After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 97 I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first.

The other person was standing right next to her when they spoke, and their intentions couldn't be clearer.

Lin Yan ignored her, not even giving her a glance. She was afraid the female lead would get carried away with her inner climax later.

Seeing that she remained silent, Tao Zhizhi went even further, putting on the act of a "kind" peacemaker and saying, "Let's all take a step back, apologize to each other, and let's let this matter pass."

Lin Yan wanted to roll her eyes, but before she could do anything, the two women behind her, dressed in clothing similar to that of the Miao people, put their hands on their hips, raised their eyebrows, and said, "You woman, you're so unreasonable!"

Upon hearing this, Tao Zhizhi's eyes instantly welled up with tears, making her look pitiful as if she were about to cry. Anyone who didn't know the situation would really think that she had been greatly bullied!
This is a tactic Tao Zhizhi often uses, making herself appear as a victim to get more people on her side.

"You... how could you say that to me? I... I just wanted everyone to get along peacefully. I know you wanted to see some drama, and I ruined your fun, that's why you said that to me."

"Shut up, you talk too much! Apologizing to each other, you're quite generous with other people's money! Did this guy save your life in his past life? Why are you helping him like this?"

The commotion quickly attracted the guards again. They issued a stern warning that if anyone caused trouble again, they would be forbidden from entering the city without any questioning.

Everyone immediately fell silent, and the matter was dropped. They all obediently lined up in queue.

When it was Lin Yan's turn, the other party asked her, as usual, what she was doing in Richeng.

She gave her name directly, then took out the sign for the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, saying that she had brought the item to the Richeng Auction, and that the item had been appraised and confirmed to be auctioned at the auction.

As the seller, the guards couldn't very well block her from entering the city.

Sure enough, after some deliberation, they let her into the city.

Mu Feng had been waiting in the city for a long time. When he saw her enter, he hurriedly came to greet her. "Fellow Daoist Lin, I thought you wouldn't be able to get in. I almost went to the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion to ask the consignor to negotiate with the guards."

Lin Yan said helplessly, "If I can't get in, it won't help even if I ask the master to come."

"Huh? Why? You're not a dangerous individual, can't the client prove your identity?"

"It's not a matter of status or anything like that."

She was not a native of Richeng, nor had she lived there, and did not have permanent residency. The guards had many reasons to prevent her from entering.

Whether you get in depends entirely on the guard's mood. She secretly slipped a few mid-grade spirit stones to you while you were registering and answering questions. It wasn't much, but it was a nice gesture.

Sigh, it's also my fault for not being powerful enough to get others to do me a favor. If she were a Nascent Soul cultivator, the guards would have respectfully invited her into the city the moment she showed the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion sign.

"It turns out that when entering and leaving the city, the guards would just ask a token question and let us through without a second thought! It's all the fault of these dangerous elements who created all these cumbersome procedures," Mu Feng muttered.

They hadn't walked far when they saw Qi Yang coming from the Pill Association. Mu Feng immediately transformed into a proud little bird and snuggled into his arms.

Lin Yan felt like a giant, blindingly bright light bulb! Qi Yang still had that resentful look on his face, and his gaze sent chills down her spine.

She coughed lightly, feigning nonchalance, and said, "I have something to do, I'll be going now!" With that, she vanished in a flash.

afternoon.

It's time to enter the auction! She's entering as the owner of the item, and the consignor is responsible for guiding her.

At the entrance, two enormous stone sculptures of nine-tailed foxes stood majestically, flanked by elegantly dressed attendants who greeted each distinguished guest with smiles. Lin Yan and several cultivators were led into the auction hall by their commissioner. The hall was lavishly decorated and bustling with people. The commissioner led them to their assigned seats, where they awaited the start of the auction.

The cultivator sitting next to her was being served by the same commissioner as her. He leaned closer and asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist, what treasure are you auctioning? I can help you raise the price later."

"Raising prices?"

"Is this your first time bringing a treasure to an auction? We all help each other raise the price so that our treasures can fetch a higher price."

"It's alright, I'm selling pills, there's no need to raise the price," Lin Yan politely declined.

After hearing this, the male cultivator went to find someone else to cooperate with. The female cultivator sitting on the other side covered her mouth and chuckled, not afraid of offending anyone, saying, "You don't need to pay attention to him. Real people are very slippery; be careful not to get tricked by him!"

Lin Yan nodded slightly and thanked the kind person for the reminder.

Just then, she sensed movement in her storage bag. She took out a communication disc and glanced at it. It was a message from Mu Feng, asking if she had entered the venue yet.

Just as he was about to reply, he saw Mu Feng waving at him from not far away, with Qi Yang standing beside him, looking helpless yet doting.

She raised her hand and gestured, and Qi Yang then encircled her and helped her to her seat.

The female cultivator next to her asked curiously, "Are those two your friends? Are you both from the Pill Refining Association?"

Seeing that the two were dressed in the robes of intermediate-level alchemists from the Pill Association, Bai Ya decided to befriend them. A cultivator who could befriend members of the Pill Association, and whose auction items were pills, must also be an alchemist.

The pills that can be auctioned are guaranteed to be at least mid-grade third-level pills, and the cultivator next to them must be at least a mid-level alchemist.

Thinking this, Bai Ya didn't wait for a reply and said to herself, "How about we add a jade disc number? We can share any news about the auctions with each other in the future."

"Um...sorry, I'm not interested in the auction." The implication was clear: she wouldn't participate. This was the gentlest way Lin Yan could think of to refuse.

Bai Ya looked embarrassed, pursed her lips, and didn't say anything more.

The male cultivator on the other side, who was talking to someone else, naturally noticed the commotion beside him. He turned around and said, "Fellow Daoist, I knew your aura was extraordinary. You must be an alchemist or a weapon refiner. I have many alchemist friends. I'll add you, and we can exchange ideas sometime in the future."

"No, I won't add it," she replied directly.

"..."

Bai Ya covered her mouth and laughed again, feeling much better. She wasn't trying to curry favor with someone who was cold to her; the woman's attitude towards her was much better than her attitude towards that male cultivator.

Bai Ya picked up a cherry blossom from the table and started eating. It was sour and almost made her teeth ache. The cherry blossoms she ate at the last auction were much sweeter; it was obvious they were leftovers.

Looking around, she saw that no one else reacted. In particular, the two cultivators on the far side had eaten most of the fruit without seeming to notice its sourness. Bai Ya sighed softly. Free spiritual fruit, what's there to be picky about?

Just then, the female cultivator who had just refused to add the jade disc placed a small basket, no bigger than the palm of her hand, on the table. "Eat this."

The basket also contained cherry blossoms, but they were redder and larger than those on the plate!
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