“Auction?” Yang Kai couldn’t help becoming interested.

He had
participated in many auctions in the past, but this was the first time
he had encountered something like this in the Outer Universe, so
naturally he was interested.

But then again, an auction was usually a place where wealth was
concerned. Although he had a million now, he might not be able to
buy anything good, not to mention he still had important matters to
attend to.

“That’s the shopkeeper of Wind and Cloud Auction House, Yun

Zhenhua!” Old Bai pointed to the half-grown old man who was
standing at the door and constantly cupping his hands. Since he was
here to collect debts, he must have met the shopkeeper before, so he
wasn’t unfamiliar with him and recognized him at a glance. However,
during the first two times he had come here, this Yun Zhenhua had
shown up to see him, but after that, the old man had completely
ignored him, causing Bai Qi to become somewhat angry.

“Come, let’s go meet him,” Yang Kai called out as he and Old Bai
walked straight towards Yun Zhenhua.

At the entrance of the auction house, Yun Zhenhua smiled

wholeheartedly. Although he had come from the Wind and Cloud
Paradise and had been assigned to oversee the auction house, many
of the people who had come to participate in this auction were all
reputable figures, and their cultivation and status were not inferior to
his. Naturally, he had to stand here and personally welcome them,
otherwise it would appear he was lacking in sincerity.

Just as he was about to ask the clerk to bring an old friend into the
hall, he suddenly heard a loud voice, “First Inn’s Yang Kai greets
Shopkeeper Yun.”

Yun Zhenhua frowned and turned his head to look at Yang Kai before
turning to look at Bai Qi, a trace of impatience flashing across his eyes,
“Why are you here again?”

Bai Qi cupped his hands and said, “Please forgive me, Shopkeeper
Yun. This lowly one was just following orders. If Shopkeeper Yun
doesn’t cooperate, this lowly one really won’t be able to return to
report.”

Yang Kai also cupped his hands and asked, “Shopkeeper Yun, may I
have a chat with you inside?”

Yun Zhenhua’s expression became a bit gloomy. If this was any other
time, how could he have paid any attention to these two little brats?
However, today was an important day for the Auction House, so it
wasn’t appropriate for him to cause any trouble here, so he simply
nodded and said, “You two go in and wait for me, this old master will
be right back.”

Saying so, he summoned a shop assistant and led Yang Kai and Bai Qi
into the auction house.

After entering a side room, the shop assistant left.

Bai Qi and Yang Kai sat across from each other at a table, and Old Bai
secretly sent a voice transmission, “Did you feel it? That Shopkeeper
Yun doesn’t have any intention of paying the money.”

Yang Kai frowned and asked, “Did you make things clear to them?”

Bai Qi replied, “How could I not have explained it clearly? I told him
the first time I came here, but he completely ignored me. What can I
do?”

Yang Kai nodded. He could feel that from Yun Zhenhua’s attitude, the
Wind and Cloud Auction House’s accounts weren’t very good, but
since they were already here, he had to try.
The two of them immediately began to wait. After waiting for more
than an hour, there was still no sign of Yun Zhenhua, much less a cup
of tea.

Yang Kai’s face also sank. Although his and Old Bai’s cultivations
weren’t high and their reputations weren’t very high, and they were
still nobodies in Star City, but after all, they represented the First Inn.
This Yun Zhenhua’s attitude obviously showed that he didn’t put the
First Inn in his eyes! What kind of background did this old man have?
Why was he so arrogant? Forget about everything else, when Yang Kai
first come to the Jude Yuan to collect debt, which is also the industry
of Nine Stars Paradise. The shopkeeper, Gongsun Hong, had already
paid ten million. In comparison, Yun Zhenhua was quite arrogant. If
Yang Kai didn’t know his background, he would have thought this was
some kind of Cave Heaven property.

After the time it took to boil a cup of tea, Yun Zhenhua suddenly
pushed the door open and Yang Kai and Bai Qi quickly stood up.

Without giving the two of them a chance to speak, Yun Zhenhua said,
“This old master doesn’t know the truth behind the destruction of the
First Inn, nor does he know if any of my family’s masters are involved.
If you want to ask for compensation, I’m afraid you’ve come to the
wrong place. Today, my Wind and Cloud Auction House has a very
important auction, this old master has some important matters to
attend to, so I won’t be accompanying you any longer. Send the guest
out!”

Saying so, he turned around and left, not even sparing Yang Kai or Old
Bai a glance.

As soon as he finished speaking, two men in tight robes pushed open

the door and coldly stared at Yang Kai and Bai Qi.

From these two men’s powerful auras and World Energy fluctuations,
they were obviously two Open Heaven Stage masters.

“Shopkeeper Yun, Shopkeeper Yun!” Bai Qi shouted and was about to

chase after him, but before he could even reach the door, a man
slapped him on the shoulder, rendering him unable to move.

Under the other party’s pressure, Bai Qi slowly crouched down,

seemingly on the verge of kneeling!

Seeing this, Yang Kai’s eyes narrowed as he threw a punch forward.

The other man stepped forward and lightly raised his hand to block his
fist, grinning as he said, “You dare attack in Wind and Cloud Auction
House? You’re courting death!”
Yang Kai clenched his teeth and said, “Since you also dared to do so,
my First Inn’s people won’t be frightened!” He had only come here to
ask for a debt, but he hadn’t expected things to turn out like this. Yang
Kai was furious.

The mention of the First Inn’s name finally caused the two of them to
feel some fear. The man who had been suppressing Old Bai slowly
loosened his grip, saving Old Bai from embarrassing himself.

