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"Young Master, how about a glass of delicious wine?" As Xuefeng and the rest talked casually, awaiting the auction, one of the servants came up to them and offered them some fine wine. When Xuefeng turned to the servant girl, it turned out to be the very same one he talked in the corridor and the one he offered his cloak to.
"Sure. Everyone, do you want a drink too?" Xuefeng nodded seeing the wine and picked two glasses, giving them to Wuying and Yiren. They already tried it with him earlier while eating dinner so they didn't have to worry about drinking too much with him. He could always use his ability to heal them later.
"Xiao Wen, what about y—" Picking another two glasses of red wine, Xuefeng called out to the last mature lady in his group, but he didn't expect Xiao Wen to just take both glasses from his hands and gulp them down one by one without break.
"Woa, no one is taking them away from you. You don't need to drink so fast…" Xuefeng exclaimed, confused by Xiao Wen's behaviour, but she only shrugged and picked up the last glass of wine from the tray, and said while squinting her eyes, "I just felt like drinking it fast. Got a problem with that?"
"Not at all. You can drink as much as you want," Xuefeng replied with a smile, before turning to the acquaintanced servant and requesting, "Would you mind bringing us a whole bottle and one clean glass for me?"
"Of course, I will be right back," The escort lady smiled at him and nodded happily, skipping towards the storage to bring him a wine bottle. After all, her life got quickly changed for the better because she met Xuefeng, so she was happy to do anything for him.
After the girl left, Xuefeng turned to Xiao Wen thinking there must be definitely something bothering her, else she wouldn't act like that and asked calmly, "Are you upset about anything? If there is an issue, we can talk about it."
Hearing his voice filled with concern, she felt like gulping down her 3rd glass right away as well but stopped herself as that would only prove his theory that she was upset about something. She blushed a bit, feeling that she acted too fast causing her to be misunderstood and said while pouting, "I'm not upset… Can't I just drink how I like? You know me, if I'm ever dissatisfied with something, I would tell you right away…"
"Alright, as long as there is nothing wrong," Xuefeng smiled knowing she was okay and asked to tease her a bit, "Did you like the wine? How is the taste?"
She blushed even harder as she didn't even have the opportunity to taste it properly and said quietly after taking a small sip of her new glass, "It's good…"
Thinking that he was blaming her for taking his glass, she offered it back to him, "Do you want to drink too? I only took a sip from this one so you can have it… I will wait for the bottle to arrive."
"No need, you should just keep it for yourself. As long as you guys are happy, I can patiently wait for my turn," Xuefeng shook his head, declining as he pushed her hand away and saw that the servant girl was coming back soon after, adding, "See, the bottle is coming already. You don't need to worry."
"Fine. I will drink it if you don't want it…" Xiao Wen pouted, not looking at Xuefeng anymore. As she took another sip of the wine, she realised her behaviour was really childish right now, but she couldn't help it. She also wanted to be spoiled by him as he does to Wuying and Yiren.
"Young Master, here is your order," The girl passed him the bottle gently and asked him while holding a small knife in her hand, "Should I open it?"
"No need," Xuefeng shook his head and suddenly the cork in the wine popped on its own just as he took the bottle into his hands. He used his Spirit Qi to push it out, as it wasn't this hard for him anymore.
"Young Master is great after all. I won't trouble you anymore. If there is anything else, just call for me. I will return to serving others," The young girl cheered for Xuefeng while clapping and decided to leave right away after picking her metal tray.
"Actually, I want to ask something. When will the auction start?" Xuefeng asked before she left.
"There is still about one hour till it starts. Young Master can relax for now. The best seats are already prepared for your group," The young girl replied gently, before asking, "Anything else?"
Xuefeng glanced at the seats near the window with a view over the auction hall, thinking of asking for a special private room for them, but he didn't want to be too greedy. Hoping that Red Rose prepared something nice for them, he didn't trouble her any more, "No, thank you. You can go do your job."
With the servant girl leaving, Xuefeng poured himself a glass of red wine, before filling up what the rest had already drunk, before raising his glass into the air. Wu Lan who still didn't have anything in her hands, quickly approached the table and poured herself a glass of juice and raised it into the air as well.
He couldn't help but laugh at her and say to others, "Let's drink this glass of wine as a toast of our love and friendships. I hope we will have a great time adventuring together." He bonked the glasses together with the ladies and drank the whole glass in one gulp. The others also followed his actions and drank their glass for a better future.
Especially Xiao Wen, who couldn't wait for her version of the future to come. As she finished the third glass, she could already feel that the strong wine was affecting her, but she didn't use her regeneration ability to get rid of the alcohol. She actually felt good under such effects, making her think less about the whole situation.
They shared another round of wine together, drinking while joking around and even asked for another bottle after they quickly gulped the first one down. It wasn't a big bottle, but they all had about three glasses with Xiao Wen being the exception of having five in total. When she felt the buzz in her head, she finally started slowly getting rid of the excess alcohol, keeping it at a certain point she liked.
Knowing that they still had about thirty minutes before the auction, Wuying suddenly approached Xuefeng while smiling with her slightly flushed cheeks and whispered into his ears as she hugged him, "I want you to take my body right now…"
She didn't know why but each time she drank, her sex drive which she kept in check was skyrocketing each time she glanced at Xuefeng. After the third glass, she didn't want to wait for the evening anymore.
Xuefeng quickly realised what she wanted and didn't find a reason to say no to her. Just as he wanted to ask Yiren to join them, she added, "I want you to be the only mine this time… Just like the first time..."
Xuefeng sighed internally. He knew that it was hard for them being in the relationship where they need to share their love with someone else, so he understood her. He also wouldn't like to have another guy playing around with his women.
Xuefeng patted Yiren who was next to them on the head and asked her, "Yiren, will you stay with Xiao Wen here for a moment? I need to go somewhere with Wuying. I will tell you about it later." He knew she will feel everything with her connection, so he would have to compensate it to her later.
"Okay~ I will stay with sis~" Yiren nodded happily as she hugged Xiao Wen's arm and continued to drink with both of her hands on the glass. She has also flushed from the alcohol already, so Xuefeng didn't want to leave her alone, caring for her equally.
"Xiao Wen, I'm leaving Yiren and the kids in your care. Don't do anything naughty with them," Xuefeng also reached out to pat Xiao Wen on the head as he reminded her that she is in charge when he is gone. She accepted his gentle smile and pats with a pleasant shiver, causing her mind to almost melt under his touch.
