Lu Yunxi tightened her grip, and when she looked up, her eyes looking at Pei Chengyi became unusually firm.

"Of course not. You doubt me? I'm with you in the hospital every day. Even if I wanted to deal with her, I couldn't leave."

Pei Chengyi stared at her, the suspicion in his eyes not loosening at all: "You left yesterday afternoon and didn't come back until almost midnight. Don't tell me you stayed with Li Shun for so long."

Lu Yunxi was shocked and quickly explained, "How is that possible! Li Shun and I only met briefly and then left. Afterwards... I went back. My mother can vouch for me."

Pei Chengyi sneered: "Your mother obeys you blindly, and I don't believe her words. You think you have done it perfectly, but you don't know that there are loopholes. Even I can't be fooled. Do you think Tang Jingyuan will believe it?"

Lu Yunxi was too lazy to argue: "No matter what, there is no evidence. Even if he is the Third Master, he can't do anything to me. If I don't say anything, he will leave no matter how angry he is."

After hearing this, Lu Yunxi even felt a little happy. When she thought about Lu An Ning's future life, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

Pei Chengyi frowned, realizing something was wrong. He asked, "What did you do to Lu Anning?"

Lu Yunxi glanced at him and said, "You should be happy to see Tang Jingyuan having a hard time. What does Lu Anning's life or death have to do with you?"

"You think you can fight Tang Jingyuan? Let him go as soon as possible. If he finds him and comes back to investigate, I won't be able to protect you. Don't commit suicide!"

Lu Yunxi sneered: "Whether he can find it or not depends on his ability."

In the dim office, Tang Jingyuan leaned back in a leather chair, legs folded. The sparks from his fingertips flickered, synchronizing with the incense and candles burning in front of the altar in the northeast corner. The sound of water gurgled, and directly behind his desk, a shadowy figure moved slightly, and for a moment, the aroma of tea filled the air.

"Third Master, try my new tea."

Tang Jingyuan took the tea, took a sip, and went straight to the point: "I came to you to ask you to help me find someone."

A figure emerged from the darkness, a hint of shock flashing in his eagle-like eyes.

"Who is it that requires the Third Master to come to me personally? Just tell me. As long as it's lost in Jiangcheng, I will help you find it."

Tang Jingyuan handed over the photo: "My wife, Lu Anning."

Luo Xiao immediately gasped: "Who is so bold as to touch your people?"

He held the photo and looked at it carefully, and suddenly frowned: "Sister-in-law looks familiar, I think I've seen her somewhere."

Tang Jingyuan's grip on the teacup suddenly tightened: "Where have you seen this before?"

Luo Xiao was silent for a while, then suddenly remembered something and picked up the tablet to search.

"Master San, look at this, does it look like it?"

The tablet was handed to him. In the photo, a woman with heavy makeup was tied up with her hands and feet, posing in a seductive pose. A fiery red high-slit see-through cheongsam wrapped around her exquisite figure, making her skin look whiter than snow. A fox mask covered her entire face, revealing only a pair of sexy red lips.

Tang Jingyuan gripped the tablet tightly, his deep eyes seemed to be icy, and his violent temper was difficult to suppress.

After a long while, he controlled his voice and said, "Where is the person?"

Luo Xiao subconsciously frowned, as if he was a little embarrassed. "Third Master, you are well aware of the rules here. Before the auction, the items will not be left with me. Instead, they will be delivered by the customers themselves on the day of the auction. We don't even ask about the customers' backgrounds."

Tang Jingyuan's face was gloomy, and he asked again: "Is the person who wants to sell her a man or a woman?"

"It's a woman, wearing a mask, but she has a good temperament."

"Is it her?" Tang Jingyuan took out Ye Lingfei's photo again. He already had the answer in his mind, but he still wanted to confirm it again.

"I can't see the face, I can only say that there is some resemblance. If Master San wants to find someone, I'm afraid he'll have to wait until the auction on the cruise ship tomorrow."

Tang Jingyuan stared at the last mark on the screen. The word "wife" stung his eyes. He clenched his fists, and the backs of his hands were full of bulging blue veins.

"Third Master, now that it's at the auction, there's nothing I can do about it. The only thing I can be sure of is that my sister-in-law is currently safe. To ensure a higher price, we generally won't do anything to her at this point."

Tang Jingyuan felt depressed. It took him a while to find his voice and stand up.

"Okay! See you at the auction tomorrow night."

After leaving Luo Xiao's territory, Tang Jingyuan had a gloomy face and said nothing. Lin Tao followed behind him and hesitated several times before asking, "Master, is there any news?"

"Go get all the cash I can get. Tomorrow night, I'm going to the black market auction."

When Lin Tao heard this, he guessed something and his face suddenly changed: "Could it be that Madam... I'll do it right away."

At black market auctions, all you need is cash. People, objects, anything, as long as there's a market, can be traded. The highest bidder wins, regardless of provenance. Since ancient times, even the most powerful individuals have been subject to the rules of the black market, without exception.

From then on, all Tang Jingyuan could do was wait. Gather his strength and wait for the auction tomorrow night to successfully rescue the person.