Interlude (Part Two)

There were twenty seats in total. One after another, people emerged from the surrounding darkness and slowly took their seats.

None of them concealed their appearances. There were men and women alike, and most of them possessed formidable auras; at a glance, they were clearly no ordinary cultivators.

Lin Xin slowly stepped out of the darkness and sat down in a chair beside the crystal pillar.

"Has Wild Jade Pavilion changed representatives?" A glamorous, beautiful woman spoke from Lin Xin's left, looking at him with considerable curiosity.

"I remember it was still that fellow last time."

"What do you mean?" Lin Xin frowned.

A strange look immediately appeared on the beautiful woman's face.

"You came in without even figuring out the situation? You really are..." She said helplessly, "This is Hall Number One, the most prestigious top-tier trading hall in the entire black market. Whether in safety or secrecy, it is the best. Wild Jade Pavilion only has one seat in this black market, but they have never found anyone important enough to occupy it, so they always sell it to others."

"So that was it." Lin Xin smiled. "Thank you for explaining. May I know how to address you?"

The beautiful woman chuckled but said nothing.

"You do not even know Situ Rong'er. Looks like you really are a rookie brat."

A tall, gaunt old man in black spoke coldly from the other side.

"And who are you?" Lin Xin looked at him. The other man's tone was far from polite, so naturally Lin Xin would not be polite either.

"What are you supposed to be? How dare you speak to this old man like that?" The old man raised his eyes, his pair of eerie pitch-black pupils instantly fixing upon Lin Xin.

Hiss...

Amid a faint sound, a