"Really?"
Qi Yan'er's words instantly lifted the spirits of everyone present.
"Hehe~ I was just joking!"
With a sweet smile, Qi Yan'er smugly shook her little head.
"Uh..."
The corners of their mouths twitched as Gu Ni smiled bitterly.
"Miss Yan'er, you really know how to joke!"
No!
Yan'er had not been joking!
Unlike the others.
A sharp glint flashed through Xiao Xun'er's eyes.
Just now, she had clearly seen Xiao Yan pick up a ring from the ground!
That ring looked all too familiar!
If its appearance at the tavern had been a coincidence.
Then it appearing here as well could not possibly be a coincidence!
She might not have noticed anything strange about that ring before, but that did not mean little monster Qi Yan'er would fail to notice it!
Recalling everything that had happened in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Xiao Xun'er suddenly remembered something Qi Yan'er had once said.
She had said it to Ge Ye:
"Even if we run into danger, someone will protect us!"
Had she truly been referring only to Ling Ying?
The more she thought about it, the more terrifying it became!
At that moment, Gu Ni spoke calmly from ahead.
"Please follow me, young ladies~"
"Let's go! We can finally watch the auction!"
Qi Yan'er skipped along behind him, her twin ponytails swaying from side to side, looking utterly adorable.
Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Yi Xian promptly followed.
Led by the alchemy master Gu Ni, Qi Yan'er and the others quickly entered the Auction House.
The moment they entered, the previously bright surroundings dimmed, while waves of clamor flooded over them from every direction, making Qi Yan'er frown.
"So noisy~"
Gu Ni hurriedly explained from the side.
"Miss Yan'er, auctions are always like this. Whether the bidding has started or not,