Chapter 564 - 571: Toying With

So, she was deliberately raising the price just to spite Song Wanning!

But soon, her smile vanished. There was no movement from the opposite room for a long time—they had stopped bidding!

The auctioneer called out three times, but the other party never raised their paddle again.

In the end, she was the one who won the Arhat Fruit.

Hearing the result, the Flower Peacock’s expression changed instantly, her neck flushing red with anger.

She had been played!!!

The Flower Peacock realized this immediately. A vicious look flashed across her face as she swept her arm out, smashing everything around her to smithereens.

The other Demon Cultivators exchanged helpless glances.

But it seemed they were all used to this.

After she threw her tantrum, the Arhat Fruit was delivered to the door.

The Flower Peacock paid with a dark expression on her face. The more she looked at the Arhat Fruit, the angrier she became. ’I’ll make Song Wanning pay for this,’ she vowed silently.

However, when the second auction item was brought out, the private room opposite them started bidding again!

The Flower Peacock’s face fell. Her anger flared up again, and she raised her paddle once more, joining the bidding.

"Wan Ning, stop playing around. What if she stops bidding this time? This thing is useless to you."

Liu Lan Yi gave Song Wanning an amused look. This little girl was as vengeful as ever.

Anyone who crossed her was in for a bad time.

"Besides, the Peacock Clan is powerful. It will be a huge problem if we get on their bad side."

After all, the Peacock Clan was a formidable force. The two of them alone would find it difficult to stand against them.

But what kind of person was Song Wanning?

She was someone who had single-handedly challenged several great families before.

She wasn’t afraid of the Huo Family, so why would she be afraid of the Peacock Clan?

If she couldn’t win, she’d just run!!

In any case, if someone made her unhappy, she had to return the favor.

Who could blame her for being so petty?

So, she raised her paddle once again.

"With her temper, she’ll never let this go. Whether I offend her or not, the result will be the same. I might as well have some fun with it. Don’t you think so, Martial Aunt?"

The corner of Song Wanning’s lip curled into a smirk. She had met plenty of people with the Flower Peacock’s temperament.

She knew exactly what her opponent was thinking, and therefore knew the best way to infuriate her.

So, she didn’t back down, intent on causing trouble for the other woman.

Seeing that Song Wanning was serious, Liu Lan Yi sighed helplessly.

’She’s my martial niece, so I can only spoil her.’

’If we really run into danger, I can help now. I won’t let Wan Ning be bullied.’

Soon, the auction once again became a two-woman show.

The next few items weren’t particularly valuable, but under their competitive bidding, the prices soared.

Everyone else looked at them as if they were fools, thinking neither of them was very bright.

Even if it was a grudge match, they should at least consider the value of the items. Acting so recklessly was just burning money for no reason!

The Flower Peacock kept bidding, all the while calculating the right moment to stop and stick Song Wanning with the bill.

But she was ruthless and unwilling to let Song Wanning off easily, so the price continued to climb with no sign of stopping.

After placing another bid, the Flower Peacock felt it was about time and prepared to withdraw from the bidding.

To her fury, however, Song Wanning had already given up. Once again, she was left with a twisted expression on her face, having single-handedly won another completely useless item.

The auction house was ecstatic. They even hoped the two would continue like this; they could earn more than double their usual profits.

But the Flower Peacock was so angry she nearly lost her human form. She knocked over the tray that was brought to her and grudgingly had someone pay the Demon Stones.

"Young Miss, how about we just let it go? There’s no need to bicker with people like this!"

"Exactly! They’re obviously toying with us on purpose. We can’t let them get the upper hand!"

The Demon Cultivators beside her couldn’t help but try to persuade her again. If this continued, their Peacock Clan would lose all face.

Besides, the Demon King Map was too important. There could be no mistakes.

Listening to the admonishments around her, the Flower Peacock’s expression grew even uglier.

A rebellious streak flared up inside her. The more they tried to persuade her, the less she wanted to listen.

So, when the third item was brought out and Song Wanning bid once more, the Flower Peacock couldn’t resist bidding again!

’I refuse to believe I’ll be played every single time!!!’

And Song Wanning, having accurately predicted the Flower Peacock’s thoughts, began to play with her opponent once more.

The result, naturally, was that the Flower Peacock lost again.

The Flower Peacock was on the verge of going berserk, trashing her private room in a frenzy.

But this time, she finally calmed down. If she kept playing this game, she wouldn’t be able to afford the Demon King Map.

She closed her eyes and, with great difficulty, swallowed her anger.

When she opened them again, her eyes were filled with nothing but coldness.

’Do they think they’ve beaten me?’

’Hah. Then they can wait to pay the price with their lives.’

’They were unlucky to have provoked me!!!’

And so, in the following moments, the Flower Peacock fell silent, and Song Wanning did too.

The people in the main hall were a little disappointed that the show was over, but the auction quickly returned to order, and everything proceeded smoothly.

In their private room, Song Wanning watched as the items were auctioned off one by one, exchanging a helpless glance with Liu Lan Yi.

The amount of Demon Stones they had on them was simply too little.

They were really only here to join the fun and see the sights; they couldn’t possibly compete with these other Demon Cultivators.

After realizing this, the two of them became pure spectators and no longer participated in the bidding.

But as the auction went on, someone else unexpectedly entered the auction hall.

The entire hall fell silent.

It was two men, tall and slender, with a graceful bearing and outstanding looks.

The moment they appeared, they captured everyone’s attention.

Song Wanning also looked down and saw that the two were indeed exceptionally handsome, on par with even Liu Xingzhi.

Their features were even more defined, perhaps even superior.

With looks like that, Song Wanning instantly thought of the Peacock Clan. After all, the leading woman from before was also stunningly beautiful.

On closer inspection, they really did seem to bear some resemblance to her.

Just as this thought arose, the two men headed toward the private room on the opposite side, causing a stir of discussion in the hall.

The Peacock Clan had sent so many people this time. No one knew what they were after.

"Wan Ning, could these people be here for us?"

Liu Lan Yi’s first reaction was that the Peacock Clan had called for backup to deal with them.

But Song Wanning shook her head. "With that woman’s temper, she doesn’t see us as a threat at all. Why would she ask for help? They must be here for something else."

Their opponent had looked down on them from the very beginning; there was no need to call for reinforcements.

Liu Lan Yi thought about it and agreed, so she paid the matter no more mind. Song Wanning did the same, focusing her attention back on the auction.

In the opposite private room, the Flower Peacock was both surprised and happy to see her two older cousins arrive, but mostly, she was displeased.

The arrivals were her two paternal cousins, with whom she had grown up and was very close.

However, her eldest cousin had a calm and steady temperament, loved to lecture, and was extremely strict with her.

Every time she saw him, the Flower Peacock felt a sense of dread.