Chapter 130: Jade brother, you need to learn restraint!

Yes, sir.

The girl bowed slightly and asked in a soft voice:

Should I give it to you now, or wait until the auction ends?

Let's give them together after the auction ends!

Yu Tianyun thought for a moment and then replied.

Cough—cough!

Xue Qinghe covered his mouth with a light cough, his face slightly flushed, his eyes holding a hint of strangeness and teasing, and said: "Jade brother, as your elder brother I must remind you, young man, you need to learn restraint!"

……

Those words instantly left Yu Tianyun speechless; he wanted to speak but stopped, not knowing how to begin.

He wanted to explain, but could not say the proper use of the whale gelatin; if he didn't explain, it would be tantamount to letting Xue Qinghe think he lacked ability in that area and needed drugs to satisfy the opposite sex.

Moreover, Xue Qinghe is actually Qian Renxue in disguise, a woman!

Being misunderstood by a woman like this, Yu Tianyun's heart felt as if countless ants were frenziedly gnawing at him; he was frantic, even wanting to cry but with no tears.

Yu Tianyun took a deep breath, did his best to calm his emotions, steadied himself, forced out a faint smile, and said: "Qinghe brother, you've misunderstood; the reason is really inconvenient to speak of."

A flicker of suspicion flashed in Xue Qinghe's eyes; he smiled lightly and said: "Jade brother, what is there between us that cannot be said?"

Yu Tianyun helplessly shook his head, inwardly bitter beyond words; truly, it's unspeakable.

At that moment, Duguyan and Ning Rongrong covered their mouths and snickered to the side, their teasing demeanor making Yu Tianyun increasingly embarrassed.

He looked at Xue Qinghe, eyes full of meaning, solemnly said: "Qinghe brother, you will understand in time; for now I truly cannot explain."

Seeing this, Xue Qinghe did not press further, merely gave him a meaningful glance and said: "Alright then, I hope it's truly as you say."

Yu Tianyun's demeanor made Xue Qinghe, who is actually Qian Renxue, even more convinced in his heart that he was a showy but useless silver-plated spearhead.

She secretly felt pleased, and at the same time muttered to herself: "He looks tall and mighty, but turns out to be a short, impotent good-for-nothing; still so flirtatious, not afraid of ruining himself. Truly disgusting! A complete scumbag!"

However, given his lechery, perhaps we could find a beautiful female genius from the Spirit Hall to seduce him, maybe we could win him over; after all, he's so 'weak,' Duguyan and Ning Rongrong might eventually leave him as well.

The four continued to stroll through the auction hall, but Yu Tianyun had lost his earlier enthusiasm, while Duguyan and Ning Rongrong occasionally shot teasing glances his way, making him feel as if sitting on pins and needles, utterly ill at ease. He secretly swore that when he returned he would make them taste his wrath.

Not long after wandering, the girl servant timidly said: "Your Highness, the three lords and lady, the auction is about to start; shall we go now?"

"Jade brother, how about we go now?" Xue Qinghe asked with a smile.

Yu Tianyun's perception was extremely keen; he clearly saw a flash of mocking light deep in Xue Qinghe's eyes, his heart filled with rage, yet he maintained composure on the surface and coldly said: "Let's go."

Soon enough, the group arrived at a room slightly smaller than the previous hall; this was the auction center.

After leading the four of them here, the girl bowed and withdrew; the auction center had other attendants.

Compared to the earlier guide girl, the attendants' attire here instantly lifted Yu Tianyun's mood from gloom to brightness.

Both were white outfits and skirts, yet they gave a completely different impression.

All the attendants at the auction center were female, about the same height as the earlier guide girl, but their figures were far more voluptuous.

Their white dresses featured a deep open collar, sleeveless design, short skirts that just passed the hips, revealing smooth, tender, extremely lustrous thighs; paired with white high heels, they were full of endless temptation.

The alluring cleavage on their chests, the pert, round buttocks beneath the short skirts—nothing failed to stir the imagination.

Yu Tianyun unconsciously stole a few more glances, a barely perceptible heat flashing in his eyes; that expanse of white beauty entered his view. Those voluptuous attendants hurriedly bowed to Xue Qinghe, who did not wish to draw attention, so he directly entered the private room on the second floor.

