Chapter 72: Divine Demon Trading Convention (Three)

  "Whether it's the gods or demons, if they lose their spiritual source, they'll just become ordinary people. Actually, that's not so bad! But some demons don't want to lose their spiritual source and yet can't protect themselves. So, they voluntarily become demon slaves. This way, they can rely on powerful demons to protect them!" Su Ruiwen seriously explained to Su Qi Ru, dispelling her confusion.

  "But she's also human! How can she be auctioned off at will?" Su Qi corrected with a hint of discontent.

  "She's volunteering! It's just like humans posting their resumes on recruitment websites, aren't they all looking for a good employer?! Xie Ruwen didn't think there was anything abnormal about this auction, but rather it was a great platform. As a demon, one's identity is restricted, where can you find a good employer as easily as humans do?!"

  Su Qi felt that this auction was inhumane, but when she heard Xi Ruiwen say that the girl was willing, she didn't argue anymore. It was a mutually beneficial transaction, and it wasn't worth worrying about. No wonder when she looked at the girl earlier, she noticed that her eyes seemed strange. It turned out that they saw her as an excellent platform! However, being a demon slave seemed to have no rights, just like Xi Ruiwen's demon slaves were almost the same as his regular slaves! If it were her, she would rather sacrifice her spiritual energy than become a demon slave! With this thought, Su Qi looked at the girl with some disdain, and felt that it was really shameful for women.

  Shi Ruwen noticed Su Qi's fiery gaze when looking at the girl and laughed, "You're really something, what business is it of yours what others do?"

  "Hmph! Self-inflicted downfall!" Su Qi turned her gaze away with disdain.

  "Actually! Gods and demons are just like humans, they all have something they're obsessed with! Just like this girl, I reckon she can't bear to part with her beauty!"

  Shi Ruwen said that, Su Qi Ruo turned her head and carefully looked at the girl again. The girl's appearance was indeed lovely and beautiful, but compared to Li Xiang'er, it was still a lot worse. However, among humans, it could be considered top-notch. But for beauty to sacrifice freedom, Su Qi Ruo still couldn't agree with that. "Good looks can't be eaten as rice!"

  "Ah, maybe it's just obsession with something else!" Shu Ruiwen's tone suddenly became sorrowful, his eyes gazing at the girl but clearly thinking of other things. The complex expression on his face left Su Qiyo momentarily unable to describe it, but as she looked at this unfamiliar Shu Ruiwen, her heart suddenly felt a pang of sadness. She wanted to say something to comfort him, but didn't know what to say or where to start.

  After hesitating for half a day, Su Qi Ruo finally asked softly, "Are you okay?"

  "Hmm?" Shi Ruiwen gazed at Su Qiruo, seeing her cautious and concerned expression, and inexplicably felt a pang of emotion. However, this feeling only lasted for an instant before dissipating. Shi Ruiwen's eyes fluttered with infinite charm as he asked, "Is Little Qiruo worried about Grandfather?"

  "I'm older than you, stop being so reckless!" Seeing Ruiwen return to normal and even teasing himself, Su Qi felt a pang of guilt for worrying about him unnecessarily earlier.

  "Hey! Gentlemen and beauties, are you all looking carefully? If you're looking carefully, we'll start bidding now! The old price starts at one million!" At this time, the boss's wife was only heard but not seen, and even the source of the voice couldn't be discerned. However, the boss's words were clearly transmitted into the ears of everyone present, as if she was standing next to each person speaking.

  One million? Su Qi was stunned by this number, hell money? But thinking again, this is not the underworld, where is there any hell money?! But what kind of currency do gods and demons use? Gold coins? Silver coins?

  "Shi Ruwen, what's going on with one million?" Su Qiruo humbly asked Shi Ruwen for guidance.

  "Money!" Shi Ruiwen replied lazily, now he didn't even want to bother with Su Qiye anymore, why did she always ask such stupid questions?

  "I know it's money, I'm asking what kind... uh, currency?" Su Qi carefully chose her words before asking, afraid of saying something that would shock Shi Ruiwen again.

  "Oh!" Cui Ruwen nodded knowingly, finally asking a not-so-stupid question, "RMB."

  "What?! RMB! Wanting 10 million is just the starting bid! Even if you sell a person, it's not worth that much money! What kind of gods and demons are these people? Are they all tycoons? How can they remain so calm after hearing the number 10 million?"

  "1.5 million!"

  "1.8 million!"

  "Two million!"

  ……

  Listening to the constant bidding voices, Su Qi's calmness was even more disrupted. This wasn't a divine demon trading conference, but rather a tycoon trading conference! For someone like himself who couldn't even afford the starting bid, it was better to find an opportunity to slip away. Otherwise, just listening to the bids would deeply wound his self-esteem, and he wouldn't be able to take it. How did this era have so many wealthy people running around everywhere?

  "Looks are just average! Not worth so much at all!" Si Ruiwen showed no interest in the girl on stage and shifted his gaze elsewhere, "Su QiRuo, let's go take a look somewhere else!"

  "Where are we going?" Su Qi'er replied listlessly. This kind of lavish transaction didn't suit her, and she estimated that even the vendors selling on the street were asking for prices in the tens of thousands.

  "Just take a look! Don't all women love shopping? Aren't you curious?" Si Ruiwen looked at Su Qiye in confusion, wondering how she had changed from being enthusiastic to looking dispirited in an instant.

  "It's just a waste of time looking at it if I can't afford it, and now that I've seen it, I'd rather not have looked!" Su Qi said dejectedly.

  "It's just a small matter!" She Ruiwen said with a heroic tone, "I'll pay for it! How could my woman worry about this?"

  "Don't talk nonsense!" Su Qi emphasized heavily, "I'm not your woman!"

  "Hehe... it will be later!" She Ruiwen gave Su Qiruo a flying glance, with an expression of "I'm waiting for you", which made Su Qiruo feel so cold that she couldn't connect her words. This She Ruiwen, his face is getting thicker and thicker!

  Wait a minute... Su Qi Ruo had an epiphany, and she realized that the boss's wife was calling Cui Ru Wen "Cui Ye", and this place was also a gathering of local tyrants. Could it be... Cui Ru Wen was also a big local tyrant?! Su Qi Ruo looked Cui Ru Wen up and down, but he didn't seem like one! He wasn't wearing any luxury brands from head to toe, how could he be a local tyrant? It must have been an illusion!

  However, Su Qiruo didn't know that in the realm of gods and demons, there was a term called "high-end customization", which wasn't a brand name, but far surpassed any brand name.

  "Hey, take a look! Is there anything that catches your eye?" Ruiwen pulled Qi Ruofei to stroll around the west, looking left and right. Qi Ruofei was faced with strange and weird things she didn't even know the names of, so it wasn't possible to like or dislike them, nor did she know if she needed them, she just took a casual look. After strolling for a while, they still hadn't seen anything that caught their eye, Qi Ruofei also lost interest in continuing to stroll around, and thought it would be better to go watch the auction instead, at least it would be a feast for her eyes.

  Su Qi suddenly turned her head towards the direction of the Yun Tai, and was shocked to find that she could clearly see the boy on the Yun Tai. She was standing at least a hundred meters away from the Yun Tai, how was it possible for her to see even the boy's blinking eyelashes so clearly? When did her eyesight become this good?