told Ye Liuyun and the other bodyguard with them.
"With such strict security inside, nothing will go wrong. You guys rest for now, and enjoy the place."
The auction space gradually filled up as numerous powers arrived one after the other.
However, Shi Lianfu’s private room was not in an ideal location. It appeared that the Shi family’s position was still inadequate.
Inside the arena, Ye Liuyun noticed that all of the security personnel were experts who had reached the Ninth Level. There were even ten fighters in the advanced Ninth Level.
It seemed the Merchant Alliance was worried that something might go wrong and had strengthened the guards at the venue.
After evaluating the situation, Ye Liuyun started to target a ninth-level bodyguard nearby.
When Shi Lianfu was distracted by the chaos in the venue, Ye Liuyun unleashed his Divine Sense to enslave the martial practitioners with the Slaving Seal.
As for Shi Lianfu, he did not intend to make his move yet.
"I might need his identity to get me out of here," Ye Liuyun hadn’t figured out his escape plan and decided to first observe the situation.
"Master Shi, are you planning to bid for the Divine Blood Fruit this time?" Ye Liuyun probed Shi Lianfu.
After giving a mysterious chuckle, Shi Lianfu whispered to Ye Liuyun, "The old man has given his permission for me to auction the Divine Blood Fruit. What’s more, he has prepared a lot of Spirit Crystals for me so I can enhance my Bloodline power."
Ye Liuyun responded with a thumbs-up, "Brilliant! So, all the talk about not going to auction for it was just a smokescreen!"
Shi Lianfu replied pleasingly, "Exactly! How could I blab my true intention before the auction starts!"
Then, Shi Lianfu added, "When it comes to power, the Shi family cannot compare to those large entities. But when it comes to Spirit Crystals, how many of them can compete with our family?"
"Exactly! The Shi family has monopolized the business of Formation, isn’t there an endless stream of Spirit Crystals just flowing into the treasure house of the Shi family like a river? " Ye Liuyun continued to flatter Shi Lianfu.
Basking in the praise, Shi Lianfu added, "I’m not trying to boast, but I’m certain one of the Divine Blood Fruits will be mine!"
"With Mr. Shi stepping into the fray, it’s certain to be a catch!" Ye Liuyun ceaselessly convinced him.
"I truly hope that Shi Lianfu can win the auction, it would save me a lot of trouble!" Ye Liuyun quietly thought.
The auction was set to begin as the hall filled up with more people. An overseer had already appeared on stage to stress the rules for the auction.
Through Ye Liuyun’s Golden Phantom Eyes, he saw more than 20 secluded martial practitioners scattered on separate seats outside their room. They were all furtively scanning the place, clearly in search of the people they thought were sent by Ye Liuyun.
Soon, the Alliance of Merchants began to close the main entrance to stop letting anyone else enter.
The Prince of God of the Zhongxing Dynasty, Mo Xiaotian, at this moment, had confirmed that Ye Liuyun did not attend the auction personally.
This unknowingly broadened the scope of their search. Many martial practitioners in the room had the potential to be Ye Liuyun’s representative to bid on the Divine Blood Fruit.
Mo Xiaotian instantly sent a message to a martial practitioner in another room, asking them to participate in the bid, but not to win the bid for Divine Blood fruit.
He dispatched a martial practitioner who would pay close attention to whoever won the bid for Divine Blood fruit. Regardless of who it was, after the auction was over, they would capture him to Regalty.
At this point, a white-bearded elder on stage, whose cultivation was at an advanced ninth level, announced the start of the auction.
The central region truly lived up to its name as a land rich with resources. Some items at the auction even piqued Ye Liuyun’s interest.
"How is it? Have you learned a thing or two about the higher class society?" Shi Lianfu casually chatted with Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun genuinely nodded in admiration. "There truly are many great items!"
"Are you not going to bid on some items?" Shi Lianfu deliberately asked Ye Liuyun.
"Me? Mr. Shi, you must be joking, how can I afford it? I’m very content just being able to watch!" Ye Liuyun feigned.
"Well then, I’m going to make a bid! These Body Refining Pills are also one of my sought-after items!" Shi Lianfu said.
Ten Body Refining Pills were being auctioned. They were high-grade elixirs of the 9th level concocted by alchemists from the Alchemist Alliance and were excellent for body-refining.
Each Body Refining Pill was auctioned off with the price of millions of high-grade Spirit Crystals.
Ye Liuyun couldn’t make a bid. Otherwise, he would have bought all the Body Refining Pills on auction. He had no choice. For the sake of the Divine Blood Fruit, he could only bear with it.
He was even worried if Shi Lianfu’s Spirit Crystals would be sufficient to bid for the fruit. "Mr. Shi, if you buy these Body Refining pills, would it impact your bid for the Divine Blood Fruit?"
