Second Seizure of the Storage Bag

However, that High-grade Spirit Artifact seemed to be a hidden robe.

Or rather, the robe's effect was concealment, capable of blocking divine sense probes, which was why it hadn't been discovered.

Bai Lan didn't notice anything unusual at first, but after countless reloads, she realized that every time she touched one of the Storage Bags, the stall owner's expression would shift slightly.

The old stall owner always had a shrewd merchant's look, so any change in his expression was quite noticeable.

It was precisely because of this that Bai Lan spent extra effort investigating that particular Storage Bag. After turning the entire Storage Bag inside out, she finally discovered the trick.

There was clearly something inside, but the person who took the Storage Bag couldn't see it, leading them to mistakenly believe they were simply unlucky.

Little did they know, it was merely "The Emperor's New Clothes."

"I'll take this one."

After reloading for the umpteenth time and scanning all the Storage Bags on the stall, Bai Lan decisively picked up the Storage Bag containing the special robe and handed it to the stall owner.

The stall owner raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise in his expression: "Oh?"

Discussions gradually arose from the surroundings.

"They chose so quickly."

"That's not right, I remember drawing that Storage Bag before, and there was nothing inside?"

"Yeah, I watched you draw it myself."

"Could this little girl be mistaken? Hahaha."

Bai Lan ignored the surrounding chatter, her expression remaining firm. She smiled at the stall owner, "How about it, fellow Daoist, are you willing to part with it?"

The stall owner's eyes held a thoughtful gaze. After a long moment, he nodded, "Naturally. I am a merchant, and I would never go against my word."

The transparent robe was taken out by the old man and handed to Bai Lan.

It appeared to be empty, but the moment the robe touched Bai Lan's hand, she felt the texture of the fabric.

To the outsiders, however, it looked as if the stall owner and the young girl were making gestures at thin air.

They couldn't see anything?

The crowd fell silent.

They sent their divine sense to scan.

Still nothing?

Were they blind? Or had the stall owner and the little girl gone mad?

Had they cultivated themselves into madness?

"I gambled with you today, fellow Daoist, and found we are kindred spirits. Here is my sound transmission jade, please accept it." The stall owner ignored the surrounding laughter and smilingly handed over a sound transmission jade. Then, he said in a low voice, "Your discernment is excellent, I admire it."

Bai Lan was taken aback and accepted the sound transmission jade.

Something was wrong.

Was this old man trying to bait her?

Using that robe that blocked divine sense to lure out someone with special abilities.

But she didn't have any special abilities; she just had a gut feeling that something was off!

Ignoring the bewildered onlookers, Bai Lan put the items into her Storage Bag and turned to slip away from the crowd.

Regardless of anything else, escaping was the priority.

She returned to the Azure Origin Sect without incident, but on the way back to the outer sect, Bai Lan saw a familiar figure.

"Kid, do you know who my father is?"

"Exactly, how dare you provoke our Young Master Two at the auction, it's too much."

"He's so badly injured, he must have been beaten, haha."

Such familiar dialogue, such a strong vibe! It was indeed the scene of a minor character provoking the protagonist, wasn't it?

Bai Lan's gaze slowly shifted, and she indeed saw three or four people surrounding the heavily injured, blood-soaked Long Aotian.

Bai Lan couldn't help but stifle a laugh. These injuries were most likely inflicted by the assassin from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion.

According to the plot, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion assassin initially knew that their target was only at the second level of Qi Condensation, so they let their guard down, allowing Long Aotian to escape unharmed.

But Bai Lan's appearance had changed the assassin's mindset, making them serious. Although Long Aotian still managed to escape, he was severely injured.

Still, for a Qi Condensation second-level cultivator like Long Aotian to survive a professional assassin from the late Qi Condensation stage was worthy of being called a Child of Destiny.

However, since the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion failed this time, the next pursuers sent after Long Aotian would be at the Foundation Establishment stage. Foundation Establishment cultivators... that would likely be quite a handful for him.

"Don't you dare bully Brother Aotian!" Another crisp voice rang out.

Bai Lan's spirits lifted as she saw a beauty step in front of Long Aotian, confronting the surrounding group.

Here she comes, here she comes, one of Long Aotian's harem members!

This scene of beauty saving the hero, classic, very classic!

"Fifth Sister, you are a member of our Ling Family. How can you protect an outsider like this? What kind of propriety is this?" The person who had been threatening Long Aotian spoke sternly, "Don't tell me you've taken a liking to this pauper! Don't think he's safe just because he can become a disciple of our Ling Family's Core Formation elder. Grandfather is only taking him as a disciple out of respect for the Sect Master!"

Bai Lan shook her head; what was said was correct.

In the original plot, Long Aotian would eventually betray the Azure Origin Sect. A large part of the reason was that his Master, True Lord Changle, completely neglected him, adopting a hands-off approach and offering no protection, instead allowing the Ling family to bully him.

As a result, Long Aotian became corrupted.

But this seemed to have nothing to do with her. No matter how much he corrupted, Long Aotian was still Long Aotian, favored by the Heavenly Dao, immortal and indestructible.

Even so, Long Aotian and Bai Ling were not satisfied and sought to destroy the world for their own selfish desires.

And she was even more pitiful, being the one targeted and hunted by two divine gold Children of Destiny.

Especially Bai Ling, after being threatened by her multiple times, must now be thinking of ways to get rid of her.

"Host, Long Aotian is being ganged up on by those people!" The System stared at the situation unfolding in the distance and asked curiously, "Host, you've been waiting here all along. Are you planning to wait until they're done fighting before going up to throw a couple of punches?"

Bai Lan shook her head slightly. "How could your host, who is so kind, do something like that? I'm waiting for them to finish so I can loot Long Aotian's Storage Bag."

System: "..."

Again!?

Last time, after Long Aotian's Storage Bag was stolen, he was so furious that he came to settle the score with Bai Lan.

If he lost it again this time, his mentality might just collapse.

One Storage Bag was worth a hundred Spirit Stones.

"Why are you making such a fuss? Isn't it normal to leech off others in the cultivation world? As Long Aotian's number one enemy, it's already kind of me not to go up and finish him off," Bai Lan spread her hands.

In the cultivation world, the standards for judging morality were different from her own understanding.

It was usually tied to one's stance, and Long Aotian happened to be Bai Lan's number one enemy, standing in direct opposition.

Besides, he was the one who insisted on making an enemy of her in the first place, so she couldn't be blamed.

The young master of the Ling family who provoked Long Aotian was a typical second-generation immortal. His grandfather was a Core Formation stage expert, and they were not short of Spirit Stones. Beating up Long Aotian was purely to vent anger, not for money.

Therefore, they didn't pay attention to Long Aotian's Storage Bag at all; they just wanted to beat him up.

But Bai Lan was different.

She would do anything that was detrimental to her enemies.

Especially taking his Storage Bag when Long Aotian was heavily injured and unconscious was just a casual act for Bai Lan.

She was actually being kind, teaching Long Aotian a lesson through her actions.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket, and don't keep all your Spirit Stones in one Storage Bag.