novelraw Chapter 1918 377: Auctioned Off
Chapter 1918 377: Auctioned Off
"Fifty High Immortal Second Realm Spiritual Pearls!"
"Sixty High Immortal Second Realm Spiritual Pearls!"
"Seventy High Immortal Second Realm Spiritual Pearls!"
Lin Yifan stopped bidding, letting this sect win the poison. After all, he didn't plan to use such things against the Moonlight Cult followers.
Seventy High Immortal Second Realm Spiritual Pearls was clearly too much since the poison was only a small amount, not enough to be lethal to a Mysterious Immortal Realm expert, and even trying to poison a Great Immortal Realm expert would be extremely difficult.
By the time the Poison Sect cultivator realized it, it was already too late; no one else was bidding anymore.
"Damn it!"
They were furious, thoroughly remembering Lin Yifan, that bastard.
After obtaining this poison, their first target would probably be Lin Yifan.
But this had nothing to do with Lin Yifan.
He just felt that the price exceeded the price he had in mind, so he stopped bidding. In fact, he still wanted the poison, but the other party was overly passionate in their bidding.
If the other party did target him, he would be willing to face them to the end.
When the seventeenth auction item came up, Lin Yifan saw something astonishing.
It was a piece of paper, already signed by the auction house, and another signature was left for the bidder.
This paper was a contract, or rather a covenant. The bidder could specify the killing of a cultivator within the Five Realms and below, whether it be a street thug, a sect member, or even a royal noble.
The time limit was one year. If the auction house failed to complete the task within a year, they would refund the bidder in full.
Obviously, the organization behind this auction was not simple, and clearly, those who came here harbored some resentment, more or less.
This was the first time Lin Yifan had seen a murder contract auctioned openly; it truly broadened his horizons.
He guessed that the alluring woman in red might bid on this item.
Sure enough, shortly after, the woman in red made a bid: "Thirty High Immortal Third Realm Spiritual Pearls."
"Fifty High Immortal Third Realm Spiritual Pearls!"
"Twenty High Immortal Fourth Realm Spiritual Pearls!"
"Thirty High Immortal Fourth Realm Spiritual Pearls!"
"Ten High Immortal Fifth Realm Spiritual Pearls!"
This bid sparked another heated discussion.
Many couldn't believe the bidding reached this price; it was truly unbelievable.
Because killing ten High Immortal Fifth Realm spirit beasts was harder than killing one High Immortal Fifth Realm human, it seemed this woman had a deep-seated grudge against someone.
Hearing this bid made all bidders step back, evidently feeling that the person to be killed wasn't worth that price.
On the auction stage, Zhang Yaoyao looked towards the woman in red on the second floor and asked calmly, "Esteemed guest, you must confirm that the person you want to kill is within the realm specified on the contract, otherwise our auction will not accept the order."
"Just a small fry in the High Immortal Third Realm, I believe your auction has the capability to take him down," the woman in red replied.
"High Immortal Third Realm?"
The crowd was dumbfounded, as it clearly didn't require such a high price to kill a cultivator of this level.
They thought the woman in red must either be a low-realm cultivator, an idiot, or simply had too many Spiritual Pearls to spend.
With the woman in red's confirmation, Zhang Yaoyao was reassured and inquired about the next piece of information: "Esteemed guest, please provide the name of the person you wish to kill, and it would be better if you have an address."
"Sorry, I don't have the name or address of this person. Would a portrait do?"
"Certainly!"
The woman in red immediately had someone present the portrait.
Taking the portrait, the woman in red had someone take it away.
However, the woman in red was not content with this and asked, "Could you unfold the portrait and let everyone present see this person, so we can find them more quickly?"
"Certainly!"
Zhang Yaoyao did not stop, readily agreeing.
Because they prioritized the customer's safety, they generally did not publicize the information of the person to be killed. If a customer requested to publicize the information, they fully supported it. After all, they also wanted to leverage the power of the masses to complete the task as soon as possible.
Lin Yifan sensed that something bad was about to happen.
Sure enough, the next moment, when the portrait was revealed to the public, he became the center of attention; or more accurately, the man in the portrait became the focus of the entire audience.
When people who saw the portrait, including those who held grudges against Lin Yifan and those who had seen his wanted posters, along with guests who had heard of his feats, were all astonished.
Clearly, none of them expected that the person the woman in red wanted to kill with so much money was a wanted criminal in multiple countries.
Seeing many bidders around with this expression, the woman in red curiously asked, "Do you all know the person in the portrait?"
"Of course, he's the infamous villain notorious for causing chaos and committing crimes. Everyone wants to capture or kill him."
"Oh? He has this identity too, interesting."
The woman in red's lips curled slightly, finding Lin Yifan rather unusual indeed. He was truly someone with the most robust energy and the most mischievous character.
"What's the conflict between you that makes you so eager to kill him?"
"He's awful, not only took advantage of me but also stole my treasure. I've lost both beauty and wealth," the woman in red answered.
"That rascal is just that despicable."
The surrounding bidders were furious and hated Lin Yifan to the core.
However, they thought the woman's judgment was flawed too; knowing that the man looked like trouble, yet letting him take advantage—not knowing if she was here to sell herself or just an idiot.
On the first floor, Lin Yifan was really tempted to give this shameless woman a slap.
If he were interested in her looks, he'd really be colorblind.
After saying this, the woman in red specifically glanced at the person in a black veiled hat on the first floor to see if there was any reaction.
After observing that he remained as immobile and indifferent as ever, she removed some of her suspicions about him.
However, she still felt the man was suspicious and was worth watching further.
In one of the boxes on the third floor, a disciple of a master stone-gambler was utterly enraged upon seeing the portrait, because that brat was the one who stole the Yellow Dragon Crystal Stone his master intended to present to the Emperor of Linwei Country.
He too had participated in the bidding earlier, hoping to contribute for his master's sake, and felt somewhat relieved by this outcome.
Nevertheless, they still aimed to retrieve the Yellow Dragon Crystal Stone, so they planned to stay in touch with the auction house, monitoring the progress of this matter.
On the auction stage, Feng Yaoyao also didn't expect the man the woman in red wanted dead was this brat, as he had recently been quite the topic of discussion, with much news information related to him.
This individual's identity was somewhat special, not only having the support of the Prince of the Kingdom of Leizhen but also the favor of the Princess of the Heavenly Fire Kingdom, making it possibly quite challenging to kill him.