The Emperor's Domineering Favor, the Evil Consort's Unparalleled Reign

Ying Li followed the servant into the second floor of the pawnshop. Six of the seven top-class rooms were already occupied. The people in those six rooms all looked rather grim when they saw a young girl arrive in the seventh room.

What was this pawnshop thinking, letting a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl occupy such a prestigious position? Did the people who came to pawn their items not have anything good to offer and just randomly picked a girl to fill the spot?

Ying Li naturally noticed the looks in these people's eyes, but she simply smiled slightly, nodded to them, and pushed open the door to enter the premium room to wait for today's auction.

The best items are usually saved for last, so even though it was two days late, the Spirit Gathering Herb was still at the bottom of the box, not yet taken out. She figured that with the pawnshop's fanfare today, the Spirit Gathering Herb should be ready by now, otherwise she wouldn't be willing to auction off the Devouring Python's inner core.

Although the name of the "Heavenly" room sounds nice, it's just a bit more spacious and free than the main hall. The room itself isn't very big, and the windows of each "Heavenly" room face the main hall, offering a perfect view of the auction.

An old, luxurious table and chairs were placed by the window, laden with four dishes and a soup, along with two plates of tea and snacks—a truly sumptuous meal. Ying Li couldn't help but sigh. Indeed, the strong were respected. If he didn't have the inner core of the Devouring Python, not only would he not be able to enter the pawnshop, but even if he did, he would probably be stuck in the crowded hall like everyone else, let alone enjoy these special delicacies.

Just then, the burly man slammed the door shut, and the hall fell silent. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the day's biggest auction to begin.

Ying Li poured herself a cup of tea. In the blink of an eye, the alluring man beside her sat down uninvited, snatched the tea Ying Li had just poured, drank it himself, and then slowly said, "I just sensed it. This Spirit Gathering Grass has decent spiritual energy. If you can obtain it and refine it, breaking through to the fifth stage of Soul Cultivation will be no problem. You won't need to waste your energy repelling the spiritual energy in that Spirit Devouring Python."

"You mean, the reason why refining the inner core of the Spirit Devouring Python is becoming increasingly difficult is because of the repulsive spiritual energy?" Ying Li was somewhat surprised. She hadn't thought of this and thought it was because her injuries hadn't healed, which was why it was becoming more and more difficult. She didn't expect the problem to be with the inner core of the Spirit Devouring Python.

"Although I refined the inner core to the purest level, it was still refined by absorbing hundreds of different kinds of spiritual energy. Naturally, there are parts that repel the spiritual energy in your body. You brought out such a precious inner core for auction just to get two low-to-medium grade spirit-gathering herbs. Do you think I don't feel sorry for you?" The alluring man reached out and picked up a pastry, put it in his mouth and ate it slowly.

Ying Li suddenly realized, but she found it hard to accept that this person had described the precious Spirit Gathering Grass as inferior. She had never seen a Spirit Gathering Grass before. The Ying family was the largest family in Ye Ling City, but even so, when her grandfather fell ill, they could not find a Spirit Gathering Grass to nourish his body.

It seems that this man's background is far more terrifying than she imagined.

Watching the other person eat and drink, Ying Li's expression grew increasingly puzzled. He pressed down on the tray of tea and snacks and said, "Why are you eating and drinking like this? Your body..."

The alluring man slapped Ying Li's hand hard, his face showing displeasure. "You're ignorant, aren't you? You've truly perfected the art of ignorance. Your contract with the Bone Ring is equivalent to a contract with me. Even without a body, I can still follow you and enjoy everything in this world through this contract. What's all this? If you want, I can even..."

The man's expression turned strange, a smile playing at the corners of his eyes. He looked at Ying Li's chest and chuckled dryly. Ying Li felt a chill run down her spine, pushing all the tea and snacks in front of her towards him, and said awkwardly, "Hehe, you eat, you eat..."

The alluring man gave a mocking smile and said no more.