"One, two, three..."
Backstage at the auction house.
Xue Jia laid out all the money earned from today's auction on the table, counting the coins one by one, a hint of joy appearing in her eyes.
Today's harvest was quite good, making all her hard work over this long period worthwhile.
Knock, knock!
A series of knocks echoed on the door.
"Who is it?"
Xue Jia quickly put the money away and asked in surprise.
She carefully opened the door, leaving only a small crack. Seeing a person at the door wearing a cloak and completely covered up, she couldn't help but panic.
"It's me!"
The cloak was pulled back, revealing a handsome, clean-cut face.
Joy appeared in Xue Jia's eyes. "Little Tian! Why are you here... the injuries on your face."
"Oh, it's nothing, I got into a fight. Even though I got a little hurt, that guy ended up much worse."
Ye Tian waved his hand, speaking with a nonchalant and breezy demeanor.
"How did you learn to be so bad? You don't even have spirit veins, why are you getting into fights!"
Xue Jia shot him a reproachful look, reaching out her jade-like hand to gently touch the bruises on his face, asking softly, "Let me see, does it still hurt?"
"I'm fine, it's just a minor injury."
Ye Tian grimaced in pain but managed a smile.
Looking at Xue Jia's beautiful face, the feeling of his heart racing surged up once again.
At this moment, Ye Tian finally realized.
He might not have simply transmigrated his soul, but rather his soul had merged with the original Ye Tian.
The current him was more like a combination of the Ye family's third young master, Ye Tian, and the half-step Soul Formation expert, Ye Nantian.
"Don't get into fights anymore. Wait here for a moment, I have some medicine."
Xue Jia said as she prepared to fetch the medical kit.
Ye Tian looked at Xue Jia's slender figure. After a moment of hesitation, he asked in confusion, "Jiajia, why did you come to Luojia Town?"
The Xue family was a major family that ranked highly even in the entire Lingchuan Domain.
The Hongfu Auction House they established was spread all over the Lingchuan Domain, and compared to the Ye family that once dominated a region, they were not inferior in the slightest.
Logically speaking, as the eldest young lady of the Hongfu Auction House, it was impossible for her to be arranged to stay in a small place like Luojia Town.
Xue Jia's beautiful eyes dimmed, and she chuckled softly, "It's all in the past. Let me apply the medicine for you."
"What exactly happened?"
Ye Tian pressed on in a deep voice.
"I..."
Just as Xue Jia was about to speak, crystal-clear tears slipped from her eyes.
Crash!
Right at this moment.
The door to the auction house's room was forced open.
"Eldest Young Lady, time to collect the money!"
A middle-aged man wearing brocade clothes and a monocle, radiating a mercenary vibe, walked in with his hands behind his back, leading seven or eight guards.
Seeing him, Xue Jia asked coldly, "Why are you here!"
This person was none other than the manager of the Hongfu Auction House.
The middle-aged man adjusted his monocle and grinned, "Of course I'm here to collect the money. Eldest Young Lady, you can't possibly keep all the auction money to yourself. We have it all recorded. According to the rules, it's a one-to-nine split. Nine parts go to the Hongfu Auction House, and one part is your profit."
"I..."
Xue Jia trembled with anger, feeling cold all over.
The auction goods were sourced from elsewhere using her own money.
The auction event itself was painstakingly promoted and organized by her.
When she was arguing with merchants over a few copper coins, where were these people!
When thugs came and started a brawl during the auction, where were they!
Now that she had finally managed to earn this little bit of money, they were actually eyeing it!
"Liu Si! Don't go too far!"
Ye Tian's cold voice rang out.
Hearing the voice, the middle-aged man carefully scrutinized the bruised youth and suddenly let out an exaggerated smile.
"Oh my, good heavens, isn't this the Ye family's third young master! Why aren't you enjoying life in the Ye family? Why did you run over here!"
"Oh, I get it. The Ye family was slaughtered clean, so you can't be this useless young master anymore..."
Thud!
Before Liu Si could finish his sentence.
Ye Tian ruthlessly swung a fist at him.
