"Hm?"
Su Shi'er stood silently to one side. Though he appeared unconcerned, he was secretly watching Chuxia's reaction from the corner of his eye.
The evil aura around him had naturally been released intentionally.
Otherwise, given his cultivation realm, so long as he deliberately suppressed his aura, there was no way she could have detected it.
He had deliberately acted like a man of vast wealth and expressed dissatisfaction with these five treasures that propped up the tower. His purpose was naturally to retreat in order to advance—to test whether he could prompt her to reveal information about the Duobao Merchant Guild's "underground" auction.
If she truly knew nothing, he would still choose to purchase these five treasures in the end, then seek another method.
Seeing Chuxia's disappointed and despondent expression, Su Shi'er could not help feeling somewhat low-spirited as well.
Just as he was about to speak, however, her spirits suddenly lifted, and a sharp gleam burst forth in her eyes.
Su Shi'er's heart stirred slightly, and he immediately swallowed the words he had been about to say.
Then, Chuxia's voice rang out once more.
Looking at Su Shi'er, Chuxia hesitated before asking softly, "Senior, this junior has a question. I do not know whether I should ask it."
"Ask away," Su Shi'er said with a grin, looking wholly amiable.
"Senior... are you an Evil Cultivator?" Chuxia lowered her voice. Before she had even finished speaking, unease had already filled her heart.
In the Cultivation World, most Evil Cultivators acted without restraint, and their methods were cruel and vicious.
She feared that this question might offend the man before her. Yet when she thought of the predicament she would face should she miss this opportunity, she had no choice but to force herself to calm down.
"What if I