Chapter 814: Caused Trouble Again

"I was only joking with you, no need to take it seriously! Raise the price, even if it's just one high‑grade Spirit Stone, I won't argue with you." Chang Wanshan's tone softened.

"This item is worth only thirty million here! After you, Young Master Chang, snap it up, if you don't want it you can resell it to me for thirty million." Ye Liuyun laughed.

"……" Chang Wanshan was at a loss for words.

His intention to raise the price deliberately was too obvious; he ended up losing more than he gained.

Now it was his turn to be in a bind. Selling to Ye Liuyun not only embarrassed him, but also cost him ten million Spirit Stones for nothing.

But if he didn't sell to Ye Liuyun, keeping this evil corpse was useless!

Qiong Qi added fuel to the fire, "It's just a small loss; Young Master Chang, you're not lacking that much. Otherwise, you'd just buy a useless item to take home! Haha! If you sell it yourself, you won't get this price."

The crowd in the hall started laughing uproariously again.

The Princess also frowned directly at Chang Wanshan, thinking to herself, "This Chang Wanshan pretends to be clever, but can't beat them; what a useless person!"

Yet she said nothing. Let Chang Wanshan deal with the trouble he caused himself; she was too lazy to bother.

She silently resolved to stay farther away from this useless Chang Wanshan in the future.

The Host, seeing no one raise the price and deeming forty million high enough, directly awarded the last evil corpse to Chang Wanshan.

Watching the Steward bring the Storage Ring containing the evil corpse, Chang Wanshan didn't even take the connection; he considered the corpse inauspicious.

He paid ten million high‑grade Spirit Stones outright, then told the Steward, "The remaining thirty million, go fetch that kid yourself!"

By doing so, he essentially admitted defeat, losing ten million and selling the evil corpse back to Ye Liuyun.

The Steward, having heard their dispute, could only say, "I can deliver it, but if that young master refuses, you'll still have to pay the money!"

Chang Wanshan, still angry, waved his hand in agreement and drove the Steward away.

So the Steward went to find Ye Liuyun again.

Ye Liuyun wasn't pretentious at all and promptly paid the money.

"You kid paid too quickly. Torture him a bit longer, why not! Maybe we can squeeze another bite out of him." Qiong Qi complained.

"That's enough. If we keep squeezing him, other Demon Cultivators will jump in to outbid us. Less trouble is better; as long as we achieve our goal, that's fine."

All six evil corpses were handed by Ye Liuyun to Qiong Qi for safekeeping.

Qiong Qi stored them in the Storage Ring, then applied Formation and array talismans to prevent the Spiritual Souls inside from escaping the Yuan Dan.

After handling that, they resumed participating in the auction.

"Young Master Chang is generous, just throwing away ten million!"

After Qiong Qi cleared his own space, he turned his focus back onto Chang Wanshan.

At this point, the crowd not only debated that Chang Wanshan was a sucker; they gradually began to focus on Qiong Qi and Ye Liuyun.

Both of them were unfamiliar faces, clearly not locals.

Ye Liuyun's several big‑ticket splurges displayed wealth that exceeded everyone's expectations.

Chang Wanshan, seeing Ye Liuyun had paid, dared to voice a threat toward him.

"On Eagle‑Beak Island, no one has dared to mock me! When you sleep at night, you better be careful!"

"Always at your service. I'm just afraid you won't dare come!" Ye Liuyun replied, then chose not to engage further.

But Qiong Qi wasn't about to let him off: "Young Master Chang has quite the bearing! No wonder he dares to court the Princess. He's just a toad hoping to eat swan meat!"

Qiong Qi's remark was truly cutting; the words struck Chang Wanshan's soft spot.

He only wanted to show off today, but nothing went his way.

"You old thing, you dare call me a toad?" Chang Wanshan, hearing Qiong Qi's words, feared the Princess might think more and was about to act.

"Young Master Chang, weapons are prohibited in the auction hall!" the Host immediately released Zao Hua Realm pressure, suppressing Chang Wanshan and preventing him from acting.

"Hmph, he insulted me first, everyone heard it!" Chang Wanshan didn't actually intend to strike, merely putting on a show.

Qiong Qi is at the Zao Hua Third Realm; confronting him would be courting death.

Though he's a fool, he's not foolish enough to seek death.

"All we heard is that you threatened them first!"

None of the Martial Cultivators in the hall spoke to him; they all laughed at Chang Wanshan.

Qiong Qi joined in laughing, "Hahaha! See? Justice will have its own verdict!"

The Princess again frowned. Chang Wanshan's scheming was indeed poor. She now felt it was somewhat embarrassing to be with him.

Yet the auction item she was waiting for hadn't started, so she couldn't leave and had to wait patiently.

As for Chang Wanshan, she ignored him. No matter how he caused a scene, it was none of her business.

Seeing no one defended him and sensing the unfavorable situation, Chang Wanshan fell silent and could only hold his breath in secret.

He simultaneously sent a Transmission Voice to his subordinates, ordering them to keep tabs on Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi and to locate their residence.

"Sigh, we've caused trouble again! This probably won't end." Ye Liuyun sent a Transmission Voice to Qiong Qi.

"What are you afraid of? It's just a small clan; how many strong ones can it have! You still have a Venerable‑rank Soul, don't you!" Qiong Qi said indifferently.

Ye Liuyun gave him a withering glance, ignored his words, and turned his attention to the Host's introduction of the next auction item.

"This is a Ghost Butterfly at the Zao Hua Ninth Layer Summit, soon to break through to the Venerable Realm!"

The Host's next auction item was a living pet beast.

"Ghost Butterfly, adept at Spiritual Soul Attack! A rare pet beast!"

Ye Liuyun opened his Golden Pupil and examined the Ghost Butterfly.

The Ghost Butterfly was placed in a transparent dome, which bore a Formation that prevents Spiritual Soul detection.

From a distance, the Ghost Butterfly still resembled a butterfly, but its visage was grotesquely skull‑like and its entire body was jet‑black, giving it a grim appearance.

"How do you subdue this thing?" a Martial Cultivator asked, having never seen a Ghost Butterfly before.

"It depends on one's skill! Of course, if you're willing to pay, we can also provide taming services," the Host laughed.

It seems taming the Ghost Butterfly will require a hefty payment to the guild.

Win it, this thing is easy to subdue. Your Nether Ghost Fire burns it, and it will be scared immediately. Creation Ninth Layer, hey, we're about to reach the Honored Rank! Qiong Qi urged Ye Liuyun to bid.

But I see that the Ghost Butterfly wants to reach the Honored Rank, yet it still lacks a lot of True Essence! It has only just reached the Creation Ninth Layer Summit. Breaking through realms, is that so easy? Ye Liuyun and Qiong Qi began to discuss.

What are you worried about? You have so many Origin Pellets of the Alien Evil Artifact; just give it one and it'll be enough! Qiong Qi reminded Ye Liuyun.