Is There Anyone Higher?

"Gu Sheng."

Her voice trembled slightly, and her slender fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes.

"I never thought you would offend Qi Shaoling for my sake, and even spend so many Spirit Stones."

Her gaze fell on the storage ring in Gu Sheng's hand, which contained the demon core he had just bought at an astronomical price.

Several hundred thousand High-grade Spirit Stones was no small sum, even for someone like her who came from a great family.

Ye Yiyi's chest rose and fell slightly.

"Do you know? I now feel that falling out with my family back then was the right choice. If I had followed their arrangements, I might have spent my whole life..."

Her voice grew softer and softer, nearly turning into a murmur to herself.

"Without ever meeting someone like you, someone who could move me so deeply."

By the last few words, her voice had choked up. Tears glistened in her eyes beneath the lights, as though they would fall at any moment.

Gu Sheng frowned and turned to look at her.

His gaze was so calm it was nearly cold, forming a sharp contrast with Ye Yiyi's agitation.

"Ye Yiyi."

He cut her off directly, his voice calm and clear.

"I think you misunderstood. I never said I bought this demon core to help you."

Ye Yiyi's body suddenly stiffened, as if she had been struck by an invisible bolt of lightning.

"I am interested in the demon core itself."

Gu Sheng continued, his tone utterly devoid of fluctuation.

"That is all."

The noisy sounds of the auction hall seemed to vanish completely in that instant.

Ye Yiyi stood there blankly, her lips trembling slightly, yet unable to utter a single word.

Her face turned from red to white, then from white