In the auction house, none of the nobles dared to make a sound.
Not only the nobles, but even the caped and pointy hat members of the church who had been guarding around the auction house were as quiet as chickens.
The armor of the surrounding troops was cold and hard, like silent statues.
The iron swords and spears in their hands were sharp enough to make the animals around them tremble in fear.
These troops had seen real blood. They often held human hunting gatherings in the outskirts of the city, and the smell of blood could be smelled from far away. They drank raw meat and drank blood. Using them to suppress the nobles with ulterior motives was definitely a great killing weapon.
A few years ago, a group of nobles had intended to rebel, and they had been brutally suppressed by them. Since then, the name of the Duke's army had frightened the nobles and made them tuck their tails between their legs.
But who would have thought that this time, they would come out for a beautiful cat that was being auctioned?
"You can't just look at things on the surface. Maybe this time, you suddenly came here with the intention of showing off your power to the crown prince?"
"I think this guess makes sense. It's very likely that this is the case."
The nobles exchanged glances in silence.
Their guess was not wrong. After all, mobilizing an army just because of a cat was a little too outrageous.
If this cat was given power, then this matter would become clear. The Duke probably felt that the crown prince had been too arrogant recently, so he wanted to take this opportunity to teach him a lesson and let the royal family know who was the real power behind the scenes.
What a tragedy. Last year, the Duke had intercepted the auction once, and this year, the Duke had intercepted the auction again. Moreover, the Duke had intercepted the auction with an army.
The other nobles all looked at him sympathetically.
The crown prince felt the gazes from all directions. He clenched his wolf claws and became more and more angry.
It endured and endured. Suddenly, it took a step forward and walked forward.
A knight on the side subconsciously wanted to stop him, but he was hit hard by the whip in his hand.
"What kind of bastard are you? How dare you stand in the way of the royal family?"
Seeing this, the head knight hurriedly hit the knight with his sword, forcing him to kneel down.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness. This is a new soldier who doesn't know etiquette. I apologize."
At the very least, he had to give the crown prince some face. After all, he knew that the other party was giving him a way out. If he really wanted to pursue the matter, he, as the crown prince, did not have the authority to deal with the duke's private army.
No matter what, on the surface, the royal family was still respected. It was enough to protect their endangered dignity.
The Crown Prince could not afford to lose his temper. He snorted coldly with an ashen face and walked straight to the door.
All the animals watched its movements.
Every step the Crown Prince took was very heavy. It was obvious that he was mad with anger, but he still had to put on a courteous expression on his face. It was really funny.
It walked up to the carriage at the door and stared at the curtain of the carriage with its glowing green eyes.
"Good evening, Your Grace."
The gazes of all the animals turned towards the carriage.
Just now, everyone clearly saw that when the knight led the cat to the door, the person in the carriage directly pulled him in.
Now that the curtain was down, who knew what was happening in the carriage?
The person in the carriage chuckled. "Take a breath."
The magician was forced to straddle the man's legs. His hands were shackled in front of him. Through the torn parts of his clothes, the pale skin underneath could be seen. It was coated with a layer of hazy cold light in the dark.
He sat very steadily. Even when some people raised their legs maliciously, his upper body did not panic. Instead, he slowly raised his leg and stepped on the man's lapel to prevent himself from slipping down the lower part.
"Go away, take a breath if you want," the Zong Jiu retorted.
The white-haired youth did not wear shoes. He had walked barefoot through the auction venue and inevitably got some dust. Now that he bent his leg and stepped on the devil's chest, not only did it mess up the latter's neat clothes, but it also made it convenient for the latter.
The duke lazily propped his head up and did not respond to the Zong Jiu's provocation. Instead, he held the youth's slender waist with one hand and looked at the youth's thighs with a burning gaze. It was very invasive.
The animals outside did not dare to breathe loudly. It was a scene of silence.
All eyes were focused on the door of the carriage, waiting for the person's answer.
No one would have thought that there would be such a scene in the carriage.
"Then what should we do?"
No.1 said slowly. "If you don't take a breath or two, how will they know what we are doing now?"
"Oh?"
Zong Jiu asked in return. He lowered his head, and the white hair in front of his forehead fell down and landed on his chest.
The devil finally moved when he sensed that the youth's feet seemed to be moving down and stepping on a dangerous area.
Or rather, it was not the devil who moved, but the shadow.
The night was dark and the moon was bright.
Darkness fell from the sky and enveloped the earth.
There were no lights in the carriage. All the illumination was from the moonlight that poured in through the window.
After removing his eye enhancement ability, the Zong Jiu did not have night vision. Everything he saw was darkness.
The hand that reached out from the shadow grabbed his ankle as a warning.
