Chapter 52: A Slip of the Hand

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In the backstage of the auction house, led by an attendant, Lv Cheng and the other two found the auction manager, a middle-aged man.

"This..."

The manager stared in bewilderment at the pile of colorful gemstones that Lv Cheng had poured out from his pocket.

If it weren't for the fact that Mu Nujiao was present, he would have wanted to call for security!

Did you rob a jewelry store?

No, wait, did you rob a museum?

"Ahem, sir, do you intend to auction all of these gemstones?" the appraiser asked.

"Yes." Lv Cheng nodded.

"About how much can they sell for?"

"I'm sorry, sir, we need our professional appraisers to evaluate these gemstones of yours one by one," the manager said seriously.

"However, if I may be so bold as to ask, these items of yours... they don't have any special origins, do they?"

The quality of these gemstones was not low; if they had been brought out individually, he wouldn't have made such a fuss, but this was a whole pile!

Even the wealthy don't play like this!

"They came from a Dimension Space; does that count as a special origin?" Lv Cheng asked.

"Dimension Space?" The manager was stunned.

Was it the Dimension Space he understood?

Lv Cheng waved his hand, a flash of light streaked by, and Xiaotian, only the size of a parrot, flew out with a sapphire in its mouth.

"Just like this."

"..."

The air suddenly went quiet.

Even Mu Nujiao, who had been mentally prepared, was dumbfounded by this scene.

A Summoned Beast can even do this?!

"Ahem, sir, please wait a moment, I will have the appraiser come over right now." The auction manager couldn't believe his eyes for a moment.

A Summoned Beast brought out a high-quality gemstone?

The Summoning Element can be played like this too?

I've never heard of it!

……

After some tossing and turning, Lv Cheng finally left the auction house.

Among this pile of gemstones, the auction house was willing to help him promote and auction the highest-quality ones, with an initial valuation of at least several hundred million, because those gemstones seemed to have been contaminated with some fire-attribute Demon Qi due to being under the protection of the Evil Dragon Legion for a long time; if used to manufacture Magic Tools, they would provide a nice bonus for Fire Element Mages.

As for the other gemstones, the auction house purchased them directly from him.

"You really achieved financial freedom quite quickly." Mu Nujiao's expression was strange.

Is this the legendary chosen one?

The Summoned Beast is actually so thoughtful!

Excluding the few that hadn't been auctioned yet, the other gemstones purchased directly by the auction house had already sold for two hundred million!

And looking at Lv Cheng like this, it seemed his Summoned Beast could bring him gemstones at any time!

In other words, if Lv Cheng is short on money in the future, he just needs to take a few out to sell!

No wonder she had been practically throwing herself at him for the past few years, and this guy still hadn't agreed to join the Mu family...

"What's wrong?" Lv Cheng asked.

"No, nothing." Mu Nujiao shook her head.

Bo City had just experienced that kind of incident; it would be too inappropriate for her to bring up these topics now.

……

Hangzhou, Xishui Town.

In order to investigate the reason for the drying up of the river in Xishui Town and to pursue a fugitive named Chao He, Tang Yue had roped Lv Cheng into coming.

Recently, the Judgment Court had been investigating the Black Vatican and was short on manpower; she couldn't find any other suitable helpers in a short time, and as it happened, her own man was there—might as well put him to use.

And Lv Cheng, who had recently been at a loss on how to handle the strange atmosphere between Ye Xinxia and Mu Nujiao, naturally ran over without hesitation when he had this opportunity.

"You brat, are you really not afraid of being knifed?" Tang Yue said with a strange expression.

You dare to be a scumbag to the eldest miss of the Magic City Mu family?

Are you really not afraid of being killed while walking at night?

"Knifed for what?" Lv Cheng was full of Righteous Qi.

"She is my sister; since ancient times, where has there ever been a sister who knifed her brother?"

The corner of Tang Yue's eye twitched, "You'd better be careful."

She was genuinely worried that Lv Cheng's ability to flirt would get him into some big trouble.

"You should be careful too," Lv Cheng said.

"You've been drugged and don't even know it."

Tang Yue was stunned, "Drugged?"

Lv Cheng waved his hand helplessly, triggering the effect of the drug inside Tang Yue's body.

