After Su Xuezhen finished speaking, anxious about his medical condition, he didn't bother to say anything more to Mu Jinyu and hurriedly left the auction with his bodyguards in tow.
As for Gu Youlan, who he had beaten until bloody and bruised, lying on the ground, he outright ignored her.
He didn't kill this vile woman on the spot, purely out of consideration for the affection they once shared as husband and wife.
With Su Xuezhen gone, the auction hall remained deathly quiet.
Holding the Blood-Drinking Sword in his hand, Mu Jinyu watched Su Xuezhen leave, then glanced at Gu Youlan on the ground and turned to Mei Yinxue, "What should be done with her?"
"Let it be, let the Su Family deal with it themselves," Mei Yinxue hesitated and then shook her head.
Initially, upon realizing that the Blood-Drinking Sword was stolen by Gu Youlan and used as a ploy to lure her, Mei Yinxue was extremely angry.
But now, seeing Gu Youlan in such a state, the resentment in her heart had somewhat dissipated, and she couldn't be bothered to quibble with this pitiful creature anymore.
"Alright, then let's go."
Mu Jinyu nodded lightly and then passed the sheathed Blood-Drinking Sword to Mei Yinxue.
Mei Yinxue took it, her heart filled with a multitude of emotions.
This sword, to her, was still very meaningful.
Because when they were young, she and Gu Youlan were not truly considered adopted daughters by their foster father, but rather, more aptly, his tools for killing.
Then, on her eighteenth birthday, their foster father gave her this sword, officially adopted them, and gave each of them a name, transforming them from mere tools into genuine human beings...
Thus, Mei Yinxue had been desperately trying to retrieve the Blood-Drinking Sword ever since it was lost.
Now that she had regained what was lost, her heart was naturally filled with profound relief and joy.
Mei Yinxue, holding the Blood-Drinking Sword, reminisced about the past and the once-close sisterhood they shared, yet now they were at odds with each other, and her heart grew melancholic.
Gripping the scabbard tightly, Mei Yinxue exhaled softly, no longer looking at Gu Youlan, who lay on the ground with eyes full of resentment, and said to Mu Jinyu, "Alright, let's go."
After that, Mu Jinyu led Mei Yinxue and Su Zijin out of the ghostly silent auction hall.
As for the matter of repaying the auction house, Mu Jinyu naturally wouldn't do such a thing.
Not to mention that the Blood-Drinking Sword was originally Mei Yinxue's possession; further considering the treatment fees he had just charged Su Xuezhen were more than enough to cover any auction house fees for a failed sale of the Blood-Drinking Sword.
Following the departure of Mu Jinyu and company...
The crowd, who had been seated and hardly daring to breathe, suddenly felt like they could breathe again.
Gasping for air in a rushed manner, they began to whisper,
"Phew, that was terrifying. The young masters of the four great families came together, I thought they were certainly doomed, but in the end, they all knelt before that young man!"
"They say a strong dragon can't suppress a local snake, but that's because the dragon isn't strong enough. Like the grandeur of that young master just now, which local snake could suppress him?"
"I wonder how long he's going to stay in Jinling?"
"From their conversation just now, it seemed that they were initially here to retrieve their lost item. I guess they won't be in Jinling for too long, right?"
"Maybe, right? Anyway, better be careful. I just sneakily took a few photos of them. I need to send them to relatives and friends, to make them wary and not to court death by provoking them, and not get me involved."
"Right, right, right... Send us a copy of the photos too. I need to send them to my kids as a warning so they won't do anything foolish these days!"
...
The thoughts of the people remaining within the auction house were unknown to Mu Jinyu and his party, who had already departed from 'Listening to the Rain on Bamboo'.
After Mu Jinyu exited the clubhouse, he intended to head straight back to River City.
After all, the Blood-Drinking Sword had been returned to its rightful owner, and they had already explored all the scenic spots in Jinling that were of little interest anymore.
But no sooner had he stepped out of the clubhouse than Gu Xiyan's call came through.
Mu Jinyu stood at the entrance, took out his mobile phone to see the caller ID, and then answered the call.
"Hello, Jinyu, are you and mom in Jinling right now?"
As soon as the call connected, Gu Xiyan didn't beat around the bush and directly asked.
"Yeah, what's up, is there something wrong?" Mu Jinyu asked.
"It's like this, we've been setting up branch offices recently in Jinling, Lu City, and the Capital City, right?
I'm in Lu City dealing with some stuff with Wen Rou, and Lin Qiaoxia was in charge of setting up the branch office in Jinling.
But it seems there's a problem there; Qiaoxia seems unable to handle it, Wen Rou and I can't leave to come over, and Sister Qingya needs to stay in River City...
Then I thought of you and mom being in Jinling handling affairs, so if you're done with your stuff, could you go over and lend a hand?"
Gu Xiyan briefly explained the situation.
After listening, Mu Jinyu nodded slightly and said, "Oh, that's just perfect, I've just finished my business here and was about to head back to River City. Your call is quite timely. I'll go handle it now, send me the address of our branch office."
"Great, let's leave it at that for now, I've got a lot on my plate here. I'll text you the details later, hanging up now."
Gu Xiyan said before hanging up the call, not even having time to ridicule Mu Jinyu for not knowing the address of his own branch office.
"Ding."
About thirty seconds after Gu Xiyan hung up, a text message came through with the address written on it.
"Let's not go back to River City yet, just take me here first."
After a glance at the screen, Mu Jinyu handed his phone to a Dragon King Hall member standing behind him and instructed.
"Yes, Dragon King."
The Dragon King Hall member responded respectfully.
"What happened? What's going on?" Su Zijin, listening to Mu Jinyu's recent conversation with Gu Xiyan, didn't quite understand and asked curiously.
In her mind, if it couldn't be resolved, she would contact the Old Dragon King's students in Jinling.
It surely wasn't a big deal and would be easy to handle.
Mu Jinyu shook his head and said, "Not sure what happened, Xiyan didn't go into details. It feels like Qiaoxia might have been wronged in some way while handling things here? Not clear, let's go and see."
"Hmm? Then we should go check it out."
Upon hearing this, Su Zijin narrowed her eyes, a fierce light flashing within them.
Although Lin Qiaoxia, Yu Linglong, and Xu Qingya didn't seem to have a closer relationship with Mu Jinyu at the moment, in her heart, they were already potential daughters-in-law.
If a potential daughter-in-law was wronged outside, as a potential mother-in-law, she naturally had to stand up for her.
This way, it could be possible for Lin Qiaoxia to become official sooner, and she could hold her grandchild faster.
Talking with Su Zijin, Mu Jinyu was already beside the Hongqi sedan. The Dragon King Hall official opened the door, and they got into the car.
The Dragon King Hall member who had seen the address Mu Jinyu provided then took the driver's seat, speeding towards the Jinyu Group's branch office location in Jinling.
...
Inside the Jinyu Group's branch office.
Lin Qiaoxia sat on the office chair, exhausted in body and mind, holding a document and staring blankly at it.