"Oh, right, why did you come back to the Imperial Capital? The Wutan City Auction House should really need you at a time like this."
As Hun Changqing spoke, his hands kept wandering.
Ya Fei let out a breathy moan before replying.
"You weren't in Wutan City, so it's only natural you didn't know. I came back to the Imperial Capital to visit my family a while ago. Just as I was about to return to Wutan City, word came that some unknown expert had destroyed the auction house. They were very likely above Dou Wang. Since the auction house was destroyed, I stayed in... mmm... ah~ gentler! You're hurting me!"
Ya Fei pouted and scolded him, sounding a little disgruntled.
When Hun Changqing heard that the auction house in Wutan City had been destroyed, his brows furrowed slightly. His fingers unconsciously pressed harder as he thought to himself.
Why would the auction house in Wutan City suddenly be destroyed? A Dou Wang? In that godforsaken place, Ling Ying is the only one above Dou Wang. Did Gu Xun'er order him to destroy it? What madness has gotten into her now?
Hun Changqing could not make sense of it, no matter how hard he tried. First, Gu Xun'er had insisted on seeing his face, even at the cost of openly falling out with him and disregarding Xiao Yan's safety.
Then she had gone and wiped out the auction house in Wutan City for no apparent reason. Not a single thing Gu Xun'er had done made sense to him. He had absolutely no idea what purpose any of it served.
Feeling that Gu Xun'er was already beginning to slip beyond his control, Hun Changqing's head ached. He could not help sighing inwardly.
*Ugh, I really am not cut out to be