My Senior Brother Turned Black After I Died. Chapter 36

Chapter 36 Chapter 36 Junior brother owes me a debt.…

“Are you here for Yu Xinlan?” Shen Lanchuan asked.

If possible, Shen Lanchuan does not hope that their goals are the same as his.After all, Song Mianbai was one of Shen Lanchuan’s few friends, and Shen Lanchuan admired this person from the bottom of his heart.

The reason why he took on more tasks to maintain the peace of the world of cultivation was out of selfish desire to keep his junior disciple, but Song Mianbai truly regarded the common people as his own responsibility.

Compared with Taixuan Taoism’s neutrality and escapism and Zichen Valley’s indifference, Qingyun Mountain’s purpose has always been that those who cultivate immortality should cultivate a righteous heart.Killing demons and relieving people from disasters, Qingyun Mountain never shirks the blame.

However, except for Jade Heart Orchid, there seems to be no good item among the remaining elixirs in the auction that is worthy of Qingyun Mountain’s special trip.

*

“Yes, we are here just for Yu Xinlan.” Lou Yuxing replied.

After he finished speaking, he saw that although Shen Lanchuan’s expression did not change, the child behind him looked at Shen Lanchuan with some worry. Lou Yuxing seemed to understand something, and his smiling face froze little by little.

Shen Lanchuan sighed: “Yuxinlan, I am bound to win.”

Immediately, Shen Lanchuan took Ji Hantong and left, leaving Tu Liulou Yuxing alone in the shadows, watching them silently.

The remaining disciples from Qingyun Mountain also gathered around, with worried looks on their faces.

“Senior Brother Lou…” Disciple A frowned at this moment and whispered, “What, what should we do? We actually hit the target with Mingshu Immortal Lord.”

Another Junior Sister B also had a worried look on her face: “A rare elixir like Jade Heart Orchid is rare to find in a thousand years. If you miss it, I don’t know how long it will take to wait. But if we bid with Mingshu Immortal Lord, I’m afraid with our financial resources…”

A younger and more impatient disciple C couldn’t help but said: “Senior Brother Lou, do you want to send a message back to the sect immediately to ask the elders to urgently allocate a batch of spirit stones? Although the budget given by the sect for this mission is not small, if it is against Immortal Mingshu…” He didn’t finish his words, but the meaning was obvious – I’m afraid it’s not enough.

Lou Yuxing shook his head slowly, with a bitter smile on his lips. The calmness and respect he had shown when he faced Shen Lanchuan had faded away, leaving only a deep sense of helplessness and powerlessness.

“It’s too late.” Lou Yuxing’s voice was low, “Even if we summon him, the sect… I’m afraid we won’t be able to produce more.”

Lou Yuxing looked around at the young and worried faces of his fellow juniors and sisters, feeling a heavy sense of exhaustion well up in his heart.Qingyun Mountain is the poorest among the six major sects.This is not because the staff is slack or poor management, but because they use most of their resources to do other things.

In recent years, natural disasters and monster movements have occurred frequently in various parts of the world of cultivation, and the disciples of Qingyun Mountain have always been at the forefront.Every rescue, resettlement, and aftermath requires massive investment of resources.

Needless to say, the loss of elixirs, talismans, and magical instruments, but more importantly, there are many mortal cities and villages under the protection of Qingyun Mountain. Every time they are rebuilt after a disaster, comforted by refugees, and set up for protection, which one does not require spiritual stones?

The savings in the sect’s treasury fill these bottomless pits year after year.Song Mianbai often laughed at himself, saying that the accountant at Qingyun Mountain had the fastest hair loss in the world of cultivation.By sending them here this time, the budget that can be allocated to bid for Yuxinlan is the largest amount of funds that the sect can squeeze out after maintaining the basic protection operations in various places.

If this amount of money were ordinary people, they could still compete for it, but this time they were competing with Immortal Mingshu, who was notoriously wealthy in the world of cultivation. Even Song Mianbai himself owed Shen Lanchuan a sum of money, not to mention that he was backed by the Taixuan Taoist Sect with deep foundation.

*

Everyone in Qingyun Mountain was in a gloomy mood, and Shen Lanchuan and Ji Hantong were not much better.