Suddenly, Tang Yue felt a wave of heat rising throughout her body and couldn't help but pounce toward Lv Cheng.

"I..." A sense of shame and annoyance rose in Tang Yue's heart.

Was she actually really drugged?

If he hadn't called Lv Cheng over, wouldn't she have...

"Know you're afraid now?" Lv Cheng activated the Horse Talisman, instantly clearing Tang Yue's abnormal status.

"This..." Tang Yue was stunned, looking at Lv Cheng with some confusion.

She had never seen such a method before.

However, although curious, she didn't ask any further questions.

It was just that last time, when interrupted by the arrival of Pang Lai, Lv Cheng had been a bit annoyed; refusing Pang Lai was partly due to that, but now, with such a good opportunity, this guy actually wasn't making a move?

"Do you think I'm the type of person to take advantage of someone's vulnerability?" Lv Cheng said, speechless.

Tang Yue paused, her expression strange as she nodded, "You are!"

Back in Bo City, if it hadn't been for Lv Cheng using his Mind Element ability to stir up trouble, how could she have fallen into the trap so quickly?

Lv Cheng lowered his head, "So that's how you see me. Then how about we take this opportunity now to finish what we started before?"

Tang Yue's ears turned red, and she hurriedly sat up, "Don't, there's still serious business now, let's pick another time."

Although she wasn't averse to it, she didn't want it to be so hasty.

Leaving the inn, Tang Yue and Lv Cheng followed Chao He's tracks all the way to a wilderness.

They happened to see a group of Magicians who had come to compete for the Fire Element Spirit Seed.

"If I kill them all, will you arrest me?" Lv Cheng asked.

Tang Yue was stunned, "Why?"

"To silence them," Lv Cheng shrugged.

"Those are people from the Dongfang Family; if I don't silence them after snatching the item, how will I be able to make a living in Magic City later?"

Tang Yue's face showed hesitation.

Although what Lv Cheng said was a fact, still, silencing them...

"You can even hesitate over this; it seems I'm not that important in your heart."

Lv Cheng shook his head and walked out of the woods.

The few people from the Dongfang Family who had just driven away the Hunter Mage team had their expressions change slightly.

"Kid, this is a Spirit Seed discovered by our Dongfang Family, get lost if you know what's good for you!" Dongfang Jun said impatiently.

They had consumed too much Magic Energy in the battle with that group just now; if they kept fighting, the commotion would be too great, and if it attracted other Magicians, this Spirit Seed really wouldn't be safe!

"..."

As if he hadn't heard the warning, Lv Cheng walked straight toward the reservoir, waved his hand, and relying on his absolute control over Fire Energy, took the Fire Element Spirit Seed into his hand.

Seeing this, the veins on Dongfang Jun's forehead bulged.

This guy was completely ignoring him!

Boom!!

A Violent Fist erupted suddenly, striking toward Lv Cheng.

"Be careful!" Tang Yue said, worried instinctively.

Lv Cheng stood motionless on the spot, letting the Violent Fist strike his body.

"Heh! You really must be crazy for a Spirit Seed, even my Dong..."

Before the words could finish, the expressions of Dongfang Jun and the others suddenly froze.

Following the law of "no injury if there's smoke," Lv Cheng, who had been hit head-on by the Violent Fist, was completely unharmed; he even held the Fire Energy from the Violent Fist's explosion directly in his hand, condensing it into a small fireball.

"Domain..." Dongfang Jun felt a chill in his heart.

Fire Element Domain!

And, such control?

A High-level Mage?!

"Senior, I am from the Dongfang..."

Boom!!!

Lv Cheng waved his hand casually, amplifying the fire from the Violent Fist Dongfang Jun had unleashed several times over and striking it back.

In an instant, the few people from the Dongfang Family were completely swallowed by the flames, turned to ashes, and dissipated between heaven and earth.

"..."

"Sorry, my hand slipped." Lv Cheng looked at Tang Yue and shrugged helplessly.

Tang Yue took a deep breath and turned her head away.

"I didn't see anything."

Hiding in the shadows, Chao He, who had originally intended to reap the benefits, saw this scene with an incredibly stiff expression; just as he was about to leave, a pillar of fire suddenly descended from the sky.

Boom!!!

"Sorry, my hand slipped again."

(End of chapter)