She obviously knew what they are about to do as it wasn't hard for her to listen to a whisper this close to her, yet she couldn't do anything about it. Should she ask him to stay? Should she ask him to let her join? Or maybe ask if she could do it instead of Wuying?
She couldn't ask any of those questions yet. The risk of losing the only chance she had with him was pretty high and she didn't want to lose him. Xiao Wen could sense it from him that she wasn't without any chances.
Feeling his hand gently rubbing on her head, brushing gently her hair, she didn't want him to stop, but after a moment of prolonging, she had to do it else it would be suspicious of her.
"Mhmm, I will take care of them. Go and do your business," Xiao Wen finally replied as she looked at him with a warm smile before demanding, "But you owe me good wine. You promised me earlier."
"Cough, yeah, we will be right back. I will get you the best wines from the city as a reward." Xuefeng coughed knowing he was busted but still proceeded with his plans.
At that point Wuying didn't want to wait anymore and pulled him away by the hand, leaving the banquet. Xiao Wen followed after Xuefeng's back with her gaze and sighed. She wanted that piece of cookie too.
'It's okay… The harder the challenge, the tastier the reward will be…' Xiao Wen said to herself, pouring herself another glass of wine.
"Wuying, wait a moment, where are we going?" Xuefeng called out to Wuying who was still dragging him through the corridor after they left the banquet. She didn't stop so they can figure out the action plan, looking as if she already knew her destination and what she wanted to do.
Hearing no reply from her, he followed her patiently, increasing his walking speed to match hers. Seeing that Xuefeng stopped resisting, Wuying also increased her pace and soon they end up running in the hallway. The floor of the banquet was very quiet with no one other than them running together.
They could hear many voices of the many people on the lower floors meaning the people attending the auction were already allowed to enter the venue. After one minute of casual running, Xuefeng finally realised where she was leading him.
It was the same route they took when Red Rose was leading them to her private room and apparently, this was Wuying's goal.
"Wuying, we can't enter there without permission," Xuefeng said, knowing that Red Rose closed her doors last time and it would be rude to break in like that, but as if an answer for his question, his surroundings turned grey. All the colours lost its pigments and Xuefeng quickly recalled what was happening.
Wuying used her Shadow Guard abilities to make them invisible and allow them to pass through the walls. She hadn't used it for so long that Xuefeng even forgot that he asked her to teach him that technique. In this state, they quickly skipped through the walls and reached Red Rose's study, appearing once again.
"Wuying—" Xuefeng wanted to say something about it, but Wuying finally turned around to him and pushed him onto the sofa, making him push it back a few centimetres from the hit.
"Sit down and don't talk…" Wuying finally spoke, gazing at him with her cold, red eyes. Her look was like that of a hunter who would stare at their prey, cold and filled with desire for slaughter. If Xuefeng didn't know her better, he would think she planned to kill him just now.
After she said her last words, she jumped on Xuefeng's lap with her legs spread apart to both sides and her lips sealed his with power. Xuefeng was obviously shocked, this was the first time seeing Wuying this hungry for blood. Her hands held his head as she sucked on his tongue after only two short kisses of foreplay.
She started playing around in his mouth like a dog chasing after its ball toy, where Wuying chased after Xuefeng's tongue. He actually did not find her actions weird, but today she wanted to dominate him completely, the opposite of what would usually happen.
Normally it would be Xuefeng doing what he wished, so he felt a bit out of place at the start, but he quickly started enjoying it as well, hugging her waist before sliding them onto her firm bottom that he had missed since yesterday.
"Mhmm!" Suddenly Xuefeng exclaimed, feeling a slight pain in his mouth before noticing a familiar liquid filling it. The culprit turned out to be Wuying who bit on his tongue and it immediately started bleeding extensively. On instinct, Xuefeng wanted to stop it with Ling's help but then Wuying started absorbing the blood as she sucked on the wound.
"You are so tasty…" Wuying admitted as she licked her crimson lips after the wound finally closed and there was no more blood for her.
She didn't want to waste any more time and decided to proceed further sliding from his lips onto his neck, but Xuefeng suddenly pulled her back, scolding, "No biting!" He now could not allow her to go lower on his body unless she promised, else he would not be able to relax, knowing she could bite him on the neck and suck his blood like a vampire.
Instantly after his shout, Wuying's eyes softened, no longer cold and she said softly while cuddling onto his hand, "I'm sorry… You were so tempting, I couldn't stop myself…"
"Promise me you won't bite me anymore," Xuefeng demanded while staring at her sternly. If she actually asked for permission, he wouldn't say no, but she acted on her own which he couldn't tolerate.
"I promise…" Wuying got worried as she looked at his facial expression and quickly agreed, but then she thought about it again, she pleaded for more asking softly, "Will you give me some later if I behave nicely? It was so tasty…"
The moment her body felt Xuefeng's blood, she suddenly felt an urge to bite him and she couldn't stop her body from doing so. As the blood started flowing, her tongue moved on its own and wrapped the oozing blood, absorbing it away upon contact. Feeling it wasn't that efficient, she started sucking on his tongue getting more and more urges pushing her to do so.
It tasted so delicious her brain exploded with pleasure. It was her first experience like that, as she had never felt this way when she absorbed other people's blood. The energy was overflowing from her body right when his blood entered her. The colours all around her brightened as if she was actually drinking a drug and she could feel that she wanted more.
"Wuying, we talked about this. Weren't we supposed to take control of your powers? How are you feeling right now?" Xuefeng sighed while asking, not knowing if taking his blood could actually help.
"Yes! I feel great right now. Your blood gave me so much Blood Qi that my dantain is overflowing right now, look!" Wuying called out excitedly right away before releasing all of her blood Qi around her which quickly filled up the whole room to show him how good his blood was.
Just after Wuying pulled back her Blood Qi into her body, Ling also shared her thoughts, 'To be honest, she won't find better blood out there than yours as far as I am concerned. My regeneration ability is one of the top and the quality of your blood is top notch because of it. I wouldn't be surprised if she can create a monstrous amount of Blood Qi from it. It would also probably be easier to control her powers if she had such good supplement.'
