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Lin Jing found the voice very familiar and quickly turned around to look. The person was none other than Liu Yiyuan, with whom he had an old feud and had once been tricked by Lin Jing.
Upon hearing Liu Yiyuanâs words, Huang Qingling stopped in her tracks, then turned around, and said to Liu Yiyuan:
âHasnât it been you who has been following me all this time?â
Huang Qingling wore a look of disdain, feeling no warmth towards Liu Yiyuan.
âSister Qing Ling is joking. I just came out and happened to run into you. This must be fate,â Liu Yiyuan said with a smile.
Huang Qingling let out a cold laugh, âI Imow exactly what youâre thinking, so donât assume Iâm ignorant. Iâm telling you right now, thereâs no chance.â
âSister Qing Ling, my affection for you is sincere.â
âYou broke through last time and I didnât manage to prepare a gift for you, so this time Iâve specially procured an excellent gift for you.â
As he spoke, Liu Yiyuan took out a Pure Jade Box from his Storage Bag. Engraved on the Pure Jade Box were the words âElixir Valley.â
It was indeed the Pure Gathering Yuan Pill that he had bought from Lin Jing at a high price the other day.
Huang Qingling glanced at the elixir and said with contempt, âItâs just a Pure
Elixir Medicine. We have plenty of those at Yuebaolou.â
âSister Qing Ling, take a good look. This pill is no ordinary elixir; it is a Pure Gathering Yuan Pill from Elixir Valley.â
âIt was specifically reserved for me by the Elixir Valley Heir. Itâs extremely precious, and you canât even buy it now.â
Huang Qingling looked at Liu Yiyuan with scorn and spoke bluntly:
âAs if I donât know you.â
âIf you really had such a good relationship with the Elixir Valley Heir, Iâm sure everyone would have known by now.â
Just then, a voice came from behind Huang Qingling.
âQing Lingâ¦â
Lin Jing also turned his head upon hearing this voice, and there stood Elder Bai at the entrance of the auction house.
Hearing the voice, Huang Qingling called out joyfully:
âOld Man Baiâ¦â
Elder Baiâs face instantly filled with black lines as Huang Qingling addressed him as Old Man Bai in front of this public gathering, leaving him no face.
However, he was used to it by now and naturally wouldnât lower himself to argue with Huang Qingling, although sometimes he still needed to admonish her.
Elder Bai, with a stern face, said to Huang Qingling: âQing Ling, come back. You mustnât stir up trouble.â
âUnderstood, Old Man Baiâ¦â Huang Qingling replied.
At that moment, Liu Yiyuan quickly paid his respects to Elder Bai: âElder Bai.â âHmm,â Elder Bai nodded.
âYou should take the gift back. Itâs too precious; Qing Ling canât accept it.â âElder Bai, thisâ¦
Liu Yiyuan hadnât finished speaking when he was interrupted by a voice from behind.
âElder Bai, letâs not meddle in the matters of the younger generation, shall we?â
âNo matter how precious the gift is, it is Yiyuanâs sincere sentiment, isnât it? What, are you implying that the younger members of my Liu Clan canât even afford to give such a gift?â
Liu Yiyuan turned around and saw the Wu Cai Immortal approaching, whereupon he immediately rejoiced:
âAncestor. â
Wu Cai Immortal nodded.
âElder Liu, â Elder Bai also looked toward Wu Cai Immortal.
âElder Bai, your Yuebaolouâs auction this time truly is majestic. Such a spectacle, Iâm afraid, hasnât been seen in decades,â Wu Cai Immortal said with a smile.
âElder Liu flatters us.â
âThis way, pleaseâ¦â During this exchange, Wu Cai Immortal had already passed by Liu Yiyuan and Huang Qingling to stand beside Elder Bai, and no one saw how he did it.
Watching this moment, Lin Jing couldnât help but remark:
âA Golden Core Immortal, truly extraordinary.â
âWhy bother with the squabbles of children?â
âIf Yiyuan wants to give something let him. Elder Bai, you donât need to bother with them,â Wu Cai Immortal said.
