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【Auction Invitation】

When the monkey monster said this, not only Li Huan was curious, but even Yan Mo who was hiding under the black dress and scarf found it quite interesting.

——Who among the demons in Beijing doesn’t know that there is a nine-tailed demon fox covering the sky with one hand, who dares to make plans of the same kind under Qi Jingyu’s nose, and can do it so silently, which only shows that the other party never hunts in person. There is a well-arranged supply chain in the dark.Panjiayuan has always been famous for its antique trade, and there are many large and small auctions in public and private. I have to say that the transactions that rich people participate in are quiet and confidential, which is indeed a good natural barrier. !

Thinking of this, the little silver fox hamster rolled his eyes, and while the monkey monster wasn't paying attention, he immediately slid his short legs into the thick wig along the skirt of his clothes.

Li Huan was taken aback by this guy's sudden move, so he quickly straightened his hair to cover the hamster's fluffy glutinous glutinous buttocks.The hamster pawed on his ear, and whispered in a low voice that only the other party could hear: "Ask where does the ghost that the monster eats come from?"

Li Huan nodded calmly, but he actually had plans in his mind.

According to the meaning of the monkey monster, I am afraid that they still want to buy monster souls from Nightmare in the future. This shows that their current supply is very limited and cannot meet the daily needs of a monster.However, the content involved in this question is rather sensitive. Since the monkey cared about the evil eyes, in order to allow him to spit out more useful things at once, Li Huan did not rush to ask, but followed the other party in silently. Walk.

The deeper the private room, the denser it is, and the more luxurious the decoration.

Li Huan noticed that the name on the wooden door plate had changed, it was no longer the arty word plate name, but a single word instead.Nightmare also mentioned this point, saying that he often communicates with the tea house, or that distinguished guests will have a private private room that is not open to the public, and the name will be named after the word related to the owner.

Seeing that the corridor was about to come to an end, the monkey demon took out a key card from his robe pocket, then stood still in front of the penultimate door, and inserted the key card.

Li Huan quickly glanced around, and found that the card slot of the door obliquely opposite this private room also had a card inserted, because it was the innermost room in the corridor, and the light was dim, so he couldn't see clearly the words written on the wooden sign. The content, and the room I want to enter has the word "ghost" written in seal script.

With the sound of a beep, and when the indicator light turned green, the monkey monster turned the door handle and pushed the door open, took a step back to the side, bent down and made a gesture of please to Li Huan, signaling to advance.

The private room has already turned on the lights in advance, the curtains are closed, and there are some fruits and snacks on the tea table. There is a quiet fragrance floating in the air, but there is no incense in the room. It seems that the tea house knows that there are people tonight. I want to come, so I ordered someone to smoke the incense in advance.

A demon and a demon entered the private room of this ghost name one after another. The monkey demon walked behind and closed the door, then pressed a beeper on the wall, and then walked to a group of single sofas adjacent to Li Huan and sat down, apologizing. : "Master Mengpo, wait a moment, the tea will be here."

"No hurry," Li Huan said, "I said half of what you said earlier, you said that you still have something to trouble me, but you want to find more demon souls for your master?"

As soon as the monkey demon mentioned this matter, he showed embarrassment and sighed heavily: "Yes, I also know that it is not easy to find demon souls in Beijing, so Qi Jingyu is not a good person. If he finds out that someone dares to come here It's not good for the demons, I'm afraid our little demons' lives will be over."

"Only you little demon?" Li Huan said meaningfully, "It seems that your master is not young, or does he know something higher than the nine-tailed demon?"

The monkey monster chuckled, and quickly complimented: "No matter how big your background is, it can't compare to you who have entered the magic way!"

Li Huan said: "Speaking of which, where did your master's current demon soul come from?"

"To tell you the truth, it was photographed." The monkey monster picked up an orange, peeled off the outer skin in two or three times, broke off a piece and threw it into his mouth, chewing and saying, "There have been more tricks on the black market in the past two years. , There are some things that even you can't think of, this guy from Panjiayuan who is good at messing things up is just extraordinary, he is obviously a mortal, but he has a lot of connections, as long as you want, there is nothing they can't get."

Li Huan raised his eyebrows slightly, pretending to be cool and a little excited: "For example?"

The monkey demon stuffed the rest of the oranges into his mouth, leaned over, and lowered his voice mysteriously: "Have you ever heard of a half-monster?"

Li Huan was instantly shocked: "You mean the container that carries the souls of ancient monsters?!"

"That kind is too rare, at least it hasn't appeared yet," the monkey demon waved his hand, hiccupped, and continued, "I'm talking about the kind of artificial fusion, such as adding a ray of gentleness to kittens and puppies. A harmless demon soul, which makes the appearance a little weirder, this kind of thing is very popular now, and rich people keep it as a pet."

Li Huan pursed his lips, and was about to ask in detail, when the hamster reminded in his ear: "Someone is here, let's talk later."

