It can still be compensated... Yang Kai had finally witnessed the Proprietress's ability to stir up trouble, so he was speechless. However, at this moment, he couldn’t embarrass the Proprietress, so he immediately went forward and took out ten bottles from the auction items.
What he took wasn’t anything else but ten bottles of Great Dao Pills. What he was thinking was that Luo Haiyi had also helped him with this matter, and it just so happened that she was lacking some of these pills, so it wouldn’t be a bad idea to give some back to her to help her condense her Dao Seal.
“As someone from my First Inn, you should have some achievements.”
Just as Yang Kai was about to stand up, the Proprietress's words reached his ears.
The corner of Yang Kai’s mouth twitched, how could he not hear the hidden meaning behind these words? Was she trying to say that he had nothing to show for taking such a small thing? Gritting his teeth, he reached out and picked up the Fifth Grade Sun's True Fire.
Yun Zhenhua, who was watching from the side, felt his heart bleed. This was one of the last auction items in this auction, worth nearly two million Open Heaven Pills. This crazy woman was simply going too far! Unfortunately, his strength was inferior and he had personally witnessed her madness, so he didn’t dare say anything.
Since the Proprietress didn’t say anything, Yang Kai couldn’t stop, so he took the Sun's True Fire and went to pick up the other two auction items.
“It’s fine as long as it’s not too much,” The Proprietress finally said.
Yang Kai also let out a sigh of relief and quickly returned to the Proprietress's side. Not far away, Yun Zhenhua almost vomited blood.
Three of the most valuable items in the entire auction had been taken away, how could this not be excessive? Although these three items were few in number, their value was almost half of the auction itself, so why didn’t they take everything else?
“Shopkeeper Yun, you don’t look convinced,” The Proprietress looked at Yun Zhenhua lightly.
Yun Zhenhua grit his teeth and said, “The mountains and rivers meet, Madam Lan. Today’s gift to my Wind and Cloud Paradise will be remembered. When we meet again in the future, I hope Madam Lan can still be so high-spirited!”
“Hmph!” The Proprietress coldly snorted, “You’re not qualified to represent Wind and Cloud Paradise!”
Flicking her sleeves, she shouted, “Let's go!”
Yang Kai quickly ran back and placed the unconscious Old Bai on his shoulder before sticking his chest out and following behind the Proprietress. As he walked away, the two burning eyes behind him bit him like leeches.
After the Proprietress left for a long time, Old Man Yu suddenly spat out another mouthful of blood.
“Brother Yu!” Yun Zhenhua’s expression changed, quickly asking him to sit down, “How are you?”
Old Man Yu waved his hand, his expression filled with the vicissitudes of life, as if he had suddenly aged several hundred years. With a low chuckle, he said, “I’ve really learned a lot today!” Suddenly, his expression became fierce as he clenched his teeth and shouted, “This matter isn’t over!”
Yun Zhenhua nodded and said, “Of course not, we must make that woman pay the price. Today’s matter will be fully reported to the headquarter, and at that time, someone from the headquarter will come to seek justice from her!”
Old Man Yu nodded slightly and frowned, “Brother Yun, why is that woman so strong? It’s not like I haven’t seen a High Rank Open Heaven Stage before. Her strength as a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage… seems a bit too strong.”
Yun Zhenhua sighed and said, “Brother Yu, you don’t know this, but this crazy woman had a great chance of reaching High Rank Open Heaven Stage directly in the past, but because she was in a hurry to break through, she had no choice but to reach the Sixth Grade. Although the Sixth Grade is a Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage, her foundation is still there, and under High Rank Open Heaven Stage, almost no one is her opponent.”
“What made her give up the chance to break through to High Rank Open Heaven Stage directly?” Old Yu was stunned. Although a Sixth Order was only a step away from reaching High Rank, to a cultivator, this step was like a heavenly chasm. If it weren’t for the fact that they had no other choice, how could they give up such a great future? Although it wasn’t like that woman didn’t have a chance to advance further in the future, it would still take countless years and a great deal of effort. Moreover, with a different starting point, the degree of improvement in the future would also be different.
Yun Zhenhua slowly shook his head, “I’m not too sure about that, it seems to be for a man!”
“Hmph!” Hearing this, Old Man Yu coldly snorted, “A man’s heart is filled with love, a hero’s heart is short-lived!” It was unknown what he was thinking, but his expression suddenly became gloomy.
When Yun Zhenhua saw this, he knew that Old Man Yu’s thoughts had been stirred. It was quite a coincidence that Old Man Yu himself had a chance to reach the Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage back then. It was also because of the word ‘love’ that he was forced to reach the Fourth Order. From this point of view, he was somewhat similar to Madam Lan.
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Carrying Old Bai, Yang Kai silently followed behind the Proprietress, attracting the attention of many passersby.
The Proprietress didn’t say a word, so Yang Kai didn’t feel it was appropriate to say anything. He felt a bit guilty. Today, he had witnessed the Proprietress's might, but he hadn’t expected things to become so serious. He felt somewhat guilty, wondering if it would bring any trouble to the Proprietress.
A figure appeared in front of them, it was Luo Haiyi.
Seeing Yang Kai’s miserable appearance and Old Bai’s unconscious state, Luo Haiyi was shocked and covered her mouth, “Sir Yang, are you alright?”
