Qin Shujian had originally planned to find an opportunity after the auction to investigate the identity of the person who had bid against him.
Then, when he had some free time,
he would pay a visit to that person's sect.
But Li Fei had been so accommodating
that Qin Shujian found it hard to make a move against him.
After all, competing bids were perfectly normal at an auction, and the man had even delivered five hundred thousand taels in banknotes in person.
Looking at it that way,
not only had Qin Shujian suffered no losses at this auction, he had gained two special martial arts and thirty thousand taels of silver.
"You don't strike someone who greets you with a smile. For the master of a sect to go this far, Li Fei certainly knows when to bend and when to stand firm. Having a Sect Master like him is a good thing for the Nine Rivers Sect."
Qin Shujian shook his head and decided not to trouble the Nine Rivers Sect for now.
People as accommodating as Li Fei
were truly rare these days.
He remained seated, studying the Azure Alchemy Talisman and the Forging Ancestral Canon. Before long, he sensed three auras approaching. One was familiar: Yue Shihong's.
"They're here!"
Qin Shujian stopped studying and waved his hand, using true essence to open the door. Yue Shihong, who had stopped outside and raised his hand to knock, froze briefly.
A young man and woman stood behind him.
They, too, were caught off guard.
Yue Shihong quickly recovered, however, and led the pair into the room before introducing Qin Shujian. "This is Sect Master Qin of the Origin Sect."
Then he said to Qin Shujian, "These are the two people you wished to meet."
"Shen Yuqing of the