35: Chapter 35 I Did Not Have an Invitation

"Student Su," Qin Chuan waved with a smile.

"Calling me Student Su is so distant. You should be like Wangshu and call me Yingxia," Su Yingxia said, her eyes full of tenderness as she looked at Qin Chuan.

Actually, this was normal. That day at the Martial Arts Club, when she was at her most helpless, Qin Chuan had voluntarily stood up and taken everything upon himself. How many girls wouldn't be moved by such an act?

Anyone a bit sentimental would have been touched to a mess, wishing to offer themselves in return. Most importantly, Qin Chuan was handsome.

Even Shen Wangshu's heart had been touched for a moment, but in the end, reason prevailed over everything.

"Wangshu, this Su Yingxia seems to care a lot about this Qin Chuan," Yang Siyi said, somewhat surprised.

"Mm." Shen Wangshu naturally knew the reason, but she didn't say much.

Only Wu Rong looked grim. The person he least wanted to see right now was Qin Chuan. Although he was a Martial Artist and Qin Chuan was an ordinary person, the Martial Arts Club incident made him feel inferior to Qin Chuan.

If he had known that the police chief would intervene that day, he would never have abandoned Shen Wangshu and Su Yingxia.

Su Yunying frowned slightly and sized up Qin Chuan, but she couldn't detect a trace of a Martial Artist's aura on him. She quickly concluded that he was likely just an ordinary person.

"Aunt, let me introduce you. This is my high school classmate, Qin Chuan." Su Yingxia pulled Qin Chuan over to introduce him to her aunt, and then introduced her aunt to Qin Chuan.

Su Yunying didn't take Qin Chuan seriously at all. Are you kidding? She didn't even have the interest to know who Wu Rong, a First-Realm Martial Artist, was, let alone an ordinary person.

"Can any ordinary person just walk into the Cultivation Technique Auction now?" Su Yunying asked, unable to help but mock him as she saw her niece seemed to care so much about Qin Chuan.

"How did you get in?" Wu Rong saw this and started trouble with Qin Chuan.

He felt that Qin Chuan had likely snuck in. Although this Cultivation Technique Auction required an invitation letter, it wasn't too strict, and it was normal for someone to sneak in. However, if caught, the consequences would be severe.

Once this question was asked, even Su Yingxia tilted her head and looked at Qin Chuan in confusion.

Shen Wangshu and Yang Siyi's gazes also turned to look at him in unison.

They both knew Qin Chuan was just an ordinary person. If he had been brought in by someone, it must have been some Martial Artist, but there was no one else around Qin Chuan, which made it puzzling.

Qin Chuan merely glanced at Wu Rong, the contempt in his eyes obvious: "Do I need to explain to you?"

Disdain, contempt—he acted as if he didn't take Wu Rong seriously at all.

Wu Rong's expression darkened even further: "Who do you think you are, daring to talk to me like that? Do you believe I can slap you flying with one palm?"

Even if he was only a First-Realm Martial Artist, he was not someone an ordinary person could compare to.

"Brother Wu, there's no need for this. Since he's already here, why dwell on this?" Shen Wangshu naturally didn't want Qin Chuan to be taught a lesson; after all, he had stood up for her at the Martial Arts Club.

But Wu Rong didn't care about that at all. Given his status, he wouldn't usually care how Qin Chuan got in; it had nothing to do with him. But after the Martial Arts Club incident, he was resentful and couldn't wait to immediately trample Qin Chuan under his feet.

"Kid, I'll let you use one hand!" Wu Rong put one hand behind his back. "If you can defeat me, you'll be qualified to attend this Cultivation Technique Auction."

This was about to escalate into a fight.

Su Yingxia hurriedly ran to find her aunt: "Aunt, can you do me a favor?"

Su Yunying was already somewhat dissatisfied with her niece for valuing Qin Chuan so much. If the Su Family hadn't had a Martial Artist before, it would be fine, but now that she was a Martial Artist and not weak, and Su Yingxia was her niece, she naturally couldn't let her get too close to an ordinary person.

"Yingxia, this is not a place for the weak."

"Aunt..." Su Yingxia still wanted to say something.

Su Yunying waved her hand; she had no intention of intervening at all.

"Wangshu, does this Brother Wu seem hostile toward Qin Chuan?" Yang Siyi blinked, though she had some guesses in her heart—perhaps it was because Qin Chuan was also a suitor of Shen Wangshu?

Shen Wangshu felt very helpless. How could he not have an issue? Qin Chuan was originally her suitor, and combined with the Martial Arts Club incident, she had completely lost interest in Wu Rong. This guy was probably trying to save face.

The pitiful thing was that a weakling like Qin Chuan could only be easily manipulated.

Qin Chuan frowned slightly: "Since you want to court death, I will grant your wish."

"I'm courting death?" Wu Rong laughed, laughing with great disdain. "Then let's see who is courting death!"

"What are you doing?"

Just then, a shout rang out, and a slightly plump man walked quickly toward them.

This is a Cultivation Technique Auction, not a place for brawling.

"If you want to fight, you can go outside," the plump man said in a deep voice.

"Who are you?" Wu Rong said, somewhat annoyed.

"The person in charge of the auction, Manager Chen Rui," the plump man introduced himself.

Upon hearing he was the person in charge, Wu Rong immediately restrained his aura, losing his arrogant demeanor from a moment ago. He then pointed at Qin Chuan and said, "Manager Chen Rui, I suspect this kid doesn't have an invitation letter and snuck in."

Manager Chen Rui frowned and sized up Qin Chuan: "Can you show me your invitation letter?"

Su Yingxia suddenly became nervous. If her aunt were willing to step in, there would naturally be no problem, but now her aunt had no intention of doing so. If Qin Chuan really had snuck in, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The commotion here immediately attracted quite a few people, who turned their heads to watch the scene.

"Did someone sneak in?"

"They've got some nerve. This is a Cultivation Technique Auction; everyone who can enter is a Martial Artist. Being caught here will probably lead to being skinned alive."

"How dare they?"

"..."

Sounds of pointing and whispering arose. Even though Qin Chuan hadn't proven himself yet, everyone saw he had no Martial Artist aura and basically concluded he had snuck in.

Shen Wangshu became a bit nervous.

"Wangshu, this is why you shouldn't force your way into a level you haven't reached, otherwise you're just courting death," Yang Siyi said. She had originally had a tiny bit of good feeling toward Qin Chuan, after all, he was very handsome, but now that sliver of good feeling had completely vanished without a trace.

Before, she thought Qin Chuan was quite aloof, but now it seemed that was mostly just an act.

"What's the matter, still not taking out your invitation letter?" Wu Rong looked triumphant; he was even more certain now that Qin Chuan had no invitation letter.

Manager Chen Rui's face already carried a hint of coldness: "My friend, if you don't have an invitation letter, the consequences will be very serious."

Qin Chuan's expression didn't change, and he said calmly: "I do not have an invitation letter!"