Yang Kai shook his head, “It’s fine, thank you for your help this time.” If it weren’t for Luo Haiyi, the Proprietress wouldn’t have come so quickly.
Luo Haiyi said, “I didn’t do anything, it was just a small matter.”
While the two of them were talking, the Proprietress had already walked away. Seeing that she had no intention of stopping, Yang Kai quickly said, “Take this, I’ll look for you later.”
Saying so, he stuffed three bottles into Luo Haiyi’s hands and ran after the Proprietress.
After Yang Kai disappeared, Luo Haiyi looked down at the three jade bottles in her hands and opened them, letting out a cry of surprise.
Inside this bottle were the Great Dao Pills she had dreamed of! One bottle contained two pills, and three bottles contained six pills! These were the items from the previous auction.
Looking up gratefully, Luo Haiyi secretly gritted her teeth. She would definitely remember this kindness in her heart and even willing to sacrifice her life to repay it in the future!
On the way back to the First Inn, the Accountant and Chef came out to welcome them. Seeing Yang Kai and Old Bai’s miserable appearances, they were filled with righteous indignation and clamoured to avenge the two brothers.
Yang Kai was afraid of them doing so. The Proprietress had just gone to cause trouble and had even taken back all of her interest. If one were to say that she had suffered a loss, it would be the Wind and Cloud Auction House that had suffered a great loss. At this time, how could they dare to add fuel to the fire? He quickly tried to persuade them to give up.
“Take Old Bai away, are you two blind?” The Proprietress turned to glare at the Accountant and Chef.
The Accountant quickly stepped forward and caught the unconscious Old Bai.
“Rest well for the time being, rest well first,” The Proprietress turned around and reminded Yang Kai.
This was the first time Yang Kai had seen her speak to him in such a friendly manner, so he wasn’t used to it, but he still agreed.
“I’m tired!” The Proprietress yawned and walked towards the backyard, her graceful bearing causing countless customers in the hall to stare at her.
It was only then that Yang Kai noticed that the Proprietress's hair had not even been combed and was still hanging loosely on her shoulders.
After the Proprietress disappeared, the quiet hall suddenly became noisy.
Yang Kai grimaced, “I’ll go back and rest first.”
He was also extremely tired after this great disturbance.
Over the next few days, Yang Kai finally experienced what it meant to live a life of luxury! Every day, Chef would personally deliver many nutritious and nourishing foods, all of which were extremely nutritious. Coupled with Chef’s excellent culinary skills, Yang Kai would eat them clean.
In Chef’s words, it was like a dog licking its prey.
After eating for a few days, Yang Kai’s Qi and blood were completely replenished. In the end, he really didn’t want to eat anymore. Chef said he couldn’t stop now. The Proprietress had ordered him to watch him finish eating, not just him, but also Old Bai!
With no other choice, Yang Kai could only finish his food. With these supplements and his own recovery ability, it only took a few days for Yang Kai to fully recover. Although Old Bai’s side was a bit lacking, it wouldn’t take long for him to fully recover.
There was also no need for him to go out and run to the Hall, the benefits of being injured.
The two brothers had nothing to do all day, and after experiencing so many trials and tribulations together, their relationship had improved quite a bit. From time to time, they would chat.
Old Bai’s heart was filled with worry because after so many years, he had never seen the Proprietress show so much concern for any of the shop assistants. He had always been a bit suspicious, wondering if the Proprietress was planning to give them a bowl of honey first and then give them a good beating after their injuries had healed! All this time, he had been on tenterhooks, unable to even taste the food that Chef had sent to him.
Yang Kai didn’t think much of it at first, but after hearing Old Bai’s words, he felt a bit uneasy.
All the debts owed were recovered. Although the Wind and Cloud Auction House’s matters were kept a secret, the truth couldn’t be concealed. It was unknown where this information had leaked from, but half of the Star City’s shopkeepers knew that the First Inn's Proprietress had come to the Wind and Cloud Auction House to demand payment. Not only had she injured the shopkeeper, she had also extorted a lot of things.
At this moment, no one was able to sit still. The few families who still owed money all sent ten million to the First Inn, fearing that one day the Proprietress would be in a bad mood and come to visit.
Counting the ones Yang Kai and Old Bai had taken back, all of the forces that had taken action at the First Inn had paid the ten million debt.
Because of this, Yang Kai’s debt was reduced by ten million and now he only owed the Proprietress more than six million.
On this day, Yang Kai was in his room examining the Universe Chart when he suddenly heard the Proprietress's voice calling out to him. He couldn’t help but grit his teeth and get off his bed.
Arriving in front of the Proprietress’ room, he knocked on the door and a lazy voice immediately called out, “Come in.”
Yang Kai pushed open the door and entered, his face twitching slightly.
The Proprietress was leaning on the incense burner with her hand resting on her forehead, with a lazy look on her face. It was unknown what kind of incense she had lit up in the room, but it was a light fragrance that cleansed one’s mind.
“Proprietress!” Yang Kai walked over, lowering his brow.
The Proprietress didn’t even look at him, simply waving her hand and sending something flying towards Yang Kai.
Yang Kai took it and was overjoyed. This was his Shadowless Gauze. Not long after he had come here, the Proprietress had asked for it and after more than a month, she had finally returned it.
When the Proprietress took it away, she didn’t say what she wanted to do, only saying she will keep it for a while, so how could Yang Kai dare to disagree?
TO BE CONTINUED...
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