Chapter 8: The Theft of the Jade Casket from All Sides

  Shan Yang Auction House.

  Qiao Le was a newly appointed clerk at an auction house, and because he had the least seniority, he was assigned to work the night shift. In their line of work, salaries were actually very meager, relying on commissions. For every item that guests consigned for auction, they could receive 20% commission on the net profit from the sale.

  Everyone knows that there are few guests at night, and it can be said that the night shift is the least profitable position.

  But who made him have the lowest seniority?

  Rubbed temples, thinking of Xiaohong in Cuixiangyuan, if not for the night shift, can go again tonight to have fun. But everything is ruined.

  He yawned, rubbed his eyes, and casually glanced at the outside of the counter. He thought to himself that he might as well take a nap since no one was coming to send packages anyway.

  Just as he was about to fall asleep on the table, a sudden clear coughing sound came from in front of him. Qiao Le was startled and jumped up abruptly, shouting: "Who?"

  As a master of the Extraordinary Realm, he actually let someone approach him silently and unnoticed, making Qiao Le break out in cold sweat.

  Only a few meters in front of him stood a figure clad entirely in black, even with a black mask covering his face. All that could be discerned was that the person wasn't very tall, seemingly a dwarf.

  White Blood Slave? Qiao Le flashed a thought, and immediately shook his head. The White Blood Slaves were short, but their strength was also low. Among ten thousand of them, not even one could break through the Extraordinary Realm. How could it be possible for one to appear in front of him without him noticing?

  Normal people's blood is red, that is, red-blooded people. But there is another kind of person, whose blood is white, that is, white-blooded people.

  The number of white-blooded people is ten times that of red-blooded people, but their status is the lowest, and they have not even formed a unified country, but exist as slaves to the other eight races. In fact, in the eyes of most people, white-blooded people are not considered human at all, and are no different from beasts.

  Caucasians are born short and weak, with a fragile physique. Even after growing up, they only reach one to one and a half meters in height. Among 10,000 Caucasians, not even one can condense their essence and enter the realm of transcendence.

  The lifespan of white blood cells is limited, only thirty years.

  "Don't be nervous, I'm here to entrust an item to your auction house for sale." A low, muffled voice came from within the black mask, and then Qiao Le saw a jade box suddenly appear in the person's hand.

  What is space equipment?

  The price of the Space Crystal is extremely high, it's a symbol of status. In the vast Mountain City, there are only a few people who own a Space Crystal. The other party is probably some big shot who doesn't want to reveal their identity, that's why they're dressed like this.

  At this thought, Qiao Le's attitude suddenly became respectful.

  "Ah, senior, I don't know what effects this jade box you're auctioning off has?"

  The man in black didn't waste any words, with a casual wave of his hand, the jade box floated to the front of the opponent and said: "This is a spatial mysterious device, called the Life Jade Box, take a look at it yourself and estimate its value."

  Qiao Le took over the Life Jade Box, with a puzzled heart.

  Is this really a spatial artifact? Who makes spatial artifacts like this? Aren't they all spatial rings, spatial bracelets, or at least spatial belts?

  However, he still followed the other party's words and urged the internal Xuan Gong. A Xuan force was released into the Life Jade Box. Concentrating his mind to explore, there was indeed a huge space inside the Life Jade Box!

  Qiao Le was stunned for a moment, carefully sizing up the space, and his throat moved slightly.

  That space actually has one hundred cubic meters!

  At this time, the black-clad man's voice came: "This jade box has a special feature, that is, it can store living things! Any living thing that enters it will fall into a coma and enter a state of suspended animation! And once the jade box is opened, the living thing will wake up again, just like before, without any effect!"

  What?! Qiao Le stared blankly at the jade box in his hand, completely stunned!

  Able to store living things! What does this mean?

  In Qiao Le's cognition, there is no spatial instrument that can store living things! Maybe there is, but Qiao Le has never heard of it!

  Qiao Le could no longer remain calm, if it was really like this, then how much would it be worth?

  He could already imagine the scene where countless families would go crazy bidding for this jade box at the auction.

