Just Ants, Saving Money for the Sect's Contribution

"Three hundred thousand, once!"

"Three hundred thousand, twice!"

"Three hundred thousand, three times! Deal!"

"Congratulations to Young Lord Liu for once again winning the bid for the thousand-year tortoise shell!"...

In the auction hall, a mature woman with a full figure and a beautiful face was announcing the bidding results. After announcing, the mature woman even threw a flirtatious glance at Liu Yibai. Liu Yibai just smiled faintly and then turned to look towards the back. There, Wang Zhong and Qin Yue'er were sitting side by side in the middle of the auction hall. However, Qin Yue'er didn't have any reaction.

This was already the nineteenth time Liu Yibai had successfully bid. Every time he won, he would turn to look at Qin Yue'er.

"Miss Yue'er, do you like this thousand-year tortoise shell? I'll give it to you." Liu Yibai continued to speak. Upon hearing this, the people around were all shocked and envious.

So generous!

That's thirty thousand spirit stones, which were the currency of transactions in the Xuanhuang Realm.

How much thirty thousand is? Even the Qin family, one of the three major families in Qingzhou Prefecture, only had an annual income of a little over three million. And that was the income of the entire family. Yet Liu Yibai was giving away thirty thousand spirit stones just like dirt.

It was truly astonishing. However, Qin Yue'er shook her head and said, "Thank you for your kind offer, but this gift is too precious. I can't accept it." Liu Yibai continued, "Miss Yue'er, it's just thirty thousand spirit stones. To me, you are much more important than these spirit stones."

On the side, the grand elder also chimed in, "Yue'er, when Young Lord Liu offers, you should accept. Don't forget your manners. Besides, this thousand-year tortoise shell is truly rare and will be of great help to your cultivation of the art of celestial divination."

If it were before, Qin Yue'er might have found it useful. But now, she had the "Chinese Almanac". Even if it were a thousand-year-old tortoise shell, Qin Yue'er wouldn't be tempted.

"Accept it! It will be of some help to you." Wang Zhong calmly spoke up.

"Okay." Qin Yue'er nodded.

"Then I'll thank Young Lord Liu for his kind gesture."

Liu Yibai was seething with anger. He couldn't believe that even when he was giving a gift, he needed Wang Zhong's approval. This made Liu Yibai even more uncomfortable.

Liu Yibai thought that after winning over Qin Yue'er’s heart, he would definitely have to educate Wang Zhong properly. Liu Yibai still had a smile on his face. "Miss Yue'er, there's unnecessary to be polite between us. If you need anything, just ask. I will definitely win it for you."

The auction continued. Soon, it came to the highlight—the finale of this auction. It was a box of rouge and face powder.

However, this came from overseas. When the mature woman introduced it while holding it in her palm, a fragrance immediately filled the entire venue. It smelled really good.

"This box of rouge may not be as valuable as primordial treasures, but its rarity is what sets it apart. If given to your beloved woman, it will surely win her heart."

The mature woman said with a charming smile, causing many male cultivators in the auction hall to get excited and scream.

"Viya, I wanna buy it for you."

"Thank you. If you do that, I will be very happy. Alright, starting bid is one hundred thousand!"

"One hundred and ten thousand!"

"One hundred and fifty thousand!"

"One hundred and eighty thousand!"

"Three hundred thousand!"

When someone shouted three hundred thousand, the entire venue fell silent. Spending three hundred thousand on a box of rouge was either a sign of wealth or a sign of being foolish.

Liu Yibai looked proud and indifferent, disregarding the entire audience. Compared to him, who had more money? No one in the audience could match him. However, just when Liu Yibai was feeling triumphant, someone actually shouted another bid.

"Four hundred thousand!" The voice sounded somewhat timid. The entire audience was shocked.

Was there really a wealthy fool? Everyone turned to look and saw a black-robed man sitting in the back, his face obscured.

"Five hundred thousand!"

