Otherworldly Evil Monarch

0Of course, the Magnificent Jewel Hall was not a place that anyone could enter as they please. It was a place solely reserved for those in the upper echelons of society. Before entering, even purses had to be assessed on whether they are sufficiently packed.     

Nobody knew when the Magnificent Jewel Hall was established or who established it. Nobody knew who ran the business behind the scenes, or which powerful country or clan it belonged to.     

The Magnificent Jewel Hall had existed since the time the Heavenly Scent Empire was established. It had survived numerous wars, and lived through many dynasties. Many emperors and warlords had long been forgotten and buried in history, but the Magnificent Jewel Hall remained, and even continued to prosper!     

All those who once attempted to interfere with the Magnificent Jewel Hall had already turned to dusts and been forgotten, regardless of whether they were powerful nobles, wealthy businessmen, or formidable swordsmen.     

Even members of the royal family in Heavenly Scent Empire had to maintain their ego and follow the rules obediently at the Magnificent Jewel Hall. This was the kind of place which Jun Moxie hated going most in the past. But today, it was the place which he was most curious about!     

"If I could set this place on fire, it must be really exciting, won't it?" An evil thought appeared on his mind as Jun Moxie sat on his sedan chair comfortably. As a general's son, bullying ordinary citizens would earn him nothing but the hatred of the ordinary population. The real excitement could only be found in triggering the royalties and elites concentrated in this place!     

"The Magnificent Jewel Hall? A suitable place indeed! Haha!" Jun Moxie laughed in his heart. "Perhaps I should pass for now and wait till I regain my strength before coming back!"     

Jun Moxie had been audacious and fearless in both his previous and current lives. There was truly nothing else he was afraid of commiting. No matter how exceptional the Magnificent Jewel Hall was, it was still an ordinary auction house in the eyes of Jun Moxie.     

In order to keep up with Jun Moxie, Tang Yuan had deliberately chosen a well built horse to travel alongside Jun Moxie's sedan, occasionally turning to say a few words to Jun Moxie. Just as they were approaching the Magnificent Jewel Hall, Tang Yuan suddenly had an unusual realisation, "Jun Moxie, you see, I am riding a horse, and you are taking the sedan. Don't you think this resembles a bridegroom on his way to fetch his bride? Why don't you just marry me?"     

"Get lost! You are so disgusting!" Jun Moxie almost choked on his words and quickly closed the curtains as Tang Yuan laughed loudly outside the sedan.     

When Tang Yuan finally dismounted from his horse at the entrance of the Magnificent Jewel Hall, his horse was so exhausted that foam had appeared in its mouth. Tang Yuan's horse was undoubtedly a quality horse. However, Tang Yuan was simply a little too heavy for it.     

After sitting in the sedan for so long, Jun Moxie was feeling a little dizzy. He took a deep breath as he alighted from the sedan.     

"Is this… a little too big for the Magnificent Jewel Hall? So this is the "auction house" everyone is talking about?"     

"This is just too ridiculous!"     

As long as it was within the capital, no countries would ever allow anyone to build a structure that would surpass the royal palace in size. This would be considered a sin, a sign of rebellion, and even a heinous crime!     

But the Magnificent Jewel Hall simply did!     

Based on Jun Moxie's impression, the Magnificent Jewel Hall standing before him was certainly larger, and more majestic than any royal palace he had seen in his life! But this did not seem to bother the royal family, but instead, it was something for them to be proud of! This fact alone was enough to let Jun Moxie's imaginations run wild. It seemed that the Heavenly Scent Empire's royal family was probably aware of the Magnificent Jewel Hall's background.     

However, the Magnificent Jewel Hall still respects the royal family of Heavenly Scent Empire. One of the largest box in the Magnificent Jewel Hall was specially reserved for the royal family alone. Regardless of whether they turned up, this box will always be kept empty for them. Several other countries also enjoyed the privilege of owning their own boxes but of course, theirs were relatively smaller.     

