After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 432 Mermaid

"Senior sister, where are we going next?" Xu Youan's face was full of smiles. Seeing Jiang Liqian so happy made him feel happy too, and his heart was about to fly.

And now that he'd shaken off all the clingy followers and only had his senior sister left, his joy was indescribable. [Ding! Little Master's inner demon backlash value: currently one percent.]

Jiang Liqian was so busy running that she hadn't really thought about what to do next.

"Hmm... then let's look around here and wait for Qin Beiyao and the others to find us before we go out together," she suggested after thinking for a moment.

Xu Youan was secretly pleased and nodded repeatedly.

"Senior sister, what do you like? I'll buy it!"

Jiang Li raised an eyebrow: "Oh? Then I won't be polite."

"Mine, they all belong to my senior sister."

Xu Youan pursed her lips and added in her mind, "I am yours too."

Jiang Liqian was delighted to hear this. Not only did she refuse Xu Youan's offer, but she also carefully selected and bought him many practical magical artifacts. Xu Youan did not refuse and carefully put them away like treasures.

The two chatted and laughed, looking around as they walked, and before they knew it, they had arrived at a circular platform. The area below the platform was packed with people, while someone on the platform was shouting something. Because they were quite far away and the noise was mixed, Jiang Liqian couldn't hear it clearly.

Out of curiosity, she took Xu Youan's hand and walked closer to take a look.

Those who asked the audience learned that this was actually a small auction, where all sorts of items were displayed on stage, and the highest bidder won.

Unexpectedly, this kind of thing would be found in the black market. The two squeezed in, wanting to see what good things were on the platform. If there was anything they needed, they could also bid.

Before Jiang Liqian and Xu Youan arrived, many items had already been sold at the auction. Unlike the proper auction houses outside, there were no female cultivators controlling the scene, nor were there any red cloths deliberately used to whet people's appetites. As soon as the items were brought up, they were placed on a stool on a high platform, allowing everyone to look at them at will. Once the items were purchased, the money and goods could be exchanged with the sellers below the stage.

As soon as the previous item was sold, the next item was brought out.

When Jiang Liqian and Xu Youan squeezed to the front, they saw a bead that emitted a warm blue light. The bead looked like a pearl from the sea, and under the sunlight, they could vaguely see a rainbow of colors.

"A single mermaid pearl belonging to an adult merman, starting bid 1,000 high-grade spirit stones."

Jiang Liqian looked at it, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.

The people in the audience quickly started competing on price.

"I'll offer 1,100 high-grade spirit stones!"

"I'll offer 1200 yuan!"

"I'll offer 1,500 yuan!"

"I, I'll offer two thousand high-grade spirit stones!"

……

The pearl was quickly priced and bought.

Next was a white jade plate, on which 372 shark scales were neatly arranged, each one seemingly dreamlike and extremely beautiful.

Starting bid: one high-grade spirit stone for each shark scale.

Then comes the shark tail, worth three hundred high-grade spirit stones.

Mermaid Tears, 200 high-grade spirit stones.

Mermaid blood...

Suddenly, a pair of hands gently covered Jiang Liqian's eyes from behind, Xu Youan's voice low and husky.

"Senior sister, stop looking..."

"let's go."

Jiang Liqian lowered her eyes for a moment and released her right hand that was gripping the white hair.

"Okay." she said.

She let Xu Youan lead her by the hand and walk out of the crowd, while the shouts of bidders behind her continued to rise and fall, each one louder than the last.

Merfolk are spiritual beasts of the sea, formed from the essence of heaven and earth. They should advance and retreat together with human cultivators, the most intelligent of all beings, and cultivate the Great Dao together. However, because their entire bodies are treasures, the slaughter of merfolk has been a common occurrence throughout history.

Even though she couldn't bear it, she couldn't stop this dog-eat-dog world.

However, she was still very disappointed, and even her previous playful mood had disappeared.

They should have left then and waited for Shui Lian'er and the others to come looking for them, but as soon as they pushed through the crowd, they heard the heavy sound of chains dragging on the ground from the high platform behind them. Someone was being pushed and shoved, struggling to walk forward, and the sound of blood dripping from that person could be heard on the ground.

Jiang Liqian finally couldn't resist and turned around to look.

With just one glance, her pupils shrank, her whole body trembled, and she bit her pale lips until they bled.

There was a woman, barely clothed and in tatters, with her hands and feet bound by thick chains. Deep bloody marks were already visible on her wrists and ankles from the chains. A very heavy Xuanling iron ring was also around her long, fair neck. At first glance, she did not look like a human, but a dog being bullied by everyone.

Looking through the numerous holes in her skirt, one could see that it was covered from top to bottom with marks from whipping and branding, the flesh torn and bleeding, a truly gruesome sight.

The only part of the woman's body that was intact was her stunningly beautiful face.

This face, a masterpiece of nature, a gift from heaven, drew gasps from the crowd below the stage with just a slight glance. Countless eyes were fixed on her flawless face, revealing naked greed and desire.

With each step she took, glaringly bright red blood flowed down her skirt.

No one cared about her trembling feet in pain.

No one noticed the deep stillness in her eyes.

Damn it, these people sell things from the dead, and they even sell things from the living!

Jiang Liqian could no longer hold back. When the bidding started loudly again from below the stage, she ignored Xu Youan's attempts to stop her, flung his hand away, leaped onto the platform, and kicked away the black-robed man who intended to grope the woman before selling her.

She pulled out a cloak that Shui Lian'er had given her from her Qiankun bag and wrapped it tightly around the woman's body, blocking all the disgusting stares from below the stage.

Then she grabbed the woman's waist, summoned the Spirit-Suppressing Pearl to clear a path, and flew down from the high platform.

The woman nestled in Jiang Liqian's arms, stunned for a long while, before asking in a daze, "Does the woman also need me as a cultivation vessel?"

Furnace?

She was actually used as a furnace?

The fire in Jiang Liqian's eyes almost became tangible.

"Don't be afraid, I'll take you out."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Liqian had already carried her to the ground. Considering that her legs seemed unable to walk properly, she simply squatted down, carried her on her back, and untied her belt to tie her to herself.

Now that we've stormed the "execution ground," we must prepare for a fierce battle.

"Hold me tight, and close your eyes if you're scared," Jiang Liqian whispered to the person on her back.

Unable to recover for a long time, the woman, who could not believe that someone would come to save her, instinctively followed her words and, dragging her hands which were bound by chains and her bare arms covered in whip marks, trembled as she hugged her neck.