Everyone suddenly fell silent. Yang Yi strode out with Fan Kui and the others, heading straight toward Sikong Jing before finally stopping in front of him...
Then Yang Yi said calmly, "You all go down first. I want to speak with Brother Sikong alone."
The Heavenly Wolf Team members acknowledged him, then withdrew from sight.
The next moment, Yang Yi frowned and asked, "Brother Sikong, why is there a woman with such a weak aura? Is she one of yours?"
He could not see what the little princess looked like, but he could sense her presence—and tell that she was female.
Sikong Jing replied softly, "A little princess from a small domain in the Bright Dragon Mountain Range, brought here by Lu Ju. I took her along while I was at it."
Yang Yi paused at that answer, but ultimately said nothing. He merely nodded and casually sent out a stream of true energy to envelop the little princess before asking, "The Cloud-Gathering Beast Ancient Cauldron—is it fake?"
Their conversation could not be overheard by anyone for now. Not even an insignificant person like the little princess could be allowed to hear it.
Naturally, Yang Yi did not believe the Heavenly Wolf Team member's report just now. He could also hear the deeper meaning Sikong Jing had woven into it. The situation reported earlier was, in truth, something the two of them had already discussed aboard the Divine Shuttle Ship.
Yang Yi would interrogate everyone at the auction here, while Sikong Jing would capture Ba Xiaoshan alive over there and kill Lu Ju...
And if the ancient cauldron was confirmed to be fake, they would say it had gone missing and refrain from handing it over for the time being.
Of course, the precise execution would depend on Sikong Jing's