Chapter743:QinSanatLingbaoPavilion!

"Itlookslikewe’llhavetothinkofanotherwaytogetyouintotheauction."

XiWuqingfeltabitembarrassed.HehadthoughtthathecouldbringSuYiwithhimintotheauction.Afterall,hehadaninvitationletter.Littledidheknowthatintheend,hewouldhavetogoinalone.

"Bigbrother,yougoinfirst.IfIcan’tgoin,it’sfine."

SuYishookhishead.Today’sauctionwasextraordinarilylively,anditseemedlikeallthemajorpowershadcome.Gettinginwouldn’tbeeasy.

AndXiWuqingwasdeterminedtoobtaintheStarCloudGanodermatoday,soheabsolutelycouldn’taffordtomissit.

XiWuqingwasalsotroubled,hisfacefilledwithalookofdifficulty.Intheend,hecouldonlyforceabittersmileandsaidtoSuYi,"ThenI’llhavetogoinfirst."

SuYinoddedandrevealedaslightbittersmile.Originally,hehadcometotheauctionjusttobroadenhishorizons.Ifhecouldn’tgetin,therewasnowaytodoanythingaboutit,andhewouldn’tloseanythingeither.

XiWuqingnodded,feelingsomewhathelplessandembarrassed.Afterwards,heenteredtheauction.

Morepeoplecontinuedtostepforward,showingtheirinvitations.Someevenpresentedashinysilvercardintheshapeofatriangle,adornedwithexquisitepatterns,togainaccesstotheauction.

SuYi,wishingtoleave,wasunabletoentertheauction.However,hecouldwanderaroundthecityand,lookingatthecard,hewassuddenlymoved.Itseemedfamiliar,asifhehadseenitbefore.

Suddenly,SuYitookoutthespacebag.Afterabriefsearch,ashinyblackcardappearedinhishand.

Thiscardhadacoolandsmoothtexture,justlikethesilvershiningcardsthatwerebeingcontinuouslypresented,exceptforitsdifferentradiance.

Allthecardsthatwerecontinuouslypresentedweresilver,butSuYi’swasblack,thougheverythingelsewasalmostidentical.

Thecardswereintheshapeoftriangles,exquisitelydesigned,withmanybeautifulpatternsengravedonthem.

However,theblackcardinSuYi’shandhadevenmoreintricatepatterns.

Holdingtheblackcardinhishand,SuYicarefullyexamineditforthefirsttime.Ithadajade-liketexture,seeminglyindestructible,andfeltcoolandsmoothtothetouch,emanatingasenseofmystery.

ThiswastheblackcardthatSuYihadreceivedfromLanYulianintheForestofDemons’outpost.Shehadsaidthatwiththiscard,hewouldbeabletoenjoydiscountsonpurchasingmedicinalherbsandelixirswithintheLingbaoPavilioninthefuture.

AsSuYilookedattheblackcardinhishand,hecouldn’thelpbutnoticeitsstrikingresemblancetothesilvercardshownbythosepeople.ThetwoLingbaoPavilionssharedthesamename,andSuYicouldn’thelpbutwonderiftheremightbesomeconnectionbetweentheLingbaoPavilionintheForestofDemonsoutpostandthisone.Perhapsthisblackcardcouldalsogranthimentrythere.

Afterhesitatingforamoment,SuYiapproachedonceagain,withacuriousandadventurousspirit,togiveitatry.

"Sorry,Idon’thaveaninvitationletter,soIcan’tcomein."

Theslendermiddle-agedmanfromtheLingbaoPavilionspokeagainwhenhesawSuYi.Surprisingly,hisattitudewasquitefriendly,consideringthatthedisciplefromtheDivineSwordSchoolhadjustshownrespecttowardstheyoungman.

"Ijustasked,Iwonderifthisblackcardcanbeusedtogetin?"

(TranslatedbyGravityTales棣冩И)

AsSuYi’swordstrailedoff,hecautiouslyextendedtheblackcardinhishandtowardsthethinmiddle-agedman.

Andwhentheblackcardappeared,thethinyoungmaninstinctivelyglancedatit,causingatremortoripplethroughhisotherwiseplainface.Hiseyesweresuddenlyfilledwithanelectric-likeshock,andhisbodyshudderedintensely.

Withtremblinghands,thethinmiddle-agedmanreceivedtheblackcardfromSuYi.HecarefullyinspectedSuYi’sblackcard,andhisexpressionunderwentacompletetransformation.

AndashelookedbackatSuYi,thethinmiddle-agedman’sgazewasfilledwithastonishmentandreverence.HerespectfullybowedandsaidtoSuYi,"Pleasewaitamoment,sir.I’llberightback."

