At this time, the auction was nearing its end, and there were no rare treasures that needed to be appraised by Shen Moce and others, so they returned to the VIP room to rest. Seeing Mu Hanyan, they were overjoyed.

Ever since they learned those Star Illusion Thousand Hand Seals, they had been almost not eating or drinking and had stayed awake all night, spending all their time to comprehend those hand seals. The more they comprehended, the more mysterious and profound they felt, and their astrology skills also improved. They were even more excited about the next hand seals, and were looking forward to Mu Hanyan's early arrival at the Chamber of Commerce.

Mu Hanyan was touched by their dedication to astrology and taught them a few more hand seals. The masters were so overjoyed that they almost lost their minds. After thanking Mu Hanyan profusely, they each returned to study their newly learned hand seals. Mu Hanyan gave Che Xiang some more instructions before preparing to leave the Nanyan Chamber of Commerce.

When we walked out of the VIP room, the auction had just ended. People were crowding outside, talking excitedly about the auction.

Mu Hanyan was about to follow the crowd out the door when her eyes suddenly stopped at a figure in the crowd. She was secretly puzzled: "Isn't this Aunt Xiu? Why is she here?"

"Young Master, what's wrong?" Che Xiang sent Mu Hanyan out and noticed the puzzled look on her face, and asked in confusion.

"Is that woman also here to attend the auction?" Mu Hanyan pointed at Aunt Xiu's back and asked.

"Well, she won a Meridian Cleansing Pill. She was lucky. Although the quality of this Meridian Cleansing Pill is very ordinary, it is still very valuable. But she came at the right time today. No one else was very interested in this Meridian Cleansing Pill, so she only spent about 400,000 to get it." Che Xiang replied.

After hearing what Che Xiang said, Mu Hanyan was even more confused.

The Purpose of the Vessel Cleansing Pill is similar to that of the Vessel Cleansing Pill, but its effect is even less impressive. Given Aunt Xiu's age, there's no need for her to take it. Han Yun'er's aptitude is not bad, so even taking the Vessel Cleansing Pill wouldn't be very meaningful, let alone the Vessel Cleansing Pill. Even if she really wanted to take it, it was too early. She had mentioned this to Aunt Xiu a few days ago, and judging by her expression at the time, she didn't seem to doubt her words at all. So why did she buy the Vessel Cleansing Pill?

Mu Hanyan was puzzled when she saw Aunt Xiu walk out of the door and walk in the opposite direction of the Mu family.

Could it be that this meridian cleansing pill was not bought for Han Yuner? Mu Hanyan became even more curious.

Mu Hanyan had no habit of prying into other people's privacy. Although she was curious, she was not prepared to get to the bottom of it.

However, when I saw Aunt Xiu holding her pocket tightly with a nervous look on her face, I became a little worried again.

A mere ordinary-quality meridian-cleansing pill was nothing to her, but to ordinary people, it was a rare treasure that they could only dream of but could not obtain.

Aunt Xiu looked so cautious that even a fool could guess that she was carrying valuables. What's more, it was already dark now. It would be troublesome if she attracted the attention of some villains.

Four hundred thousand is not a small amount for most people. It is probably Aunt Xiu's life savings. If something unexpected happens, I wonder how sad Aunt Xiu will be.

"You guys go back first, I still have something to do." Mu Hanyan said to Hua Yue and the others, and quickly followed.

Huayue and the others nodded without asking any further questions.

Following Aunt Xiu's footsteps, Mu Hanyan quickly left the market and walked into an ancient and narrow alley.

Just as Mu Hanyan had feared, Aunt Xiu's cautiousness along the way was clearly a cover-up, and it had indeed attracted the attention of some people. Not long after leaving the Nanyan Chamber of Commerce, several sleazy-looking thugs followed her. However, since this was the capital, they didn't dare to attack in a crowded place, and only followed Aunt Xiu from a distance. After all, this was an important area in the capital, so minor incidents would be fine, but if they blocked the road and alerted others, attracting the imperial guards, they would probably die without knowing how they died.

They didn't make a move, and Mu Hanyan wasn't in a hurry to do so either, simply hanging on from a distance. The thugs kept looking around, afraid that Aunt Xiu would discover their intentions, and also afraid of attracting the attention of others. They had no idea that "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."

The alley is extremely old, with uneven bluestone slabs on the ground and sewage accumulated in the pits, emitting a sour and rotten smell. The houses on both sides are also extremely dilapidated, and the brick walls are covered with mottled marks of erosion by wind and rain.

It is obvious that life is extremely difficult for the people who live here.

Just when those idle men were about to take action, Aunt Xiu suddenly turned and entered a courtyard next door.

The yard was filled with debris and was more dilapidated than the other yards around it.

The thugs were startled and stopped, hesitating whether to follow in.

Just as they were hesitating, Aunt Xiu quickly walked out of the yard again.

They looked at each other, too lazy to think too much, and simply surrounded him.

"What do you want to do?" Aunt Xiu was shocked and asked nervously.

Looking at the way these people were dressed and their lewd smiles, Aunt Xiu knew that they were not good people, and her heart, which had just been at ease, began to lift again.

"My dear sister, I just saw you coming out of the Nanyan Chamber of Commerce. You must have bought something good. We brothers have never seen the world, so we want to see it." The leading thug said with a grin.

"I don't know what you are talking about, get out of the way." Aunt Xiu's method of pretending to be stupid was not very clever. Looking at her panicked eyes, it was almost as if the words "there is nothing fishy here" were written on her face.

"Stop talking nonsense and hand over the things immediately, otherwise don't blame us for being rude." Seeing that there was no one around, the thugs became bolder and roared fiercely in a low voice.

"I have nothing on me. If you don't believe me, just look for yourself." Aunt Xiu opened her pockets and sure enough, there was nothing in it except a few pieces of silver.

Several thugs looked puzzled. They didn't have any other skills, but they were somewhat confident in their eyesight. Seeing how nervous Aunt Xiu was just now, she must have bought some good treasure from the Chamber of Commerce. They had seen many people like this, so how could they not find her?

"Brother, this woman just sneaked into the yard. Could she have hidden something valuable inside?" A sharp-nosed and monkey-faced thug speculated.

"Well, you're right. Let's go in and look for them while no one is around," said the leading thug.

"No!" Aunt Xiu exclaimed, but it was also equivalent to confirming the other party's guess.

"Sure enough, he is hiding inside, hehe." The leading thug laughed evilly, signaled with his eyes, and his two men quickly walked towards the yard.