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I glanced askance at the smart aleck and ignored his incessant chatter, focusing my attention on the Auction center, waiting for the auction to begin.
After a while, many spirits and ghosts came up one after another. They all looked fearful and respectful when they saw Yanqing. Before long, except for the space around me and Yanqing, everywhere else was full. This caused the incoming ghosts to look at me with envy and resentment, especially the female spirits or ghosts, as if I were occupying their space.
"Yuan Yuan, you've become the enemy of women. You should know that King of the Underworld is not an adult is famous for being charming and powerful. He is the object of admiration for countless female souls and ghosts in the underworld. You dare to sit next to him, be careful not to be drowned in jealousy. I have to keep my distance from you, so I don't end up not knowing how I died," smart aleck said with a bit of schadenfreude, while quietly creating a lot of distance between us. I'm really afraid of getting into trouble.
"I don't think you should call yourself smart aleck, you should call yourself a coward. Besides, it's not like I sat next to him on purpose, it was him, Hades, who came over and sat next to me," I said, feeling disgusted by smart aleck's behavior, and snorted coldly.
It's as if the romance over here didn't hear my conversation with smart aleck. Suddenly, he stood up and waved his hand towards the dark crowd of ghosts. A strong, fragrant black mist emanated from his hand, causing the spirits and ghosts to kneel down and express their gratitude, even smart aleck knelt down to thank him.
I also received the black mist and immediately felt a cool and refreshing sensation throughout my body. Could this be the blessing of Hades? It feels pretty good.
However, I really can't kneel down to thank him. Unlike when facing Master Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, I can kneel down because Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is a god deeply rooted in my heart. But in my eyes, Barrister is still just a person from the mortal world, and I am somewhat familiar with him, so I really can't kneel down.
But I can't just accept his kindness for nothing, so I thought of a compromise. I got up and bowed to him to express my gratitude, then continued to focus on the Auction center scene.
"Miss Yuan, don't stare so nervously at the Auction center. We still have some time before the event starts. What are you planning to bid on? Tell me, and I'll keep an eye out for it." After finishing her blessings, Yanqing sat next to me and tried to make small talk. But I was still upset about what happened earlier and didn't believe she would actually help me, so I chose to ignore her.
"Hey, Miss Yuan, if you don't want to tell me, then I'll tell you what I'm bidding on. I'm going for the highlight of today, the life insurance money. They say there are only a few of these available each year, and I can't believe I stumbled upon it just when I needed it. Talk about luckiness, haha..." It seemed like she was deliberately hinting at me, and Yanqing's smile was quite lewd.
Does this guy know that I'm here to try my luck with the life insurance money? He plans to come and compete with me, how shameless. Thinking of this, I suddenly put on a cold face and said, "Alright, then let's see who's better."
"Oh, I see, so Miss Yuan is also here for the life insurance money just like me. That's really not good. I was entrusted by someone and I must get this life insurance money. I really can't let Miss Yuan have it. Will Miss Yuan not blame me?" The romantic tone of his words made me feel a sense of shamelessness.
"Hmph! You said it's every man for himself, but we agreed beforehand that you can't use your power to oppress others," I coldly retorted, ignoring the bastard who was trying to take my life. I never show kindness to those who try to take away my livelihood.
Yanqing seemed completely indifferent to my coldness, still smiling as if he didn't care at all. It was as if he had the upper hand, but this time, seeing that I didn't respond, he surprisingly fell silent just like me.
Surrounding us, there was no movement, and they didn't dare to come out. However, those female spirits and ghosts kept staring at me with their eyes as if they were cold snakes, making me feel a chill as if I were being targeted.
Fortunately, not long after, in this eerie silence, the auction began. The first to take the stage was the auctioneer, and to my surprise, the auctioneer was a polite duck. However, the duck's gaze gave me a creepy feeling, and looking at it made me inexplicably afraid. Even though I was scared, I still wanted to stare into its eyes, as if there was something inside that was attracting me, making it impossible for me to look away.
So confused that I had been staring at its eyes since the auction started, I had no idea what had been auctioned off. Luckily, I managed to come to my senses at the last moment.
I don't know how much time had passed when I finally came to. I just happened to hear the eerie auctioneer whisper, "Now, for the final item of this auction, life insurance money. I won't say much about its benefits. Starting price is 100,000, highest bidder wins."
As soon as the host's voice fell, the previously quiet romance seemed to wake up as if just awakened, instantly becoming spirited.
Seeing him like this, I immediately pressed my temple to make myself more awake, not to be confused, and not to look at the host's eerie eyes.
Glancing at the romance novel, I immediately felt a surge of energy, as if I had been injected with chicken blood. After all, it's just an unlimited credit card, just numbers, what's the big deal? I secretly encouraged myself in my heart, and then gave the romance novel a fierce glare. I really wanted to kill it with my eyes. Why did it have to compete with me for life insurance money? Doesn't it know that I'm counting on that to save my life? Even if you want to give face to your boss in the mortal world, you shouldn't compete with me.
"Miss Yuan, don't glare at me. Even if you glare at me, I won't let go. I have no choice. Life insurance money is so scarce, and I don't have any extra. I can only reluctantly compete with you. Sigh, I really don't want to compete with you, Miss Yuan. I really have a good impression of you. I would love to give this life insurance money to you, but I can't. I promised someone else, and I must keep my promise," the romance novel pretended to look very distressed as it spoke to me, making me feel like I wanted to vomit.