AftergivingafewinstructionstothedisciplesoftheLingbaoPaviliontostaybyhisside,thethinmiddle-agedmanhurriedlydeparted.

"Whatishappening?WhyamInotbeingallowedin?"

Theentranceoftheauctionwasinstantlyfilledwithpeople,andseveraldisciplesoftheLingbaoPavilionrespectfullysurroundedSuYi.Otherswhoheldinvitationcardsweretemporarilyblockedoutside,causingalotofdiscontentmentamongthecrowd.

"I’msorry,everyone.Pleasewaitforamoment,"adiscipleoftheLingbaoPavilionspokeinapolitetone.

"What’sgoingon..."

SuYiwasverypuzzled.Itwascleartoseethatthemiddle-agedmanfromtheLingbaoPavilionwasverysurprisedafterseeingthatblackcard.

Soon,therewasacommotioninsidetheLingbaoPavilionauction.Severalfigureswalkedout,lookingshocked,andhurriedlyapproachedSuYi.

Morethantenpeopleapproached,ledbyamaninhissixties.Hehadaplumpfigure,aroundfacewithoutanywrinkles.Hisfacewasrosyandshining,givinghimavibrantappearance.Hiseyeswereespeciallybrightandsharp,showingintelligenceinthem.

"Iapologizefornotknowingthattheesteemedguesthasarrived.IamQinSan,theassistantshopkeeperofLingbaoPavilioninCentralRegion.YoumayalsocallmeQinLaoSan.MayIknowthenameofthehonorableguest?"

Thisplumpoldmanhurriedlyapproachedinthreebigsteps,clearlyawarethattheblackcardcamefromSuYi.

LookingatSuYi,QinSan’sgazeshowedahintofsurprise,butsoonreturnedtonormalwithoutatrace.

"Me...?"

SuYiwasverysurprised,studyingQinSaninfrontofhim.Despitehisplumpappearanceandhiddenaura,basedonthepowerfulindividualsSuYihadrecentlyencountered,hecouldbecertainthatQinSanwasundoubtedlyaformidableexpertattheYuanEmperorRealmlevel,andprobablynotjustanordinaryoneatthat.

Amongthisgroupofpeople,therewereseveralfaintaurasattheYuanEmperorRealmlevel,whiletherestwereattheYuanVoidRealmlevel.

Theline-upofLingbaoPavilionleftSuYiinawe.ComparedtothebranchpalacesofYutianPalaceinCentralRegionCity,itwasnolessimpressive.ItappearedthatLifetakenYamaXiWuqinghadnotexaggeratedintheslightest.ThisLingbaoPavilionwasextraordinary.

SuYilookedattheformidableexpertsfromLingbaoPavilioninfrontofhim.Eventheshopkeepercameforwardpersonally.SuYispeculatedthatitwasundoubtedlycausedbytheblackcardhehadjustobtainedmomentsago.

"Ibegyourpardon,mylord.Ihavebeenignorantandfailedtorecognizeyouresteemedpresence.Ihadnoknowledgeofyourarrival.Pleaseacceptmysincereapologies."

Theslendermiddle-agedmanfromLingbaoPavilion,whosefacehadturnedpale,keptapologizing.HowcouldhehaveimaginedthattheyoungmanbeforehimwouldactuallyhavetheblackcardofLingbaoPavilion?HewasactuallyaVIPwiththeblackcard.

"IseemtohavenoconnectionwiththeLingbaoPavilion.Areyousureyouhaven’tmistakenmeforsomeoneelse?"

SuYi,ontheotherhand,wasmoreperplexedthananyoneelseatthismoment.Hecouldn’thelpbutwonderifLingbaoPavilionhadmistakenhimforsomeoneelse.

QinSan,too,wasabitperplexed.CouldthisyoungmanbeforehimreallypossesstheblackcardofLingbaoPavilion?Itseemedsomewhatunbelievabletohim.

Yousee,asingleblackcardfromLingbaoPavilioncouldattractcountlesspowerfulindividuals.

AnyonewhopossessestheblackcardofLingbaoPavilionislikelyatrueheavyweight,adominantforce,apowerfulSoulTamer,alchemist,orweaponrefiner.

OnecouldsaywithoutexaggerationthateventheeldersofthemajorsectsandschoolsintheCentralRegion,suchastheFiveSectsandThreeSchools,don’tqualifytopossesstheblackcard.

"Isthisblackcardownedbythegrown-up?"

QinSanasked,takingouttheblackcardthatSuYihadjustgivenhim,wantingtomakesure.