“Please, the two of you!” One of the Open Heaven Stage masters
gestured.

Old Bai rubbed his shoulders, gritting his teeth as he glared at the man
who had nearly caused him to kneel down, his eyes turning red as he
said fiercely, “Second Order Open Heaven, you’re very good. This old
master will remember this. When this old master advances to the
Open Heaven, the first thing he will do is make you kneel in front of
me and make you call me father!”

“Enough nonsense, if you don’t want to leave, then don’t leave,” The
man sneered, not showing the slightest bit of fear. It wasn’t easy to
break through to the Open Heaven Stage. Even if one’s Yin-Yang + Five
Elements were completely condensed, if they wanted to open the
Heaven and Earth in their body, they would have to take a huge risk. If
they were not careful, their body would explode and they would die.
Moreover, the higher the grade of the Open Heaven Stage, the greater
the risk. So for a cultivator, it wasn’t that the better the quality of the
condensed energy, the brighter their future would be, but rather that
they had to act according to their own abilities. If you felt that you
could only break through to the Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage,
then it would be best to condense a Fourth Order, Fifth Order, or Sixth
Order. It wouldn’t be beneficial in the future.

The other party’s fist was big, and they were in his territory, so
although Yang Kai and Bai Qi were furious, they could only grit their
teeth and admit defeat.

Under the escort of the two Open Heaven Stage masters, the two of
them were thrown out of the back door.

Standing on the endless street, Bai Qi angrily shouted, “Let’s go back

and find the Proprietress.”

Yun Zhenhua’s attitude was too obvious. This matter was no longer
something the two of them could resolve unless the Proprietress
personally took action.

Saying so, he turned around and walked towards the First Inn.
After taking a few steps, he noticed that Yang Kai wasn’t following
him, so he turned around and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“Do you think you can accept this?” Yang Kai glanced at him.

“I couldn’t stand it, so I went to find the Proprietress!” Before, he

didn’t want to alarm the Proprietress because he didn’t want to
appear too incompetent, but now he had no choice but to do so.

“There’s no need to look for the Proprietress!” Yang Kai’s eyes darted
around as he looked up at the huge Wind and Cloud Auction House,
seemingly lost in thought.

“What do you have in mind?” Bai Qi walked back. If Yang Kai had a
way to collect the debt without alerting the Proprietress, it would
naturally be for the best.

Yang Kai grinned and waved his hand.

Bai Qi leaned over and whispered to Yang Kai.

A moment later, Bai Qi stared at him in disbelief, “Isn’t this too

vicious? If we really do this, Wind and Cloud Auction House’s
reputation will be ruined.”

Yang Kai sneered, “A woman’s benevolence, we should be polite first

before resorting to force. If he doesn’t care, we’ll have to give him
some dirty tricks.”

Bai Qi was still somewhat hesitant, “But how can we have money…”
Before he could finish, he suddenly thought of something and came to
a realization.

Yang Kai raised his head and looked around, “Let’s not think about
anything else for now. At the very least, we need to find a way to
enter this auction house.”

Just now, he had been thrown out from the back door, so he probably
couldn’t enter at this time. If he couldn’t even enter the front door, he
wouldn’t have to think about what would happen next.

If he was alone, it would be easier to deal with. In the past month,

Yang Kai had been refining the 7 Faces every night, and now that he
had almost completely refined it, he could use it. As long as he
summoned the 7 Faces and transformed into another person, he
would naturally be able to sneak into the venue without anyone
noticing, but he could not bring Bai Qi with him.

Just as he was considering whether he should act alone, Yang Kai’s

eyes suddenly lit up and he beckoned, “Follow me!”

Not far from the street, a group of people was approaching. The one
leading them was the Hundred Refining Hall’s shopkeeper, Pei Buwan.

Pei Buwan had been living quite comfortably recently, borrowing Yang
Kai’s strength to earn forty million Open Heaven Pills in a short time.
After paying off his debts and settling the accounts of the shop, the
Headquarter sent someone to investigate, but they didn’t find
anything. Instead, they praised him, saying that he was an expert in
management and that he would continue to work hard to contribute
to the Headquarter in the future.

As he was walking forward, he suddenly saw a familiar figure walking

towards him and immediately grinned, “Yang Boy!”

“Shopkeeper Pei!” Yang Kai cupped his hands, “It’s been a long time
since we last met, but you're still as elegant as ever.” Although this
bastard had gone to the First Inn to look for him and asked him to
fight in the Asura Arena again, Yang Kai had refused. After a few times,
Pei Buwan had never appeared again, so Yang Kai hadn’t expected to
meet him here today.

“Hahaha, thanks to you!” Pei Buwan patted his stomach and laughed.

“Shopkeeper Pei, I have something I would like you to help me with,

may I ask…”

Without waiting for Yang Kai to finish, this guy waved his hand and
said, “If there’s anything you want to say, just say it. This King will
definitely help you.”

Yang Kai looked around and whispered, “Shopkeeper Pei, please

follow me.”

Pei Buwan wore a suspicious look on his face, seeing him acting so
suspiciously as if he wasn’t doing anything good, he couldn’t help
feeling curious and immediately led a group of people to follow.

Entering a small alley, Pei Buwan ordered his subordinates to guard

the entrance before turning to Yang Kai and asking, “Why are you
acting so mysterious?”
Yang Kai grinned, “Let me ask, did Shopkeeper Pei come here to
participate in the Wind and Cloud Auction?” If he wasn’t, then there
was no need to say anything, but if he was, he could use this
opportunity to sneak in.

TO BE CONTINUED...