Chapter 93: Little Junior Brother, Say Something!
‘Sure enough, the Child of Destiny is here.’
Inside the auction house, Bai Feng and Yu Yao had already arrived, comfortably seated in a private box on the second floor munching on snacks while waiting for the auction to kick off.
Meanwhile, a flickering symbol on the mini-map indicated that the Child of Destiny was nearing the auction house.
“Little Junior Brother, I’ve already packed the materials you requested,” Yu Yao said casually, tossing a storage pouch over. “Check if anything’s missing?”
“Already so fast? I haven’t even paid yet!” Bai Feng exclaimed, catching the pouch and giving it a quick glance to confirm all the materials were inside before tucking it away.
“This is me trusting you, little brother,” Yu Yao said, sitting with a proud little puff of her chest, pinching a snack and stuffing it into her mouth. “Plus, you’re consigning two array discs with me, right? Once they’re auctioned off, I’ll just deduct your fees. No worries!”
“Hope it sells for a good price,” Bai Feng muttered, sneaking a glance at the mini-map again. The symbol was definitely getting closer—the Child of Destiny wasn’t hiding anymore.
He casually pulled aside a curtain to peek toward the main entrance of the auction house.
There, a man clad in a black conical hat strode in.
‘System, identify that person.’
【Li Ming, male, early Golden Core, son of an ordinary hunter, whose parents died unexpectedly. He then joined Cloud Piercing Sect, originally with mediocre talent, but had a brush with destiny—merging with a fragment of an ancient great master’s soul.】
‘Whoa! This Child of Destiny is quite impressive!’
Bai Feng inwardly marveled. Not only does he have an ancient power’s remnants, but he’s also probably the most ‘high-level’ Child of Destiny besides White Feather Mo with her Celestial Bone.
“Who’s that?”
Li Ming lifted his head and saw a slight movement behind the curtain of a private box on the second floor.
He furrowed his brows—the strange feeling suddenly hit him, as if he’d encountered a pest he couldn’t stand.
“Is that Master Wan?” a grizzled old man from the auction house approached with a smile. “I’ve been waiting a long time; please follow me to the second-floor box. The auction will start soon.”
“Alright,” Li Ming dismissed his wandering thoughts, nodded, and followed the old man upstairs.
But just before entering, he cast a quick glance at the private box downstairs.
…
‘That Child of Destiny is pretty alert. Could it be because of his Luck Points? Maybe his Hatred Points are rising too?’
Bai Feng pondered silently.
Come to think of it, his Hatred Points seemed to have no effect on the already known Child of Destiny. At least, the three in Heavenly Sword Sect seemed quite normal when facing him.
Instead, the new Child of Destiny ones tended to hold some hostility. Even when meeting Zuo Qiu from Spirit Sealing Sect, she had immediately targeted him.
Might need to observe more.
“The auction is starting,” Yu Yao snapped her fingers.
Suddenly, the curtains of the box eased open from the sides, and the glass behind revealed a faint white glow.
In the next moment, the glass seemed to turn into a TV screen, with the auctioneer and auction items appearing directly on it.
“See? That effect cost us quite a bit—had to hire several array mages to pull it off!” Yu Yao said proudly, crossing her arms with her head tilted slightly.
“Impressive,” Bai Feng nodded, eyeing the ‘screen’. It was probably using some features of the Shadow-Recording Stone, playing recorded images on the glass.
“If you don’t like it, you can just turn it off,” Yu Yao held a jade plate, and the ghostly image on the glass vanished, revealing the crowd outside and the distant auction platform. “We went to great lengths to realize this.”
Bai Feng rubbed his chin. “I think I’ve figured out where those odd array discs come from.”
Turns out, they’re just forced out by the client!
“But honestly, using such a huge piece of glass just to show the auction process—such waste!”
Bai Feng reached for the jade plate and switched back to the ‘live’ feed.
“Since we’re using the Shadow-Recording Stone’s features, why not push it further?” he pointed at the blank area on the glass. “For example, here we could insert a looped display—show the current auction item, even tease the next one, or throw in some ads—like Yu Ling Long’s hot-selling products.”
“Plus, at the start, the guests in the box are a bit bored. We could show some interesting videos—introductions for the auction items, for instance. Not hard at all—just need a few more functions…”
Before Bai Feng finished, he felt little hands suddenly resting on his shoulders.
He looked up and saw Yu Yao staring intently at him.
“Senior Sister?”
“Little Junior Brother, I’m so lucky to meet you!” Yu Yao said excitedly. “Can you modify the array? Money’s no issue!”
“I can do it, but…”
“Please! Whatever you want me to do, I’ll do it! Just help your senior sister out!” Yu Yao kept shaking his shoulders.
White Feather Mo suddenly went on alert, stealthily edging closer.
“Senior Sister, calm down!” Bai Feng grabbed Yu Yao’s wrists, trying to pry her hands off him.
But Yu Yao wasn’t giving up so easily—she kept struggling, aiming to grab him again: “Calm? How am I supposed to stay calm when you tell me to?!”
“Uh…” At this moment, Gu Yue Qing tentatively reached out and asked weakly, “Um, should I leave for a bit?”
“…Cough!” Yu Yao suddenly took a step back, sitting firmly in her chair again. “Oops, my bad! Let’s get back to the auction now.”
But her ears were still tinged pink, clearly her mind wasn’t quite as peaceful as she pretended.
She couldn’t help but cover her head: ‘d*mn it, I got used to acting crazy in front of Little Junior Brother, forgot there were others here…’
Especially since Gu Yue Qing was her relative. Embarrassing!
Gu Yue Qing didn’t seem embarrassed at all—she even smirked and teased, “Yu Yao, you and Bai Junior Brother sure get along well! But maybe keep that talk private, huh?”
“No! That’s not true!” Yu Yao’s expression finally crumpled, turning bright red, and her words started tripping over themselves. “I—I mean… Little Junior Brother, say something!”
“…Calm down. Senior Sister Gu’s obviously joking,” Bai Feng muttered, rubbing his forehead. “Your reactions seriously make people think we’re more than just friends!”
Hmm, thinking about it, their relationship probably wasn’t exactly ‘normal’—they’ve certainly shared some spring and autumn memories.
Wait a minute—could it be that Senior Sister Yu Yao is purposely doing this? Is she trying to cling onto me so I’ll work for free?
He cast a suspicious side-eye at Yu Yao, but from her blushing face, he saw no obvious signs of her ulterior motives.
“Alright, enough messing around. The auction has started,” White Feather Mo suddenly broke in. Then she casually snagged a snack and held it to Bai Feng’s mouth. “Brother, stop teasing the senior sister. Come have a snack too.”
