"Three hundred thousand." Feng Yuqin started bidding.
She had just heard Mu Weizhu's bid. The item up for auction was a demonic pet, a flamingo.
"Master, aren't you supposed to deal with Mu Weizhu? Why are you targeting me?" Xiao Ying's voice carried a hint of grievance.
Before Feng Yuqin could answer, Xie Chen spoke up, "Doesn't Lady Mo have a flying beast?"
In Xie Chen's perception, someone like Feng Yuqin, who could produce a sect - level pill, shouldn't be short of a flying beast.
Yet, she was actually bidding for one.
Feng Yuqin replied, "I'm giving it away."
Xie Chen: "..."
The world of the rich was beyond their understanding.
Hearing Feng Yuqin's words, Xiao Ying immediately said, "So master doesn't need a flying beast for herself. I thought master was going to replace me with a new one."
Feng Yuqin: "..."
So why was Xiao Ying so insecure?
She stroked her chin, thinking.
The only thing she could come up with was that Xiao Ying had once claimed to be a young master and had almost been forcefully cut off from the contract by her.
"I promised Nightingale and the others to get them demonic pets. I've been too busy. Since I've come across one today, I'll bid for this one and give it to Nightingale." Feng Yuqin's tone was determined.
Mu Weizhu's voice rang out again, "Seven hundred thousand."
In the blink of an eye, the price of the flamingo had soared to seven hundred thousand spirit stones.
"Eight hundred thousand." Feng Yuqin's bid followed closely.
Seeing that Feng Yuqin was really set on getting this flying beast, Xie Chen said, "Our auction house has received information that Mu Weizhu's main purpose for coming here this time is Lady Mo's sect - level pill, but she also needs this flamingo."
"Didn't you say she's highly favored in the Phoenix Clan? How could the Phoenix Clan be short of a flying beast for her?" Feng Yuqin asked in confusion.
In the Tianyuan Continent, flying beasts were rare.
But in the Desolate Dragon Continent, there were many flying beasts.
Especially among the children of noble families, almost everyone had a flying beast.
It was unrealistic for Mu Weizhu not to have one.
"She encountered danger during a training mission some time ago. Her flying beast died while saving her." Xie Chen explained, "The Blood Spirit Fruits in the Western Region Forest will ripen next month. Without a flying beast, she won't be able to reach the deepest part of the forest to compete for them."
"Then I'm even more determined to win this flamingo." A faint smile played on Feng Yuqin's lips, but her words sent a chill down Xie Chen's spine.
He instinctively touched the back of his neck and asked, "Does Lady Mo have a feud with Mu Weizhu of the Phoenix Clan?"
Feng Yuqin didn't deny it. She replied, "Sworn enemies."
Xie Chen gasped.
He never expected that Lady Mo, a VIP of the auction house, would be a sworn enemy of Mu Weizhu, the young mistress of the Phoenix Clan.
However, he had met Mu Weizhu a few times and didn't have a good impression of her. So he clasped his fists and said with a smile, "I wish Lady Mo good luck in winning this flying beast."
Feng Yuqin glanced at Xie Chen and asked, "Didn't you say that the children of noble families all like Mu Weizhu?"
Xie Chen nodded, "Yes. Many people in the Western Region want to marry into the same family as Mu Weizhu. Even forces from neighboring regions have such intentions."
Feng Yuqin glanced at Xie Chen and asked, "You can be recommended by the auction house's president. Your family background must be quite good. Aren't you interested in her?"
Xie Chen seemed to be startled. He waved his hands repeatedly, and his voice carried a hint of fear, "Lady Mo, please don't say such things. I don't want to have anything to do with her."
Feng Yuqin raised her eyebrows, "Are you afraid that Mu Weizhu's admirers will cause you trouble, or do you really not want to have anything to do with her?"
Xie Chen immediately said, "It's definitely the latter. I don't think this woman is a good person."
Feng Yuqin looked at Xie Chen in surprise and said, "I didn't expect you to be a good judge of such women."
Xie Chen looked blank, "What does that mean?"
Feng Yuqin explained to him what it meant to be a good judge of such women.
Xie Chen smiled sheepishly and then said, "Although that's one reason, another is that it was her fault that her flying beast died."
Feng Yuqin said, "You mean that when Mu Weizhu was in danger, she pushed her beast pet out to take the hit while she ran away, right?"
Xie Chen's eyes widened in surprise. He asked, "How does Lady Mo know?"
"We're sworn enemies. How could I not know?" Feng Yuqin said, "They say that the person who knows you best may not be your friend, but your enemy."
Xie Chen understood and said, "This woman is really ruthless. She could even sacrifice her own beast pet. Yet, those blind children of noble families actually regard her as a goddess."
Feng Yuqin wasn't surprised. She had interacted with Mu Weizhu before and knew that this woman would do anything for her own sake.
So when she heard Mu Weizhu bid one million and five hundred thousand, she said, "Two million."
Whoa~!
Feng Yuqin's sudden increase of five hundred thousand spirit stones instantly caused an uproar among the crowd.
When Feng Yuqin had bid before, they had been speculating about her identity.
Later, when she stopped bidding, some people thought that since she was in Box One of the auction house, she might just be bidding for fun and not really interested in the flying beast.
Even Mu Weizhu had thought so at that time.
But now, most people had stopped bidding. If Feng Yuqin hadn't suddenly appeared, Mu Weizhu might have won the flying beast for one million and five hundred thousand spirit stones.
But Mu Weizhu never expected that this woman would compete with her for the flying beast.
"Madam, I really need this flying beast. Could you please give me some face and let it go?" Mu Weizhu looked haughty. Since her reputation had been quite well - known in the Western Region in the past two years, she deliberately stood by the window so that Feng Yuqin could see her and recognize her identity.
Feng Yuqin sneered and said sarcastically, "Just because you need it, others should give it to you? If one day you need to kill someone, should others wash their necks and wait for you to chop them off? Besides, others may have some dignity with me, but you, never."
"You..." Mu Weizhu didn't expect Feng Yuqin to be so disrespectful to her.
Others immediately sensed the tense atmosphere between them.
"Why is Mu Weizhu of the Phoenix Clan at odds with the VIP of the auction house?"
"Could they be enemies?"
Seeing that Mu Weizhu and others had stopped bidding, Feng Yuqin asked the host, "If no one bids anymore, is this flying beast mine?"
The host was also wondering why their VIP was going against Mu Weizhu when he heard Feng Yuqin's impatient voice.
He quickly snapped out of it and said, "Two million for the first time, two million for the second time, two million..."
"Two million and one hundred thousand." Mu Weizhu's gritted - teeth voice rang out.
Everyone could tell from her voice that she was furious.
However, they were all curious to see who would finally win this flying beast.