Lei Tingting noticed Lu Yu smiling, and immediately felt that something was off.
At the law enforcement team’s base, she also saw Lu Yu arrive.
It seemed that two-thirds of the people on the first floor were disabled.
“Zhengyan, let’s go. We should leave this place,” Leitingting kindly persuaded the person beside her, then took the opportunity to break free from the young man’s hand around her waist.
The young man’s expression changed slightly, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
A heavily made-up woman giggled and said in a coquettish tone: “Tingting, you’re just too kind-hearted. You can’t bear to see others being bullied, can you?”
She glanced at Lu Yu with a calculating look, his face catching her attention at first sight. However, as soon as she noticed the clothes he was wearing, her interest immediately faded away.
Yanzheng smiled and said, “Let’s go, Tingting. My uncle will be here soon, and I’ll introduce you to him. Brother Lei is the captain of the Flying Tigers. Once he meets my uncle, he’s sure to be promoted again with his abilities.”
“Zheng, you’re being too biased. You’re only this nice to Tingting,” several women said with displeased expressions, leaning against Yan Zheng with evident resentment.
“Haha,” Yan Zheng chuckled, saying, “I only treat Ting Ting well; you girls should go find your own boyfriends.”
Another young man said, “What are we waiting for? The auction is about to start. Zheng Yan, how much money have you prepared to bid for Ting Ting?”
“As long as it doesn’t exceed ten billion star spirit stones, I can afford it,” Yan Zheng said proudly with a得意 smile.
Zheng, you really went all out.
Several men laughed; it was a joke that only men could understand.
Lei Tingting was led by a group of people toward the center of the grand hall.
Lei Tingting turned around as if to say something, but finally held herself back.
“Brother Lu, how come you’ve got your eye on this girl?” Du Zifeng approached Lu Yu with a glass of alcohol in hand and chuckled, “She’s quite something. She’s got curves in all the right places, a great figure, and look at her skin—it’s like water. I bet she’s into you too. All you have to do is ask, and she’ll willingly hop into your bed tonight. Heihei, what do you think, Brother Lu? If you’re short on space, leave it to me, Old Du.”
Du Zifeng was a perceptive person. After walking such a short distance with Lu Yu, he had already figured Lu Yu out quite well.
Therefore, he no longer spoke as politely as before.
Lu Yu’s expression changed slightly as he said, “Mr. Du, let’s not take it too far. I have no intention of doing that, nor do I want to. If you’re interested, you can try it yourself and see if his older brother will eliminate you.”
Du Zifeng chuckled, “Hehe. I don’t really want to end up on bad terms with Lei Tao. Besides, my face is already as wrinkled as an orange peel—better forget about it.”
At this moment, a large crowd had already begun to gather in the center of the hall, where someone had stepped forward to hypocritically express grief, feigning deep sorrow for the warriors who had died in the recent chaos.
Lu Yu seemed to recall something and asked in surprise, “Boss Du, the auction has already started on the other side. Don’t you plan to go over?”
Upon hearing this, Du Zifeng chuckled and said, “That’s something for the rich to play with. Every penny I have is hard-earned blood and sweat, not something to be given away like that. Besides, I won’t hide anything from Brother Lu—I was involved in the underworld even before the apocalypse, so I know all the tricks involved here too well. If the money really reached the victims’ families, I wouldn’t mind giving away a few hundred million spirit stones. But these people are holding some sort of half-charitable auction—who really knows how much of the money will actually be used for the intended purposes, Brother Lu? You know that too, don’t you?”
Lu Yu’s expression subtly changed as he glanced toward the nearby auction, feeling that something was off.
Du Zifeng continued, “The longer you’re involved in this scene, the clearer you understand certain things. Actually, there really is an auction, but the money from selling those priceless items goes directly to the owners of the items—it’s untouchable. However, the part before that has been altered by certain people. They’ve invited only influential and prominent figures, so I suppose they wouldn’t even consider letting go of an item unless it sells for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, right? Once the money is collected, they distribute a small portion afterward, publishing a list revealing part of the details. Who would actually bother to check each item thoroughly? As a result, about four-fifths of the proceeds from this auction probably end up in certain individuals’ pockets. Old Du isn’t stupid enough to hand money over to these people.”
At this moment, the auction hall erupted into enthusiastic applause.
A representative of an organization purchased an ancient jade ring for one hundred million spirit stones.
“I’m afraid that ring is also of dubious origin, haha,” laughed Du Zifeng.
There are not many charitable items, only seven in total.
The highest price for the first six items reached up to ten billion spiritual stones.
Although the young masters and misses from the capital city bid competitively, not one of them ever ended up purchasing it.
But in reality, those who truly held power were only some representatives from various local organizations.
Du Zifeng smiled and said, “Actually, these people still think they’re superior and don’t even consider us worth their notice. They’d happily take advantage of you, thinking you’re just a fool waiting to be scammed. If I had Brother Lu’s abilities, the first thing I’d do is eliminate all these arrogant elites in Beijing completely.”
“The seventh auction item is a weapon provided by Mr. Lei Tao, the captain of the Feihu Squadron in Sijiu City. This weapon isn’t valuable—it’s merely the most basic grade-one star weapon. However, it is the first weapon Captain Lei Tao possessed when the apocalypse began, and he has kept it until today. It…”
The auctioneer was so excited that he was almost in tears, and he passionately described the scene for quite a while, directing the spotlight toward Lei Tao.
Lei Tao smiled at the group of people.
Du Zifeng said, “Poor Captain Lei, he doesn’t even know he’s been set up.”
“The starting bid is ten million Spirit Stones.”
As soon as the price was quoted, people from various organizations immediately began competing.