Elder Bai shook his head and sighed,
âAlasâ¦â
âThe main issue is that Qing Ling has been spoiled since she was a child, sheâs too thoughtless. Iâm afraid this isnât good for that boy from your family,â Elder Bai said.
âHmphâ¦â
The Wu Cai Immortal snorted coldly.
âWhatâs there to fear? Thatâs their own issue. If they canât even handle this small matter, then he deserves it.â
âAlright, letâs not bother with them anymore, letâs go in,â
After speaking, the Wu Cai Immortal, together with Elder Bai, walked towards the inside.
âSister Qing Ling, Iâve now also got myself a Black Kite as a beast pet, it can pair up perfectly with yours,â Liu Yiyuan said.
âWhistleâ
Liu Yiyuan blew a whistle, and immediately afterwards, a dark shadow in the sky rushed towards them, quickly reaching the airspace above Liu Yiyuan.
Without reducing its speed, the shadow headed straight for Lin Jing, who was standing to the side.
âBe carefulâ¦â
Huang Qingling had just uttered a warning upon seeing the shadow attack Lin Jing, when the Black Kite swooped over Lin Jing and rushed towards him.
At that moment, Lin Jing also sensed danger and quickly stepped aside, while simultaneously reaching for his Storage Bagâ¦
In that instant, a Flying Sword swiftly cut through the air.
âScreechâ¦â
The dark shadow let out a pained cry, blood spattered, and it fell from the sky.
âBlack shadowâ¦â
The first to react was Liu Yiyuan.
He rushed towards the Black Kite that had fallen to the ground.
Lin Jing also breathed a sigh of relief and turned his head towards the source of the Flying Sword.
âItâs actually himâ¦â
The person who saved Lin Jing was the very same Zhang family youth who had shared a table with them earlier at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion.
Liu Yiyuan picked up the Black Kite that had dropped to the ground and upon inspection, realized it was seriously injured.
His face turned the color of iron, and he confronted the Zhang family youth, âZhang Yuan, what do you mean by this?â
Clearly, Liu Yiyuan recognized this Zhang family youth.
âYour beast pet attacked people, I just intercepted it,â replied the Zhang family youth named Zhang Yuan.
âWould I not know what my beast pet is doing? Do you need to stop it, as if he wouldnât have dodged?â Liu Yiyuan pointed at Lin Jing and said.
His words were completely unreasonable; when the Black Kite had swooped down earlier, Liu Yiyuan had shown no sign of trying to stop it.
At this point, Huang Qingling couldnât watch anymore and stepped forward, scolding,
âIndulging your beast pet in maliciously injuring others, do you still think youâre in the right?â
Then, she walked over to Lin Jing and asked, âFellow Daoist, are you alright?â âIâm alright, thank you, fellow Daoist,â Lin Jing said.
Afterwards, he cupped his fists towards Zhang Yuan, âThank you for coming to my rescue, fellow Daoist.â
âFellow Daoist, youâre too kind,â Zhang Yuan returned the gesture with a fist-and-palm salute.
âNo, 1â¦â
Liu Yiyuan tried to retort but was interrupted by an abrupt voice.
âYiyuan, youâre not to let out your beast pet before itâs well-trained, havenât I told you this before?â
Upon hearing this voice, everyone looked over, only to see the Wu Cai Immortal, who had already gone inside, was now standing at the entrance of the auction event once again.
âCome here quickly, and donât cause any trouble outside,â he said and then turned around, walking straight into the venue, without giving Lin Jing so much as a glance from beginning to end.
âYes, great-grandfather, â Liu Yiyuan bowed his hands and then also walked towards the venue.
He, like the Wu Cai Immortal, hadnât said a word to Lin Jing from beginning to end, let alone apologized.
Apparently, in their eyes, Lin Jing was nothing more than a trivial figure, not worth their explanation..