The Portal of Wonderland

Half an hour later, Zhong Xiu and Shi Mu returned to their residence.

Xiu'er, what's the matter? Seeing that Zhong Xiu was depressed all the way, Shi Mu still frowned after returning, and asked.

Brother Shi, take a look. Zhong Xiu said, and handed the jade slip that recorded the auction list to Shi Mu.

Shi Mu took the jade slip, and his spiritual sense penetrated into it. After a while, he looked at Zhong Xiu, and said in his mouth:

If I remember correctly, some of these items come from the batch we shipped. These items are considered high-end in some ordinary auctions, but if you want to win by relying on these items alone Elder Zhao, I'm afraid it's impossible. In addition, these things can only be regarded as mid-level in that batch of goods.

It's the same as I thought. Brother Shi, you are also tired these days, take a rest here first, I have something to go out. Zhong Xiu nodded and stood up.

Alright, be more careful. Shi Mu said.

Zhong Xiu nodded, got up and walked out of the courtyard.

Shi Mu sat cross-legged and looked around twice.

Cai'er is not in the yard at the moment, so she doesn't know where to play, but this is Cangxu City, with Cai'er's cleverness, nothing will happen.

He exhaled, took out a medium-grade fire-attribute spirit stone, held it in his hand and began to absorb the pure spirit energy inside.

In the past few days, he fought fiercely one after another, and traveled all the way, the magic power in his body was greatly damaged, and now he just took the opportunity to recover.

Strands of red silk flew out from the spirit stone and continuously merged into Shi Mu's body...

Time passed bit by bit.

When Shi Mu opened his eyes, it was almost dusk, and the sky outside was gradually getting dark.

He threw aside the dimly lit spirit stone in his hand, where there were already seven or eight red spirit stones that had also lost their aura.

He stood up slowly, he felt refreshed, his physical fatigue was swept away, the true qi and mana in his dantian had been fully restored again, and he had faintly improved, and he was overjoyed.

This method of cultivating true energy and mana directly by absorbing spirit stone aura, he has only recently started to try it slowly, and it was only used to restore true energy and mana at critical moments of battle before.

After all, in Dongzhou Continent, as an important resource and trading currency, Lingshi is very scarce. Although many people know that Lingshi can be used for cultivation, basically no one will do so.

At that time, after killing several innate and even earth-level masters, he was considered to have a small fortune, but he didn't have the courage to use spirit stones to practice directly.

However, after trying a few times now, he immediately tasted the sweetness and understood why so many people are desperately earning spirit stones.

The aura in the spirit stone is actually a highly concentrated aura of heaven and earth. After being absorbed into the body, it will be transformed into incomparably pure true energy and mana, and flow into the qi palace and mana vortex in the dantian along the veins. This speed is many times faster than practicing bit by bit by absorbing the aura of heaven and earth.

And he found that when the true qi and mana in the body are exhausted, the effect of cultivation will be better by absorbing the spiritual energy of the spirit stone.

The warriors and warlocks in Xihe Continent practiced much faster than Dongzhou, which probably has something to do with the abundance of spirit stones here.

At this moment, a sound of footsteps came from outside the yard, interrupting Shi Mu's thoughts.

After a while, the courtyard door was pushed open, and Zhong Xiu walked in with a somewhat unsightly expression.

Xiu'er, what's wrong? Shi Mu asked.

Brother Shi, I just made some inquiries through various relationships. Zhong Xiu said with a light sigh.

Is it about the auction of goods? Shi Mu asked.

That's right, I've already inquired clearly. Among the items allocated by City Lord Linghu to the Chamber of Commerce for this auction, all the high-quality items have been taken away by Elder Zhao. Zhong Xiu said angrily.

It seems that this matter has something to do with that Wang Ruikun. Shi Mu said.

Brother Shi is right. This matter was indeed acquiesced by Vice President Wang. I just found out that Elder Zhao seems to be somewhat related to Vice President Wang. Zhong Xiu said.

I see. That Wang Ruikun seems to be an upright and fair person, but he never expected to resort to such despicable means. Shi Mu said.

Actually, to a certain extent, he is still fair. Although the items allocated to me are of average quality, they are in large quantities. Almost. Zhong Xiu said.

This is the shrewdness of that old guy. If he does this, others will not get any handle on him. But in fact, in an auction like this, the value of ordinary-grade things is not likely to fluctuate greatly, but Those things with high value are not sure. But this is not a big problem, the auction cannot rely on these things alone, let's find a way. Shi Mu pondered for a while, and said.

It's not just the auction of goods, I also went to the auction venue in the west of the city just now. The surrounding environment and popularity there are also much better than Yingxian Pavilion. Zhong Xiu said again.

This old fox is really deceiving! Shi Mu clenched his fists when he heard this.

