Seeing Su Shi'er refuse without a second thought, the Fan Cultivator was clearly somewhat surprised.
After a slight pause, he immediately added, "Oh? Could it be that you are one of our kind as well, fellow cultivator? Just like me, have you taken a liking to these five beauties?"
"Not at all! I simply dislike the practice of buying and selling living people. I merely wish to return their freedom to them."
Su Shi'er gently shook his head, speaking with an indifferent expression.
The moment he said this, the gathered cultivators all revealed looks of surprise.
Among the crowd, some cultivators stared toward Su Shi'er, light shifting through their eyes as their thoughts suddenly became lively.
Though they said nothing, they quietly committed Su Shi'er to memory.
To speak in such a tone was enough to prove that this person might possess an even greater fortune.
On the auction stage, hope immediately burst forth in the eyes of the five female cultivators, who had originally been numb and despairing.
Yet that light appeared swiftly and faded just as swiftly.
After all, to them, the other party had merely said a few words. Whether he was truly willing to do so, they did not dare hold out any hope.
The Fan Cultivator was even more stunned upon hearing this.
He likewise had not expected the man before him to harbor such thoughts.
His first reaction was suspicion. "Return their freedom? Fellow cultivator, surely you are joking?"
"I have always honored my word in my actions. I never speak recklessly!"
Su Shi'er declared righteously.
On the path of cultivation, he had already told countless lies, but this time, it was his genuine thought.
When it came to matters he could not stand, even if he wished to intervene under normal circumstances, he