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Most of the people walking past her were West Cold practitioners who had come to participate in the auction. Zhuang Li noticed that she wasn't many, and guessed that she was probably some kind of slave, which made him heave a sigh of relief.

When she sneaked near the tent and peeked inside, sure enough, Qing You drooped her head and followed the two little girls who had been captured and brought back, to bind them on the ground, but she did not see her walk over to Luo Lihua. Probably already bought.

Qing You seemed to have fallen asleep, with only her head lowered. The two burly guards who were seated around him were chatting on the side, full of energy. It was unrealistic for them to want to go in and release the both of them.

Just as Zhuang Li was at a loss for words, Zhuang Li felt someone holding onto the clothes at the back of her neck, and lifted it up. Before she could even turn her head to see who it was, she felt a blow to her head. Her entire body felt dizzy, and she was carried into the tent and thrown to the ground.

When she woke up, the first thing she felt was the water, which was wet and splashed on her body. She tried so hard to open her eyes, but more water entered them; she wanted to use her hands to wipe her eyes, but her first two hands were firmly tied behind her back, and her feet were also tightly bound, unable to move at all.

Then she felt as if she were being lifted up and slung over her shoulder like a sack, which made her stomach ache. She wanted to speak, but her throat didn't have the strength to do so, so she finally opened her eyes.

She was carried on the back by a burly man and was in an extremely sorry state, splashing water seemed to be trying to make her wake up from her coma in order to start the auction. Originally, she had not had the opportunity to take care of her hair for many days, and as she walked over, the dust and dirt on her hair fluttered all the way. It was extremely disgusting sneaking into her mouth, but now, she didn't even have the strength to spit it out.

He could faintly feel the burly man entering the arena and could hear the deafening screams from the surroundings. The big man lifted her, and she felt as if she were an insignificant prey being held by the arms and legs, held above her head like a fish on the verge of death.

The fire around her eyes, which she had just opened, blinded her eyes.

Qing You, where's Qing You? After her eyes had gotten used to the light, she looked around her and saw that Qing You was right behind her. Like her, Qing You was also lifted up by a big sized man.

He rolled his throat as he tried to accumulate some strength.

"Qing You, Qing You, what's wrong?"

Her weak voice was drowned out by the surrounding screams. The auction had already begun, the first batch of slaves had already been brought out by the big men and the bidders had already started.

The first auction would be split into many levels, and not only would the slaves become slaves from wealthy families, there would also be a portion of the slaves from the West Cold s. Perhaps it would be the children whose families were so poor that they could not even open the pots, the beautiful slaves would all be sold to the owners' houses as concubines, the young miss of the brothels, and the servants of the imperial palace.

Zhuang Li was probably already aware of her own fate, as the sounds of bidding made him almost turn deaf.

People were always being bought, she struggled, praying in her heart.

"I know that perhaps the sins of my past life had caused me to fall into my current state, and I don't know who I should beg for protection. Please, even if I am to be sold, please let me and Qing You be together, and don't let us separate."

The surrounding was still as lively as before. She struggled to finally fall from the big man's hand and rolled onto the ground. She didn't know where she was in pain, but her whole body was in pain and she was about to fall apart.

The burly man also didn't realize that this unobedient slave who was drugged still had strength to struggle. He lifted his leg and kicked right at Zhuang Li's abdomen, immediately feeling half of her body splitting apart from the pain.

She could only reflexively kneel on the ground with her stomach in her hands. The man didn't feel satisfied, so he bent down and picked her up from the back of her neck. Her clothes were tied around her neck, making her unable to breathe.

He closed his eyes in despair.

After waiting for a long time, the palm that he wanted to slap didn't come down. The surrounding voices also suddenly stopped. She opened her eyes and saw that the big man's other hand that was about to hit her was tightly entangled by a whip, unable to come down. Looking at the whip, the owner was a West Cold youth with deep facial features.

Zhuang Li was put down by the big sized man and leaned on the stone steps. Without any strength left in him, the youth threw a golden leaf onto the ground.

Is this to buy me? Am I worth so much money?

Then, when she saw a girl in red come out from behind the teenager, Zhuang Li immediately recognized her. Wasn't this the girl in red who had appeared beside the camel in their carriage just as they were entering Aroma Swallowing City?

Zhuang Li only learned a bit or two about West Cold from listening to the bandit chief's conversation these few days. She simply did not know what they were talking about and only faintly felt that the youth's gaze was clear, causing her to think of Li Liangxiao, who was as warm as a little deer.

"Please, please …" The corners of her mouth curled up, wondering if anyone would notice her.

Soon, the young lady in red reached her side and put her ear to her mouth.

"Save my sister, my sister …" Qing You... "

She struggled to turn her head, and looked towards Qing You's direction. It was unknown if the red clothed girl heard what he said, or if she understood what he said, but she did not have much strength left. After saying these words, she fainted again.

" nanny Jingshui didn't believe it at all when she said that you had woken up.

" My name is Ge Ya, what's your name? "

" My name is Zhuang Li, my sister Qing You? "

" "Don't worry, all of you were only given a small amount of incense and will be fine after a day of sleep. She's still young and has poor resistance and she's even fainted in the side palace. Just put your heart in your stomach, I've already ordered someone to take care of her."

" A side palace? "Where is this place?"

When I reported this to royal father, I only said that it was for the trade of maids and servants, but I didn't say anything about it. Furthermore, I even mentioned to the people who were kidnapped from the black market, and seized the opportunity to report to royal father.

Ge Ya was a rare playmate, she had never seen her mother before. She only knew that she was a phoenix and was different from her father. Her Tranquil Water nanny was also a phoenix.

The King doted on her, gave her a palace, and bestowed her countless gold pieces, but it couldn't make up for her lack of the loneliness of her peers. The few princesses stayed far away from her, and amongst the princes, only the Second Prince Xi Cuo was on good terms with her. Her personality was like a wild horse on the prairie, unrestrained and unrestrained. She followed Xi Cuo, who was willing to care about her, and messed around with her everyday, but now that she had Zhuang Li, she was even happier.

"Li, what exactly is the Great Phoenix like? Is it like nanny Jingshui said?" She and Zhuang Li were of the same age and quickly became good sisters.

Zhuang Li then began to tell her about the Great Phoenix that she knew, how there were as many streets as Xingyun and the mysterious Brightmoon Restaurant in the eyes of the masses.

"Great Phoenix is indeed a good place."