"Okay, fine. But I will control when and how much. You are not allowed to bite me on your own just like you did just now," Hearing Ling's opinion, Xuefeng decided to trust her, knowing he won't die from this anyway. As long as he could help control her power, he didn't mind losing some of his own blood.
"I promise!" Wuying agreed right away with a happy cheer and kissed him deeply to seal the deal between them before she took his jacket off, whispering alluringly into his ear, "I will make you feel good… Just sit down and relax."
After Xuefeng put his one of a kind jacket back into his ring, he planned to do the same with his other clothes, but he happened to be too late this time. Wuying grabbed the edges in the middle and ripped the shirt apart, making it burst with the buttons flying everywhere.
With her hands skimming down on his muscular chest and toned abs, she reached towards his pants and started gently rubbing on his crotch. Her lips at that moment moved from his lips onto her neck and started also slowly sliding downwards, creating a path made of bloody kisses.
With Xuefeng's staff reaching the desired firmness, it started pushing against his pants and Wuying quickly accepted it's pleading by pulling Xuefeng's pants down before swallowing it whole without hesitation. She already slid to the floor with her hands wrapped around his legs which allowed her to please Xuefeng better.
Xuefeng could feel she was much more passionate with her actions right now compared to all of their previous fights as he was raging hard after only a few licks together with her tongue wrapping tightly around the gentle head.
"Huuu…" He felt pleasure just from her tongue crazily dancing to the point he leaned his head over the couch, breathing out deeply and leaving everything to her today.
...….
Meanwhile, at the banquet, Yiren who was convinced by Xiao Wen to drink with her already had her face all flushed not only from the wine she had just now but also from Xuefeng's connection, sharing his pleasures at the same time as he did.
"Ah…" Yiren supported herself on Xiao Wen's shoulder as she moaned lightly into her ear. They both looked at each other right after and their faces flushed even more. Xiao Wen already knew about Yiren's and Xuefeng's connection so she could understand what was happening.
They both of them thought at the same time, 'Xuefeng, you dummy…'
Xiao Wen helped Yiren by removing the excess amount of alcohol from her with the regeneration ability she had, but that's all she could do. She couldn't stop Xuefeng from doing naughty stuff with Wuying even if she wanted to even more than Yiren. Xiao Wen wouldn't mind if he let them join though.
The problem wasn't that he did so, but that Yiren was still at the banquet with many people present. Xiao Wen and Yiren even considered leaving until everything was over but just at that moment, Red Rose who was busy socializing with other big investors, finally found time to approach them.
Seeing there was no Xuefeng with them, she behaved much more casual and asked, "What's up? Where is Young Master?" She would be much more respectful if she knew Xiao Wen's origin but Xiao Wen wasn't in a mood right now to argue with her.
"He left for a moment, he should be back in a bit," Xiao Wen informed shortly, pouring herself another glass. Even if Yiren had to stop, she didn't plan to. With her body's metabolism, it wouldn't be long before the alcohol was extracted from her body on its own.
"Oh, that's fine. I came here to invite you guys for the auction which is going to start in fifteen minutes. I already prepared the best seats for you," Red Rose did not delve deeper, satisfied with such information and asked, "Do you mind following me?"
"Sure, Xuefeng can come later. Lan, take your brother," Xiao Wen nodded, thinking it would be better to actually sit down before Yiren's legs give in.
Wu Lan also acted quickly pulling her brother away from the food which created many complaints from him but when he saw there was someone else in their group, he stopped, knowing it wasn't the right to protest. It was Red Rose's food after all and he ate most of it.
They slowly walked towards everyone, passing by those who were still talking with the wine glasses in their hands, but they could not escape from receiving a few weird glances at Yiren's red face. Of course, they were thinking that she got drunk already, so they did not think too much about it.
There were only a few circular sofas right in front of the glass at the lowest level with the best view to the auction stage. Red Rose didn't lie when she said she prepared the best place for them.
With the high back of the sofa which supported their heads, they had some privacy here which was what they needed the most now. It was also big enough to fit all six of them. There was also a table right in front of them where they could place drinks and food which was really convenient.
Red Rose gave them a small green crystal before saying, "If you need anything just call for a servant and they will bring you what you need. I need to go prepare as I am the one directing the action. Tell Young Master that he can buy whatever he wants if he is interested in anything. He just needs to pour his Spirit Qi into the crystal and the object will be his. Also, the sound from the auction will be transmitted after it begins."
Xiao Wen knew exactly what it was as she had many of those. It was just a close distance information crystal, which was enough for communication in the same building. She just nodded accepting the crystal not bothering to think more into it. Xiao Wen didn't expect any treasures to come out in the auction.
As Red Rose left them alone after giving them a calm smile, she walked towards the exit of the banquet, thinking it was time to prepare but she was stopped by a young girl she recognized as the daughter of merchant Qin.
"Miss Rose, did you see Young Master Xuefeng? He promised to drink some wine with me but I can't find him," Ning asked without beating around the bush. She wanted to use the time of the auction beginning to steal him away from his women, but he suddenly vanished from her field of view.
"Oh, he left from the banquet with his lady for a moment. He will be back shortly, don't worry. Excuse me, I need to go prepare. Have fun at the party." Red Rose didn't think too much blurting out the truth before passing her, leaving for the auction as well.
"Thank you, good luck Miss Rose," Ning didn't mind such behaviour as she thanked her for the information. It was exactly what she wanted to know. Seeing her father already moving towards the front rows, she didn't follow after him and instead sneaked out from the banquet just after Red Rose left.
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"Ah, since when did you become so good…" Xuefeng asked panting as his hand moved onto Wuying's head, helping her lightly with her movements. The last pleasure service she gave him was great, but this time, she was completely overshadowing her previous performance.
"Hehe, I don't know what you mean... I was always this good," Wuying pulled away from him and giggled while teasing the tip with her tongue. With enough motivation, one could create wonders.
To prove that her words were true, she slowly widened her lips, swallowing deeper and deeper until the whole shaft was gone inside of her throat. She didn't forget to tease his base with her tongue before finally drawing it out, returning to strong sucking with additional hand strokes.
"See, I can go all the way without problems," Wuying said proudly as she continued to stroke with her hand while standing up and sitting on Xuefeng's lap again. She didn't wait for his words as she launched an attack on his neck which was stretched back as if already prepared for her kisses.
She had the urge to bite it and suck some of his blood, but Xuefeng's scolding face appeared in her mind, blocking those thoughts.
