Chapter744:ThePoweroftheBlackCard!
EventhoughtheLingbaoPavilion’sBlackCardonlyfocusesonthecarditselfandnottheperson,theLingbaoPavilionnaturallyhaswaystodiscoverthetrueowneroftheBlackCard.TherearenotmanypeoplewhohavetheabilitytoissueLingbaoPavilionBlackCards.
"Good,"noddedSuYiinapproval.
Uponhearingthis,agroupofstrongindividualsfromtheLingbaoPavilionsecretlybecameamazed.DoesthisyoungmanreallyownthisBlackCard?Ifso,itsignifieshistrueidentityandbackground.Oncethisinformationgetsout,itislikelytoshaketheentireCentralRegion!
"MayIask,sir,wheredidyouacquirethisBlackCard?"QinSanrestrainedhisinnerastonishmentandaskedagain.
"TheForestofDemonsisacitycalledRelayCity,wherethereisalsotheLingbaoPavilion.Idon’tknowifitisthesameasyourLingbaoPavilion,givenbyagirlnamedBlue."
SuYi,ayoungman,didn’thideanything.HealsowonderediftheimpressivedisplayofLingbaoPavilionwasacaseofmistakenidentity.
"TheDemonicForestCity,LingbaoPavilion,BlueGirl..."
Uponhearingthis,QinSan’sexpressionstartedtochange,hisbodyinvoluntarilyshook,andhisgazefixedonSuYi.Heasked,"MayIask,sir,ifthishappenedoverhalfayearago?"
"It’saboutthesame."SuYinodded,calculatingthetime,realizingitwasnearlybutnotquiteoneyear.
"Please,sir,acceptourapologies.WehavealreadyarrangedthebestVIPaccommodationforyouintheprivatebooth,andtherewillbeaseparateVIPpassageforyoutoaccessit."
QinSanlookedatSuYi,nolongerdoubting,andextendedhishandasagesture.
LingbaoPaviliononlyacceptscardsanddoesn’trecognizepeople.Itiscertainthatthecardbelongstoanadult.
QinSanwasverycertain.Accordingtotheinformationhehadacquired,duringthattime,thatpersonwasindeedinsidetheDarkForest.
Hedidn’tknowwhythatpersonwouldgivetheyoungmanablackcard,butitwasn’tsomethinghewasqualifiedtobeconcernedabout.
Butnow,thisyoungmanwasundoubtedlythemasterofthisblackcard,whichwasenoughtorepresenthisidentityandstatus.Itwasnotsomethinghecoulddaretooffend.
TheblackcardholderwasthemostprestigiousVIPintheentireLingbaoPavilion.
SuYiwasstillsomewhatincredulous.CoulditbetruethathehadreceivedsuchanesteemedcardfromLanYulian?
ThestatusofthisblackcardseemedtobeevenmoreprestigiousthanthespecialinvitationsreceivedbytheDivineSwordSchool,TianxuanSect,andothers.Ithadamuchhigherlevelofrecognition,aseventhedeputyshopkeeperoftheLingbaoPavilionpersonallycametogreethim.
SuYihesitatedforamoment,thenthoughttohimselfthatregardlessofwhetherLingbaoPavilionhadmadeamistakeornot,itwouldbeagoodthingforhimanyway.Hecouldgoandexperiencethisauction.
UnderQinSan’spersonalguidance,SuYienteredtheauction.
Thiscausedalotofdiscussion.ItwasobvioustoeveryonethattheyoungmanwasreceivingtheutmostattentionfromLingbaoPavilion,butnobodyknewwhathisbackgroundwas.
Insidetheauction,asSuYijustentered,itwasnoisyandbustling.
Withintheenormousauctionhall,therewasacircularlayout,withmultiplelayersofseatssurroundingit.Theseatswerepackedtightlytogether,andatthismoment,theentireplacewasfilledwithaseaofpeople.
Insidethevenue,thelightswerebright,andthepearlsshimmered.Thecrowdwasbustling,andataglance,therewereeasilytensofthousandsofpeople.
Thosewhowereabletoattendtoday’sauction,probablynoneofthemhadordinaryidentities.Eithertheywerestrongindividualsortheyhadpowerfulforcesbehindthem.
Therewereseverallayersofseatsintotal,andatthetopwerenumerousprivateroomsthatencircledthearea.Eachroomwasseparated,ensuringutmostprivacy.
(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩Г)
Therewereonlyafewoftheseprivaterooms,andthosewhocouldenterthemwerecertainlyofexceptionalsocialstatus.
TherewasaVIPpathwaythatleddirectlytothetopfloor,withouthavingtopassthroughthecrowdedcrowd.
Underthepersonalguidanceofmanypowerfulindividuals,includingQinSan,SuYiwalkeduptothetopfloorofLingbaoPavilion.
"Howdidthatlittleboymanagetoclimbuphere!"
