After listening to Lan Wuwei's words, Xia Pingan nodded slowly, but his face was still cold. "I know that the higher-ups want to know the identity of that mysterious man, but I hope that the next time they send someone to monitor me, they can let me know so that I can be mentally prepared. I won't be kept in the dark like this time. If that person thinks that I'm deliberately luring him into a trap, have you thought about my personal safety? I'm only a One-Sun Realm summoner now, and that mysterious man is much stronger than me. If he takes revenge on me, can I still survive?"
"Ahem …" Lan Wuwei's face was a little embarrassed. "The Shadow Squad is like this. They are always taking on dangerous missions. To be honest, I didn't know that the higher-ups sent someone to monitor you. I'm not responsible for these missions. They probably didn't tell you or me that those people watching you are actually protecting you indirectly!"
"Protecting me?" Xia Pingan laughed at himself. "Thank you very much. I didn't know that a One-Sun Realm summoner like me could be secretly protected by a few experts. Now that the mysterious man knows about my relationship with the Judgment Army, I can't continue the mission to get close to the Blood Demon Church. If I infiltrate the Blood Demon Church, my life will be in the hands of that person, and my life will be controlled by others. If he's in a bad mood one day and reveals my identity to the Blood Demon Church, I'll definitely die!"
"The higher-ups have already considered this point. Since your identity has been known by others, it's not suitable for you to infiltrate the Blood Demon Church. It's not good for you and the Judgment Army, and you can be easily used by others. We will arrange for other Shadow Squad to continue the mission of infiltrating the Blood Demon Church. Your main task now is to get close to that person and keep in touch with him. Once there is any news from that person, you must let us know as soon as possible!"
Lan Wuwei said seriously. "Since there's no need for me to infiltrate the Blood Demon Church, shouldn't my arrest warrant be canceled? If it's not canceled, I can't continue to appear in public in Shang Jing City. I can only continue to hide. That's not a good life."
"We have already investigated the situation that night. Indeed, as you said, it was Sun Hao who was causing trouble from the beginning to the end. Before he disappeared, he had just gotten into a very unpleasant situation with the bounty hunters he hired. At that time, you were still being hunted. There was no evidence to prove that it was you who did it. Those two bounty hunters are very suspicious. Wait a few days, the Ruling Army will find a way to revoke your arrest warrant!"
This was good news. Xia Pingan heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. "Alright, then I'll wait for your news …"
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As soon as Xia Pingan walked out of the Fearless House and Hundred Spirits Alley, he called Child of Fortune out again.
Child of Fortune appeared out of thin air, swinging his legs as he sat on Xia Pingan's shoulder. His head looked around until Xia Pingan left the bustling downtown area of Shang Jing City. Only then did he shake his head at Xia Pingan.
Xia Pingan was finally relieved.
In order to obtain the most important information, the Judgment Army decisively gave up monitoring him.
Compared to figuring out the identity of the "mysterious man," it was more important for the Judgment Army to dig out the members of the Blood Demon Church hidden in Shang Jing City.
In the eyes of the higher-ups of the Judgment Army, the "mysterious man" should also be an enemy of the Blood Demon Church, but he did not completely trust the Shang Kingdom. Therefore, he chose Xia Pingan, a "weak" member of the Shadow Guard, to communicate with the Judgment Army. On the one hand, he wanted to use the Judgment Army to eliminate the members of the Blood Demon Church. On the other hand, he wanted to gain benefits and resources from the Judgment Army without exposing his identity.
The "mysterious man" was very cunning and cautious. Moreover, his secret techniques were strange and unpredictable. He could even discover the experts and arrangements that were watching Xia Pingan. There were crouching tigers and hidden dragons in Shang Jing City, and experts from various forces gathered there. A person with such thoughts and abilities was probably not a nobody. Let's see if the information from the "mysterious man" is reliable …
This should be the understanding of the higher-ups of the Judgment Army about the "mysterious man."
After Xia Pingan's performance of loosening the reins only to grasp them better, he had successfully made the higher-ups of the Judgment Army believe in the existence of the "mysterious man." They were all waiting expectantly for Xia Pingan's information.
At this point, the Holy Spring and the gold notes of 20,000 gold coins were officially in Xia Pingan's pocket.
Since he was not being watched, Xia Pingan became a "free man" again. He could follow the plan step by step.
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At night, when the lanterns were lit, Xia Pingan, who was dressed in luxurious clothes, changed into the appearance of "Yang City" again. He took a rental carriage to the night market of Tianyuan Bridge.
"Sir, we have arrived at the King Peng Auction House …" The coachman opened the door for Xia Pingan, and the magnificent door of the King Peng Auction House appeared in front of Xia Pingan.
"Okay, thank you. Keep the change!"
"Thank you, thank you!"
Xia Pingan got out of the carriage and took out a few silver coins to pay the fare. Then, he walked toward the door of the King Peng Auction House while the coachman thanked him.
There were many luxurious four-wheeled carriages parked in the square outside the King Peng Auction House. It was much livelier than when Xia Pingan came three days ago.
When the carriage passed by Carefree Restaurant in the night market, Xia Pingan looked out of the window. There were still many people queuing outside Master Shuiyue's Carefree Restaurant, waiting for Master Shuiyue to interpret their dreams. The business was booming.
Tonight, the King Peng Auction House would be auctioning the Dream Master's Realm Pearl.
Xia Pingan was determined to get the Dream Master's Realm Pearl.
After showing the auction ticket that he had purchased three days ago, Xia Pingan entered the auction house and followed the signboard to the auction house's Earth-ranked auction hall.
The Dream Master's Realm Pearl would be auctioned in the Earth Auction Hall tonight.
