319: First meeting with Lin Junyi

The beautiful young woman bowed to the four, and said softly, “Four sirs, please follow me!”

The four followed the beautiful young woman into the auction hall.

The four were early, and there were not many people in the auction hall.

But when they saw Liu Ruyan, they all stood up and saluted, wanting to make a connection with Liu Ruyan.

Liu Ruyan ignored them and followed the beautiful young woman straight ahead.

It wasn't that she was arrogant, but there were too many people attending this auction, at least a hundred.

If she had to acknowledge everyone who greeted her, it would be too tiring.

Seeing that Liu Ruyan did not respond, those who greeted her felt a little awkward and sat back down sheepishly.

But they weren’t too angry.

With so many people present, it was normal for Liu Ruyan to not respond to greetings.

The beautiful young woman led everyone to the first row of the venue and said softly, “Please rest here for a moment, sirs, the auction is about to begin.”

Liu Ruyan chuckled, “Thank you, beautiful lady. Please go attend to your duties, you don’t need to worry about us.”

The beautiful young woman cupped her hands and bowed to the four, saying softly, “As you command!”

After speaking, she turned and left.

Li Changbai patted Lu Xingchen’s shoulder and said with a smile, “How about it, Junior Brother, interested in her?”

“If you’re interested, go for it. With your strength and status, charming a young lady is very easy.”

Lu Xingchen frowned and said in a deep voice, “Second Senior Brother, don’t make crude jokes. I’m just surprised by her Realm. A young lady even younger than me has actually reached the Martial Emperor Realm.”

“Such a favored child of heaven, the imperial family would actually let her be a maidservant?”

Li Changbai chuckled, “No wonder you kept staring at her. I thought you were smitten. I know this young lady; she is Xue Qian, the personal maidservant of Princess of Wangshu Kingdom.”

“Xue Qian has a total of four such maidservants, all trained as close sisters. When Xue Qian inherits the position of Kingdom Lord in the future, they will be her powerful assistants. A maidservant appearing here now suggests that Xue Qian will be presiding over this auction.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingchen was slightly stunned, a little puzzled.

“Huh? Xue Qian wants to compete for the position of Kingdom Lord? Does the current Kingdom Lord have no other heirs?”

Li Changbai patiently explained, “The current Kingdom Lord of Wangshu Kingdom is named Xue Qiang. He has few children, only one son and one daughter. But Crown Prince Xue Qing is a notorious good-for-nothing in Wangshu Kingdom. Not only does he often bully men and women, but he also neglects to Cultivate. It can be said that he is beyond help.”

Lu Xingchen softly said, “So the Kingdom Lord plans to pass the throne to Princess Xue Qian?”

Li Changbai smiled, “The Kingdom Lord hasn’t expressed his stance yet, but Xue Qiang has always been fair and incorruptible, and has a very good reputation in Wangshu Kingdom. As long as he has a bit of conscience, he will pass the imperial throne to Xue Qian.”

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly, and said with a smile, “I see. No wonder that young lady is so powerful, she’s Princess Xue Qian’s personal maidservant.”

The four sat on their chairs, quietly waiting for the auction to begin.

Three minutes later, the people from Qingnang Sect also arrived.

Sect Master Li Chuang led Liang Qian and Liang Qiao to the front of the four.

Li Chuang cupped his hands and bowed to Liu Ruyan, saying softly, “Greetings, Sect Master Liu!”

The two Saints of Qingnang Sect who followed him also bowed to Liu Ruyan.

At this, Liu Ruyan stood up and returned the greeting.

“Greetings, Sect Master Li Chuang!”

Li Chuang said with a smile, “I should thank Sect Master Liu for showing mercy. After the bet ended, not only did you not take the opportunity to annex Qingnang Sect’s assets, but you also actively cooperated with us.”

Liu Ruyan chuckled, “Sect Master Li, you flatter me. Qingnang Sect, with one Sect and three Eighth-Rank Sects, has a profound foundation. Cooperating with you can only benefit Lingyun Sect.”

Li Chuang said with a smile, “Since that’s the case, then I wish us a pleasant cooperation!”

The two exchanged a few more polite words, then each took their seats.

After this, Liang Yi Sect’s Sect Master Li Yi and Chiyan Sect’s Sect Master Wang Yan also arrived in the first row and exchanged a few pleasantries with Liu Ruyan.

Then came Yinkui Sect’s Sect Master Lin Junyi.

To Lu Xingchen’s surprise, Lin Junyi already had the cultivation of an Eight-Star Martial Venerable, but he looked very young, only in his early 20s.

He didn’t believe that Lin Junyi was truly only 20 years old; otherwise, he would have long been famous throughout Tianyuan, and it would be impossible for him to only serve as the Sect Master of an Eighth-Rank Sect.

This guy must have mastered a secret technique to maintain youth.

Lin Junyi was not as amicable towards Lingyun Sect as the other three Eighth-Rank Sects.

He didn’t even bow, just said coldly, “Liu Ruyan, you’re here too?”

Liu Ruyan said indifferently, “Lin Junyi, you’re not dead yet? That’s truly a pity!”

Lin Junyi said sharply, “Liu Ruyan, you really don’t give me any Face!”

Liu Ruyan said indifferently, “In the Western Zhongzhou, our two Sects have the most friction, and we’ve fought quite a bit, almost to the point of an all-out war. Face is given to friends, not to enemies.”

Lin Junyi snorted coldly.

“So, if I ask you to hand over Lu Dazhuang, you definitely won’t agree, right?”

Liu Ruyan nodded slightly and said indifferently, “Of course. Wang Defa disregarded the rules and killed our Lingyun Sect’s Peak Master. Lu Dazhuang avenged Elder Li He by killing him, which is a truly satisfying matter.”

“Not only will I not hand him over, but I will also greatly reward him!”

Lin Junyi said sharply, “Since that’s the case, then we can only continue to compete.”

After speaking, Lin Junyi turned to look at Lu Xingchen and said in a deep voice, “Lu Dazhuang, you’d best stay in Lingyun Sect forever. If I get the chance, I will torture you to death.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingchen frowned.

He and Yinkui Sect originally had no grievances, but he had unknowingly provoked this powerful enemy, Lin Junyi, which was truly somewhat annoying.

However, this was unavoidable. Lingyun Sect and Yinkui Sect had a conflict.

Since he had joined Lingyun Sect, he had to share the burden with his Senior Sister.

Liu Ruyan spoke with such resolve, and Lu Xingchen was unwilling to be at a disadvantage.

“Lin Junyi, is it? You’d best pray you never find yourself alone with me, otherwise, I will definitely kill you!”

Hearing this, Lin Junyi laughed in extreme anger.

“Hahaha! A mere Martial Ancestor dares to boast so wildly? Lu Dazhuang, you truly don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth!”

Lu Xingchen said indifferently, “Martial Venerable Experts are nothing special in my eyes.”

Lin Junyi said sharply, “Very well. In that case, I will wait for the day we meet!”

After speaking, he led Yinkui Sect’s Elder to sit in the outermost position of the first row.

The purpose, of course, was to be as far away from Liu Ruyan as possible.

Every time he saw someone from Lingyun Sect, he felt a knot in his stomach.

Lu Xingchen said in a voice that only the four could hear, “Senior Sister, do you already know some information about the auction items?”