"Don't waste words, let's start the bidding," I said coldly, giving the show-off a sideways glance once again.
"Alright, I bid one hundred thousand and one," Yanqing opened his mouth and announced a price, only one dollar higher than the previous auction's starting price. Strangely, no one seemed suspicious, not even the host, who looked completely unfazed, as if it was nothing.
After thinking for a moment, in order to avoid being taken advantage of, I also shouted, "102,000 yuan." As soon as the bidding price fell, there was a sudden gasp from the audience, especially smart aleck, who looked at me as if I was asking for trouble.
What's the meaning of this? Am I not allowed to bid just because he is Hades? Do I have to give in to him and hand over the life-saving life insurance money? No, it's impossible. No matter what, today I must win this life insurance money. I ignored the gasps and stared fearlessly at Yanqing, as if to say, "We agreed not to use power to oppress others."
"Don't give me that innocent look. It's not my fault they adore me so much. I can't help it." Yanqing said with a face full of innocence, then continued with the offer, "One hundred thousand and three yuan."
"One hundred thousand and four yuan. Yanqing, can you stop raising the price by one yuan each time? Just tell me the highest amount you can offer." After thinking for a moment, I couldn't hold back my impatience. If this person keeps raising the price by one yuan at a time, how long will this tug-of-war end? I don't have much time, only about twelve hours.
"Okay, then I won't take the picture. I'll give it to you. How about that? I'm pretty considerate, right? I saved you a lot of money."
Suddenly, I didn't expect this romantic line to come out, which made me stunned. I asked in disbelief, "Are you serious? You're not lying to me."
"Of course it's true, host. This life insurance money This King Do not has been confirmed. The highest bidder now is this Miss Yuan. You make the final call." The romance in my astonished gaze once again uttered astonishing words, causing the previously gasping spirits to instantly petrify, as if they didn't recognize their Hades.
They never expected that the always lofty Hades would let something he coveted be taken by a nobody like me. You see, in the underworld, strength determines everything, and for Hades to have such high visibility, it shows just how strong he is. For such a powerful figure to take a tolerant attitude towards the challenge from a nobody like me, it truly is beyond their imagination.
After a moment, a round of applause erupted, accompanied by some women exclaiming things like "I love you, you're so handsome, I want to marry you," and other infatuated words.
In my bewildered gaze, the auctioneer struck three times, indicating that I had successfully bid on the life insurance money that could save my life. I didn't care about anything else at that moment—I was instantly filled with happiness, my eyes sparkling, and I was on the verge of fainting.
"Excuse me, Miss Yuan, are you paying by card or in cash?" The host's voice successfully woke me up a bit. When I looked into the eyes of the duck host, I found that its eyes were quite normal. Could it be that I was just under a spell? I secretly muttered in my heart, "Whatever, as long as I pay, I can get the life-saving insurance money. I don't care about all these other things." So I immediately took out the unlimited credit card and held it up high, saying, "I'll pay by card. Can I swipe it now?"
"Yes, please come up," nodded the duck host.
Successfully swiped the card, I was so excited that I was trembling as I raised it, waiting for the host to hand me the life insurance money.
"Miss Yuan, this is the life insurance money you bid for, please take it." The host held up the life insurance money and handed it to me.
After receiving the life insurance money, I immediately felt a cool sensation and it was quite elastic. I was so happy just now that I didn't get a good look at what the life insurance money looks like. Now, up close, the life insurance money looks similar to ancient copper coins, just a bit smaller in size. It shines brightly, and there seems to be a black ring inside the hole of the copper coin. I don't know what it is. The whole life insurance money has a strange fragrance, and the shiny part feels cool to the touch and looks crystal clear, as if it would break with a little force. So, I couldn't help but ask the host, "This life insurance money, won't it break if I squeeze it?"
"It will definitely break. This is just a fruit from the Tree of Life, enchanted by a powerful spellcaster from the upper realm. It can dispel all curses, so of course, it will break," Romance suddenly appeared behind me and reminded me with a smile.
"Miss Yuan, how about I help you pack it into the box, and then you can take it?" duck host thought for a moment and suggested to me.
"Alright, just be careful with the packaging," without hesitation, I handed the life insurance money to the host again, asking him to repackage it for me. It's not worth it if it breaks before I figure out how to use it.
In no time, it was all wrapped up. Looking at the exquisite packaging box, it made me sigh inwardly: "This auction is indeed an industry under the name of the Dark Lord, even the packaging box is especially exquisite."
I saw a top-quality dark wooden box, covered with intricate patterns, inside of which was a finely crafted jade small box, making me unable to resist the urge to buy it.
"Miss Yuan, it's all wrapped up. Please take it." After the host finished wrapping it, they carefully handed it to me. But just as I was about to take it with joy, the space in front of my eyes distorted for a moment. In the process of the fluctuating space, I inadvertently saw a sly smile in Yuan's eyes as she said, "Who made you so indecisive? It's only been twelve hours, goodbye. The life insurance money is mine now. Thank you for paying for me."
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