si-mexico Chapter 138 Watching the Show
Chapter 138 Watching the Show
Chapter 138 Watching the Show
"This is a pardon written by Lord Hassan himself. I've come to take my sister away." Noah handed the letter Hassan had given him to the guard in the cell.
"Yes, it is indeed written by Lady Hassan herself. Alright, I'll take you to see her." The guard put the letter away and led Noah deeper into the cell.
In the pitch-black cell, a girl covered in wounds was chained to the wall. Her clothes were tattered, her hair was disheveled, and her face was covered in dust and dirt. It was hard to imagine how much inhuman torture and torment she had suffered.
Three years later, seeing his sister in such a state, Noah's heart ached. He could no longer suppress his grief and choked out, "Duo'er! Brother is too late. I'm so sorry you've suffered!"
Hearing this mournful cry, Dolu, who was chained to the wall, struggled to raise her head.
She had endured dozens of tortures over the past three years without yielding, but seeing her brother, who was now weeping uncontrollably, this strong young woman could no longer hold back. Tears streamed down her face like a burst dam, and she cried out in a hoarse voice:
"Brother... Duo'er misses you so much..."
After the guard opened the cell door, Noah rushed in like a madman, his right hand transforming into a chopstick, shattering the two iron handcuffs on Dolu's wrists, and pulling her tightly into his arms.
"Let's go, let's leave this place. I'll make it up to you properly later..."
After saying that, Noah hugged Doru tightly and ran towards the cell door. The guard, seeing that something was wrong, hurriedly stopped him: "Hey! Where are you going?"
Noah coldly replied, "No matter where I go, I must first get away from this place that has imprisoned me for more than twenty years!"
"You haven't gained Lord Hassan's approval yet. Leaving the organization rashly would be treason!" The guard took out a long sword from his storage bracelet to threaten him, and even brought up Hassan in an attempt to make Noah submit.
Noah ignored the guards' loud shouts and fled straight outside, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
The guard brought the message to Hassan, expecting Hassan to severely punish him for letting Noah escape.
But Hassan simply chuckled and waved his hand after hearing this:
"Let it be. A clever bird will open its own cage with its beak, while a foolish bird will only fly into another new cage."
That very night, Hassan ordered his trusted lieutenant Troy to hunt down and kill Noah.
Troy was happy to take on this job. He and Noah were sworn brothers, and when they were young, Troy often sparred with Noah.
In terms of who could win, Troy only managed to temporarily defeat Noah when Noah had just joined the organization, as his magic level was higher than Noah's and he was able to do so with overwhelming strength.
But after Noah grew up, Troy never defeated him again.
This boy seemed to be a prodigy. Despite being a poor boy born in a lowly village, he was able to learn his master Hassan's martial arts very thoroughly.
No matter how hard he tries in the future, he will never be able to surpass his junior brother Noah, who is eight years younger than him.
"Yes, Master." Troy knelt on one knee, his expression serious, and respectfully obeyed.
But a fierce glint flashed across his downcast face.
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"Hermes, this reminds me of the mythology of my world, a god who blesses merchants with wealth, but also protects thieves."
Xue Minghua seemed to be talking to Zhang Yunling, but it also sounded like he was talking to himself.
"I had heard before that when the civilian riots were suppressed in Ice Soul Town, the people from Hermer Auction House also participated in the suppression. I didn't expect that the one in Ice Soul Town was a branch, and the headquarters was actually located in Fire Melt City."
Xue Minghua walked up to the two guards at the entrance of the auction house, took out a gold card, and said, "There are 200,000 gold coins in this card. Is that enough as an entry deposit?"
A guard took the card, examined it with a detection spell, nodded, and said respectfully, "Of course it's enough, sir, please come in."
Zhang Yunling frowned slightly. Xue Minghua usually seemed to keep his wealth hidden, but he always managed to pull out money when it came to a necessary situation. He was truly an unpredictable fellow.
"We're really short of money now. Let's go see what's going on," Xue Minghua chuckled.
Zhang Yunling smiled and shook her head, then followed Xue Minghua into the Hermès Auction House.
Upon entering the main gate, one is greeted by a wide corridor with rooms on both sides. Although the door at the end of the corridor is tightly closed, one can still hear a bustling noise coming from inside.
"It seems that's the auction center." An auction is currently underway in the venue, and the noise can be heard coming from afar from the entrance.
"The fifth item is three Dragon Fish Fruits, all of which are top-grade spiritual herbs that have grown for over two thousand years in the mountain springs deep in the Tianshan Mountains of Water Lotus City! The starting price is fifty thousand gold coins!" A male auctioneer dressed in fine clothes and wearing a white mask shouted from the center of the hall.
In a glass cabinet beside him, three dragonfish fruits emitting a faint blue light were on display. Judging from their appearance alone, they were indeed top-quality.
Upon hearing that the starting bid was only 50,000 gold coins, the wealthy guests in the audience couldn't contain themselves. 60,000, 70,000, 80,000, 100,000... the price was driven up wildly.
They spared no expense in spending their money on these three seemingly rare and precious natural treasures.
Because Zhang Yunling and Xue Minghua arrived late, they could only squeeze into two seats on the edge of the venue.
However, Zhang Yunling didn't care about these things; he was more concerned about how many good items such a large-scale auction could bring out.
"I'll offer 300,000."
A calm voice came from the VIP box at the very top, and Zhang Yunling and Xue Minghua both looked at it with surprise.
The person who quoted such an exorbitant price was a stunningly beautiful young woman dressed in extremely luxurious attire. Next to her sofa was a magical device with an amplifying effect, and the price she just quoted was spoken to the amplifying device with a blank expression.
When the price of 300,000 was announced, the tens of thousands of people present fell silent. It wasn't that they didn't have enough money to pay the price, but rather that they dared not provoke this beautiful woman.
"Three hundred thousand once, three hundred thousand twice... Sold!" The auctioneer struck the gavel, and the three two-thousand-year-old dragonfish fruits went to the beautiful woman.
Zhang Yunling chuckled and asked curiously, "Who is this woman?"
Xue Minghua turned his head and answered in a low voice, "If I'm not mistaken, this woman should be the eldest daughter of the Tuka family, one of the three major financial groups in the Western Regions that have very close cooperation with the royal family. Her name is Tukalina."