Chapter 1582 - 642: Returning to the Exotic Treasures Pavilion

Chapter 1582: Chapter 642: Returning to the Exotic Treasures Pavilion

After distributing the spiritual liquid, Ye Lingyue and Guangzi went to the Exotic Treasures Pavilion again.

"Captain Ye, your grand arrival is truly an honor for the Exotic Treasures Pavilion. May I ask what Captain Ye intends to purchase today?"

Upon hearing that Ye Lingyue had arrived, Lady Dan Yu came personally to receive her, her charming face full of ingratiating smiles.

"I’m not here to buy anything this time."

Ye Lingyue smiled awkwardly.

Just kidding, she was completely broke, facing a relegation crisis, and needed to earn more than two hundred thousand merit points within a month. There was no spare money to buy anything.

She had considered selling some advanced spiritual liquid, but the quantity was not even enough for her own people, so she could not let others benefit from it.

"Then, may I ask why Captain Ye has come today?"

Lady Dan Yu, with her Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart, immediately understood Ye Lingyue’s intention and led Ye Lingyue and Guangzi to a secluded private room.

"This is my usual guest lounge for VIPs. Captain Ye and Miss Guangzi, please make yourselves comfortable."

The furnishings of the lounge appeared ordinary, yet the decor of the tables and potted plants were uniquely crafted.

Moreover, Ye Lingyue noticed that the room had a special array set up within.

This array could absorb sound and prevent intrusion of spiritual power, making the lounge the safest place in the world.

Ye Lingyue didn’t know this lounge was not an ordinary place.

The guests Lady Dan Yu entertained here were either heads of noble families or dignitaries of the Jiu Provinces Alliance; even young captains like the Third Young Master Jin Tang Tianqi had never been here.

The primary reason Lady Dan Yu invited Ye Lingyue in was due to her Infinite Black Diamond Card.

She ordered tea to be served and dismissed the attendants, her watery eyes fixed on Ye Lingyue.

"Lady Dan Yu, I’ve come today to inquire about something. Several months ago, a demon hunter named Chen Mu came to the Exotic Treasures Pavilion. If I’m correct, he might have visited you. Do you remember him?"

Facing a savvy and worldly figure like Lady Dan Yu, Ye Lingyue was straightforward, directly asking about the Senluo Ghost Fruit King.

Lady Dan Yu’s gaze flickered slightly, yet her expression remained unchanged.

"Captain Ye, to be honest, I meet many people every day. You mentioned someone named Chen Mu; I might have seen him. But there are so many people with the same name in the world; I can’t remember them all."

Her implication was clear; she was unwilling to tell Ye Lingyue directly.

"Lady Dan Yu, you must remember this person. Chen Mu was about twenty years old, handsome. He likely came with a woman named Yue Mei, and they brought the Senluo Ghost Fruit King. I want to know where it ended up."

As Ye Lingyue accurately described the Senluo Ghost Fruit King, Lady Dan Yu set down her cup, her expression neutral, revealing neither joy nor anger, leaving her true thoughts unknown.

"When Captain Ye mentions it like that, I do have some recollection. However, Captain Ye should know that every trade has its rules. The rule here at Exotic Treasures Pavilion is to keep every client’s secrets, so I’m sorry, I cannot disclose the whereabouts of the Senluo Ghost Fruit King."

Lady Dan Yu politely declined Ye Lingyue’s inquiry.

This answer didn’t surprise Ye Lingyue. If Lady Dan Yu had easily revealed the whereabouts of the Senluo Fruit Ghost King, Ye Lingyue would have been concerned about a trap.

Still, by Lady Dan Yu’s words, Chen Mu and Yue Mei seemed to have sold the Senluo Ghost Fruit King to the Exotic Treasures Pavilion, becoming its clients.

As for the Senluo Ghost Fruit King’s whereabouts, it was evidently no longer at the pavilion.

But Ye Lingyue was not resigned.

"Lady Dan Yu, you’re correct, everyone has their own rules. But I also know that there are no trades that can’t be done, only prices that can’t be offered. Just tell me the price at which you’ll share the Senluo Ghost Fruit King’s whereabouts." Ye Lingyue smiled sweetly.

In that smile, her originally plain and unassuming face revealed its grace, leaving even Lady Dan Yu, a peerlessly beautiful woman, momentarily stunned.

The girl with the Infinite Black Diamond Card before her, whose identity and background had already transformed into a document.

After Ye Lingyue presented the Infinite Card yesterday, Lady Dan Yu immediately had someone investigate.

But according to the documentation, Ye Lingyue came from an ordinary family in the Jiu Provinces and joined a small sect that was not respected by the strong of Ancient Nine Provinces.

Her various experiences were very ordinary, her talent not remarkable, her appearance average. Even Lady Dan Yu found it difficult to link Ye Lingyue with key figures like the former Marquis or Jiu Provinces Alliance Leader.

If Ye Lingyue truly had anything exceptional, there were truly two points.

First, her cultivation breakthrough was fast, despite appearing to possess no Power of Reincarnation.

In reality, the Huangquan Team had come along, hearing even Demon General Level Azure Dragon Crocodile was slain by Ye Lingyue.

So, she concealed her strength. To Lady Dan Yu, Ye Lingyue’s strength was at least at the Small Divine Power Realm.

Starting at age thirteen, now about four years later, going from a martial arts novice to the Small Divine Power Realm.

Such a breakthrough, within Outer Heaven Families and Jiu Provinces Alliance, might not be significant, but within a newcomer demon hunter without background or lineage, it’s a different story.

Second, Ye Lingyue was Di Shen’s Dual Cultivation Couple.

Di Shen, this figure... Hmm, certainly not one to mess with.

Couple that with a mysterious Infinite Card... it’s hard to say whether Ye Lingyue is unassuming or...

Yet this seemingly unassuming person gave Lady Dan Yu a sense of depth and uncertainty.

Being one who has faced great challenges, Lady Dan Yu quickly composed herself and laughed.

"Captain Ye is truly a clever person. However, knowing the Senluo Ghost Fruit King, you should understand the power of such ancient life. It involves a lot, and easily invites calamities. Why should a figure like Captain Ye wade into these murky waters?"

"Lady Dan Yu, do you know that just yesterday, there was a war prisoner auction in the Exotic Treasures Pavilion’s bidding area?" Ye Lingyue said slowly.

Lady Dan Yu nodded, aware of the war prisoner auction, as the proprietress. Such transactions, though unethical, were commonplace in Ancient Nine Provinces where the law of the jungle prevailed.

"In that war prisoner auction, one person was my cousin, and the Senluo Ghost Fruit King was originally discovered by her. Yet due to the treachery of her two black-hearted companions, my cousin was harmed into a war prisoner, with her meridians almost severed, nearly becoming a cripple. If it were you, if someone harmed your closest kin like this, what would you do?"