"The auction is probably going to start soon. We should finish soon…" Xuefeng informed her reluctantly, wanting to stay the whole evening like this with her.
Wuying sealed his lips with her small hand before he could say any more and whispered while biting onto his ear, "I'm not done yet… I need to make you plead for more after we are done…"
With these words, she reached out and pulled her pants down while still keeping her hand on his lips, forcing him to stay silent. He started licking her hand to force it away but she didn't mind that at all.
"Just stay like that, you should be close to finishing. I will make you feel good." Wuying smiled playfully at his games and aimed his hot staff with her hand, before pushing it right inside of her with one push of her bottom.
"Aaah, just like that…" Wuying moaned softly feeling the tip biting deep inside of her. Just like always, Xuefeng could fill her up completely.
Quickly switching her hand with her lips, Wuying started raiding on top of him up and down, pleasing not only him but herself as well. She didn't need to ask and Xuefeng already began helping her with his arms.
Her shirt was taken away from her as he slid it upwards on her body, revealing her cheery breasts which only he could touch and play with as he wished.
Which her top gone, she quickly wrapped her arms around his head as she pressed his lips against her erect nipples while her waist continued to slam against his lap with more force each time.
Feeling his manhood raging inside of her while twitching and hitting against her walls, she suddenly dragged him to the side, forcing him to lie on the sofa. With her lips falling on his, she resumed her battle without giving him a chance to take control over their moment.
"Mhmmm!" Suddenly Xuefeng exclaimed as if he noticed something and pulled her lips away, calling out quietly, "Someone is coming…" He released his Spirit Awareness earlier and it happened to be a good idea.
Unfortunately, Wuying did not care about that and continued to work with her bottom, making Xuefeng feel that his limit was near.
"Ah! Don't worry about that! We are so close… Let's reach it…" Wuying moaned loudly as she hit him on the chest and pleaded while giving him kisses one by one.
He could feel someone approaching but with Wuying like that, he couldn't reject her and Xuefeng knew he was too close to the final burst to stop now.
'Fuck, there is someone in front of the doors, trying to listen through the doors…' Xuefeng cursed in his mind and held only Wuying's head so she wouldn't pull away from him and moan anymore.
"Mhmmm!" That didn't stop her from giving out suppressed sounds as Xuefeng finally burst inside of her, releasing his seeds with each thrust. At that moment, the handle of the doors moved downwards as if someone trying to open it, but fortunately, they were locked.
Just as Xuefeng thought the person will give up, they heard a young female voice calling out through the doors, "Who is there? Miss Rose can't be here."
"Am I a good girl…?" Wuying whispered sweetly as she finally pulled her lips away from Xuefeng. They have been connected for a little while already but they still didn't separate from each other, knowing that there was someone waiting outside the doors.
Her waist was still firmly attached to his body and she didn't look like she planned on going anywhere anytime soon. Her insides were slowly absorbing his nutrients while enjoying the hardness firmly hugging her walls.
"Shhh…" Xuefeng shushed her gently and lifted himself up with her in his arms. She didn't want to let go, firmly hugging onto him while sucking on his neck.
"Can I have a reward? I have been nice… Just a little bit will be enough..." Wuying asked quietly as she licked his neck, showing her desire to taste some of his blood.
"Sigh, but only a little bit…" Xuefeng couldn't help but sigh, not actually enjoying the feeling of his blood being sucked away, but still ended up agreeing. If that could help improve her powers then what was this little sacrifice.
"Okay… Just a bit…" Wuying nodded happily and didn't wait anymore, biting lightly on the skin which created a small cut. Xuefeng thought that she will suck his blood like a vampire but she actually looked cute, sucking little amounts while licking the wound with her tongue.
Just as he relaxed, feeling the blood gently flow out of his body, Wuying pulled away and sealed the wound with her finger, whispering cutely into his ear, "I'm done."
"How come you are done so fast?" Xuefeng could not help but ask curiously.
"I'm saving it for later. Can I get small amounts but more often? I just wanted to calm down my cravings." Wuying explained as she finally stood up, sitting next to him while glancing at him warmly. He somehow got a feeling as if she was treating him like a blood container but he couldn't get mad at her.
Xuefeng agreed as he patted her head, "Fine. But you have to ask me first each time," before adding as he noticed that the lady began leaving, "She is leaving. Let's get going too as the auction probably started already."
He stood up to pull up his pants but Wuying reached out to stop him and suddenly his manhood once again felt her warm tongue. After a few gentle licks, she smiled playfully pulling the pants for him and said, "Now that you are clean we can go."
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As Xuefeng and Wuying returned to the banquet hall from their little fun time, they saw that everyone was sitting at their seats, watching the auction which had already started. They could even hear Red Rose's voice presenting various artefacts and items on the main stage.
They quickly found their group and walked up, trying not to block anyone's view, but it was hard to be done knowing that they had to pass through everyone's seats to get to the front. As Xuefeng sneaked forward while holding Wuying's hand, he noticed that someone was watching him and found out it was the lying girl from before, Ning.
He didn't really think much about her and turned his gaze away asking the girls as he reached the front sofa, "What did we miss?"
"Xuefeng!" Yiren exclaimed when she saw him and it alerted everyone around them, but she didn't care and pulled him down to sit next to her.
There was only space for one person to sit down on this side but Wuying did not mind, sitting next to Xiao Wen instead. She already had some time with him and Yiren deserved some on her own.
"You didn't miss much. There are only toys being sold in this auction. If you want better artefacts I can always get one from my family. Let's just see how much your pills will sell for and get back to our room for the night…" Xiao Wen replied to his question, with her face still rosy under the effects of wine, but she still had full control.
Xiao Wen already understood that she wouldn't be able to get him the way she acted so she decided to change her ways. She had some time to think it over while he was gone, and already figured out a good plan which she could carry out later.
"Alright, I'm sorry you had to wait." Xuefeng nodded and turned back to Yiren, kissing her on the head, apologizing sincerely.
Yiren only hugged into his arm tighter and pleaded quietly, "Take me with you next time, okay?"
Xuefeng actually felt bad for her, and promised himself to give her more attention in the future, "Okay, I promise."
