Since the auction was over everyone who had successfully bid on an item and won moved to a designated section in the Merchant Guild Auction House to collect their items. At the entrance of the Merchant Guild Auction House, Zen Chi could be seen leaving with his Divine Staff.
It was common sense in the cultivation world to hide your treasures so as to not attract the greed of the greedy. More than a few masked people could be dashing out of the Merchant Guild Auction House, and right behind them were some figures that were hiding nearby.
Those who saw only gave a cursory glance, it wasn’t uncommon for grudges to form during the bidding of an item. The Merchant Guild did not care about what happened outside of the auction.
If one bids on an item, they should have sufficient strength worthy to protect it and themselves. If they were weak and still chose to bid for an item, they could only blame themselves for the danger they brought upon themselves.