In the silent corridor, only the echoing sound of Xi Xi's high heels striking the ground could be heard.
The corridor was dimly lit, with a hint of purple, as if it had been intentionally designed that way.
At the end of the corridor, a door was open, emitting bright light. Following behind Xi Xi, Huo Yuhao quickly arrived at it.
After his eyes adjusted to the bright light, Huo Yuhao was able to see what was happening inside.
Two neat rows of girls stood on either side of the entrance, each dressed in a black miniskirt, looking respectfully at Huo Yuhao standing at the door.
With lowered eyes and nods, they respectfully bowed deeply to Huo Yuhao.
Their figures are all incredibly hot and well-proportioned; to put it bluntly, they have curves in all the right places.
They must have been specially selected; their heights were roughly the same, and their Soul Power cultivation levels were generally between level 40 and level 50.
One of these girls could probably attract a large number of customers just by going downstairs.
In the middle of these girls, directly in front of Huo Yuhao, Ma Xiaotao was smiling, her pink eyes looking at him with tenderness and shyness.
Huo Yuhao raised his hand to signal the two rows to step back, and stepped onto the red carpet.
Upon seeing this, Ma Xiaotao immediately went to greet him, wrapping her slender, delicate hands around Huo Yuhao's right arm, and said happily, " Shadow, I've been waiting for so long, you've finally arrived."
Suddenly her expression changed, a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes, as if she were scolding Huo Yuhao, "Lord Shadow, really! You came to Shrek City on the very first day, why didn't you come to see me first?"
Huo Yuhao was pulled by Ma Xiaotao to the throne inside the room, and she asked Xi Xi to serve tea and water.
As Huo Yuhao sat down, the nearly 100-square-meter room trembled, and a long metal table immediately rose in front of Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao was seated in the main seat.
There were several hidden buttons on the metal table. Ma Xiaotao pressed them gently, and a chair rose up from the side of the table.
Ma Xiaotao then sat down, and then pressed something, and an LCD screen appeared on the table. With a light tap of her fingertip, a beam of light shone on the very center of the long table.
A string of numbers, numbering over ten digits, floated directly in mid-air. After a brief, illusory appearance, a densely written list appeared in the air.
With a sweep of his Spiritual Power, Huo Yuhao Huo Yuhao absorbed all the information on the list into his mind.
A huge uproar was immediately stirred up deep within me.
The so-called figures and this list represent the revenue of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion over the past half month, and this is only a list of the treasures sold by the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
Ma Xiaotao's fingers were about to turn over again, but Huo Yuhao stopped her.
Huo Yuhao felt extremely distressed and dared not watch any longer. He could bear the thought of his treasures, accumulated over many years, being given to Jiang Nannan.
Seeing that all the income from the Treasure Gathering Pavilion was kept by Ma Xiaotao, his desire for Gold Soul Coin reached its peak.
"Did you already know beforehand, Lord Shadow? Hmm, I knew you cared about me too, Lord Shadow." Ma Xiaotao blinked, very happy.
After saying that, Ma Xiaotao waved to Xi Xi, who was standing at the door, and introduced her to Huo Yuhao: "Lord Shadow, this is Xi Xi. From now on, she will be in charge of communicating with you. You can have her tell us any information you need."
Xi Xi stepped forward and respectfully nodded, saying, "Lord Shadow."
Huo Yuhao nodded without refusing, keeping his head down so that everyone could only vaguely see his eyes.
Ma Xiaotao continued, "Lord Shadow, let me show you the real treasures in our Treasure Gathering Pavilion. I guarantee you won't be disappointed."
Before Huo Yuhao could respond, Ma Xiaotao naturally put the long table away and gestured for him to proceed.
Led by Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao arrived in front of a wall.
Without noticing what Ma Xiaotao was doing, they saw the wall in front of them retract, revealing a hidden door more than a meter wide.
Xi Xi followed behind Huo Yuhao, and the three of them entered together. As the three disappeared, the walls returned to their original state.
Outside the entrance of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion.
"Honorable guest, please come in."
After handing over the invitation, Bei Bei slowly walked into the Treasure Gathering Pavilion amidst the congratulations of several girls.
Since it wasn't his first time there, he didn't ask the guide to follow him. Instead, he strode towards the soul-guided elevator, showing no interest in the items on the first floor.
With practiced ease, Bei Bei pressed the elevator button and calmly began to wait.
Not far away, two girls were hiding in the crowd, constantly observing Bei Bei's movements.
One tall and one short, they shared many similarities in their features, clearly indicating they were sisters. The older sister carefully grasped her younger sister's hand, her gaze fixed intently on Bei Bei.
As the elevator doors opened, Bei Bei slowly stepped inside.
Shu Lingxue took small steps, wanting to rush over, but Shu Lingyu held her back tightly. She looked at her older sister with a puzzled expression in her big eyes.
"Sister, why don't we follow them?"
Shu Lingyu glanced around to make sure no one was watching before lowering her voice to explain, "We'll be discovered this way. If we alert the enemy, it won't be good if that person blames us."
Shu Lingxue tilted her head and shook it in confusion. Although she didn't have that much of a concept in mind, since her sister said so, she would just do it.
"This is the Treasure Gathering Pavilion. You don't need to follow us anymore. Numbers 1052 and 1053, you can go back and rest. Someone will take over for you later."
A stunningly beautiful woman, exuding Sisi chilling aura, wore a Shrek Academy uniform. Her nearly 1.75-meter height accentuated her beautiful figure, especially her long, smooth legs, which seemed to bewitch with every step.
Those deep, icy eyes gazed at the elevator, finally settling on the third floor, and spoke to the two sisters.
The woman's voice was cold and clear. She casually picked up an ice crystal from a small shop nearby and said, "Work hard, and one day you will have the same opportunity as us to use your own names."
"Understood, Lord Ling. We'll be leaving now."
After finishing her sentence, Shu Lingyu led her younger sister out of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion gate without lingering.
A strand of black hair slowly fell from her ear. The woman gently lifted her fair fingers and brushed the hair back behind her ear. Her eyes reflected the unique blue light of ice crystals. Her cool and aloof temperament made the male students who passed by unable to help but take a second look.
Just then, the waitress who had finally finished serving the previous customer rushed over to her.
The waitress also glanced at the beautiful woman in front of her, then opened her mouth wide in surprise, her fingers waving uncontrollably in the air in excitement.
"Ling... Ling Luochеn Luochen, is that you!?"
Ling Luochеn slightly raised his head, his eyes scrutinizing the waitress in front of him, but he had no memory of her.
Ling Luochеn asked with some confusion, "Um, who are you?"
"Hehe, senior, you probably don't remember me. You're the one who introduced me to this job!..." The girl chatted on and on, recounting her brief encounter with Ling Luochеn.
Ling Luochеn listened without paying any attention, focusing on the ice crystal in his hand, and slowly nodded in response.
"Okay, I understand. Good luck, I'm off now."
Ling Luochеn put down the ice crystal in his hand, politely greeted it, and turned to walk towards the soul-guided elevator.
The girl looked a little disappointed, but she noticed that Ling Luochеn had been observing the cheap ice crystal for a long time. After some internal struggle, she called out to Ling Luochеn, who was about to leave.
"Senior, I see you really like it, so please take this as a small token of my gratitude."
The girl patted her still-developing chest generously, revealing a genuine smile.
Ling Luochеn was slightly taken aback. He watched as the coldness in the girl's eyes slowly melted away, revealing a tenderness, and a faint smile appeared on his lips. "Thank you..."