"Two hundred thousand low-grade Spirit Stones for the last time— and sold to the gentleman with number two hundred and ten. Congratulations on winning the Rank 5 Black Frost Sword," As Xuefeng focused on the stage he heard a medium-sized black sword being sold. He didn't think much of it and just focused on talking with his ladies instead.
Only when the time came for his pills to be finally sold did he try to listen. He knew that someone from this banquet would buy them knowing that they were actually really precious here in the Eastern Region.
"Everyone, I would like to introduce our finest treasure, that we were entrusted by a special customer to auction today," Red Rose quietened down the whole hall with her hands as six pretty servants entered carrying two small chests with each hand before placing them on the prepared platforms.
Opening one of the chests, Red Rose pulled out a Storage Ring from inside and introduced the treasures as she started pulling out bags of pills, "Inside each chest, there is a Storage Ring that contains one hundred and twenty pills, each being rank 5 of perfect quality."
She paused for a moment letting that introduction sink into everyone's minds and continued, "Each bag contains ten pills of the same type and we will be auctioning all ten sets." Suddenly, she waved her hand and the bags opened, bursting with an aroma which quickly spread around the whole auction hall, surprising everyone.
"As you can probably smell, the pills are real and they were tested by me personally. As a rank five alchemist, I can confirm that the pills are completely authentic," As Red Rose spoke, the crowd began nodding, confirming her words. Everyone was eager to bid for the pills until they heard Red Rose next words which killed their enthusiasm, "The starting price for each set will be one hundred high-tiered Spirit Stones."
Someone in the crowd shouted right away, clearly upset with the outrageous price, "One hundred! Did I just hear right? Is that a scam? It's one million low-tiered Spirit Stones! One can definitely live a luxurious life with such money."
Even with the shout of the man, there were still many who knew that such price was normal and even below the market so they didn't complain. Until they heard Red Rose next words, "Also, the pills types will be hidden. One will only know them after a successful purchase."
"Are you joking with me? Such a high price but we don't even know what we are buying? What is this bullshit?" Another person cried from injustice and more followed.
Red Rose only smiled mysteriously and called out, "Let the bidding begin!"
Inside the banquet, a servant approached the seating area from the side and announced, "If anyone would like to bet, go ahead and shout your bets. I will quickly pass them towards Miss Rose."
One of the merchants in the banquet clearly didn't know the price of a Rank 5 pill as he quickly blurted out loudly so that everyone could hear him, "Who would pay one hundred high-tiered Spirit Stones for unknown pills? He must be ill in the head."
Unfortunately, Ning's father didn't have the same opinion about it and called out the first bid, shutting up the crying merchant, "I bid one thousand."
"One thousand bid from the Banquet Guest right from the start. Anyone would like to— two thousand from another guest! Anyone else would like to compete with— Two thousand one hundred!" Red Rose reported the first bid to the crowd, showing that there was an interest just like she expected, but before she could end, another two followed one after another.
It not only shocked the crowd of small merchants but also the big shots in the Banquet. There were two people bidding against each other, pulling in such a big sum that they instantly thought the two were up to something.
They knew the price for a pill was one high tiered Spirit Stone, but not everyone had the knowledge about the lack of supply from a massive family. Only those who had connections had such information. One was Ning's Father together with his partner and another being a fat merchant.
Even the man who earlier complained became suspicious commenting, "Either there is something wrong with their heads or they know something…"
As everyone was thinking about what it could be, the battle continued and the first set was sold to Ning's father with the price of two thousand five hundred. Everyone had wide eyes when they heard the final bid and their eyes only widened even more after the next sets were instantly being auctioned with the same starting bid as the one it was bought for the first time.
"Hehe, already five sets were sold for two thousand five hundred each. I guess it wasn't a bad idea to stay. What do you think?" Xuefeng grinned knowing he just earned over twelve thousand Spirit Stones. He could exchange for the same number of Fate Stones after he passed it to Nuwa which made him very ecstatic.
"Don't be so smug. You will have to pay for everything from now on with this money. I'm definitely buying a lot of wine with it." Xiao Wen smirked and quickly claimed the ownership of a part of his money, but Xuefeng had no problems with it.
He still had about nine times more of those pills which he could always sell to get even more. The future painted itself brightly in front of him.
Having five sets already bought, Red Roses smiled and announced another secret that she forgot to mention, "I also want to point out that all of those pills came from the most prestigious family in Central Region. There won't be another chance for you to get them here."
Those two words, 'Central Region' created quite a stir in everyone's hearts as they stared at the pills with desire. Even if they wouldn't use them for themselves, having such pills would bring anyone a great status. Because of that, a few richer merchants joined the battle for the pills just to acquire them to add it to their collections.
Unfortunately, even with that, Ning's father continued to buy them at an even higher price of three thousand high tiered Spirit Stones. It was truly a high price which made others hesitate to continue.
As Ning's father continued to buy all the sets with his partner, when there was only one left, the merchants couldn't help but stand up from his seat and cry out in the banquet, "Qin Bai! Tell us, what is going on with these pills. Why are you guys buying all of them for such a high price? That's over twenty high tiered Spirit Stones per pill!"
"Hehe, I guess I can tell you guys now that we already exhausted our funds anyway. The two biggest families in the Central Region are at war with each other. The one who is the main supplier for pills will stop sending Rank 5 pills and above outside of Central Region. You won't be able to get them anywhere in here and I think the price of each pill will skyrocket. You probably can imagine how it will affect the market. Have fun in bidding." Ning's father laughed and finally told everyone his secret.
As he was about to sit down he glanced at Xuefeng who happened to look in his direction and smiled with a nod, before disappearing behind the sofa edge.
"He knows that those pills are from us and wants more. He wanted to use this opportunity to shout you out and make you earn even more money, hoping that will improve your relationship. Before he could react, Wu Lan who was sitting in the middle of the sofa analyzed the situation for him while sipping on the fruit drink she ordered.
"Mhmm, I could figure that out. He is quite sly, but that's good for me. The more money the better," Xuefeng nodded, confirming her information and sat up leisurely, knowing another chunk of money will enter into his pockets. He liked being able to buy anything he wanted.
Of course, the others present in the banquet hall were not as calm as Xuefeng was. They quickly created a rumour as they conversed with each other, quickly trying to find a partner to buy the pills. They knew that if Qin Bai words were correct, the prices of rank 5 pills would skyrocket up to one hundred or even two hundred high tiered Spirit Stones per pill.