Its voice fell silent, and there was a knock on the door, and the little girl who had met before said: "Master Hou, Granny Meng, my grandma is here to greet you both~"

The monkey demon said: "Quickly ask Aunt Lian to come in."

After all, the door of the room was opened from the outside, and besides the little girl, a waitress in a cheongsam carrying a tea tray, and a young woman with a dragon-headed cane and a mink shawl came in.

The waiter put a set of tea sets on the table, handed the poured tea cups to Li Huan and the Monkey Demon one by one, and placed another tea set on the coffee table in front of another group of sofas, then lit the alcohol lamp to warm the teapot, and greeted everyone He bowed and saluted, and asked the woman on crutches for instructions, then led the little girl and left the private room.

When the door was closed again, and the two walked away, the woman who became Liangu by the monkey demon gave Li Huan a well-behaved blessing, and said respectfully: "My great-granddaughter is ignorant and offended the two adults." , I also hope that I don’t have the same knowledge as that child.”

Right now, the Nightmare was sitting on top, and the monkey monster didn't dare to say that it was all right, it just rolled a sneaky eyeball and glanced at Li Huan.

Although Li Huan followed Qi Jingyu since he was a child, he never added such old-fashioned etiquette, and he always felt uncomfortable being walked in this kind of place suddenly.

He knew that these two people were waiting for his reaction, and he recalled in his mind the arrogant and elegant aura every time the teacher saw the guests. Open the floating leaf, after blowing it up, bowed your head and sipped the hot tea, and finally said lightly: "Forget it, Boss Lian, please sit down."

The hamster hiding in the wig shook his head as if sighing, and muttered, "This guy is just like Jing Yu."

Li Huan made a gesture to fix his hair, and pressed hard on the hamster's balls, and the roots of his ears were immediately clean.

Lian Gu bowed to her again, then slowly moved to sit in front of the sofa.

Li Huan looked at the other party calmly, and finally understood in his heart what the greatest benefit a person could seek from a demon.

——This woman's great-grandson has grown to eleven or twelve years old, which means she is at least over a hundred years old, but Liangu's face is still thin and tender, and her black hair is black and thick. If it weren't for her clumsy movements , I am afraid that some people will believe me when I claim that I have just turned [-].

Sure enough, the most greedy thing for human beings is the four words of immortality, as long as they can live forever, they will naturally not lose glory and wealth.

Li Huan smiled inwardly, and took another sip from the cup of tea.

After sitting down, Gu Lian glanced at the monkey monster opposite, who winked at her, beckoning to coax Mo Luo, who was seated above.Aunt Lian pondered for a while, then stood up and took the teapot to fill Li Huan's cup, and said with a smile on her face, "I'm sorry to disturb the chat between the two adults by coming to greet you!"

"It's okay," Li Huan looked at the monkey monster, "Where were we talking just now?"

As soon as the steps were given, the monkey demon immediately took over the conversation and said, "Oh, speaking of goods traded in the black market, if you are interested in this matter, you can ask Aunt Lian, she has resources." After finishing speaking, he sat opposite The woman winked and said, "You called me before, didn't you say that there is an auction going to be held recently?"

"Yeah, it will be held at the old place in the evening of three days later. I heard that the goods this time are better than usual!" Lian Gu spoke inscrutablely, and when she looked at Li Huan, she couldn't help but smile a little more modestly, " Of course, it’s nothing compared to the ones from Mrs. Meng Po, it’s just a novelty that ordinary people see.”

Li Huan glanced at her with a half-smile, and said lightly: "You will also participate in the demon?"

Lian Gu said: "Some people also have monsters, in fact, they just want to spend a lot of money to be refreshing, and take some rare items to put back when they go back."

"How rare can it be?" Li Huan said.

The monkey demon said: "What does Master Mengpo think of the demon soul?"

Li Huan said: "That depends on the monster level of the monster itself. A deity like you naturally doesn't like it. It would be different if it was replaced by Nine Tails."

Monkey Demon: "What if it's taller than Nine Tails?"

Li Huan's eyes darkened, the smile disappeared from his lips, and he said coldly, "Say what you have to say."

"Actually, I don't know what that thing is. The owner spent a lot of money on it from the auction a few years ago. He wanted to be devoured by an ordinary demon soul to increase his cultivation. In the end, he devoured it with his old demon rank. No! Lady Mengba, do you think it’s strange?” The monkey demon wanted to make a fool of himself when he said this, but seeing the dark and cold face of the nightmare demon, he swallowed his saliva and continued obediently.

"Later, the master retreated and watched the two strands of demon spirits in the house for more than half a month. After he came out, he ordered people to put the things in the attic for safekeeping, and offered them with high incense every day, saying that the origin of this thing is unknown It is easy to cause trouble, and I want to take advantage of the auction in three days to sell it."

Li Huan had heard that the monkey was deliberately leading the conversation to the auction, but he hadn't figured out why, and now he finally figured it out, so he smiled and said, "Is your master worried about it?" After the auction is over, no one dares to pick it up, you want me to find a buyer to dispose of this hot potato?"

