54: Chapter 54 Medicine Cauldron (1) 54: Chapter 54 Medicine Cauldron (1) The auction officially began, and the auctioneer, clad in a professional suit, took to the stage with a smile to present the first item of the day—the Heart of the Ocean!
As the auctioneer vivaciously recounted the legend of the necklace, An Yiqing sat on the sofa, somewhat bored.
She was only interested in jade stone antiques and medical texts; these shiny, glittering items didn’t appeal to her.
“I’ve found out who was following us that day,” Duan Tang whispered into An Yiqing’s ear, somewhat closer now, his heady scent of fresh medicinal herbs intoxicating her.
“People from the Canglang Sect.
Our two families have always been mortal enemies, but I didn’t expect them to dare make a move at this time,” Duan Tang always felt there was something strange about the matter.
“Did you find out whose orders they were acting on?”
“I couldn’t find out.
That’s what is so strange about this.
It’s as if someone has deliberately covered their tracks, severing all clues.”
Hearing Duan Tang’s words, An Yiqing fell into deep thought.
She wasn’t concerned about the feuds between sects; what troubled her more was the lifeless way the men in black had moved that day, which was clearly indicative of being controlled by drugs.
And their skills were strange—even though it was ancient martial arts’ Inner Breath, she always sensed a hint of discord.
“I will handle this matter.
You should go out less these days; Xuandu City is not very peaceful.”
“Don’t worry, if I can’t beat them, I can still bring them down with poison.”
At the sound of An Yiqing’s light tone, Duan Tang’s lips twitched.
How could he have forgotten how ruthless this girl was when she took action?
Bai Yiming was not deaf; of course, he overheard the private conversation between An Yiqing and Duan Tang.
Friends in life and death?
This girl was the one who twisted his arm!
She had to take responsibility for him!
“Little girl, my arm has been hurting these past few days,” Bai Yiming said with an odd intonation.
“Let me take a look,” An Yiqing said, raising an eyebrow, somewhat puzzled.
Her bone-setting technique was very good, and several days had passed—by all accounts, it should have been healed by now.
Her delicate, boneless little hand grasped Bai Yiming’s wrist, pressing gently, the soft touch causing a hint of redness to appear on Bai Yiming’s face.
Duan Tang caught the expression on Bai Yiming’s face, his dark eyes narrowing slightly, lips curving with a hint of mockery, “Young Master Bai must be feeling uncomfortable not only in his arm, I suppose?”
“Heh, thank you for your concern, Head Duan, but I’m not the only one feeling uncomfortable in these times,” Bai Yiming retorted.
An Yiqing looked at the two men bickering across the void, the corner of her mouth twitching.
Why did she feel like she was the third wheel?
As Duan Tang and Bai Yiming exchanged verbal daggers in the air, their back and forth served to kill some time for An Yiqing.
“Next up is the star treasure of this auction!
Please welcome our hostess to the stage!” The auctioneer on stage invited up the final highlight item with great enthusiasm.
Two hostesses in evening dresses gracefully placed a black brocade box on the display stand and opened it; an antique Furnace Cauldron slowly came into view.
The cauldron wasn’t small, about the size of a basketball.
Its entire body was pitch-black, revealing no particular splendor.
“Ladies and gentlemen, this Furnace Cauldron was discovered in a cave.
The material is peculiar—extremely hard—and despite our attempts, it remains undamaged.
This cauldron can concentrate heat and the cold, occasionally emitting a humming sound.
Its origin is unknown.
Bidding starts at five hundred thousand—let’s begin now!”
An Yiqing maintained a calm demeanor, but her heart surged with tumultuous waves!
She had felt a resonance with the Furnace Cauldron the moment it appeared, and after activating Vitality Clairvoyance, she was astounded!
The cauldron appeared pitch-black, yet in An Yiqing’s eyes, it was emitting endless golden light, with countless runes inscribed within—it was clearly a top-notch Medicine Cauldron!
If she used this cauldron for Alchemy, the results would be unparalleled!