"Six hundred thousand!"

"Seven hundred thousand!" The black-robed man increased the bid several times but eventually gave up.

Liu Yibai sneered. When it came to spending money, he was not afraid of anyone. Wang Zhong, on the other hand, didn't pay much attention to Liu Yibai. Instead, he glanced at the black-robed man. Wang Zhong could sense that when the black-robed man was bidding, he occasionally glanced at Qin Yue'er.

Wang Zhong didn't mind, and he calmly said, "Two million!"

Hiss!

When people heard this bid, they were shocked. Even Viya thought she had misheard. "I don't know if I misheard? Did this young man just bid two million?"

"Yes, two million!" Wang Zhong replied casually.

"Master, who are you bidding for?" Qin Yue'er, on the other hand, was greatly surprised and curious. If it was for her, Qin Yue'er would advise against it. It wasn't necessary.

"Your second senior sister," Wang Zhong replied.

"Oh," Qin Yue'er said, somewhat disappointed. However, in her heart, she repeated the thought, "Second senior sister must be very beautiful! Otherwise, why didn't Master bid for me?"

However, she then thought that her master had already given her Chinese Almanac and even a Hai Dongqing. He had only given her second senior sister a book on cooking. This seemed a bit unfair. Her master should make it up to second senior sister. Cooking was hard work.

Qin Yue'er let it go. But Liu Yibai was a bit slow to react. He questioned, "Wang Zhong, you country bumpkin, where did you get two million spirit stones? Do you know the consequences of making a random bid?"

Wang Zhong didn't respond to Liu Yibai.

Just ants. Not worth wasting words on.

Liu Yibai was furious but continued to raise the bid.

"Two million one hundred thousand!"

"Three million!" Wang Zhong spoke again.

"You..." Liu Yibai was getting angry but reluctantly continued, "Three million one hundred thousand!"

"Four million!" Wang Zhong bid once more.

"Wang Zhong, are you deliberately messing aroud with me?" Liu Yibai stood up and cursed. Liu Yibai did want to pursue Qin Yue'er, but he also felt it wasn't worth it to spend so much money. All of this was because of Wang Zhong.

"Sect Master Wang, are you willing to sell your Spacious Spirit Sect for almost four million? Are you so selfish that you don't even care about your disciples?" the grand elder helped out, portraying Wang Zhong as a selfish person who only sought pleasure and disregarded his disciples.

Another ant!

Wang Zhong remained unfazed. the grand elder was furious but had no choice. Liu Yibai's expression kept changing, but he gritted his teeth and continued, "Five million! This far exceeds the value of that box of rouge, but for the sake of Miss Yue'er, I'm going all out. However, if Sect Master Wang is unwilling to be a gentleman, then it's yours."

Wang Zhong didn't reply and didn't continue bidding.

"Five million once!"

"Five million twice!"

"Five million three times! Sold!"

"Congratulations to Young Lord Liu for successfully bidding on the rouge! This breaks my previous record, and I would like to thank Young Lord Liu once again." Viya swayed her hips and had a big smile on her face.

Meanwhile, Liu Yibai's face turned dark. Breaking a record? Didn't that mean he was a fool? He could have bought that box of rouge for ten thousand, but he ended up spending five million. Even though Liu Yibai was wealthy, he felt like he was bleeding inside.

However, Liu Yibai forced himself to continue, "Miss Yue'er, as they say, 'a precious sword for a hero, rouge for a beauty.' I don't know if..."

"I'll accept it. Thank you, Young Lord Liu," Qin Yue'er readily agreed, not even waiting for Liu Yibai to finish his sentence. After accepting, Qin Yue'er immediately turned to Wang Zhong and said, "Master, you can give it to second senior sister later."

Qin Yue'er was quite pleased. This way, her Master had saved five million. It was a contribution to the sect. For the first time, Qin Yue'er felt like she had some value. She felt satisfied.