245: Chapter 245 "Defection"

Due to the pressure of stone gambling, Xing Yaoyan only ordered a glass of plain water to relieve her tension.

In contrast, Tushan Qing took advantage of everything he could get his hands on—red wine, snacks, wagyu beef... It made Xing Yaoyan feel like he wasn't here for a life-or-death gamble to win the wager, but rather to eat.

The personal assistant didn't react to this at all; his professional smile remained, and his explanations were smooth and articulate, describing almost every stone as if it were a rare treasure, fully displaying his professional competence.

"Mr. Qing... I don't think I can bring myself to do it..."

Xing Yaoyan felt her palms were covered in sweat.

If she were asked to hunt a Vicious Beast or fight a fifth or sixth-tier opponent, she wouldn't feel this nervous. But in front of these stones that had no offensive power at all, she was intimidated, thoroughly intimidated...

Besides her and Tushan Qing, there were a few scattered, well-dressed customers. None of them had assistants in uniforms by their sides; they were clearly regulars or wealthy patrons who were quite familiar with the place.

It had to be said, the pressure on Xing Yaoyan was truly immense.

"Forget it, whatever, I'll just go for it!"

Since she couldn't make heads or tails of it anyway, Xing Yaoyan decided to just give up and let fate decide. She scanned the bidding screen in front of her, locking her gaze onto the stone numbers that hadn't received any bids yet.

Immediately, she tore the paper in her hand into small, separate pieces, then took out a pen and wrote the numbers of the stones she had taken a fancy to on the different scraps.

Under the assistant's somewhat surprised gaze, she crumpled each piece of paper into a small ball and quickly shuffled them in her palm. She closed her eyes and, with an expression of near-martyrdom, reached out to draw from the pile of paper balls.

"Is she drawing lots? Relying on luck in a place like this..."

Xing Yaoyan's actions weren't very loud, but in this kind of venue, they stood out as particularly eye-catching.

The people around them stopped what they were doing and began to curiously watch the actions of this eccentric woman.

"Miss, you can't gamble on stones like that..."

Just then, a youth dressed in various designer brands walked over, his tone full of disdain and mockery.

"I just used thirty million credits to open up this large piece of 'Star Jasper,' why don't I help you look, and you can accompany me to a dinner party tonight?"

Although she had used "Hidden Edge" to hide her true appearance, the prominent aura she possessed could not be concealed.

This Young Master was clearly thinking with his lower half; he wanted to use his experience in stone gambling to assert his presence and take advantage of her.

"No need." Xing Yaoyan glanced at him, her eyes carrying a warning.

"Yo~ That look is quite something." The Young Master's eyes lit up, and he even leaned two steps closer to her. "You shouldn't be a local of the Capital, right? Let me introduce myself; I am Wang Lun of the Capital's Wang Family."

"Almost all the transportation tools in the entire Human Alliance are the handiwork of our Wang Family."

Mentioning his identity, Wang Lun unconsciously puffed up his chest again, as if he were talking about something incredible.

"But those are just material possessions. I myself am a fifth-tier legendary grade Esper, and I'm quite well-known among the younger generation... By the way, I've been talking for so long, I forgot to ask for your name, Young Miss."

The youth timely emitted a trace of fifth-tier spiritual power fluctuations, and the fleeting, blurry phantom behind him verified that his words were not false.

He had some strength... but that was all...

Even though he had displayed his identity and strength, Xing Yaoyan still waved her hand at him with some impatience, as if shooing away a fly.

Just kidding, she didn't have much time left now; she had to hurry up and deal with the task Tushan Qing had given her.

Seeing that the other party had no interest in him at all, and even appeared to be quite disgusted, Wang Lun, who had never received such cold treatment since he was a child, immediately lost his temper.

Although this young girl had an extraordinary aura, she did not appear in the circles of the great Families in Wang Lun's memory; she must be the daughter of a small Family from outside who had come to the Capital. And to be looked down upon by such a person despite his status—where would he put his face?

As for the other man beside the girl, he hadn't cared about him at all.

This kind of man was just a vase; to be holding so much food and drink in such a place without a care, he was clearly a poor boy who had never seen money. He must have relied on his looks to latch onto this little rich girl, not worth worrying about at all.

Thinking of this, Wang Lun impulsively went to grab the girl's hand, wanting to make her look at him properly.

"Hum!"

The girl finally turned her head and looked him straight in the eye.

But what he didn't expect was that her originally beautiful golden eyes contained a killing intent restrained to the extreme, a kind of killing intent that would make even a fifth-tier Esper like him feel terrified.

Wang Lun's entire body stiffened; he was scared.

"You are so annoying, get lost immediately..." A Voice Transmission sounded abruptly in his mind, and he, still in a dazed state, felt like it was an auditory hallucination.

Seeing him stop his actions, the girl turned her head back, closed her eyes again, and completed the action that had been interrupted—drawing lots.

That quiet, calm appearance was completely different from the gaze that had almost made him pee himself just a moment ago; they were like two different people.

"You..."

Wang Lun pointed at the girl who no longer paid him any attention, holding back his Qi, his eyes filled with deep wariness.

From the bottom of his heart, he didn't dare anymore...

As a member of the Wang Family, he had been taught by his Family since childhood to assess the situation and know who could be offended and who could not, so this time, after experiencing the terrifying gaze of this beautiful, mysterious Young Miss, he retreated.

But he still had some anger in his heart; he was unconvinced, he wanted to question the other party. But looking at the other party's appearance, she was completely ignoring him. Moreover, there were people from other factions around watching him get snubbed...

And just when he felt that advancing was not an option and retreating was not an option, he felt his shoulder being patted.

"Brother, are you unhappy with my sister?"

Wang Lun turned his head; beside him was the man who had just been eating and drinking with that beautiful, mysterious woman.

He was looking at him with a smile, as if he wanted to cooperate with him.

"She is your sister... How come? You don't get along with her?"

"Of course, my sister is aggressive as hell. When I was a child, she always beat me up, and even gave me 'Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.' I definitely want to mess with her."

Tushan Qing said that with such righteous indignation, as if it were true.

"Alright, what method do you have? As long as you help me save face, I will give you ten thousand Spirit Crystals as a reward!"

"Of course..."

Immediately, the two began to whisper to each other.

However, Wang Lun, because of his Life Qi, subconsciously ignored how the other party had bypassed his perception and suddenly appeared right next to him...