A Spectacled Mongoose
Nearing evening, three familiar figures appeared among the guests. They were none other than Miss Allen and the two men Xia Fei had met in the Primordial Battlefield. They had arrived with two elderly men, one tall and one fat.
Besides Clean Knife, Xia Fei also had Qi Nian's nephew, Qi Hong. Qi Hong, who was not even thirty years old, was a true prodigy. He had made his debut at the age of twelve and had been lurking in the shadows for eighteen years. Alas, he had not been able to raise his cultivation and was only a level 2 Law Sovereign.
Raising his head at the two elderly men, Xia Fei asked, "Who are these people? They look like humans, don't they? "
Though Miss Allen's face was covered by a green veil, Xia Fei could still recognize her at a glance. There were some things that could not be covered, such as her temperament, the way she walked, and the width of her steps. Xia Fei was proficient in ocular techniques, so he naturally had a way of distinguishing people.
Qi Hong shook his head. "You're wrong. These two aren't humans. Sharks merely have the same appearance and limbs as us, but their bodies are covered in frightening scales! It's said that this has something to do with their ancestors being born in the ocean world, and they even have fins under their armpits. "
Xia Fei did not appear too shocked. The Law Realm was filled with all sorts of strange races, so there was nothing to be shocked about a few Fishmen.
After a pause, Xia Fei continued asking, "Who are they? It looks like everyone's avoiding them, unwilling to converse with them. "
Qi Hong stuck out his tongue. "Who would be willing to associate with the Ancient God Church? In my opinion, the Ancient God Church isn't even in the business. That tall man with a hooked nose is the leader of the Ancient God Church. No one knows his name, only that he calls himself Void Underworld, and the fat man beside him is Void Circle. The leader is a Law Overlord, while Void Circle is a Great Law Emperor. Both of them cultivate the Law of Space. "
Xia Fei finally understood from Qi Hong's words that the Ancient God Church was originally a small religion of the Shark Race. In recent years, they had been expanding outward, taking in many good men and women.
Although people in the underworld were rude and unreasonable, they had their own sense of propriety. However, Ancient God Church was no different than a cult. They were ruthless. Therefore, the underworld didn't like them. They could only deal with them reluctantly. Therefore, the moment Ancient God Church appeared, all the people in the underworld had frowned.
Xia Fei also learned from Qi Hong that there were indeed many religions in the Law Realm, recruiting disciples under all sorts of pretexts. Most of them did so for the sake of money. Of course, there were also religions whose goal was to cultivate one's moral character. For example, the Law Emperor of the Skywing Clan, Xia Tian, had been forced by his ancestor to cultivate zen because he was too violent.
The longer Xia Fei spent in the Law Realm, the more he realized that this place was no different from a normal society. Even the underworld and religions existed here, though the people here had higher cultivation and were more powerful.
As night fell, there were already four to five thousand people gathered in the garden. Suddenly, the crowd began to decrease in an orderly manner as they entered the trade fair. After all, the backyard of the Storm House was limited and could not accommodate the needs of so many people.
Xia Fei followed Qi Nian into a room. He saw that there was a shrunken spatial door inside, and people were passing through it.
"Everyone has a lot of good stuff. For the sake of confidentiality, only the host knows the location. We just need to pass through this door to reach the venue," Qi Nian excitedly explained to Xia Fei. Qinian excitedly explained to Xia Fei. Because Xia Fei was disguised as his follower, he had to speak to Xia Fei quietly to avoid attracting attention.
* Whoosh ~ *
The world outside the door was splendid. Many large crystal glass covers were arranged in a circle, but there was nothing inside.
Qi Nian led Xia Fei to one of the outer crystal covers. He pressed a finger on the cover, and it opened.
"Place the items you want to trade inside for others to see. Write down the price and the item you want to trade. If anyone likes it, they can leave their name here," Qi Nian explained.
This method of trade was not new, and Xia Fei had seen it before. He was now completely focused on Allen and the Void Underworld Realm.
Soon, more and more items were being traded inside the crystal covers. Because this was a private gathering, many items that could not see the light of day were being displayed. Most of the items in the hands of the mafia came from shady sources, and if they were to be traded openly during the day, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble. It was safer to trade among their own people.
Xia Fei nonchalantly wandered around the exhibition hall. This hall was set up on a giant warship, and it seemed that the people of the Law Realm were very fond of such ships. In terms of appearance, this warship was no different from the Yu family's transparent dome, though it was much smaller.
"The trade will take place over three days. If there's anything you like, young master Fei, I, Old Qi, will do everything I can to get it for you!" Qi Nian flattered Xia Fei. Xia Fei was very willing to let Qi Nian spend money, not feeling embarrassed at all. After all, the Great Cloud Society had once tried to kill him. Since they were so sincere, Xia Fei was of course willing to help them. It was just that there was nothing that caught Xia Fei's eye so far.
Xia Fei's current weapons were the Blood Crystal and Peacock Blue, his war armor was the single-horned demon, and his exclusive exotic beast was the Holy Beast Shatterstar. Ordinary items did not catch his eye. As for the natural treasures used for refining medicine and the Crimson Gold Flying Cicada Chrysalis used for forging, Xia Fei had yet to see any of them, which made him a little disappointed.