Outside the private room, the first floor was divided into five zones, distinguished by Soul Ring colors: from inside to outside they were red, black, purple, yellow, and white.

The earlier reception girl had told them: red signified VIPs with status and assets in the millions; black represented ordinary millionaires, judged only by wealth, not status; purple stood for those with five-hundred-thousand-level assets; yellow for those with one-hundred-thousand-level assets; and white indicated the most ordinary, with only ten-thousand-level assets.

The red zone on the first floor corresponded to the same VIP rank as the second-floor private rooms; however, some VIPs who did not want to attract attention would opt for quieter private rooms.

As time passed, the many seats on the first floor gradually filled up.

Moments later, a conservatively dressed, elegant female auctioneer mounted the stage, and the auction officially commenced.

The first item on the auction block was a bracelet-type Storage Soul Conduit with only seven cubic meters of space; its opening bid was ten thousand Jin Hun Coins.

After the auctioneer's hammer fell, the Storage Soul Conduit bracelet was ultimately acquired by a voluptuous noble lady for a hundred thousand Jin Hun Coins.

Obviously, this voluptuous lady cared little for the bracelet's storage capacity; she was drawn to its gorgeous, exquisite appearance.

Yu Tianyun shook his head, sighing inwardly:

"Sure enough, the money of women who haven't seen the world is easy to earn; my Rongrong and Yan Yan wouldn't even glance at such commonplace items."

The auction continued, yet Yu Tianyun, Duguyan, and Ning Rongrong had little interest; their standards were extremely high, so even a ten-thousand-year soul bone would hardly excite them much.

At this point, Xue Qinghe, somewhat surprised, asked: "Brother Tianyun, Rongrong, Miss Duguyan, why haven't you made a move? Have you not yet found something you like? If you don't act soon, this auction will end!"

Yu Tianyun shook his head with a light sigh, answering for both women: "Qinghe brother, to be frank, the items so far are far too sparse and ordinary for us three; now we can only look at the final few treasures."

Xue Qinghe felt a tinge of helplessness; he himself knew that these items were indeed bland and unremarkable for the three of them.

But these were his carefully selected pieces, each exquisitely crafted; he had originally hoped their unique craftsmanship would attract the three, yet now it seems only the final climax could hope to do so.

However, the subsequent performance of Yu Tianyun and the two women still left him disappointed.

From beginning to end, Yu Tianyun and the two women never placed a bid, including the final item: a left leg soul bone from a two-hundred-thousand-year Scale Armor Beast.

This made Xue Qinghe a bit annoyed; although he himself didn't think much of that soul bone either, he hadn't expected Yu Tianyun and the two women to be so calm. Ning Rongrong and Duguyan shouldn't disdain that soul bone, so the reason likely involves Yu Tianyun.

This only made him more curious about Yu Tianyun.

"He must have given them something better! There's a secret here!" Xue Qinghe speculated to himself.

The one who ultimately won that soul bone was none other than Xue Qinghe himself, who had staged the whole thing.

In fact, Yu Tianyun himself had no interest in this paltry soul bone; he had long planned to absorb a soul bone with a minimum age of one hundred thousand years, and moreover one that grants powerful abilities.

As for his women, Yu Tianyun felt there was no need to rush; surely he would encounter higher-quality soul bones later. If he wasted his current slot, missing out on a better one, that would be too regrettable.

Although he could help them regenerate limbs to replace soul bones, the process is extremely painful, and he could not bear to let his wife suffer that.

Of course, the final and most important point: it would be ideal if this paltry soul bone were free, since after all the price Xue Qinghe finally paid for it was thirty million Jin Hun Coins, which Yu Tianyun deemed not worth it.

The two women also saw Yu Tianyun unmoved, so they likewise had no reaction; however, Ning Rongrong seemed somewhat inclined, for this soul bone was indeed well suited to her.

Moreover, Yu Tianyun found it strange that a ten-thousand-year soul bone is quite precious, and one might not encounter such an item in the auction house for a long time.

So he suspected that Xue Qinghe had other motives.

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(End of chapter)