Chapter 97
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Chapter 97: The Auction Begins
Lintai.
When Bai Chen returned, the whole of Lintai was completely silent.
It was Friday, and tomorrow, Saturday, Nian Nian had a day off from school.
Back downstairs, Bai Chen looked up.
A soft yellow light was shining from one of the windows.
Bai Chen smiled slightly and quickened his steps.
“Mom! Dad is back!”
Before reaching the door, Bai Chen heard Bai Nian Nian’s excited voice.
Then he heard a tired voice.
“Really? Let’s go see him quickly!”
Nan Yue Ran took Bai Nian Nian to the door, and they indeed heard footsteps coming from outside.
Before Bai Chen reached the door, his lips revealed an uncontrollable smile.
He gently knocked on the door and softly said,
“I’m back.”
Nan Yue Ran opened the door and immediately jumped into Bai Chen’s arms.
Bai Nian Nian hugged Bai Chen’s legs.
The mother and daughter held Bai Chen tightly, seemingly pouring out their longing from the past few days.
“I’ll go heat up some food for you.”
Nan Yue Ran headed to the kitchen, leaving some time for Bai Nian Nian.
Bai Chen picked Bai Nian Nian up, and she nestled in his arms, pouting her lips.
“Dad, I thought you wouldn’t come back!”
Bai Chen smiled softly.
“How could I leave Nian Nian behind?”
“Tomorrow, I’ll take Nian Nian to the amusement park!”
Bai Nian Nian pecked Bai Chen’s cheek lightly, feeling as sweet as honey inside.
Soon, Nan Yue Ran brought out the warm food.
At that moment, Nan Shi Yue sleepily emerged from her room.
Seeing the delicious food, she immediately felt wide awake.
The family happily gathered together to eat.
……
Just as Bai Chen returned to Lintai to rest, news of what happened in the Shennong Great Forest spread throughout the martial arts world.
The people in the martial arts world were all shocked by this event.
“Who on earth dared to eliminate so many martial arts masters directly? Could it be a grandmaster?”
“A grandmaster is useless! Even the half-step grandmasters Huang Longfei and Sun Zichu are gone! Not to mention dozens of peak innate experts! Even a grandmaster would be furious!”
“So what exactly happened? Who did it?”
“Hmph! You probably don’t know that what emerged from the Shennong Great Forest is not divine medicine at all! It is actually the legacy of immortal cultivators!”
“What? The legacy of immortal cultivators?”
“Exactly! Therefore, I believe it wasn’t a grandmaster who acted, but a great grandmaster!”
The people in the martial arts world were very curious about who took the legacy from the Shennong Great Forest, and they all speculated endlessly.
Meanwhile, the main person, Bai Chen, was sleeping comfortably.
Early the next morning, Bai Chen took Bai Nian Nian to the amusement park as promised.
Nan Yue Ran also rarely managed to pull herself away from the Zijin Garden project.
Now, the project was on track, and it didn’t require her constant supervision.
Nan Yue Ran also dragged the homebody Nan Shi Yue out from the house.
The four of them had a blast at the amusement park.
Mainly, Nan Shi Yue felt a bit unsure about how to face Bai Chen since the incident at the KTV.
She felt a bit embarrassed deep down.
However, Bai Chen wasn’t thinking about that at all; it was all in Nan Shi Yue’s mind.
Near noon, they returned to Bai Chen’s medicinal meal shop.
They brought back what was called divine medicine, and even collected several ancient medicinal herbs.
With these items, not only could they help Nan Yue Ran resume her martial arts training,
but using them on Nan Yue Ran could even help her step into the peak innate realm!
Yet, this was clearly just the most straightforward way to use them.
The most miraculous effect of these herbs was to enhance Nan Yue Ran’s potential.
Now, Nan Yue Ran’s body had already integrated her own bloodline.
