The carriage drove out of sight, and Wu Yin turned and walked into the Auction House, no longer showing himself.
Lin Taichu changed direction and headed for another street on the east side of the city.
The Dantai Family's party was stationed in a residence facing the street. The residence gates stood wide open, and over a dozen cultivators were scattered through the courtyard, resting and reorganizing. The jade tokens at their waists were conspicuous, and their auras were cold and hard.
Dantai Ming stood by the second-floor window, staring straight in the direction of the Auction House, his expression dark.
What had happened yesterday, with the Auction House being bought out entirely, had dealt Dantai Ming an enormous blow.
The Dantai Family had originally intended to buy a Dark-Pattern Bone Fragment from the Auction House's storeroom. The item looked ordinary, yet it could match the lines of an Ancient Restriction and would aid in cracking the restrictions of Luofeng City.
Dantai Ming had long since finalized the plan and prepared to bid for it today, but he had never expected Wu Yin to spend a heavy sum and buy out the entire venue outright, cutting off every last thought of it.
Dantai Ming was certain the Wuming Sect was deliberately targeting the Dantai Family, and his hostility toward them grew even heavier. A direct-line disciple in the courtyard walked to Dantai Ming's side and reported in a low voice.
"Young Master, news has come from the stronghold outside the city. The person who acted in yesterday's matter of the blocked trade route was indeed Lin Taichu. This man has an extremely powerful ability to adapt to restrictions. Dantai Yong, at the seventh level of the Half-Saint realm, had no power to fight back at all."
"I know. The branch-family