"Heh heh, I was just afraid that if I went out with you, I wouldn't make it back." I laughed.
"Master Xia, you're joking. Yue Lin wouldn't dare offend a distinguished guest of Qianshan City like you. Besides, Zhi Lin is currently carrying out the mission of protecting you. If I attacked you, she'd wield her blade and hack down her own grandfather without hesitation." Yue Lin laughed heartily.
I glanced at Zhi Lin beside me. She covered her mouth and smiled. "Would I really be someone who disregarded family ties?"
Jin Tao, Huang Ling, and Kong Mu were all dumbstruck as they listened to our conversation, yet none of them could say a word. All the auction house's rules were set by the Yue Lin Society. Naturally, people couldn't simply leave after entering. But since the boss had said it was allowed, then it was allowed.
Soon, I followed Yue Lin outside the venue, and the sounds from inside the auction hall were cut off. Yue Lin looked at me with a beaming smile and said, "Master Xia, you certainly know how to conduct yourself. You knew that this time you'd scrape a layer off Tongtian Pavilion, Qitian Pavilion, and the other Treasure Pavilions, taking away a great deal of Qianshan City's wealth with your Kuiyi Stones. Yet this time, for Qianshan City's sake, you deliberately drove up the prices and helped us scrape a great deal of wealth from Immortal Arrival Island, Flying Phoenix Valley, and the reclusive Kong Household to fill Qianshan City's coffers. You've played your hand at balancing things beautifully. Our Qianshan City Yue Lin Society is naturally overflowing with gratitude toward you. However, we can't openly grant you any special convenience. You should understand that, right?"
"Tongtian Pavilion and Qitian Pavilion have been extorting