Chapter 187: Auction

Chapter 187: Auction

Xiao Yanglong hastily added, "If Elder Luo can buy the marriage contract, we of the Tian Xiao Empire can discuss the matter of her remarriage. It would be an excellent choice for Yuelan to marry your grandson."

Qin Zhengfeng and the Empress suddenly looked at Xiao Yanglong with cold eyes.

They hadn't expected that in the blink of an eye, Xiao Yanglong would decide to marry Xiao Yuelan off to the grandson of the Elder of the West Palace.

"If this truly happens, we will not skimp on the betrothal gifts," said Elder Luo, stroking his long white beard that hung to his chest and laughing heartily.

The betrothal gifts were essentially a payment for Xiao Yuelan.

Elder Luo looked at Qin Yun and continued, "Qin Yun, even if you marry Xiao Yuelan, she won't be happy, and you don't have the power to control her!"

Xiao Yuelan's expression turned icy cold, and she glared at Elder Luo's table with a surge of murderous intent that sent a chill through the hall.

The people in the hall were privately amazed by how such terrifying intent could come from a young woman like Xiao Yuelan.

The nobles present knew that today's events wouldn't be simple, especially with Qin Yun there, and believed things would get interesting.

"Qin Yun, are you willing to sell the marriage contract?" Elder Luo, despite sensing Xiao Yuelan's murderous intent, remained unfazed.

Qin Yun replied loudly, "Not for sale!"

Elder Luo smiled faintly. "Fifty million crystals!"

Qin Yun replied the same, "Not for sale!"

Elder Luo then said, "Seventy million crystals!"

Everyone was secretly amazed as the Blue Spirit West Palace casually offered 70 million crystals, not batting an eye.

Seeing Qin Yun still refused, Xiao Yuelan's expression softened somewhat.

Xie Wufeng and the others knew that Qin Yun had a close relationship with Xiao Yuemei, so they believed he wouldn't sell the contract.

Murong Daren, no longer acting strangely, suddenly said, "If Qin Yun is with Xiao Yuemei and now marries her sister, both of these extraordinary sisters will be in his arms. This is priceless! If it were me, I wouldn't sell for any price!"

Xiao Yuelan immediately glared at Murong Daren, wishing she could give him two slaps. Her face turned cold as ice.

Hearing these words, everyone couldn't help but let their imaginations run wild, thinking about the unmatched sisters Xiao Yuemei and Xiao Yuelan being with Qin Yun. Such a pleasure was indeed something that couldn't be bought with any amount of crystals!

Xiao Yanglong shot a murderous glance at Murong Daren, but Murong Daren just laughed and continued, "Even though his Inner Element is destroyed and his spiritual veins are lacking, his two beautiful and talented wives more than make up for it!"

"Shut up!" Xiao Yanglong shouted angrily.

Meng Feiling chuckled, "I'm afraid little Yun's body won't be able to bear it. By the way, he gave me a storage bracelet, which is quite expensive! He shouldn't be short of crystals!"

The fact that Qin Yun casually gave away a storage bracelet indeed showed he wasn't lacking in crystals, making many of the women present gaze at Meng Feiling enviously.

It suddenly dawned on everyone that Qin Yun was a Runes Master who could refine storage spirit artifacts!

At this point, Elder Luo lost his composure, frowning as he said, "One hundred million crystals, will you sell?"

Qin Yun shook his head. "Not for sale!"

"One hundred and fifty million crystals!" Elder Luo added.

Qin Yun went silent, and everyone quieted down, awaiting his response.

150 million—that's not a small sum and is enough to buy plenty of pills.

Elder Luo said loudly, "Qin Yun, if your strength doesn't improve, you won't live long. You'll age quickly. With enough crystal coins to buy a large number of pills and your talent in mystic runes, you might live for two or three hundred years! With plenty of crystal coins, what kind of beauties would you not be able to have? As many as you want!"

Qin Yun nodded. "You're right! I've made my decision. I'm giving up on marrying Princess Yuelan!"

Murong Daren was dumbfounded, and Xie Wufeng and the others were also taken aback.

The crowd began to discuss among themselves, noting that 150 million crystal coins was a huge temptation for many.

Elder Luo smiled and said, "A wise person knows when to be flexible. I guarantee you won't regret your decision!"

Xiao Yuelan, filled with boundless anger, looked at Qin Yun and said angrily, "Qin Yun, I underestimated you!"

Elder Luo walked forward, smiling cheerfully.

Suddenly, Qin Yun said, "I said I'd sell it, but I didn't say I'd sell it to you. Princess Yuelan is such an outstanding individual, there must be many outstanding men who want to marry her, so I've decided to auction off this contract. That way, I can get even more crystal coins!"

Everyone gasped, admiring Qin Yun’s cleverness in finding a way to sell the contract for a good price!

Elder Luo cursed Qin Yun inwardly with every dirty word he could think of!

Qin Yun smiled and said, "Those of you who want to buy this contract from me, you can start bidding now. 150 million is the starting price. Feel free to bid!"

Murong Daren privately scorned Qin Yun for shamelessly putting the engagement contract up for auction. He had just firmly believed that Qin Yun wouldn't sell the contract.

