Gu Qingnian, the man at the center of it all, remained perfectly relaxed, while everyone else stared in disbelief. Sure, he had kept spending money on the earlier Soul Tools, but at least those were useful. There was nothing wrong with that. But this...
"Senior Brother Qingnian, you..." Bei Bei frowned slightly.
Gu Qingnian glanced at everyone and smiled. "Don't worry. Don't you know how strong I am? Besides, with my spiritual power and the properties of Ultimate Ice, I'm perfectly equipped to cleanse the lingering curse inside it. There won't be any problems."
Everyone fell silent. Only Huo Yuhao kept feeling a strange unease, as though he were missing something incredibly important...
Wang Yan frowned slightly. "Qingnian, you may be strong, but don't act rashly. Your life and future are at stake. I can't let anything happen to you."
Gu Qingnian said softly, "Don't worry. My senior brother actually asked me to secure this knife. He'll help me.
"And the Soul Tools I bought today were all paid for by my Master's Sect. Consider them little gifts my senior brother bought for everyone."
Everyone froze at first. Oh... your senior brother asked you to? Then that's fine. But the latter half of his explanation startled them all. There had been thirty items in the auction today, eighteen of which Gu Qingnian had won, while Wang Yan had bought eight.
Was Gu Qingnian saying he would give those items to them?
A gleam flickered in Wang Yan's eyes. Whatever he was thinking, he no longer tried to dissuade him. The others had even less reason to object and merely smiled quietly.
As Gu Qingnian looked at the carving knife, thoughts raced through his mind. Just moments earlier, Tian Meng and the other two had successfully been drawn out, and Electrolux