“In essence, there’s no difference.”
Hearing this, the Scorpion-Lion did not continue to dwell on the matter with Zhou Ming, but instead asked about Zhou Ming’s purpose for coming to Yunhai Base.
“Ten Thousand Snakes, you didn’t come to Yunhai Base just for sightseeing, did you?”
The Scorpion-Lion, who was opening a bottle of red wine, raised his head to look at Zhou Ming, as if trying to discern the truth in his answer.
“To attend an auction. If I can’t get what I want, I’ll have to use some small tricks.”
Seeing that the other party’s identity was not simple, Zhou Ming also wanted to borrow the Scorpion-Lion’s strength, so he briefly revealed his purpose for this trip.
“The Golden Pavilion Grand Auction?”
“You know about it? That makes sense. As the local snake, it’d be impossible for you not to know about this auction.”
“It’s my family’s.”
The Scorpion-Lion poured the red wine and directly gave an answer that shocked Zhou Ming.
“The Golden Pavilion Grand Auction is your family’s? That means the Golden Pavilion Building is also your family’s property. You’re from the Duanmu Family of Yunhai?”
Upon learning that the Golden Pavilion Grand Auction belonged to the Scorpion-Lion’s family, Zhou Ming immediately guessed the origin of his background.
The Duanmu Family was the foremost of the five great families of Yunhai Base. What distinguished them from other ordinary top-tier forces was that the founding ancestor of the Duanmu Family had been a War Knight.
The family’s Beast Tamers mainly controlled lion-type beasts and possessed a complete set of inheritances from the Beast Knight system.
Although the Duanmu Family’s ancestor had passed away a hundred years ago, the family still had over a hundred Professional Beast Tamers, as well as more than a dozen high-tier professional Beast Tamers.
In addition, the Duanmu Family also had deep connections with the Hunter Guild.
“Then your name is…”
“Duanmu Lingyuan. Ten Thousand Snakes isn’t your real name either, is it?”
“Zhou Ming.”
Only at this moment did the two truly get to know each other.
After that, Zhou Ming did not continue to hide anything and directly told the Scorpion-Lion about killing Qi Shouwu, as well as a series of events involving his cooperation with the Han Family.
He also hoped that the other party would withdraw that high-tier Calming Spirit Potion from the auction, so it would not fall into the hands of the Han Family.
Of course, Zhou Ming naturally did not mention certain things that should remain concealed.
“You didn’t expose your identity, yet you were still willing to stay at Qinghui Base and even cooperate with the Han Family. This doesn’t seem like your style.”
“Ten Thousand Snakes, you must still be hiding something from me.”
Hearing the Scorpion-Lion’s words, Zhou Ming suddenly felt that the red wine in his hand—worth hundreds of thousands—didn’t seem quite as pleasant to drink anymore.
How had he become so smart? Had his intelligence increased after being fooled last time?