Behind Tang Dongling, Lin Xuan's face, hidden under the hood, actually held a hint of a smile, finding the scene before him rather interesting.
Perhaps it was these last moments that had stirred some emotions within Lin Xuan, making him find these worldly affairs quite novel. If it were the Lin Xuan of the past, anyone who dared to block his path like this would have been dealt with by a sword long ago.
Mo Luo and Bo Xuan, the two incorrigible old fellows beside Lin Xuan, were also watching the scene with great interest. What did this feeling resemble?
Well, to use Mo Luo's words, it was just like in the Demon Territory, where male beasts display their abilities in front of female beasts, hoping to attract them.
The words might be crude, but the principle was the same.
The three fellows, never ones to shy away from a spectacle, watched with relish. However, Xie Yan, who wanted to showcase his presence in front of the beauty and stir her heartstrings, found his expression turning rather unpleasant after being rebuffed by Tang Dongling.
"Dongling, are you embarrassing me like this for the sake of these three shady characters?"
"Xie Yan, these three are my esteemed guests. I hope you show some respect, or I wouldn't mind kicking you out of this auction!"
Hearing Xie Yan's presumptuous words, Tang Dongling's heart skipped a beat. Seeing that the three of them had no reaction, she breathed a sigh of relief and quickly scolded him.
"Esteemed guests? Heh, three shady characters who are worthy of being Sky Merchant Pavilion's esteemed guests? Aren't you abusing your power to have a secret rendezvous with your lovers?"
Originally displeased, Xie Yan's mind went blank when he saw Tang Dongling being so nervous about these three strangely dressed people. All reason was thrown to the back of his mind, his eyes filled with anger, even a hint of murderous intent, as he stared at Lin Xuan and the others behind Tang Dongling.
After glancing around, Xie Yan finally focused his gaze on Lin Xuan in the front. From the half of his chin visible beneath the hood, it could be seen that this was a young man of similar age to Tang Dongling.
Most importantly, when he had just angrily scolded the three of them, Tang Dongling's gaze had subconsciously turned to that person, who was none other than Lin Xuan.
Although Xie Yan's words were somewhat euphemistic, Mo Luo and Bo Xuan were both shrewd individuals, and they naturally understood that this audacious little fellow was subtly mocking Lin Xuan for being a gigolo.
However, one had to admit that Lin Xuan was indeed very fair-skinned, not only his face but even his hair was completely white.
Immediately, Mo Luo and Bo Xuan looked at Lin Xuan with teasing expressions. Just now, when the two old fellows were bickering with each other, Lin Xuan had watched their jokes for a long time. Now, it was finally their turn.
Lin Xuan did not expect that one day he would be called a gigolo, which he found quite amusing. He did not refute it, but instead said with a smile.
"These things don't seem to have anything to do with you, do they?"
Tang Dongling couldn't help but be stunned when she heard Lin Xuan's words. She originally thought that even if Lin Xuan wasn't furious, he would be somewhat dissatisfied and directly ask Xie Yan to leave. But she didn't expect that this senior would still have time to tease her.
"You..."
Xie Yan was rendered speechless by a single sentence. Indeed, he was not Tang Dongling's anything. At most, he liked Tang Dongling and wanted to marry this beautiful woman home.
But these were just his own thoughts and had nothing to do with Tang Dongling.
"If there's nothing else, please, Miss Tang, lead us to our seats."
Lin Xuan shook his head with a smile. The mentality of young people was just not good enough, boring.
However, Lin Xuan's actions, in Xie Yan's eyes, seemed to be mocking him, causing Xie Yan to clench his fists tightly.
Tang Dongling glanced at Xie Yan before continuing to lead Lin Xuan and the others upstairs, while softly saying.
"I'm sorry, Dongling has caused trouble for you, Senior."
"Haha, it's nothing, it's nothing, beauty brings trouble."
Lin Xuan joked with a smile, causing Tang Dongling's face to turn slightly red. Although the person in front of her was young, Tang Dongling did not think that he was really of the same generation as her. At most, he was just younger within the same realm, so he looked like this.
Therefore, after hearing Lin Xuan's teasing, Tang Dongling blushed and said coquettishly.
"Senior, please don't make fun of this junior, that Xie Yan is from Evil Wind Cave Heaven, there's nothing Dongling can do."
As she spoke, Tang Dongling led Lin Xuan and the others to a VIP room made of special materials at the very back.
After entering the VIP room, there was no need for Lin Xuan and the others to continue hiding, and they directly took off the hoods on their heads.
Tang Dongling, who was arranging fruits and refreshments
One might ask, how many women in this world wouldn't be moved by a man of such unparalleled grace?