“Senior brother…” Ji Hantong pulled Shen Lanchuan’s sleeve, “What kind of person is that person named Song Mianbai?”

“A good person who is pure and kind,” Shen Lanchuan said softly, “I can’t compare to him.”

Ji Hantong said cautiously: “How about we…”

Shen Lanchuan immediately covered his mouth.

“I don’t allow it.”

He understood Ji Hantong’s thoughts, but Shen Lanchuan did not intend to give in.If Yu Xinlan was needed by someone else, Shen Lanchuan might still give up, but it was related to Ji Hantong, how could Shen Lanchuan give it up?

Ji Hantong didn’t say any more. After all, Shen Lanchuan was doing it for him. If he wanted to mention those words again, he would be a bit ignorant.

*

On the day of the auction, the nine-story tower of Duobao Pavilion was lit up with lanterns and was filled with brilliance.A soft red carpet had already been laid out in the VIP passage, and all parties holding invitations filed in.

Shen Lanchuan took Ji Hantong directly into an independent private room on the third floor under the guidance of the deacon.In front of the elegant room is a one-way crystal glass window, which clearly overlooks the huge circular auction table below and hundreds of ordinary seats rising in a circle around it, providing excellent privacy.

Shen Lanchuan sat down and placed Ji Hantong on the soft chair next to him.The waiter quietly left after serving the magical tea and fairy fruit, leaving only the two of them in the elegant room.

Ji Hantong looked down through the glass window and saw a crowd of people below. Some monks in the same clothes gathered together in twos and threes, probably from the same sect.

He looked at them for a while and found that he didn’t recognize the sects represented by the clothes below. He found them very boring and quickly looked away. At this time, the auction also started.

A beautiful female nun walked onto the auction stage. She was wearing a floor-length red dress, her voice was melodious, her opening remarks were concise and clear, and the first lot was solemnly presented.

The auction officially begins.The early auction items were mostly rare materials, high-grade elixirs, fine magical instruments, etc. Although they also attracted a lot of bidding, the atmosphere was relatively peaceful.Shen Lanchuan had little interest in most items, and was only waiting for Yu Xinlan to appear in the finale.

Ji Hantong watched the excitement with great interest at first, marveling at the radiant magic weapons.But after seeing too much, the novelty wore off, and with the last Jade Heart Orchid in my mind, I couldn’t help but feel a little absent-minded, and my little head was a little bit sleepy.

Until the auctioneer asked for the next lot in a somewhat mysterious and passionate tone.

“Everyone, please take a look. Although the next treasure is not an offensive weapon, it is an extremely practical high-grade protective weapon – a pair of ‘Mysterious Scale Bracers’!”

The red silk was uncovered, and on the tray, a pair of wrist guards that were as dark as ink and faintly glowing with a faint blue color lay quietly.The wrist guard has a simple shape, with fine scale-like patterns engraved on the surface, as if it were made from the scales of some exotic beast, and the edges are outlined with mithril.

“This wristband is made from the fallen reverse scales of the deep sea dragon, supplemented by various rare materials. It took three years for the master of the weapon refiner to refine it.” The auctioneer’s voice was full of temptation. “Not only does it have amazing defensive power and can withstand a full blow from the cultivator, it also contains a trace of space power. It can activate short-distance teleportation at critical moments. It is an excellent item to save your life! The starting price is 1.2 million mid-grade spiritual stones!”

There was a low murmur of discussion in the venue.It is indeed rare to have a protective magical weapon with both defense and teleportation functions. Especially since the refining materials are so precious, it is very attractive to many monks.

Ji Hantong’s originally sleepy eyes lit up instantly when he saw the pair of wrist guards.

From the first moment he saw this pair of wristbands, Ji Hantong felt that they were very suitable for Shen Lanchuan.

As a result, Ji Hantong straightened his body unconsciously, his big eyes staring closely at the pair of wristbands, his little face filled with unabashed desire and love.

Shen Lanchuan was lowering his eyes and thinking about Yu Xinlan when he noticed the change in the aura of the little guy next to him and looked sideways.Ji Hantong could be seen staring unblinkingly at the wristband in the projection. His face was slightly red with excitement, his lips were slightly open, and he looked like he liked the wristband very much.

