She didn’t know whether to laugh at the sight of Tasir appearing as a drug dealer to others, or to be angry about the fact that such a black market was open not far from the capital.
“But I’ve never bid before.”
“It’s nothing. In that building over there, the auction is in progress, and when you enter, they give you a plate with a number on it. As the auctioneer calls the prices in order, you wait for the item you like, hear the price, and lift the plate with the number you’ve received in advance.”
“You know well?”
“Yes. Don’t worry, if all else fails, I’ll step in.”
She didn’t worry about it because she was going to do it anyway. But there was no need to point it out again.
Afterward, the two waited for time to pass and went inside the auction house.
There were already many people there, and most of them, like Latil, had their faces covered.
Despite this, the auction did not start until about 30 minutes later, and contrary to Latil’s expectation, all proceedings were conducted in a quiet atmosphere.
“I thought it would be fierce.”
“Why did you think that?”
“It’s an illegal auction house.”
As they were talking, the turn passed in an instant, and finally, the ‘twelfth item’ written on the note came up.
What could it be? What were those suspicious guys trying to buy? Latil, who had been yawning around the tenth turn, straightened her posture and stared at the stage as the turn for the item she was aiming for came.
“Next up, we have an ancient map excavated from the city of Adomar, a lost nation.”
‘A map? An old one at that?’
Latil leaned her head in. Those fierce guys had written down the date to buy a map? It didn’t fit them at all.
“Starting from 5 million barts!”
Anyway, the twelfth item was a map, and as soon as the auctioneer’s words ended, Tasir told her from the side, “You can start raising from here.”
However, Latil did not raise her plate, but only stared hard at the map displayed next to the auctioneer with a frown on her forehead.
Did you forget the method I told you? Even though the others had raised their plates several times, Latil stayed still, and in the end, Tasir, unable to watch any longer, was about to raise his own.
“No, it’s okay.”
But Latil stopped Tasir from raising his hand too, and Tasir, although puzzled, obediently followed what Latil said.
And after the auction ended.
“Why didn’t you buy the item?”
Tasir was about to ask in surprise, but Latil was already striding off somewhere. Looking in the direction she was heading, Tasir was amazed.
“You’re planning a direct deal because it’d be troublesome if it stood out?”
In the direction Latil was heading, there were those who had bought that ‘twelfth item’.
And the advantages to be gained through a direct trade were not only that you could get the item quietly without passing it to the auction house.
“Indeed. This way, we can possibly verify if they’re in cahoots with the authors. You’re astute.”
Among those apprehended by Latrasil, none were in a leading role. So if the ‘twelfth item’ was very important, their master would likely send another subordinate to purchase the item. Latrasil was clearly aiming for that.
Tasir genuinely admired Latrasil, who he thought was just looking around the auction, for eventually using her head.
People like Latrasil, who were born with tremendous power, and nobles who subsequently acquired greater power, had a bad habit of trying to solve everything with their power. But it was fascinating that Latrasil preferred to use her brains over power.
In the meantime, Latrasil arrived next to the carriage of the person who bought the item and directly asked the person in the carriage through the window.
“We want to buy the item you just bought at the auction.”
The person in the carriage was covering half of their face, but when Latrasil spoke, they only turned their eyes with a grin.
However, without responding, they turned their eyes forward again and ignored Latrasil in silence.
Since the emperor was not a person who directly participated in transactions, Tasir was torn between stepping in himself and watching Latrasil a little more.
If Latrasil lost her temper here, all their efforts would be wasted.
Yet, even when ignored by a potential criminal, Latrasil was unfazed and spoke again.
“You’ll be at a loss if you don’t sell? I’ll really pay a lot.”
At her words, the person inside the carriage coldly scoffed, still staring straight ahead.
“No matter how much you offer, I won’t sell. Leave.”
At that moment, Latrasil, who had been holding a small dagger, smiled as she held it to the person’s jugular.
“Even if that’s the price of your life?”
“!”
Tasir, who had been watching the situation, yelled out without realizing it.
“I thought you were going to make a direct deal!”
“It is a direct deal.”
‘What kind of direct deal!’
“That’s robbery!”
“What does it matter? This is an illegal auction house after all.”
“!”
“My conscience only applies to lawful individuals.”
Tasir, who had admired Latrasil for using her head instead of her power, regretted his earlier admiration. This wasn’t using her head. It was using a sword.
However, for some reason, the corners of the mouth under the mask of the person in the carriage, who had been cold and rigid all along, lifted for the first time when they heard Latrasil’s threat.
Male lead is a Divorced Husband
She said to him: “Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change it!”
Liu Changning transmigrated into a female cannon fodder character in a female-dominant novel.
After reading the first half of the novel’s plot, the first thing she did upon transmigration was to divorce the Pan Jinlian-style male protagonist she had just married.
She indulged herself, pretending to be ugly and poor.
But as time passed, the way that man looked at her became more and more unusual…
Liu Changning was dumbfounded: Tell me, what makes you like me? I’ll change!
――
This lifetime, Pei Yuanshao was rejected by the same woman twice!
The first time, she drove him away. Forced by the situation, he endured the waves of anger in his heart, yielding and humbling himself.
That person lay slanted on a rocking chair, her sallow face emotionless: “If you don’t want a divorce, go cook!”
Pei Yuanshao’s face was dark and gloomy: “You!”
The second time, after the crisis in Jinling City was resolved, the new emperor sent someone to pick him up. He turned around, stammering: “I… I have to go. If you keep me…”
That person lay on the kang bed, her back to him, as if she had long anticipated this day, crisp and clear: “Goodbye!”
Pei Yuanshao was so angry his fingers trembled: “You… you!”
The mission of family and country made him restrain himself, averting his eyes and turning to leave this broken household.
Two years later, they met again. Seeing her ethereal face, his body shook like a sieve.
“She was originally a ‘she’!”
At the Qionglin Banquet, the top scholar of the imperial examination, a talented person with exceptional speech and conduct, all the unmarried young gentlemen from aristocratic families looked at her with shy and timid eyes.
The peerless imperial official Pei Yuanshao felt the anger in his heart erupt. He pointed at the woman surrounded by the crowd at the Qionglin Banquet, his thin lips slightly curled: “Little sister, I wants that person to be the wife-master of my Mingde Prince Manor.”
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