After the auction ended, Black Emperor City gradually became less lively, though many people still chose to remain in the city. With the Black Emperor Sect hosting a grand banquet, the entire city was suffused with a festive atmosphere.
However, anyone paying close attention would discover that beneath this surface celebration, undercurrents were surging, heralding the arrival of a bloody storm.
The identity of the Bodhi Body Transformation Saliva's buyer spread throughout the city that very night at an astonishing speed, even drawing the attention of many outside the city. All their gazes converged upon the elegant pavilion halfway up the mountain—the Black Emperor Pavilion.
Yet the four people in the pavilion seemed entirely unaffected by the turmoil outside. Instead, they were remarkably calm, even somewhat relaxed.
The moment Liuli entered the room, she trotted over to the bed and threw herself face-first into the soft blankets with an exhausted groan.
Xiao Yan entered after the Young Girl, his gaze lingering for a few extra moments on her perky backside before he chuckled. "How did Sister Liuli get so tired just sitting there, eating fruit and watching the show?"
Liuli raised her head, turned back, and shot the black-haired Young Man a vicious glare. Her tone was reproachful. "Sitting for several hours is tiring too, all right? If I weren't accompanying you, I wouldn't have attended such a low-level auction!"
Xiao Yan walked over and sat beside the bed, placing a hand on the Young Girl's back and giving it two gentle pats as he soothed her. "Yes, Sister Liuli really cares about me. This little brother is incomparably touched!"
Then, he leaned close to the Young Girl's ear and whispered with a wicked smile, "If you're really sore from sitting, would you like your little brother to give you