When Tongtian returned to the Human Emperor Manor once more,
Shi Meng and Shi Xue were already nearly frantic with worry. The moment they saw him, they rushed over.
"Brother, where have you been all these days?"
"If you hadn't come back soon, we would have put out a citywide wanted notice for you!"
Shi Xue felt as though a great stone had finally dropped from her heart, though she had been terribly worried.
"Who in Hanyang City doesn't know how formidable you are now, Saint Tongtian?"
"We thought Bai Zeyu had kidnapped you!"
Seeing how anxious the two were, Tongtian did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Still, he could feel how much the Human Emperor Manor valued him. Whatever other motives they might have had, the friendship between them was genuine.
After Tongtian explained what had happened, none of them cared about some ant in the Golden Immortal realm.
They hurriedly took Tongtian to see the Prince of Dong'an.
As the leader of the Human Emperor Manor's expedition to investigate the goods, the Prince of Dong'an would not allow even the slightest mishap.
Taking Tongtian and the other two with him, he immediately headed to the Sea-Viewing Tower again.
Although the major factions had already attended the Treasure Appraisal Fair, and some important treasures had already been spoken for, the auction before the expedition was still a procedure they had to go through.
Unlike last time, countless cultivators had gathered to attend this auction.
Any cultivator who could afford a deposit of one hundred purple pearls could enter the Sea-Viewing Tower and participate!
Gong Xuan was still the host. As one treasure after another was presented and auctioned off, the atmosphere reached fever pitch again and again!
Downstairs, cheers surged like roaring mountains and crashing seas, and