Xu Sanshi, upon hearing Qian Yu agree, said enthusiastically, "Then let's hurry up and go, let's go."
There are many beautiful female slaves in the auction hall, and even if he can't own them, he can at least feast his eyes, right?
Well, his heart and body are reserved for Jiang Nannan; no other woman should even dream of getting either!
Jiang Nannan cast a glance at Xu Sanshi's embarrassing behavior and sighed to herself, "Thank goodness Wu Tong gave herself a way out; otherwise, Xu Sanshi would have lost all face today!"
Somewhat uncertain whether accepting Xu Sanshi was good or bad, she had to admit his feelings for her were truly touching...
Tang Wutong's gaze turned to Beibei, "Big Brother Beibei, are you coming with us?"
As Beibei opened his mouth to answer, Xu Sanshi interrupted, "Let's not bother with him; Beibei is definitely going to wait here for his beloved Xiao Ya, tsk tsk tsk..."
Dark lines spread across Beibei's face as he nodded, "It's just like Sanshi said, I'm going to wait here for Xiao Ya, you guys go on."
Xu Sanshi shrugged and said, "See? What did I just say? Beibei wants to be with Tang Ya every single moment."
Finally losing her patience, Jiang Nannan scolded in a soft voice, "Xu Sanshi, can you just not talk? Or how about you go by yourself?"
Xu Sanshi, who wanted to continue teasing Beibei, was suddenly choked up and gave Jiang Nannan an awkward smile, "Nannan, I'll try, I'll really try."
"Since Big Brother Beibei isn't going, then let's go!" After Qian Yu finished speaking, he elegantly lifted Tang Wutong in his arms and, under her stunned gaze, his body suddenly burst forth with Divine Power, ascending into the air...
Blushing, Tang Wutong reproached him quietly, "Qian Yu, you don't have to do this..."
Though she said that, her head was peacefully nestled against Qian Yu's chest...
Seeing the romantic pair, Xu Sanshi's gaze also turned to Jiang Nannan, and he said tenderly, "Nannan, then I too..."
Before he could finish, Jiang Nannan decisively injected soul power into her flying soul device; in no time at all, six blue flames burst forth behind her, and she slowly ascended into the sky...
Seeing the three ascending into the sky and showing no intention of waiting for him, Xu Sanshi became a bit anxious...
Hurriedly, he also activated his flying soul device to chase after them, not forgetting to call out, "Hey! Nannan, wait for me!"
Below, Beibei smiled as he watched everyone leave, then turned his gaze back to the classroom where Tang Ya was happily chatting with the Tang Sect disciples...
...
Soon, Qian Yu and the others had left Shrek City and swiftly arrived within the territory of the Xingluo Empire...
And because the three were flying high in the sky, they went unnoticed by the Soul Masters guarding the outskirts of the Xingluo Empire...
After advancing a bit further, Xu Sanshi pointed excitedly at a circular building below and said, "Qian Yu, that circular building right below us is the auction house."
Hearing this, Qian Yu also looked down curiously, "Is that the auction house? It doesn't seem very special."
Apart from the larger size of the building, Qian Yu really couldn't see anything distinctive about it!
Tang Wutong inquired of Jiang Nannan, "Nannan, have you ever been to an auction house? What's it like?"
Jiang Nannan shook her head and smiled bitterly, "I've been poor since I was young; I've never been."
As she spoke, she glanced subconsciously at Xu Sanshi beside her...
The latter seemed to notice Jiang Nannan's glance and gave her what he thought to be a suave smile...
Jiang Nannan pursed her lips and looked away, feeling that if she continued to watch, she would lose even the mood to visit the auction house!
Afterward, Qian Yu and his companions slowly descended toward the ground below…
The Soul Masters and residents around the auction house all looked up into the sky…
In an instant, countless murmurs of speculation arose…
"Look, everyone! There are actually four people in the sky, and two of them seem to be using flying soul devices! We don't have many of those in the Xingluo Empire, do we?"
"Hiss… Could they be Soul Masters from the Sun-Moon Empire? Otherwise, how could they possess such precious flying soul devices?"
"All that doesn't matter. Look at the man holding a beauty in his arms. He isn't using a flying soul device but can still stay in the air. Could it be that his soul power rank has reached that of a Titled Douluo? That's terrifying!"
"They must be here for the auction, right? They wouldn't dare cause trouble in our Xingluo Empire!"
The moment Qian Yu and his group reached the ground and steadied themselves, dozens of Xingluo Empire soldiers surged from all directions, promptly surrounding them! The cold gleam of their long spears aimed at Qian Yu and the others…
Xu Sanshi raised an eyebrow and said, "Just coming to the Xingluo Empire once, and we are greeted with such a grand display of force. It seems the rumors of an impending war are true."
Jiang Nannan bit her lip and said, "The look in the eyes of the people from the Xingluo Empire seems to be full of hostility. Could it be that they mistook us for envoys from the Sun-Moon Empire?"
Qian Yu said indifferently, "Quite possible!"
The leading captain among the Xingluo Empire soldiers stepped forward and asked Qian Yu and his group in a cold voice, "Who are you? Why are you sneaking into our Xingluo Empire?"
Tang Wutong replied with a faint smile, "We are students from Shrek Academy who have come here specifically for the auction."
Hearing that they were students from Shrek Academy, the captain's expression softened a bit as he said, "Shrek Academy? Do you have anything to prove your identity?"
Under the pressure from the Sun-Moon Empire, the Xingluo Empire was now very sensitive to any matter…
Xu Sanshi casually took out a freshman badge from the outer court from his pocket and threw it to the captain, "Is this enough proof?"
After taking it with caution and examining it thoroughly, the captain, confirming indeed they were students from Shrek Academy, returned the freshman badge to Xu Sanshi…
With an apologetic face, he said, "Please forgive our impudence!"
The next moment, he turned and ordered the surrounding soldiers, "All units, withdraw!"
The soldiers who had been surrounding them, upon hearing the command, began to jog away one after another…
The surrounding Soul Masters all discussed among themselves, "Who would have thought they were students from Shrek Academy! We were really mistaken!"
"But even Shrek Academy has started developing soul tools? It seems soul tools are becoming more and more important nowadays!"
"Exactly, if our Xingluo Empire's soul tools weren't of such low level, how could the Sun-Moon Empire be so arrogant!"
"I heard that the two Title Douluo sent by the Sky Soul Empire were wiped out by the experts of the Sun-Moon Empire! Truly terrifying!"
"Let's stop talking about it. Whether the war breaks out or not, it's always us grunts who suffer!"
Tang Wutong looked at Xu Sanshi with her beautiful eyes and softly praised, "Senior Brother Xu, you did well this time!"
Jiang Nannan also sighed with relief, "If we didn't have something to prove our identities, we probably would've had to leave empty-handed today."
Smugly patting his chest, Xu Sanshi said, "Of course, this auction house is familiar to me. Let this Young Sect Master guide your way!"
Subsequently, under his lead, Qian Yu and his party walked into the vast auction house…
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