They were quite willing to believe that, knowing that he already spent over twenty-four thousand which was a huge sum of money for merchants like them. When Red Rose started the auction for the last set, everyone started bidding crazily, causing the price to reach six thousand in the matter of a minute.
They would still make a profit if they bought them below ten thousand which caused them to persist until the very end. Only the fat merchant was hesitant in bidding this high as he also knew the rumour of the two families being in a war, but also heard that the war could end pretty fast and the supply of pills could be back very soon.
It was a high stakes gamble he didn't want to take. Without that information, he would be like others, bidding up to nine thousand for this little number of pills.
As Xuefeng listened to the bids increasing with each second, Ning suddenly came up to their booth and informed sweetly, "Xuefeng, my father would like to speak business with you. Can you do me a favour and follow me?"
Xuefeng's group instantly glared at Ning but she didn't mind and continued to smile at Xuefeng. He sighed, not wanting to go but he would still be approached by her father later, so he might as well do it now.
Xuefeng patted Yiren on the head and stood up after informing them, "I will go and come back in a bit. It won't take long." They had a bit of worry in their eyes, but knowing that Xuefeng understood the truth about Ning, they let him go.
With the ongoing bidding, Xuefeng approached Qin Bai's sofa which was not far away from theirs, with Ning following behind him, having a happy grin on her face.
"Sir, you wanted to talk to me? What do you want?" Reaching the table, Xuefeng asked with a calm smile, looking straight into mature man's eyes.
Qin Bai wasn't shocked by Xuefeng disposition as he already treated him as someone equal to him. He was a cultivator with access to the Central Region and with that alone, he was worthy enough to make deals with him.
"I'm Qin Bai. My daughter told me about you and I wanted to meet with you. Can you sit down with us for a bit? I wanted to propose a deal for you." Qin Bai smiled and spoke with collected voice, pointed to the free space on his left.
Xuefeng didn't sit down and instead asked directly, "You want to buy more pills, right?"
Xuefeng didn't wish to sell any more of them as that would create more leads to him. If Qin Bai started selling rank 5 pills which came from the Tang family, he might be targeted by Tang family's experts in the Eastern Region and asked to point out where he got them. That definitely wasn't in Xuefeng's interest.
Qin Bai squinted his eyes knowing that he was busted and laughed it off while releasing a thin barrier around them which would suppress their sounds and said calmly, "You guessed right. I already have a buyer in the Sacred Sword Kingdom which is going to pay a lot for them. Is eighty high tiered Spirit Stones per pill fine for you?"
"I didn't agree to sell anything yet. What if I told you I don't have any more pills? Everything I auctioned just now was my whole stock. I'm sorry." Xuefeng shook his head, denying having any more pills and decided to leave with those words, but Ning blocked his way looking at him with an innocent smile while her father called out, "Wait! Let me propose another deal."
"Yes?" Xuefeng turned his head out of curiosity as there was barely anything that could convince him.
"My daughter likes you very much. How about I let you marry her in exchange for you selling me all of your pills. She already agreed on that." Qin Bai presented another proposition, this time even putting his daughter on the line, but that didn't surprise Xuefeng.
Seeing that Xuefeng stood silent, he added, "My daughter is definitely a beauty. Looking at your group there, it seems like you like beauties, so please consider this."
Xuefeng glanced at the smiling Ning before asking Qin Bai with a glare, "So your daughter saw me for the first time today and already want to marry me? Isn't that kind of abnormal? I also don't like the act of buying people. They are not objects."
His words basically meant to remind Ning to not sell herself so cheap, but they clearly didn't understand as Qin Bai only shrugged in response, saying on behalf of his daughter, "She fell for you so there is nothing I can do. You guys would look nice together."
Xuefeng could only sigh to that and stopped being nice, denying him definitely, "Even if I have more pills, you clearly don't have any money right now. I'm not going to wait for you to sell the pills so you can buy more. I'm leaving this city and I'm not coming back. I'm not selling my pills. Goodbye."
Seeing him trying to pass her, Ning once again blocked his way and called out with sadness, "Am I not pretty enough for you…? I can service you really well…"
When she tried to touch his chest, Xuefeng caught her hand, squeezing it strongly before whispering into her face while glaring coldly, "I'm not dumb. Stop acting and get out of my way before I kill you."
With that being said, he pushed her to the side and broke the thin barrier with a single punch, leaving their booth without looking back. Ning was looking at his back as he walked away from her, but her face didn't have anger, but rather happiness.
She couldn't help but feel excited and now she wanted to him even more than before. She quickly turned to her father and called out, "I am going to inform auntie about him. I really want him now…" Her expression looked like she already decided on what path she wanted to walk and her tone was the same, leaving her father with no other options.
Her father was naturally shocked by what he heard and quickly washed his hands from the whole incident, "Don't you think using your auntie's connections is going a little overboard? Gosh, you both are crazy. I'm not dealing with this anymore if you want to involve her."
"I already decided. I'm going to inform her now. It will take her a while to figure out what to do but she always gets what she wants." Ning declared and went through the gap that Xuefeng created, leaving the banquet right after.
"Who is your daughter's auntie?" Qin Bai's partner who didn't know anything asked curiously, but Qin Bai only shook his head, saying anxiously, "You don't want to know… Let's forget about the rest of the pills. We will only get into more trouble. We should be fine with the ones we have on hand."
"Damn, to think she dared to propose marriage just like that… I'm still pissed." Xiao Wen cursed as they left the banquet and Xuefeng finally told them happened when inside Ning's booth.
Xuefeng stopped her right away, saying with a calm smile, "Just leave it. We will be gone by tomorrow so we won't be seeing her anymore. We already took the money, time to get a good night sleep and get ready to leave." He didn't want to antagonize a girl he didn't even know well. It's not like she was his enemy or anything.
"Fine…" Xiao Wen didn't want to but followed Xuefeng's order. She didn't know why she was the most agitated out of all three of them when she wasn't even with Xuefeng yet.
As they reached their room, Yiren was the first one to tug Xuefeng's shift and call out sleepily, "Xuefeng, I'm tired already… Let's just into bed and sleep."
"Okay, we will go to sleep right after we eat something, okay?" Xuefeng gave her a hug and promised, already having plans to pay her back for today's escape with Wuying.
