The benefit Zhou Heng gained from this invitation was that he could bring one more person into the auction house. Long Haiwei claimed that spot—originally, he could not have beaten Long Shasha for it, but the Dragon Clan's Second Ancestor could naturally obtain an invitation as well, and he had chosen to bring along this little princess of the Dragon Clan.
Long Shasha's status was extremely high, so naturally no one in the Dragon Clan would compete with her. But things were different on Zhou Heng's side; it simply came down to who had the better relationship with him.
Long Anye would not have been a bad choice either, but he was such a stuffy gourd that before he could even send a pleading look, Long Haiwei had already opened his mouth and claimed the spot, leaving the fellow suffering internal injuries from frustration.
There was no dedicated auction house on Flame Star. The Vermilion Bird Clan had temporarily set one up inside an arena. All they needed was a venue, after all—who cared whether it was pretty or pleasing to the eye?
Zhou Heng arrived first. It was only just before the auction began that he saw Huotian strolling over, and he hurriedly went to greet her before sitting down beside her.
Once this journey was over, Huotian would naturally return to the Great Void Star Region, while he would return to the Dragon Domain and drag out the black hand behind the scenes that had been harming him, then kill it!
—In truth, if he asked either Huotian or Red Moon, this matter could be resolved with ease! But as a man, if he had to borrow another's hand even for something like this, how could he stand tall?
Besides, Ninth Squad had died because of him. He