Shen Lanchuan laughed in his heart.After all, you are still a child, and you can’t take your eyes away when you see novel and practical magic weapons.The quality of this wristband is really good. I took the photo to make my junior brother happy.

By this time, the bidding had climbed to 1.8 million.

Shen Lanchuan raised his hand, tapped his fingertips on the bidding instrument in the elegant room, and reported a number:

“Two and a half million.”

The clear and calm voice spread through the formation and spread throughout the audience, instantly overwhelming all the noise.

One-time price increase of 700,000!

The whole place fell silent for a moment, and countless eyes focused on the elegant room on the third floor.The middle-aged casual cultivator who originally asked for 1.8 million frowned and stared in the direction of the elegant room, seemingly unwilling to accept it, but he hesitated and did not raise the number plate again.The price was beyond his affordability.

The auctioneer’s voice trembled with excitement: “The distinguished guest of Tianzi No. 3 elegant room bid 2.5 million! Is there any higher? Two million and a half once! Two million and a half twice!”

There was silence, no one answered.Although this pair of wrist guards is good, the price of two and a half million mid-grade spiritual stones is already quite high, and it is obvious that the one on the third floor is bound to win. No one is willing to challenge such a person for a protective magic weapon.

“Two million and a half million! The deal is done! Congratulations to the guests of Tianzi No. 3 Room!” The auction hammer fell heavily.

Soon, the exquisite tray was respectfully delivered into the elegant room by the waiter.Shen Lanchuan paid the spirit stone and picked up the pair of dark scale wristbands with slightly cool tentacles and heavy texture. The blue luster under the scales seemed to flow with the change of angle.He didn’t look much, turned around and handed it to Ji Hantong.

“Here.”

Ji Hantong took it, but did not put it on himself. Instead, he turned around and put it on Shen Lanchuan’s hand.

Shen Lanchuan was startled and didn’t understand what he wanted to do.

“Senior brother,” Ji Hantong said with some trepidation, “I borrowed these 2.5 million middle-grade spiritual stones from you.”

“I…I will work hard to make money and pay it back to you later. This wristband was originally what I planned to give to my senior brother.”

Ji Hantong has already made up his mind, since he has come, he will make peace with it. Since he has traveled through time anyway, he should live well and learn some skills seriously.

After he recovered, he picked up the alchemy skills of the original owner. The alchemists in the novel were very rich. He thought that after he learned how to make alchemy, he would soon be able to earn back the 2.5 million mid-grade spiritual stones.

After waking up, Shen Lanchuan gave him a lot of help. Ji Hantong really wanted to give Shen Lanchuan a gift. He did not intend to use the wealth left by the original owner for the 2.5 million, nor would he accept Shen Lanchuan’s money with peace of mind. He wanted to earn gifts for Shen Lanchuan based on his own ability.

It’s a pity that I am still too poor, so I can only borrow a small amount of money from my senior brother first.

*

The cold and hard touch of the wrist guard came from the palm of his hand, and Shen Lanchuan clearly felt Ji Hantong’s small hands clumsily but carefully buckling the buckle for him.

Shen Lanchuan lowered his eyes and looked at the pair of wristbands on his wrists that fit his wrists perfectly, and then raised his eyes to look at Ji Hantong, who had his face upturned in front of him, with a mixture of nervousness and expectation in his eyes.There were strange and warm ripples in my heart.

This intention is so pure and precious.

He has seen countless rare treasures offered by people to please him, and heard countless flattery, genuine or false. Even Ji Hantong before he lost his memory gave him many gifts.

But this pair of bracers is different.

Shen Lanchuan did not push away the small hands, nor did he say anything such as “There is no need to pay back the money to senior brother” to deny this intention.He just looked at Ji Hantong quietly and deeply, then slowly raised the hand with the wrist guard, gently placed it on the top of Ji Hantong’s head, and rubbed his soft hair.

“Okay.” Shen Lanchuan’s voice was low and soft, with an unprecedented solemnity. “Senior brother, I accept it. I will remember this ‘debt’ for you.”

Ji Hantong’s eyes instantly lit up, as if they were filled with stars, and a big, shy smile spread across his face.He nodded vigorously, as if he had accomplished a great thing: “Yes! Senior brother, just wait, I will definitely earn many, many spiritual stones in the future!”