At this moment, Tang Dongling even felt a hint of anticipation in her heart. Although she knew that this was entirely Bo Xuan's jest, she actually hoped, longed for Lin Xuan to agree, even if it was just a joke.
However, reality disappointed Tang Dongling.
"You, don't go playing matchmaker randomly, don't ruin other people's good fortune."
As he spoke, Lin Xuan couldn't help but recall the faces of Ling Qingzhu and Ying Huanhuan in his mind, and couldn't help but sigh. He subconsciously lowered his head to look at the palm of his hand, where the long line of fate, foreshadowing death, had already occupied most of it.
A dying person has no need to leave behind too much, just as he came, alone, and will leave alone.
After hearing Lin Xuan's answer, a hint of disappointment flashed in Tang Dongling's heart, but unexpectedly, a bit of pity arose. She carefully glanced at Lin Xuan's figure, silently picked up the teapot, and poured a teacup for Lin Xuan.
Seeing that Lin Xuan's expression was a bit strange, Bo Xuan didn't continue to tease him. Instead, he looked at the huge square below. Just then, the auction officially began.
"Dong!"
As a crisp chime sounded, the originally noisy square instantly became quiet. Seeing this, Tang Dongling activated the formation again, canceling the shielding of external sounds.
On the auction stage, a gentle middle-aged man in a jade-white robe walked onto the stage, smiling and cupping his hands to the surroundings, but many people below the stage whispered to each other.
"Who is this? Didn't they say that the auction would be hosted by the Sky Merchant Pavilion's young mistress?"
"That's right, that little fox spirit, tsk tsk, I came just for her, I wanted to see this peerless beauty."
The surrounding voices were not taken to heart by the middle-aged man. After specially giving a solemn salute to the VIP room at the very top, the middle-aged man then said loudly.
"I am Tang Zhen, and I am the Pavilion Master of the Sky Merchant Pavilion. Thank you all for coming to support us. I hope that this Sky Merchant Auction will not disappoint you!"
As he spoke, Tang Zhen's gaze subconsciously glanced at the VIP room at the very top. Obviously, these words were intentionally said to the people in the VIP room.
"Alright, Tang is not as beautiful as my little girl, so I won't waste everyone's time. The auction starts now!"
Tang Zhen was also a wonderful person, teasing himself in public while also praising his daughter fiercely.
In fact, Tang Zhen's arrangement this time really had some careful thoughts in it. He was very clear about the identities of Mo Luo, Bo Xuan, and Lin Xuan. He didn't dare to think too much about Mo Luo and Bo Xuan, being able to get to know them was already extremely lucky.
But Lin Xuan was different. As far as Tang Zhen knew, Lin Xuan was still single. In addition, not long ago, Lin Dong and Lin Diao married daughters of the Gu Family, and the Gu Family directly used the entire family as dowry, which gave Tang Zhen great inspiration, so he also wanted to try and see if the Sword Saint could marry his daughter.
"The first auction item, Fire Demon Sky Piercing Palm, a mid-grade Heavenly Martial Art, created by a Revolving Wheel Realm expert a thousand years ago. It is said that when refined to great success, it can burn the heavens and boil the seas."
"Fire Demon Sky Piercing Palm, starting price is two million Profound Essence Pills, interested friends can bid!"
As soon as Tang Zhen's words came out, the atmosphere at the scene instantly became fiery, and soon people began to bid continuously.
Lin Xuan and the other two were not interested in these, or rather, the items at the auction were basically useless to people of their realm.
Tang Dongling was also clear about this, so she sat quietly on the side, without saying a word, but helping to pour tea and water for Lin Xuan and the other two.
Although Lin Xuan and the other two were not interested, Lin Dong, Lin Qingtan and his party were in high spirits, and successively bid for many auction items. Moreover, because the Gu Family had been in the limelight recently, after Lin Dong and the others bid, others only symbolically raised the price once before withdrawing from the competition.
For Lin Dong and others, this auction can be described as a great harvest.
Just as Lin Dong had just bid for a spirit herb called 'Sea King Spirit Grass', another crisp chime sounded. Immediately afterwards, Tang Dongling saw that Lin Xuan, who had been uninterested, suddenly sat up straight.
Seeing that there was actually an auction item that could attract Lin Xuan's attention, Tang Dongling also became a little curious. She turned her head to look, but saw that on the auction stage, there was actually a crystal coffin, and in that crystal coffin, there was lying a mummified corpse that was dark all over.
"Hmm? Sword Saint, are you interested in this mummy?"
Tang Dongling couldn't help but ask, but as soon as the words left her mouth, Tang Dongling regretted it a little. Other people's affairs were not her place to interfere, and if she made the other party unhappy