"I'm not hungry… I will go to bed earlier and wait for you then," Yiren shook her head grumpily and already decided to sleep earlier. Xuefeng noticed she was much quieter after he came back to the auction, which made him feel bad, regretting his decision.
Just as he wanted to cheer Yiren up, Wuying took her by the hand and pulled her to the bedroom, calling out, "I will go with Yiren." He already ordered a lot of food for the six of them but now two dropped out.
"Sigh, I guess it is only us four then. More food for us. Right, Wu Kong?" Xuefeng turned to the greatest eater in their group and he could see the excitement in the young boy's eyes.
Just as Wu Kong was about to jump around and cry out from happiness, his sister Wu Lan suddenly caught him and covered his mouth, pulling him with her towards the bedroom, saying apologetically, "Big Brother, we also won't be eating. We need to sleep a lot so we have enough strength for tomorrow's journey. You can enjoy food with sister Wen."
"What's up with everyone?" Xuefeng asked Xiao Wen who was the only one left. He found it weird how Wu Lan winked at Xiao Wen before leaving but he didn't think too much about it.
Xiao Wen blushed lightly knowing that Wu Lan has already seen through her intentions and created an opportunity for her. Pulling him by the hand towards the dining room, she tried to cover her embarrassment, saying, "Ah, don't mind them… We will just enjoy it ourselves then."
Knock, knock.
Hearing the knocking which signalled that their food came, he stopped her and changed the plans, "Let's just stay in the living room if everyone is away. We can sit on the sofa, eat, drink and talk."
They quickly set up a few dishes that the manager personally brought them, picking only those they wanted and also took a few strong wines which they tasted earlier in the banquet. Everything was set up and all they needed to do was to start eating and talking.
Pouring both of them a glass of wine, Xuefeng ate one snack and asked, "Wen, tell me, you've dated before right?"
Xiao Wen was just about to drink her wine, but hearing the question he asked, she almost dropped it. She thought they would talk casually but Xuefeng started with a big bomb.
Regulating her breathing so she doesn't get exposed by him, Xiao Wen asked back while pretending she wasn't bothered by it, "Why do you ask?"
Leaning back on the sofa, he smiled curiously at her, replying casually without any stress in his voice, "Well, you never talked about yourself. Technically, I know very little about you. About your past, your interests or even your cultivation rank. We are friends, right? Tell me what do you like?"
"I like you…" Xiao Wen muttered under her breath, thinking that she was saying that in her mind, but then she saw Xuefeng's facial expression change and Xiao Wen realised what she had just done.
Unfortunately, it was too late for her to react as Xuefeng already asked her, kind of surprised, "You like me...?" He definitely didn't expect such turn of events.
"Cough…" Xiao Wen coughed right away and stopped Xuefeng's thinking by adding, "I like you as a friend of course… What else did you think?" As she asked, she drank the whole glass of wine in one gulp, blush filling her whole face.
"Yeah, I thought so too… There is no way you would like me," Xuefeng nodded, confirming his previous thoughts.
Now it was Xiao Wen's turn to become confused and could not help but ask, "Why?" Did that mean he was interested in her, but thinking that her standards were too high, he didn't make moves on her? She poured herself another glass and sat down next to him staring at him, awaiting his answer.
Xuefeng smiled at her strange behaviour and said truthfully, "Honestly, you are beautiful, have the strongest background in the world and also powerful cultivation. Tell me, which woman out there could match you in all three of those?"
Hearing his praises, she blushed even further and couldn't look him in the eyes anymore, saying while looking down at her glass, "Thank you… But that doesn't mean why you can't like me?"
"Me? I can't even compare. You achieved so much while I'm still in the early stages of my life." Xuefeng shrugged, sipping his wine. He thought they were just talking as friends, but Xiao Wen was taking it all directly.
'Aaaaargh, why did I say that… He really thinks that I'm too great for him…' Xiao Wen called out in her mind, blaming herself for muttering nonsense on accident.
Taking a deep breath, she slapped his shoulder and said upset, "Idiot, stop talking. You are not that bad. If you were, you wouldn't get so many beauties around you. I also wouldn't protect you right now and would wander around the world instead."
Xuefeng looked into her eyes curiously, not knowing himself what did others saw in him and asked, "What do you like about me then?"
"I…" Xiao Wen wanted to start listing out good things about him but then realised that it wouldn't actually help her in any way. Right now she was only acting like Xuefeng's friend and if she didn't break that, she would stay his friend forever.
Thinking about a fast idea to distract him, she said with a playful smile, "I will tell you if you beat me." She poured him wine until his glass was full once again and clinked her glass with his.
"You want to start a drinking battle with me? You know you have no chance of winning?" Xuefeng glanced at her weirdly for even proposing such deal to him. He knew his body was much stronger than hers which would let him win easily.
Xiao Wen exclaimed as she put her arm on his shoulder naturally, "Ha! Don't think that just because I'm a woman that I can't drink a lot. You are not allowed to use your fragment ability and can only use your body. If you win, I will tell you what you want and if I win, I want you to grant me one wish."
"Deal." Xuefeng agreed right away, confident in his own body. As long as fragments were not involved, he didn't see any future where he would lose.
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After many drinks later, it was not a surprise that Xiao Wen couldn't battle anymore and her flushed face laid gently on Xuefeng's shoulder while she lightly supported herself by hugging into his arm. Rubbing her cheek against his shoulder, she muttered sweetly, "Xuefeng… I can't drink anymore…"
She really wanted to win to get a wish from him which she would put to good use, but he didn't give her the chance. His body was strengthened by his ability tens of times and the only way for her was to cheat by using her own, but that wasn't her way of doing things.
"I told you can't win. Let's stop now and go bed…" Xuefeng sighed as he brushed her crimson hair, putting them away from Xiao Wen's eyes. He could see she was very intoxicated as normally she wouldn't behave this cuddly towards him.
The more she drank, the more she was getting closer to him, hugging and touching him while laughing together with him, but he didn't have problems with that. After all, they were friends and such simple affections could be exempted from the rules.
Xuefeng was also a little drunk as he asked Ling to not use her regeneration on him today. As he watched her from such close distance, he saw how natural she was with him. All of her coldness and constraints were gone now. His eyes didn't miss her sexy body which was right there, ready to be touched and groped by him.
