At the mention of Ye Weiyang, Yue Chen could not help asking, "How did it go?"
Lin Xin froze. "How did what go?"
Yue Chen: "???"
"Stop playing dumb. Weren't you going to try your luck with the Second-in-Command of the Temple Alliance Grand Auction House?" Yue Chen nearly grabbed Lin Xin by the ear. Surely this fellow had not actually gone off fooling around?
"Oh, that's what you meant, boss." Lin Xin finally understood. "You should've said so! You made it sound so mysterious. Do you want me to start from the beginning, or..."
"...Spare me the fluff."
"Didn't work out."
Yue Chen: "..."
You really aren't wasting a single word, huh?
"Give me a little more detail," Yue Chen said after a long silence.
"Well, here's what happened." Lin Xin sighed, then took out the Magic Crystal Card Yue Chen had previously asked him to deliver to Ye Weiyang. "Miss Weiyang was very disappointed that she didn't get to see you, boss. She said there was no hurry to repay the money. She trusts you, since you've earned the Divine Sword's recognition."
"I see..."
"Miss Weiyang also said she hoped Commander Yue could visit the Temple Alliance Grand Auction House and meet her when he had time," Lin Xin added. "So I decided not to make a fool of myself."
"Next time, then." Yue Chen took the Magic Crystal Card from Lin Xin. "I probably won't have any time to spare for a while."
Lin Xin: "..."
"That should be about everything, then. We'll hand out the equipment you bought for everyone once this period of secluded training is over." As he spoke, Yue Chen noticed that two members of the squad still had not returned. "Where are Ying'er and Xue Meng? Why aren't they back yet?"
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