"Rest assured, Alliance Hierarch, we won't cause any trouble. Mr. Mu is here to purchase alchemy techniques and alchemy furnaces,"
Yao Liangbi hastily explained.
"Hmm?!"
Upon hearing Yao Liangbi's words, Fu Qiuyu not only failed to be reassured but instead his expression darkened even further.
"You call this not causing trouble? The alchemy techniques and furnaces have already been set aside for the Dan Pavilion. Even we from the Medicine Alliance dare not interfere in this matter. And yet, you still bring someone to challenge the Dan Pavilion?"
Looking at Yao Liangbi with flames seemingly bursting in his eyes, Fu Qiuyu said, "What if the people from the Dan Pavilion see you sitting by his side during the auction and mistakenly think that our Medicine Alliance wants to challenge them? What then?!"
"This..."
Yao Liangbi, having heard Fu Qiuyu's words, also felt somewhat troubled.
But Mu Jinyu wasn't just a friend; he was his master.
Without Mu Jinyu's command, how dare he just step aside and not accompany him?
Moreover, Mu Jinyu had already beaten up the group from the Dan Pavilion. Even if he left now, wouldn't they still hold a grudge against him?
Yao Liangbi felt extremely troubled in his heart.
After scolding Yao Liangbi a few times, Fu Qiuyu no longer looked at him, but turned to Mu Jinyu speaking in a cold tone, "Young man, considering you know Old Yao, let me give you a piece of advice. The auction here is not something you can meddle in. Leave before it starts!"
Without even glancing at Fu Qiuyu, Mu Jinyu said indifferently, "Ha, I'll also give you a piece of advice then. Leave immediately, or suffer the consequences!"
This guy, such a nuisance. If it weren't for not wanting to disrupt the auction process, he would have slapped him away already!
"You?!"
Fu Qiuyu, having heard Mu Jinyu's insult, was immediately enraged and almost couldn't help but teach Mu Jinyu a lesson about respect.
But he didn't dare to cause any trouble here. This auction may not be much, but if he interfered with the Dan Pavilion obtaining the alchemy techniques and furnaces, he feared he would bring disaster upon the Medicine Alliance!
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our Jiangnan Auction, tonight..."
Just as Fu Qiuyu was about to scold Mu Jinyu and regain some dignity, an emcee with a microphone took the stage, warming up the crowd for the start of the auction.
The auction was about to begin.
Seeing this, and noticing people who had been chatting outside the venue beginning to enter to await the official start, Fu Qiuyu suppressed his annoyance, glared at Mu Jinyu once more, looked at Yao Liangbi, and said, "Old Yao, come with me. Don't sit here; if he is seeking his death, let's not involve our Medicine Alliance!"
"This..."
Yao Liangbi, hearing Fu Qiuyu's words, turned to look at Mu Jinyu, unsure whether to go to the Medicine Alliance's place with Fu Qiuyu or to stay here with Mu Jinyu.
In his heart, he actually preferred going to the Medicine Alliance's side.
Although Fu Qiuyu was awful to him, and Mu Jinyu was kinder, he still felt that, while Mu Jinyu was strong, he was no match for the Divine Rankings powerhouse behind the Dan Pavilion. He feared staying by Mu Jinyu's side would bring great disaster upon the Yao Family.
Although Fu Qiuyu was a terrible person, staying by his side and being cautious should prevent any trouble.
Mu Jinyu, seeing Yao Liangbi's troubled look, didn't really care whether he stayed by his side or not, and said indifferently, "Go ahead."
"Yes, Mr. Mu..."
Seeing this, Yao Liangbi nodded, then, taking Yao Bilian with him, followed Fu Qiuyu to the Medicine Alliance.
This time, Fu Qiuyu said nothing, for he felt something was amiss from Yao Liangbi's demeanor.
Yao Liangbi, who was extremely humble in front of Mu Jinyu, seemed almost like a servant.
"Old Yao, who exactly is that guy? What's his status?"
As they walked forward, Fu Qiuyu asked Yao Liangbi who was beside him.
Yao Liangbi's lips moved slightly, and he sighed, "Hierarch, it's better you don't ask too much."
