He slowly swung his folding fan and stepped down unhurriedly—yes, he was clearly in mid-air, but every time he stretched out his toes, a silvery-white halo would steadily catch him, like an automatically lit staircase in the air.

Nan Xian stared in disbelief at this magical scene—my god, what kind of magic is this? It's so cool, so perfect for showing off!

I wonder if Diao Yu knows how to do this. If he does, I definitely need to ask him to teach me...

Linghu Sheng descended the stairs in front of everyone. When he reached the third floor, he casually tilted his head to look at Huo Shaoying's private room and raised his eyebrows provocatively.

Huo Shaoying's aura was in no way weak. She looked back at him without any politeness, her lips always bearing a smile that was neither a smile nor a frown.

Linghu Sheng raised his chin, gave a soft hum, and looked away.

Let's see if you'll still be able to laugh later!

Nan Xian was standing by the window, and with Linghu Sheng's movement, she naturally saw his face clearly.

Instantly, the light in Nan Xian's eyes faded considerably, and her smile crumbled.

Uh, this person who looks so ethereal, how come—has such a face that looks like they've indulged in too much debauchery?

The atmosphere instantly shattered, and she pouted listlessly.

Huo Shaoying noticed her movement and asked, "What's wrong?"

Nan Xian told her her impression: "What kind of poster is this? She looks like she's had a night of unrestrained sex and has been completely drained..."

Huo Shaoying stared wide-eyed in surprise after hearing this. She stared at Nan Xian for a while before bursting into laughter.

Nan Xian asked, puzzled, "What are you laughing at?"

Looking back at the guard behind him, he was also smiling!

Nan Xian: ??? I didn't tell a joke, what's so funny? ???

After laughing for a while, Huo Shaoying finally suppressed her laughter. She leaned close to Nan Xian's ear and whispered something to her.

Nan Xian was initially a little confused, but the more she listened, the wider her eyes widened.

"Oh—really?"

Huo Shaoying nodded, "How could this be fake?"

Nan Xian looked at Linghu Sheng, who was already standing on the auction stage, with a subtle expression. Thinking of what Huo Shaoying had just said to her, she couldn't help but grin.

Wow—it really is the dark zone. Just choosing a host is so—abnormal!

On the auction stage, Linghu Sheng was greeting everyone when he suddenly felt an itch in his nose and almost sneezed out in front of everyone.

He frowned and quickly rubbed his nose while raising his hand to brush his bangs aside.

"I am Linghu Sheng, the seventeenth owner of Shixi Tower. I warmly welcome everyone to the Shixi Tower auction tonight. Now, I will unveil tonight's grand finale auction item—"

At his command, the red cloth covering the box was torn off, and several wooden planks also fell apart at the same time.

Before anyone could see what it was, a blur appeared before their eyes—countless butterflies with colorful wings flew out of the box. They fluttered their wings, and with each flutter, specks of golden light fell from the sky, making the scene look like a dazzling butterfly rain.

"This is—the Rainbow-feathered Golden-scaled Butterfly, unique to the border forest!" Someone knowledgeable noticed something amiss and immediately shouted.

"Golden-scaled butterflies are poisonous! Run! Run!"

"It's poisonous!"

In an instant, the auction hall descended into chaos. Those with magical artifacts quickly pulled them out to shield themselves, while those without rushed toward the door in a panic. Wine bottles were knocked over, tables and chairs were overturned, and everyone fled for their lives as if they were madmen.

Those who were caught off guard and had their scales on them convulsed and collapsed to the ground, their faces turning ashen as paper as they died in agony.

Linghu Sheng's expression changed drastically on the stage. He pushed aside the attendant who came forward to protect him, his ten fingers flying as he formed a protective array around himself, and he strode towards the box.

The box contained a huge birdcage, which was now empty except for two pried-open shackles.

His eyes widened immediately, his eyebrows shot up, veins bulged on his face, and he glared angrily at the third floor, gritting his teeth as he forced out three words—

"Huo, Shao, Ying!"

However, Huo Shaoying was even more bewildered than him at this moment.

She stared at the empty birdcage, a look of utter bewilderment on her face for the first time in her life.

However, in just a moment, she regained her senses and her expression immediately returned to normal.

"not good!"

Downstairs, Linghu Sheng, furious, raised two silver longswords and leaped into the air, heading straight for their private room on the third floor.

The well-trained guards immediately blocked the window, while Huo Shaoying took out a palm-sized piece of jade from her bosom, bit her finger, and drew a spell on it.

The jade emitted a dazzling light, and then the outline of an array appeared on the floor in front of the two people.

"This is a teleportation array, let's go—"

Before the words were even finished, a fierce gust of wind carrying a chilling killing intent suddenly swept in from behind, and the guards were all overturned by the wind before they could even make a move.

Linghu Sheng's voice rang out eerily: "Haha, leave? You think you can still leave!"

With a bang, the entire private room suddenly went dark, with only a few corners faintly flickering with light.

Huo Shaoying looked around, then suddenly realized something and her heart trembled. She looked sharply at the teleportation array on the ground. At this moment, the array was about to be swallowed up, and its light quickly dimmed.

Oh no, I never expected this private room to be a trap!

A deadly trap!