Other than the Earth Auction Hall, the King Peng Auction House also had the Heaven Auction Hall and the God Auction Hall. It was just that the two auction halls at the back were more high-end. Only the high-end customers of the auction house were qualified to participate in the auction.
The items in the Earth Auction Hall were "relatively" more ordinary. However, the auction ticket that cost five gold coins was enough to keep most of the ordinary people at the door.
The Earth Auction Hall was like a huge conference hall. At the front of the shell-shaped hall was the auction stage. The surrounding seats were arranged from the highest to the lowest, all the way to the auction stage. The entire hall could seat about two thousand people.
Those who entered the auction hall would receive a bidding card at the door. Everyone would then find a seat in the hall according to the number on the bidding card and take a seat.
Xia Pingan received a bidding card with the number 1569 and sat in the middle of the hall towards the back. He then waited patiently for the auction to begin.
There was a constant stream of people entering the auction hall. There were both men and women. Looking at the appearance of those who entered the auction hall, they were all summoners with some background or wealthy people in the capital.
Some of them were here to broaden their horizons. Some of them had a very clear goal.
After Xia Pingan waited for more than ten minutes, almost eighty percent of the people in the hall were seated.
There were whispers in the hall, and it was very lively.
At 8: 30 pm, a silver-haired old man in a black tuxedo walked up to the auction stage from the backstage. He bowed slightly to the people in the auction hall, and the entire auction hall quickly quieted down.
"Hello, everyone. I will be the host for tonight's auction in the Earth Auction Hall of the Roc King Auction House. Tonight's auctioneer is a summoner. I see that everyone can't wait any longer, so let's not waste everyone's time. Let's start directly!" The old man was very experienced. As soon as he got on the stage, he said a few words and went straight to the point. "The first item to be auctioned today is the Foundation Establishment Realm Beads for 10 groups of summoners. There are a total of 30 beads …"
As the auctioneer began to speak, a slide projection of a photo appeared on the snow-white curtain wall behind the old man.
Although the projected photo wasn't as vivid and couldn't be compared to the modern projectors on Earth, the content and words in the photo were completely displayed. It could be seen at a glance by the people in the auction hall.
What was projected was 30 Foundation Establishment Realm Beads arranged neatly in groups of three.
"The starting price for these 10 groups of Foundation Establishment Realm Beads is 3,000 gold coins. Each time a card is raised, the price will be raised by 50 gold coins. Now, everyone can bid …"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, someone in the auction hall began to raise their cards.
Many of the people participating in this auction were representatives of certain families or organizations. These Foundation Establishment Realm Beads could be used to cultivate summoners, so they were naturally very popular.
Xia Pingan didn't move. He just watched.
In the end, the first group of 10 groups of Foundation Establishment Realm Beads was auctioned off for 4,750 gold coins after a few rounds of bidding.
After the first set of Foundation Establishment Realm Beads was auctioned, the next four items were all Foundation Establishment Realm Beads. The first three items were sold in ten sets of 30 Foundation Establishment Realm Beads, while the last one was sold in five sets of 15 Foundation Establishment Realm Beads. The price of each of the first three Foundation Establishment Realm Beads was around 4,750 gold coins. The price of the last one was 2,450 gold coins.
After these Foundation Establishment Realm Beads were auctioned off, the atmosphere in the auction hall gradually heated up.
The next few items that were auctioned off in succession were all groups of the same type of relatively common Realm Beads. Each group had a maximum of ten beads and a minimum of five beads. For example, the Slave Soldier Realm Bead that Xia Pingan had fused with, the Realm Bead that the countrymen had rioted, and the more common Realm Beads that were waiting for rabbits were all auctioned off in groups here.
After these Realm Beads were sold off, some relatively rare Realm Beads and Spiritual Force Crystals gradually began to appear. The bidding for these Realm Beads and Spiritual Force Crystals in the auction hall became more and more intense. People kept raising their cards, and many Realm Beads and Spiritual Force Crystals were sold off at several times the starting price.
Xia Pingan didn't make a move and waited patiently.
Finally, after more than an hour of the auction, the Dream Master Realm Bead that Xia Pingan had been waiting for appeared.
As the lights of the projector on the auction stage changed, a colourful picture of the Realm Bead appeared on the screen. Xia Pingan looked at the Realm Bead and saw the words "Tang Taizong dreamt of Xue Rengui" floating on the Realm Bead.
"This is a very famous Dream Master Realm Bead …" The auctioneer on the auction stage began to explain, "Everyone should have heard of this Realm Bead. This Realm Bead is a Twin Realm Bead. Not only can the person who successfully fuse with this Realm Bead become a Dream Master, he can also summon the brave and invincible White Robed God General. In the records of our auction house, the person who successfully fuses with this Realm Bead will obtain at least 85 points of God Power. The starting price of this Realm Bead is 3000 gold coins. Each bid must be at least 200 gold coins.
You can bid now … "As the auctioneer finished speaking, a few signs were raised in the auction hall. In a blink of an eye, the price of the Realm Bead had reached above 4000 gold coins …
Xia Pingan raised his card a few times, but in the blink of an eye, the price he raised was overtaken by others.
F * ck, Xia Pingan didn't expect the competition for this Dream Master Realm Bead to be so intense.
Xia Pingan raised his card for the fifth time. The price of this Realm Bead had already reached 7000 gold coins, causing a slight commotion in the auction hall.
7000 gold coins was definitely a huge sum of money.
Just as Xia Pingan gritted his teeth and was about to raise his card for the eighth time, a cold voice suddenly sounded in the auction hall, "I bid 10,000 gold coins …"
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