When I stopped licking, the lady panicked.

After leaving the inn, Lin Xuan took Yun Xiyue to the auction.

The reason Lin Xuan brought Yun Xiyue along was because he knew that Xiao Zhan would also be attending the auction, and bringing Yun Xiyue along would definitely come in handy.

At this moment, Yun Xiyue's gaze towards Lin Xuan had changed.

Xiao Zhan's disgraceful behavior in front of Lin Xuan, and Lin Xuan's sense of responsibility towards Mu Mu, gradually diminished her love for Xiao Zhan.

It seems she's slowly falling for Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan, however, did not notice Yun Xiyue's gaze. He simply entered the auction venue quietly and found a seat.

The auction house gradually filled up with people, and soon a sexy woman appeared at the front desk. She strode around and gave a curtsy to the crowd.

"Your presence is a great honor to our humble shop. My daughter, Ruoshui, is the head of the auction house."

Ruoshui introduced herself to everyone and gave a brief opening speech.

The auction began soon after.

For this auction, Lin Xuan specially went to the Beacon Fire Forest to "borrow" a lot of Emperor Crystals from Dragon Butterfly.

Although I don't plan to pay it back.

Therefore, besides the Blood Spirit Mushroom, which he was determined to obtain, he was also determined to acquire all the other valuable items at this auction.

"The first item up for auction is the fourth-grade elixir, the Heavenly Lotus Tranquilizing Pill. After taking it, one can quickly restore a large amount of true energy and slightly increase one's strength."

Ruoshui introduced the first item for auction with a smile. Her charming figure and alluring eyes made many male bidders' blood boil.

"The starting bid is 100,000 taels of silver," Ruoshui announced.

"Two hundred thousand taels!"

"Three hundred thousand!"

"I'll offer a million!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look in the direction of the voice.

Lin Xuan also looked at the bidder with curiosity and found that it was Xiao Zhan.

Xiao Zhan's lips curled up in a smug smile.

As the third prince, he should have enjoyed endless wealth and honor, but due to the scandal he caused in front of the Lin family mansion, he gradually fell out of favor. As a result, his cultivation resources have been almost cut off by the emperor.

Xiao Zhan doesn't have many resources left, and the alchemy workshop no longer allows him to enter. Therefore, he can only come to the auction to buy some high-grade pills.

"As long as my father can see my talent, I can regain his attention. At that time, I can surpass Lin Xuan, make Xi Yue fall in love with me again, and make Lin Xuan never dare to look me in the eye again!"

Xiao Zhan had already begun to fantasize about the wonderful life that awaited him.

Then...

"Two million!"

The sudden bid startled Xiao Zhan.

Who dares to steal my things?!

Xiao Zhan turned his head and saw that the other person was actually Lin Xuan.

"It's Lin Xuan again!" Xiao Zhan gritted his teeth in anger. "Why are you always going against me, you brat!"

Lin Xuan smiled calmly and said, "At an auction, the highest bidder wins. How can the Third Prince say I'm going against you?"

As he spoke, he even pulled Yun Xiyue into his arms.

Yun Xiyue was stunned for a moment, and her pretty face instantly turned red.

Xiao Zhan, enraged beyond reason, roared, "Five million!"

"Six million." Lin Xuan smiled and tightened his grip.

"Be gentle, it hurts..." Yun Xiyue said softly.

Her shy, budding appearance made Xiao Zhan so angry that his face turned green.

"Lin Xuan! You scoundrel, you lecher! Let go of Xi Yue!" Xiao Zhan stood up and roared.

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "Your Highness, please don't make false accusations. How is it that I'm a scoundrel or a lecherous man for embracing my wife?"

"Let alone hugging her, even if I touch her, kiss her, or even sleep with her, that's my right."

"You...you..." Xiao Zhan felt his blood surging and his head spinning.

Lin Xuan smiled and asked, "Third Prince, would you like to raise the price?"

Xiao Zhan said angrily, "Ten million taels!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan shrugged and said no more.

Spending ten million taels to buy back a fourth-grade pill—if word got out, people would laugh their heads off.

Lin Xuan thought it was ridiculous enough that he spent ten million taels of silver to marry Yun Xiyue, but he didn't expect Xiao Zhan to be even more bizarre, spending ten million taels of silver to buy a single pill, and it wasn't even a rare pill.

"Scream! Keep screaming! Why aren't you screaming anymore? Don't you like to scream?" Xiao Zhan roared madly.

Lin Xuan shrugged and said, "Since Your Highness likes it so much, then I'll give it to you. A gentleman helps others achieve their goals."

"Huh?" Xiao Zhan was stunned, and his previously rising anger instantly died down.

After calming down, Xiao Zhan instantly came to his senses.

"You little brat tricked me!!" Xiao Zhan shouted, pointing at Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan said innocently, "Ah? Your Highness, please don't talk nonsense. I just wanted it, but seeing how much Your Highness likes it, I have no choice but to give it to you."

"You fucking..."

Xiao Zhan was so angry that he wanted to beat up Lin Xuan, but he was stopped by the guards of the auction house.

"Young master, please return to your seat."

Xiao Zhan shook off the hand that was pressing on his shoulder and snapped, "Don't touch me! A bunch of lowly commoners, do you think you're worthy to touch me?"

He snorted and sat back down indignantly.

Lin Xuan, you damned thing, you dare to scheme against me, huh? Fine, you wait, I'll definitely get my revenge!

"This young master has bid ten million taels. Is there anyone else bidding? If not, this Heavenly Lotus Tranquilizing Pill will be awarded to this young master," Ruoshui said happily.

She had thought the pill would fetch at most five million, but to her surprise, it actually doubled in price.

This is really all thanks to Lin Xuan.

Ruoshui looked in Lin Xuan's direction, secretly developing a slight liking for this young man.

The next items up for auction were cultivation techniques and martial arts skills that Lin Xuan didn't even want to look at. Although they were of decent quality, they were still far inferior to those he had cultivated in his previous life.

Finally, in one of the auctions, Lin Xuan encountered the medicinal herb he had been waiting for—the Blood Spirit Mushroom.

"Blood Spirit Mushroom, a rare and precious medicinal herb that is hard to find even once in a thousand years, grows in extremely evil places and is very expensive to harvest. The starting bid is now five million taels."

Without hesitation, Lin Xuan shouted, "Ten million taels!"

The very first bid silenced everyone else.

However, when Xiao Zhan learned that Lin Xuan wanted the Blood Spirit Mushroom, he sneered and thought: I've finally caught an opportunity. Lin Xuan, since you want the Blood Spirit Mushroom so much, then let me help you out.

"Twenty million taels!" Xiao Zhan shouted, casting a provocative glance at Lin Xuan.

You tricked me, didn't you? Well, this time, it's finally my turn to trick you!

Lin Xuan calmly announced, "Thirty million taels."

"Fifty million taels!" Xiao Zhan continued shouting, sneering, thinking to himself: I won't add any more when he raises the price. Lin Xuan, you didn't expect that, did you? You tricked me once and only swindled me out of a few million taels, but when I tricked you once, it was tens of millions of taels!