Qin Jiuge followed Bai Feifei at an unhurried pace. He did not question her directly, behaving instead as though she were one of his own.
Bai Feifei volunteered the information. "There haven't been any suitable Secret Realms lately. But I've heard the Green Jade Auction will have earth-grade Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. They're quite effective for breaking through the early Immortal Realm.
"Even for someone who hasn't reached the Immortal Realm yet, they would be enormously beneficial."
Bai Feifei suddenly stopped. Her eyes glimmered as she began probing Qin Jiuge.
Qin Jiuge gave her a calm glance. "Then let's go have a look."
"Mm."
Bai Feifei nodded slowly, her heart no heavier for it.
She had never imagined that such a simple probe would reveal the secrets of a Demonic Path old monster like Qin Jiuge.
If he truly had reacted with surprise, she would have suspected it was another trap he had laid to tighten his hold over her.
The Demonic Path did such things far too often. Bai Feifei had heard plenty of it in her previous life. Even Bai Qi had been no exception. They were people of the Demonic Path; doing as they pleased was in their nature.
And toying with prey like a cat playing with a mouse, letting it run only to reel it back in, was something most of them were perfectly capable of doing.
The Green Jade Auction was held right here in Ancient Ye City, so they had no need to hurry onward.
They walked a few streets, passed the City Lord's Mansion, and arrived before the Green Jade Auction.
From what they had learned along the way, the two knew that Ancient Ye City now lay within the Human Race's Chaos Sect territory.
The Chaos Sect had sent only