The Xiao Household's Status

The Xiao Household's Status

"All right, then I'll trouble you with it."

Just as Xiao Lin nodded and prepared to lead his clansmen into the auction hall behind the attendant, another commotion arose from nearby.

"Xiao Lin, wait for me!"

At the sound of that voice, Xiao Lin stopped and turned around.

What he saw was his close friend, Nalan Jie, hurrying over with several members of the Nalan Lineage.

Since Xiao Lin and Nalan Jie were close friends, the Xiao Household and the Nalan Household had always enjoyed a good relationship. By the next generation, they could even be considered family friends.

"Well, Nalan Jie, with your impatient temperament, I thought you'd have arrived long ago."

Seeing Nalan Jie, Xiao Lin smiled and teased him.

Nalan Jie responded by punching Xiao Lin lightly in the chest, displaying the closeness between them.

The clansmen they had each brought then greeted one another as well.

Nalan Jie had also brought four clansmen this time to attend the large-scale auction held by the Mite'er Family.

Immediately afterward, Nalan Jie handed over an invitation identical to the one Xiao Lin had given the Mite'er Family attendant earlier.

Seeing this, Xiao Lin inwardly thought, Just as expected.

To possess an invitation of this grade, one truly had to belong to a faction with a Dou Wang or stronger!

"Honored guests of the Nalan Household, please come along with the honored guests of the Xiao Household. I will lead everyone to your private rooms."

The Mite'er Family attendant spoke with the same impeccable politeness.

It had to be said, as expected of someone from the Mite'er Family!

As merchants, even the members of their own family were all exceptionally tactful and socially adept.

Naturally, the Nalan Lineage had no objections.

After that, no further mishaps occurred. Xiao Lin and Nalan Jie chatted as they followed the attendant into the auction hall.

This was a massive circular building, with a large stage at the very front.

Beneath the stage, countless guests had already taken their seats.

Clearly, they had all come to participate in this large-scale auction hosted by the Mite'er Family.

Of course, some seats remained empty, indicating that their owners had yet to arrive.

Had it been the Xiao Household and Nalan Household of the past, they might still have been among those seated below.

But now, the attendant merely led the Xiao Household and Nalan Household past the guest hall and upstairs.

This enormous circular building had two levels in total. The first floor was the auction's guest hall, while the second floor contained the VIP private rooms.

With a sweep of his eyes, Xiao Lin found that there were only twelve VIP rooms on the second floor, while the guest hall below could accommodate roughly three or four thousand people.

Before long, the attendant brought the Xiao Household members to VIP Room Number Six.

The VIP Room Number Seven next door belonged to the Nalan Lineage.

As for the Mu Household, they had arrived before the Xiao Household and Nalan Household and had already entered VIP Room Number Eight.

Xiao Lin did not know who occupied the remaining VIP rooms, or which factions they belonged to.

Although he could have investigated with his Heavenly Realm Soul Power, he did not do so.

After all, what did it have to do with him who was in the other rooms?

Of course, two of them could be confirmed to belong to the Gama Imperial Family and the Misty Cloud Sect.

In addition, the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Guild was likely among them as well.

However, Xiao Lin did not know which rooms these factions occupied, nor did he have any intention of looking into it further.

Inside Room Number Six, a female attendant had been assigned specifically to serve the Xiao Household.

The female attendant then explained the bidding procedures to the Xiao Household members before stepping outside to wait.

Whenever the Xiao Household needed anything, they only had to call out, and the female attendant would naturally come back in.

It had to be said, the Mite'er Family truly went all out when it came to service.

From within this private room, they naturally had an unobstructed view of everything below and on the stage.

"Wow, this is the first time our Xiao Household has ever received treatment like this! It's all thanks to the Young Clan Leader."

At that moment, the naturally lively Xiao Ze immediately began praising Xiao Lin.

No, that was not quite right. It would be more accurate to say that all the younger members of the Xiao Household were Xiao Lin's devoted admirers!

After all, Xiao Lin was the one who had brought the Xiao Household to such heights.

It was not just Xiao Ze. After the female attendant left, Xiao Zhen and Xiao Yi also began wandering around the room and looking about. It was obvious that they were excited too; they simply did not show it as openly as Xiao Ze.

For the Xiao Household to receive such treatment from the Mite'er Family, every one of them felt deeply honored.

Why, even the Xiao Household elder's face had flushed red with excitement.

"Don't worry. There will be plenty more days like this in the future. You all need to learn to get used to it."

Seeing the reactions of his four clansmen, Xiao Lin merely smiled.

As long as he did not die, the Xiao Household would not decline as it had in the original story, to the point of having to leave the Gama Imperial Capital just to survive!

Upon hearing Xiao Lin say this, everyone, including the Xiao Household elder, wore thoughtful expressions before nodding in unison.

They needed to learn to grow accustomed to the Xiao Household's rising status in the Gama Imperial Capital!

"By the way, do you know why the family had me bring the three of you along this time?"

Just before the auction was about to begin, Xiao Lin suddenly asked.

The three of them were all taken aback by the question.

Xiao Yi was the first to answer. "Young Clan Leader, was it to broaden our horizons?"

"You only got half of it right."

This time, the Xiao Household elder answered in Xiao Lin's place.

What the elder said only left the three younger members of the Xiao Household even more confused.

Could there be another purpose?

"As the most outstanding members of this generation of the Xiao Household besides the Young Clan Leader, once the auction begins, each of you may choose one item to bid on.

"Of course, it must be something useful for improving your cultivation at your current stage."

As soon as the Xiao Household elder finished speaking, Xiao Ze, Xiao Zhen, and Xiao Yi instantly revealed ecstatic expressions.

"Thank you, Young Clan Leader, for your support!"

Clearly, for such a good thing to happen, their Young Clan Leader must have pulled strings behind the scenes.

They firmly believed it.

In truth, they had not guessed wrong.

"There's no need to thank me. We are all members of the Xiao Household. I hope that in the future, even without relying on me, the Xiao Household can reach, or even surpass, its current status in the Jia Ma Empire!"

Xiao Lin spoke those words with complete sincerity.

However, once Xiao Lin finished speaking, Xiao Ze, Xiao Zhen, and Xiao Yi could not help but twitch at the corners of their mouths.

They felt that the Young Clan Leader was asking too much of them.

They knew their own limits.

Though the three of them were members of the Xiao Household's younger generation, they were roughly the same age as Xiao Lin and were already nearing thirty.

The generation after them was already about to rise!

As for the Dou Ling realm, the three believed that with sufficient resources, they had the confidence to reach it.

But as for the Dou Wang realm beyond that, not one of them had any confidence.

Seeing their frozen expressions, Xiao Lin shook his head helplessly.

"All right, that is only my hope. Just do your best."

Just as Xiao Lin had said, although he hoped for this, he had never expected the Xiao Household to surpass its current status in the Jia Ma Empire before Xiao Yan's generation rose to prominence.

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