The woman smiled at everyone. "Honored guests, please wait a moment. The treasures you won at auction will be brought over shortly."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded and began studying the warehouse entrance.
She did not dare use her Spiritual Power, since there were bound to be high-level Soul Masters inside the warehouse, so she observed with her eyes alone.
Tang San was also observing, likewise using only his eyes.
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong chatted quietly.
Brawny men kept pushing all kinds of goods in and out of the warehouse. They were presumably attendants responsible for transporting goods between the warehouse and the auction house.
Every outgoing shipment had a Soul Master escorting it, and the returning goods were no different.
While Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San were watching, three brawny men approached with carts. After the Soul Master accompanying them handed things over to the woman in glasses, he left.
The bespectacled woman smiled at Zhu Zhuqing and the others. "Honored guests, your goods have arrived."
One of the brawny men pulled the red cloth off a cart.
The golden cage from earlier was immediately revealed. The girl was curled up in a corner, and when she sensed the light, she raised her head slightly to look outside.
Zhu Zhuqing looked over.
Their eyes met, as though time itself had stopped.
The heartbeat of their resonating Martial Soul bloodlines began pounding between their hearts-thump, thump, thump.
Tang San had turned his head away the instant the red cloth was removed. He did not dare look, nor could he bear to. His heart was a tangle of emotions.
Click!
The lock on the golden cage was opened.
Zhu Zhuqing walked straight over.
The girl crawled toward her in equal excitement, a hoarse, halting voice escaping her lips. "Fa-mi-ly?"
Tears slid down