The reception hall of the auction house was quiet. There was not a single guest inside, only Zhan Yang and two maids.
Seeing Lu Li coming in with Ye Cha and Yu Cha, Zhan Yang put on a warm smile. He bowed and said, "Welcome, Young Master Lu, welcome, my lords."
Lu Li nodded. Zhan Yang made a gesture of invitation and said, "Please come in. Chief Chief Steward is waiting for you inside."
Led by Zhan Yang, Lu Li, Yu Cha and Yu Cha walked into a luxurious hall. It was luxuriously decorated. There were eight beautiful maids standing there.
Delicious food was placed on the golden table as if they had been waiting for Lu Li.
Du Zheng didn't greet them outside. Of course, he didn't sit down either. He stood in the hall with a smile, looked at Lu Li and said, "Young Master Lu, you are a rare guest. I have been waiting for you since we met last time. But you don't want to help us even once."
Lu Li didn't take this kind of polite words seriously. He laughed and sat down behind a golden table. Ye Cha and Yu Huashen didn't sit down. They stood behind Lu Li.
Du Zheng asked the maids to serve tea after he sat down. Then he said, "Young Master Lu, this tea is called Virgin Leaf. It is from the Virgin Mountain at the north of the Central Plains. It means that it is as sweet as a virgin. Try it."
Yu Huashen and Ye Cha looked at the tea. Ye Cha even used his psychic power as if he was afraid that there was something wrong with the tea.
Lu Li picked up the tea without any hesitation. He smelled the tea and took a sip. He closed his eyes and savored it for a while. Then he nodded and said, "I don't know much about tea but I can tell that it is of the highest quality. I think … it can nourish the soul?"
"Ha, ha, ha!"
Du Zheng laughed out loud. He gave Lu Li a thumbs up and said, "Extraordinary people do extraordinary things. Young Master Lu, you are extraordinary. I admire you.
Well … this tea is nourishing the soul as well. One ounce of it is worth one million Xuan Crystals. If it were not for you, I would not have taken it out. "
With that said, Du Zheng looked at Ye Cha and Yu Huashen and said, "Brother Ye and Brother Yu, do you want to try it as well?
En … Brother Ye, your secret art might be very mystical, but this Du just happens to cultivate a secret art that can see through Brother Ye's true appearance.
As for Brother Ye's identity, don't worry. I will not tell anyone. "
"Eh …"
Lu Li's expressions changed. A glint of killing intent flashed across Ye Cha's body. How could Du Zheng see through the identity of the Cyan Phoenix Race?
One had to know that the Cyan Phoenix Clan had a few terrifying enemies in the Central Plains. Once those great clans knew that there were still survivors of the Cyan Phoenix Clan, they would immediately send experts to hunt them down.
"Hehe!"
Du Zheng smiled faintly and waved his hand, "Brother Ye and Young Master Lu, don't be nervous. I don't mean anything by it.
If I had any other thoughts, I wouldn't be sitting here with the three of you right now, right? "
Lu Li and Ye Cha's tensed bodies relaxed. It made sense.
If Du Zheng had other ideas, the powerful warriors of the Central Plains would have come to the Northern Desert by now.
Lu Li picked up the teacup and took another sip. He thought of something and asked, "Chief Steward Du, there is something I don't understand. I just don't know if I should ask."
Du Zheng was acting so strangely that Lu Li decided to get to the bottom of it. If he couldn't figure out Du Zheng's plot, he wouldn't be able to sleep at night. Du Zheng was the No. 2 warrior on the Warlord List of the Northern Desert.
Du Zheng seemed to have guessed that Lu Li would ask. He nodded and said, "Young Master Lu, please go ahead. I will tell you everything I know."
"Okay!"
Lu Li went straight to the point, "Did you get involved in the Haunted Hollow?"
Yu Huashen and Ye Cha didn't drink any tea. They had been standing behind Lu Li. They both looked at Du Zheng with curiosity.
Du Zheng waved his hand to let the maids and Zhan Yang leave. Then he nodded and said, "I did get involved. I even … set up that scheme. I asked Du Heng to contact Brother Yu and we killed the Old Man of Heaven Prison together.