Instantly, Liu Si covered his face, stumbling and falling to the ground, his monocle shattered into pieces.
Ye Tian said coldly, "What kind of skill is it to make things difficult for a woman? If you have the guts, come at me!"
"Manager Liu!"
The group of guards hurriedly helped Liu Si up.
"Ouch, this brat actually dared to hit me!"
Liu Si covered his eye, veins bulging on his forehead out of anger, and roared, "What are you staring at? Beat him up!"
Ye Tian's arrogant gaze swept over the guards, and he said haughtily, "A bunch of ants!"
Before he could finish speaking.
A guard's massive fist was already smashing toward his face.
"Fuck him up! Beat him!"
"Son of a bitch, such a weakling and still so arrogant!"
In an instant, Ye Tian was swarmed by burly men and fell to the ground.
The guards of the Hongfu Auction House punched and kicked him, showing no signs of holding back.
"Stop fighting, stop fighting! You want money, right? I'll give it to you!"
"Please, I beg you, stop hitting him!"
Xue Jia cried profusely, stepping forward to intervene.
Ye Tian, being beaten on the ground, looked at Xue Jia's graceful figure blocking in front of him, his eyes turning red. "Get out of the way!"
A guard couldn't pull back his massive fist, and seeing it about to hit Xue Jia's pretty face, her pupils shrank in fear.
Right at this moment, a figure blocked in front of her.
Xue Jia was stunned, blankly staring at the tall figure in front of her.
She recognized this person. It was the thug who had caused trouble at the auction, seemingly a guard from the Luo family.
The fist was blocked by An Yi's bent arm.
The guard's arm trembled.
This punch had used 100% of his strength, but it felt like hitting solid steel, making his knuckles feel like they were going to shatter.
"Are you alright?"
An Yi asked calmly, raising an eyebrow slightly.
This girl's Destiny Value had actually increased! It reached 80!
Even higher than Luo Zhihan's.
This Destiny Value thing was not stable, and he hadn't yet figured out the specific reason for it.
It might suddenly rise to over seventy, like Luo Zhihan's.
Or it might be like Wang Yuan back then, dropping from 40 to 2 points overnight because of him.
After Xue Jia came back to her senses, she hurriedly shook her head, her face slightly flushed as she said, "N-no, I'm fine."
"Who are you!"
Liu Si stared at An Yi, asking in exasperation.
"A bunch of ants. What kind of skill is it to make things difficult for a woman? If you have the guts, come at me!"
An Yi said coldly as he swept his gaze over the guards.
Ye Tian was slightly taken aback.
Why did these words sound so familiar... Damn it! You plagiarized my great line!
Xue Jia looked at An Yi's figure, a hint of worry on her face.
The guards of the Hongfu Auction House had a completely different level of strength compared to the people in Luojia Town.
These were all in the Qi Refining stage!
"Attack together!"
Liu Si said angrily.
Trying to play the hero saving the beauty, you need to have the capability first...
His face full of anger, before he could finish his assumption, the guards were already lying on the ground in a disordered heap.
"W-what happened! You, you guys..."
Liu Si's eyes looked like they were going to pop out of his head.
These guards were all in the Qi Refining stage. Seven or eight Qi Refining stage cultivators combined could even fight against someone in the Spirit Gathering stage!
Yet in the blink of an eye, they were all taken down!
"Ants are just ants!"
The corner of An Yi's mouth curled up, revealing a wicked smile.
The feeling of crushing weaklings was just so comfortable.
"You, you..."
Liu Si pointed at An Yi.
Before he could finish his sentence, he was kicked away by An Yi.
"Tch, not even as good as ants."
An Yi said with a slight sigh.
He originally thought the leader would be a bit more durable, but he didn't expect him to be just a piece of trash without spirit veins.
"Ding! You have suppressed the Chosen One. Destiny Points -5! Reward obtained: Villain Points +10!"
An Yi: "..."
He turned his head to look, only to see Xue Jia gazing at him, her eyes filled with admiration.
lanned to earn money steadily and take life at a slower pace. But he never expected... his father's remarriage, and the stepmother bringing along a dependent, would completely disrupt his life's plans...
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