Chapter 148: The Heirloom of the Nangong Family

The young girl looked at Zhang Nuo, a look of obvious heartache appearing on her face, but seeing that Zhang Nuo had no intention of giving up at all, she gritted her teeth and shouted:

"One hundred and twenty thousand!"

The jaws of everyone at the auction venue dropped to the floor; almost everyone was thinking the same thing: to be a spendthrift to this extent is truly something!

The elderly man surnamed Du standing on the stage couldn't close his mouth from joy at this moment. He didn't care whether others were squandering their wealth or not; what he wanted was Spirit Stones! The higher the bid, the more Spirit Stones he would earn!

Just when everyone thought the price of one hundred and twenty thousand had reached its limit, a shocking scene occurred again!

"One hundred and thirty thousand!"

Everyone was dumbfounded. They were no longer surprised now, knowing that being surprised was useless. The only thing everyone wanted to know at this moment was which two spendthrifts were spending such a huge sum of Spirit Stones to buy a piece of junk back home.

"One hundred and fifty thousand!"

Zhuge Qing's face behind the light screen had already turned ugly to the extreme. Seeing the other party biting back so tightly, anger immediately rose in her heart, and with one opening of her mouth, she raised the price by another twenty thousand.

At this moment, the whole venue fell silent. The party that had been following the bids did not call out a new price. Seeing this, the elderly man surnamed Du immediately called out three times, and seeing that no one was bidding again, he immediately said:

"Heaven-Turning Seal! Sold for the price of one hundred and fifty thousand!"

As the old man's voice fell, Zhuge Qing's body slumped softly onto the cushioned seat. This was the first time in her life she had squandered Spirit Stones like this! She still felt a bit of heartache in her heart.

"Thank you, Qing'er! Don't worry, I will definitely pay you back for these Spirit Stones in the future!"

Seeing that it had been won, Zhang Nuo's face immediately lit up with joy, and he hurriedly kept saying words of thanks to Zhuge Qing. The young girl forced a smile; she really couldn't understand why he wanted a discarded Ancient Treasure.

Before long, the young clerk delivered the discarded Ancient Treasure 'Heaven-Turning Seal' to the private room where Zhuge Qing was. After paying the Spirit Stones, Zhang Nuo toyed with the 'Heaven-Turning Seal' in his hands, but his heart was blooming with joy.

Once the 'Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect' woke up this time, as long as it produced a White Profound Crystal Stone, he would immediately use it to repair this treasure! In this way, he would have one more trump card in his hand when facing enemies!

Zhuge Qing had no idea what he was thinking. Looking at Zhang Nuo's joyful expression, her heart was dripping blood. Looking at Zhang Nuo, he didn't seem like a spendthrift! Why did he have to buy this thing?

Shaking her head slightly, the young girl tried her best not to think about these things and turned her attention back to the auction below!

After the elderly man surnamed Du sold the discarded 'Heaven-Turning Seal' for the price of one hundred and fifty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, he felt refreshed. He took out the following items and spoke with such eloquence that he made them sound like wonders of the world! He appeared extremely hardworking.

Zhuge Qing just listened for a bit and felt it was meaningless, so she shifted her attention to Zhang Nuo. She saw that Zhang Nuo seemed to be addicted at this moment, standing in front of the light screen, seriously watching the items being auctioned below.

The young girl felt a chill! If he took a fancy to any other discarded items and insisted on buying them, she would definitely go crazy. No matter how large the Nanxuan Sect was, it could not withstand such squandering!

However, what reassured the young girl was that although many good things appeared in the subsequent auction, Zhang Nuo was not moved at all. He was not even moved in the slightest by the 'Nine Pulse Golden Core' that was auctioned off at the end. One must know that the 'Nine Pulse Golden Core' was for Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators to take.

This pill could greatly increase the chance of forming a Golden Core and was rarely seen on the market; even Zhuge Qing was moved when she saw it. Yet, Zhang Nuo had no interest in it at all, just treating it as watching the fun!

As soon as the auction ended, Zhang Nuo and the young girl left the private room. When they walked to the first-floor lobby, they suddenly saw Nangong Ao and Ding Fu!

The young girl pondered for a moment, then walked to Nangong Ao's side with a mischievous smile on her face.

"Isn't this Fellow Daoist Nangong? Why have you also come to attend today's auction?"

As Nangong Ao and Ding Fu were walking, they suddenly heard a voice. Turning their heads, they saw Zhuge Qing standing behind them with a smile on her face.

Because after coming out of the Trial Ground, Nangong Ao and Zhuge Qing had had an unpleasant time competing for Zhang Nuo, so there was a bit of gunpowder smell as soon as they met.

"I wondered who it was, so it's Fellow Daoist Zhuge! Did you manage to bid on any good things?"

To tell the truth, there were basically not many good things in today's auction. Nangong Ao asked this just to annoy the young girl.

"Fellow Daoist Nangong, you flatter me. This girl really didn't bid on any good things this time, just a discarded Ancient Treasure, the 'Heaven-Turning Seal'!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Nangong Ao's face changed immediately, and he said with slight anger:

"So the person who was bidding against me just now was you?"

The young girl did not get angry either; she revealed her signature smile and nodded slightly.

"Zhuge Qing, you have gone too far. You knew that was an heirloom of our Nangong family's ancestor, yet you still competed with me for it?"

Nangong Ao was originally a person with deep hidden motives, but encountering such a thing, he could not help himself at that moment!

