Longevity: Starting from the Qi Tags - Chapter 109
Chapter 109: Chapter 99: Dragon ‘s Blood Grass, The Item That Defies Heaven and Change Fate!_2
Translator: 549690339
After seeing everyone off, Shu Xiaoxiao promptly closed the gates to the mansion.
“Young Master, this will be our new home now, right?” she asked, trying to control her excitement.
“Hmm.” “Young Master, we won’t be moving again, will we?”
“Hmm.”
“That’s great!” Shu Xiaoxiao was instantly filled with motivation.
With her cultivation level, she promptly began to clean the courtyard.
Night fell.
Jiang Yuan looked towards the foot of the mountain, where the lights from the Outer Court flickered like fireflies in the darkness.
Shu Xiaoxiao came over to Jiang Yuan: “Young Master, I’ve finished cleaning the entire mansion and your bedroom has been tidied up as well. All your clothes have been sorted out too.”
Her face was somewhat flushed. Despite a few hours of hard work that left her feeling somewhat weary, she felt valued whenever she was able to do something for the Young Master. “Let’s go! Follow me down the mountain!” A moment later.
The pair arrived at the Treasure Pavilion.
The place was brightly lit, with powerful people occasionally flashing past and going into the Treasure Pavilion.
Just then, the crowd began to stir.
Jiang Yuan, seizing the moment, noticed a few people draped in black and red cloaks. There was a small red sword inscribed on their robes.
Pedestrians on both sides of the road made way for them as they saw them coming.
At that moment, the man leading the group caught sight of Jiang Yuan’s gaze and stared back in surprise.
Jiang Yuan is here too!
He couldn’t help but recall the report he received from his subordinates in the daytime.
An Outer-sect Disciple named Lin Hao had died by the Cangjiang River a month ago.
The only clue left at the time was the trace of Surging Wave Palm, a very powerful martial art.
Nobody had suspected Jiang Yuan initially, as there was no conflict between the two of them and Jiang Yuan didn’t possess such formidable strength.
But after seeing Jiang Yuan’s performance during the Inner Sect’s assessment in the broad daylight, the few disciples who were sent to investigate immediately ranked Jiang Yuan as the prime suspect and reported back to him.
With these thoughts in mind, he started to walk towards Jiang Yuan.
Watching the man walking towards him, Jiang Yuan looked somewhat puzzled.
Why was the Enforcement Hall looking into him?
Could it be because of Lin Hao?
“You are Jiang Yuan?” the leading man asked.
“Correct. ”
“Come to the Enforcement Hall tomorrow!”
He spoke in a casual tone, as though talking about an ordinary matter.
“Why?” questioned Jiang Yuan.
“Why?” he said coldly: “I suspect you had something to do with the death of Outer Sect Disciple Lin Hao. Come to the Enforcement Hall tomorrow to cooperate with our investigation.”
Jiang Yuan shook his head: “I don’t have time.”
“Whether or not you have time, the captain’s words are orders, not open for negotiation!” said one of his deputies standing beside him.
The leading man didn’t dispute this, instead fixing his gaze on Jiang Yuan, brimming with formidable energy, as if exerting an invisible pressure on him.
Jiang Yuan gave a light laugh: “Your suspicion doesn’t count for much. Come look for me when you have evidence.”
After saying this, Jiang Yuan turned around and walked straight into the Treasure Pavilion.
At this point, Jiang Yuan began to understand.
No wonder everyone feared the Enforcement Hall so much. After seeing the performance of Xiao Ruochen last time, he thought people were overreacting and that the Enforcement Hall was relatively strict and fair.
But from the current situation, it seemed some people in the Enforcement Hall were abusing their power, behaving as if they were superior.
No wonder ordinary disciples treated them like deadly snakes and scorpions.
Watching Jiang Yuan’s defiant stride, the man’s face hardened.
