Gui Meng and the others were feeling guilty. Today, they had just been scammed out of several hundred million spirit stones by Chu Tian, which was several years' worth of income for the Lin family. Now, Chu Tian was about to drag Lin He, who was furious and with a high temper, into the auction area, essentially forcing the Lin family to bleed money.

However, Lin He had no choice but to do this in order to force Chu Tian out. Chu Tian had been toying with them like they were monkeys, dragging them all the way to the auction area. At this point, night was falling, and after a whole day of commotion, Lin He’s eyes were bloodshot from exhaustion. Meanwhile, Chu Tian cheerfully entered the underground level of the auction house.

The underground floor was bustling with activity, with many chairs set up for the auction. Chu Tian walked to an available seat, holding his entry ticket with the seat number. Since Lin He had followed him and bought a ticket as well, she sat next to him, just a little to his right. Her voice was filled with rage as she said, "Boy, just wait!"

Chu Tian grinned, "I said, Dead Matchmaker, is your Lin family really that rich?"

At this moment, Lin He no longer had the same confident air she had earlier in the day. Instead, she said, "I won't let you succeed."

Chu Tian waved the token from Miss Luo and said with a smile, "This is from Miss Luo. You heard it earlier, I can withdraw spirit stones from any of the Luo family’s banks. Do you think you can outbid me?"

Lin He, upon hearing this, saw an opportunity and said, "Then I’ll make you bleed money."

Chu Tian didn’t take her seriously and continued observing the surroundings. Suddenly, Lin He stood up. Curious, Chu Tian watched her walk toward a handsome young man and whisper, "Young Master Liu, long time no see."

Chu Tian thought the young man would chase her away, given how repulsive she was. But to his surprise, the handsome young man’s expression changed slightly, and he smiled, "Ah, it’s Miss Lin."

Lin He leaned in closer and asked, "Did you miss me?"

Chu Tian nearly spat in disbelief, thinking, "What an insufferable woman! Does she really think someone would want her? She’s delusional."

But the young man smiled back and said, "Of course I missed you."

Chu Tian couldn’t hold back his disgust, muttering to himself, "This world is insane!"

Meanwhile, Lin He hurriedly began telling the young man about Chu Tian’s 'crimes'. "It’s him, the one who killed my brother. If you take care of him, my father will definitely agree to marry me to you."

Hearing this, the young man was elated. He quickly approached Chu Tian and coldly asked, "Are you the one who killed Young Master Lin?"

Chu Tian couldn’t help but laugh, "I gotta say, you’re not bad looking. How could you fall for such an ugly woman? What, are you so desperate?"

Lin He immediately cursed, "You bastard!"

Although the young man knew Chu Tian’s words were the truth, he still gritted his teeth and glared, "What does it matter to you who I like?"

Chu Tian nonchalantly responded, "And who I kill, what does it matter to you?"

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"Seeking death!" the young man yelled.

Ding~ Anger +1.

The young man quickly threw a flying needle from his sleeve. Since the underground floor was dimly lit, the needle flew toward Chu Tian like a firefly. But as it got close, Chu Tian’s Thousand Demons Armor flashed, and the needle hit it with a "ding" sound, like striking a steel plate, and fell to the ground.

Chu Tian shrugged with a helpless look, "Didn't expect you to be this weak. If I'd known, I wouldn't have bothered blocking it."

The young man, surprised that someone at the peak of Foundation Establishment could stop his hidden weapon, coldly asked, "Which sect are you from?"

Chu Tian smiled, "Are you my grandson? Why would I tell you?"

"Dammit, you!"

Ding~ Anger +1.

Seeing that the young man had nothing to say, Chu Tian smirked, "You better go drink some more milk, maybe it’ll help."

"Asshole! I'll kill you!" the young man screamed.

Ding~ Anger +1.

Just as the young man was about to act, a group of guards from the auction house rushed over, and one of them shouted, "Fighting is prohibited in the auction house! Disqualification for any combat!"

The young man was forced to restrain his fury and glared at Chu Tian, "Boy, listen up, my name is Jian Yin from the Jian Long Sect. If you have the guts, don’t run away. I’ll take your life."

"Jian Yin, 'Jian' as in cheap and 'Yin' as in disgusting? Your parents really have a talent for naming," Chu Tian mocked with a laugh. Jian Yin fumed, "Dammit, you..."

Ding~ Anger +1.

Chu Tian casually asked, "You want to make a move? But you should ask these big brothers over here."

Jian Yin glared at the guards, who were all giving him a cold look. He reluctantly stepped back. Lin He walked up to Jian Yin with a frustrated look and said, "Didn't you say your flying needle was amazing? How could he block it so easily?"

Jian Yin hastily explained, "It was a mistake!"

Lin He snapped, "I don’t care! Today, I want to see his corpse, or you can forget about marrying me."

Jian Yin immediately suggested, "Let’s talk privately."

The two of them began whispering to each other. Chu Tian, noticing their quiet conversation, muttered to himself, "Are they using sound transmission?"

Sound transmission was a unique ability used by Golden Core cultivators to communicate privately with others without anyone else hearing. Both Jian Yin and Lin He were indeed at the Golden Core stage, with Jian Yin at the peak of it.

Chu Tian couldn’t help but wonder. The Jian Long Sect was a second-tier sect with some renown in the area, but why would a disciple from such a sect be interested in such an ugly woman?

After a while, Lin He returned to her seat beside Chu Tian, no longer as furious as before. Instead, she gave him a sinister smile and said, "You won’t leave here alive today."

Chu Tian smiled back, "Oh? Is that so? Well, I look forward to seeing how you plan to make a move on me in front of so many people."

Lin He continued to smile coldly at him, sending a chill down his spine. "Without makeup, she could star in a horror movie."

Lin He didn’t understand what Chu Tian meant, but she seemed convinced that he would die today. Her spirits were much higher than before, and Chu Tian ignored her as the auction began.

There were many valuable items up for bid, but Chu Tian wasn’t interested in any of them. When the auctioneer announced the next item, a premium Ten Spirit Pill, he called out, "Starting bid, one million. Each bid increases by a hundred thousand."

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd buzzed with excitement. The Ten Spirit Pill, which could rapidly restore cultivation, was extremely precious. In no time, the price reached ten million, and Chu Tian couldn’t help but gasp, "Ten million? That’s expensive."

And the price kept rising. Seeing this, Chu Tian gave up on buying the pill, inwardly sighing, "If I were an alchemist, one pill would easily sell for tens of millions. That would make a fortune."

Just then, a system alert popped up.

Ding~ Danger detected.

Chu Tian quickly snapped back to attention. He felt a black scorpion appear beneath his feet. It was a spirit beast, about the size of a hand, and its tail was poised to strike Chu Tian. Lin He, grinning, clearly couldn’t wait for the scorpion to sting him.

But before the scorpion could strike, Chu Tian reacted swiftly, grabbing it and tossing it straight at Lin He. She jumped up in shock, "Ah!"

The crowd immediately looked around in confusion. Jian Yin rushed to Lin He’s side, supporting her with a horrified look on his face. "You..."

At this moment, Lin He’s chest puffed out, and Chu Tian couldn't help but gasp, "Holy crap, did she just go from flat to 36H in an instant? Doesn’t she worry about exploding?"