As the Universe Turns - Chapter 410
Chapter 410 Chaos
After Luo Die left, Xiao Chen sat back in his seat as if nothing had happened. He would occasionally chat and laugh with the people beside him, not showing the slightest bit of nervousness.
Half an hour passed like this, The Chamber of Commerce’s barter had finally begun, and the crowd gradually quieted down. Four people walked onto the stage in the building. Old man Qingyi, who was in front of them, laughed loudly, “The first barter was the Hundred Refinements Root that a mysterious fellow Daoist deposited in the Golden Feather Pavilion six months ago. Today, a senior is willing to trade a thousand-year-old dragon tendons.”
“Oh …”
As soon as these words were spoken, many people on the lower seats cried out in alarm. Although the Hundred Refinements Root was precious, this thousand year old Dragon Tendon was even more undesirable. Could it be that someone was really willing to trade it for it?
The crowd immediately began to discuss. Many people shook their heads and sighed. This was a completely unequal exchange. The owner of the Hundred Refinements Root had taken advantage of it greatly. Unfortunately, he did not have a Hundred Refinements Root. Otherwise, he would have been able to exchange for a thousand year old dragon tendon.
After a while, the crowd gradually quieted down. Old man Qingyi could clearly see the disappointment in the crowd. He smiled and said, “Everyone, calm down. Today, this senior is not just a thousand-year-old dragon tendon. In the future, more thousand-year-old dragon tendon will be put into the Golden Feather Pavilion. Everyone can exchange for it.”
“What …”
The crowd started to discuss again. After a long time, the surroundings gradually quieted down. Everyone wanted to see who was able to take out so many thousand-year-old dragon tendons with such a large sum of money. From beginning to end, Xiao Chen sat in his seat and remained silent.
Old man Qingyi smiled and said to a young man behind him, “Open the box and let everyone see the Hundred Refinements Root first.”
“Yes …”
The man unhurriedly opened the box. However, the moment the box was opened, Old man Qingyi’s smile stiffened on his face. The man was also shocked, and even the box almost slipped out of his hand.
“What’s going on …”
Old man Qingyi thought that it was the wrong one, so he immediately glared at Old man Zi Yi behind the stage, “Old Xu! What’s going on …”
Old man Zi Yi didn’t know what had happened. The entire Golden Feather Pavilion became stiff. He hurriedly went up to the stage and looked at the box. He was also shocked. The box couldn’t have been taken wrong, but the Hundred Refinements Root inside was still fine. Why had it turned into an ordinary tree root …
“Shit …”
Old man Qingyi seemed to have suddenly realized something and immediately said to the two young disciples behind him who were holding the box containing the Dragon Ribs, “Open the box!”
The two disciples didn’t know what had happened, so they could only open the box in panic. However, the moment the box opened, a flash of light appeared. The dragon tendons didn’t appear, but a vine that was seventy to eighty feet long appeared on the stage. The two disciples were immediately frightened to the point that their faces turned pale.
“What happened?”
Many people stood up from their seats when they saw the dragon tendon vine on the stage. It had been so many years, but this was the first time they had seen such a funny thing in the Golden Feather Pavilion. What was going on?
The two old men on the stage were scared to death. This time, they finally understood what had happened. Old man Zi Yi’s face turned pale and he hurriedly said, “Quick! Seal off all the exits and ban anyone from entering or leaving!”
At this moment, the crowd became even more chaotic. Xiao Chen had already taken advantage of the chaos to tear off the wrinkled mask on his face and knead it together with his black robe. His internal force trembled, turning it into ashes.
“Hey! What is your Golden Feather Pavilion doing?”
“What the hell? Why did you suddenly block the exit?”
“What’s going on? What happened?”
As the blockade order was issued, the situation became even more out of control. Which of the people who came to the Golden Feather Pavilion today were ordinary people? The two elders on the stage realized that this blockade was no good. If this continued, there would definitely be people causing trouble. At that time, the situation would become even more out of control.
“How is it? Did you find that person?”
“Senior … Senior, I didn’t see that person. He was clearly still there, but he disappeared in a flash …”
“Find him! He must still be in the building. Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must find him!”
“Yes, yes …”
All the disciples of the Golden Feather Pavilion moved out at this moment. They searched inside and outside, not letting go of a single corner. However, no matter how they searched, even if they flipped the entire Golden Feather Pavilion over, how could they still find that “old man”?
Not long after, the crowd became restless. Many people revealed expressions of dissatisfaction and were even asked to search their bodies. However, the people present were all people with identities in the vicinity of Wind Sand City. How could they accept such suspicions?
Clearly, a body search was impossible, and it was also impossible to continue sealing off like this. At this moment, the matter could only be reduced to a small one, rather than becoming more and more troublesome.
Just as the two old men were panicking, a figure suddenly floated down from the roof. It was a handsome man, dressed in brilliant golden clothes and holding a golden feather fan in his hand. It was the owner of this place, known as “Golden Feather Childe”.
“Golden Feather Childe …”
Seeing this person come down, the crowd finally quieted down. No one dared to continue causing trouble. Golden Feather Childe clasped his fists and smiled. He said to everyone, “It was Golden Feather Tower that neglected everyone today. Please don’t blame me …”
“No, it’s not … Golden Feather Childe, what’s going on?” Someone in the crowd asked.
Jin Yu Childe smiled gently. His entire body looked calm and collected. He smiled and said, “Nothing happened. It was just a temporary problem. I’m afraid that the Chamber of Commerce today won’t be able to continue. I’m very sorry, everyone. Don’t blame me …”
As soon as he finished speaking, the disciples of the Golden Feather Pavilion immediately opened all the exits. Everyone shook their heads and sighed. They had no choice but to leave.
After everyone left, Jin Yu Childe’s expression suddenly turned extremely cold and terrifying. The two old men on the stage immediately fell into an ice cellar. With a “putong” sound, they knelt down, their entire bodies trembling like chaff. “It was a small carelessness, Childe, spare me …”
“Useless trash!”
Jin Yu Childe flicked his sleeve and said coldly, “I, Jin Yu Tower, have been here for hundreds of years. I have never seen such a ridiculous thing as this. I can’t catch up to anyone within three days. I want to see you again!” With that, he kicked his feet and flew towards the roof, leaving only the two old men lying limp on the ground.
…
After leaving the city, Xiao Chen went all the way to the old forest in the mountains last night. About an hour later, he arrived at the place where he pulled down the vine last night. However, there was no sign of Luo Die here.
“Miss Luo Die?”
Xiao Chen searched around for a while, but didn’t respond at all. He thought to himself that she wouldn’t leave for no reason. Could it be that something had happened to her?
At this moment, a cold wind blew over. He saw something hanging from a tree branch not far away. When he approached it, he saw a light purple corner of his clothes. He could tell that this was the clothes worn by Luo Die.
At this moment, he immediately made up his mind. He pointed his feet and immediately unleashed his divine art, chasing after him in this direction.