198: Chapter 198 Divine Crystal

Although slapping his own subordinate to death in public was a bit of a loss of Face, Chen Tianhe did not hesitate at all in order to obtain Dongfang Shuo's forgiveness, and he struck the subordinate dead with a single palm.

"Lord City Lord, please calm your anger. It is all this brat's fault for having eyes but failing to recognize the Princess, and I have already executed him on the spot." Chen Tianhe knelt directly before Dongfang Shuo, his attitude in admitting his mistake extremely sincere.

"Get up. The auction is about to begin, let's go inside."

Dongfang Shuo's expression was very serious, and one could not tell if he was happy or angry, but when he saw Xiao Yuchen, his Face was full of smiles.

"Xiao Chen, you've come. Thanks to you for taking care of Qingcheng these past few days. She didn't give you any Young Miss temper or make things difficult for you, did she?"

"No, ever since Qingcheng arrived, the house has clearly become much livelier, it's quite good."

In front of Dongfang Shuo, Xiao Yuchen naturally could not speak ill of Dongfang Qingcheng.

"That's good, that's good. You not only saved Qingcheng and helped her improve her cultivation, but you also gifted me a large batch of supplies, resolving the urgent needs of the City Lord's Mansion. I, Dongfang Shuo, have nothing to repay you with. I only have this one daughter, so I will entrust her to you. Let that batch of supplies serve as the betrothal gift for your marriage proposal, how about it?"

Hearing Dongfang Shuo say this, Xiao Yuchen nearly choked on his own saliva. He had not expected Dongfang Shuo to say such a thing in public; what would others think?

Sure enough, upon hearing Dongfang Shuo's words, Chen Tianhe and Zheng Yutong both furrowed their brows, curiously sizing up the Xiao Yuchen before them.

They speculated in their hearts about Xiao Yuchen's identity. Why was the City Lord so polite to this person, even taking the initiative to offer the Princess to him? The key was that the Princess seemed to have tacitly accepted it.

One must know that in Qingshan City, beneath the City Lord's Mansion were their two major Families. Logically speaking, the only ones worthy of the Princess were their own sons. In order to befriend the City Lord's Mansion, they had also attempted to arrange a marriage, but there had been no progress. They had not expected an outsider to beat them to it now.

"City Lord, please don't joke around with me. Qingcheng and I are just good friends." Xiao Yuchen hurriedly explained.

"Xiao Chen, Qingcheng has high standards. In Qingshan City, very few among her peers can catch her eye, but ever since she met you, she has been completely conquered by you. She has been praising you in front of me constantly; my ears are about to grow calluses from hearing it."

"City Lord, let's not talk about this for now. The auction is about to begin, let's go inside." Xiao Yuchen deliberately avoided the topic.

Dongfang Shuo also knew that this matter could not be rushed, so he smiled and said: "Alright, let's go inside first."

Hearing the conversation between the two, both Family heads were shocked once again. They felt that Xiao Yuchen's identity was definitely extraordinary. The City Lord had taken the initiative to offer his daughter to the other party, and the other party had actually refused, yet even so, the City Lord was still not angry.

The group followed behind Dongfang Shuo into the auction. Because of Dongfang Shuo's connection, Xiao Yuchen was arranged to sit in the first row, next to Dongfang Shuo.

After everyone sat down, Chen Tianhe, as the organizer, said a few opening remarks, and then the beautiful auctioneer walked onto the stage carrying the first auction item.

It was a bronze sword that looked like it had some age to it. Xiao Yuchen had no interest in bidding at all, because this bronze sword was only a Magical Artifact.

Although Xiao Yuchen was not interested in the bronze sword, there were people present who were.

After some bidding, the bronze sword was finally bought by someone for the price of 400,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

The second auction item was a Golden Silkworm Garment. It was said that after putting it on, one could withstand a strike from a Nascent Soul Stage expert. Xiao Yuchen had originally not been interested in this item, but considering Wen Ruyu, he participated in the bidding.