Initially, he was only planning to question him routinely, not intending to give Jiang Yuan a hard time since he was a new official favorite.
But Jiang Yuan’s behavior just now made him feel as if his face was burning, showing blatant disregard for the Enforcement Hall.
Even more so, he completely disregarded his presence.
Especially hearing the whispers behind him made it harder for him to back down.
At this point, his deputy also chimed in: “Brother Qian, this Jiang Yuan clearly doesn’t take us seriously! Just because he emerged as the champion of the Inner Sect assessment, he now thinks highly of himself. Back then, weren’t you also the champion of the Inner Sect Assessment?”
“Enough with the nonsense.”
With those words, he strode into the Treasure Pavilion with his group.
It wasn’t until they entered that anyone dared to speak again.
“The Enforcement Hall is as arrogant as always! They’re summoning Jiang
Yuan for an investigation without any evidence.”
“Exactly! Who would dare to speak against them since they have the authority granted by the Sect, acting under the guise of righteousness.”
“That’s right! Fortunately, Hall Leader Xiao has been attempting to rectify the
Enforcement Hall, hopefully, things will improve.”
“That’s tough! That’s human nature!” Upon hearing this, everyone sighed.
Third floor of the Treasure Pavilion.
“Young Master Jiang, please take a seat!”
A maid led Jiang Yuan and Xiaoxiao to a private room.
Jiang Yuan looked down at the lower floor. The seats were mostly filled up by now, and the items on the auction stand were already well prepared.
After a moment.
An old man dressed in Taoist robes with an impressive appearance stepped out from behind the curtains.
Ding!
He struck the gavel once.
“You’ve all heard of my reputation. I’m the Chief Appraiser of the Treasure Pavilion, and I will be hosting this auction. I can guarantee on my honor that if any of the auction items are counterfeit, we will compensate tenfold!”
As his words fell, he struck the gavel once more.
“Enough with the chatter, I know that the time of you esteemed cultivators is valuable, so I declare – let the auction begin!”
Seeing the multitude of gazes below converging, he nodded in satisfaction, unveiling the first item from under the red cloth.
“The first auction item is the Blood-drinking Blade. It’s a magical artifact with three prohibitions, starting bid at 1000 lower-grade spiritual stones.”
Jiang Yuan saw the items on the stage below and was instantly surprised.
He recognized this blade. It was the same sword Lin Hao had contributed, a magical long blade with three prohibitions.
He was the one who sold the blade to the Treasure Pavilion, at a price of 1,300 lower-grade spiritual stones.
He was suddenly curious about how many lower-grade spiritual stones can this prohibition blade fetch.
Soon, some people started bidding below, starting from 1,000 and climbed to 1,300, when the bidders started to thin out.
Eventually, it was called out at 1,380 lower-grade spiritual stones, and no other bids came forth.
After a while.
The elderly man knocked the gavel and announced: “Sold for 1,380 lower-grade spiritual stones, congratulations to customer No. 60 for winning the blade with a three-prohibition artifact.”
The price was somewhat beyond Jiang Yuan’s expectations.
Initially, he sold this blade to the Treasure Pavilion for 1,300 and he didn’t expect that they would only profit 80 lower-grade spiritual stones when they auctioned it off.
By this token, the Treasure Pavilion seemed quite fair.
Jiang Yuan thought to himself.
After that, one object after another was auctioned off. Watching those items, Jiang Yuan felt uninterested and couldn’t muster up any enthusiasm.
About fifteen minutes later.
The elderly man spoke: “The item up for auction is a 300-year-old Dragonblood Grass. This herb can enhance one’s qi and blood and is exceptionally effective for those in the Body Forging Realm. Even for Inner Sect Disciples in the Meridian Opening Realm, it can also enhance their cultivation base, strengthen their physical body, and provide stability in their breakthrough.’
“We have a total of five bundles of Dragonblood Grass up for auction, with a starting price of 2,000 lower-grade spiritual stones!
