My Unpopular Neighbor Girl Has Hidden Identities

Chapter 569: 568, Auction

Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen saw the cultivator who was captured because of their involvement, a flicker of anger flashed in their eyes. They knew that all they could do right now was to endure and do nothing else.

Two guards glanced over Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, "Bring out your identity jade tokens."

Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen handed over their identity jades to the guards.

After checking them, the guards returned the jades to Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, "Ten mid-grade demon stones per person."

Qin Yushen handed forty demon stones to the guards.

The guards accepted the demon stones and waved Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen through.

Not long after Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen walked away, the two guards and the others who were waiting to catch people suddenly felt a severe pain, then they started foaming at the mouth and convulsed all over.

The crowd waiting in line to enter the city were startled by this scene. They quickly came to their senses and hurried towards the city.

Before long, only the line of guards lying on the ground, alive or dead unknown, were left outside the city gate.

White Tiger City buzzed with prosperity; its broad streets bustled with an exceptionally lively atmosphere.

Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen arrived at a guesthouse where many people were at the counter asking if there were any rooms available.

Stepping forward, Qin Yushen looked at the shopkeeper and asked, "Do you have any rooms left?"

"No," the shopkeeper replied coldly. It was the time of the auction event, and every guesthouse was short on rooms.

Song Yan Ning took out a jade token and placed it on the counter.

The shopkeeper glanced at the jade token, his expression faltered slightly, then he showed an enthusiastic smile, "Xiao Er, quickly take these two esteemed guests to room number Jiazi Yi."

The identity jade token that the other party presented was something only the royal family was qualified to have, which he had seen only once before. He hadn’t expected the royal family to be stirred by this auction event.

Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen followed the attendant to their room, which was decorated very luxuriously. Opening the window, one could see the bustling street below.

After closing the door, Song Yan Ning set up an array formation restriction.

"Where did you get that jade token from?" Qin Yushen knew that Song Yan Ning didn’t have that identity jade.

With a sly smile, Song Yan Ning handed the identity jade over to Qin Yushen, "Look for yourself." noveldrama

Qin Yushen took the jade token and examined it, then smiled and stretched out his slender, jade-like fingers to gently tap Song Yan Ning’s nose, "Aren’t you afraid they’ll see through the ruse and realize it’s a fake jade token?"

A mischievous smile played at the corners of Song Yan Ning’s mouth, "In the Demon World, no one dares to scrutinize the royal family’s jade tokens." She was from the royal family after all; making a fake jade token was not difficult for her. And even if someone did check, she wasn’t worried—she had already arranged an illusion array on the jade token. Even if someone used their divine sense to inspect it, they wouldn’t be able to tell that the jade token was fake.

Qin Yushen affectionately kissed Song Yan Ning’s forehead, "When shall we go to the auction event?" The auction was to last for three days, and it had already begun today.

"We shouldn’t head over just yet, I’m positive Lan Feiyue will definitely be at the auction." Song Yan Ning said with a confident smile. Once they deal with Lan Feiyue and get the Linglong Tower, they would head to the Extreme Ice North Domain.

At that moment, a roar came from within the City Lord Mansion, "Go and investigate! Even if you have to turn White Tiger City upside down, find out who poisoned my guardian." Someone dared to poison his guardian; he was determined to find the culprit and tear them to pieces.

"Yes!" His subordinate backed out tremblingly.

The more the City Lord thought about it, the angrier he became. He raised his hand and slammed it on the table in front of him, turning the well-crafted table into a pile of sawdust with a single blow.

After taking a deep breath, the City Lord stood up and walked towards the door. He was originally going to the auction. As soon as he stepped out, he heard the news about his guardian being poisoned, which completely spoiled his mood.

However, this auction wasn’t just any auction. The items for sale were even tempting to him, and he knew he would regret missing it.

Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen arrived at the auction to see a long line already formed at the entrance.

"Would you two like tickets for the auction? I have tickets here at a reasonable price, and the seats are pretty close to the front," a man with a sneaky look approached Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen as soon as they stopped, whispering his inquiry.

Song Yan Ning raised an eyebrow. "Are your tickets genuine?" She hadn’t expected to find scalpers even in the Demon World.

"Of course they’re genuine, if you don’t believe me then follow me, and I’ll show you." The man said, already heading toward a nearby alley.

Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen followed him. They had already used their Divine Sense and confirmed that the man did indeed have several auction tickets on him, but the seats weren’t as close to the front as he claimed.

The man took Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen deep into the alley and pulled out two tickets, "Take a look first. If you want them, I’ll give you both for a thousand High Grade Demon Stones. These are the best seats, others can’t even snatch them if they wanted to. If it wasn’t for my uncle being a steward at the auction house, I wouldn’t have been able to get them."

"We’ll take them for five hundred High Grade Demon Stones," Song Yan Ning bargained. There was no way she’d accept whatever price the man asked for.

"If you two are really serious, nine hundred High Grade Demon Stones, that’s the lowest price."

"Six hundred High Grade Demon Stones at most, or we’ll leave," Song Yan Ning asserted. Having grown up on Earth, she had never bargained herself, but whenever she went to the market with her grandmother, she would see older women haggling with vendors over every dime. While she wouldn’t do it herself, she knew the essence of their bargaining was to walk away if they couldn’t agree, waiting for the seller to call them back.

Seeing Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen about to leave, the man grew anxious, "Don’t go, I’ll sell you the tickets for seven hundred High Grade Demon Stones." Even at seven hundred, he’d still make a hefty profit.

Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen didn’t stop.

"Six hundred, I’ll sell to you for six hundred High Grade Demon Stones," the man called out reluctantly. If it weren’t for the seats on these tickets being so off-center, he certainly wouldn’t sell them so cheaply. He had already approached several groups previously, but they lost interest as soon as they saw the seat numbers.

Though acquiring tickets at the auction was a bit slower and the queue longer, the price was cheaper and the seats better. So he had to seize any opportunity he could get.

Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen stopped, took out six hundred High Grade Demon Stones, and handed them to the man, then took the tickets in exchange. For them, having off-center seats wasn’t a problem. The main purpose of attending the auction was to find Lan Feiyue. If anything of interest came up, their seating wouldn’t stop them from bidding.

Entering the auction house, Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen found seats in a corner and sat down, looking around to see that there were very few spots left in the venue.

They swept through the upstairs boxes with their Divine Sense and saw that they were already occupied.