Seeing this, Fu Qiuyu thought perhaps Yao Liangbi was wary due to the crowd, and decided he would ask him again later.
Then he asked another question, "By the way, half a month ago, the Wu Family called you to Yinlong Mountain to search for Spiritual Medicine. What exactly happened that you returned empty-handed, and moreover..."
What he didn't say was why Yao Bilian had lost all her teeth back then?
He had asked Yao Liangbi about this half a month ago, but at the time, the other party stubbornly refused to elaborate, only mentioning that the place was very dangerous.
Fu Qiuyu, having learned that the Jiangnan Seven Great Martial Arts Families also failed at Yinlong Mountain, had extinguished the idea of going there to find out for himself.
But what exactly they had encountered was something that made Fu Qiuyu very curious, and no matter how he tried, he couldn't get any information from the Seven Great Families. Seeing that Yao Bilian's teeth were now repaired, he decided to ask Yao Liangbi again.
It seemed like it wasn't exactly reopening old wounds.
Yao Liangbi shook his head without saying a word.
Just like the heads of the other seven families, who all kept silent about the matter, he couldn't possibly tell anyone that he had become a servant to Mu Jinyu.
Unless one day, a group of people who wish to be Mu Jinyu's servants can no longer be so.
And being a servant to Mu Jinyu was considered an extremely honorable thing.
Then perhaps, he might proudly tell others that he was Mu Jinyu's servant.
...
Yao Liangbi followed Fu Qiuyu and left, sitting down in a corner of the room.
Mu Jinyu didn't pay them any attention. He looked at Wen Rou, who was calm, and smiled, "Xiaorou, this auction should include more than just alchemy techniques. There should be other items as well. Later, if you see something you like, or think that Xiyan or Linglong would like, just bid freely, it doesn't matter."
"Okay," Wen Rou obediently nodded, not standing on ceremony with Mu Jinyu.
She knew that Mu Jinyu had long changed, no longer caring much about money, especially after experiencing the dark turmoil, he seemed to view money as mere dirt.
Soon, the auction began.
The hall was sparsely filled with dozens of people.
Mu Jinyu's eyebrows furrowed, then relaxed again.
He estimated that the appearance of alchemy techniques should have attracted more than just these few people, such as the Seven Great Martial Arts Families, they would have come!
But due to the threat from the Dan Pavilion, only a few people came, just to add to the commotion, so as to avoid embarrassing the Luo Family.
At that moment, Mu Jinyu saw the members of Dan Pavilion, battered and bruised, walked in one after another through the doorway.
"Huh, aren't they going to see a doctor?"
Seeing them come in, Wen Rou couldn't help but express her surprise.
Mu Jinyu said, "Martial artists, tough-skinned and thick-fleshed. These injuries are nothing to them, it's just a few lost teeth, just a sprinkle of water."
His voice wasn't loud, but it wasn't soft either, and since he didn't try to conceal it, everyone in the hall instantly turned their gaze towards them.
Some outsiders immediately showed an amused expression.
Though they were unclear why the people from Dan Pavilion looked this way, they knew that if Mu Jinyu dared to mock them, he must be capable of backing it up.
The next scene, however, took them by surprise.
Old Man Wei and Chu Xuan, clearly having heard Mu Jinyu's words, their faces twitched several times, but ultimately, they suppressed their anger and directly headed to their seats!
"Hiss!"
Seeing this, everyone in the hall couldn't help but take a sharp breath, and their view of Mu Jinyu shifted from mockery to seriousness!
Mu Jinyu was mocking the people from Dan Pavilion, but the Dan Pavilion people dared not retaliate, instead forcibly holding back their anger.
Either Mu Jinyu had a very significant background, or Mu Jinyu was the prime cause of their current battered state, so they dared not act rashly, waiting until their people were assembled before dealing with Mu Jinyu?
Everyone thought, judging from the reaction of the people from Dan Pavilion, it should be the latter.
After all, if Mu Jinyu had a significant background, then his mocking them should have been met with self-mockery and appeasement from the Dan Pavilion people...
Fu Qiuyu reacted and felt a chill in his heart.
If he hadn't called Yao Liangbi away just now, wouldn't this matter have possibly implicated the Medicine Alliance?