Flames of Ambition

30: Auction Day

Chapter 30: Auction Day

It was the day they would auction the 10 items that Fan Yaoli personally picked out. The other items would be auctioned three days later, not today.

Feng Ming Li and Feng Zhengying naturally received the news, making Feng Ming Li eager to go to that auction.

"What makes you so eager to go to that auction? It’s only Third Grade Armaments and Third Grade Pills," Feng Zhengying said, as if he wasn't interested at all.

"Zhengying, it's Third Grade, okay? Third Grade is uncommon in our entire country. They might even make it a family heirloom if they acquire one. Even Imperial Father only has two of them, and those are used in the national treasury as protection barriers," Feng Ming Li said seriously.

Truth be told, Third Grade Armaments and Pills were indeed rare. If auctioned or sold, they would be worth 100,000 gold coins or more.

"Ah’ying, I didn’t know your brother was a fan of armaments and pills. It’s just Third Grade. For me, that’s just a pile of dirt in my place," Zexel said.

Both of them looked at her and immediately noticed the outfit Zexel often wore whenever she went out as Zexel Uenna Giovanni. It was a black leather jacket, padded black skinny jeans, high-cut black boots, and a black helmet she carried at her side.

She looked dazzling and cool at the same time, making Feng Ming Li drop his jaw. He was familiar with that get-up and knew that only one person dared to wear those clothes—the owner of ZUG Company.

"Yo-you’re the owner of ZUG Company?" Zexel just nodded and smiled.

"If you want a Third Grade Armament or Pill, you can ask one of my subordinates. They’ll lead you to my junk room where I store a lot of First Grade to Fourth Grade armaments and pills," Zexel said, then immediately walked over to Feng Zhengying and kissed his cheek.

"Where are you going?" Feng Zhengying asked.

Zexel just smiled, tied her hair into a bun, and put a mask over her face.

"I’m going to watch my sister’s first auction in the Capital. My instincts say there’ll be some good entertainment there," Zexel said gently to Feng Zhengying.

Feng Zhengying couldn’t help but dote on Zexel even more.

"Then let me go with you," he said.

Zexel nodded and waited for Feng Zhengying to change clothes. Naturally, Feng Ming Li would go with them, so he also changed clothes alongside Feng Zhengying since he didn’t know how to wear Zexel’s style on his own.

After a while, they went to the parking lot and took out two motorbikes. Feng Ming Li rode with Feng Zhengying since they were both male.

Feng Zhengying naturally knew how to drive since he’d spent a lot of time with Zexel before. It had become one of his hobbies after he learned the art of riding.

They raced toward the auction house, where many people were already going inside.

"Isn’t that one of the higher-ups of ZUGC?"

"It’s possible. Since the items are rare, I guess they’ll place bids too."

"Whatever item they fancy, I guess they’ll end up owning it."

"I don’t think that’s the reason. They already have branches in many countries throughout the Da Continent, especially in First Grade Countries, so I doubt Third Grade Armaments and Pills would even interest them."

"No matter what they want, we can’t guess it."

A lot of gossip surrounded them, but they ignored it and went straight to the third floor. There were only two rooms on the third floor—one was for the Emperor, and the other was for a distinguished guest who could be considered equal to the Emperor: the people from ZUG Company.

Upon reaching the third floor, Fan Yaoli was already there, sipping tea from ZUG Restaurant.

"Seventh Sister..." Fan Yaoli greeted the three of them before they removed their helmets.

"I wonder how Prime Minister Fan would react if he knew that the two of you had this kind of ability," Feng Ming Li said with a smirk.

"He’d have a heart attack," Fan Yaoli replied, mockery and a smirk plastered on her face.

"Speaking of Prime Minister Fan—isn’t that him?" Feng Ming Li asked as he pointed at the entrance. He was accompanied by Su Wei An, the Crown Prince Feng Guan Xi, and Fan Qingyou.

They acquired a room on the second floor, which made the Crown Prince slightly dissatisfied. But he was afraid that if he complained, he’d be thrown out of the auction house. He still needed to obtain the Full Armor Thunder Attribute.

It was one of the armaments that could raise one’s cultivation attack by 20% and shield the body from all kinds of attacks for eight hours.

It was perfect for him, since he possessed a Thunder Attribute.

"Crown Prince..." Fan Qingyou was beside Feng Guan Xi. She looked at him innocently, her cheeks slightly reddish, making her appear alluring in every man’s eyes.

"This lady is worried for Eldest Sister and Seventh Sister. It’s been one month, and they’ve never returned to the manor. What if they were killed by bandits? This lady couldn’t bear it if something happened to them. It’s all my fault," her eyes became slightly watery as she covered her face with her handkerchief.

"You’er, it’s not your fault. It’s all those bitches Fan Lihua and Fan Yaoli’s fault," Feng Guan Xi tried to comfort her, unaware of the smirk plastered on Fan Qingyou’s lips.

"Crown Prince, if this lady hadn’t fallen in love with you, perhaps everything would have turned out alright. It’s my fault no matter how you look at it. I’ve done many wrong things to both of them," she said, appearing genuinely guilty, as though she had committed murder.

Her tears flowed like a river, affecting even Fan Xuan Yan.

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