Chapter 130: Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi

Walking slowly from the entrance were two people moving side by side.

One was an old man with graying hair, and the other was a middle-aged man who appeared gentle and refined.

The old man wore a snow-white robe, spotless, with a head of pure white hair hanging down his back.

Although he looked quite old, his face was not only free of wrinkles but actually quite ruddy, giving him the appearance of having the hair of a crane and the complexion of a child.

Within his eyes, there was a hint of arrogance and indifference.

At the first glance of this old man, Zhou Heng felt as if he were seeing a sharp sword pointing straight at the heavens, its indomitable sword intent hidden but not yet unleashed.

As for the middle-aged man beside the old man, although he looked quite handsome and his clothes were very appropriate,

he seemed to have little presence when set against the backdrop of the old man.

Looking at these two, Zhou Heng immediately understood their identities.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Sect Master Ning Fengzhi.

When Zhou Heng's gaze fixed upon Chen Xin, the originally detached Chen Xin immediately raised his head and looked toward the room where Zhou Heng was located.

Although Sword Douluo had no way to see through the thick one-way glass to see the person inside the room,

his own mental will still locked onto the source of the gaze behind the crystal.

Upon discovering that the gaze had come from the top-floor room, Chen Xin nodded, feeling it was not unexpected.

The requirements to enter the top-floor rooms were no longer simply about being wealthy or noble.

Unless it was a top-tier dignitary like a Prince, they were generally intended for High-level Soul Masters.

Although Title Douluo rarely appeared, there were quite a few Soul Saints and Spirit Douluo.

If he had felt such a gaze in a common area, Chen Xin might have raised his guard.

But feeling such a gaze on the top floor, Chen Xin was indifferent, assuming only that some High-level Soul Master had come to the auction.

Sensing that Chen Xin had cast his gaze toward the room, Ning Fengzhi, who knew Chen Xin very well, smiled with interest and turned his head to give a slight smile to the person in charge of the auction house who was following a step behind him.

"May I ask, which High-level Soul Master is in room number six on the top floor?"

In an auction house, prying into the identity of distinguished guests in top-floor rooms was a major taboo; if it were anyone else, even that playboy, the Fourth Prince Xue Beng, the person in charge would have pretended not to hear.

If it were an ordinary noble, he would have had them thrown out immediately.

But the problem was, the person asking this question was the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the current Grand Tutor.

Whether in terms of personal status or background in the imperial court, he was incredibly profound.

He was a big figure who, if he stomped his foot, the entire Heaven Dou Empire would tremble.

Even the current Emperor had to treat him with courtesy.

Rules were rules, but rules were also made by people.

Douluo Continent was not just about fighting and killing; it also involved human relationships and worldly wisdom.

This person in charge was silent for about half a second before whispering the answer to Ning Fengzhi's question.

"In room number six on the top floor is the grandson-in-law of His Excellency Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy student Zhou Heng."

Clearly, in the eyes of this manager, although Poison Douluo was also a powerful and influential existence in the Heaven Dou Empire,

the words and status of an Honorary Elder Title Douluo were clearly insufficient to compare with the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

If Poison Douluo himself had been in the private room, the manager would not have dared to state it so plainly.

But since there was only a grandson-in-law in the room, facing the inquiry of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Sect Master, the person in charge simply stopped hiding it and stated Zhou Heng's identity directly.

"Oh?" Hearing it was only Poison Douluo's grandson-in-law, Sword Douluo, who hadn't cared much before, suddenly stopped his steps and looked at the crystal of room number six in disbelief.

Just a moment ago, the gaze he felt was not at all something a low-level Soul Master could exhibit.

Generally speaking, only the gazes cast by high-level Soul Saints and Spirit Douluo would give him that feeling.

"Is Dugu Bo also in the room?" Sword Douluo asked the person in charge of the auction house.

"No. Only His Excellency Poison Douluo's grandson-in-law is there."

"Interesting," Sword Douluo said lightly, then said nothing more.

Together with Ning Fengzhi, surrounded by the crowd, he entered room number three on the top floor.

The top floor of the auction house was red overall, a color chosen in imitation of the legendary Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

The massive floor had nine rooms in total, catering only to those truly top-tier dignitaries.

The position of room number one was given to the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Although it was almost never used, it would absolutely never be given to anyone else to use.

The position of room number two was for the use of Princes related to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

However, nowadays, only Prince Xue Xing used it occasionally.

Starting from room number three, locations were provided to dignitaries within the empire and powerful High-level Soul Masters.

Ever since hearing the news a few days ago that Ning Fengzhi would attend this auction, this room had been reserved for Ning Fengzhi.

Rooms four and five had actually already been booked by others in advance.

Only Zhou Heng's room number six was truly not booked by anyone in advance.

After entering the room, Ning Fengzhi sat on the sofa, dismissed the maids and attendants serving in the room, exchanged a look with Sword Douluo, and while picking up a wine glass to lightly sip the red wine, asked Sword Douluo with interest.

"Jian Shu, did you feel something just now?"

"When I first entered the auction house, I felt

a distinct gaze coming from room number six; although that gaze had no malice, it was definitely not something a low-level Soul Master could exhibit.

At first, I thought some high-level Soul Saint or Spirit Douluo was inside the room.

It turns out, unexpectedly, it was Dugu Bo's grandson-in-law."

The relationship between Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi was far from as simple as an ordinary Honorary Elder and Sect Master; Sword Douluo was considered half an elder to Ning Fengzhi, and the relationship between the two was very close.

Therefore, naturally, there was no concealment.

Hearing the words of Sword Douluo, Ning Fengzhi set down the wine cup in his hand, his eyes narrowing slightly, looking like an old fox contemplating a scheme.

He tapped his fingers on the tabletop, the corners of his mouth curling up with interest.

"More than three years ago, when the granddaughter of Poison Douluo, Dugu Yan, enrolled, Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was in an uproar, and many people pursued Dugu Yan.

Three months later, Zhou Heng transferred into Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, and in just two days, all sorts of rumors about Dugu Yan and Zhou Heng began to spread.

Although later, upon investigation, it was found that many of these rumors were spread by suitors who saw the relationship between Dugu Yan and Zhou Heng.

But the fact that she was with a new student was something no one had expected.

Awakened his martial soul at six years old, Innate Spirit Power of nine and a half levels, his martial soul is the extinct Element Spirit Tree, enrolled at eleven years old, soul power at level thirty-seven.

It is said that when Dugu Bo appeared and learned of the matter between his granddaughter Dugu Yan and Zhou Heng, he was very impulsive at the time and went to seize Zhou Heng; according to reliable information, he was completely intent on killing him."