Chong Jiu pulled Shu Jianyue back several dozen meters, then raised his hand and slapped at the statue.

Gui Chong and Gui Shu tried to stop them in a panic, but before they could get close, the statue began to shatter.

"Ah... the statue of the ancient ancestor!" Gui Chong immediately glared at Chong Jiu, "You've already used the God-Detecting Pearl, why do you still want to destroy the statue?"

Chong Jiu ignored him and instead looked at the statue that was beginning to crack and drop stones.

As soon as the statue shattered, all the old masters who had been in seclusion in Guitu Mountain emerged from their retreat.

They were originally heading towards Chongjiu, but upon seeing the human face emerging from the shattered stones, the ancestors all knelt down, saying, "Disciples pay respects to the Ancient Ancestors..."

...Ancient Ancestor?

Gui Chong and Gui Shu looked at each other, then knelt down as well.

Chong Jiu frowned slightly as he looked at Shu Jianyue and was about to leave.

"Wait...wait a minute." A deep voice came from the stone statue.

Chong Jiu paused for a moment and said, "Whatever it is, let's talk about it after you've taken care of your own business."

Then, he put his arm around Shu Jianyue and left Guitu Mountain.

Lian Sheng removed the stones from her body, looked at the people kneeling on the ground, and said coldly, "Close the mountain gate. Without my order, no one is allowed to enter or leave."

The elders immediately agreed, but the disciples who rushed over looked at each other in bewilderment.

Shu Jianyue looked at him and saw that he was still frowning, so she asked, "What's wrong? Do you know the person in that stone statue?"

Chong Jiu nodded, but didn't say who the person was.

However, his brows relaxed, and he pulled her into his arms tightly.

Seeing that he was in a low mood, Shu Jianyue didn't move and let him hold her, without asking who the other person was.

Chong Jiu's lips curved slightly as he buried them in her neck. After a long while, he turned to her and said in a relaxed tone, "Let's go. Shall we go back to the inn, or somewhere else?"

"Let's go back to the inn."

Chong Jiu sensed her reluctance and smiled as he kissed her slightly pouting red lips. "Actually, it's quite nice to stay in Shengshi during this time in Bahuang, after all, it's a top-tier academy."

"Even if there are complicated relationships, with our strength, we are not afraid of them causing trouble. We can just treat it as having fun in the Eight Desolations."

Shu Jianyue looked at his delicate face and couldn't help but pinch it. "I didn't expect you to have this side to you."

Chong Jiu paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "There are many aspects of me that you haven't seen yet. You can appreciate them slowly in the future."

Appreciation?

Why is this word so easily misunderstood?

Shu Jianyue glared at him. "Let's go back to the inn."

Chongjiu embraced her and they instantly teleported back to Chaogui City.

Ever since this guy broke the seal, whenever the two of them are together, she has nothing to do; he's always the one leading the way.

When they returned to the inn, they found that Yu Chuan and the others had not returned yet. Only Chao Tian and Zi Yu were in the inn, and even Gu Yunxiao was not there.

"Where have they all been playing?"

Chao Tian laughed and said, "Young Master is watching the auction at the Spirit Beast Auction House. Venerable Gu and Dean Gu went out, but they didn't say where they went."

"Let's go check out that spirit beast auction house too," Shu Jianyue said, pulling Zhong Jiu along as they headed outside.

He concealed himself and followed.

He went into hiding, so Ziyu naturally followed him.

Since Young Master Yanxi hasn't come out yet, he can only follow Chaotian around.

Shu Jianyue looked at the spirit beast auction house in front of her. It didn't look very big, but it gave people a sense of inviolable grandeur.

He couldn't help but glance at Chaotian, who was hiding in the shadows, and transmitted his voice, saying, "I think we could have an auction house like this in this entire wasteland."

Chao Tian nodded, looking at the spirit beast auction house. "I think so too. I'll try my best."

Although he didn't take all the spirit stones from Mount Fuchen, he took most of them, enough to build an auction house in the Eight Desolations.

Shu Jianyue entered the spirit beast auction house, gave two mid-grade spirit stones, took two numbers from the attendant, and then followed the attendant into the auction room.

It must have been built with a spatial artifact. The central circular platform is about 500 to 600 meters long, and with the surrounding spectator seats, it's about the size of a football field (about 7,000 square meters).

Wow, it's huge!

Chongjiu sat down in the seat corresponding to the number.

Shu Jianyue sat down and started looking for her son. When she saw that he and Tiankong had actually taken the head seats at the front, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows.

"Look, what is Yu'er doing over there? He's so excited that his face is flushed."

Chong Jiu looked over, and when he saw the person sitting next to him, his brows furrowed. "Yu'er, Mother and I are in the back. Come here."

Yu Chuan turned around, saw them, jumped up, and then pulled Wu Yan towards them.

The person sitting next to him also looked over, and when he saw Chong Jiu, his eyes narrowed, but then he turned back.

Shu Jianyue frowned when she saw the man's face and asked, "Isn't he the person from that stone statue? What's their relationship? Why do they look so alike?"

“Twin brothers.” Chong Jiu’s voice was a little cold.

Shu Jianyue looked at him, and seeing that Yu Chuan had come over, she didn't ask any more questions.

"Mother, what brings you here? Did you find the things?"

Shu Jianyue looked at him with annoyance, "You've been playing around like a wild child. What were you doing just now, all red-faced?"

Then he looked at Wuyan and saw that he had a smile on his lips, so he felt relieved.

"Haha, the young master was just fighting with a peacock over a bird of paradise, but he lost." Sky laughed as he walked over.

Since Yu Chuan had come over, Tian Kong and the others naturally wouldn't stay sitting there any longer, and they all got up and walked over as well.

His loud voice made the people around him frown. They wanted to say something, but they fell silent when they saw his aura.

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