"Princess, that's Her Highness the Princess."

"Keep your voice down, do you want these humans to see through our identities?"

"Sorry! But are we just going to watch Her Highness the Princess being placed on stage, at the mercy of these humans' bidding? It's an insult to royalty!"

"26 million!" he shouted, then said helplessly, "Ensuring the princess's safety is the priority right now, let's keep her with money first."

"But… but… sigh! This is all we can do for now."

"We brought over 50 million gold this time, we must save the princess!"

"28 million!" A voice came from the VIP room upstairs.

Upon hearing the voice, the person who bid earlier hurriedly shouted, "29 million!"

After shouting, he couldn't help but feel guilty, feeling like he was desecrating the dignity of the royal family.

The merpeople, the royal family among the sea tribes, live in the deep sea.

Due to some special reasons, the mermaid princess came to the edge of the sea, and because of an accident, the sea tribe protecting the princess encountered some problems, and the princess was inadvertently discovered and taken away by humans.

As the sea tribe team dispatched to rescue the princess, they must protect her safety at all costs.

"53 million!"

Hearing the bid below, He Yichao, sitting in the VIP room, looked a bit displeased. He didn't expect there would be someone who could outbid him continuously, and now the auction price far exceeded what he could afford.

In the end, there was no choice but to let an ordinary bidder below take the little mermaid.

The little mermaid was the last item up for auction, and with the host's gavel, the auction that lasted until midnight finally ended successfully.

He Yichao sat in the VIP room, instructed his subordinates to keep a close eye on those who won the mermaid, and to seize the opportunity to snatch the mermaid if possible.

In the Immortal's roadmap, he saw that the key to overthrowing the Huang family was this little mermaid.

After the auction ended, Lu Yu went backstage to collect his earnings and the ice jade fragment, encountering several people cloaked in gray robes in the corridor.

Lu Yu passed them and arrived at the backstage of the Deep Blue Auction.

"Hello, this is your auction proceeds. The auction house takes an 8% fee, leaving you with 4.14 million gold." The appraiser in the auction house handed a Blue Crystal Card to Lu Yu.

Lu Yu took the Blue Crystal Card, and a staff member walked over with a wooden box, saying, "Sir, here is the item you won from the auction, please verify."

Lu Yu opened the box, confirmed it contained the ice jade fragment he wanted, and stored it in his backpack.

He didn't intend to merge the ice jade fragment here directly, so currently, he didn't know which piece this ice jade fragment was. If it was the second or fourth piece, it would be significantly beneficial to him.

Lu Yu had not left the Deep Blue Auction for long when a person with an exotic headwrap left the auction house.

"Was it accidental? Or purposeful?"

Li Yanfeng's figure vanished into the crowd; Yunhai City's populace came from all over, so no attire was too peculiar.

Even sea tribes could openly appear in the city, so merely a headwrap was not conspicuous.

Lu Yu walked through the streets, not planning to return to the Huang estate.

Given the current situation, the Huang family appeared to have no ill intentions toward him. Although they showed no malice, it was best not to linger in their presence, tempting and testing their limits.

Originally without intention, but seeing you constantly in front of them, the intention arises.

Midnight at Yunhai City remained lively. Although the crowd on the streets dwindled, the surroundings still buzzed with activity, lights flashing vividly.

Bang! A huge firework exploded, blue and red flames and various colors spreading across the sky.

Feeling the chaotic Spiritual Qi fluctuations from that end, Lu Yu understood those weren't fireworks but the aftermath of a battle.

Judging by the distance of the explosion, the battle erupted near the edge of Yunhai City; it was unclear who dared to take action within the city limits.

Soon, Lu Yu saw the Yunhai City guards rushing to the battle site, led by a powerful Qi Sea realm expert.

Without much focus on the fight, Lu Yu headed toward the Yunhai City branch of the Divine Weapon Pavilion; for a Disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, the branch was the safest place next to the secret realm.

In Yunhai City, even the domineering Huang family would have to act when he left the Divine Weapon Pavilion branch.

As he walked, Lu Yu suddenly sensed something amiss. The streets around him were deserted, and the sound gradually faded, as though he was detaching from this world.

Activating the Inferno Demon Pupil, flames danced in Lu Yu's eyes, revealing he was enveloped in a peculiar space cut out from Yunhai City, leading him unawares into it.

Clap~ Clap~

The sound of bare feet on the ground reached him, and Lu Yu turned to look at the newcomer.

[Unknown, Eighth Level of Qi Mastery, Qi Blood 945/945, Spiritual Power 8342/8952]

Li Yanfeng saw Lu Yu's burning eyes and smiled, "I thought you were just a collector, but didn't expect to catch a big fish."

Looking at the man with his head wrapped in white cloth, Lu Yu wondered why he was targeted, realizing why upon hearing his words.

"The ice jade fragment is yours?"

"That's right," Li Yanfeng admitted.

"Do you have other fragments on you?" Lu Yu asked.

Hearing Lu Yu's question, Li Yanfeng found it strange as the opponent seemed unafraid of him at all.

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