Su Ming had already grown up. He was no longer the boy from Dark Mountain who was ignorant of everything. From the change in Dark Mountain to waking up from his dream in the Land of South Morning, rising to power in Han Mountain City, his trip to the land of the Shamans, Freezing Sky, and everything else, Su Ming's mind was rapidly changing and becoming more complete.
He might still not be a monster, but he was no longer a greenhorn.
If he had been in Dark Mountain, then he would have definitely chosen to ask for an answer straight to the point.
If he had gone through the change in Dark Mountain and was in Han Mountain City in the Land of South Morning, then he would have made a different choice. There was a high possibility that he would settle for the next best thing. Once he looked at the room and the woman before him, he would turn around and leave. He would search for a corner to join the auction and use this method of not fitting in with the crowd to crush all the other people's thoughts.
Yet now, Su Ming's method changed once again as he went through the experience. He did not ask for an answer straight away, neither did he choose to retreat and not fit in with the crowd. Instead, he used another method, as if he was trying to trick them, to find the problem through their expressions, gazes, and other minute details.
"Brother Su, what do you mean?" When Zi Shan, who had an incredibly seductive body and the scent of orchids, heard Su Ming's words, her expression remained the same and she smiled sweetly.
Su Ming did not speak. Instead, he looked at the woman calmly before he turned around. Chang Yi, who had been leading the way, was momentarily stunned before he walked past him. Judging by Su Ming's actions, he was about to leave the ninth room.
Zi Che followed him silently. A glint appeared in Zi Shan's eyes as she remained in the room. She did not speak immediately, but instead waited for Su Ming to take half a step out of the room and look as if he was truly about to leave before she spoke faintly.
"Could it be that I'm a ferocious beast? Or else why would you choose to leave once you saw me?"
Her voice was very pleasant to the ears and gave off a pitiful feeling. It was also filled with an indescribable charm that made people want to continue listening to her. But Su Ming was different. He took a step out of the room and walked forward without turning his head back.
When he took three to five steps out of the room, Zi Shan's voice traveled into his ears once again.
"Brother Su, please wait. Of course, that's not all. To express my apologies, Brother Su can choose one item from this auction, and my master will buy it for you."
As Zi Shan spoke, she walked out of her room and looked at Su Ming with a smile. That smile on her face looked incredibly beautiful, and it gave off a feeling that made people's hearts pound.
At the very least, Chang Yi's expression had already turned unnatural.
Su Ming's footsteps faltered and a smile appeared on his face. He turned around and met Zi Shan's gaze, then walked towards the room. Zi Shan intentionally lagged behind him by half a step. Su Ming walked into the room and sat down on a chair by the side.
Zi Che stood silently behind Su Ming like a block of wood. He might have his eyes closed, but he was still as alert as ever. He had practically placed all his attention on all signs of movement around him.
Zi Shan closed the door and walked over with a swaying gait. She sat down across from Su Ming and swept her beautiful eyes past Zi Che, who was standing behind Su Ming, before looking at Su Ming. She smiled before she spoke.
"Brother Su, as expected of a disciple of the ninth summit. You have a follower with you when you go out. I can't compare to you in this."
From his position, Su Ming could clearly see the center of the auction hall from the balcony by his side. At that moment, there was a ruckus down below, and there was an endless stream of people coming to the auction hall.
"He's not my follower. He's my disciple nephew," Su Ming said slowly.
"I see. I was wondering why you looked so familiar. Now that you mention it, I remember now. Isn't this the famous Zi Che who's ranked in the top ten of the Great Frozen Plains of Freezing Sky Clan?" Zi Shan covered her mouth lightly and a dazed look appeared on her face, as if she had just recognized him.
Zi Che was silent and unmoved. He was already used to this sort of ridicule. He had been embarrassed in the beginning, but now, he no longer cared too much about it, because he knew that the people of the ninth summit had moved him in a way that no other place could.
When Zi Shan said those words, she looked at Su Ming as if she was trying to find something about him, but unfortunately, she did not see anything.
Su Ming's expression remained the same. There was not a single hint of emotion on his face. He practiced the Art of clearing his mind, and all he did was to clear his mind. If he was facing some old people, perhaps he would still be a little immature, but this woman would not be able to see through him so easily, even if he was already displeased.
Su Ming closed his eyes and ignored the woman's words. He breathed calmly and waited for the auction to start. Bai Su had seen this side of him the most among the women she had ever seen. She had been angered by his disregard and tried everything she could think of, but to no avail.
From this, it could be seen that Su Ming's demeanor was quite a huge blow to the woman.
Zi Shan stared at Su Ming for a long time. This was the first time she saw this sort of expression on his face. It was as if he was treating her as a decoration, or perhaps it was as if he did not even care about her existence. It made Zi Shan swallow the words she was about to say.
