The scene at the Guihang Auction.
Chen Qimeng and Du Ruxue returned, watching the event with great interest.
Having never participated in such an event before, the two of them felt a strong sense of novelty.
There were no heavyweight items among today's auction lots.
The most valuable piece was merely a collectible worth a few hundred thousand.
Lin Yu watched for more than half of the event before truly understanding why his antique treasures had caused such a sensation when he brought them over.
Huang Feiya hadn't appeared again, making Lin Yu lose a tiny bit of fun.
He figured that the exposure of his appraising ability meant she inevitably had to do some explaining to Sister Hong.
Since she tried to scheme against him, he naturally had to return the favor.
How could he let her off so easily!
Aside from the matter with Huang Feiya.
Tonight.
There was another thing Lin Yu had been inwardly looking forward to.
Two aunties, plus Antique Sister, and the Queen of Dirty Jokes.
With such a dense cluster of obstacles...
Lin Yu was exceptionally curious about how Shen Jiuyi planned to create an opportunity for them to be alone.
Based on his understanding of Shen Jiuyi, since she dared to say that, she must have enough confidence.
If she wasn't prepared, how could she make such a bold claim?
Watching the auction items dwindle one by one, there were only the last five or six left.
At most, there was only an hour of time remaining.
If Shen Jiuyi didn't make a move soon, she really wouldn't have a chance!
Finally.
After waiting for so long, Shen Jiuyi made her move...
She stood up from her seat and walked straight over to Lin Yu.
Because of her height, she wouldn't block the audience behind her even if she didn't bend down.
Seeing Shen Jiuyi in action, Lin Yu knew what was meant to come was coming soon.
He was still anticipating what kind of maneuver he would witness next.
It was really hard to imagine what kind of bizarre trick she would employ.
Then.
Shen Jiuyi stood in front of Lin Yu and calmly said to him:
"Lin Yu, regarding what just happened, there are a few things I can't figure out."
"Can we take this time to have a quick chat in private?"
"It won't take up too much of your time."
Lin Yu: "..."
That's it?
That's all?
There were no flashy maneuvers at all; she purely relied on blunt straightforwardness to ask Lin Yu out!
Given Shen Jiuyi's personality, she was indeed such a straightforward person.
Thinking about it carefully.
If she had made up some random nonsense, it might have sounded even stranger.
Saying it like this instead made it so that no one could guess what she really wanted to do.
After all.
This excuse was truly devoid of any substance!
So lacking in substance that people wouldn't even bother to overthink it.
Only Shen Jiuyi could pull this off.
Of course.
Sometimes, no matter what you do, the inevitable haters will always show up right on time.
Shen Buyao stared at Shen Jiuyi and couldn't help but say:
"Hey! Big cow!"
"Are you treating me and Rongrong like thin air?"
"Why do you have to go whisper secrets behind our backs!"
Hearing this, Huang Feirong couldn't help but retort first:
"Yaoyao, if she treated us like thin air, wouldn't she not need to avoid us?"
"It seems she has to do it behind our backs precisely because she cares about our presence!"
Shen Buyao's brain gears turned: "..."
Then.
She loudly questioned Shen Jiuyi again:
"Why don't you treat us like thin air?"
Shen Jiuyi: "..."
Lin Yu: "..."
The two aunties on the side, hearing their chattering discussion.
Couldn't help but join in with a laugh.
Du Ruxue: "It's nice to be young, so full of energy."
Chen Qimeng: "Are you admitting that you're old?"
Du Ruxue: "I've been feeling it a bit recently."
Chen Qimeng: "Oh, Aunt Ruxue."
Du Ruxue looked over with a surprised gaze, and the two smiled at each other.
At the seats beside them.
Lin Yu had already stood up from his chair.
He even thoughtfully explained to Shen Buyao:
"Maybe Little Jiu asked me out for a private chat because she's worried that IQ is contagious."
"You guys enjoy the show, we'll be back after a short chat."
After saying that.
Without waiting for Shen Buyao to react, Lin Yu had already followed Shen Jiuyi and disappeared from the spot.
Lin Yu had walked quite a distance before Shen Buyao couldn't help but exclaim to Huang Feirong:
"That damn Lin Yu!"
"Hey, did he mean that I have a low IQ just now?"