  This jade box will cause unrest in Yang City!

  ……

  "What? A hundred cubic meters of space? Is this for real?"

  "Can store living things? What kind of living things?"

  "Has the material been decided? Is it just ordinary jade? But the texture is pretty good?"

  A stone causes a thousand ripples, and under the vigorous promotion of Shanyang Auction House, the news that Life Jade Box will participate in the auction has spread throughout the streets and alleys of Shanyang City. Even more than a dozen small cities nearby have heard the news.

  It didn't stop there, in the following days, the whole of Chu State heard about this news!

  At one time, the small mountain city and the small mountain Yang auction house became the focus of discussion for all people in Chu State.

  Such a spatial device, with a space of one hundred cubic meters, and it can also store living organisms!

  Just imagine, if someone's life is near its end, or they have suffered a severe injury, couldn't they enter this Life-Preserving Jade Box, and wait until their relatives and friends find the elixir of longevity or the healing medicine, and then release them? Wouldn't that be equivalent to saving a life!

  An ordinary spatial artifact, if it had a hundred cubic meters, would also be worth 200,000 gold coins! And this Life Jade Box, how much is it worth?

  For some people, no matter how much money they spend, they have to buy it!

  Inside Shanyang Auction House, in a quiet study.

  Qī Jīng sat in the armchair, staring straight at Qiū Yuè in front of him, and asked in a low voice: "Are you sure that after handing over the Life Jade Box to you, the other party left? And it was a slow departure? Also, is it true that the other party only had one meter three four?"

  Qiao Le said respectfully: "Yes, I think he didn't want anyone to see his identity, so he probably left slowly without using his Xuan Gong! As for his height, it's indeed only 1.34 meters!"

  Upon hearing Qiao Le's report, Qi Jing fell into deep thought. A moment later, he carefully picked up the Life Jade Box, seriously examined it once, nodded and said: "Indeed very exquisite, with a large space. Has it been tested? Does it really have that effect?"

  Qiao Le hastily nodded: "It has been tested on injured beasts, and after an hour, the beast's injuries haven't changed!"

  "What's your idea?" Qi Jing tapped his right index finger on the table.

  "Although he's short in stature, his strength is not low. Either he's a strong one among the White Blood Slaves, sent to take a photo for his master, or he's a naturally short and powerful passerby who doesn't want to reveal his identity! After all, there isn't such a strong person in Shanyang City!" Qiao Le hastily replied, speaking out her own speculation.

  "Short stature... Yanshan City doesn't seem to have anyone like that. But I think, it's not necessarily a White Blooded Slave!" Qi Jing muttered to himself: "Maybe it's an Orange Dwarf!"

  "Orange Dwarf?" Joe's heart skipped a beat, and he cautiously asked: "How could an Orange Dwarf come to our Mountain City? Moreover, the other party looks thin, but according to legend, although Orange Dwarfs are short, they are very robust!"

  Tangerine Dwarf, a rare Tangerine Blood Person, with orange-colored blood, known as the Guardian of the Earth. Although small in stature, they possess extremely strong defensive capabilities, and are rarely seen in Chu State.

  "Hmm, is there no exception for that clan?" Qi Jing hesitated for a moment, his face solemn: "Whether it's the White Blood Slaves or the Red Blood People, or even the Orange Dwarves, none of that matters! In short, a special auction will be held in half a month, and everything must be properly prepared!"

  "Yes, shopkeeper!" Qiao Le replied respectfully.

  Actually, Qi Jingben had planned to prepare for two months and wait until the publicity was in place before auctioning, but the other party required an auction within half a month, and they had no choice.

  But they could never have imagined that the powerful being they had speculated about thousands of times was actually just a twelve-year-old boy who had only recently transcended the ordinary.

  Zi Jing and Qiao Le were talking when Chu Cheng was crossing the mountain range, burying his head in bitter practice.

  On a large stone halfway up the mountain, Chu Cheng sat cross-legged, circulating his inner energy.

  The internal Qi and blood are boiling, the Xuanqi in the Dan Tian is rolling over, surging and flowing into the meridians.

