Passionate as Fire! Xuan Su's Frantic Recruitment

"...I see."

Xuan Su's red lips parted slightly, and it took her quite a while to recover from the immense shock.

She gazed deeply in the direction Liu Yuan had disappeared, her once-simple impression that the youth was exceptionally handsome now having undergone a complete transformation.

In this Law of the Jungle world, strength was the best pass and the most captivating halo.

A youth not yet twenty, yet already possessing such terrifying strength...

The significance of that went far beyond merely being a "promising prospect."

He was practically a golden thigh that had to be clung to tightly!

"The President was right. This is an investment guaranteed to turn a profit."

A shrewd, eager glint flashed through Xuan Su's alluring Peach Blossom Eyes.

"It seems I should find an opportunity to properly 'develop' this relationship in the future..."

Inside the auction house.

Naturally, Liu Yuan had no idea that the stunning manager had already labeled him a "priority target."

Even though he was already a Form Creation Realm Great Accomplishment expert, and his Spiritual Power had reached the level of a Five-Seal Talisman Master, he could not perform something as mysterious as mind-reading.

At that moment, he sat bored in the VIP section, watching item after item being displayed onstage.

"Up next, a Third-Grade Martial Arts technique, with a starting bid of..."

"This is a Third-Rate Cultivation Technique..."

The auctioneer's impassioned voice echoed through the hall, prompting countless people below to bid fiercely against one another. The atmosphere was blazing hot.

Yet Liu Yuan's brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

Nothing.

Still nothing.

The entire auction lasted a full two hours. Even after the final Grand Finale item was sold for a high price, Liu Yuan had not seen so much as the shadow of Fiend Ghost Yin Soul Grass. Not even the supplementary ingredients needed to refine the Ice Cold Fiend Control Pill had appeared.

"...Sigh."

Liu Yuan sighed in disappointment, turning the purple-gold guest token in his hand as his thumb stroked its exquisite patterns.

"Looks like the truly good things available on the market are ultimately limited. If I want to gather these rare medicinal herbs, I can't rely solely on luck at auctions."

He rose to his feet and followed the departing crowd outside, already having made up his mind.

"Since Xia Wanjin gave me this token and promised me those benefits, I might as well use them. As the local power, the Myriad Gold Merchant Association must have far broader channels than I do."

Having decided, Liu Yuan did not linger and headed straight out of the auction house.

At the auction house entrance.

Amid the bustling crowd, a lovely figure in red stood out especially conspicuously.

Rather than staying backstage to tally the profits as she usually did, Xuan Su stood prettily to one side of the exit, seemingly waiting specifically for someone.

She had deliberately worn a perfectly tailored red qipao that displayed her graceful, curvaceous figure to perfection. Through the slit, a stretch of her snow-white, slender leg was faintly visible, drawing repeated glances and secret gulps from many passing Martial Artists.

But she ignored those greedy gazes entirely, her beautiful eyes searching continuously through the stream of people.

Finally.

When that familiar Green Shirt Figure entered her sight, the slightly cool expression on Xuan Su's face instantly bloomed into an exceptionally warm smile.

"Little Brother Liu Yuan!"

Before Liu Yuan could approach, Xuan Su took the initiative to greet him. Her voice was soft and melodious, carrying a hint of deliberate intimacy.

"Why did you come out so soon? Did you find any treasures you liked at this auction?"

Liu Yuan paused and looked at the mature beauty before him, smiling like a flower. Something stirred faintly in his heart.

This woman really knew how to handle things.

He shook his head helplessly and sighed.

"Sister Xuan Su, you jest. My luck wasn't very good this time. I didn't come across a single thing I wanted, so this trip was for nothing."

"Oh?"

Xuan Su's beautiful eyes shifted, immediately catching the key point in Liu Yuan's words. She promptly asked with concern.

"You didn't come across even one? What exactly are you looking for, Little Brother Liu Yuan? If it's convenient, you may tell your sister. Though my strength is modest, I can make use of certain 'professional conveniences' to help you search properly."

This was exactly what Liu Yuan had been waiting for.

However, he did not agree immediately. Instead, he put on a hesitant expression and made a show of declining.

"This... wouldn't I be troubling you too much, Sister?"

"Oh, Little Brother Liu Yuan, aren't you being too formal?"

Xuan Su gave him a feigned reproachful glance. Her captivating demeanor alone was enough to make men with weaker resolve go limp to the bone.

She took a light step closer to Liu Yuan, and a faint fragrance immediately drifted into his nostrils.

"Since the President gave you that Purple Gold Guest Token, you are the most honored friend of our Myriad Gold Merchant Association. Friends helping each other with small matters is only natural. How could it be called trouble?"

As she spoke, she leaned forward slightly, her breath fragrant as orchids. Her voice became even softer and more alluring, carrying a faintly suggestive hint of intimacy.

"Besides... to be honest, your sister also wants to become... good friends with you, Little Brother Liu Yuan."

With things having been said to this point, if Liu Yuan kept refusing, he would seem rather ungrateful.

"Since Sister Xuan Su is being so generous, then I shall gratefully accept."

Liu Yuan smiled slightly and did not stand on ceremony any longer. He took out a list he had prepared beforehand from his robes and handed it to her.

"The medicinal herbs I urgently need are listed here. Especially the Fiend Ghost Yin Soul Grass—it is very important to me. If the association can find it, no matter the price, I will not haggle."

Xuan Su accepted the list and gave it a cursory glance, surprise flashing through her beautiful eyes.

Most of these medicinal herbs were indeed obscure and cold in nature. It seemed that the Cultivation Technique Liu Yuan practiced, or the pills he intended to refine, were quite unusual.

However, she did not ask further. Instead, she carefully put away the list and smiled sweetly at Liu Yuan.

"Don't worry. Little Brother Liu Yuan's business is your sister's business. I'll give the order for people at every branch to keep an eye out for these medicinal herbs. The moment there is any news, I'll notify you first."

After saying that, Xuan Su seemed to remember something and asked again.

"By the way, where is Little Brother Liu Yuan staying now? Once there is news, your sister can personally deliver it to you."

"I'm temporarily staying at Cloud Arrival Inn in the northern part of the city," Liu Yuan answered casually.

"Cloud Arrival Inn?"

At the mention of that name, Xuan Su's willow brows knit slightly, and a trace of disapproval appeared in her eyes.

"Though it is considered fairly upscale, it is still an inn. There are too many people and too many prying eyes, and the environment is noisy. How could it possibly suit someone of your status, Little Brother Liu Yuan?"

"Besides, those who cultivate fear disturbances most. Staying in a place like that long-term is hardly a lasting solution."

Her eyes shifted slightly, as though she had suddenly thought of an excellent idea. She looked up at Liu Yuan, her gaze full of anticipation and sincerity.

"If Little Brother Liu Yuan doesn't mind, your sister has several vacant courtyard residences in the southern part of the city. One of them is called Secluded Bamboo Garden. Its surroundings are peaceful and elegant, making it perfect for secluded cultivation."

"It would be sitting empty anyway, so why don't I make the decision to gift that residence to you, Little Brother Liu Yuan? Consider it a meeting gift between us as sister and brother. What do you think?"