Of course … Brother Yu, you know that I didn't do anything. I just built a formation to trap the Old Man of Heaven Prison. "
"Ha, ha, actually, I am taking a big risk by telling you this.
If the big families of the Central Plains know that I am involved in the dispute at the Northern Desert, they will blame the Du Family.
By then, I will not be able to escape death. This is a taboo. I hope Young Master Lu, Brother Ye and Brother Yu can keep it a secret for me! "
"What …"
Lu Li and the other two were shocked. Not only did Du Zheng admit it openly, but he also said that he was the one who set it up.
He also explained the risk. If the big families of the Central Plains knew, he would be killed.
This was equal to giving Lu Li a handle. If Lu Li and the other two went to the Central Plains, Du Zheng and the Du Family would be in big trouble.
Lu Li was even more confused. Since Du Zheng had set up the scheme, why didn't he do anything in the end? Instead, he helped him?
Lu Li frowned and asked, "Chief Steward Du, I don't understand.
If you are the one who set it up, then why didn't you do anything to us? "
"Why should I do that?"
Du Zheng shrugged his shoulders and said, "Actually, I set this up for you. Why … did I give you the Thousand-island Lake and even the Northern Desert?
Think about it. Who can be a match for you at the Northern Desert now? If you want to unify the Northern Desert, it will be as easy as turning over your hand. "
"You have seven Noble Lord Realm warriors under your command. None of the forces or families are a match for you.
Young Master Lu, you should understand now how important territory is to a warrior's cultivation.
With the Thousand-island Lake or the Northern Desert, you will have endless resources. You can also dictate the life and death of billions of people at the Northern Desert and become the new emperor of the Northern Desert. "
Zi Huanyu, Madam Yan and Bai Qiuxue's guesses were confirmed. Du Zheng had set up a big plan. His purpose was to help Lu Li unify the Thousand-island Lake and the Northern Desert …
Lu Li was stunned by the news. He opened his mouth wide and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.
Ye Cha and Yu Huashen were deep in thoughts, especially Yu Huashen. He already had some doubts. Now that Du Zheng had made it clear, his guesses were confirmed.
Yu Huashen thought about it and soon, he figured it out.
Du Zheng seemed to be crazy, but in fact, everything was very logical. He played the game beautifully.
The Du Family shouldn't be coveting the Northern Desert. They only wanted to develop at the Central Plains.
Getting the Northern Desert wouldn't mean much. Instead, it would be more beneficial for the Du Family to befriend a disciple of the immediate Lu Family, a son of a Human Sovereign Realm warrior.
What was more, Lu Li was only 16 years old and he could kill warriors at the peak of the Fate Wheel Realm. He also had the allegiance of a mysterious race. His future was limitless …
The Old Man of Heaven Prison was going to die of old age soon. By then, the Thousand-island Lake would also be massacred by the three Royal Families and occupied by the three kingdoms. It would be better to give the Thousand-island Lake to Lu Li …
Lu Li kept silent for the time for three incense sticks to burn. Then he exhaled and said with a bitter smile, "Du Zheng, you … are a lunatic!"
In order to befriend him, in order to do him a favor, in order to give the Thousand-island Lake and the Northern Desert to him, Du Zheng had set up a big plan.
Du Zheng had made a big move. All the powerful warriors of the Northern Desert were his pawns.
He had made a good play, but many of his chess pieces had been destroyed. Countless people had died. The Thousand-island Lake was still bleeding …
The Old Man of Heaven Prison died, Bai Xi died, the Ye Family Patriarch died, and a warrior of the Noble Lord Realm of the Heaven Martial Kingdom died.
Most of the powerful warriors of the Thousand-island Lake and the 10,000 warriors of the Soul Pond Realm were almost wiped out. More than half of the civilians of the Thousand-island Lake had died as well.
Just to do him a favor, Du Zheng had plunged lives into misery and suffering. Countless people had died. The entire Northern Desert was covered in blood. If Du Zheng was not a lunatic, then what was he?