Huang Feirong patted Shen Buyao on the shoulder and said:
"Yaoyao, sometimes you have to look at problems dialectically."
"I think what just happened isn't entirely Dayu's fault."
When it came to others' sarcasm, Shen Buyao still needed to use her brain to think about it.
As for Huang Feirong?
Seeing her expression, Shen Buyao didn't need to overthink to know that she definitely hadn't said anything nice.
She decided to strike first!
...
Lin Yu followed Shen Jiuyi, weaving their way through.
They entered through the inner staff passage and went up a flight of stairs.
Their current location should be on the first basement level.
It was obvious.
Shen Jiuyi must have frequented the Guihang often; she knew the surrounding terrain like the back of her hand.
So familiar that she didn't need to hesitate, just marching straight ahead.
Lin Yu didn't know the way, so he could only follow closely behind.
Along the way, there was no communication between the two.
Because a few Guihang staff members would pop up from time to time, and some would even greet Shen Jiuyi.
It wasn't until they reached a dimly lit, deserted corridor that Shen Jiuyi truly slowed down.
She looked back and forth, seemingly checking if there was anyone around.
After making sure no one was there, she skillfully opened a locked door.
Lin Yu's night vision was very good.
Yet he still didn't see clearly what Shen Jiuyi used to open the door.
From her movements just now, it didn't look like she had a key in her hand, did it?
Could it be something similar to Ying'er's skeleton key?
Before he had time to think too much, Lin Yu had already followed her into the pitch-black room.
It was already the first basement level, and this was a windowless utility room.
When they entered, there was still a bit of dim light shining in from the corridor.
Now that they were inside and the door was closed, absolutely nothing could be seen.
Based on Lin Yu's observation, this should be a utility room.
He could vaguely see a lot of display racks piled up in the back.
There wasn't much of a dusty smell inside, so it was probably cleaned regularly.
Seeing that Shen Jiuyi wasn't speaking, Lin Yu straightforwardly asked out of curiosity:
"Little Jiu, bringing me to a place like this..."
"Doesn't seem like you have good intentions?"
"What could you possibly need to ask me to do here?"
In the darkness.
Shen Jiuyi had her back to Lin Yu, making it impossible to see what expression was on her face.
But from her heaving shoulders and the faint sound of deep breathing.
Lin Yu could roughly imagine that Shen Jiuyi must be very panicked.
After a long silence.
Shen Jiuyi finally mustered up the courage to say:
"Lin Yu, I want to ask a favor of you..."
"You..."
"You must have slept with a lot of people, right?"
pression Bureau] Transported to a fantasy world overrun by demons and monsters, Gu Qingfeng becomes a jailer in the Demon Suppression Prison of the Great Yan Dynasty's Demon Suppression Bureau. From this point on, bizarre cases frequently occur in the Demon Suppression Prison, once known as hell on earth and infamous for its gloomy, terrifying atmosphere! Why do the demons and monsters in the prison wail miserably every night? Why has the corpse demon, capable of transforming into various beauties, donned black stockings and switched careers to become a foot massage therapist? Why has the eye demon, expert in soul-snatching and illusions, turned into a VR headset? Why is the fox spirit performing otaku dances? Are all these occurrences a twisted expression of demonic nature, or a descent into moral depravity? After peeling away layer upon layer of mystery, all clues ultimately point to a jailer named Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng: "Hehehe... My dear demons and monsters, whose card shall we flip today?"
s + Rent Collection Wealth】 At the start, he inherited a rundown house in the urban village from his grandfather. The house had no tenants, but the moment he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, a self-proclaimed empress from the Tianxuan Continent arrived as his first tenant. Ye Chuan soon discovered that with every new tenant moving in, not only did he receive massive daily payments, but he also obtained unique items related to their backgrounds. 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Tiger Strength Pill—dramatically enhances physical power!】 【Acquired Bai Qianshuang’s related item: Deer Blood Pill—significantly boosts vitality!】 …… From that day on, all sorts of bizarre tenants began appearing in the house: the empress from Tianxuan Continent, an apocalyptic sorceress from the Magic Realm, a mysterious scientific girl who fell through a spacetime rift… Every single day, he received strange, powerful items and endless money. Then one day, he suddenly realized—he had become invincible. Enough, enough! Stop giving me more!
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