Lei Tao’s identity there would be very helpful for their future interactions, if they spent the money to shoot the film.
Yan Zheng remained calm and composed, calling out bids again and again at a steady pace.
Every time someone called out a price, he would smile and look at Leitingting beside him.
Soon, the price of the weapon was raised to two hundred million.
Finally, Yan Zheng slammed the Xingbing down and handed it to Lei Tingting personally.
Immediately, the group of men and women around Yan Zheng began shouting and making a fuss.
“The real show is just beginning,” said Du Zifeng, downing the wine in his glass in one gulp. He grinned at Lu Yu and said, “Brother Lu, we’re still friends after the auction, but this time I won’t be holding back.”
“Now, the auction officially begins. The starting price for today’s first item is one billion. It is a Mutated Star Soul Pearl obtained from a monster of the 8,000尊 rank. Its skill is Blazing Soul Flame, which enhances the effects of ordinary Star Souls and has a certain chance of causing Star Soul mutation. As for the existence of mutated Star Souls, I’m sure I don’t need to explain much further—thanks to Fang Gang Lu Yu’s reputation, everyone here understands the importance of mutated Star Souls. The auction starts now, with each bid increasing by one hundred million!”
“Eleven billion!” Du Zifeng shouted as he walked along.
“Thirteen hundred million.” Wang Hao, the King of Blades, spoke up, slightly nodding and smiling at Du Zifeng.
The business world is like a battlefield, and certainly, no one would be willing to give it up.
Yanzheng looked at Tingting with a serious smile and said, “Tingting, if you like it, I’ll take a picture for you. I’ve heard that Brother Lei also possesses an ordinary Star Soul. With this item, his strength will surely reach a new level.”
Lei Tingting gritted her teeth and unconsciously looked in Lu Yu’s direction.
The man was still in the shadows and had not stepped out.
A fierce and sinister expression momentarily flashed across Yan Zheng’s face, but it quickly vanished.
The Mutated Star Soul Pearl was auctioned for three billion and was purchased by a representative of an organization.
“The second auction item is a Star Treasure. Starting bid is 3.5 billion, with an additional 2,000 points each in three major attributes. It also comes with two skills, one of which is Half-Poison Dragon Body…”
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the bidding frenzy began.
The enhancement of the three major attributes made many people’s eyes gleam with excitement. Moreover, that half-Poison Dragon Body left them utterly astonished, and soon after, they became completely frenzied.
Lu Yu from Fanggang City possesses a completely toxic dragon body. Just look at Lu Yu’s poison, which to this day makes major organizations, and even kings, wary.
Although the Half-Dragon Body is not complete, it’s probably still one of the most terrifying abilities in the entire world—how could someone not fight to claim it?
Even Feng Huangwu and others were somewhat moved.
All organizations, even the aristocrats of the city and the young masters, are fighting desperately.
Lu Yu stretched lazily and stepped out of the darkness.
The Half-Poison Dragon Body was no longer effective against him.
However, the second item is such a precious treasure that the following items will have value in competition as well.
It cost Ling Feng one hundred and seven billion to win this stellar treasure at the auction.
This immediately made quite a few people envious.
“The third thing…”
Yanzheng saw Lu Yu walking towards him, and the murderous intent in his eyes became evident.
He made an excuse to leave the conversation with Lei Tingting and walked towards the table where drinks and snacks were placed. He added a few drops of liquid into the wine, then picked up the glass, put on a smile, and headed towards Lu Yu.
After Yan Zheng left her, Lei Tingting inadvertently noticed Yan Zheng’s movements. When she looked at Lu Yu again, she became instantly anxious.
“Brother, I’m really sorry about earlier. When I saw you talking with Tingting, I got a bit jealous, so my tone was too harsh. Tingting scolded me for it just now, and I’ve come to apologize to you, my brother. If you’re not offended, let’s drink this cup together, as a way of forgiving my mistake earlier. What do you say?”
Yan smiled sincerely, his expression genuine without a hint of pretense.
Lu Yu looked at Yan Zheng, then took the wine from him.
Yan Zheng smiled even more sincerely.
“Don’t drink it!” Lei Tingting ran out of the crowd, holding up her skirt hem as she walked away and shouted to stop Lu Yu.
“Zheng Yan, what did you put in the wine just now?” Leitingting wanted to grab the wine glass from Lu Yu’s hand, but she still saw Lu Yu raise the glass and drink it down.
“You, you idiot!” Leared Tingting stamped her foot in anger. “I told you not to drink it! He put something in the alcohol. Hurry up and spit it out!”
Yanzheng pretended to be innocent and said, “Tingting, you can’t say things like that. I just gave this brother a glass of wine; how could there be anything suspicious in it?”
“Actually, I just felt a bit thirsty,” Lu Yu said with a smile, putting down his wine cup. He picked up another cup, pricked his fingertip, let a drop of his blood fall into the wine, and then handed it to Yan Zheng with a grin, saying, “You put something in my wine, thinking I wouldn’t notice? I’ve also added something to this wine—shouldn’t you be the one to drink it now?”
Yan Zheng’s face turned extremely pale at once.
That drop of blood turned black as it fell, obviously highly toxic.
The wine had also turned black.
Lu Yu handed the wine to Yan Zheng and said, “What’s wrong? Afraid to drink?”
The conversation among the three had already drawn the attention of some people from the outermost circle, as well as the group of handsome men and beautiful women who were with Yan Zheng.
“Zhengyan, what’s going on?” A young man strode over carelessly and, catching sight of the wine, immediately changed expression. He said angrily, “What do you think you’re doing, serving poisoned wine to others like this? Do you even know who he is?”
“Do you know who I am?”
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