After her senior sister was reborn, she actually became a powerful and arrogant protagonist?!

Backstage at the auction.

The two female auctioneers were talking in hushed tones.

"That guy in VIP room number ten actually had his female companion come out to pawn spirit stones. Isn't that ridiculous?"

"Ah, we actually have such a person in our Mihai Club's private room?"

"I don't know why the poster was willing to mortgage spirit stones to him, and so many at once..."

"If we give that away, what if the guests in VIP room number one find out..."

"Never mind, the poster must have his reasons for doing this."

Since taking office as the leader of the building, Han Li has never made a mistake.

Even the elusive president of the Misty Sea Society praised Han Li highly.

There were even rumors during the meeting that Han Li would become the next president.

"Box number ten, bid 800 high-grade spirit stones!"

On the stage, Han Li spoke loudly.

The crowd, who had assumed Liu Lian was at his wit's end due to the long silence, couldn't help but gasp when they heard the price increase.

"Adding three hundred high-grade spirit stones at once, they're determined to go all out."

"Where did he get those hundreds of spirit stones to raise the price? Did he go to raise the money just now?"

"Pfft, maybe they even sold their underwear."

"I remember that the young lady from Snow Eagle City was with him when he entered the private room. Could it be...?"

The group exchanged knowing smiles, their understanding unspoken.

Inside VIP Box No. 10.

Seeing that Chu Luobai did not immediately raise the price, Liu Lian revealed a delighted smile.

He slowly sat back down on the soft chair, crossed his right leg over his left.

He casually picked up a piece of fruit and put it in his mouth. The strong fruity aroma instantly made him squint his eyes in comfort.

"Hmph, this is the price for going against me."

"And this Mihai Society, they condone malicious bidding. I'll definitely settle this score with them later!"

Just as Liu Lian was feeling smug, Han Li's voice came from the stage again.

"Box number one has bid one thousand high-grade spirit stones!"

"How can it be!"

Liu Lian stared wide-eyed as he watched the spirit stone float out of Box Number One and land on the auction stage. He felt as if his spirit had been sucked away.

The people in the other private rooms all smiled with satisfaction upon seeing this.

Even if the person in VIP room number one is rich, it's impossible for them to suddenly produce tens of thousands of spirit stones.

What's more, these are readily available spirit stones.

"Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price?"

Han Li spoke loudly, and this time the arena fell into complete silence.

In box number one.

Xun Nan looked at Chu Luobai with a face full of unspeakable emotions.

"That's how you people from Qingzhou are..."

"That's right, we people from Qingzhou are all so wealthy and powerful."

Chu Luobai interrupted, then added a sentence.

"No, I should say I'm just rich and powerful."

"How about it? If you can't return to the Southern Border, coming with me wouldn't be bad."

Xun Nan glanced coldly at Chu Luobai, then turned her head away to look elsewhere.

"I have to go back."

"what?"

He spoke too quickly and in too low a voice, and Chu Luobai didn't hear him clearly, so she subconsciously asked a question.

Xun Nan was unwilling to say anything more, and simply said indifferently.

"nothing."

After saying that, he looked up at the center of the auction stage.

"Your opponent has stopped bidding, and you'll soon get what you want."

"is it?"

Chu Luobai followed his gaze.

Han Li had already started the countdown, glancing at box number ten from time to time.

Unfortunately, Liu Lian didn't say anything more until the countdown ended.

"Finally gave up?"

Chu Luobai murmured something, and with a flash of spiritual energy from the fingertips hanging on the edge of the soft chair, a small piece of paper was sent out through the gap between the doors.

In a corner unseen by anyone, the little paper figure darted swiftly down the corridor and finally entered VIP room number ten.

.............

"Congratulations to our esteemed guest in VIP room number one for winning the bid for the Fire Coral at a price of one thousand high-grade spirit stones!"

Han Li said loudly.

The cultivators below were shocked by the transaction price, and their eyes were full of admiration as they looked at the number one VIP box. At the same time, they became even more curious about Chu Luobai's identity.

"Next up is the last item in this auction, which I'm sure you've all been waiting for."

Han Li clapped his hands, and the two auctioneers who had gone down came up one after the other.

The person in front was holding a plate of an unknown material.

An eerie aura emanated from the plate.

"This is..."

Chu Luobai's gaze sharpened, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

She felt a slight familiarity with this scent.

"The same one on Lancang?"

Chu Luobai recalled Lancang, who was still sealed in the blessed land. His half-fish tail had been taken away by the gourd, which said it was to be used as some kind of nourishment.

After its soul separated from the mermaid pearl, it was trapped in the Sword Lake.

Perhaps because they had stayed in this blessed land for too long, the atmosphere of Lancang gradually merged with that of the blessed land.

As a result, Chu Luobai was unable to react immediately when he sensed the aura on the auction stage.

"I've kept you all waiting today, so I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

Han Li raised his hand and lifted the white silk cloth covering it.

A scale as large as a human hand lay quietly in the center, its surface shimmering with blue light like ocean waves.

"Mermaid scales..."

Chu Luobai's pupils contracted slightly, and he couldn't help but murmur.

This scale is of excellent quality, only slightly inferior to the one on Lancang's body.

Moreover, Chu Luobai could sense that the scale contained extremely rich and unique spiritual energy fluctuations.

These are not ordinary scales...

"As you all probably know, a hundred years ago, the Merfolk clan went into hiding in the Western Sea and never came out again."

"The Merfolk have a special identity. They possess a life-bound scale that contains their life's cultivation and will be passed on to their offspring after death."

"These scales were obtained by chance by my Misty Sea Society. I don't need to elaborate on their wonderful uses, do I?"

Han Li gently shook the fan in his hand and looked up at the private room on the second floor.

"The starting bid for this item is five hundred high-grade spirit stones."

For items of this caliber, those sitting in the hall basically have no means to participate.

Han Li had already informed various sects and families in advance, and the people who came to the second floor today were all determined to obtain this scale.

Based on Han Li's understanding of these people, this natal shark scale should be sold for around five thousand high-grade spirit stones.

However, today Chu Luobai suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

I wonder if she'll be interested in this.

"The life-bound scales of merfolk, I don't even know..."

Chu Luobai frowned. The aura was too distant for her to determine whether it was related to Lancang.

If it is related to Lancang, then it is the same Merfolk royal family.

Those merfolk clearly still possessed fragments of the Heavenly Cave Heaven; Chu Luobai would have to go there sooner or later...

"It seems that all the money we got from the Mihai Society today will have to be sent back."