Chapter 78 - Of Auction

After the initial clown show from Lin Cai, the auction event continued on without a hitch.

Everybody acted normal as the previous incident didn't keep them in mind much longer when items being auctioned were more valuable as they went on.

"Hahaha, as expected of an auction event organized by Madam Liu and her amazing son, Lee Tao."

"I know right, all the items here are extremely hard to find, yet we can use our spirit stones to acquire them."

"This auction event has got to be the best out of every auction this year."

Since Lee Tao had displayed his full prowess and decisiveness when dealing with his enemies, respect and honor were all thrown toward him.

In the cultivation world, as long as one can prove themselves capable, everyone would pay respect to them.

And today, Lee Tao had not only get rid of his 'trash' status, but he had also shown everyone in the Tianyun Kingdom that he was not someone to be messed with.

If anyone said otherwise, then they should look at Lin Cai first before speaking up.

A few hours quickly passed by as Liu Meng slammed on the miniature hammer with a brightful expression.

"That's the end of the auction, and I, Liu Meng, would like to thank every participant here for attending our first auction event." Liu Meng announced as she flashed some of her cleavages out.

"Liu Meng goddess, I love you~"

"Kyaaa, her cleavage had just sent me to heaven."

With a little bit of fan service to mark the end of the auction event, Liu Meng had successfully completed her job as the auctioneer for tonight.

'Hehehe, hopefully, Madam Liu would give me a raise for my effort.' She thought as she bid farewell to everyone.

As the curtain closes for the auction event, the VIP guests also give their polite farewell message to Madam Liu before leaving.

However, it was clear that everyone was happy about this event as they all obtained the item they wanted. 

Maybe except for Gong Lao, who had his financial situation exposed to everyone and was only able to get some leftover scraps.

'Just you wait, Chen Tong. I will remember this debt.' Gong Lai sneered in his mind as he left grumpily.

After most people had left, only Zhao Qiang and Zhao Wenxu were left in the VIP Section along with Madam Liu, Lee Tao, and Tang Lingling.

"Anyway, when will you visit me, Madam Liu?" Zhao Qiang laughed heartily as he offered an invitation. 

"My daughter, Zhao Wenxu, had been missing you dearly and would refuse to listen to my advice." He added.

"I-It's not like that, father…" Zhao Wenxu replied with a somewhat blushed expression.

To be exposed in the public was definitely not something she liked. 

Meanwhile, Liu Ying giggled softly, "Someday, I'll be visiting."

And she continued, "If Zhao Wenxu really misses me, then she is welcome to come to my clan anytime she wants."

"B-But I don't want to visit the Lee Clan," Zhao Wenxu pouted.

Liu Ying raised an eyebrow.

"Why not?" She asked.

Zhao Wenxu bit her lip softly as she didn't wish to say it aloud.

It was at this moment that Lee Tao suddenly intervened as he laughed aloud. 

"Isn't it pretty obvious? Zhao Wenxu despised the Lee Clan to the gut, and visiting it is enough to make her vomit." Lee Tao said.

"Is that the truth?" Liu Ying asked as she gazed at Zhao Wenxu.

Zhao Wenxu remained silent as she purposely avoided her gaze. That action alone was enough to show that Lee Tao's words had hit the target.

Liu Ying smiled softly as she walked toward Zhao Wenxu.

Patting her head slightly, she whispered, "I won't live in the Lee Clan anymore. Thus, you can come and visit me whenever you want at my Liu Clan."

Zhao Wenxu held a shocked expression as she stared at her.

"Y-You're moving back to the Liu Clan?" She asked.

Liu Ying nodded her head.

'There's no point in living in the Lee Clan anymore now.' Liu Ying thought as she reassured Zhao Wenxu.

"Pay me a visit in two days from now, and you will see me there." 

"That's a promise then. I'll be making a visit every day." 

Meanwhile, Lee Tao shook his head as he showed a disgusted expression at Zhao Wenxu.

"Please don't visit us. I don't want to see your face every day." He said.

"Hmph, who said I want to see your face? I don't want to stay near a person who can't even respect a woman's dignity."

"Dignity? What dignity do you have with that flat chest of yours?"

"Y-You-"

Lee Tao ignored her angry and pouty expression as he turned around to leave the VIP Section.

"Madam Liu, you should really knock some sense into his head," Zhao Wenxu complained as she felt her blood boiling from the disrespectful attitude of Lee Tao.

Liu Ying smiled awkwardly as she glanced at Zhao Qiang, hoping that he would help her out in this situation.

Zhao Qiang was clever enough as he quickly made some random excuse about an important meeting in the imperial court and dragged Zhao Wenxu away.

Sometime later, Liu Ying went back to her usual office as she listened to the report from Liu Meng.

"Today's auction event, we had earned a revenue of approximately 500 billion spirit stones." Liu Meng reported.

And she continued, "Although we received a ton of spirit stones, most of the transactions were completed with other unique treasures that they had offered such as weapons, techniques, pill formulas, and alchemy pills."

Liu Ying nodded her head as she finished scanning through the documents.

"This is more profit than I had expected," She then said in a business-like manner.

"It's probably because of the new policy that we implemented. Every Clan can relax now and not be afraid of being robbed or killed in the next 3 months." 

"Mhmm, that is most likely the case." Liu Ying mumbled as she dropped her pen. 

"Times are changing, and we must also adapt if we want to survive in this cruel world."