"Huh..."
This strange turn of events shocked not only the various factions, but even Guihai Canglan, the "auction item" who had remained composed and seemingly indifferent to everything, looked toward VIP room 132 in surprise.
The various factions might not know the truth, but Guihai Canglan did. Although the Black Tower High Priest might have acted at some faction's direction, that faction was certainly not the Guihai Clan.
Struggles for power were cruel; losers were lucky merely to survive. Yet they were still members of the same clan. It was understandable for the victors to kill the defeated outright, but they would not go too far. Otherwise, what would the other clansmen and branches think?
Everything had a bottom line! Selling Guihai Canglan to a merchant association as merchandise already encroached upon the Guihai Clan's limits. Ordering an ignorant barbarian from the lowest rung of society-and a barbarian fool at that-to ravage her would exceed what the Guihai Clan could tolerate. They might as well have kept her within the clan to humiliate and trample upon as they pleased. Even the Guihai Clan's supreme elders would not permit the victors to act with such reckless abandon!
After all, the main branch's desire to crush the Skyfeather Lineage completely and snuff out its hope, Canglan Fairy, was still barely justifiable. If they went too far, however, it would ultimately be the Guihai Clan's reputation and dignity that suffered. Guihai Canglan bore the Guihai surname, after all!
"VIP number 132, five million, going twice!"
"VIP number 132, five million, going three times! Sold!"
Even Agunade, a legacy disciple of the Myriad Beasts Sect, had fallen silent. Naturally, no one else rashly stepped forward. Besides, five million was a staggering fortune, not something just any faction could afford.
The auctioneer excitedly quickened his