WebNovel Chapter 1212 The flowers belong to you, and you belong to me
Chapter 1212 The flowers belong to you, and you belong to me
"interesting."
Long Lingzhu narrowed her eyes and slightly curled the corners of her lips, "Now I think you're more interesting than that flower."
As she finished speaking, she clapped her hands lightly, as if she had made a generous decision.
However, immediately afterward, a sudden surge of interest appeared in her beautiful phoenix eyes, as if she were a beast eyeing an even more desirable prey.
She leaned forward slightly, her voice low yet clear enough for everyone to hear, her tone carrying a triumphant, confident air:
"So, I've changed my mind. The flowers are yours—"
She paused, her smile almost sinister.
"You belong to me."
"From this moment on, you are my new treasure. I will 'chase' you closely until I bring you back to my treasure vault and lock you up with the most beautiful chain... You will definitely be a perfect match for me."
After saying that, she stopped looking at anyone and ignored the Hundred Flowers Clan boy in the cage on the stage, who was covered in wounds and had despair in his eyes. She turned around, and the hem of her crimson skirt drew an arrogant arc.
"Walk."
Long Li immediately bowed in agreement and followed closely behind.
Two more female cultivators from the Jiaolong clan emerged from the VIP room and followed behind Long Lingzhu.
The four quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.
Only Long Lingzhu's sweet yet chilling words still echoed in everyone's minds.
It lingers for a long time and makes one feel cold.
The auction hall was deathly silent.
Everyone knew that the cultivator who took the picture of the Hundred Flowers Clan youth in that room was probably in big trouble.
The "collectibles" targeted by that crazy woman Long Lingzhu have yet to escape.
Except for death.
There is no other way.
Ning Ruan, the instigator, showed no fear whatsoever.
She even kindly reminded the stunned auctioneer below, "Now, may the auction continue?"
"Uh... of course! Fifteen thousand top-grade spirit stones, sold for the third time!"
The auctioneer seemed to wake from a dream, and almost in a trembling voice, he struck the gavel.
The whole process was so fast it felt like a ritual was being performed, as if any further delay would cause complications.
The audience members had various expressions. Some were glad to have witnessed a great show, some were gloating, but most looked towards Ning Ruan's room with a complex and incomprehensible pity.
For the sake of the Hundred Flowers Clan, he actually offended Long Lingzhu.
Isn't that just courting death?
Long Lingzhu is not strong, but with her various identities, even the destiny of the ten major races would have no choice but to avoid her.
And this person... didn't dare reveal their identity the entire time, so they probably don't have any identity at all...
The waiter quickly took the cage, along with the trembling boy inside, to Ning Ruan's VIP room on the ninth floor.
Then they respectfully withdrew.
of course.
Before leaving, he couldn't help but steal a glance at Ning Ruan.
It appears to be just a human...
But whether or not they are human is something he cannot discern with his cultivation level.
Even though they come from one of the ten major races, it takes considerable courage for them to confront Long Lingzhu like this.
After the waiter left.
Li Yuan was freed from her restraints and collapsed onto the carpet, her body soaked through, whether from sweat or water stains from the cage she had been in earlier, it was hard to tell.
He looked up, trembling, at the "new master" in front of him who had bought him for an astronomical price and had also offended the young master of the Jiaolong clan.
Then, he froze.
The person before him was unlike any image he had ever imagined.
There was no ferocity, greed, or playfulness as one might have imagined; only an excessively young, even somewhat childish face, with very clear and innocent eyes.
She was slowly and deliberately... munching on the spirit fruit.
A long, crimson sword hovered beside her, its blade swaying slightly, like a curious child examining him.
“Master… Master…” Li Yuan’s voice was dry. Her fear did not subside because of this seemingly harmless scene, but instead deepened—how could someone who could anger Long Lingzhu without batting an eye be truly harmless?
Ning Ruan tossed the fruit pit into the jade dish beside her, wiped her hands, and looked at him with a look of sudden realization: "So it's jasmine. What's this other name, wood pear blossom? I've never heard of it."
Li Yuan: "..."
A very absurd idea suddenly came to mind.
So... this new owner, could it be that he just wanted to smell the fragrance on him to figure out what kind of flower he is?
He could only lower his head, his voice weak, "It's...it's Jasmine's."
"Oh." Ning Ruan nodded and casually tossed out a spirit fruit. "You eat this first."
“…” Li Yuan held the spiritual fruit, somewhat at a loss.
But more than anything, there was fear.
He dared not eat it.
I'm afraid it might be something that will make me wish I were dead after eating it.
"Master...I..."
"What's wrong? Don't you like this?"
Ning Ruan looked at him, then suddenly took out a different spiritual fruit. "Then will you eat this?"
Li Yuan's face visibly paled even more.
The true form of the Hundred Flowers Clan is very different from that of the Human Clan.
However, this is largely because many races' aesthetic preferences lean towards humans, so the Hundred Flowers Clan youth at this moment has the appearance of a human.
The handsome, frail boy, who looked as if he might faint at any moment, trembled with pale lips, "Do...do I really have to eat it?"
"?" Ning Ruan looked at him strangely. "If I don't eat you soon, you'll die. I just bought you, and now you're going to die. What about my reputation?"
"Eat quickly, don't be picky."
Flowers and plants are just hard to keep alive.
At that moment, Xiao Hong's sword tip also pointed towards them.
Facing the boy's bloodied body, a childish voice spoke with an overbearing tone:
"Woman, don't test my patience. If I tell you to eat, then eat now, or else..."
What else could happen? Xiao Hong didn't say.
But the fact that a sword could utter such words is astonishing enough.
No.
You could also say it was fear.
Li Yuan opened his mouth, wanting to explain that he was a man, and in the Hundred Flowers Clan, he was also male.
He shouldn't be called a woman at all.
However, seeing the sword tip almost touching his face, he silently swallowed his words.
Under Ning Ruan's watchful gaze, he put the spiritual fruit in his hand to his mouth.
He took a bite as if he were ready to die.
He was prepared for things to go very badly.
The moment the fruit entered his throat, he knew he had misunderstood.
A sweet and gentle fragrance instantly slid down my throat.
Instead of the burning pain or discomfort he had imagined, it quickly nourished his parched and depleted meridians, dispelling the cold and weakness in his body.
This...this is actually a healing fruit of a fairly high grade.
It should have an excellent effect on restoring spiritual power and healing hidden injuries.
Li Yuan was stunned.
The fruit pulp in his mouth carried a fresh, grassy sweetness, a scent he was familiar with and longed for.
He couldn't resist taking another bite. The pure spiritual energy flowed gently through his body, soothing the wounds left from his imprisonment and torture.
soon.
He, who had previously been very resistant to eating spiritual fruits, had unknowingly finished both of them.
"Master...I..."
Li Yuan raised her head, and some color finally returned to her face.
But he still looked embarrassed and at a loss.