Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor

Her belly, which was covered by her fitted long dress, was slightly protruding from eating, showing that she had indeed enjoyed her meal.

"I'm happy when other people appreciate the food I make," Ye Qing said with a gentle smile.

She looked at Ye Qing for a long time, then placed a gold card on the stone next to her and stood up to straighten her skirt.

"You're a very interesting person. I hope we'll have the chance to meet again."

Ignoring Xu Jiujiu who turned and left, Ye Qing raised his hand and used his soul power to draw the gold card into his hand from a distance. The front of the gold card was inlaid with gemstones to form the shape of a crown, and the back had a number.

five.

This gold card is a savings card exclusively for the Star Luo Empire's royal family. The minimum deposit is in units of tens of thousands. The gold color represents gold soul coins, and the number five means that this card has 50,000 gold soul coins stored on it.

With this card in hand, you can withdraw money from any money exchange in mainland China.

For just one meal, Xu Jiujiu spent 50,000 gold soul coins. During the meal, she could indeed feel the extraordinary quality of the meat and the energy surging from her lower abdomen.

Having tasted countless delicacies, Xu Jiujiu could almost immediately discern the quality of meat with just one bite. The Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, as a top-tier and powerful soul beast, was over 20,000 years old. Even Xu Jiujiu had rarely eaten such a high-level ingredient.

That's why she left behind such a large sum of money.

Firstly, because she considered the meal so worthwhile, and secondly, to uphold her principle that a meal is a meal, and once the money is paid, the relationship is severed.

"Hehe, what an interesting princess."

Chapter 63 Upon entering the city, I saw Huo Gua being beaten.

Just before entering the dense forest, Xu Jiujiu turned back and took a deep look at Ye Qing's back.

Just as she said, she found Ye Qing to be a really interesting person. He maintained a safe distance from her from beginning to end, which was completely different from the people she had met in the past.

However, she wouldn't put too much thought into Ye Qing. She was an imperial princess, high above everyone else. If she were to meet this interesting person again by chance, she would be happy to ask him his name and make friends with him.

As for now.

No need.

If it's just a one-time encounter, all these things are unnecessary.

"Hehe, I hope to see you again. After all, you are quite interesting." Xu Jiujiu chuckled and walked briskly towards Xingluo City.

After finishing her meal, she slowed down considerably, but the delicious lunch had indeed lifted her spirits considerably. A pleasant smile graced her lips, and she hummed a melodious tune.

……

After a long while, Ye Qing smiled and gave the same evaluation as her.

That's why this princess is really interesting.

Ye Qing only spent a short hour with Xu Jiujiu, but the rationality he observed in her was something that no other woman in the Douluo Continent possessed. Even Zhang Lexuan couldn't be as clear-headed as Xu Jiujiu.

This is so weird.

As the place where the god of love fell, Douluo Continent has long been cursed. Almost everyone here is obsessed with love. Now, suddenly, Xu Jiujiu, a normal woman who has not fallen ill, appears.

Wow, this is so cool! This is really rare.

Compared to Xue Lingxun, the princess of the Douling Empire who ran away from home to the Xuanming Sect and gave birth to Xu Sanshi, Xu Jiujiu is so rational that she doesn't seem like a person from Douluo Continent at all. The difference in their styles is too severe.

But that's what makes it interesting, isn't it?

"I wonder how the Darkness of the Abyss will guide someone as rational as you. It's truly something to look forward to." Ye Qing turned to look in the direction where Xu Jiujiu had left, a meaningful smile appearing on his lips. He casually extinguished the fire and headed towards Star Luo City along another path.

Meeting Xu Jiujiu was an unexpected surprise, and building a good relationship with her was just a small step. Even if he hadn't met her, he would still have gone to the Starlight Auction House anyway.

The original work clearly states that the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife was acquired by the Starlight Auction House long ago, and it failed to sell at auction several times, until the Starlight Auction House set the starting price at 100,000 gold soul coins.

We just can't sell them!

So at this time, the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife was obviously still kept at the Starlight Auction House, but no one dared to buy it, and it was just gathering dust.

Since it was unclear how many times the Soul Devouring Carving Knife had failed to sell at auction, or what its current auction price was, Ye Qing asked Ye Feng for 500,000 gold soul coins just in case, as a precaution.

That's definitely enough.

This kind of evil stuff, no matter how expensive, can't be that expensive.

Only I, the pure and innocent Ye Qing-sama, can tame this great scourge!

Get ready to catch the demon!

……

Because Xu Jiujiu was taking a leisurely stroll towards Xingluo City, Ye Qing arrived there earlier than her. After paying the city guards two silver soul coins for entry, Ye Qing entered the capital of the Xingluo Empire.

To be honest, it feels similar to Shrek City.

As someone who came from Shrek Academy, Ye Qing wouldn't act like a country bumpkin just because Star Luo City is big enough, looking around like he'd never seen anything like it before, since he'd already seen everything he needed to see in Shrek City.

He has no interest in seeing things he shouldn't be seeing right now.

But since he had already arrived in Xingluo City, Ye Qing didn't mind taking a stroll around the city. He casually stopped a passerby selling candied hawthorns, bought one, and then enjoyed the candied hawthorns while observing the local customs and culture of Xingluo City.

Compared to Shrek City, a mixed city with residents from various countries, Star Luo City has a strong ethnic character characteristic of the Star Luo Empire.

After returning this time, if Ye Qing goes to Shrek City again, he will probably be able to easily identify which buildings have the characteristics of the Star Luo Empire.

