72: Chapter 72 Black Ghost City Dinner

On the other side.

After Wang Yu returned to his room, he let out a heavy sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he was well-prepared. Before Chen Yi and his group arrived, he had roughly anticipated the various questions Chen Yi might ask and had prepared his responses in advance.

Otherwise, if his story had the slightest slip-up or any suspicious points, the Luo family probably wouldn't have needed any evidence to grind his bones to dust.

With his current answers, he hadn't completely cleared himself of suspicion while also expressing his helplessness; by mixing truth and lies, the credibility was greatly increased.

Even if the Luo family conducted an investigation later, the clues they obtained would basically align with his story.

If he were held accountable by the Luo family for not informing them about this matter in advance, there was nothing he could do about it.

However, judging by the current situation, that possibility seemed unlikely.

However, what puzzled Wang Yu was this: judging by Lin Mengxue's expression and demeanor, there was no sign that her father's old faction had sent her to the Black Ghost Market.

Then why had Chen Yi come here for no reason?

And where did he obtain an invitation?

"This is hellish. I really shouldn't have gotten involved in this kind of thing."

"If I had known, when Lin Mengxue awakened her F-rank Bloodline, I should have signed a contract with her first, and then kicked her to the curb once her trash bloodline was exposed later—"

The more Wang Yu thought about it, the angrier he became. He angrily smashed his fist against the wall, his face full of unwillingness.

If it were a regular Beast Tamer family, he wouldn't be so cautious. But he had happened to mess with the Luo family this time—how incredibly unlucky!

"Honey, calm down."

"Yeah, it's already in the past; there's no use thinking about it too much."

"Once we finish selling this batch of goods, let's go hide in the Eagle Country. There's no need to stay in the Dragon Country and take this abuse."

Wang Yu's Contracted Spirit Beasts gathered around him to comfort him.

With Wang Yu's S-rank Bloodline talent and Tier 7, Stage 10 rank, no matter which country he went to, he would inevitably be a sought-after figure, highly favored by everyone.

There was absolutely no need for him to stubbornly remain in the Dragon Country, living in constant fear and worry every day.

Hearing these words from The girls, the tense expression on Wang Yu's face slowly relaxed, and he gradually returned to his normal state.

That was true; it's not like the Luo family would relentlessly pursue him, even following him abroad, right?

Anyway, once this batch of goods was cleared out, his savings would exceed 200 million. He could just go abroad, find a place, and retire comfortably!

"Hmm, that's true!"

Wang Yu's mouth curled up slightly. "Let others handle the auction of those goods; let's continue!"

Hearing this, a shy flush appeared on the faces of The girls simultaneously.

After all, they had already been "cultivating" for a full six hours, and he still had such abundant stamina. One had to say, Wang Yu was truly impressive!

But just as Wang Yu was leaning back in the leather sofa with his arms around them, with giggles interweaving with the soft background music, and the atmosphere becoming harmonious and gradually turning peach-colored...

Suddenly, a "pop" sound rang out. All the lights in the room went out instantly, plunging it into darkness, and even the background music cut off abruptly.

Only three seconds passed.

"Pop—" Accompanied by a crisp sound, the lights suddenly turned back on.

However, what was shocking was that Wang Yu, who should have been sitting on the sofa, was nowhere to be seen; his seven Contracted Spirit Beasts had also vanished without a trace.

The wine glasses were still in their original places, the red wine left clear streaks on the sides of the glasses, the cigar smoke hadn't even fully dissipated, and the mixed scent of perfume and cigars still lingered in the air, proving that a second ago, this place had been full of life and allure.

But at this moment, only dead silence remained in the room, along with the furnishings that appeared incredibly empty under the glare of the lights—

If one looked closely, one could discover an extremely discordant shadow quietly appearing behind the sofa. After some twisting and writhing, a middle-aged woman slowly stepped out from it.

It was Luo Qinghe's Contracted Spirit Beast, Xue Haiyao!

With just this one move, she had instantly killed everyone. It was truly terrifying!

However, the order to kill Wang Yu had not come from Chen Yi and his group. It was an order issued remotely by Luo Qinghe, who was thousands of miles away, after receiving the report from Luo Shiyin.

Based on the intelligence he had gathered, Luo Qinghe judged that there were still too many suspicious points regarding Wang Yu and Qin Shousheng.

However, since Qin Shousheng and Liu Ruyan were both dead, he could only see if he could use Wang Yu as a breakthrough point to investigate information about the Demon Abyss Cult.

Shadow Devour, the exclusive ability of Xue Haiyao's awakened S-rank Bloodline—the Shadow Claw Wolf. When she successfully killed and devoured an opponent, she could obtain their memories, undoubtedly an excellent move for extracting information!

However, this ability was not flawless. Its only flaw was that digesting these memories took a certain amount of time, and during the digestion process, her strength would drop significantly.

"Sigh, digesting the memories of such scum makes me feel awful—" Xue Haiyao sighed helplessly, an indescribable sense of disgust welling up in her heart.

Immediately after, she unhesitatingly summoned several shadow clones and began to clean up the scene.

She had to make it look like Wang Yu had acted on a whim and fled in a panic to avoid causing unnecessary trouble. Fortunately, Wang Yu seemed to have had such thoughts to begin with, so handling it was much easier.

Time quickly arrived at nine o'clock in the evening.

The first part of the Black Ghost Market Banquet—the auction—officially kicked off amidst the anticipation of the crowd!

"Click—" With a crisp sound, the lights of the entire venue suddenly dimmed. A bright spotlight shone onto the viewing platform.

A man dressed in a black tuxedo and wearing a butterfly-shaped mask, accompanied by a scantily clad Contracted Spirit Beast woman, slowly walked onto the platform.

They bowed slightly to the crowd: "Welcome, distinguished guests, to our Black Ghost Market Banquet! Thank you all for giving the Black Ghost Market face by coming to attend this feast—"

After a long opening speech, the auction finally officially began. A woman dressed in a sexy bunny girl outfit walked to the front of the stage, holding an exquisite wooden box, and placed it on the display stand.

At the same time, the detailed introduction of the item was clearly displayed on the huge screen behind her. Inside the wooden box was a deep red gemstone.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's first auction item is one of the highlights of this banquet—the Fire Ruby!"

"If this gemstone is made into a pendant and worn, it will grant the wearer powerful Fire-attribute strength, greatly enhancing the attack power of Fire-attribute skills; it can be called a rare and precious equipment-type treasure!"

"So, without further ado, the starting bid is one million; let the bidding begin!"

This kind of Fire Ruby was indeed quite rare; even with money, you might not be able to get one. But was a starting bid of one million a bit excessive?

However, what was even more eye-opening was that many wealthy people were bidding!

"1.5 million!"

"2 million!"

"2.2 million!"

"—"

Bidding voices rose and fell, one after another. Although the auction rules did not explicitly specify a minimum bid increment, these wealthy individuals seemed completely unsparing; each bid increased by at least 100,000, and the price soared like a rocket.