Everyone's face showed a look of confusion, not quite understanding what this so-called trap meant.
"You see, among all the bounties, isn't Meng Bie's the highest, and its value the greatest?" Qi Yu crossed her legs. "The highest bounty is controlled by someone, and the greatest value is naturally inflated by people."
She looked into Si Qing's eyes. "Have you ever thought about why, despite so many people going to pick pages from Meng Die's bounty notices, and so many people trying to find it, everyone returns empty-handed, as if no one has ever succeeded?"
"But in reality, is the search for Meng Die difficult? It doesn't seem difficult at all. We found it very quickly after arriving on the island."
"If that's the case, then it proves that the search process for Meng Die should actually be the simplest among all these bounties, but for some reason, no one has succeeded. There must be a reason behind this."
Chen Xi took out a small white handkerchief from his pocket, tied it to his index finger, and waved it gently. "My brain capacity isn't enough. I can't wrap my head around it. I don't quite understand what it means."
"It's okay if you don't understand. I've already marked this spot and set up a formation. You'll all come with me to the auction house now, and you'll soon understand what I mean." As Qi Yu spoke, she raised her hand and drew a stroke in the air.
Immediately, a door appeared in mid-air.
No one was around when Qi Yu did this, so no one saw this magical scene.
Chen Xi let out a surprised gasp and curiously followed her in.
The others followed closely behind.
As they stepped inside, the scene was filled with flashing bright lights. In a blink of an eye, they were back on the dock.
Si Qing walked alongside, his hands tucked into his sleeves, looking composed. Without even guessing, he knew what Qi Yu was thinking. After leaving the dock, he immediately went in search of the auction house.
Qi Yu called out to him, "We must find a large auction house, a particularly big one that the entire town knows about, a super-large auction house!"
Si Qing nodded and continued to walk slowly ahead.
Qi Yu had everyone stop where they were for a moment, casually bought some snacks to eat while they waited.
After about the time it takes for three sticks of incense to burn.
Si Qing rushed back without delay, and as he returned, he was holding many tickets that were required to attend a large auction.
"This large auction house is to the right of the money changer over there," Si Qing pointed the way for Yue Zhiyin and the others.
Yue Zhiyin nodded, holding the auction ticket in his hand, but still didn't quite understand why he was holding it. "Qi Yu, are we going to participate in that auction now? But it seems we don't have enough money to bid for now. If that's the case, what are we here for? To watch others buy things?"
Yue Zhiyin was extremely eager to know the reason behind Qi Yu's actions.
Because he truly couldn't understand what this so-called trap referred to.
Qi Yu soothed Yue Zhiyin, telling him not to worry, and then led everyone into the auction.
Upon entering, Qi Yu did not immediately invite everyone to sit down. Instead, she walked to the front of the auction house, in front of the unfamiliar man guarding the venue, and in front of Si Qing and the others, she asked in a seductive voice, "Excuse me, could you please trouble me with a list of items from your auction house that had the highest hype in previous years but were never bid on?"
As Qi Yu spoke, her voice was somewhat ethereal. Because she used divine power to guide it, the man quickly handed over the list in his hand.
Qi Yu used her divine power to quickly make an identical copy and returned the original list.
After returning it, she took this replicated list, sat down in front of the auction seats, set up a silent barrier, and began to lower her head to search earnestly.
No one knew what she was looking for, and no one dared to make a sound to disturb her, so they all sat there bored, staring at the curtain in front of them.
After an unknown amount of time, Qi Yu suddenly let out a low exclamation, and then pointed to a line of text on the list, saying to them:
"See, it's here! It really is!"
"This record shows that on a certain month, on a certain day, it was sunny. Wang X carried Meng Die into the auction house. The initial price was fifty thousand gold coins. Before lifting the curtain, the price was reduced to 3 million gold coins. After lifting the curtain, the bid was 0. The item was declared a severe counterfeit and was expelled."
Feng Mingqi's face turned grim.
Qi Yu looked at them, her voice somber. "This record indicates that long before us, a cultivator found Meng Die and brought it to auction. But for some reason, the price could be reduced to millions before lifting the curtain, yet after lifting the curtain, the bidders saw the true face of Meng Jie and stopped bidding. They even said that the Wang X who brought Meng Die to auction was carrying a fake."
"Wang X was therefore expelled from the auction house, and Meng Die's mysterious veil was maintained."
"What does this mean? It means that some of the indigenous people in this secret realm have memories. They opened the auction house or the tavern, and inflated the prices and values of Meng Die and several other treasures to the highest point. It appears to be designed to encourage other cultivators who come here with expectations to follow the bounty notices, search for treasures, and leave the secret realm with full rewards."
"In reality, cultivators who set their sights on Meng Die will never succeed, because the Meng Die that everyone likes is dreamy, beautiful, and can even grant immortality. But in reality, the true Meng Die is as ugly and terrifying as we saw it in that secret chamber, and it can even cause death."
"Although this is the true face of Meng Die, how could anyone like it when cultivators bring such a Meng Die to the auction house?"
"So, those cultivators spent their time and effort, only to end up with nothing. In the end, they naturally have no choice but to stay here and become indigenous residents, just like those who entered before and couldn't leave."