The monkey demon scratched the back of his head in embarrassment: "You must have more contacts than us. If you can find a high-level monster to take over the two strands of demon souls, we can negotiate the price."

Li Huan remained calm on the surface, his mind was spinning fast, and he thought that if he agreed, it would be possible to see the monster behind the monkey.What's more, half-demons can be circulated in human auctions, and the source of half-demons should be only the Demon Subduing Masters Association. I didn't expect that they could be involved in this matter, dare to mess up? !

"How about this, I can help to get the line to see if any adults are interested in that thing, but there is no guarantee that it will be successful." Li Huan said, "It's just that the auction you mentioned should only be for regular customers. If I bring Is it not good for people to pass by and be turned away?"

As soon as these words came out, it just confirmed that the other two had made sufficient preparations in advance.

Lian Gu took two black envelopes from the mink fur coat, got up and handed them to Li Huan and Hou Yao respectively, and then explained: "One invitation corresponds to up to four people, and there are not many VIP seats. I'm afraid there will only be an ordinary position on the first floor."

Li Huan looked at the envelope in his hand, then at the Monkey Demon, and asked suspiciously, "See what this means, the invitations have just started sending out?"

"My lord is right," said Lian Gu with a smile, "My tea house is a transfer station for the underground auctions in the Panjiayuan area. The bosses who are familiar with the news will come to reserve seats in advance. There are many guests at night these days, and most of them are I'm here to get an invitation."

Li Huan understood, and held the envelope for a while, then put it in his handbag, and took out a frosted glass bottle full of liquid from it and stood it on the coffee table.Seeing this, the monkey demon hurriedly touched his pocket, took the check he had prepared and handed it over.

"I will think of a way to deal with the demon soul, but the quantity cannot be guaranteed." Li Huan put away the check, got up and straightened the hem of the skirt that dragged the floor, and looked at the two of them one by one, "I'm afraid I won't go to the auction in three days. Buyer, they will take the invitation card you gave to enter the venue, and remember to receive it well, after all, the buyer who can accept the demon soul is destined to be of a high demon rank."

Hearing this, the monkey monster and Lian Gu glanced at each other quickly, and the monkey monster said: "Master Mengpo, please rest assured, I will never neglect you, but I just hope that Mrs. Mengpo can give you some advice, who might be the buyer?" identity?"

Li Huan didn't speak in a hurry, walked to the door of the room, raised his fingers and tapped the wall lightly, and said: "Your master's main body monster has a ghost word in its name, and it's good at eating human souls. It's a famous beast. It can't even swallow a monster soul, if there is a monster who dares to take over, who do you think it will be?"

The monkey monster was stunned.

Li Huan didn't give him a chance to ask any more questions, he just pushed the door and walked out. He had a clear impression of the route when he came, and he didn't need others to lead the way.The hamster poked its head out of the wig, tilted its head to look at him, and said, "Who could it be?"

Li Huan rolled his eyes, and said in a low voice, "How do I know, go back and wait for the teacher to make a decision."

The hamster smiled slyly, playing with the taste: "Fortunately, you met a silly monkey. If this is a monster of Jing Yu's level, how can it be so easy to fool?"

Li Huan gave him a squinting look: "Is it okay to be full of teacher-level monsters in this world?"

Yan Mo was about to speak when he heard that, behind the two of them, the handle of the closed door at the end of the corridor clicked, and Li Huan, who had already reached the corner, turned his head in a strange way, and saw four or five uniformly dressed men walking out of the private room. Men and women in black.

Those people had been professionally trained at first glance, and stood respectfully on both sides of the aisle after going out.

Immediately afterwards, footsteps sounded again, and a thin man wearing a fox fur cloak with his entire face hidden under the hood walked out of the door.

It should be a man, although thin, but tall and tall, it can be seen that the skeleton is much larger than that of a woman.

Li Huan frowned slightly, and he couldn't explain why, but he felt a faint sense of panic in his heart.

"Let's go." The hamster reminded seriously, "That guy makes me feel very bad."

Li Huan didn't dare to think too much, and immediately quickened his pace: "Who is he?" He asked in a low voice.

Yan Mo said: "I don't know."

"Why do you say you feel bad?" Li Huan asked.

"I am a demon, no matter what level the other party is, it is impossible to hide my identity in front of me. This is the same whether it is Qinglong or Nine Tails." Yan Mo said seriously, "But that person just now has no demonic energy or spirit in him. There is no power, there is not even the smell of flesh and blood of living things, except for the people standing there, everything else is as clean as a piece of white paper."

"This kind of guy will feel that there is something wrong just by looking at it."

"Well, I feel it too."

Li Huan stretched out his hand and pushed open the back door of the tea house, and quickly walked through the dark corridor, from the staff passage on the first floor to the outside.The warm night wind blew away the inexplicable coldness, he didn't dare to stay downstairs, and continued to return to the main road in the direction he came, until he crossed the road before he breathed a sigh of relief.

"He feels a bit like me, is he also a half-demon?"

——inued