Chapter 171: Chapter 171: A Drop of Blood for 100 Million Ghost Coins? The Audience Is Dumbfounded, Gu Yuan Was Telling the Truth

The sound drew the attention of the three who were chatting nearby.

It was a young-looking female Ghost, dressed in a convenience store uniform. Her expression was one of ultimate excitement, as if she were in a dreamlike trance.

The other customers, meanwhile, stared at her in shock.

Some gazes were filled with envy and resentment.

Others were shrouded in gloom, as if plotting something sinister.

’Someone won it already?’

Yun Zhenyue walked over to the female Ghost, who was gulping nervously.

She saw that the phone screen did indeed show the golden reward!

’She actually won with a one-in-ten-million probability?’

’This female Ghost’s luck is just insane!’

Luo Huan looked like a curious kitten. She had only just realized that buying milk tea entered you into a prize draw, but she was a step too late—the best prize had already been claimed.

"So, what’s the grand prize?"

"A phone? Or some kind of ghost appliance? It’s not a ghost computer, is it?"

Hearing this,

Yun Zhenyue shook her head.

She took a single drop of blood she had already prepared from within the ghost painting.

"This is the prize."

The drop of blood, held within a collection vial, was a deep crimson.

But upon closer inspection, one could discern a faint golden halo, and it exuded a mysterious, ancient aura.

When the nearby ghosts saw this drop of blood,

they all felt an immense, irresistible pull!

Their entire being was captivated by the drop of blood, their eyes completely fixed on it!

It was like a person, scorched by the sun in a desert, spotting a bottle of clear, ice-cold water!

This was a craving that came from the very soul!

It was as if drinking this single drop of blood would allow one’s entire body to undergo a complete, transformative evolution!

The sounds of sharp gasps and gulping could be heard one after another.

The entire crowd fell silent!

Si Qin, standing to the side, also swallowed hard.

She could clearly sense a trace of the old City Lord’s aura.

’This blood...’

’It really is his!’ 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Yun Zhenyue had told her that Gu Yuan was her husband.

Si Qin couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy.

’A drop of the old City Lord’s blood... even the top brass of the Ghost City would fight to the death for it!’

’Something I could never hope to obtain in a lifetime.’

’But all she has to do is whisper a few sweet nothings in his ear.’

’I guess that’s the difference in status for you.’

Only Luo Huan was completely bewildered.

She couldn’t understand what was so great about a single drop of blood.

"What the heck?"

"The grand prize is *this* thing? Miss Yun, you’re being a little cheap, aren’t you?"

Luo Huan grumbled, confused.

"How about I lend you some pocket money? You could buy some stuffed animals to give out as prizes."

The moment she finished speaking,

Yun Zhenyue handed the vial to the female Ghost, who looked like she was about to pass out from excitement.

The entire crowd of ghosts snapped back to reality!

Instantly, a ghost shouted out a bid!

It was a portly ghost dripping with jewels, who looked incredibly wealthy at first glance.

"I’ll pay 100,000 Ghost Coins! Sell that drop of blood to me!"

Hearing this, the female Ghost hesitated.

She was an employee at a small convenience store in the Ghost City.

She had always been a fan of lemon tea and was just stopping by for a cup on her way home from work, not expecting much from the prize draw at all.

’This drop of blood is amazing!’

’It should be enough to raise me, a mere Ghost, by several levels!’

’But with 100,000 Ghost Coins, I could buy that convenience store.’

’Besides, the Ghost City is perfectly safe!’

’There’s not much point in getting stronger.’

’Should I take the blood, or the Ghost Coins?’

The female Ghost was deeply conflicted.

Just then,

another bidder, a Crimson-robed Ghost who was a butcher holding a meat cleaver, made an offer.

"I’ll pay 200,000 Ghost Coins, plus my cleaver!"

*GASP!*

The onlooking ghosts felt their scalps tingle in shock.

This was the infamous Old Butcher of the Ghost City!

That meat cleaver had been tempered in the blood of tens of thousands of souls, long since becoming a bloody crimson!

A single slash could end the life of a Fierce Ghost!

Even other Crimson-robed Ghosts feared the edge of that blood-soaked blade!

’The meat cleaver?’

The female Ghost’s attention was piqued.

’Her husband happened to need a weapon.’