Althoughtheprivacyofthetopfloorboothwasquitegood,someoneunexpectedlyspottedSuYi-amemberofTianxuanSect-revealinghimselftobeLiuXiaohu.
ThepeoplefromTianxuanSecthadjustarrivedonthetopfloorwhenLiuXiaohuwaspreparingtoenteraprivateroom.However,hesawSuYibeingsurroundedbyagroupofpowerfulindividualsfromtheLingbaoPavilion.Theytreatedhimveryrespectfullyandcourteously,andultimatelyescortedhimintothebestroomatthecenterwithgreatreverence.
SuYi,too,caughtsightofLiuXiaohuinanearbybooth,buthepaidnoattentionandcarriedon.
Insidethebooth,itwasexquisitelydecorated.Therewerefreshfruitsanddeliciousdrinks.Facingtheauctionstagebelow,onecouldhaveaclearviewfromabove.Acurtainhung,allowingaglimpseinsidefromtheoutside,butlookingfromoutsiderequiredovercomingmoreobstacles.
SuYiwasquitesatisfiedwiththisbooth.However,ashelookeddown,hesawadensecrowdofpeoplesurroundingthearea.Withasweepingglance,hedidn’tcatchsightofXiWuqing,whohadalreadyentered.
"IwonderifyoucanfindmyfriendthatIjustmet,"SuYiaskedQinSan,hopingtolocateXiWuqing.
QinSannoddedandimmediatelyinstructedthethinmiddle-agedmantopersonallysearchforsomeone.
"AdultshaveablackcardfromourLingbaoPavilion.AnyitembeingauctionedwillnotincuranyservicefeesfromtheLingbaoPavilion.Duringtheauction,VIPswiththeblackcardcanbidwithconfidence.Ifthereareanyinconveniences,theycanbringthebilltoanybranchoftheLingbaoPavilionwithinayear.Ifthereareanyotherinstructions,theLingbaoPavilionwilldoitsbesttofulfillthem."
QinSaninformedSuYithathehadablackcardfromtheLingbaoPavilion,andexplainedthatthesewereallthebenefitsthattheLingbaoPavilioncouldprovide.
Uponhearingthis,SuYicouldn’thelpbutfeelasenseofexcitement.Heneverexpectedthatthecardhehadonceunderestimatedwouldactuallyholdsuchgreatsignificance.What’sevenmoreremarkableisthatduringtheauction,hecouldcasuallymakebidswithoutbringinganymoneyandcouldevenputthepaymentsoncredit,aslongashesettledthedebtwithinayear.
"Arethereanymorebenefitslikethis?WhatifLingbaoPavilionencounterssomeonewhorefusestopay?"
SuYismiledslightlyandcasuallyasked,lookingattheauctionandknowingthattheitemswouldbeexpensivelater.Ifeveryoneactedthiswayandrefusedtopayafterwards,it’slikelythatLingbaoPavilionwouldhavesufferedgreatlossesalongtimeago.
"Haha..."
ListeningtoSuYi’swords,QinSancouldn’thelpbutsmile.HethoughtSuYiwasjokingandsaid,"Sir,pleasedon’tjest.AsanesteemedguestwiththeblackcardfromLingbaoPavilion,howcouldyoupossiblyactlikethis?"
Afterthat,QinSansaidhisgoodbyesandwenttopreparefortheauction.HeleftadisciplefromtheLingbaoPaviliontoservenearby.SuYi,feelingabitunfamiliar,didn’tforcehimselfandwascasuallyinformedbyQinSanthatatthismoment,thepeopleinthistop-levelboxwererepresentativesfromtheFiveSects,ThreeSchools,aswellasthosefromtheSacredMountain.Additionally,therewereinfluentialfiguresfromvariousmajorforcesintheCentralRegion,andevenpeoplefromtheYutianPalace.
AfterQinSanleft,SuYiwasstillfeelingabitabsent-minded.Hecouldn’tbelievethatthisblackcardcarriedsuchgreatprestige.
"Boy,whatareyoudoing...?"
WhileSuYiwaslostinthoughtforamoment,thevoiceofXiWuqingcamethrough.Followingtheleadoftheleanmiddle-agedman,theyenteredtheprivatebox.
Alongtheway,SuYihadbeeninvitedbythedisciplesofLingbaoPavilion,butXiWuqingwasskeptical.Afterall,itwasatop-tierprivatebox,andhedidn’tthinkhisinvitationwouldqualifyhimtoenter.
Astheyenteredtheprivateboxatthatmoment,XiWuqingwastrulysurprisedtoseethatitwasSuYi.Hecouldn’thelpbutwidenhiseyes.Itwastrulythisboy.Thisprivateboxseemedtobethebestoneintheentireauction.Howcouldhenotfinditstrange?
"Goodbye,respectedgentlemen.Ifyouneedanything,pleasejustgivemeyourinstructions,"saidtheleanmiddle-agedmanfromLingbaoPavilionashebidthemfarewellanddeparted.