Jun Xuehan looked at the staff member who was walking towards him and couldn't help but shake his head. He couldn't see any human spirit in the staff member's eyes; all he could see was deep Servitude Nature.
It was obvious that this staff member was a slave trained by the Auction House over a long period of time.
After placing the trays in front of them, the staff left to serve a pot of tea to the other people in the black and red zones.
Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue quietly watched the item being auctioned on the stage in front of them. It was a Soul Tool that was quite precious for a commoner Soul Master.
Jun Xuehan watched for a while, then closed her eyes to rest, feeling a bit bored, while Qian Renxue watched listlessly.
After about two hours, the auction on the stage was almost over. The last item up for auction was a pretty girl, about fifteen or sixteen years old, who was locked in an iron cage.
The girl's auction price was 100,000 Gold Soul Coin. As soon as the auction price was announced, the surrounding guests began to compete.
"Three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coin." Qian Renxue looked at the girl in front of her and slowly announced her price.
Upon hearing the price quoted by Qian Renxue, Jun Xuehan slowly opened her eyes, looked at Qian Renxue, and said, "Xue'er, are you planning to buy a slave?"
Qian Renxue her eyes at him and said softly, "This is called a maid, not a slave. Didn't you see that there's no Servitude Nature in her eyes?"
Jun Xuehan smiled indifferently and said, "It's not that I didn't see it, it's that I didn't look at it at all."
After Qian Renxue announced the price, the auction gradually calmed down. The Auction House's specially trained staff only cost 100,000 Gold Soul Coin. It was obviously inappropriate to spend 300,000 to buy someone who had not received any training.
"Three hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coin." A middle-aged man's voice rang out in the black area.
"Four hundred thousand Gold Soul Coin." Qian Renxue glanced in that direction and raised the price without hesitation.
"450,000 Gold Soul Coin."
"Five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coin."
In the dark area, a middle-aged man slowly removed his mask and stood up, looking in the direction of Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue.
"Let's see who dares to compete with me if they don't want to live?" The middle-aged man's voice echoed in the Auction House. He turned around and met a pair of cold, calm, silver eyes.
"Oh, isn't this Prince Xue Xing? Do you have any objections?" Jun Xuehan asked Prince Xue Xing in a nonchalant manner.
Upon hearing this, Prince Xue Xing's lips twitched involuntarily. This wasn't the first time he had seen those iconic silver hair and silver eyes. Moreover, Jun Xuehan was not only the newly promoted sect leader of the Upper Three Sects, but also held a pivotal position within the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
Although Prince Xue Xing held the Noble Title of a prince, his influence in the Imperial Court had been completely absorbed by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe after the Fourth Prince Xue Beng's death.
Now, he is merely a Princely Rank in name only in the Imperial Court.
"Ahem, isn't this Pavilion Master Jun? My legs are a little numb from sitting, so I'll stand up and stretch a bit." After saying this, Prince Xue Xing silently put his mask back on and sat down again, as if it wasn't him who had just stood up.
Jun Xuehan simply chuckled and said nothing more.
Qian Renxue, however, kept her gaze fixed on Jun Xuehan beside her, without saying a word.
"Xue'er, what's with that look? Just say what's on your mind." Jun Xuehan noticed Qian Renxue's gaze and couldn't help but ask.
"I didn't bring any money," Qian Renxue said softly, her eyes blinking slightly.
"It's nothing, I understand." Jun Xuehan took Qian Renxue's hand and followed the staff to the back of the Auction House to make the payment.
Behind the Auction House was a room filled with all sorts of collectibles. After Jun Xuehan paid, the staff opened the iron cage and released the girl inside.
Qian Renxue's gaze swept over the girl who had emerged from the iron cage, and she said, "Come with us. You will be our maid from now on."
"We spent 500,000 Gold Soul Coin to buy you to be our maid. We provide you with food and lodging, and you receive a salary of one Gold Soul Coin per month. Once you pay back the 500,000 Gold Soul Coin, you will no longer be a maid. We will not interfere with where you want to go."
With that, Qian Renxue slowly turned around and walked out of the Auction House with Qian Renxue.
"Yes, Miss." The girl looked gratefully at Qian Renxue ahead, and after agreeing, she quickly followed.
Being a maid, though lacking freedom, is far better than being a commodity in Auction House, a slave to be bought and sold at will.
"Xue'er, where do you plan to leave her as a maid? Although our Wind Snow Pavilion doesn't need another one, it seems we have too many maids in the back hall." Jun Xuehan asked softly, holding Qian Renxue's hand.
Besides the few high-ranking residents and Wang Qiu'er, the rear hall of the Wind Snow Pavilion was mostly occupied by maids, with a total number of about two hundred maids.
"I don't have anywhere else, so let's put you in the Wind Snow Pavilion for now. Besides, I think we could expand the Wind Snow Pavilion," Qian Renxue said thoughtfully.
"Alright, let's arrange it at the Wind Snow Pavilion for now. As for expansion, let Niu Gao expand it further back." Jun Xuehan said nonchalantly.
After leaving the Auction House, Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue led the girl towards the direction of the Wind Snow Pavilion.
As the two arrived at the entrance of the Wind Snow Pavilion and were about to go inside, they heard a voice behind them.
"Jun Xuehan, wait a minute, I have something to discuss with you." A cheerful voice rang out from behind.
Hearing this voice, Jun Xuehan and Qian Renxue couldn't help but turn around and look behind them.
Yu Tianheng walked over quickly, carrying several exquisitely designed gift boxes in his hands.
"What brings you here today, Yu Tianheng?" Jun Xuehan asked casually, her gaze subtly sweeping over the object Yu Tianheng was carrying.
A visitor bringing gifts usually means they have a favor to ask or are coming to apologize. Could it be that Little Rabbit and Qiu'er were bullied by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Tianheng has come to apologize?
Jun Xuehan's eyes were thoughtful. After thinking about it, she felt it was unlikely. Although Wang Qiu'er's Star River used to be arrogant, she had improved a lot during her time at the Wind Snow Pavilion and would not cause trouble everywhere.
As for Xiao Wu, she mainly cultivates in the Simulated Training Ground to break through the bottleneck of level 70 and become a true human. It is unlikely that she will go out.