*

The small episode made the atmosphere in the elegant room feel particularly warm. Ji Hantong sat back in his chair with satisfaction, and secretly glanced at the wristbands on Shen Lanchuan’s wrists from time to time. The more he looked at them, the more he felt that they matched his own taste. These wristbands really matched his senior brother!

The auction is still going on, several more treasures have been auctioned, and the atmosphere is gradually heating up.Finally, when another heaven-level magic weapon was sold at a high price, the lights on the auction stage suddenly changed and became more dazzling.

The beautiful auctioneer’s expression was also more solemn than ever before. She took a deep breath and her voice clearly spread to every corner of the audience:

“Dear guests, what comes next is the last and only treasure of this auction——”

The whole place was completely silent for a moment, and you could hear a pin drop.All eyes, whether they came from the casual cultivators in the ordinary seats, representatives from major forces, or those mysterious rooms on the third floor, were all fixed on the auction table.The air seemed to be frozen, and there were only countless spiritual consciousnesses of different strengths and weaknesses intertwining and testing in the dark.

In the direction of Qingyun Mountain, Lou Yuxing and others held their breaths, looked solemnly, and looked at the auction table with complicated eyes.

Shen Lanchuan’s sitting posture did not change, only his deep eyes looked down intently, motionless.Ji Hantong also subconsciously grabbed his sleeve, and his heartbeat accelerated involuntarily.

“A thousand-year-old jade heart orchid!”

Following the auctioneer’s high-pitched voice, a jade box made entirely of warm jade and engraved with complex formations was solemnly opened.

A Ganoderma-like spiritual grass about five inches long, exquisite and clear in shape, like a ganoderma-shaped spiritual grass carved from the finest mutton-fat white jade, lay quietly in a box covered with soft brocade.

It has no dazzling brilliance, but naturally emits a gentle and soft white aura.

A pure and majestic aura containing endless vitality and purifying power spread like water waves, instantly filling the entire auction house.Just the escaping aura refreshed the spirits of many monks, and the flow of spiritual power in their bodies seemed to be smoother, which shows that its effect is extraordinary.

“The Jade Heart Orchid was born in the extremely pure and blessed place where spiritual veins meet. It absorbs the essence of heaven and earth and takes thousands of years to take shape. This plant has grown for thousands of years after taking shape, absorbing the essence of the sun and moon for thousands of years.” The auctioneer’s voice trembled slightly with excitement.

“Jade heart orchid is a holy medicine for healing, and its effect is unparalleled! It strengthens the body, repairs the origin, nourishes the soul, and connects the meridians. I won’t go into details. The starting price is——”

She paused and reported a number that would cause most people to have cardiac arrest:

“Five million high-grade spiritual stones! Each price increase must not be less than half a million!”

Even though he was mentally prepared, there was still a suppressed exclamation in the venue.Five million high-grade spiritual stones!This starting price has excluded 99% of the participants.

After a brief moment of dead silence, the bidding began.

“Five and a half million!” A deep voice came from a private room on the second floor, whose identity could not be identified.

“Six million!” A representative of the Immortal Alliance raised a sign.

“Six million and a half million!” The head of a wealthy cultivation family gritted his teeth and followed.

Prices climbed steadily and rapidly with steps of half a million.

After it soared to nine million high-grade spiritual stones, the bidding speed in the venue slowed down significantly, and Shen Lanchuan raised his placard at this time.

“Ten million high-grade spiritual stones.”

This was the first time someone bid for the Jade Heart Orchid in the private room on the third floor, and the place was silent for a moment.10 million high-grade spiritual stones is already a number that is enough to bankrupt many medium-sized sects.

And there are only a few people who can sit on the third floor. From the voices just now, they have roughly guessed who is bidding, and no one dares to go up and compete with Mingshu Immortal Lord.

The representative of the Immortal Alliance hesitated, shook his head, and gave up.Several private rooms on the second floor also fell into silence.

Ji Hantong was overjoyed, he didn’t expect to win Jade Heart Orchid so smoothly.

Just as the auctioneer looked around the audience, called the price for the third time, and was about to drop the hammer——

“Eleven million!”

A young male voice with obvious vibrato but extremely firm voice came out clearly from another elegant room on the third floor – Tianzi No. 5.

