The red-robed old man said with a smile, "That seller is willing to make the exchange, and congratulations to the guest in the Orchid Room for obtaining this final auction item.
"The auction should come to an end here. Thank you all very much for your support. The time of our Wan Clan's next auction will be announced separately.
"After the auction ends, our Wan Clan has also prepared a small gathering here in the Eternal Pavilion.
"Guests willing to stay may wait a while. Everyone can get to know one another then."
Upon hearing this, almost none of the guests on the second floor left. Most of those on the first floor stayed as well, though a small number did not wish to get involved.
Xu Zimo stared at the Orchid Room. When the people inside emerged, he was slightly stunned.
Two people came out: the refined middle-aged man and the woman in the purple dress whom he had encountered while killing the azure flood dragon.
"They're people from the Main Clan?" Xu Zimo pointed at the two and asked Ye Kai.
"Yes. The man is called Mu Changge. For the past few years, he has been the one selecting candidates to go to the Main Clan during our Nine Heavens Grand Gathering.
"As for that woman, I've never seen her," Ye Kai explained.
Everyone came down from the second-floor rooms, while people around them had already begun stepping forward to greet one another.
Within the Eternal Pavilion, the Wan Clan brought out dish after dish of food made from demon beast meat, along with soups brewed from profound herbs.
Beautiful songstresses played music and danced in the middle of the first floor. The atmosphere instantly changed from the auction's former tension into that of a gathering.
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