Volume 10, Chapter 655 – Saving Senior Sister (Part 2)

“Then? Then I told them that I did obtain a Golden Fate Blossom seed two years ago, but not long ago, I sold it to the Guo family in the state capital. After hearing this, they left Nanshan Sect, saying they were going to the Guo family to ask about it.”

Gao Yingjie hurriedly explained.

“Thank you very much!”

Cheng Hongling cupped her hands in thanks and turned to leave immediately.

“Ah? You… you’re leaving just like that?”

Gao Yingjie asked with frustration. He had thought that, given his outstanding talent, he would at least stir a slight ripple in the heart of this heaven’s chosen girl standing before him. Yet, to his dismay, she showed no hint of reluctance.

“This is your reward!”

Qi Huang assumed that he wanted compensation, so with a flick of her thoughts, a box flew onto the table.

“Are you insulting me? Do you take me, Gao Yingjie, for someone greedy for money?!”

Gao Yingjie flushed with anger and shame.

“My apologies, Senior Brother Gao! I shouldn’t have insulted you!”

Qi Huang was startled and quickly tried to recall the box, secretly thinking that this man truly lived up to his name, indeed a hero among men.

Gao Yingjie subconsciously glanced at the box, and the next moment, he suddenly scooped it up into his arms, stammering repeatedly: “No, no, no… I like being insulted. Could you insult me again?”

Qi Huang rolled her beautiful eyes, then turned and left the room without another word.

Before long, the group of girls arrived at the Guo family estate in the state capital. To their surprise, the Guo family compound was vast and deep, grand enough to rival the government office itself.

“It seems this Guo family has quite the background!”

Ruan Lingyu exclaimed softly.

“Of course. Ordinary people wouldn’t be able to afford Golden Fate Blossom seeds in the first place.”

Mu Ruoyi reminded her calmly.

“First, check whether my three senior sisters entered the Guo residence. If they did, find out more about the family.”

Qi Huang instructed.

Mu Ruoyi nodded in understanding and walked near the Guo family’s grand gate. Placing both hands against a large roadside tree, she activated her spirit communication technique. Moments later, she opened her bright eyes and said: “We found the right place. Your three senior sisters indeed entered the Guo residence, and after going in, they haven’t come out.”

“So, it’s really the Guo family behind this!”

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Ruan Lingyu bit her lip, her pearly teeth faintly showing.

“As the saying goes, ‘Know yourself and know your enemy, and you need not fear a hundred battles.’ Let’s gather some information on this Guo family first.”

Cheng Hongling suggested.

The group immediately began discreetly investigating the Guo family’s background. Meanwhile, Qi Huang continuously used her Divine Sense to scan the residence, only to discover that the Guo compound was not only large but also shrouded in secrecy. Many areas were shielded with protective talismans that concealed spiritual auras, a clear indication that the owner was anything but ordinary.

Before long, the girls gathered the details: the Guo family was one of the three great martial clans of Gaosheng Kingdom, with their family head being an exceptionally powerful martial artist at the mid-Legendary Realm, equivalent to a cultivator at the mid- stage Divine Realm.

“A martial artist at the mid-stage Legendary Realm?”

Mu Ruoyi’s delicate mouth opened in shock. Turning to Qi Huang, she asked: “That’s equal to a cultivator in the mid-stage Divine Realm! Can we handle that?”

“I could take on ten of them!”

Qi Huang smiled modestly before adding, “But now isn’t the time.”

“Why not?”

Ruan Lingyu asked with puzzlement.

“Because we haven’t found any trace of the three senior sisters yet. We can’t alert the snake before we strike.”

Qi Huang explained.

“She’s right. I used Divine Sense to scan and found many areas covered by divine shielding. I can’t see through them. No matter how strong we are, charging in recklessly would be dangerous.”

Mu Ruoyi agreed.

“Don’t worry. I have the Shadow-Retaining Mirror!”

Qi Huang summoned the artifact with a thought, the delicate mirror appearing in her hand. She began using it to spy on the Guo residence, focusing especially on areas protected by Divine Sense barriers.

She checked location after location until her gaze fell upon the expansive rear chamber. At that moment, she froze, and the girls around her widened their beautiful eyes in shock.

Inside the Guo family’s rear hall, over a hundred richly dressed people sat in a circle, each adorned with gold and jade, clearly of extraordinary status. At the very center stood three women, their hands and feet tightly bound by special ropes, their mouths gagged, guarded by several attendants.

What shocked the group was not the number of people, but the identities of those three women.

They were Yun Fei, Su Qingying, and Miao Xiang!

“What are they trying to do to them?”

Ruan Lingyu asked anxiously.

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“Let’s wait and observe for now.”

Seeing that the three senior sisters were not in immediate danger, Qi Huang decided to figure out what was going on before taking action.

“These three women are stunning! Even prettier than many female cultivators from immortal sects!”

“They are cultivators!”

“What? Lord Guo even dares to sell cultivators?”

“Lord Guo may be a martial artist, but his strength is unrivaled. Why would he fear cultivators?”

“Exactly! Lord Guo’s at the mid-stage Legendary Realm. There isn’t a single cultivator in Gaosheng Kingdom who can challenge him.”