All eyes in the audience turned to the source of the sound.The door of the elegant room was not opened, but both Shen Lanchuan and Ji Hantong could tell that the voice belonged to Lou Yuxing of Qingyun Mountain.

The joy on Ji Hantong’s face instantly solidified, her mouth opened slightly, and she looked at Shen Lanchuan a little helplessly. Shen Lanchuan’s expression did not change, and he patted his head comfortingly.

In the elegant room of Tianzi No. 5, the atmosphere was almost stagnant.

“Senior Brother Lou!” The most impatient Junior Brother B turned pale, and almost rushed forward to cover Lou Yuxing’s mouth. His voice was very low, with a crying tone, “Are you crazy?! We, we only have a budget of 10 million! According to the rules of Duobao Pavilion, if you can’t pay for the spiritual stone at random, the consequences…”

“I know.” Lou Yuxing interrupted his junior brother. His face was also pale, and there was even a thin layer of cold sweat on his forehead, but his eyes were extremely stubborn, even with a look of determination, “But I have to try.”

He turned his head and looked at the shocked and worried fellow disciples beside him. His voice was hoarse but clear: “Master has sacrificed too much for us, for Qingyun Mountain, and for those unrelated mortals. As an apprentice, shouldn’t I even try to fight for a glimmer of hope for him?”

“But senior brother, we really don’t have that many spirit stones!” Junior Sister B was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes.

Lou Yuxing gritted his teeth and said word by word: “But Duobao Pavilion also has a rule that you can use something of equivalent value as collateral. My natal sword is worth one million high-grade spiritual stones no matter what.”

“Senior brother!” All the disciples exclaimed in unison, their eyes filled with regret.The natal sword is of great significance to sword cultivators, so how can it be sold just by saying?

Lou Yuxing no longer looked at them, but stared at Yuxinlan on the auction table below.

He knew that his move was almost crazy, and he also knew that the possibility of success was slim, and he might even offend Immortal Mingshu, but he could not just watch hope slip away from his eyes.

*

The entire auction house fell into an eerie silence.

In the elegant room where Shen Lanchuan was, Ji Hantong nervously grabbed his senior brother’s sleeve and asked in a low voice: “Senior brother, Qingyun Mountain… they seem to really need it.” The little guy was simple-minded and could not help but sympathize with the desperate tone in Lou Yuxing’s voice.

Shen Lanchuan did not respond immediately.Even if Song Mianbai needs the jade heart orchid, so what, Ji Hantong will always come first in Shen Lanchuan’s heart, and there is absolutely no reason for him to give in to this jade heart orchid.

Hantong needs it too.

As for Song Mianbai’s side… Shen Lanchuan will personally go to Qingyun Mountain when things are over. No matter what Song Mianbai needs, he will do his best to help.

Without hesitation, Shen Lanchuan raised his hand again and lit up the bidding weapon.

“Twelve million.”

No unnecessary nonsense, just add another million.

This extremely ordinary price increase was like a heavy hammer, hitting Lou Yuxing’s heart hard.

Lou Yuxing’s body trembled suddenly, as if all his strength was drained out of him in an instant, he staggered back and fell into the chair behind him, his face was ashen and his eyes were empty.

Twelve million… completely cut off all Lou Yuxing’s fantasies.Not to mention selling the natal sword, even if he sold himself, he wouldn’t be able to make up the extra 2.5 million in a short time.

Despair was like a cold tide that completely submerged Lou Yuxing.

All the disciples in Qingyun Mountain looked at their senior brother’s soulless appearance, their eyes were red and their hearts were full of mixed feelings.

The auctioneer was also a little nervous due to these successive changes. She calmed down and asked loudly: “The distinguished guest in Tianzi No. 3’s elegant room bids 12 million! Is there anything higher? 12 million once!”

No one answered.Twelve million high-grade spiritual stones, this number has exceeded the limit that most of the forces present can imagine. Many people feel that the bidding should end here.

“Twelve million times!” The auctioneer’s voice rose slightly with excitement.

Just when everyone, including the auctioneer himself, thought the dust was about to settle and the auction hammer was about to fall for the third time——

“Fifteen million.”

A young male voice with a somewhat lazy smile came from room No. 4 in Tianzi.

Banxia novel, a lot of fun