"Brother Su, you're so gracious …" After a long while, Zi Shan spoke once again with a hint of unwillingness to admit defeat, but what she got in return was still Su Ming closing his eyes and ignoring her.
Zi Shan stared at Su Ming for a long while before she closed her eyes as well and no longer bothered with him.
Because of that, the room was instantly filled with silence. Compared to the noise outside, it was as if they were in two different worlds.
However, compared to Su Ming, Zi Shan still could not compare. She could not truly clear her mind. Instead, she would occasionally open her eyes and sweep her gaze past Su Ming, and a frown gradually appeared on her face.
'I don't believe that this person can remain so calm. He's definitely putting on an act. I've seen plenty of people who pretend to be profound.' Zi Shan let out a cold harrumph in her heart.
Time trickled by in the silence of the room. After about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, muffled drum beats came from the platform at the center of the auction hall.
The drum beats rumbled as if they were shaking the sky and earth. They reverberated in all directions, and each drum beat felt as if they were knocking on a person's body, causing all those who heard them to feel their hearts tremble.
As the drum beats reverberated in the air, moaning sounds spread out abruptly. They were mixed in with the drum beats, but they sounded even sharper, as if they were stirring up the breathing of all the people around them as they charged towards the sky.
The sound of the drums and the moaning instantly silenced the auction hall that could accommodate thousands of people. Everyone's gazes were gathered on the platform at the center of the auction hall.
At that moment, Su Ming opened his eyes. He saw nine burly men on the platform at the center of the auction hall below the balcony. They were using their hands to hit the beast skin drums before them.
At the same time the drums rumbled and connected together, there were nine beautiful women in long white dresses beside the nine burly men, but they were quite revealing.
The nine women held gigantic conches in their hands, and the piercing moaning sounds came from those conches.
At the instant the sound of the drums and the conches reached their climax, the ground started trembling, and a neat crack appeared on the platform at the center. It started spreading outwards, and at the instant the men and women stood at the edge of the platform, a gigantic stone pillar rose from the crack.
After the stone pillar rose more than a hundred feet into the air, it slowly came to a stop. A murmuring sound that no one could hear clearly echoed in the surroundings. Shortly after, an uproar broke out from all directions.
As the sound spread out, the sky above the gigantic open-air auction hall went through a shocking change. Ripples appeared in the bright sky, and as they spread out, they covered an area of several tens of thousands of lis.
"Western Sea Clan …" An ancient voice traveled forth from the sky at that moment. The instant that voice spoke, the area of several tens of thousands of lis that was covered by the ripples turned into a vast ocean as more ripples appeared!
It was as if the area of several tens of thousands of lis was no longer Freezing Sky's land, but had turned into Western Sea Clan's ocean. The seawater was as tall as the sky, and the ripples that could be seen were formed by the flowing seawater. The ground where the auction hall was located had turned into the bottom of the ocean!
A brilliant light appeared in Su Ming's eyes. He stood up and took a few steps forward to stand at the edge of the balcony and look outwards. He was not the only one who did so. At that moment, many of the people in the auction hall also stood up. When they saw the world changing, their expressions changed.
This was not a simple illusion, but a shocking change that was incredibly real. Su Ming saw an endless amount of colorful branches appearing around the area that had turned into seawater. He also saw all sorts of fishes swimming about. Some of them were in groups, and some of them were alone. In fact, when Su Ming opened his mouth, a large amount of bubbles came out of his mouth and floated outwards.
"This is a Rune that Western Sea Clan came up with many years ago. What do you think, brother Su?" Zi Shan smiled faintly and went to Su Ming's side. As she spoke, bubbles also floated out of her mouth, making it seem as if they really existed in the ocean.
"Those colorful ones are called corals." Zi Shan noticed what Su Ming was looking at, and she spoke with a light chuckle.
At the same time Zi Shan's words rang out, in the center of the auction hall, the nine scantily clad beautiful women in white dresses who had been standing at the edge each took out a white scale and stuck it on their foreheads. Their bodies immediately floated up, and their bare feet instantly transformed into fish tails. They turned into nine mermaids that swam around the auction hall. Their melodious singing could even be heard in the seawater, and anyone who heard it would become infatuated with them.
As for the nine muscular men, almost at the same time the mermaids swam around, each of them brought out a blue beast skin and pasted it on their bodies. Their bodies started distorting, and after a moment, with a muffled boom, the nine of them turned into nine ferocious sea dragons. They roared and swam about in all directions, fusing together with the mermaids' singing, turning into a shocking sight that shook the hearts of all those who heard it!
"Western Sea Clan's auction will be held once again in the Land of Freezing Sky after a long absence of a hundred years!" At that moment, an old voice traveled forth from the stone pillar. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com and vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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