Chapter 116: Yue Lingruo

After a slight start, a brilliant smile bloomed on the woman's exquisite face, as if a hundred flowers were blossoming at once.

This man was finally willing to bid.

This man was not only handsome in appearance, but also not vulgar, and not swayed by beauty.

Striking at the critical moment showed great depth; he was a remarkable man worth entrusting one's life to.

What she did not know was that Lu Tianyu was observing the Heaven-Reaching Pattern on her forehead.

He vaguely felt he had seen this pattern somewhere before, but could not recall it for the moment.

At this time, the voice of Tian Shiguang rang out in his mind: "Kid, everything of yours is mine, including your woman!"

The words were full of threats.

Lu Tianyu could not be bothered to pay attention to Tian Shiguang; what was the use of just running one's mouth?

The gazes of the crowd focused on Lu Tianyu once again.

About half of the people recognized Ye Lingyun, and their faces revealed contempt and disdain.

They thought to themselves that this kid was in such a hurry to die, acting so recklessly!

At this moment, seeing that the time was right, Luo Yingying smiled and said: "One medium-grade spirit vein, four High-grade Spirit Stones, going once!"

"One medium-grade spirit vein, four High-grade Spirit Stones, going twice!"

"One medium-grade spirit vein, four High-grade Spirit Stones, three times!"

"Sold! Congratulations to this gentleman!"

"Please come up to the stage to complete the transaction!"

Lu Tianyu immediately went up to the stage to hand over the spirit stones, led the woman down, and had her stand by his side.

Next, Tian Shiguang directly made a move to secure the remaining five women, and provoked Lu Tianyu with his gaze.

However, Lu Tianyu completely ignored Tian Shiguang; he communicated with the woman via voice transmission.

The woman was named Yue Lingruo, and she was one of the many Outer Sect Disciples of the Liuli Sect.

She had been bought by people from the Liuli Sect from another star domain for one thousand Spirit Stones.

She stood obediently by Lu Tianyu's side.

She did not know how Lu Tianyu would arrange for her next, and could not help but feel a little uneasy.

"Why did you choose to have me bid? Do you perhaps know me?" Lu Tianyu asked.

Yue Lingruo immediately replied: "Young Master, I observed that you are a dragon among men, with no evil thoughts in your heart, so I asked you to buy this servant."

"I cannot see through your future, Young Master; your future is boundless, and this servant is willing to follow by your side."

"I will not hide it from you, Young Master; through observation, I can predict whether a person's future will have achievements. You are unfathomable, and you will surely achieve great things."

She gritted her teeth and stated her purpose: "This servant does not want to live a mediocre life as an ordinary person!"

Lu Tianyu's seat was in a conspicuous position; she had seen him at a glance and was taken aback.

As long as a cultivator's realm was not high, she could predict that person's future.

Lu Tianyu had no cultivation base on him, yet she could not see through him; this was the first time she had encountered such a cultivator.

This could only mean one result: this person's future was immeasurable!

Thus, she resolutely signaled to Lu Tianyu, hoping that Lu Tianyu would take her in.

Lu Tianyu gave an "oh" and said: "You were never an ordinary person to begin with; I hope we can encourage each other in the future."

At this moment, he could be certain that Yue Lingruo did not fully understand her own constitution and only wanted to improve her strength.

She did not know that a cultivator possessing a Spirit-Sensitive Body had absolutely no obstacles on the path of cultivation; this was an advantage others simply did not possess.

Yue Lingruo felt a slight shock in her heart.

Encourage each other?

Was this placing her on an equal footing with the Young Master?

She wanted to speak but did not know what to say.

Guo Zhuying watched Yue Lingruo, feeling inexplicably sour inside.

She was cold on the outside but kind on the inside, yet she could not bear to see women being auctioned off; this reminded her of some past events.

Part of the reason she had bid was seeing the expectation and grievance in the woman's eyes, and the way she had been staring pitifully at Lu Tianyu.

And since Lu Tianyu had no intention of bidding, she had no choice but to bid.

Now that Lu Tianyu had made the move to buy her, seeing the focus and admiration with which this woman looked at Lu Tianyu, she could not help but feel a sense of crisis.

However, she soon let it go.

She and Lu Tianyu were just ordinary friends, and the feeling Lu Tianyu gave her was distant and unclear.

The auction continued.

The second item auctioned was a scroll; when opened, it had mountains and rivers drawn on it.

However, the drawing was a bit sloppy, looking like a rough sketch someone had casually outlined with a brush.

Luo Yingying smiled like a flower: "This Mountain and River Map is an item that has been in our Liuli Sect's collection for many years, and we do not know its purpose."

"But this object is impervious to water and fire, and even a Nascent Soul cultivator cannot damage it; there must be a hidden mystery, and it is highly likely a treasure lost by some great expert."

"The starting price for this map is one hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones; please place your bids!"

Lu Tianyu, however, shook his head secretly.

If it were a treasure lost by a great expert, how could you possibly bring it out for auction, and at such a cheap price?

He did not dare to release his Divine Sense to examine it carefully; with several great experts present at the scene, he was afraid of being discovered.

Just at this moment, Yue Lingruo's voice rang in his ears: "Young Master, this map has an aura of space; it might be a Directional Teleportation Scroll."

"The distance it teleports should not be too far."

Lu Tianyu was slightly startled: "Thank you; it is better if I do not want this item."

The teleportation scroll was not of much use to Lu Tianyu.

Besides, he had already spent money to buy Yue Lingruo, so it would not be good to keep making bids.

After all, his ultimate goal was the shop on Back Street.

However, just because Lu Tianyu was not bidding did not mean there were not plenty of others who would.

"One hundred and ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones!"

"One hundred and twenty thousand!"

"One hundred and forty thousand!"

The price quickly soared to two hundred thousand.

By this moment, the number of people bidding had decreased.

Lu Tianyu observed that those making bids were all male guests who had come to Liguang City looking for women.

They were likely bidding casually to try their luck, in case this Mountain and River Map happened to be the key to opening the cave dwelling of some great expert.

Unexpectedly, Lu Wenbin, who was to the side, made a bid: "Two hundred and fifty thousand!"

Swish, swish, swish—everyone looked over.

Upon seeing that it was Lu Wenbin, they all stopped bidding.

Two hundred thousand was already a high price.

Spending two hundred and fifty thousand to buy an unknown item was not worth it.

Seeing that it was about time, Luo Yingying spoke up: "Two hundred and fifty thousand, going once!"

"Two hundred and fifty thousand, going twice!"

"Two hundred and fifty thousand, three times! Sold!"

Lu Wenbin excitedly took the scroll and sent a voice transmission to Lu Tianyu: "Big Brother, I feel that this thing shouldn't be an ordinary object."

Lu Tianyu shook his head slightly: "This is just a Directional Teleportation Scroll; the distance it teleports won't be very far, and there's no knowing where it will teleport to."

Lu Wenbin immediately wilted: "I was hoping I'd hit the jackpot, but it turns out I bought such a thing."

"But this is also fine; it can be used to save one's life at a critical moment."

He consoled himself.

"The next items up for auction are two bottles of Medium-grade Ningyuan Pill..."

The auction continued, with items being sold off one by one, and a satisfied smile remained on Luo Yingying's face throughout.

During this time, Lu Tianyu did not make another bid.

Tian Shiguang, on the other hand, made bids from time to time to show off his immense financial resources.

It was not until the fifteenth auction item that Lu Tianyu had to make a move.

"I presume everyone has heard; the next item up for auction is the vacant shop in the central area of Liguang City, on Back Street!"