It seemed to be an auction, though the items being sold did not appear to be of particularly high grade. Most of the guests here were Supreme-level, with only a handful being Earthly Supremes.
Xiao Se stood at the entrance, hesitating slightly over whether to go in and take a casual look around.
Before he could make up his mind, however, a burst of arguing erupted in front of him, drawing everyone's attention.
Xiao Se instinctively stepped forward, only to suddenly hear Yao Wan's rather abrupt voice from behind him. "Xiao Se, go help that little girl up ahead out of her predicament."
Mother?
"Alright."
Xiao Se immediately moved. As he pushed through the crowd, he saw that the girl in men's clothing he had knocked over earlier was somehow in another argument. Without slowing down, he could not help grumbling inwardly that this girl really could not stay out of trouble.
Compared to her, even his sister seemed modest and polite.
"This young master has no interest in men—"
"Miss, why must you—You? Who are you?"
Seeing that the girl was still tangled up with the other party, Xiao Se did not hesitate. He grabbed the person pestering her and flung him away.
"Sorry. I was asked to help, so please stop bothering her."
Amid the crowd's cries of alarm, Xiao Se lowered his gaze and rubbed his wrist. He had nearly failed to control his strength. Acting on reflex was still a little too dangerous.
Though the danger was not to him, but to the other party.
"You?! You—"
The young man climbed out from a heap of luxurious decorations, only to realize in astonishment that he had not sensed the other's arrival or attack at all.
"Impudent! How dare you lay hands on young—"
The black-robed elder