Fantasy: Immortality Begins with Absorbing Demons

Chapter 350 Plum Blossom Pavilion (Part Two)

Sun Ruoqing stood on a raised wooden platform in the second-floor hall of the bamboo building, discussing something in a low voice with the people around her.

She wore a black dress, and although she had given birth to two children, her figure was still curvaceous. Her long hair was held in place with a special perfume, and a pair of moon-white pearl earrings swayed slightly. Combined with her mature and elegant makeup, she resembled a bright red, ripe peach, extremely attractive.

As the current host of the Hundred Outstanding Individuals Association, although she may not be the most powerful, her interpersonal skills and social graces are truly exceptional, making her the best candidate.

Once everyone was seated, she smiled and parted her lips slightly: "The Hundred Heroes Gathering for this quarter is now officially beginning. There are a total of eleven candidates this time, all of whom are individuals with formidable combat power and exceptional potential. Each person's information is laid out before you. If you have chosen your target, simply raise your wooden plaque to make your bid."

As they were talking, a waiter, carrying a wooden tray, distributed the dark yellow wooden trays to Tao Qingtang and Yue Hongying.

Most of the people who come to the Hundred Heroes Gathering are small families and small businesses from the vicinity of Huayang City.

They all have one thing in common: their own factions desperately need a powerful expert to resolve issues or protect their territory.

The process of this gathering of 100 outstanding individuals is actually quite similar to an auction. The only difference is that the object of the transaction has changed from goods to people.

Each available candidate's profile includes a minimum price. This minimum price is calculated by the Hundred Talents Association based on a combination of factors, including their strength, potential, and skills. It also represents the monthly payment that investors will have to make to them.

If someone is interested, they raise their paddle and bid. If no one else bids, the auction is considered successful. If multiple people are interested, the highest bidder wins.

The Hundred Talents Association will then charge this base price as a reward for their busy work.

Afterwards, the Hundred Talents Association will provide the selected individuals with the investors' information. If there are no issues, the deal is considered done.

"Alright everyone, I believe you've all finished reviewing the materials you have. Let's begin," Sun Ruoqing said half-jokingly. "Do I need to go over the procedures and rules again?"

She focused her attention on the people sitting in the front row.

The Hundred Heroes Gathering attracts mostly ordinary martial artists who are short of money, or at most, inner court martial artists from Jingtian Manor.

Therefore, the investors who would come here are unlikely to be from the three major families of Huayang.

These individuals are among the investors with relatively strong backgrounds and influence. They are Dong Qi from Shengmingfang, Longyue from Yingying Huafang, and Cangsongzi from Bailian Academy.

"Fairy Sun, there's no need for further words. Let's begin. We've participated many times, so we know what we're doing." Cang Songzi stared at Sun Ruoqing with a lecherous grin.

He was dressed in a blue robe, with a jade hairpin in his hair bun, looking like a scholar, refined and dignified.

Sun Ruoqing chuckled softly but remained silent. She knew that although the old man appeared upright and dignified, he was actually more of a playboy than anyone else.

This person's goal is not the Hundred Heroes Gathering, but the Hundred Beauties Gathering that follows, which is why he's so anxious and impatient.

Soon, several promising candidates who were already considered top contenders were quickly eliminated in several rounds of competition.

Tao Qingtang sat in the corner, frowning as she carefully examined the documents in her hand, remaining silent.

"Qingtang, haven't you finished reading yet? If you don't make a decision soon, Ouyang Qi will be chosen by someone else!" Yue Hongying, who was standing next to her, couldn't hold back and was so anxious that she almost stood up.

She did want to raise her wooden sign to bid, but she had come with her best friend, Tao Qingtang. Tao Qingtang hadn't decided yet; she couldn't very well steal the spotlight.

“No, Ouyang Qi is too ruthless. Look at the information here. He beat his own wife to death over a trivial matter…” Tao Qingtang pointed out the problems one by one and refuted them.

"Alright, stop talking." But before he could finish speaking, Yue Hongying interrupted him, "Someone has already offered a high price."

She sighed helplessly: "Qingtang, when are you going to change your slow-paced nature? You're not here to choose a husband, so what does it matter if he's a good person or not? As long as he can solve your problems, that's enough."

I've been keeping an eye on Ouyang Qi for a long time. He's quite strong, practicing the "Eighteen Forms of Iron Eagle Divine Claw," and was once a disciple of Chen Ying, one of the three great masters of the Three Mountains Sect. If you recruit him, even if something unexpected happens, his background alone will deter others from messing with you. Now, all that's left are scoundrels. Let me see who's suitable.”

“Even if you say that…” Tao Qingtang shook her head, “Hongying, you know my personality. I’d rather have nothing than something bad. Even if there’s no suitable one, I can’t settle for less.”

"You, you..." Yue Hongying was speechless with frustration, so angry that she stopped talking.

This good friend is great in every way, except she's incredibly stubborn. Once she's made up her mind about something, nothing can change it.

Tao Qingtang flipped through the documents in his hand, pondering deeply.

Her family owned a perfume shop in Huayang City called Plum Blossom Pavilion, which was considered a rather high-end shop catering to the powerful and wealthy, especially rich women.

The items they sell are nothing more than women's face powder, rouge, and face wash.

Everything was fine until her father passed away not long ago, and then things started to change. At first, it was just that customers from a few shops would often find fault with things they bought, saying things like the scent was wrong or the color was off.

Rumors like these are one thing, but business has been affected a bit, though not too seriously; at most, we've made a little less money.

But later on, some thugs and ruffians came to cause trouble at her door, and even now, the source of her family's essential perfume has been affected.

Although there is still inventory to tide us over for now, shortages will inevitably occur in the long run, eventually forcing us to close down.

This is a ploy to destroy their Plum Blossom Pavilion.

Therefore, she had no choice but to come to the Hundred Heroes Association, hoping to find her last hope there.

"Hongying, what do you think of this person?" Her eyes flashed, and she suddenly saw a good candidate.

This gathering of 100 outstanding individuals was brought to her by her best friend, Hongying, and she wanted to ask her best friend's opinion. "This person..." Yue Hongying took a look and frowned, "No, no, this person's potential is a bit low, not suitable."

In my opinion, since Ouyang Qi hasn't been sold yet, why don't you put up a bid and give it a try? With your financial resources, it shouldn't be a problem."

She knew perfectly well just how wealthy her best friend was.

Although Plum Blossom Pavilion may seem small, consisting of only a few chain stores, its products like face powder and perfumes... have extremely high profit margins. Furthermore, its target customer base consists mainly of wealthy women who are not short of money...

Therefore, with all these years of accumulation, Tao Qingtang's wealth, even if it couldn't compare to the three great families of Huayang, could still be considered that of a wealthy woman.

Tao Qingtang shook her head slightly, directly refusing.

If you don't like it, you don't like it; there's nothing more to say.

She had already chosen her target: one of the people in the information in front of her.