Ye Qing wandered around aimlessly, not caring where he was going. He didn't have a specific destination in mind, so he just wandered wherever he felt like, figuring he could find a hotel when it got dark.

As the crowd slowly moved forward, Ye Qing noticed that there were fewer and fewer pedestrians and vendors on this road. He had originally intended to find some fun and was about to switch to a more lively food street when he heard a scream coming from the side road ahead.

Ye Qing originally had no interest in it. After all, there were far too many cases of Soul Master nobles bullying ordinary people in Douluo Continent. He had no interest in getting involved in such trivial matters. However, a childish voice made him stop in his tracks.

"Don't hit my mom!"

It was a boy's young, sharp voice.

"No way?" Ye Qing blinked and tilted her head to look at the distance along the path.

There, a woman dressed in old clothes with long flaxen hair braided was holding a little boy with blue hair in her arms, while two men who looked like servants were punching and kicking her.

Let's look at the end of the path.

The tall vermilion walls, the two tiger-shaped stone sculptures, and the magnificent courtyard gate with its carved beams and painted rafters—and of course, most importantly, the pure gold plaque hanging above the gate.

White Tiger Duke's Mansion.

Okay, case solved. As soon as we entered the city, we saw Lao Huo being beaten. No, it wasn't even him being beaten, but his miserable mother who was always being dragged out to gain sympathy and pick up girls.

Ye Qing patted his forehead, thinking helplessly, "I never expected that I would meet the protagonist of the original work for the first time under such circumstances. It's a bit dramatic."

Before arriving in Xingluo City, Ye Qing had wondered if he would happen to run into Huo Yuhao, but he did not expect that he would not only run into him, but also run into him as soon as he entered the city.

"Poor protagonist, your tragic life has only just begun." Ye Qing glanced at Huo Yuhao with a gloating (crossed out) look and a pitying gaze, then turned and left while eating his candied hawthorn.

help?

LOL, what a joke!

If Huo Yuhao in the original novel had destroyed the White Tiger Duke's Mansion in the later stages of the story, he would have shown some courage, and Ye Qing would have helped him no matter what. But since he was willing to change his surname to Dai and become a dog, Ye Qing could only say that he should respect other people's fate.

Helping Huo Yuhao wouldn't benefit him at all; he might as well learn more about the Starlight Auction House and find a way to get his hands on the Soul-Devouring Carving Blade as soon as possible.

After all, his vacation was only a month long. He not only needed to get the Soul Devouring Carving Knife, but also needed to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to get a 70,000-year fourth soul ring.

He doesn't have time to waste here.

Chapter 64 The Black Dress Lingers For a Long Time, The Princess Auctioneer

Considering that it was getting dark, Ye Qing was too lazy to continue wandering around outside and went directly to the Starry Sky Hotel, the residence of the Star Luo Empire's royal family, to stay.

What better place to learn about the royal family's businesses than another one of the royal family's properties?

So that very evening, Ye Qing obtained some basic information about the Starlight Auction House from the hotel staff. After all, this information was public knowledge, and anyone who stayed in Star Luo City for a while would know it.

Moreover, this is the Xinghuang Hotel, and the guests who can stay here are all wealthy and powerful. Out-of-town guests often ask about the auction, so being familiar with the auction's information is basically a required course for the staff of Xinghuang Hotel.

First, let's talk about the auction specifications of Starlight Auction House.

First, there's the top-tier auction, the one in the original novel where the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone and the Snow Emperor's Embryo were auctioned. This level of auction is also known as the Red-level auction, which is the highest-level auction in the Starlight Auction House. The lowest transaction price for top-level auction items can reach seven figures.

However, even Starlight Auction House rarely holds auctions of this caliber, as the treasures are limited and they are usually held only once every one or two years.

The next level up is the Black-level auction. Although it is not as prestigious as the Red-level auction, the treasures at the auction are still precious. Even soul bones often appear, or rather, a Black-level auction guarantees at least one soul bone.

After all, it's a second-tier auction, so the main auction items have to be some good ones to make it stand out. Black-tier auctions are usually held once every three to six months.

The next level up is the Purple-level auction, which is the same scale as the one where the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife appeared in the original work. The items that appear at the auction are basically low- to mid-level soul tools and some medicines or materials that are not particularly precious. Of course, for a free-spirited soul master, this level of auction is already grand enough. This level of auction is held about once a month.

Finally, there's the Yellow-level auction held daily. There's not much to say about this; it's a channel for Starlight Auction House to clear out its inventory. But in reality, the Yellow-level auction is Starlight Auction House's most profitable channel.

In any world, the grassroots level constitutes the vast majority.

Ye Qing was very lucky, or rather, he arrived at a very good time. At this time of year, both Shrek Academy and other academies were on holiday, and many students were on break from their respective academies.

Therefore, during this period, the flow of people in major cities has increased significantly. After all, the students who have been cooped up in the academy for almost a year want to go out and have fun with their families as soon as they get home.

Therefore, Starlight Auction House will also hold two large-scale auctions during this period: a purple-level auction two days later and a black-level auction seven days later.

Now all we can do is pray that the Soul-Devouring Carving Knife that Ye Qing wants will appear at these two auctions.

The items to be auctioned are usually kept secret. Only certain powerful forces can obtain the list of items before the auction begins.

Ye Qing, who came solely on his own behalf and not using his identity as a disciple of Mu En, certainly wouldn't be able to get a spot on the auction list.