Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 177: Useless Good-for-Nothings

The man sitting at the head, unmoving like a mountain, curled his lips sarcastically, picked up his wine glass, and drank it all in one go.

Then he slowly spoke, "I suppose you gentlemen are eager, so I won’t beat around the bush. You may each choose the one you like, however..."

The man twirled the wine glass in his hand, paused for a moment, keeping everyone in suspense, then leisurely said, "it’s still the same old rules!"

The young masters sobered up instantly upon hearing that all the new arrivals were, indeed, untouched.

It’s hard to find someone beautiful and clean in such a remote place, especially in these unstable times, with refugees and bandits everywhere.

Just a few days ago, there was news of an outbreak of plague, and they could only hole up in this county town, unable to venture out freely, making entertainment even scarcer.

Zhuge Fang looked down on their eager expressions disdainfully, a bunch of brainless cowards, mere wine sacks and rice bags, unworthy of being compared to him, Zhuge Fang.

At this moment, a fair-faced young man dressed in blue, with a delicate appearance, shyly cupped his hands to the person at the head, and chuckled, "Thank you, Brother Zhuge."

Then, he couldn’t wait to look toward the center of the dance floor, his small eyes examining them lustfully.

Although this man had a fair complexion, he had sunken eye sockets and dark heavy bags under his eyes, clearly someone who overindulged in desires.

He strolled leisurely into the center of the dance floor, approaching a girl who kept her head down.

Although the girl was dirty and her clothes were loose, with his sharp gaze, he could tell her figure must be nice.

He reached out to lift a strand of her hair, pinching her chin tightly between his thumb and forefinger, forcing her to look up at him.

The moment the girl looked up, there was an intense hatred in her eyes, staring at the man before her as if she wanted to tear him into pieces.

The man laughed heartily, "Still a little wildcat, with such fierce eyes, the taste must be good. I like her, I’ll take this one."

As the man was feeling pleased with himself, a man in a dark patterned wide-sleeved brocade robe approached from the opposite side. His face was slightly dark, with a square jaw, thick eyebrows and big eyes. The lines at the corner of his eyes deepened as he talked and laughed, clearly the oldest among the young masters here.

He teased with a smile, "Zhao Laosan, you can’t just say that. You should know Brother Zhuge’s rule is that the highest bidder wins. I also fancy this young lady, how about I offer fifty gold?"

Now, bear in mind, what they’re talking about is not fifty taels, each ingot of gold is ten taels, so fifty gold is five hundred taels. Is such a thin little girl worth that much money?

Zhao Laosan clicked his tongue secretly, Liu Yuanhui was really angering him, starting with fifty gold straight away, showing off how rich his family is, huh?

Recalling the previous mockery and humiliation from Liu Yuanhui, Zhao Laosan wasn’t willing to show weakness and countered, "I’ll offer sixty gold."

Then Liu Yuanhui bid seventy gold, showing no sign of backing down.

He gritted his teeth quietly and decided to raise it to eighty gold. How many silk fabrics, estates, and properties could eighty gold buy?

But he never expected that the man named Liu would immediately raise it to a hundred gold, absolutely insane.

When the girl lifted her head, the system recognized her at once - who else could it be but Dahua?

Her little oval face was covered in ash, almost unrecognizable by the system, and now she was sitting on the ground with her hands and feet bound, watching as the two in front of her brawled over her price.

Cheng Xiaoxiao fumed with anger, when did her family ever get to be picked over by these mediocre people, downright igniting her fury.

"Zhao Laosan, you’ve already got a dozen concubines in your house, you shouldn’t compete with me over this," Liu Yuanhui raised an eyebrow.

So what if he had so many concubines, he was tired of playing with them. Besides, how can those commodities compare with a blossoming flower?

Moreover, was this a concubine issue?

This was a matter of a man’s pride.

Just because his family wasn’t as wealthy as the Liu Family, he was constantly at a disadvantage, and he wasn’t willing to accept it.

"Brother Liu, you’ve also got plenty of beautiful girls in your house, why not make way for your younger brother?"

"If you’re so capable, why don’t you offer more gold!" Liu Yuanhui didn’t show any face, giving a mocking glance at the person opposite, his family background was, of course, more substantial than the person opposite, and he could do as he pleased, Zhao dared to fight with him, utterly overestimating himself.

"You?" Zhao Laosan got quite angry.

A young master in a white embroidered brocade garment nearby, smiling, tried to mediate, "Brother Zhao San, there are plenty of beauties on the floor, why compete over one? Come, come, I think this one is pretty good."

Saying that, he stepped forward and pulled up another girl, displaying her to Zhao Laosan. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Zhao Laosan looked at the teary-eyed girl in front of him, who wasn’t as beautiful as the one he had just chosen, but since his friend gave him an out, he had to take it gracefully, right?

So he took the opportunity to step down, but he secretly added another grudge against Liu Yuanhui.

He cursed inwardly, hoping Liu wouldn’t be too arrogant, and that one day he would trample him underfoot, free to humiliate him.

Ultimately, Zhao Laosan chose the girl his friend recommended, and the other young masters from slightly inferior families, after these men had made their choices, gradually found the women they desired, in a fierce competition.

And the happiest of all was Zhuge Fang, sitting at the head; it seemed that after tonight, his forces and weaponry would be able to advance another step.

Watching this group of foolish young masters fighting red-faced over a woman, spending a fortune to uphold their so-called dignity, was utterly ridiculous.

Of course, the best kind of woman is one who obeys.

To make them serve you willingly and lovingly, considering you their sky and ground, that’s the real skill. Most of those who lose their innocence choose suicide, and spending so much gold amounts to buying just a first night, isn’t that a big loss?

These people, thinking they’re rich, waste resources wantonly, but why?

Sooner or later, he would drain their resources, harshly mocking these wine sacks and rice bags in his heart, not qualified for the arena, yet remaining outwardly calm.

Now, as his wings weren’t yet fully developed, he still had to rely on the family power behind these young masters and couldn’t tear his face off, suppressing the darkness and resentment in his heart, he said with a smile, "Since everyone has made their choices, enjoy yourselves! I won’t be accompanying you."

With that, he cupped his hand in farewell to the crowd.

The young masters waved him off carelessly, "Go, go!"

Although Zhuge Fang had the highest status here, their families weren’t pushovers either; a strong dragon doesn’t suppress a local snake. Strictly speaking, Zhuge Fang was just a pawn abandoned by the Eldest Princess. If it came to tearing see who ends up worse off.

Once Zhuge Fang left, Mr. Hong, following behind, naturally caught up with him.

They walked out into the corridor, and only then did Mr. Hong speak slowly, "Those wine sacks and rice bags are not very useful. If it weren’t for their family influence, how could they be allowed to act so impudently before the master?"