"Room Number 13, Class B?"
Lin Tao gave a slight nod.
Just then, one of the managers inside the Spirit Treasure Pavilion spotted the Lin family carriage and immediately came out in person to greet them. He clasped his hands and smiled with exceptional courtesy.
"So it's the Lin family's True Disciple of the Hidden Water Sect. Young Master Lin, what an honor to have you grace our humble establishment. This old man failed to welcome you from afar. The auction has already begun. Is there anything you need, Young Master Lin? Come, let's go inside and sit down for a proper chat."
As the old man spoke, he noticed the two distinguished-looking Hidden Water Sect disciples following behind Lin Tao. His heart stirred with surprise, and he immediately greeted them as well.
With a confident, faint smile, Lin Tao strode ahead without answering directly. "A distinguished friend of mine recently arrived in Jiangcheng Prefecture. I, too, failed to welcome him from afar, and only found out today. He's here at your place now.
"Let's go straight to his room and talk. He's in Room Number 13, Class B."
"Oh?" The old man looked surprised and hurried after him, smiling obsequiously. "So you have such an important friend visiting my humble establishment. Goodness, this old man really has no eye for people."
"All right, no need for courtesies."
Lin Tao waved a hand. "Whatever my friend spends here today, I'll cover it."
The old man bowed and scraped as he led the way, smiling. "I'll be sure to give Young Master Lin's friend a twenty percent discount. That'll be this old man's way of making his acquaintance."
The group was heading toward the Class B private rooms.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man with refined, gentle features and a hint of heroic