Part 2
Sure enough, it was finally won by a guest for nine million star coins.
The second item followed closely: two double-S-level energy crystals, auctioned together, not separately.
Finally, someone took them for ten million star coins.
The next few items were all energy crystals capable of enhancing spiritual power. As they went on, the level of the crystals dropped, but the quantity increased, so the value didn’t drop much.
Hao Yan couldn’t help his itchy hands and spent fifteen million star coins on ten A-level energy crystals.
Soon, with the energy crystals auctioned off, the most crucial moment of this auction arrived.
This time, the manager personally took the stage, smiling at the guests packed in the dimness below. “Next is today’s final, show-stopping auction item. Calling it an auction item isn’t quite right; it should be called a work of art.”
Someone asked doubtfully, “Art? Why?”
The manager smiled mysteriously. “You’ll know soon.”
As the manager stepped aside and clapped his hands, the brightly lit stage suddenly darkened. Simultaneously, a cage covered with a red cloth rose from beneath the stage.
Ning Yunyi frowned deeply at this sight, his expression turning ugly.
Young Master Bai hadn’t made a sound, watching unhappily, but he endured and continued watching.
The surroundings quickly quieted down, though some people still whispered. As the manager stepped forward and slowly pulled open the red cloth, the moment the person inside was revealed, the surroundings became strangely silent.
Finally, they knew why the manager called this an auction item, yet also a work of art.
The area around the cage was dark. As the red cloth was lifted, only a beam of light hit the young man sitting cross-legged inside.
He wore a black Tang suit with gold patterns, imitating the Ancient Blue Star style. The slightly oversized clothes made his slender figure even more apparent.
The buttons were fastened to the very top, but a black collar designed to suppress spiritual power encircled his fair, slender neck, making his skin reflect the light.
Short silver-white hair framed a face so pale it was almost transparent, with a thrillingly exquisite beauty. But because he was too thin, he had a fragility that seemed like he would break at a touch.
Perhaps hearing the movement, the young man slowly opened his eyes, a pair of magnificent red eyes gazing calmly ahead.
The distinct black and white were embellished with red pupils like agate. His face, white to near transparency, and his fragility left many present mesmerized.
The manager watched this scene with satisfaction. He knew that after today, their South City Underground City would definitely make a splash.
Even though they had sold quite a few half-beasts, he had to admit the one before him was the most perfect one he had found. Unfortunately, obtaining him wasn’t easy; they lost quite a few men. The boy had high spiritual power, but fortunately, he still fell into their hands willingly.
Some came for the secret that half-beasts could enhance spiritual power, but seeing the boy’s appearance now, they felt he was worth bidding on even if he were just an ordinary person.
At this moment, the manager continued, “Also, this person’s spiritual power level is the highest we’ve auctioned so far: an S-level spiritual power expert.”
Strong spiritual power meant the enhancement feedback to the master would also be higher.
The people present got excited, urging the manager to announce the starting price immediately.
The manager raised his hand to quiet everyone, then suddenly yanked something. The spiritual power suppression collar on the boy’s neck lit up. Unknown what was done, the boy’s pupils turned even redder, and then, right before everyone’s eyes, he vanished.
Not vanished, but as the black Tang suit fell, a snow-white rabbit with long ears and red eyes, a bit bigger than a palm, appeared in everyone’s view.
The rabbit’s fur stood on end due to the manager’s action just now. The suppression collar on its neck shrank with its body shape, impossible to shake off.
Someone gasped, and finally shouted impatiently at the manager, “Quick, you can start now!”
Ning Yunyi had been frowning since the boy revealed his face. Staring at the boy’s silver hair and red eyes from the start, for some reason, he suddenly remembered someone.
It was the loyal servant Elias who appeared alongside the cannon fodder Ning Xingyao in the book. He also had silver hair and red eyes.
The book didn’t mention he was a half-beast, but clearly, he didn’t match the boy before him either.
Elias constantly followed behind Ning Xingyao like an invisible man, wearing a mask. Only once did it accidentally slip off in front of the protagonist, scaring him.
From then on, Elias never took off his mask again.
The book was written from the protagonist’s perspective, only mentioning casually: With such beautiful eyes, how could his face be so terrifying, with so many scars? What kind of person was he in the past?
Later, this loyal servant was buried in that ruin along with Ning Xingyao.
Ning Yunyi looked at the red-eyed rabbit on stage. The other party seemed to know his fate, yet roared in a low voice and bared his teeth at everyone below in a threat.
But a rabbit with suppressed spiritual power, like a cripple, posed no threat at all.
Someone couldn’t help but let out an amused laugh, actually finding it pleasing.
Ning Yunyi frowned, and Young Master Bai beside him wasn’t feeling any better.
Young Master Bai looked at the red-eyed rabbit on stage with a sullen face, inexplicably feeling a lump in his throat.
If not for his father’s protection, would he also be possibly locked in a cage and sold like this at any time?
Hao Yan beside them was seeing this for the first time too, and he didn’t feel very comfortable. He wanted to leave, regretting coming over to watch. If it weren’t for turning into a rabbit later, he clearly looked just like an ordinary person.
Unlike the silence of the four at Ning Yunyi’s table, the others were obviously more curious. Those who knew the secret of enhancing spiritual power were determined to get this rabbit.
宗翎 (Zong Ling) was also stunned by that glance on stage just now. That near-transparent skin inexplicably reminded him of Ning Yunyi.
Ning Yunyi’s skin tone was even more mesmerizing than the boy’s, a color one would fall for at a glance, not to mention that perfect face.
If one looked closely, one would find a hint of resemblance between his brows and eyes and Ning Yunyi’s.
But it was uncertain if it was the appearance that was similar, or that arrogant expression refusing to submit or bow down.
Zong Ling stared blankly at the boy, clearly with a look of determination to win.
Beside him, Mu Jiayi looked ugly. He brought Zong Ling here to spend money to buy this half-beast for him to enhance his spiritual power. As a result, since the boy came out, this man’s eyes only cared about staring at the boy’s face.
He didn’t care about Zong Ling, but he also didn’t want to give up this fiancé.
Not to mention it was just a little plaything.
Mu Jiayi’s eyes darkened, but he didn’t spoil the fun at this moment. Once he bought it, he had plenty of ways to make Zong Ling give up.
The manager whetted everyone’s appetite enough before smiling and saying, “It seems everyone can’t wait to bid. So, now for the final auction item, Elias—officially open for bidding, starting price ten million star coins.”
Following the manager’s announcement, bids rose one after another.
At the mention of the name Elias, Ning Yunyi suddenly looked up in surprise at the red-eyed rabbit on stage, his brows furrowed tightly, his face uglier than ever before.
He had guessed it might be, but the moment it was confirmed, he still couldn’t connect the cruel description in the book with the boy he just saw.
Moreover, Elias was the loyal servant who eventually lived and died protecting Ning Xingyao.
And Ning Xingyao might be his cub.
Beside him, Young Master Bai sniffled, looking at Ning Yunyi pitifully. “Uncle, he’s so pitiful. Can I bid for him?”
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