Several months passed.
At last, the day had arrived for the grand auction held only once every three hundred years at Fallen Star Marketplace.
Ling Pengyun and Yan Siyi still remembered that many of the low-priced spiritual items at this auction would be useful to members of the Ling Clan. They accordingly donned black robes and veils to conceal themselves, leaving their residence on the first day of the auction and heading to the auction house at the center of the marketplace.
Yet before the two of them had taken more than a few steps into the auction house, a voice carrying a trace of delighted surprise suddenly entered Yan Siyi's mind through the Sound Transmission Technique.
"Sure enough, it is Madam Ling. I sensed from afar earlier that Madam Ling's aura seemed somewhat familiar. Only now that I have drawn closer and taken a look can I confirm it."
"By the way, Madam Ling, why have you come here as well?"
"Is the person beside you Ling-xiong? I cannot probe his aura, and with both of you concealing yourselves beneath black robes, I cannot see through your disguises either."
Hearing the call, Yan Siyi immediately halted and turned around. She saw her friend Jia Mu Zhenren, who had long been stationed at the teleportation hall of Wood Origin Marketplace, approaching from the auction house entrance with a genial expression. Beside him was Yan Daoyou, the one who had previously sold the Magma Turtle Egg. Neither of them had made any effort to conceal their appearance.
"I never thought I would run into you here, Mu Xiong!"
"The one beside me is indeed my husband."
"The spiritual items my husband and I intend to purchase this time are quite costly. To avoid inviting disaster, I hope Mu Xiong can help