“Hearing the tiger demon’s scolding, the elephant demons showed confused expressions on their faces. Then the three demons exchanged glances, all seeing the doubt in each other’s eyes.”
“The leader of the elephant demons snorted coldly and said, ‘Damn it! I just don’t like you, so what?’”
“If you’re not convinced, come find me next time to take revenge!”
“After saying that, the three elephant demons turned and left.”
“On the way back, they couldn’t help but mutter among themselves.”
“Boss, that tiger demon really stumped me just now. Why exactly did we want to fight them again?”
“Damn, you ask me, I ask who? I thought it was strange too — we were just walking along the road, then suddenly started fighting with them.”
“In fact, I only had one impulse in my heart — to take out my blade and kill them.”
“I’m really curious now. What the hell is going on?”
“Yeah, yeah, I had the same thought back then. Boss, it’s really weird. Do you think the three of us might be possessed?”
“At those words, the three elephant demons immediately stopped walking, their eyes filled with terror.”
“Then they dashed toward home.”
“Silently vowing never to come to Jianyao City again.”
“This place is purely cursed!”
“Time flew by.”
“Night quickly fell.”
“The huge bright moon hung high in the night sky, cold yet soft and beautiful.”
“At the center of Jianyao City, the noise of demons was deafening.”
“It must be said, in the demon world, the names demons give places are always very straightforward and easy to understand.”
“For example, the auction house this time is called ‘Conscience Workshop’.”
“The name is meant to show the owner of this place is very conscientious.”
“But this is just to fool demons from outside; the local demons have given the place a nickname — ‘Ripoff Workshop’.”
“The reason is simple — the owner is a crafty fox demon.”
“Every transaction involves double commissions — both sellers and buyers have to pay him twenty percent commission each.”
“That means he takes forty percent at one go.”
“If it’s not a pure ripoff, what else could it be?”
“However, even so, the annual auction still attracts countless demons lining up to sell their items.”
“No choice — although this fox demon is ruthless, his connections and resources are astonishing.”
“He manages to invite all kinds of great demons to gather, and no matter what is auctioned, the price always reaches unbelievable heights!”
“That’s the real reason why all the demons like to come here.”
“After entering Conscience Workshop, Ye Yu immediately took out three hundred demon stones and rented a very private booth.”
“This was very necessary.”
“After all, if he bought some precious treasure, it would surely attract the covetous eyes of other demons.”
“Using a booth to block their spiritual senses from spying was the best way, saving a lot of trouble.”
“Before Ye Yu could even sit down, a fox demon attendant quickly approached.”
“In a low voice, he said, ‘Great demon, our auction is based on a demon-centric philosophy, so we’ve introduced an auction atmosphere team. For just one hundred demon stones, they can come over and carefully introduce the characteristics of all treasures to you.’”
“‘We have any kind of demon you want. Would you like to consider it? It’s economical and affordable!’”
“Hearing this, Ye Yu couldn’t help but smile.”
“He then took out one hundred demon stones from his storage ring and tossed them over.”
“Quietly he said, ‘For the atmosphere team — here’s your demon stones, but I don’t want anyone to come near me. I just want quiet.’”
“The fox demon attendant’s eyes lit up as he looked at the demon stones, thanked him repeatedly, and quickly withdrew.”
“This again proved that no matter where you are, money is the hard truth.”
“It can solve most troubles.”
“For this auction, Ye Yu had made thorough preparations.”
“He had ‘borrowed’ quite a lot of demon stones from seventeen demon kings.”
“Although the whole process was very tough, he managed to borrow nearly 800,000 demon stones.”
“A perfect demonstration of the principle that only effort brings reward.”
“So now Ye Yu didn’t have to worry about economy or affordability — those didn’t matter at all.”
“What mattered was that he didn’t want any ordinary riffraff to bother him.”
“Meanwhile, eleven demon kings looked at their empty demon mountains and couldn’t help but weep, lamenting their bare and miserable homes.”
“Don’t ask why only eleven demon kings, not seventeen — because six demon kings were too immature.”
“They refused to lend demon stones to Ye Yu, so they were physically exorcised on the spot.”
“Of course, they couldn’t cry.”
“Soon, as time passed, the auction officially began.”
“Of course, the earlier items were just warm-ups; the real good stuff appeared at the end.”
“So Ye Yu didn’t feel impatient in the booth.”
“When the auction host changed from a seductive leopard demoness to a male fox demon wearing a landscape-patterned long robe,”
“Ye Yu instantly understood: the main event had arrived.”
“Sure enough, the male /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ fox demon first bowed slightly to the crowd and introduced himself: ‘Good evening, great demons. I am Feng Tongyi, chief auctioneer of Conscience Workshop. Next, I will introduce some truly valuable items.’”
“The first item — a peak-tier Earth-level technique, the Azure Sea Tide Summoning Technique!”
“As his words fell, four mighty demons guarding a woman walked forward.”
“The woman held in her hands a manual — the Azure Sea Tide Summoning Technique!”
“Ye Yu raised an eyebrow slightly — peak Earth-level, the grade was already quite good.”
“But from the sound of it, it seemed suited for water-based demons.”
“Chief auctioneer Feng Tongyi waved his hand and began the introduction: ‘This technique can guide the power of lakes and seas, a boon for friends of aquatic demons.’”
“‘Those interested should hurry — time waits for no one.’”
“‘Some things, once missed, become your final loss!’”
“With Feng Tongyi’s deep voice, bidding cries rose one after another.”
“In the end, this manual was auctioned off at a high price of 970,000 demon stones.”
“And this was only a technique limited to water demons — otherwise, the final price would surely have broken one million.”
“This price made Ye Yu a bit worried whether his demon stones would be enough.”
“Maybe time was too short, and he hadn’t prepared enough. If only he had asked a few more demon kings for donations.”
“Before Ye Yu could think too much, suddenly he felt a stir in his soul.”
“He abruptly looked toward the back of the auction hall.”
“For some reason, something miraculous seemed to appear there, exerting a strong attraction on him.”
“It gave him a strong impulse — to rush over and claim it as his own.”
“This feeling was truly strange.”
