PATH OF THE STAR HUNTER

287 Chapter 287 Before The Auction

“Desmond, I like you...but you better not be kidding about this because you will pay dearly.” Ai Zuling said with bloodlust flooding every one of her words.

“I understand the pain of losing a loved one better than many; I would never make a joke about it. ” Desmond expressed without trying to hide the pain that always inhabited his eyes at the memory of what he had lost.

Looking at an expression that she was used to seeing every time she stood in front of a mirror, Ai Zuling understood that Desmond was serious but that only altered her mind even more as she replied impatiently: “Are you hinting that Feng Sho is responsible for my cousin’s death? ”

But Desmond didn′t respond immediately and instead gestured as he looked around showing the huge number of people circulating the place and said: “This is not a conversation that can be overheard by just anyone, I understand that the annual auction will begin in a couple of hours in the city; How about we meet in a private room at the auction house to chat? ”

Forced to calm down by Desmond’s comment, Ai Zuling nodded as she realized the possible repercussions they would have if someone else overheard this conversation; Especially because Feng Sho had just been attacked by the trio in front of her.

Having thought so far, Ai Zuling only commented as she began to leave: “What room am I looking for you in the auction room?”

But instead of answering, Desmond shrugged helplessly as he suggested with his eyes to Xiauyue who could only sigh in exasperation as she said: “VIP room number 3 on behalf of the Miao family.”

Just nodding in recognition, Ai Zuling withdrew from the scene drawing some lustful glances directed at her sensual mature curves while Desmond on the other hand was receiving a look of a completely different nature.

“Stop looking at me that way, it is better for us to have her on our side than against us, she is the one who allows me to be in the pavilion of treasure and medicine calmly and if I manage to put her on my side it will be very useful in my current mission” Without even turning around to face the murderous looks Desmond was receiving, he commented.

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“I didn’t know we need her so much.” For some reason, it was Xiauyue who replied with an annoyed tone.

But Desmond really wasn’t in the mood to endure anyone’s arrogant and jealous attitude, not even Xiauyue or Mei so he immediately responded with a scolding tone: “It’s not me who needs her the most, but you two.”

Having already turned around and seen the lack of understanding on the faces of both beauties Desmond had to continue: “Your situation is delicate at best, leaving aside the issue that you are both girls, the simple fact that Whether the Miao family is already making marriage arrangements for Xiauyue is a serious problem and both of them need more than just strength to have a say in all of this. Even if she is young and has not long since joined the sect, Ai Zuling is still a talented alchemist with some status, having her on your side may lighten the pressure on you a bit when we try to negotiate with the Miao family. ”

What else could Xiauyue and Mei do besides feeling guilty? Desmond had been keeping all of those considerations in mind while they were busy feeling jealous about his relationship with Ai Zuling.

But as observant as Xiauyue was, she also noted that he had already planned to involve himself in some way in the internal conflicts of the Miao family to advocate in favor of her relationship with Mei Fei Long so she couldn’t help but feel deeply moved.

Seeing the warm, almost teary gleam in Xiauyue’s eyes, Desmond spoke quickly: “We’ll talk about the rest later, for now, we just have to deal with wasting time until auction time. Who’s hungry? ”

At the mention of food, Mei Fei Long immediately showed her approval but she also seemed to remember something, when she thoughtfully commented, “Do you really think Ai Zuling will be on your side? she might not necessarily believe what you told her ”

In response, Desmond laughed somewhat loudly before calming down and pointing very discreetly in a certain direction while commenting: “Do not underestimate the instincts of a wounded person, much less how vindictive they can be”

Following the direction Desmond was pointing, both Mei and Xiauyue could see that within the small area adapted for medical care was Ai Zuling who was now treating the injured Feng Sho very carefully and almost affectionately.

But how could Mei Fei Long’s almost bestial instincts and Xiauyue’s deductive ability not notice the faint poisonous gleam in Ai Zuling’s colorful eyes and the thirst for blood that she was hiding deep within her smile?

The most impressive thing was that that faint feeling quickly faded showing only an attentive and dedicated Ai Zuling who had Feng Sho grinning obscenely as he took advantage of her carelessness to look at her feminine charms without any qualms.

At that moment Xiauyue and Mei quickly made a mental note to stay on Ai Zuling’s good side and never provoke the alchemist.

Leaving such an event behind, only a couple of hours passed until the dawn of the seventh day of the harvest festival arrived, where a short public talk was given about the good results that the disciples had this year; etc.

In the case of Desmond’s team, they received no particular mention other than ranking relatively high in the ranking of treasures given to the sect, which the team did on purpose.

Regarding the ranking of hunting disciples of other sects, the trio was not mentioned at all and it was not that there were people who hunted more disciples than them but at Desmond’s request; The trio did not report the murders of the Blood Scorpion Sect disciples nor did they provide any evidence in this regard.

In that sense, as far as the outside world is concerned, no one knew what happened to those Blood Scorpion Sect disciples except that they were mercilessly hunted by someone else and that was exactly what Desmond wanted for some of his plans to flow. Correctly; though thinking about it Desmond couldn’t help but think how hard he had been trying for the sake of Xiauyue and Mei’s adorable couple.

In any case, since the event had ended, it was time for the annual auction to begin in the capital city of the roaming cloud sect where everyone with some cash in their pockets or treasures on their backs came with the hope of getting all kinds of treasures suitable for them.

This being the event that the trio was waiting for, they soon made their way to the gigantic auction pavilion inside the city where they quickly requested a private room to carry out their transactions.

Xiauyue being a leading member of the prestigious Miao family, her request was quickly honored when a staff member expert in treasure evaluation came to review what the group came to sell.

One can imagine the surprise of the old man when he saw the tons and tons of treasures that the group came to exchange, only the treasures taken from the body of the mountain-devouring serpent were worth a fortune due to the enormous amount in which they were delivered; in the end, it took the poor man a couple of hours to finish evaluating the items even with the help of some additional staff.

Luckily, the first thing everyone did right after the harvest festival was to go and evaluate their treasures in the auction pavilion, so the time required for this activity was already planned, which is why the auction was planned for the evening.

Meanwhile, the people who were patiently waiting could walk around the place observing some of the treasures that were displayed beforehand.

By the time the trio finally vacated and made their way to their private room for the auction event, it was just a short time before the start of the auction so they wasted no time and headed there immediately.

Although it was difficult for them to hide the enormous satisfaction they felt at this moment in thinking of the enormous sum they obtained just for the treasures they didn′t even need, either by their merit the first days or by the help of Kryzsha in the last days, the trio had managed to obtain such an immense fortune that even Xiauyue estimated it would be enough to even form a little clan if they wished.

Arriving at the private room prepared for them, the first thing the trio saw was Ai Zuling waiting at the entrance with a dark expression, it seemed that having to endure Feng Sho’s obscene attitude was enough to cause her enormous displeasure.

“You finally arrived,” Ai Zuling commented in an incredibly annoyed tone causing both Mei and Xiauyue to frown.

Noticing the tension in the environment, Desmond didn′t hesitate to pull a bottle of fruity wine from his sleeve like a magician and stepped forward while replying: “Some delays are inevitable, for the moment we have things to discuss and wine to drink, so let’s go in and deal with it ”