The young girl waved a hand. "Thanks, but I don't need it for now. Let's see whose hands this Liquid Gold ends up in. It seems our Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox clan has spent too little time out in the world—so little that many people no longer even know our name."
Had it been in the hands of the Jade Snow Divine Leopard, the girl would naturally have borrowed a sum of Jade Crystal from that beautiful woman. But for a Golden-Haired Hou to dare compete with her for Liquid Gold—she could hardly keep face after that. Thus, she made up her mind to kill the demon and seize the treasure directly, saving herself a hefty sum of Jade Crystal in the process.
All the demons heard the threat in her words and could not help sweating on Yan Chihuo's behalf. Yet Yan Chihuo turned a deaf ear, not even sparing her a glance. The Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox girl hated him all the more.
What the girl had said had in fact violated the auction house's rules, but the Bear Demon had no wish to stir up trouble and hurriedly said, "Today's auction has ended. Everyone, please return tomorrow."
The demons rose and headed outside one after another. The girl too walked out of the hall when an aged voice suddenly sounded by her ear. "Girl, Hundred Spirits City has already shown you considerable courtesy. But back then, the four great demon clans unanimously agreed that no one was permitted to harm others within Hundred Spirits City. Don't make things too difficult for me. So long as that Golden-Haired Hou remains in the city, I will not permit you to touch a single hair on him. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to offend you."
The girl froze at those