Chapter 157 The Auction Begins

　　Although only about two months had passed since he last saw Ni Dongmei, it didn't seem like that long.

　　But Fang Yue still felt a sense of disorientation, as the various experiences in Mo Village flooded his mind.

　　Fang Yue didn't expect to see Ni Dongmei again in this way, and he certainly didn't expect to see Wei Ba in this way.

　　"Who is that person?!"

　　"No mistake, that's an elder of the Jibing Sect! Ni Dongmei!"

　　"Why is she here? Hehe! Looks like there's a good show to watch!"

　　"The elders of the Jibing Sect and the Liehuo Sect are both present, and the most important Jibing Saintess of the Jibing Sect is imprisoned at the Blackbird Auction, to be auctioned as the finale item. Things are getting interesting!"

　　Coming back to their senses, many people began to gloat, wondering how the Blackbird Auction would end.

　　Don't let their words fool you; in reality, most of the people present couldn't afford to offend either the Jibing Sect or the Liehuo Sect.

　　But the Blackbird Auction was the first to bear the brunt of the excitement!

　　The Blackbird Auction was backed by four princes, and the Clown Host was the representative of the Fourth Prince. In addition, the Liehuo Sect was also a pawn of the Fourth Prince… It seemed that the Fourth Prince was about to take action!

　　The undercurrents in the capital were turbulent, and this turmoil might set off a chain reaction, completely igniting the flames of war!

　　Everyone was anticipating the Clown Host's reaction.

　　And the Clown Host quickly reacted. He didn't respond to Ni Dongmei's provocation.

　　Ni Dongmei indeed held a pivotal position in the Jibing Sect, but outside, she was just a Ren-level (Human-level) expert, nothing special.

　　With a cold smile, the Clown Host said coldly, "Why should the Juan Niao Tower explain what it does to you? I announce that the auction officially begins! Everyone here who wants to obtain the Jibing Saintess, Wei Ba, can freely bid. Once you become a commodity of the Blackbird Auction of Juan Niao Tower, even the current sect master of the Jibing Sect will have to accept it obediently! If you don't agree, you can try to start a war with my Juan Niao Tower!"

　　The Clown Host's domineering response surprised most people.

　　This was really tough!

　　The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became heavy, like a storm was brewing.

　　Although the Clown Host didn't know who had captured the Jibing Saintess of the Jibing Sect for auction, nor did he know the Fourth Prince's intention in suddenly asking him to host this auction,

　　One thing was unintentional.

　　That was to absolutely protect the rights and interests of the Juan Niao Tower, and not back down in front of anyone!

　　The prestige of the Juan Niao Tower represented the foundation of all transactions in the Juan Niao Tower! If they backed down when they encountered tough opponents, the Juan Niao Tower would lose all credibility and face!

　　So even though he didn't understand anything, the Clown Host still firmly and decisively issued an auction declaration, completely ignoring Ni Dongmei's existence!

　　"This is… finally a declaration of war!"

　　"But can Ni Dongmei really represent the Jibing Sect? Does the Jibing Sect really have the guts to confront the four princes?"

　　No one was optimistic about the Jibing Sect and Ni Dongmei, because the forces behind the Juan Niao Tower were too powerful! It wasn't just a strong person like the Clown Host, nor was it as simple as the Fourth Prince behind the Clown Host, but… the underground empire jointly maintained and jointly built by the four princes!

　　Such an existence, not to mention the Jibing Sect, even if they joined forces with their mortal enemy, the Liehuo Sect, they wouldn't have the slightest chance of winning!

　　"Good! Good! Very good! Clown, you dare to do this, my Jibing Sect will never rest until your Juan Niao Tower is destroyed! I will contact my sect immediately, attack the Juan Niao Tower, and take back Wei Ba!"

　　"Hmph! As you wish, feel free to let them try to break into the Juan Niao Tower! As for now… the auction has already begun, aren't you going to bid?"

　　The last sentence was roared at the audience.

　　This made the audience look embarrassed.

　　It was fine for them to watch the show, but they wanted to avoid getting involved in the dispute.

　　The Juan Niao Tower wasn't afraid of the Jibing Sect, but that didn't mean they weren't afraid.

　　The audience looked at each other, but no one made a bid. Just as the Clown Host's face was gradually turning gloomy, someone suddenly raised his hand.

　　"One gold stone!"

　　One gold stone?!

　　Everyone turned to the source of the sound, which was actually… Fang Yue's location.

　　Fang Yue had already removed the blackness from his eyes, returning to normal.

　　After calming down, he understood that in front of the Clown Host, under the threat of Yu-level (Rain-level) experts who could come to support at any time, it would be difficult to safely take Wei Ba away by violent means.

　　He had parchment, and means to protect himself and leave, but Wei Ba was hard to say. If the Juan Niao Tower didn't care about the safety of the 'commodity', even if they killed Wei Ba to solve the problem, it would be difficult for her to survive.

　　Fang Yue couldn't count on the miracle of Qi Ba Jiu suddenly appearing.

　　Fang Yue had lost too many people, and he didn't want anyone else to die in front of him.

　　He wanted to protect his friends.

　　And to do that, calmness was especially important!

　　He had the financial resources. If he could solve the problem with money, things would become much simpler.

　　Of course, if financial resources also became unable to solve the problem, Fang Yue would not hesitate to forcefully take Wei Ba away, even if it meant taking risks, he would get Wei Ba out of this situation!

　　That's what Fang Yue thought, but his bidding action, in the eyes of the Clown Host, was a great help and a good start.

　　With a happy face, the Clown Host suddenly found Fang Yue extremely pleasing to the eye.

　　"Very good! The first bidder has already appeared. Who else wants to bid? This is the Jibing Saintess, the finale of today's Blackbird Auction. Anyone who wants to obtain her can bid! Ni Dongmei, you can also bid."

　　Ni Dongmei looked at the back of the bidder, feeling somewhat familiar, but couldn't remember who it was.

　　Or rather, she had been overwhelmed by anger, losing her mind.

　　"Stop it! Wei Ba is the saintess of the Jibing Sect, not someone you people can casually put a price on! She is priceless. No one is allowed to desecrate her. Anyone who dares to bid is an enemy of the Jibing Sect! You were the one who bid just now, right? Die!"

　　With an angry roar, Ni Dongmei waved her hand in Fang Yue's direction, and a crescent ice blade with blue and green spots slashed towards Fang Yue's back.

　　That was poisonous ice! It was the strongest move in Ni Dongmei's cultivation.

　　She wanted to kill him with one blow, establish the prestige of the Jibing Sect, and make an example of him!

　　However…

　　"Presumptuous!"

　　With an angry shout, a sound wave suddenly vibrated out of the Clown Host's mouth, and with two cracking sounds, it directly shattered the ice blade in mid-air.

　　"Hiss—"

　　The sound of gasps immediately rang out at the scene.

　　"The Clown Host has taken action!"

　　"Ni Dongmei is at most a Ren-level middle-stage expert. Compared to the Yun-level (Cloud-level) expert, the Clown Host, she is not on the same level at all. She is asking for death!"

　　"Hehehehe! I feel it. From this moment on, the Jibing Sect will be doomed!"