"That girl doesn't seem to be simple." Nine Nether suddenly said to Mu Chen as she cast a glance into the distance on the bustling street.
"Mhm?"
Mu Chen was stunned.
"I'm afraid that she's younger than you, but her strength isn't any weaker than yours."
Jiu You narrowed her eyes as she continued, "To be able to obtain such achievements at such a young age, she must have had perfect guidance. That means that her background isn't simple."
A smear of astonishment flashed in Mu Chen's eyes. He actually couldn't tell that the white-clothed girl had concealed herself so deeply. However, he didn't think too much about it. This was the Great Thousand World, and there were too many hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Without any background, how would an inexperienced girl like her dare to wander around?
"I didn't think too much about it."
Mu Chen smiled. He didn't think too much about it when he helped her earlier. He just didn't want to see such a beautiful girl attract unnecessary trouble.
After all, he had heard of how deep the waters of the Merchant Continent were. Even if the white-clothed girl had some background, she wouldn't be able to endure such a torment.
Jiu You lightly smiled and didn't speak anymore.
The two of them walked through several streets and turned a corner. Suddenly, the view before them opened up. Before them, there was a massive palace that was like a mountain quietly standing there. Boundless Spiritual Energy was being emitted from it, forming into a pillar of light that soared into the clouds.
Outside the palace, there was a massive flow of people. The scale of the people made Mu Chen feel a little dumbfounded.
"Merchant Auction House." Jiu You raised his head and looked at the huge golden words outside the palace as he smiled, "It should be here."
"What a terrifying scale." Mu Chen exclaimed in admiration. The palace was like a giant beast.
He opened his mouth wide and swallowed all the people in the crowd.
However, there wasn't the slightest bit of crowding.
"This palace …"
Mu Chen's gaze suddenly flickered as he stared at the palace. The astonishment in his eyes suddenly intensified. This was because he discovered that this palace seemed to be emitting a strange fluctuation.
"This is a God Artifact." A hint of surprise flashed through Jiu You's beautiful eyes as well.
He said, "How extravagant. They're actually using a divine artifact as an auction house."
This hall was actually not a building, but a god artifact. No wonder it possessed such a special ripple.
"Amazing." Mu Chen couldn't help but exclaim.
"Let's go."
Jiu You waved her jadelike hand and led Mu Chen into the incomparably majestic hall. Upon entering the hall, they could clearly sense spatial fluctuations rippling around them.
His vision blurred for a moment before it became clear.
The interior of the hall was abnormally bright. The floor was made of dazzling crystals and there was a sea of people here. However, even with so many people gathered here, it did not seem crowded at all. Instead, it was abnormally spacious.
Mu Chen walked into the hall.
Looking around, he exclaimed in admiration as if he was a country bumpkin entering a city.
Compared to Hokuang Reiwon's Spiritual Value Hall, this place was several times bigger. Furthermore, it was even more spectacular.
Jiu You did not stop for long. She immediately threw ten drops of Sovereign Spiritual Liquid to a lady on the counter and took two tickets to the auction house.
She pulled Mu Chen through the hall and entered a light door.
Behind the light gate was an arena that was large enough to hold hundreds of thousands of people. At this moment, it was already filled with people. The amount of people there was actually terrifying to such a degree.
Mu Chen pulled his lips, but he did not exclaim in admiration as he was already a little numb to it.
While Jiu You searched for a location, Mu Chen slightly tilted his head and looked towards the right. There was also a light door there and there were several figures slowly walking in.
When those figures walked in, Mu Chen could clearly sense that many gazes were directed over with some heat in their eyes.
Mu Chen also raised his head and looked over, only to see a lady with an exceptionally fiery and alluring figure draped in a fox fur coat. She had a head full of fiery red hair and a charming smile hung on her fair oval face, causing ripples in the hearts of others.
The lady's slender waist swayed like a snake as she leisurely walked over. Her graceful steps attracted countless gazes.
Behind the lady, there was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man. His steps were always a step away from the lady. When he occasionally raised his head, a fearful light flashed across his eyes.
Mu Chen looked at the middle-aged man and his heart slightly trembled. He could sense a pressure coming from the latter. Although this middle-aged man looked ordinary, his strength was rather powerful. He was probably at least at the Fourth Grade Sovereign Realm.
"They're from the Celestial Fox Sect. The Celestial Fox Sect is a peak force in the Merchant Continent with extremely powerful strength. Most of the auction houses in this continent have their hands in it." Jiu You's faint voice resounded from the side.
"That lady should have quite a high position in the Celestial Fox Sect. Otherwise, it's impossible for her to have a Fourth Grade Sovereign protecting her."
"Celestial Fox Sect!"
Mu Chen engraved that name in his heart. This was the first powerful sect that he had come to know of in the Great Thousand World.
When Mu Chen and Jiu You were sizing them up, the middle-aged man beside the bewitching lady seemed to have sensed something as he raised his head and cast a glance in the direction of Mu Chen and Jiu You. Thereafter, his gaze stopped on Jiu You and he couldn't help pausing his steps.
Although his actions were subtle, it was still sensed by the bewitching lady. She had also sensed something as she looked in that direction. Her bewitching gaze was fixed on Mu Chen and Jiu You.
Mu Chen looked at the pair of eyes brimming with charm, and his heartbeat abruptly accelerated. Even the flow of blood within his body had increased a little. However, he quickly sensed that something was amiss. His eyes narrowed, and a thunderous roar resounded within his body, completely suppressing that peculiar feeling.