Qin Zhengfeng and the Empress were even more upset because they had no role to play and had to watch Qin Yun make a huge profit!

Xiao Yuelan was also furious, filled with intense hatred, and really wanted to rush over and tear the grinning Qin Yun into pieces to vent her anger!

Xiao Yanglong was displeased with Qin Yun profiting from this but had to help him, shouting, "Whoever buys the contract, we will marry her off to them!"

Qin Yun knew Xiao Yuelan was very angry, but he had another backup plan. If he allowed Xiao Yuelan to marry someone randomly here, he would be in for a beating from Xiao Yuemei and Xiao Xuanqin when he met them in the future.

Yang Shiyue frowned slightly and gently shook her head at Xiao Yuelan, signaling her not to act rashly.

Of everyone here, Yang Shiyue understood Qin Yun the best. She knew his actions were definitely not simple. In the Eastern Palace, she had a close relationship with Xiao Yuelan and often spoke of Qin Yun. During her time in the Eastern Palace, Yang Shiyue was surprised to find that Xiao Yuelan had feelings for Qin Yun!

Because when the news of Qin Yun’s death arrived, Xiao Yuelan was visibly saddened, revealing a rare expression of grief!

"170 million!" Qi Yu, after receiving a nod from the middle-aged man beside him, shouted.

Elder Luo raised his hand and shouted, "180 million!"

"190 million!" an old man from the South Palace shouted.

"200 million!" a middle-aged man from the North Palace shouted.

An old woman from the Eastern Palace, with a cold glance at everyone, shouted, "230 million!"

Empress Ye, standing above, gritted her teeth and coldly called out, "250 million!"

The bidding was extremely intense, and even Empress Ye joined in.

Qin Yun sat down, smiling as he enjoyed the sumptuous dishes on the table, ignoring Xiao Yuelan’s murderous gaze, which felt like arrows piercing through him.

In just a short moment, the price rose to over 450 million crystal coins.

"450 million!" Elder Luo of the Blue Spirit West Palace called out in a deep voice.

This time, no one else dared to raise the price, as it had gone beyond what they could currently afford. It would take them some time to gather that much money.

"I'll count to ten. If no one makes another bid after that, the contract will go to Elder Luo," Qin Yun said, wiping his mouth and beginning to count, "One, two, three..."

Everyone in the grand hall listened attentively, glancing around to see if anyone would make another bid.

"Ten!" After Qin Yun finished counting to ten, Elder Luo finally let out a breath of relief.

With a grin, Qin Yun said, "Congratulations, Elder Luo, you've successfully bought the contract! Now, hand over the crystal coins."

Elder Luo walked over and took out a crystal card, saying, "There are 450 million crystal coins in here. I'll give it to the Grand Elder of the Runes Hall first. Once you hand me the contract, he will give you the card."

Zhuochuan nodded and took the crystal card.

Reassured by Zhuochuan, Qin Yun handed the contract to Elder Luo.

"It's a real contract!" Elder Luo's old face lit up with a smile.

Qin Yun, now flush with crystal coins, had a smile even brighter than Elder Luo's.

Elder Luo cast a flame, burning the contract, and looked at Xiao Yanglong, asking, "Now can we discuss the marriage?"

Xiao Yanglong smiled and said, "Of course!"

Qin Zhengfeng and the Empress were the angriest, as today was originally Qin Zhengfeng and Xiao Yuelan's engagement day. But now, someone else was going to be engaged to her!

They glared furiously at Qin Yun, as it was his sudden appearance that had ruined their plans.

Xiao Yuelan quickly walked up to Qin Yun, her face cold as she said, "You sold me and made a huge profit. Does it feel great?"

Yang Shiyue, seeing this, rushed over as well, fearing that Xiao Yuelan might do something extreme.

Du Gui, Duan Qian, and Hou Xingfeng, all at the Martial Arts Realm, stood up, worried that Xiao Yuelan might, in her rage, kill Qin Yun.

Xiao Yuelan's entire body exuded waves of icy aura, filling the hall with cold murderous intent.

Everyone quietly shook their heads, feeling that selling Xiao Yuelan was crossing the line.

Qin Yun suddenly laughed, bit into a chicken leg, and said, "I only sold the engagement contract. I didn't sell you off!"

"What do you mean by that?" Xiao Yuelan asked coldly.

Chewing on the meat, Qin Yun said, "As is well known, blood-sealed contracts come in two copies. Both need to be burned for the contract to be terminated! Even regular contracts come in duplicate or triplicate. As long as one copy remains, the contract still exists."

Hearing this, it was as if everyone could hear Elder Luo's heart shattering!

The contract indeed had multiple copies, and the Blue Spirit West Palace had spent a fortune on a contract that was essentially useless!

Xiao Yanglong was also dumbfounded. Qin Yun had used a piece of waste paper to scam 450 million crystal coins. No wonder he was laughing so happily.

After calming down, Elder Luo said slowly, "Where is the other copy of the contract? If you can't produce it, you can't prove that the contract still exists."

Xiao Yanglong said, "His Majesty’s memory has become muddled due to a mistake in his cultivation, so he probably doesn't know where the contract is! And Xiao Yuelan's mother passed away many years ago, leaving no contract behind. If neither of you can produce the other contract, then the engagement is officially void."