In Heavenly Scent Empire, each of the upper class families had a box of their own but each of them had to pay a substantial amount of rental fees. However, none of these upper class families had pulled out because of this particular rule. Conversely, although there were limited boxes around the auction house, most of the seats had already been fixed. Because many of these seats are located in the Grand Hall, it would be highly embarrassing if the representatives of these upper class families were not seated in the Grand Hall itself!     

Therefore, the boxes in Magnificent Jewel Hall had long become a unique status symbol!     

Hardly anyone were added to this exclusive guest list.     

From the outside, the Magnificent Jewel Hall seemed to be interested only in money-making, and disinterested in political affairs. However, if any criminals were to escape to the Magnificent Jewel Hall hoping to receive protection, they would have been delusional! The Magnificent Jewel Hall would just have them tied up and arrested immediately, saving the officials' time and effort in tracking down the criminal. Regardless of whether one was right or wrong, as long as one tried to barge into the Magnificent Jewel Hall, one would be considered stirring trouble and that would be a serious offence!     

Jun Moxie looked intently at the large wide gates leading to the Magnificent Jewel Hall. Although Jun Moxie had never set foot in there, he knew very well that auctions were held almost every day at the Magnificent Jewel Hall. But the truly valuable items were only auction there once a month. And it happened to be that very special day today!     

The Magnificent Jewel Hall would always be extremely lively during this period.     

The most unusual characteristic about the Magnificent Jewel Hall was the items that it auctioned. Almost nobody knew the origin of these items and nobody had ever seen the Magnificent Jewel Hall perform any form of trade or acquisition of these items. It had never ran any pawn businesses either. All the items there seemed as though they were produced by the Magnificent Jewel Hall itself! This was certainly a puzzling question which no one had been able to answer yet.     

Fatty Tang seemed to be familiar with the place as he received greetings from several people at the Magnificent Jewel Hall. Jun Moxie appointed one of his guards to stay at the entrance to retrieve the additional money from the guard he had sent home earlier, and turned to follow Tang Yuan closely.     

As Jun Moxie proceeded on, he suddenly frowned.     

"This Magnificent Jewel Hall was truly extraordinary!"     

From the moment he stepped into the hall, he had felt spiritual awareness sweeping through him at least five or six times, inspecting his whole body and searching every part of it! Jun Moxie's heart started racing! According to his speculations, the cultivation of all those experts were surely nothing less than the Jade Mystic Qi level!     

And this was only a preliminary inspection within the Magnificent Jewel Hall!     

Suddenly, two groups of people appeared behind Jun Moxie. All of them emitting a similar dark murderous aura which Jun Moxie himself could not have mistaken! In addition, a strong tension existed between these two groups of people, as though they were confronting each other on the battlefield! Jun Moxie gathered that these two groups of people were definitely not allies.     

He shared the similar profession as them, or rather, he used to be.     

Jun Moxie continued walking on. Tang's family box was just a flight of stairs above. Just as he was walking up the steps, Jun Moxie suddenly seem to lose balance and staggered along the steps. He took this opportunity to throw a quick glance at the two groups of people behind him. He saw them walking in a different direction, splitting into two groups of three. One group entered a box covered by a curtain embroidered in a golden tulip flower, while the other group went towards a different box, and disappeared quickly behind a black curtain embroidered with a white snow lotus.     

At this point in time, the hall was already extremely packed, but everyone was seated comfortably and the atmosphere was harmonious and peaceful. A waiter walked around with a tray, serving the guests. Despite the huge crowd, the hall was extremely quiet. Everyone was well aware of the situation and knew they should stay far from causing any havoc inside the Magnificent Jewel Hall.     

Inside the Tang's family box, Jun Moxie looked across at his own Jun's family box. It had a white curtain with a blood-red blooming orchid flower embroidered on it. He could not help but smile. Ever since the Jun family had bought this box, the Jun family had entered it only two or three times. He wondered what Grandfather was thinking. He had always submitted the fees on time and kept the box till now. It seemed he really held the Magnificent Jewel Hall in high regard.     

"To whom do those two boxes belong to?" Jun Moxie asked Tang Yuan causally while pointing at the boxes which the two suspicious groups of people had disappeared into.