"Little Friend Lin, thank you for taking care of Rongrong during this period."
Ning Fengzhi's gaze once again landed on Lin Qingmo as he smiled and cupped his hands politely, his tone sincere.
"This girl has a wild personality and has been spoiled since childhood. She must have caused you quite a bit of trouble."
"Sect Master Ning is too polite."
Lin Qingmo smiled and returned the gesture, speaking calmly:
"Rongrong is intelligent and clever, with outstanding talent. The support abilities of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul are among the finest on the continent. In the Royal Fighting Team, she is already an indispensable core support. Everyone simply takes care of each other."
In a single sentence, he gave Ning Rongrong plenty of face, praised the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and remained neither servile nor overbearing, without the slightest hint of currying favor.
Ning Fengzhi looked at him, the admiration in his eyes deepening further.
This young man, despite his age, was not only powerful, but even his conduct and manner of dealing with people were flawless. Truly rare.
Just as the two were chatting casually, the auctioneer's voice rang out from the stage once more.
"The next item up for auction."
A new item was pushed onto the stage by the staff.
Ning Fengzhi's attention was also drawn toward the item on display.
On the stage, the auctioneer held up a black wooden box, his face filled with excitent.
His voice spread throughout the entire venue through soul power.
"Distinguished guests, the next auction item is a unique weapon, or rather, a hidden weapon."
"Its na is Powder Shooting Shadow!"
The entire body was pitch-black and exquisitely crafted, though at first glance it looked rather ordinary.
"Please take a look, esteed guests. This Powder Shooting Shadow is compact and, most importantly, does not require soul power to operate. Even ordinary people without soul power can use it!
"According to our tests, within fifteen ters, this hidden weapon can directly pierce through a three-centiter-thick steel plate!"
"The arrowheads are coated with a powerful paralyzing poison. Soul Elders struck by it will lose their ability to move."
"Even Soul Ancestors will be greatly affected."
"It is absolutely a superb tool for self-defense and preserving one's life while traveling."
"This hidden weapon has a starting bid of 1000 gold soul coins. Each raise must be no less than 100 gold soul coins!"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, whispers imdiately spread through the audience.
Quite a few people beca interested.
A weapon that required no soul power to operate, yet could threaten Soul Elders and Soul Ancestors.
For those nobles and wealthy rchants, this was practically the self-defense treasure of their dreams.
After all, most of them did not possess particularly high soul power.
And Ning Fengzhi's eyes also lit up.
He himself did not need this hidden weapon.
Although his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul possessed no offensive soul skills, he was still a genuine Soul Saint.
What his sharp eyes saw was the value behind this hidden weapon.
A weapon that ordinary people could use without soul power yet could still threaten soul masters.
If it could be mass-produced and equipped to ordinary people, it could create an extraordinary army!
Without the slightest hesitation, Ning Fengzhi directly raised the bidding plaque in his hand.
His tone was certain, his voice clear enough to spread throughout the entire venue.
"One thousand gold soul coins."
The mont those words fell, the entire venue instantly went silent.
Sect Master Ning again!
At this point, even if soone wanted the Powder Shooting Shadow, nobody dared to continue bidding.
The nobles and wealthy rchants who had been eager monts ago all resentfully lowered their bidding plaques.
Forget 1,000 gold soul coins; even for 10 gold soul coins, they would not dare compete with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for sothing.
The auctioneer froze for a mont before quickly reacting.
His face instantly lit up with a smile as he raised the auction hamr high and brought it down heavily.
"1000 gold soul coins, sold!"
"Congratulations once again to Sect Master Ning for acquiring this hidden weapon!"
Warm applause imdiately erupted throughout the venue.
…
In a corner of the auction hall, Tang San's eyes beneath his mask flickered toward Ning Fengzhi.
Because he was not cultivating the Clear Sky Hamr martial soul, he was no match for Lin Qingmo.
After suffering defeat ti and ti again, Tang San once more turned his attention toward the hidden weapons he was most familiar with.
If he could create hidden weapons ranked near the top of the "Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons," such as the 'Yama Invitation' or the 'Cluster Soul Chasing Ball,' he would definitely be able to defeat Lin Qingmo.
However, such hidden weapons required extrely rare and precious materials.
With his current financial resources, he was unable to find and purchase those materials.
Thus, he ca up with the idea of selling hidden weapons.
Seeing that the Powder Shooting Shadow he casually crafted could sell for a thousand gold soul coins, Tang San began making calculations in his heart.
"Perhaps… I can further cooperate with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect…"
…
The staff quickly handed the wooden box containing the Powder Shooting Shadow to Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi accepted the wooden box and took out the Powder Shooting Shadow within, carefully examining it over and over.
His fingertips brushed across the intricate chanisms on the hidden weapon, and he could not help but sigh repeatedly in admiration, his tone filled with praise.
"Marvelous craftsmanship! Truly marvelous craftsmanship!"
"To possess such power without using soul power, this chanism design is genuinely revolutionary!"
He had seen many soul tools and weapons before, but he had never seen sothing designed so exquisitely.
Without requiring soul power to activate, it could still unleash such trendous power.
This design philosophy sowhat surpassed the current soul master world.
Xiao Wu glanced at the black tal box in Ning Fengzhi's hand, her face full of suspicion.
She muttered softly.
"A little iron box worth a thousand gold soul coins… that's way too expensive."
In her eyes, the thing was black and ugly, not nearly as valuable as the Starlight Sapphire Rongrong bought earlier.
Lin Qingmo stood nearby, looking at the Powder Shooting Shadow in Ning Fengzhi's hand, a faint smile curling at the corners of his lips.
Of course, he knew this hidden weapon.
This was Tang San's signature hidden weapon, one of the basic hidden weapons of the Tang Sect.
In the original work, Tang San used this Powder Shooting Shadow to establish ties with Ning Fengzhi.
He turned his head slightly and quietly reminded Xiao Wu, who was still muttering.
"Xiao Wu, take a closer look at the structure of this hidden weapon and the patterns on it. Don't they seem familiar?"
"Hm?"
Xiao Wu froze for a mont.
Upon hearing that, she carefully examined the chanism patterns and shape of the Powder Shooting Shadow again.
After only a few glances, her expression changed drastically.
She suddenly took a step backward, as if she had seen sothing filthy.
Clenching her teeth, her eyes filled with disgust and revulsion.
"Tang San?! This is Tang San's stuff?!"
She was more familiar with Tang San's hidden weapons than anyone.
The chanism patterns on this Powder Shooting Shadow were exactly the sa as those on the hidden weapons Tang San tinkered with regularly!
This was absolutely Tang San's creation!
Lin Qingmo gently nodded.
Xiao Wu's face was filled with disgust and loathing.
"That guy Tang San is at the auction too?"
Her hatred toward Tang San had already seeped into her bones.
Back at Shrek, Tang San's double standards, selfishness, and sinister nature had disgusted her imnsely.
Now, rely seeing Tang San's things made her feel uncomfortable all over. She only wanted to leave imdiately.
"Don't worry. The auction is almost over anyway. We can leave after it ends."
Lin Qingmo smiled and comforted her, gently patting the back of her hand.
"Besides, even if he's here, so what? It's not like he can eat us."
When Ning Rongrong heard the na "Tang San," she also frowned, her face full of disgust.
"Tang San? He's the one auctioning off this kind of vicious hidden weapon?"
Back at Shrek, her conflict with Tang San had been the lightest among them.
But she was also among those who disliked Tang San's hypocritical face the most.
Zhu Zhuqing coldly said:
"Tang San uses hidden weapons frequently."
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End of Chapter
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