CHAPTER 149: She's Yours

Han Shuo was greatly startled when he saw Lisa appear in a cage. His originally wandering gaze became a bit harsh.

Han Shuo had once harboured hatred towards Lisa, but as the two of them spent more time together, he discovered that she wasn't as bad as he had originally thought. She had protected him whenever she could. All this had slowly changed Han Shuo's impression of Lisa.

Lisa's eyes were filled with tears when she was kept in the cage. Her bright, clear eyes were now dull and lacklustre, filled with a sense of helpless despair. This made Han Shuo's heart ache with pain.

"Is there a feud between the Addison family and Bob Ascher? Why was the Addison family suddenly destroyed and branded as traitors?" Han Shuo coldly looked around and asked Emily.

Emily had felt that Han Shuo had become a bit nervous when Lisa had appeared, and she couldn't help but ask when she heard Han Shuo's words, "You seem to care a lot about this Lisa?"

Nodding, Han Shuo turned to explain, "Lisa is one of my classmates in the necromancy major at the academy. We're good friends and she's helped me out quite a few times. I'm certainly not going to sit idly by now that she's in trouble."

Emily was startled when she heard Han Shuo's words and then replied, "The Addisons were on bad terms with Bob Ascher even before he tried to rebel. However, because the Addison family had a certain status within Valen City, Bob Ascher didn't dare to do anything".

"But now that Bob Ascher is apparently determined to get his hands on Valen City, any family that doesn't answer to him must be wiped out. It seems that the Addison family was one of those unfortunate families. From the information the Dark Mantle has been able to gather recently, Bob Ascher has begun his actions with a variety of excuses.

"Little Lisa's body is now a sight for sore eyes, but I must warn you all that she's also a necromancer. The magical damping cuffs on her wrists must not be removed". The organiser on stage was still describing Lisa.

The bidders below the stage were extremely interested in Lisa, and her price was rising rapidly. It had risen from the original 300 gold coins to over six hundred gold coins, double the original price.

When Bryan had originally been sold to the Academy, he'd only been worth five gold coins. To think that Lisa would fetch such a high price, more than a hundred times Bryan's price. It seemed that people were very interested in this famous Lisa.

Those below the stage were originally taking part in the auction, but towards the end, bids were coming in from the box seats above. Lisa's price kept rising from six hundred to seven hundred gold coins.

Han Shuo watched the proceedings with a cold eye as he suddenly made a move, activating the magic box and entering a price of one thousand gold coins. The bid of one thousand gold coins was displayed after the room in front of Han Shuo whirred, causing the noisy hall to instantly fall silent. Everyone's eyes turned to Han Shuo's box in astonishment.

"She's just a female slave, not worth a thousand gold coins. His actions will cause others to take notice of us." It was obvious that Emily didn't quite understand as she looked at Han Shuo.

"I have to save this girl. There's no point in hemming and hawing and slowly raising the price. A high price can stop others in their tracks." Han Shuo said as he looked at Lisa in the cage, lying there as if she were dead.

In fact, the bidders who'd been so eager to bid all held their hands up in displeasure.

A slave for pleasure wasn't worth a thousand gold pieces, no matter how they looked at it. Though Lisa's status within Valen City had once been high, and thus of some temptation, a thousand gold coins wasn't a small sum. Aside from her status, any other slave of similar appearance would only be worth fifty gold coins.

Therefore, when Han Shuo's high bid of one thousand gold coins was placed, the organiser happily banged the gavel three times. "Congratulations to bidder number 83, you only need to swipe your crystal card inside the box and transfer one thousand gold coins to our trading house's accounts. Little Lisa is yours."

For the current Han Shuo, a thousand gold coins wasn't a big deal. His recent trophies from the Dark Forest had all been worth tens of thousands of gold coins. Therefore, he didn't even frown at the thought of a thousand gold coins and took out his crystal card, preparing to swipe it through the slot in the box.

Emily suddenly reached out and stopped him. She swept the crystal card in his hand aside and said, "Let me. If we use your card, the name on your account will be registered at the Exchange. Although they will keep your information confidential, it will be easy for Bob Ascher to know your identity if he wants to investigate you."

Han Shuo felt that her words made sense and said, "Alright, I'll transfer a thousand gold coins to your crystal card and you can use a secure card to make the payment."

Originally, Emily hadn't planned to let Han Shuo do this, as a thousand gold coins wasn't much to her either. However, as Emily was about to pay Han Shuo, she noticed Chester watching her from the side. She finally nodded and accepted Han Shuo's suggestion, transferring a thousand gold coins from his card to hers and then paying for Lisa.

A few elf slaves and two fox women were auctioned off next, including a very ferocious berserker. Han Shuo's group made no further move, watching the proceedings with cold eyes.

"Next time, we should come to this place late at night. We shouldn't wander around since you participated in today's auction." Emily explained everything about the trading house, including things to look out for as the auction progressed.

He nodded in agreement and left the room with Emily and Chester. He was about to leave with Lisa when his sharp eyes noticed someone coming through the door.

His body suddenly stopped and Han Shuo made a gesture towards Emily, then spoke in a low voice, "You and Chester go and take care of Lisa first, I have something else to take care of."

After saying these words, Han Shuo quickly left and walked through the crowd with big steps, suddenly appearing in front of the door and heading towards Lawrence who'd just appeared. However, before Han Shuo had even approached Lawrence, two people appeared beside him and took a step forward, staring at Han Shuo warily.

Lawrence finally noticed Han Shuo at that moment and looked at him in surprise. He then turned his head and spoke sharply to the two men before finally waving at Han Shuo.

Lawrence asked him with great astonishment as Han Shuo approached him, "Bryan, what are you doing in Valen City?"

"I had a few things to take care of in this area. What are you doing here?" Han Shuo asked.

His face grew frosty, Lawrence spoke in a cold voice, "Something has happened to my cousin's Addison family, and now even Lisa has fallen victim to a plot to make her a slave. I heard she was going to be auctioned off here and I came to rescue her.

Lisa and Lawrence's family were related and it seemed that he was well aware of what had happened to her family. That was why he'd made the trip from the capital. This also raised Han Shuo's opinion of him. It seemed that Lawrence was someone who valued family.

Logically, there was a limit to how close cousins could be, not to mention that Bob Ascher had labelled the Addison family as traitors. Such a crime was enough to make any relative pause, for they could easily be implicated. For Lawrence to make his way here from so far away was enough for Han Shuo to look at him with new eyes.

"You're too late, Lisa's already been bought for a thousand gold coins!" Han Shuo looked at Lawrence and said with a slight smile.

"It must be that old dog Calvert. Lisa's family and his family never got along. He must have been one of the instigators of what happened to Lisa's family this time. He would certainly be prepared to spend large sums of money to buy Lisa and take her home to torture her. Lawrence's face darkened and he spoke to the two behind him. "Looks like we're going to have to be the burning and looting kind of robbers today."

The two behind Lawrence had no expression on their faces and wore very ordinary, loose clothing. There wasn't much to be gleaned from their outfits, but Han Shuo discovered that one was a swordsman and the other a mage after a bit of concentration. However, he couldn't tell how strong they were.

"How could I let Lisa be taken away from me when I'm here? Don't worry, I have Lisa." Han Shuo could tell that Lawrence was really worried about Lisa and spoke with a small smile.

Lawrence noticeably heaved a sigh of relief when he heard these words and spoke heartfelt towards Han Shuo, "Bryan, I owe you one!"