By utilizing these herbs to fully stimulate the power of her bloodline, Nan Yue Ran’s future would surely be more than just martial arts.
Nan Shi Yue watched curiously as Bai Chen cooked.
She knew Bai Chen could cook but had never seen it before.
Soon, the herbal soup was ready, along with several side dishes.
Nan Shi Yue’s eyes widened as she looked at the colorful and fragrant dishes, and she instinctively swallowed.
When Nan Shi Yue took her first bite, she was so shocked that she couldn’t say a word.
This was beyond anything she had ever eaten!
While they were eating…
A sound came over.
“Wow! You are all eating! Let me join for a meal!”
Bai Chen looked up.
He found that it wasn’t Zhao Ruilong and Zhao Ya, but Su Qing Li coming over.
Usually, whenever it was mealtime, Zhao Ruilong and Zhao Ya would appear like refreshed NPCs.
But this time it was Su Qing Li instead.
Su Qing Li didn’t treat herself as an outsider at all; she grabbed a set of utensils and sat down next to Bai Nian Nian.
“Nian Nian, have you finished your homework?”
Seeing Su Qing Li’s smiling face, Bai Nian Nian stuttered a little.
“Not yet, I went to the amusement park with my dad, mom, and aunt today.”
“Well, don’t forget to do your homework, okay?”
“Yeah! I know, teacher!”
Faced with Su Qing Li’s close approach, Bai Nian Nian felt a bit nervous during this meal.
Bai Chen lightly glanced at Su Qing Li.
“No reason to visit without purpose; tell me your intention.”
Hearing Bai Chen’s words, Su Qing Li smiled.
“Mr. Bai, the auction at Medicinal King Valley is about to start!”
Bai Chen gently nodded.
To be honest, he wasn’t too interested in the auction at Medicinal King Valley anymore.
After entering the Shennong Great Forest, his need for medicinal herbs wasn’t that high.
Seeing Bai Chen’s calm demeanor, Su Qing Li came to a conclusion.
“Mr. Bai, you were behind the events at Shennong Great Forest, right?”
Su Qing Li looked at Bai Chen with intense eyes.
Bai Chen replied lightly,
“Yes.”
Even though Su Qing Li had prepared herself, she was still shaken.
“Mr. Bai succeeded?”
Watching Su Qing Li’s excited expression, Bai Chen remained indifferent.
“What do you mean succeeded? That was mine to begin with; I just took it back.”
“You’re right, Mr. Bai! Will you be attending the auction at Medicinal King Valley?”
Bai Chen thought for a moment and nodded.
“Yes.”
“The auction starts tomorrow; Mr. Bai, please don’t forget.”
At this moment, Nan Shi Yue looked at Su Qing Li and grew more alarmed.
At first, Su Qing Li seemed vaguely familiar when Nan Shi Yue first met her.
When Su Qing Li revealed she was from the Su family, Nan Shi Yue immediately remembered.
Su Qing Li was the daughter of Su You Wei, the head of the Su family in Lintai City!
Yet, such a nobly born young lady had this kind of attitude toward Bai Chen!
What on earth was going on?
Nan Shi Yue was filled with shock.
Could Bai Chen be different from the rumors she heard about him from the Nan family?
After finishing her meal, Su Qing Li left the medicinal meal shop.
Bai Chen was also preparing for tomorrow’s auction.
Meanwhile, at the Song family in the capital,
a group of top figures from the Nine Provinces gathered together.
“Senior brother, what’s going on that you called us here in such a hurry?”
Number One Divine Doctor in the Nine Provinces, Hu Lin, looked at Song Ziwen in confusion.
Song Ziwen looked around and then revealed a heavy piece of news.
“I’ve tracked down our master’s whereabouts.”
“What!”
Everyone’s eyes widened as they looked at Song Ziwen with intense anticipation.
“Is it true?”
Song Ziwen nodded slightly.
“The events at Shennong Great Forest were all orchestrated by our master!”