Shi Mu had also heard about the process of allocating the venue earlier from Zhong Xiu, recalling Wang Ruikun's upright and awe-inspiring appearance in front of everyone in the morning, he couldn't help but sneered in his heart.

At this moment, a pair of soft little hands held Shi Mu's fist. Shi Mu was stunned, and he calmed down a little from his anger.

Xiu'er, the combination of these two things is really not good for you, you... Shi Mu looked at Zhong Xiu and said with some pity.

He knew that Zhong Xiu looked weak, but was extremely strong in his heart.

Brother Shi, I thought about it carefully when I came back. There are still two months before the auction meeting. The supply and popularity can be brought back slowly by other means. Even if the situation is unfavorable at the beginning, I will try my best to fight for it. Zhong Xiu took a deep breath, and the expression in his eyes gradually became firm.

In front of Shi Mu, she would not give up no matter what. She didn't want to be a burden to Shi Mu, and wanted to take this opportunity to do something for Shi Mu.

Haoxiuer, don't worry, I will do my best to help you. I also have some things here, which can be sold at the auction in the name of the Chamber of Commerce. Shi Mu's heart warmed up, and with a wave of his hand, he took out five or six spiritual weapons, and finally he Another jade box was taken out.

Zhong Xiu was startled, and briefly inspected a few spiritual weapons, his face was overjoyed.

The quality of these spirit artifacts is excellent, much better than the spirit artifacts in Wang Ruikun's distribution.

Brother Shi, don't you use these spirit weapons? Don't do it for me... Zhong Xiu seemed to have thought of something, and asked worriedly.

It's okay, I usually don't need these spirit weapons at all, I was planning to find an opportunity to use them, and now I just take advantage of this opportunity, it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. Shi Mu said with a smile.

Okay, then I'll take Big Brother Shi to sign the entrustment agreement tomorrow. Zhong Xiu felt relieved after hearing this.

She immediately picked up the jade box next to the spiritual weapon, and when she opened it, there was a small piece of fiery red stone the size of a fingernail in it, which was a star stone.

Shi Mu snatched two star stones from Di Feng that day, and returned one to Lord Linghukuan, and the other is here.

Brother Shi, this... this star stone is too precious. Liu An and the others are planning to plunder it so deliberately. They are also coveting this thing. It should be of great use. You should keep it and sell it at the auction too. It's a pity. Zhong Xiu said solemnly.

It's a pity, it's just a star stone. Compared with Xiu'er's freedom, it's not worth mentioning at all. You can treat it as the finale of this auction. Shi Mu waved his hand, casually Said.

He still has a much larger star stone in his hand, so naturally this small one is not bad.

However, he would never take that star stone out anyway, not because he was reluctant, but once he took it out, it might put Zhong Xiu in an unpredictable situation.

After all, no matter whether it is the Dongzhou Continent or the Xihe Continent, a small piece of starstone is bloody. If a fist-sized starstone comes out, I am afraid it will definitely cause great chaos.

Brother Shi, thank you. Zhong Xiu looked at Shi Mu, and there was something crystal clear rolling in his beautiful eyes.

Okay, there's no need to thank me like this, I still count on you to take me to Lingtian Peak for a stroll! Shi Mu stroked Zhong Xiu's beautiful hair and smiled.

Zhong Xiu's tense expression finally eased, he stepped forward a few steps, hugged Shi Mu, and buried his head in his chest.

Shi Mu felt the warm fragrance of nephrite in his bosom, and the faint fragrance of virgin body lingering in his nostrils, his heart couldn't help but his breath became thicker.

Zhong Xiu seemed to sense the subtle changes in Shi Mu's body, and his face turned red, but he didn't push Shi Mu away.

Wow, while I'm not here, you're hugging again! At this moment, a piercing voice sounded.

Cai'er flew over from nowhere and landed in the yard, looking at Shi Mu and Shi Mu with a playful look on her face.

Shi Mu frowned, turned his head and gave Cai'er a hard look.

Cai'er looked away, pretending not to see it.

Zhong Xiu's cheeks were blushing at this moment, and she hurriedly left Shi Mu's body.

Brother Shi, I'm going to rest. She said in a voice like a mosquito, and quickly walked towards the room with her head down.

Shi Mu glared at Cai'er fiercely, just as he raised one hand, the latter immediately flapped his wings and flew away, fleeing far away.

Shi Mu didn't go after Cai'er either, he took a deep breath and calmed down his agitated mood.

After a while, instead of going back to his house, he came to the courtyard and jumped onto the roof.

In the sky, a crescent moon rises slowly.

Shi Mu sat down cross-legged, posing with his hands facing the sky.

Counting it, he hadn't practiced the moon-swallowing pose for several days, and he needed to make up for it. (To be continued.)