There was an urge in his mind, telling him to slip his hand from her arm, right onto her ample bosom, but the consciousness which was still there, stopped him in the last moment as it returned to its previous position. He knew that she probably wouldn't mind that, especially in the state she was in, but he couldn't do it. It would be unfair to Wuying, Yiren and others.
'Dummy… I'm giving you so many opportunities…' Xiao Wen thought in distress, being much more clear in her mind compared to how she acted.
Xuefeng patted her arm twice, informing her that it was time to leave him, but Xiao Wen didn't look like she wanted to go anywhere, as her head suddenly slipped from his shoulder and she landed on his lap. Before he could pick her up, her half-opened eyes closed and she found herself a comfortable place, burying her nose into his belly.
"Wen… Let's go to bed…" Xuefeng whispered softly as he rubbed her cheek. He didn't want her to fall asleep on his lap like this and even considered cleansing her from the alcohol when she reached out and embraced his waist, getting a better hold on him.
"Wen." This time Xuefeng called out to her normally so that she could hear him, and it worked cause her eyes opened slightly as she rubbed her cheeks on his thighs. Xiao Wen then muttered, "Mhmm, just a bit more please…" pleading for a few more minutes as she tightened her hug on him.
"Sigh, fine," Xuefeng sighed, agreed to her cuddles under one condition, "...but then give me my reward from the bet… Tell me, what do you like about me?" It was not like he didn't have confidence in himself, but it was always interesting to know the women's perspective. With Xiao Wen being his friend, he could get such information so that he can improve himself.
Xiao Wen felt his hand gently rubbing her on the cheek while taking care of her hair and whispered somewhat unclear due to alcohol, but he still could understand her, "Your hand... What you are doing right now... I like when you take care of me like that..."
"What else?" Xuefeng asked for more info as he continued to softly brush her hair just as she wanted.
Feeling his care, Xiao Wen continued to list out things she liked, not hesitating to tell the truth, "I like how kind and loving you are to your friends and the girls… When they are in danger, you don't even hesitate to sacrifice your life for them… I like how you protect them, but also respect their decisions and opinions… If I was your girlfriend, I would feel very safe with you…"
Xiao Wen didn't think she would be brave enough to say it normally without the help of high amounts of alcohol, so she had to use this opportunity to throw out everything that was laying on her heart.
She didn't let him interrupt her and continued with the flow, afraid that she wouldn't be able to if she stops, "I like your smile… I like when you tease me… You can always make me laugh when I least expect it… It's fun to have you around…"
"Wen—" Xuefeng whispered softly, but she didn't let him talk, adding more, "You asked me about the previous men I had and the truth is, I only had one…" Xiao Wen paused, rubbing her eyes against Xuefeng's shirt as something tried to spill from her eyes, before continuing quietly, "I didn't want to do it with him, so he spread a rumour to everyone that we did it already…"
Hearing that she began telling him her secrets, Xuefeng stopped trying to interrupt and listened patiently.
"I didn't know about it at that time and thought that if everyone already knew about it, I might as well just do it with him… But when we were just about to move into a final step, I saw the burning desire in his eyes, and realised that all this time he has been pushing me into it, just cause he wanted to do it… He didn't care about me as he didn't even ask how I feel about it…" Xiao Wen spoke slowly, already starting to freshen up after recalling the unpleasant memories.
"After that, I told him I didn't want it anymore, but he insisted and even decided to ignore my resistance…" As she said that, she hid her face in his belly. Xuefeng couldn't help but get angry at the guy and feel sorry for her, quickly asking, "Who was it? Tell me his name. I will find him and—"
He thought that Xiao Wen was crying right now and his anger was building but he couldn't see that she was actually quite calm. Xiao Wen wasn't lying to him, but she was already over the whole situation that happened years ago. She didn't want to use this story to change his mindset, but with how things were between them, it was one of the most effective methods she could use.
Xiao Wen who was laying on his lap the whole time suddenly lifted herself up and blocked his mouth with her hand before he could finish. Her eyes were only a bit red from her wiping it earlier, but it was still enough for Xuefeng to believe that her story was real.
"Don't worry... He is not alive anymore…" Xiao Wen assured him with a gentle smile before looking to the side as if she tried to collect her thoughts. She didn't expect that Xuefeng would suddenly pick her up and sat her down on his lap, asking seriously while holding her face with both of his hands, "Tell me what happened... Did he hurt you…?"
Seeing the care and worry in his eyes as he forced her to look at him, Xiao Wen's barrier couldn't help but break. She didn't understand how Xuefeng could be so kind and gentle to her. Before she knew it, two small tears fell, travelling down on her cheeks. His thumbs stopped them midway but another two followed after them, treading on the path of their predecessors.
Xiao Wen didn't actually know why she was crying. Maybe it was because the man she was searching for was right there in front of her, but she only realised that now. Those tears were definitely not out of sadness, but regret and at the same time relief, that she already decided what she wanted.
Of course, after seeing Xiao Wen let out a stream of tears while looking at him, the first image that appeared in his mind was Xiao Wen being violated by someone else. His pent up anger burst as he cursed, "Fucking bastard…" before hugging her tightly immediately after, saying with care, "Don't worry, I won't let that happen ever again…"
Only then did she realise that he could misunderstand her tears and connect them into her story. She urgently called out right as she thought about it, "No, no, he didn't hurt me… I killed him before he did anything…"
She told him the truth, but his gentle gaze at her didn't change and he breathed out in relief, "I'm glad…" before wiping the tears from her eyes, saying softly, "Don't cry… He deserved more than just death… If anyone hurt you, I would torture him for days before killing his entire family…"
Sob…
She realised the more kindness and love he showed her, the harder it was to resist kissing him right there, confessing her love for him. At that point, Xiao Wen hated it. She hated how nice and gentle he was to her, which made her someone different with each time they interacted. She couldn't recognize herself anymore. The feelings she had never felt before were brewing in her mind as he looked at her with his azure coloured eyes.
They stared at each other for more than ten seconds, both battling with their thoughts, when Xuefeng finally asked, "What can I do for you? Tell me what you want and I can give it to you." Xuefeng wanted her to forget about it, but he didn't expect that his words would destroy the final barrier that she always kept in her mind.
She opened her mouth to say something but under his gaze, no words came out. Only after she grabbed his neck and hugged him, wrapping her arms around him, did the three words she kept inside her escape her lips in a whisper, "I want you…"
Chapter 225 - I Want You...