The Void Underworld group behaved very normally, but Miss Allen appeared to be in a daze, absent-mindedly humming that strange ballad.
Xia Fei had a very good foundation in medicine. He had secretly approached Allen several times, passing by her and discovering that her mental state was very abnormal. It was as if she was in a state of extreme depression, or perhaps under the control of some kind of drug. She had become uninterested in anything, and aside from that erotic ballad, there was nothing else that she cared about.
Xia Fei did not bat an eyelid, thinking that this might be one of the methods the Ancient God Church used to control their subordinates. Any evil cult would first confuse people before conquering their minds to achieve their goal of instilling their will. The Ancient God Church's method did not seem very clever to Xia Fei. After some thought, he came up with a dozen or so methods that could help Allen regain her sanity.
There was no way to leave the three-day underworld trade. After all, there were many things that could not be seen in the light of day. If someone leaked the location of the venue, it would not be good for the underworld. Since he could not leave, Xia Fei decided to seriously observe the items being traded.
Storm Manor's backyard was clearly not the only rendezvous point. There were still people coming from the other spatial gates. There were more than twenty thousand people on the warship, and almost all the underworld forces in the Law Realm had gathered.
There were too many crystal covers to count. Xia Fei lit a cigarette and strolled aimlessly. Qinian carefully accompanied Xia Fei. He hoped to quickly give Xia Fei something and bury the hatchet so that the Skywing Clan would not come after him in the future. Alas, Xia Fei was not interested in anything, so Qinian had no choice but to continue waiting.
"Eh?" Xia Fei suddenly stopped and stared at a mask inside a crystal cover.
Qinian was startled. Following Xia Fei's gaze, he saw that it was a mongoose mask. It was made of bronze and was covered in rust. It seemed to be very old. Looking at the description on the paper, he saw that it was an ancient mask. Its name was a mongoose with an eyepatch, and there was no other description.
"Young master Fei, do you like this mask?" Qinian cautiously asked. In his eyes, a tattered bronze mask did not have much of an attraction. It was just a little strange.
Xia Fei smiled, but his heart was filled with shock!
His sharp senses were sending him an extremely dangerous signal, telling him to stay away from this mask!
"Do you feel it?" Xia Fei asked the old demon lord.
"Feel what?" The old demon lord chuckled and nonchalantly said, "It's just that the mask is a little cold. Actually, that's very normal. It's an antique, after all, and many of them are dug out from graves. Over time, the cold aura will seep into them. Aside from that, there's nothing special about it."
Perception was a very strange thing. It had given Xia Fei warnings time and time again, and it was also the foundation of his survival. Xia Fei had always believed in this feeling. Though Oro said that there was nothing special about this mask, Xia Fei could not help but feel that it was extremely dangerous! It gave him an indescribable sense of darkness.
Shrugging, Xia Fei pointed at the mask. "Look. This mask is a mongoose with an eyepatch. The cat's eyes have two ancient monstrosities, and its nose is raised high, covered in markings. What kind of feeling does this give you?"
Qinian did not understand. "A cat wearing an eyepatch?"
Xia Fei chuckled. "I think it's more like a visitation system. Most armors have visitation lenses, and when it's dark or too bright, the visitation system can protect the eyes. Meanwhile, that long nose is somewhat like an oxygen mask, with a tube connected to the air generator at the back."
Qinian clapped his hands and excitedly said, "Young master Fei, you truly have a good imagination! I even thought that it was a mongoose that had contracted red eyes, which is why its eyes are bulging, or that it's sleeping with an eyepatch, afraid of being disturbed. "
Xia Fei noncommittally said, "In any case, it's something from the ancients. As for what it means, we can only guess."
With that said, Xia Fei continued forward without looking back, while Qinian remained where he was. Since Xia Fei was a little interested in this mask, Qinian planned to buy it and give it to Xia Fei as a greeting gift.
After taking a closer look, Qinian shook his head. Such a tattered mask actually cost a million grade 4 Origin Crystals, which was a price he could not accept. Besides, what if Xia Fei was just casually saying that he did not really like it? Would that not be a waste of Origin Crystals?
The reason why Qinian was only the third-in-command of the Great Cloud Society was closely related to his stinginess. Even though he said that he wanted to give Xia Fei a generous gift, he was actually very stingy.
After some thought, Qinian added a hundred thousand grade 4 Origin Crystals to the base price and signed his name.
The base price of the mask was a hundred thousand, and anyone who was willing to pay a million Origin Crystals could have it, which was considered a buyout. Qinian's bid of two hundred thousand was considered a bid, and if no one could outbid him by the end of the deal, the mask would be sold for two hundred thousand.
Qinian was quite pleased with himself after doing all that. In his opinion, two hundred thousand was already a high enough price, and no one would compete with him for it.
Who knew that the moment he left, the people from the Ancient God Cult would follow him. Xia Fei had done this on purpose, not straying too far away from Allen.
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