Long Haochen refused without hesitation. "There's no need for that."
Ye Weiyang froze for a moment. She rarely encountered anyone capable of refusing her. Her position as Chief Auctioneer of the Holy Alliance Grand Auction House was by no means due to luck. She herself was a practitioner with dual spiritual and light attributes. As for talent, she believed she would have had no problem becoming a Demon Hunter. And she had absolute confidence in her own charm.
"My apologies. Please begin," Ye Weiyang said softly, taking a step back as she spoke.
Long Haochen slowly opened the wooden box, his gaze falling upon the heavy sword within. Both hands reached into the box at once.
Seeing his movements, Ye Weiyang's expression visibly relaxed somewhat. Long Haochen's actions looked simple, yet they conveyed respect—respect for a weapon. The kind of respect only a Divine Weapon deserved.
The four fingers of his left hand supported the blade beneath its tip, while his thumb held the bead at the very point. If it had been an ordinary heavy sword, he would have gripped the entire tip to keep its sharp edge from being exposed. His right hand, meanwhile, supported the blade rather than the hilt.
This detail seemed simple, but it belonged solely to knights. Only a true knight knew how to respect a Divine Weapon in such a way. Thus, when Ye Weiyang saw Long Haochen do this, a trace of anticipation rose in her heart.
Could this person truly restore this Divine Weapon's light? If so...
At that thought, Ye Weiyang could not help recalling something her grandfather had once said.
The one who obtained a Divine Weapon might not necessarily be a supreme powerhouse. More likely, it would be someone fated to wield it. Could he be that fated