The Fallen Consort

One item after the other was auctioned. Yi Ling was rich enough to last for a while.

When the last concoctions was put up for auction, everybody was excited. They saved the best for last. It was the Qi Cultivation concoctions.

Ten Qi Condensation Concoction was sold for 300 million gold each. Five Dawning Concoction was sold for 600 million each. Three Nascent was sold for 800 million each.

It was a huge lost for anyone who couldn't afford it, but it was still a blessing to be able to witness it personally. The Auction ended successfully without a hitch.

The Envoys of the Azure Kingdom was able to buy some of the concoctions, but they didn't bid on the Cultivation ones. They really don't need it since their kingdom has a dense spiritual energy. One can easily become an Emergent Stage, if you are born on that kingdom.

In all, Yi Ling earned quite a lot on this auction compared to her first one. She was actually debating to sell some spiritual water, but decided not to. She had quite enough money to last for a while, but most of it was for the Sect's growth. The Elders that she will hire later might not be free. So far, she wasn't paying her current Elders.

Yi Ling, Minzhe and Xiang He stayed till everyone was gone. They didn't wait for long when Elder Zhen and a middle-aged man came in to their room. They paid their respects to the Sect Master and to the Emperor.

"Master, This Fang Jizhen. He is the owner of this auction house." Elder Zhen introduced the two. Yi Ling hardly shows herself, so there wasn't a chance to do so.

"Sect Master Yi, It is my pŀėȧsurė on hosting your sect tonight. Here is your earning for today's auction." Fang Jizhen held a space bag. Jin Minzhe had given it to Xiang He earlier, to put the earnings inside.

Jin Minzhe walked towards Fang Jizhen and took the space bag.

"Thank you Fang Jizhen, you have done quite excellent tonight." Yi Ling said. She wasn't a rude person, especially if the other person pleased her.

"You are most welcome Sect Master Yi. If you have any other business in the future. Please don't forget this humble servant. It would be our honor to host another auction for the Blue Rose Sect in the future." Fang Jizhen bowed sincerely. He had still earned quite a lot with his 5% per item. It would really a blessing to host another one. He wanted to be the first one on the line, if the Sect wanted to host another one in the future.

"I will remember that. I'll have Xiang He deal it with you in the future. Let's go Minzhe." Yi Ling got up and left with Minzhe. Fang Jizhen also left after talking with the Emperor. Xiang He and Elder Zhen left after Fang Jizhen.

Inside the Xiang Palace, Elder Zhen reported to the Emperor about he had gathered. It wasn't as much but they did got some information. It seems like they we're just passing by and wasn't really here for the auction. They noticed the commotion and decided to participate. They were indeed from Azure Kingdom and they were headed back there.

Xiang He feels something wasn't right, it can't be that great of a coincidence. He decided to visit the Sect tomorrow and deliver the news himself.

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The next day, Xiang He got up early before his morning court. Just to deliver the news personally to his Master. Xiang He got his new masked on and left the palace. With the mask on, no one would be able to tell who he was. Unfortunately, someone was actually paying attention to the Palace. When they saw a masked man took off, they instantly followed it in the shadows.

Since Xiang He was only on the Nascent Stage, he wasn't able to take notice of his pursuers. They were dressed in black and was a stage higher than him.

When Xiang He was at the foot of the Red Pass Mountain, His pursuers decided to attack. There were a total of three people who were ganging him up.

Xiang He knew that he was in deep trouble. He wasn't their match, so he decided to retreat. Xiang He was bleeding bad. At most, he would only reach the middle of the mountain before he bleed to death. He need to inform his Master!

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Yi Ling was currently in her chamber. She was debating if she should enter the ring or not. She still needs to do the last of her preparation before her journey starts. Just that, she was still embarrassed to see Mu Xin. Everytime she remembers their Kiss, she would blushed and panicked. She was currently pondering how to interact with Mu Xin when a voice came to her head.

"Ling'er, Xiang He is in danger." Mu Xin's voice warned her. Yi Ling gasped.

Good thing that she had thought this far. Yi Ling asked Mu Xin to make Xiang He's mask special. Since he was known as a legit disciple of her sect, he would be targeted. Mu Xin had put a spell on Xiang He's mask, it would alert him if Xiang He was in danger.

She instantly summoned Tefei who was currently in the Training Grounds. Due to their contract, they could communicate from far distances like Linyu.

Once Tefei arrived, Mu Xin directed them towards Xiang He's location. Although Tefei was still on a Nascent Stage, his combat prowess would make him on par with an Emergent Stage. Mu Xin had seen Tefei in combat before, he was confident that him and Yi Ling would enough for this task. Yi Ling needs to have a refresher course with her combat. It had been a while since she tackled with someone.

Minzhe was currently preparing for his class, so he didn't know that his mother had left him again. Poor kid, always gets left behind. It wouldn't be long till he goes to her chamber. By then, the sect would be in a great turmoil.

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Xiang He wasn't able to hold much longer. His clothes was torn up and he was losing blood fast. One of the attackers had hit him up on his shoulder. The wound was slightly big and was bleeding fast.

Xiang He was getting dizzy and his vision was getting blurry. Good thing he didn't brought Elder Zhen, he thought. He knew that if he did, He would've died trying to give him time to reach the Sect. Xiang He was still humble and kind even with his situation.

Is this how I'll die? I'm sorry master, I wasn't that helpful to you. If he dies, His father would take the crown again and hope for the best that he will be able to have another son. If not, The ministers would surely use this opportunity to rise in power. Xiang He sighed, he resigned to his fate.

His attacker dashed towards him. His blade was already covered with Xiang He's blood. When he was about to reach the Emperor's ċhėst. He smiled cunningly, today was his victory.