"Oh my! This thing is not what I wanted; it was Brother Zhang who wanted it! There was no other way, I could only buy it for him!"

Putting on a helpless expression, the young girl deliberately annoyed Nangong Ao. At the same time, she also intended to sour the relationship between Zhang Nuo and Nangong Ao, completely ending the Beixuan Sect's desire to win over Zhang Nuo.

She also did not expect that her unintentional act would have such an effect. It was truly killing two birds with one stone: it satisfied Zhang Nuo and also angered Nangong Ao.

With a 'swish', his gaze shifted, and Nangong Ao's bright eyes looked toward Zhang Nuo, as if they were two knives, wanting to tear Zhang Nuo to pieces!

Zhang Nuo felt miserable inside! He didn't expect that he would be schemed against by this girl Zhuge Qing again. Now, no matter what he said, Nangong Ao would not believe him.

"I am truly sorry! I did not know the 'Heaven-Turning Seal' was an heirloom of Fellow Daoist Nangong's ancestor!"

After Zhang Nuo said this, he felt something was wrong himself. He and Zhuge Qing were staying in the same private room; who would believe his words?

"Zhang Nuo! You just wait!"

Nangong Ao was so angry his face turned green. With a flick of his sleeves, he strode out of the auction hall. Ding Fu gave Zhang Nuo a charming smile, shook her head faintly, and said:

"You!"

After saying this, she also left. Zhang Nuo looked at Zhuge Qing as if he had eaten a bitter gourd, his stomach full of bitterness that he couldn't pour out. He blamed himself for being so stupid.

When the elderly man surnamed Du introduced the origin of the Ancient Treasure, he had clearly mentioned Nangong Yi of the Beixuan Sect. Why didn't he associate it with Nangong Ao at that time?

"Let's go! What are you still thinking about? Could it be that you have taken a fancy to Ding Fu?"

As soon as she saw Zhang Nuo's expression, the young girl knew he had bitterness he couldn't speak of. She immediately walked up to him with a giggle and whispered a joke.

"You... sigh!"

Zhang Nuo wanted to complain to Zhuge Qing a few times, but after thinking about it in his heart, he decided to forget it. He couldn't offend both sides. Now that he had already offended Nangong Ao, he couldn't make the young girl unhappy again. He was already a person of the Nanxuan Sect and would have to rely on this big tree for shade in the future.

He shook his head and walked straight out of the hall. Seeing this, the young girl let out a light giggle and hurriedly followed. The two walked on the street for a while, and seeing that Zhang Nuo was no longer angry, Zhuge Qing immediately returned to her original self, telling him about anything fun they encountered.

Before long, the two returned to the small building. By this time, it was already late. After Zhuge Qing said goodbye to Zhang Nuo, she returned to her own room.

Zhang Nuo had nothing to do, so he went to look for Chu Budong, but seeing that his room was empty, he must not have returned yet. He simply returned to his own room, took out the 'Heaven-Turning Seal' he bought at the auction today from his Storage Bag, and examined it carefully.

At first glance, this discarded 'Heaven-Turning Seal' really looked a bit like a stone, but looking closely, one could still find shadows of its former glory.

He saw that on the top of this seal, it seemed to be carved with a kind of ancient exotic beast, while on the bottom were carved strange-looking runes, but the seal was too severely damaged to be identified at all.

Looking at the degree of damage to this seal, one could fully imagine how tragic the great battle was back then. However, thinking about it again, Zhang Nuo thought of the Five Great Demon Mountains. What kind of existence were these Five Great Demon Mountains? And why did they forcibly occupy the Tianjiang Plain?

Zhang Nuo had just entered the Tianjiang Plain, and now, counting it up, most of his time had been spent in the Trial Ground. He knew nothing about the history of the Tianjiang Plain and would have to find time to ask Zhuge Qing to understand it clearly.

"This Ancient Treasure is a good thing! It's just that the damage is even more severe than the Nine Dragon Sword Case! If I want to completely repair it, I will really have to spend some effort!"

Inside his mind, the voice of Chunyangzi rang out, filled with endless praise for the "Heaven-Turning Seal"!

"Senior recognizes this treasure?"

"I have heard of it, though I do not understand it well; just by looking at its exterior, I can tell what lies within. I suspect this treasure is certainly extraordinary!"

Zhang Nuo frowned slightly; with the seasoned eyes of someone like Chunyangzi, he would not be mistaken! It seemed that even if this Ancient Treasure belonged to the ancestor of Nangong Ao, he could not return it to him!

After all, while the Four Great Sects appeared to be branches of the same tree on the surface, they were locked in power struggles behind the scenes. If he returned the Magic Treasure to Nangong Ao, who knew when the other party might use this very treasure to deal with him!

Since he had already joined the Nanxuan Sect, there was no need to consider the Beixuan Sect side. Furthermore, Nangong Ao would surely not run over to the Nanxuan Sect and demand the Magic Treasure from him in person!

The only problem now was, when would this "Mysterious Heaven Gold-Devouring Insect" wake up? Ever since it ate those extremely heavy stones in the Dark Swamp within the Trial Ground, it had not woken up to this day.

Through his mental connection, Zhang Nuo sensed that the Spirit Insect was still fast asleep, "snoring" away, and this time it was sleeping even more soundly than before. It seemed that it would absolutely not wake up for another three or five years. If he wanted this "Heaven-Turning Seal" Ancient Treasure to recover its former glory, he would likely have to wait for some time.