Twisting and turning to finally get out of Canaan City, Ruo Lin let out a sigh of relief.
She truly feared running into acquaintances at the academy. They would probably think she was trying to seduce Xu Ran, which would be a misunderstanding hard to clear up.
"Xu Ran, do you have some sort of connection with the Black Seal City auction house?" It was only upon arriving in Black Seal City that Ruo Lin finally realized.
She had heard about the matters in the Black Corner Region recently.
However, her knowledge was rather limited.
"The Black Seal City Grand Auction House is my property now," Xu Ran said with a smile.
"What? It's yours? You destroyed the Liu Shan Men?" Ruo Lin's expression froze instantly. She knew Xu Ran was strong, but Liu Shan Men was a traditional powerhouse in the Black Corner Region.
Their influence was not insignificant.
And Xu Ran said he had annihilated them, and so he did.
How many days had Xu Ran been in the Black Corner Region?
"Why would you do something like that?" Ruo Lin suddenly saw Xu Ran as a Great Demon King. Wipe out anyone who displeases him, and what's key was that Xu Ran had the strength and confidence to do so. What would happen if she offended Xu Ran, if she made him unhappy? Ruo Lin shivered at the thought.
If it came to that, she feared she wouldn't be able to remain at Canaan Academy.
"They wanted to steal my stuff, so I wiped them out," Xu Ran said simply.
With Xu Ran by her side, Ruo Lin had an unhindered path. The staff at the auction house changed their demeanor upon seeing Xu Ran. They had seen with their own eyes how Xu Ran had slain left and right. They quickly led Xu Ran and Ruo Lin to the best room, where, through the window, the whole auction house scene could be seen at a glance.
"So this was you plotting against them."
Ruo Lin couldn't help laughing out loud.
She didn't expect Xu Ran to be so cunning. Which force could withstand such a test?
Xu Ran had simply flaunted his wealth deliberately to bait the people of Liu Shan Men.
But she had no room to talk. Yuan Yi was a top ten master on the black list, and since she had presumed Xu Ran to be easy to squeeze, she had to face the consequences.
She could tell that Xu Ran had had his eye on their territory a long time ago and simply found an excuse to eliminate them. But this also showed that Xu Ran was someone with principles, at least not killing without reason.
This elevated Xu Ran in Ruo Lin's eyes once more.
"Yo. Is this your new girlfriend? Where did you charm her from?" Dressed in a bright red, tight-fitting brocade robe, the exquisite and finely made noble garment perfectly outlined the curves of the woman's body, while a stretch of dazzling white legs under the robe ignited a fiery impulse in the beholder's heart. A silver belt cinched at her waist highlighted her slender figure to the fullest.
Her steps were seductive as she eyed Ruo Lin in Xu Ran's arms with narrow, peach blossom-shaped eyes, revealing a tinge of jealousy.
"Sister is so pretty. I've never seen you before, you must be from Canaan Academy," Ya Fei said as she approached Ruo Lin, placing her hands on Ruo Lin's shoulders.
Ya Fei's enthusiasm made Ruo Lin very uncomfortable, and her heart thumped in erratic beats.
If she had known that coming to the auction house would mean seeing Xu Ran's acquaintances, she would definitely not have come. No matter how curious she was, she wouldn't have come.
"Brother Xu Ran, who is this?" Ya Fei blinked her large eyes, her tone dripping with jealousy as she spoke in a coquettish, sultry voice.
"Don't tell me she's one of your tutors from Canaan Academy? I heard that Tutor Ruo Lin is famously beautiful, and I even planned to meet her back when I was in Wu Tan City. To think that you two got along so quickly," Ya Fei scrutinized Ruo Lin for a while, suddenly feeling a sense of familiarity.
Before, when Ruo Lin and her group came to Wu Tan City, she had asked for information about them.
At first, she did not recognize them, after all, Ruo Lin's current attire made her look so young, which did not match her mentor's image at all. However, when she was with Xu Ran, Xu Ran also often called her that. Even though she could pull off more sensual clothes, Xu Ran persisted in having her wear youthful, innocent-looking attire for him to see, saying it would let him appreciate a different kind of beauty.
She did not understand, but anyway, Xu Ran was just too bad.
Fortunately, Xu Ran only made those requests when it was just the two of them.
"Ya Fei, are you Ya Fei?" Ruo Lin also recognized Ya Fei and her face turned red as if on fire.
She suddenly felt darkness before her eyes as if she could no longer go on living.
This was an enormous embarrassment.
It was impossible for her not to know about Ya Fei, especially since Ya Fei had increased her "Cultivation Level" to the Dou Huang Pinnacle with an elixir from Xu Ran, a fact that had spread throughout Canaan Academy. Countless people wanted to meet Ya Fei to see if her "Cultivation Level" had really increased as much as the rumors said.
It could be said that Ya Fei was very famous among the higher-ups of Canaan Academy.
As Xu Ran's mentor, she had also been informed by the Elders.
"So it's Little Sister Ruo Lin. Then it's no problem. Xu Ran just likes this sort of thing."
Ya Fei said, convinced of her own reasoning.
Having spent a lot of time with Xu Ran, she understood more and more about his thoughts and preferences.
The more society forbade something, the more Xu Ran wanted to cross that line.
In this world, there was nothing that could stop him from doing anything.
Even moral doctrines and canons could not bind Xu Ran.
So, it was expected that Ruo Lin would catch Xu Ran's eye.
"I..."
Ruo Lin, feeling like a thief with a guilty conscience, kept her head down and dared not look at Ya Fei. If Xu Ran was willing to give such an elixir to Ya Fei, he must cherish Ya Fei as his beloved, and she seemed more like someone who was ruining their relationship.
In school, she often gossiped about such things, never expecting that she would now be the clown.
"Ya Fei, don't scare our Ruo Lin."
"And today, you're dressed so beautifully, are you going to personally preside over the auction?" Xu Ran looked at Ya Fei, who was dressed extremely seductively, her alluring manner as if she could drain all of a man's essence.
It was unclear who could resist such temptation from Ya Fei.
But at the auction house, it was common for gorgeously seductive and stunning women to host, as it could greatly stimulate sellers to auction at higher prices.
"What else? For such an important auction, I naturally need to attend, and also let those people know who is in charge here. Hehe, are you jealous? My heart has room for only you, and I certainly won't be bewitched by those stinky men out there." Ya Fei leaned forward, revealing a vast and beautiful scene, and kissed Xu Ran forcefully on the face, promising as she did.
"I figure those people don't have the guts anyway. If someone dares to misbehave, I'll cripple him and execute his entire clan," Xu Ran nodded in agreement.
Indeed, it was only at the Black Seal City Grand Auction House that Ya Fei shone the brightest.
Xu Ran did not wish to interfere too much with her, and he did not want her to become a useless vase.