After the auction ended, Xiao Yan returned to his lodgings. Delivered there alongside him were the several million gold coins he had earned at the auction, as well as the items he had purchased-a pill-refining cauldron of barely passable quality and the girl who had been locked in an iron cage.
As a VIP client of the Mittel Auction House, Xiao Yan naturally enjoyed considerable privileges. One of them was having his purchases delivered to a specified location. This spared him some embarrassment, too. After all, if he really walked down the street carrying a girl, people would most likely call him a pervert.
Of course, Xiao Yan did not simply sit around waiting for the delivery. To be safe, he sent a portion of his Soul Force along with the Mittel Auction House's delivery team, making sure nothing went wrong.
The Mittel Auction House's reputation meant it would never try to cheat him, but it was not the ten thousand ordinary outcomes one feared-it was the one exception. He was worried some fool might try to rob the shipment along the way. He did not particularly care about the Medicine Cauldron, since it was nothing high-grade anyway, but the girl with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils was absolutely crucial.
The girl was naturally no longer confined in an iron cage when she arrived, but heavy shackles still bound her wrists and ankles. Xiao Yan frowned slightly at the sight. After casually putting away the Medicine Cauldron, he moved to remove her shackles, only for the little girl to recoil a step in fright when she saw him. Her eyes brimmed with panic, making her look like an innocent little white rabbit.
She was extremely thin and frail, appearing only seven or eight years old, though prolonged malnutrition might