In the end, Xiao Yuchen won the Golden Silkworm Garment for the price of 500,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones. When the etiquette lady walked over to Xiao Yuchen with the Golden Silkworm Garment, Dongfang Shuo wanted to help pay the Spirit Stones, but was stopped by Xiao Yuchen.

"City Lord, you should save the Spirit Stones in your hand to save the country and the people."

Xiao Yuchen was speaking the truth and did not mean to mock him, but Dongfang Shuo felt a bit embarrassed. He was probably the poorest City Lord in the entire Xiyue Prefecture, without exception.

After Xiao Yuchen paid the Spirit Stones, the etiquette lady handed the Golden Silkworm Garment to Xiao Yuchen. Xiao Yuchen only took one look at it before handing the Golden Silkworm Garment to Wen Ruyu.

"Ruyu, your strength is insufficient, so I will give this Golden Silkworm Garment to you. From now on, you should wear it on your body."

Everyone was shocked. They did not expect that Xiao Yuchen would give away something he spent 500,000 Low-Grade Spirit Stones to buy just like that. This was too extravagant.

"Thank you, Brother Yuchen."

Wen Ruyu was very moved. Having grown up, she had never received such a valuable gift. For her, a few thousand was an astronomical figure, let alone hundreds of thousands.

"Yuchen, you are biased. You gave Ruyu a Golden Silkworm Garment, so you must also give me something."

Dongfang Qingcheng acted coquettishly. She did not care what Xiao Yuchen gave her; it was mainly about the sentiment, and she especially did not want to lose to Wen Ruyu.

"Uh... alright, if I encounter something suitable in a while, I will buy it for you." Xiao Yuchen had no choice but to agree for the time being.

Seeing his own daughter actually acting coquettishly in public, Dongfang Shuo's eyes went wide. His own daughter was actually so bold; it was evident that she had developed real feelings for Xiao Yuchen.

Although he had promised to buy Dongfang Qingcheng an item, Xiao Yuchen only bought a stalk of Spirit Medicine; he really couldn't look up to the other items, and the same went for Dongfang Qingcheng, until the final divine crystal stone was brought onto the auction stage.

Seeing that divine crystal stone, Xiao Yuchen's eyes lit up, because this divine crystal stone was even larger than the three that the System had given him combined. It should be enough to raise the three Divine Artifacts by another Rank.

"Qingcheng, you have also seen that there really isn't anything suitable for you. How about I help you upgrade your sword by one Rank as a gift?"

"No, you already promised to help me upgrade it before, so you must send me an additional gift. I don't want something too expensive, as long as it represents your heart, that is fine."

"Alright, allow me to think about it. I will buy the divine crystal stone first."

Although many people did not understand Artifact Refining, everyone wanted to get their hands on the divine crystal stone. After all, this item was rare and hard to find; if taken elsewhere, it could definitely be sold for an astronomical price.

The starting price of the divine crystal stone, which was only 30,000, was instantly raised to 3,000,000. Xiao Yuchen could not be bothered to waste time and directly raised the number plate in his hand.

"I bid 5,000,000."

Once these words were spoken, the entire venue was shocked. Xiao Yuchen had increased the bid by 2,000,000 all at once; even if someone wanted to compete, they could not produce that many Spirit Stones in such a short time.

The only ones left who could participate in the competition were the Zheng Family. After all, this was an auction hosted by the Chen Family, and they could not possibly buy their own items.

But Zheng Yutong knew that Xiao Yuchen's identity was terrifying, and that even the City Lord intended to curry favor with him, so how could he dare to compete for it? In the end, he could only give up.

Just as the beautiful auctioneer was preparing to drop the gavel, another old voice came over.

"I bid 8,000,000."

Hearing that someone had bid again, and increased it by 3,000,000 all at once, everyone looked in the direction from which the voice came.

They saw two people sitting in the last row of the auction venue. Both were wearing black robes, and their appearances could not be seen, but many people felt a heavy sense of danger from the two of them.

Xiao Yuchen also furrowed his brows slightly. Although the two old men intended to conceal their cultivation, Xiao Yuchen still saw through their cultivation: Late Void Refinement Stage, the same as his own cultivation.