’If I could get the Old Butcher’s cleaver for him, it would definitely be a good deal.’

But before she could agree,

another ghost quickly made an offer.

"What the hell good is a crappy knife? I’ll pay 1,000,000 Ghost Coins!"

It was the spoiled son of one of the Ghost City’s high-ranking officials, his expression utterly arrogant.

1,000,000 Ghost Coins?!!

The female Ghost’s hand, clutching the vial, began to tremble.

Her breathing grew ragged. She only made 30 Ghost Coins a month.

’So many Ghost Coins!’

’I probably couldn’t spend it all in a lifetime!’

However, before she could process it, a few more shouts came from the crowd,

once again interrupting her thoughts!

"I’ll pay 5,000,000 Ghost Coins, plus a large supermarket!"

"A supermarket? I have a building in the nearby Jing Meng District. I’m willing to trade the entire building for it."

"Heh, what good is a building you can’t even sell? I’ll pay 30,000,000 Ghost Coins!"

"I have an SS-rank instance dungeon! I’m willing to trade the entire thing!"

"I have a Calamity Star Ghost Artifact, powerful enough to defy fate itself! I’ll trade it for the blood!"

Amidst the boiling-hot bidding,

the area in front of the milk tea shop had transformed into an auction house!

The only item up for auction was the blood in the female Ghost’s hand.

And every ghost present was a potential buyer!

They threw out one outrageous, mind-blowing offer after another!

After all,

many of these ghosts had traveled from the outside world to the Ghost City for this very purpose!

To obtain the precious blood of the old City Lord!

Some of the Evil Stars hadn’t been able to increase their power for a long time.

Now that they finally saw a glimmer of hope, they were willing to bet their entire fortunes to get their hands on it!

Finally,

an Evil Star dressed in black spoke up,

raising the price to a staggering one hundred million Ghost Coins!

After that, no other ghost could top the offer.

This sudden, astronomical leap in price

left the entire crowd of ghosts utterly stunned.

Many of the ghosts had just come to try their luck, with a total net worth not even exceeding one hundred Ghost Coins.

The casual way they were shouting out bids in the tens of millions

completely shattered their understanding of what Ghost Coins were worth.

...

At that moment,

Luo Huan was just about to pull her wallet from her pocket.

She had a thousand Ghost Coins in her wallet, a gift from her dad.

She had been planning to help Miss Yun out.

After all, a single drop of blood as the grand prize really did seem a bit shabby.

But she never expected someone to open the bidding at one hundred thousand Ghost Coins!

Luo Huan considered herself worldly and experienced.

But she had never seen anything so absurd!

Her mouth went from slightly ajar to wide open, until her jaw practically hit the floor. The hand that had been reaching for her wallet froze in place. She was completely and utterly dumbfounded.

’Is this plasma made of gold or something?’

’Or are the blood cells made of gold?’

’They’ve offered a hundred million?’

’This crowd can’t be actors Miss Yun hired, can they?!’

’Just to mess with me?’

As Luo Huan watched in utter disbelief,

the deal for the blood was closed!

It was a clean exchange—cash for goods!

The Evil Star who had offered one hundred million Ghost Coins

took out a ghost check and handed it to the female Ghost.

The female Ghost, in turn, carefully tucked it away.

She then immediately hired a few officials to act as bodyguards and left the scene.

Not only that, but

the Evil Star also cupped his hands in a respectful gesture toward Yun Zhenyue.

He then turned to all the ghosts present and announced slowly,

"I am the director of the Old Funeral Home, and I have already ordered all my subordinates to come and purchase milk tea. I advise all of you: anyone who dares to cause the slightest trouble for this milk tea shop will be making an enemy of the Old Funeral Home!"

"Thank you, Ma’am, for this prize. If you need anything in the future, please do not hesitate to command me. I will take my leave now."

...

Seeing this,

the audience from the Dragon Country was dumbfounded.

Only then did they suddenly recall what Gu Yuan had said before!

He once said...

...that Ghost Coins were made from his blood!

A single drop of blood could turn into one hundred million Ghost Coins!

Before, they had all thought he was just bragging!

But it turned out they were the short-sighted ones!

Could it be that what he said was actually true?

Yun Zhenyue had truly hit the jackpot!!