“But our strength is far inferior… If their sects come for revenge, what then?”

“No one’s forcing you to buy them. If you’re scared, tuck your tail between your legs and be a coward, but then don’t call yourself a man!”

The hall buzzed with hushed discussions.

“Everyone!”

At that moment, a burly old man seated in the northernmost grand chair stood up and declared: “The reason I gathered you all here today is to auction these three female slaves. As you can see, they are not only as beautiful as flowers but are also cultivators!”

“Lord Guo, since they’re cultivators, how can we dare to buy them casually?”

“That’s right, we don’t have your kind of strength. If their sects come looking for trouble, what do we do?”

“Lord Guo, please let us leave. We swear we won’t breathe a word of this!”

Many people pleaded nervously.

“No need to panic, everyone. Though they’re cultivators, they are unaffiliated rogue cultivators, with no sect backing them.”

Lord Guo lied smoothly.

“Mmph! Mmph!”

Yun Fei and the other two shook their heads desperately, muffled cries escaping behind their gags.

“If Lord Guo says they’re rogue cultivators, do you have any proof?”

Someone, sensing something wrong, questioned him.

“Show everyone their contracts.”

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Lord Guo gestured to an attendant nearby.

The servant took out three papers and walked around the hall, letting everyone see clearly.

“These are their signed contracts, bearing their personal handprints. Whoever buys them will have full ownership. Even if they had a sect, it wouldn’t be able to touch you.”

Lord Guo reassured them calmly.

The crowd’s eyes lit up, their hesitation wavering.

Qi Huang and the others exchanged stunned looks, struggling to comprehend what had transpired.

“Weren’t they just here to ask about the Golden Fate Blossom seed? How did they end up tied up and being sold off, with contracts bearing their handprints?”

Shen Yuan asked in confusion.

“My guess is that the Guo family saw they were beautiful cultivators from another land and decided to traffic them. As for the contracts, once they subdued them, forcing a handprint would be easy.”

Qi Huang analyzed coldly.

“Yes, in this world, a female cultivator in the mortal realm is practically worth a fortune. It’s not surprising the Guo family would covet them.”

Ruan Lingyu agreed.

The girls nodded one after another.

“Everyone, think about it carefully. If you take them as wives or concubines, not only will you enjoy unparalleled beauty, but your descendants may also inherit spiritual talent! This is a chance to turn a sparrow into a phoenix! Tell me, aren’t you tempted?”

Lord Guo tempted them further.

“Lord Guo, enough talk, just name a price!”

“If marrying one of them means my descendants could become cultivators, I’ll take the risk!”

“I want the smallest one! Nobody fight me for her!”

“You’re looking for a wife or a daughter? No taste whatsoever. I want the tallest one. Look at those legs! Longer than my wife’s life!”

“Isn’t your wife still alive? How do you know how long her life is?”

“The moment I saw these three beauties, she died in my heart.”

The hall erupted with excited voices.

“Excellent! That’s the spirit of men!”

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Lord Guo smiled with satisfaction. “We’ll hold an auction. Highest bidder wins! We’ll start with the smallest one. Starting price: ten thousand silver taels! Each raise no less than one thousand taels! Spiritual treasures are also accepted!”

“Eleven thousand taels!”

“Eleven thousand? You broke fool! Fifteen thousand taels!”

“Ha! Look who’s talking. Thirty thousand taels!”

The bidding turned frenzied. In the end, the adorable Miao Xiang was bought for one hundred and ten thousand silver taels, equal to the entire annual tax revenue of Huangtian County.

Qi Huang was dumbfounded, finally realizing just how priceless female cultivators were in the mortal world.

Next, Su Qingying was auctioned off for the same price, one hundred and ten thousand taels.

Finally came Yun Fei. Since she was the last, many bidders even dug up their family savings. The price skyrocketed to one hundred and fifty thousand taels.

“Damn it! I’ll risk it all!”

Suddenly, someone stood up and shouted: “I’ll trade a Blood Bodhi Tree for her!”

“What?! A Blood Bodhi Tree?”

The crowd glanced at each other in confusion; clearly, many had never heard of it.

The man waved his hand, and in an instant, a potted tree about as tall as a person appeared before them. The entire tree was a deep crimson, its heart-shaped leaves each tipped with elongated, droplet-shaped tips.

“This… this is the Blood Bodhi Tree?”

Lord Guo immediately stood from his seat, stepping closer to inspect it carefully. After a moment, he said: “I’ve heard that the Blood Bodhi Tree is a divine tree capable of generating blood. Can you demonstrate its ability?”

“Of course!”

The man gestured to his attendant.

The attendant stepped forward, placing a basin beneath the tree before cutting his finger and letting a single drop of blood fall onto one of the leaves.

Then, something miraculous happened. The leaf absorbed the droplet instantly, and from its tip, a stream of thick blood as wide as a thumb flowed down, splashing “ pa pa pa ” into the basin, quickly filling it to the brim.

“Wow!”

The entire hall erupted in awe. A single drop of blood transformed into an entire basin of blood, what an astonishing miracle.

Qi Huang trembled all over as she witnessed this. This was the treasure she had long dreamed of obtaining. With this Blood Bodhi Tree, she would finally have enough blood to cultivate Ghost Tomatoes.