Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Junior Sister Lin, you've only recently woken up, and your body hasn't fully recovered. Please don't get too excited; your health is the most important thing..."

Seeing Lin Xiaoyu about to get out of bed, Gongsun Jian quickly stepped forward to persuade her, his tone full of worry.

However, she did not appreciate his concern. Her pale face showed a hint of impatience, and she was unsteady on her feet, almost falling to the ground.

"Junior Sister Lin, actually your child is already..."

Seeing this, Gongsun Jian frowned slightly, as if he had made a major decision, and said in a meaningful tone, "I'm sorry, I've done my best."

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoyu instantly understood the meaning behind the other person's words. Her pretty face turned pale, her delicate body trembled violently, and the next moment she collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face like a stream.

"I... my child...! Waaaaah...!"

"It's all my fault, I'm so sorry!"

Lin Xiaoyu covered her face with her hands and let out a heartbreaking wail.

"Junior Sister Lin, this is not your fault. Please accept my condolences and take care of yourself..."

Seeing Lin Xiaoyu burst into tears, Gongsun Jian beside him also frowned, his fists clenching unconsciously beneath his sleeves, clearly feeling both pity and indignation. "If that heartless man hadn't abandoned you, Junior Sister Lin, you wouldn't have ended up like this..."

"Junior Sister Lin, now that you've joined the Taiji Sword Sect, as long as I'm here, no one will be able to bully you anymore. Perhaps losing this child isn't all bad..."

"No, you don't understand! You would never understand...!"

However, faced with Gongsun Jian's words of comfort, Lin Xiaoyu shook her head frantically as if possessed. Then she reached out and touched her lower abdomen, her voice trembling slightly, "This is the best memento Master... no, it's Brother Lu's, the one he left me, and yet I couldn't keep him..."

"Brother Lu?"

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Jian's expression darkened slightly, and he couldn't help but look rather unpleasant.

In fact, he had heard some rumors about Lin Xiaoyu half a year ago. Not only was she pregnant before joining the sect, but she was also abandoned by a heartless man and finally came to Lingtai Mountain when she had nowhere else to go.

Although Gongsun Jian was mentally prepared, he still found it hard to accept hearing Lin Xiaoyu say it herself.

After all, she was his dream goddess, someone he could only admire from afar and never touch.

"wrong!"

Thinking of this, Gongsun Jian gritted his teeth, seemingly consumed by anger, and immediately said in a deep voice, "Junior Sister Lin, I don't know anything about this Brother Lu you mentioned, but I do know that he doesn't love you at all!"

"If he truly loved you, why did he abandon you in the first place?"

"In my opinion, he's a despicable scoundrel who seduces and then abandons you, completely unworthy of your affection...!"

"That's enough!"

Before Gongsun Jian could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Lin Xiaoyu's cold voice, leaving him stunned on the spot.

"Senior Brother Gongsun, I respect you greatly, and I will repay your kindness in the future. However, please do not insult Brother Lu Feng. My relationship with him is not what you imagine..."

At this point, a hint of melancholy flashed across Lin Xiaoyu's face. She then turned around again, her tone indescribably cold, "Senior Brother Gongsun, I'm tired and want to rest for a while. You may leave..."

"Junior Sister Lin...!"

Seeing this, Gongsun Jian was about to say something, but Lin Xiaoyu had already gone to bed and was no longer paying attention to him, so he had no choice but to give up.

"Junior Sister Lin, one day I will definitely prove it to you...!"

Slowly stepping out of the cave, Gongsun Jian suddenly turned back to look at Lin Xiaoyu not far behind him, his tone unusually resolute, "I, Gongsun Jian of the Taiji Sword Sect! Will definitely be a hundred times stronger than that Lu Feng in the future...!"

After saying that, Gongsun Jian also turned and left without the slightest hesitation. Lin Xiaoyu, who was lying on the bed, only pursed her lips and did not make a sound. At this moment, her pretty face was full of melancholy and complexity.

"Jian'er".

As soon as Gongsun Jian returned to Wanglu Peak, he hadn't gone far when he heard a deep, aged voice coming from afar.

Swish!

The next moment, a withered old man in plain robes arrived on the wind and slowly landed in front of Gongsun Jian. At this moment, his eyes were bright and his face was dignified. He was none other than Luo Xuanxiang, one of the five elders of Taiji Sword Sect and the head of the Medicine Hall!

"Elder Luo!"

Upon seeing Luo Xuanxiang suddenly appear, Gongsun Jian was also taken aback for a moment, and immediately came to his senses and bowed.

Although he was the senior disciple of the inner sect and the personal disciple of the current sect leader Yin Xuanxing, there was still an order of seniority. Gongsun Jian did not dare to be negligent in the slightest towards Luo Xuanxiang, a senior and uncle of the sect.

"Is it about that little girl again...?"

Luo Xuanxiang glanced at Gongsun Jian, whose expression was somewhat dejected, and frowned slightly. The next moment, his gaze returned to Lin Xiaoyu's cave on the opposite side, and his tone was somewhat meaningful, clearly indicating that he had also seen through the situation behind it.

"No...! Elder Luo, it's actually me..."

"No need to say anything more. I won't stop you from doing what you want, nor do I have the right to. Just don't forget who you are..."

With a flick of his sleeve, Luo Xuanxiang interrupted Gongsun Jian's explanation, saying in a low voice, "Jian'er, you are not only Senior Brother Yin's personal disciple, but also a sword prodigy that our Taiji Sword Sect has seen only once in a century!"

"Leaving aside how foolish it is to neglect your cultivation and swordsmanship for a woman, what good will it do to give everything for this little girl? In the end, it will all be for nothing..."

"Jian'er, I have said all I need to say. You should go back and get some rest."

After saying this, Luo Xuanxiang immediately turned into a wisp of green smoke and left, while Gongsun Jian clenched his fists, his face solemn, and fell silent on the spot. At this moment, no one knew what he was thinking.

.....

Meanwhile, outside the arena in Dongyun Capital...

Before we knew it, three days had passed, and the highly anticipated Beijing auction, held every three years, finally opened as scheduled!

The scale and popularity of this auction in the capital were unprecedented, attracting not only a large number of martial artists from the surrounding areas to the capital, but also martial artists and independent cultivators from other states and counties of the Eastern Cloud Kingdom.

In just a few days, the entire capital city was packed with people. Not to mention the densely populated outer districts, nearly 100,000 people gathered around the arena alone!

"Wow! So many people?"

Looking at the dense crowd before him, which resembled ants passing by, Lu Feng couldn't help but touch his nose, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Although he was mentally prepared, he was still greatly shocked by what he saw with his own eyes. The Beijing auction held every three years was indeed very popular. No wonder Gu Juji recommended that he bring his newly made pills here to sell.

"Um?"

His gaze shifted again, landing on a familiar figure in black robes a hundred meters away. Lu Feng couldn't help but pause, a look of surprise on his face. "That guy is... Jia Youqian?"

Jia Youqian held a feather fan, exuding an air of elegance, still the same wealthy young master he always was. However, his face was very serious, and his brows were furrowed, as if he were hiding something on his mind. Moreover, there was no guard accompanying him at this moment.