Xiao Lan stood on the stage, keeping her head down. She slightly raised her head and looked over the audience, trying to find the man who had shaken her to the core.
When she didn't see that face, she looked over the VIP rooms and finally saw the face she wanted to see. A subtle smile appeared on her face as she thought.
'I don't know who you are, but if you save me, I'll be eternally grateful to you.'
Xiao Lan hated ungrateful and traitorous people the most, so how could she turn into one herself? That would go against the principle of her existence, so she vowed that if Shen Yu saved her, she would repay him no matter what.
Although she doubted she would be of any help to such a powerful entity, she still believed that there would be something she would be able to help him with.
However, she soon felt the lustful gazes checking her body and felt disgusted from the bottom of her head. Oh, how she wished to summon her flames and turn everyone into dust; unfortunately, she was too weak.
'Just you wait! Once I'm powerful enough, I'll burn down this whole Slave Organisation.'
Soon, the bidding for her possession began, and the disgust in her heart grew. After all, who would like to be treated like a toy and sold to other people?
It was a humiliation, especially for someone of her Status. She was the Supreme Divine Empress of one of the strongest Faction in the Divine Realm, but now she was reduced to a mere slave to the hands of these mortals.
It was then she heard the voice she was hoping so hard to hear. A wave of happiness passed through her broken, flaming heart, soothing the flames of revenge that burnt ever brighter.
"1 Spirit Stone."
The crowd again went wild.
"He's crazy, he's definitely crazy. Is he insane?"
"Fucker, that all meant the same thing. You're the idiot here."
"1 Spirit Stone for a slave is insane. She's just a beautiful piece of toy. She isn't worth a Spirit Stone. If you're so rich, then throw some Spirit Stones here."
"Have even your grandpa watched a Spirit Stone in his life?"
"2 Spirit Stone!"
Bai Chen clicked his tongue and increased his bid. He then smiled as he thought.
'You really want the beautiful slaves for your own lust, huh. Let's see how much money you're willing to spend on a slave.'
Bai Chen was determined to increase the price as much as he could. He wanted to see to which limits Shen Yu would go to buy a slave.
However, he really underestimated Shen Yu's desire to buy the girl. The moment he had said his bid, Shen Yu again spoke.
"5 Spirit Stone."
Bai Chen's hand slipped from the sofa's hand as he looked before him with a bewildered look on his face. He couldn't believe that Shen Yu was willing to spend so much just to buy a slave. Was he really that rich? Just how come such a wealthy person was unknown till now?
Bai Chen was going to bid again, but Elder Feng stopped him.
"As I said, Young Master, there's no need to get riled up. Let's ignore him for now. As for that slave, if you really want her, we'll manage it."
Bai Chen sighed and waved his hand.
"There's no need for that. I'm not interested in slaves."
A commotion broke out in the audience, seeing the wealth of Shen Yu. They had never seen someone spending so much so carelessly.
Zhou Zun smiled and announced.
"Congratulations to room 3 for winning the bid. You can pay the payment at the end of the auction and take your items."
Shen Yu scoffed and waved his hand as five blue half-transparent stones appeared in his hand. They were like glass that could shatter at any moment and held a strange blue mist inside them.
He threw the Spirit Stones as they easily passed through the glass wall and landed on Zhou Zun's hand, who just looked at them in surprise.
"I'm guessing that the trade is now complete, right? So do I own her now?"
Shen Yu asked.
"Of course, since the payment is done, the slave is yours. We can transfer the authority of the colar to you..."
"There's no need for that."
A disdain-filled snort came from Shen Yu's room as a white bean of light shot from the box, landing on the metal collar around Xiao Lan's neck. The formation on the collar didn't last even for a second as it crumbled away along with the metal collar, leaving marks around her neck.
Gasps could be heard as the audience wondered just how many times they would be shocked, and it was all due to a single person.
Xiao Lan looked at the disappearing pieces of the slave collar in surprise and couldn't react for a second. Although she expected this to happen, when she finally regained her freedom, she couldn't even register it for a few moments.
Tears began to fill her eyes as she touched her neck with trembling hands. All the noises and surprised-filled voices had disappeared for her. All she could think was just one thing.
'I am free? Just like that? I'm free. I'm finally free, haha.'
A grin struggled to break out on her face as she tried her best to control herself.
"Come to Room 3, we need to discuss something and don't worry. You won't be a slave anymore. And if anyone has a problem with my decision, I hope you know that she was my slave; I bought her, and I can decide what I want to do with her."
Although some extremists grumbled about how Shen Yu was crazy to set a slave free, in the end, they could do nothing about it. It was as Shen Yu said, he had already bought her so what he does with her was his decision.
Xiao Lan suppressed her excitement and nodded. She bowed towards Shen Yu's room and went backstage, where a girl guided her towards Shen Yu's room.
Xiao Lan was quite nervous as Shen Yu was too powerful, and even if she was at her peak, she wouldn't be able to defeat him. However, she was also excited for the same reason.