  A faint mist emanated from Chu Cheng's skin, shrouding him in a veil of fog.

  The Youth Hero Conference will be held in a month, and Chucheng must work hard to cultivate.

  Divine Fetus Precious Blood Record, precious blood nourishes the fetus. It requires gathering the essence of ferocious beasts into a pool of blood, then sitting naked in the pool, using special secret methods to refine the essence of ferocious beasts' blood and absorb it into one's own body, tempering the flesh and condensing the blood and flesh.

  It can be said that this is a money-burning skill, and not many people can afford it.

  Chu City spent a lot of effort and bought several pieces of high-quality jade, which were then combined with the Thousand-Year Iron Wooden Cane. The result was the creation of the Ten-Sided Jade Box, whose internal space surprisingly possessed a life force that could store living creatures! This was an unexpected gain. Chu City named this Ten-Sided Jade Box the "Life Jade Box" and entrusted it to the Shanyang Auction House for sale, with the goal of earning enough money to purchase the Ferocious Beast's Essence Blood.

  He had no idea about the outside world's fuss over the auction of the Ten Sides Jade Box.

  It wasn't until ten days later when Dongfang Ye came knocking on his door that he finally descended from the mountain.

  "Chu Xiaozhi, I'm telling you, the Shanyang auction house will hold a special auction in half a month, and many fine items will be sold!" Dongfang Ye exclaimed excitedly, putting his arm around Chu Cheng's shoulder.

  "Huh." Chu Cheng was visibly dispirited: "You dragged me down the mountain just for this? I'm in the middle of intense training to deal with the Young Heroes' Conference next month!"

  "What's the big deal about this?" Dongfang Ye's eyes widened, his voice rising by an octave: "Do you know what's going to be auctioned off? A Spatial Mystical Device! And it's one with a hundred cubic meters of space! Do you know how much it'll sell for? At least 200,000!"

  Two hundred thousand?

  Chu Cheng secretly smiled in his heart. The Life Jade Box, let alone 200,000, even if it were a million gold coins, it's not necessarily something that can be bought! A mysterious device capable of storing living creatures, wouldn't its value increase by at least tenfold?

  "By the way, Big Brother Dongfang, will your old man make a move? Your family is so wealthy, no one in Shanyang City can compare to you!" Chu Cheng asked with concern.

  "Of course, we can't not take action! The old man said that the Life Jade Box can store living things and keep them in a state of stasis. That means it can also store elixirs and keep their potency unchanged! This has great significance for our Eastern family!"

  Chu Cheng was taken aback and hadn't thought of this question before.

  Dan medicine stored for a long time will gradually lose its efficacy and decrease in value. The Life Jade Box can solve this problem, it's really useful.

  However, the old man said that this time there's no hope! Don't look at our family having money, that's also in Mountain City! It's said that this time, many big families in Chu State have gone crazy! Who knows how many people will come to bid for the Life Jade Box?" Dongfang Ye Dao.

  "Cut it out! You Eastern family usually don't show off, but actually how much wealth you have, I'm afraid even you, young master, don't know?" Chu Cheng curled his lips.

  "Haha, rare visitor! Which Borderless Prefecture are you from? Uncle was a stunning talent back in the day, but twelve years ago he suddenly fell silent. Although it had something to do with that incident, for ten years now he's been hiding his light and biding his time. I don't believe that your Borderless Prefecture is really that poor!"

  Two people went down the mountain and saw Dongfang Xiner, who had been waiting for half a day. Behind Dongfang Xiner stood two sturdy men, with surging blood and energy, obviously not to be underestimated.

  "Xin'er, how did you come too?" Dongfang Ye asked.

  Dongfang Xiner came here, he had no idea at all.

  "Brother, Father is calling you back! Do you know? The Shanyang Auction House was robbed and the Life Jade Box was stolen! The head of the Qi family, Qi Jing, has invited the heads of the four major families to seal off the city and hunt down the thief! Father said that the mountain range stretches for thousands of miles, it's most likely where the thief is hiding, hurry back home and don't linger!"