"Don't move."
The hand moved down, and with a bone-chilling temperature, it closed around the youth's bare feet.
The dust on the soles of his feet stained the devil's white gloves, and the grayish-black marks were abrupt and dazzling.
The man paused for a moment. Then, all the nobles saw a leopard paw use a cane inlaid with sapphires to lift the curtain of the carriage. It knocked on the carriage door frame a few times.
The fact that the Crown Prince did not answer for a long time was enough to make him feel disrespected. Now, the other party's arrogant attitude made him almost unable to maintain the forced expression on his face. His nails dug into his palms until they bled.
"This cat is too enthusiastic. I can't split myself, so I neglected you. Please forgive me."
The white-haired cat sneered and pulled the tie in the shadow with his shackled hand.
Another cold hand also appeared from the shadow and stroked the Zong Jiu's neck as a warning. It was very suggestive, just like how one would treat a real cat.
The Zong Jiu, whose neck was being held, suddenly shivered and kicked out with his other foot.
The carriage was only separated from the outside world by the curtain. It was so quiet in the night that one could hear a drop of water. The rustling of clothes in the carriage and the confrontation between the two could be heard as long as one was not deaf.
Especially when the iron handcuffs in the Zong Jiu's hands hit the corner of the carriage. Because of the inconvenience of movement, most of his movements were restricted. In the end, the two hands that appeared from the shadow pressed him against the cushion.
The nobles outside exchanged a knowing smile with each other.
They could hear the noise inside just by standing outside. It seemed that the temperamental kitten was really to the Duke's liking.
But when they thought about it, they remembered that the kitten was so beautiful that it seemed to be shrouded in a layer of magic, and they all expressed their understanding.
The nobles had many quirks. The higher the position, the weirder they were. Some animals liked to discipline their humans in public.
Only the Crown Prince, who was standing in the cold wind, gritted his teeth in anger and quickly lowered his head, afraid that the people in the carriage would see his twisted expression.
But the people in the carriage were not in the mood to look at him.
The demon grabbed the white-haired youth's foot as a warning.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for giving up your treasure. It's late, and it's rare to have a good night, so I won't disturb you any longer."
The deep voice of the Duke NPC slowly sounded, and there was no emotion in it. "Send my regards to the master of the church. I'll bring this little guy to the carnival in two days."
"Let's go back to the mansion."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The coachman in front of the carriage quickly responded, and the whip in his hand fell mercilessly.
Those human beings, who were only wearing saddles and reins and had the word 'horse' tattooed on their backs, sprang into action. Under the urging of the coachman's whips, they lowered their heads and ran forward, huffing and puffing.
With so many driving forces, the heavy four-wheeled carriage was also being pulled forward.
Behind the carriage, the silver army in armor saluted and bowed to the departing carriage under the command of the Knight Commander. They returned to their neat formation and trotted behind the carriage.
After the carriage and the army had completely left, the auction house was silent for a moment, and then a heated discussion broke out.
This matter was simply too explosive.
It was the Crown Prince who had set his eyes on the little kitten first. He had reserved it and auctioned it off. Who would have thought that His Excellency the Duke would come directly with an army and snatch away this beautiful little thing?
"In my opinion, even if we deduct today's day of use, His Excellency will still make a profit."
The nobles returned to their seats, and the kneeling humans beside them hurriedly crawled over to act as foot pads for them.
"Indeed, if you ask me, that kitten is so beautiful that even His Excellency the Duke couldn't control himself."
A noblewoman opened her fan and said in a teasing tone, "I wonder what's going on with the rare species that we caught from the outside."
"Last time, I heard that the Duke dragged out a few good species from his residence. It's said that their bodies were a bloody mess, and not a single piece of flesh was intact."
They clicked their tongues, raised their little fingers, and held up a mirror to tidy up their curly hair, which had turned pale from fright.
In the mirror, the heads of the animals were filled with indescribable malice, and the darkness of madness and filth hid in their eyes, just like this extremely sick pocket dimension.
This kind of hatred was like an infectious plague, not only filling this world, but also infecting the outsiders who were captured, turning everything evil and blasphemous.
On the other side of the carriage, the situation had changed drastically.
Zong Jiu realized that perhaps because they had been kicked out of this pocket dimension not long ago, the demons could not show their true bodies, and they could not even use their puppet strings. They could only reach out from the shadows with their two hands, which was both tragic and funny.
As for His Excellency the Duke? The only puppet string that could be used was firmly attached to the head of the black panther.
"Is it funny?"
His white glove pinched the young man's trembling chin as he laughed.
A low voice sounded in Magician's ears, and there was a hint of danger.
"Laugh again and I'll make you gasp for air."