Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

Yu Zhuo knew that Qi Mohan had no good intentions. He composed himself and pretended to be uncomfortable, saying, "I don't know him. He has a terrible temper. He went to the hospital for a check-up today."

"A follow-up examination?" Qi Mohan pondered for a moment, then sighed, "The Earl has been asleep for many years, and his health has been deteriorating. Why didn't you go with him?"

"How can he be more important than His Majesty? I don't have the time to go." Yu Zhuo waved his hand and frowned, as if recalling some unpleasant matter.

"Since you and he are old friends, why don't you come back with me? Four or five hours have passed, he should be back from the hospital by now."

Qi Mohan did not refuse; that was his intention. He said, "Alright, let's go together then."

The two left the palace together. The journey back was quite long, and Qi Mohan asked Yu Zhuo some small questions, seemingly trying to clarify Yu Zhuo's identity.

Yu Zhuo didn't hide anything; the information in his system database was far richer than what humans in this world had investigated. He could answer a few questions about the basic ones Qi Mohan asked.

It took Yu Zhuo nearly an hour to return home. The house was empty, and there were fewer guards outside than before, but their overall distribution remained unchanged.

Yu Zhuo looked around inside and asked, "He hasn't come back yet?"

"No," the guard replied briefly. "The attendants who left with the Earl have not returned either; they are still at the hospital for examination."

"It'll take this long?" Yu Zhuo felt something was off. He took out his phone and frowned. "I'll call and ask."

As soon as he finished speaking, his right hand, which was holding his phone, froze. Yu Zhuo had just married Zhou Yanshu yesterday, so how could he know how to contact Zhou Yanshu?

Although he could quickly obtain the number by hacking with a virus, that would obviously expose him.

Yu Zhuo paused, then put his phone away. He instructed the guards before him, "Have you contacted that attendant? What did he say?"

The guard said respectfully, "We spoke ten minutes ago. He only said that the Earl is still conducting the examination and the report has not yet been released."

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhuo turned to look at Qi Mohan standing to the side: "Left Envoy, he doesn't know when the inspection will be finished. If you want to wait, it may take another four or five hours."

"It's alright, I have nothing to do today, I can wait." Qi Mohan didn't care at all. He walked into the house, found an empty seat and sat down. "Please pour me a cup of tea, Madam, thank you."

Yu Zhuo: "..."

He had previously only suspected Qi Mohan of having ulterior motives, but now he was certain that Qi Mohan did.

Yu Zhuo didn't say anything more, and asked the servant to find the best tea leaves in the room to brew tea for Qi Mohan.

Qi Mohan, this business tycoon, probably even has a gold-carved water glass. Yu Zhuo didn't have that much money, so he just symbolically brewed him a cup of hot tea.

Qi Mohan didn't mind. He waited inside for nearly half an hour, during which time the phone kept ringing. Each time, Qi Mohan would just glance at it and quickly hang up.

Yu Zhuo glanced at him: "Left Envoy, are you busy? Your phone is ringing again."

Qi Mohan's eyes already showed signs of weariness. He glanced at his phone upon hearing this, hung up, and smiled helplessly at Yu Zhuo: "I have an auction this afternoon, and it's almost time."

Yu Zhuo thought to himself, "So you're finally leaving." He stood up and said, "Then I won't see you off..."

“Madam, would you like to come with me?” Qi Mohan looked at Yu Zhuo. “I also want to pick out a few things to give to the Earl as a wedding gift for you two.”

Yu Zhuo: "..."

“Okay.” Yu Zhuo released the lid of the ceramic cup in his hand. He calculated the time required for the auction, packed his things, and left the house with Qi Mohan.

He still lacks a few things to make potions, and there are many kinds of items at the auction, so Yu Zhuo might be able to find a few that he needs.

This will also delay Qi Mohan for a while.

*

The items at the mermaid auction are all closely related to their race. Yu Zhuo had previously wandered through various worlds and seen all sorts of strange things at different auctions.

The auction that Qi Mohan brought Yu Zhuo to this time was set up underground. Yu Zhuo put on a golden mask at the entrance. When he walked in, he looked up at the ceiling. The plaque was black and had no words engraved on it. Yu Zhuo knew at a glance that this was not a proper auction.

This is true.

Yu Zhuo and Qi Mohan arrived at the auction more than ten minutes late, by which time the auction had already begun.

Yu Zhuo found a seat and saw people above carrying the skull of some unknown creature down to the ground. The skull had a crack on its top, as if it had been struck by a heavy object before it died.

Yu Zhuo frowned: "What is that?"

"The skull of the carp clan is excellent for making soup." Qi Mohan crossed his legs and glanced at the heavy object being carried away.

Yu Zhuo choked for a moment: "These are human bones, aren't they?"

“They are carp. They can be human or fish.” Qi Mohan withdrew his gaze, saying nonchalantly, “You can think of it as drinking fish soup.”

Yu Zhuo: "..."

Yu Zhuo looked down and saw that the person who had won the carp skull through the auction was buyer number seven. His entire face was covered by a mask, just like Yu Zhuo's, his hair was completely purple, and he was hunched over, coughing from time to time.

Seeing that he was physically weak, he secretly auctioned off carp skulls to nourish his body...

Yu Zhuo looked away and saw the people below carrying up a second item, which made him frown again.

It was a mermaid's long tail that had just been severed, and it was clearly extremely beautiful. From the cut to the tip, it was covered with pure gold scales, which seemed to be plated with a layer of silver-gold under the light.

"The sacred tail of the Chemorosa clan's mermaids, starting bid five million!"

As soon as the host finished speaking, the densely packed crowd below began to raise their number plates.

"One hundred million!"

"One hundred and fifty million!"

"Three hundred million!"

Qi Mohan seemed quite interested in this as well, and held up a sign and announced a number: "Fifty billion."

The hall fell silent instantly. Everyone looked in Qi Mohan's direction with suspicion and whispered among themselves.

Qi Mohan had already concealed himself; he sat motionless, his demeanor composed. Although he was a mermaid, his tail was not particularly noticeable, which made him quite interested in the other mermaids' dazzling tails.

Looking at the bloody wound on the fish tail, Yu Zhuo felt nauseous: "I'm not interested in these things, I'm leaving now."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and quickly walked out of the auction hall.

This auction was nothing short of an underground black market, even worse. It's unbelievable that Qi Mohan, at the top of the merfolk, would do nothing but participate in it.

Yu Zhuo didn't want to recall the mermaid's fishtail appearance anymore. He hailed a car and said, "Take me to the Central Hospital."

After saying that, he felt unwell again and waved his hand at the driver, saying, "No, no, no, I won't go to the hospital. I am the Countess, please take me back to the Count's residence."