"Mhm?"
The fox-furred lady lightly exclaimed, but she did not make any unnecessary movements. She only gave a light smile towards Mu Chen and Luo Yunyang, and under the countless heated gazes, she left the room.
Thereafter, under the countless heated gazes, they came to the front of the auction house and entered a small pavilion that was covered with a veil.
That sort of place wasn't something that ordinary people could enter.
After entering the pavilion, the fox-furred lady smiled, "Uncle Liu, those two look unfamiliar. They shouldn't be from the Merchant Continent, right?"
"That girl is formidable.
I'm afraid that her strength isn't any weaker than mine. As for that youth, he should have also stepped into the Sovereign Realm. It's not simple for him to have such achievements at such a young age, "said the ordinary-looking middle-aged man.
When the fox-furred lady heard the middle-aged man say that Jiu You's strength wasn't any weaker than his, she was briefly startled. However, her expression soon returned to normal and she lightly nodded her head.
She did not speak any further.
When Jiu You saw Mu Chen's gaze following the fox-furred lady, he couldn't help snorting, "Stop looking. With your current ability, I'm afraid that she won't be interested in you."
Feeling helpless, Mu Chen couldn't be bothered to explain any further. Just when he was about to find a place to sit, he heard a familiar and crisp voice resounding from not far away, "Scram! This Young Master isn't interested in men!"
Mu Chen turned his head in astonishment.
At the other entrance of the auction house, a white-clothed lady dressed as a man had a cold expression on her face.
In front of her.
It was a white-robed youth. The youth looked somewhat feminine and handsome. At this moment, his expression was a little unnatural because of the white-clothed lady's angry shout.
Previously, he had seen the lady in front of him outside. Although she was dressed as a man, he was, after all, an experienced person.
Naturally, he could see through her with a glance. Moreover, the lady's exquisite facial features were filled with a soul-stirring aura. In the future, when she grew up, she would definitely be a beauty that could topple cities. Therefore, he went up to strike up a conversation with her. However, before he could even speak, he was impolitely scolded.
"Haha, miss must have misunderstood. I don't have any ill intentions. I just want to see that miss is alone, so I want to invite you to appreciate this auction together."
However, the feminine-looking youth wasn't an ordinary good-for-nothing. After being scolded, he still maintained a warm smile and spoke in a cultured and refined manner.
"Not interested."
However, his humble attitude had no effect on the white-clothed lady in front of him. She rolled her eyes at him and directly rejected him before walking away.
The feminine-looking youth's brows finally slightly furrowed.
Behind him, an elder dressed in black robes expressionlessly took a step forward and blocked the white-clothed lady's path. He said in an indifferent voice, "My young master has invited you. Miss, you should agree."
When the white-clothed lady saw this, her eyebrows immediately furrowed. However, just as she was about to send out a palm, a hand reached out from the side and grabbed her wrist.
The sudden contact caused the white-clothed lady's body to stiffen. She hurriedly tried to break free, but when she saw the familiar face from before, she weakened her struggle.
"Haha, my younger sister doesn't know any better. I hope that the two of you don't mind."
Mu Chen stood in front of the white-clothed lady and smiled at the feminine-looking youth and the black-robed elder.
The feminine-looking youth faintly narrowed his eyes as he stared at Mu Chen. After which, he saw Jiu You, who was following beside Mu Chen. Instantly, a glint surfaced in the depths of his eyes.
However, before he could say anything, the black-robed elder beside him took half a step forward and isolated him from Jiu You. The gaze that he used to stare at the latter contained some caution.
Clearly, he had sensed Jiu You's threat.
When the feminine-looking youth saw this scene, his eyebrows immediately twitched. Soon after, he glanced at Mu Chen and Jiu You with a smile that wasn't a smile. Without saying anything, he faintly smiled, turned around and left. The place that they were heading to was the pavilion at the front of the auction house.
"The background of those two is extraordinary. If I'm not wrong, they should be from the Sky Luo Continent's Sky Mysterious Hall." Jiu You looked at their backs and softly said.
"Sky Mysterious Hall?"
"That's also a peak force in the Sky Luo Continent. Their strength isn't any weaker than our Great Heaven Domain." Jiu You said.
Mu Chen helplessly shook his head. He never imagined that he had already offended a peak force before even reaching the Sky Luo Continent. Although the feminine-looking youth seemed magnanimous, Mu Chen knew that such a person wouldn't be so narrow-minded.
"Hey, are you still not going to release me?!"
When the white-clothed lady by the name of Lin Jing saw the two leaving, she hastily broke free from Mu Chen's hand. She grabbed her wrist and stared at Mu Chen with her spirited eyes.
Mu Chen released her and helplessly said, "You're really a troublemaker."
When Lin Jing heard his words, her small mouth instantly became unhappy. She said with some grievance, "When did I cause trouble? I don't even know that bastard!"
"Furthermore, that bastard actually dared to take liberties with this Young Master. I'm so angry. I must tell my father. No, I must tell Uncle Marten, I must tell Uncle Hu!
Let them beat that bastard to death or cripple him! "
Lin Jing clenched her teeth as she continuously muttered. This was the first time that she had met a bastard who dared to take liberties with her. Furthermore, he still felt so good about himself.
Mu Chen helplessly curled his lips as he listened to the young lady's mutterings. He ignored her and directly headed towards the front with Jiu You.
When Lin Jing saw Mu Chen turn around and leave, she hesitated for a moment, before hastily following behind.