Before long, many of the guests around them slowly withdrew their attentive gazes, though murmured discussions still mingled in the air.
This time, however, they no longer looked down on Qin Jiuge as they had earlier. Instead, they mostly felt sympathy for this pair of ill-fated lovebirds.
One could only say that, in the end, there were still more good people in this world.
"Those poor lovebirds, sharing the same bitter fate. Such devotion is probably all too rare among us cultivators, especially those on the Demonic Path.
Do they even know what true love is?"
"Unfortunately, the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of the Immortal Realm in this auction have long since fallen under the control of Ancient Ye City's major Lineages.
Even if they hadn't, practically every treasure that could help someone break through to the Immortal Realm would fetch an astronomical sum at this auction."
"And even if they won the bid, those two might not have the strength to take it away."
"You should know that we Supreme cultivators are far from the only ones eyeing those Immortal Realm Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. Those old seniors in the Immortal Realm probably all have their own juniors and descendants to consider."
"Difficult, difficult, difficult. It's even harder than scaling a verdant mountain."
Qin Jiuge's earlobes twitched.
After hearing those words, he continued his exquisite performance. "Director, my dear wife, did you hear that?
But no matter how difficult it gets, your husband will never give up. Without you, my dear wife, what meaning would there be in living on alone in this world?"
Since Qin Jiuge had adopted the persona of a devoted lover, he naturally had to make good use of it. Otherwise, wouldn't all those tears he had just shed have been wasted? That