After explaining everything, Lu Yuan used the teleportation array to return to Yandu silently.
Looking around, he saw the familiar furnishings.
Looking down, the light of the teleportation array gradually faded, and the array itself slowly dimmed until it disappeared completely.
"This teleportation array is a bit expensive, but it's really useful."
Just as no one knew he had left, no one knows now that he has returned quietly.
In other scenarios...
The special design of the teleportation array will have a remarkable effect.
After confirming that all the doors and windows of the room were locked, Lu Yuan entered the Beast Taming Space.
He had spent five whole days in the capital, and in just two more days, the Divine Beast Auction House would be holding a new auction. But he hadn't even prepared any items for the auction, let alone sent out any invitations.
Time was of the essence; he had to get these things done by Saturday night.
"well!"
As Lu Yuan selected items to be auctioned at the online store, he couldn't help but sigh.
Given how busy he is right now, he definitely won't be able to go to Longteng Academy, and he doesn't know what excuse he should use to refuse.
After all, they made an exception to invite him. Would it be a bit much to refuse him outright?
"Forget it! Things will work themselves out. Let's deal with these issues later!"
Lu Yuan shook his head to clear his mind of these thoughts. After browsing through the shop list, he exchanged for a cultivation technique and a spiritual weapon as the final items for the auction, as usual.
Although the auctions held at the Divine Beast Auction House are not as grand or prestigious as those at Treasure City, they have relatively higher-level cultivation techniques and spiritual artifacts to back them up, so they are not far behind in a direct comparison.
After preparing the cultivation techniques and spiritual artifacts, Lu Yuan drafted a new round of invitation lists based on the feedback from the previous auction. Apart from a few opportunists, there were basically no changes.
After finishing everything, Lu Yuan took the invitation list and exited the space, arriving at the front hall of the Divine Beast Pavilion.
Since the academy's unified awakening ceremony has been over for a long time, the peak season for selling pet cubs has gradually subsided, and the number of customers in the Divine Beast Pavilion has also decreased significantly, with only about four or five customers per day.
As a result, Zheng Meng and Wu Mingxu had more free time.
But the two of them are ambitious and will work hard to improve whenever there are no customers. They have made remarkable progress in a short period of time.
"Store manager?!"
Wu Mingxu was the first to spot Lu Yuan and immediately exclaimed in surprise.
Didn't Brother Mu say that the boss went out on business?
Why did you suddenly come back?!
Moreover, judging from the direction Lu Yuan came from, he came from the backyard, but why haven't I seen him all morning?
"I just got back this morning. I've been a bit tired these past few days, so I've been sleeping the whole time," Lu Yuan explained casually, then asked, "Where's Mu Ruxing?"
"Oh! Brother Mu went to the auction house this morning. He said he didn't know when you would be back, so he wanted to prepare for both possibilities."
"……All right."
Lu Yuan touched his nose somewhat awkwardly, then handed the prepared invitation to Wu Mingxu.
"When he gets back, have him find someone to deliver these invitations to our door."
"OK!"
Wu Mingxu accepted it with both hands and readily agreed.
Lu Yuan rubbed his still throbbing forehead and prepared to go back to his room for another nap.
Just then.
Zheng Meng suddenly called out to Lu Yuan.
"Manager, there's something I need to tell you!"
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"
"Yesterday, just before closing time, Zhu Jiaxing rushed into the store to find you. I told him you had gone out, and when I asked him what happened, he wouldn't say, but it seemed like something urgent had happened," Zheng Meng recounted to Lu Yuan as she recalled the events of the previous night.
"Urgent?"
Lu Yuan frowned.
The only person who could make Zhu Jiaxing anxious is Zhu Jiayi. Could it be that something happened to Zhu Jiayi?
Just then, Wu Mingxu suddenly spoke up.
"Zhu Jiaxing? His sister is the manager of the Lihao Hotel, right? I heard there was an incident at the Lihao Hotel yesterday; the Zhao family almost smashed up the entire hotel!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat.
Oops!
Something must have happened to Zhu Jiayi!
Lu Yuan didn't have time to think and hurriedly took out his phone to contact Zhu Jiaxing, only to find that his phone had run out of battery and turned off!
Then he remembered that his phone had been warning him of low battery while he was having dinner at the Luo family's house yesterday. No wonder he hadn't received a call from Zhu Jiaxing!
"Manager, I've saved Zhu Jiaxing's phone number. I'll call him now!"
Seeing Lu Yuan's anxious look, Zheng Meng guessed that the matter might be serious, so she immediately took out her phone and called Zhu Jiaxing.
The phone rang for a long time, but no one answered.
Lu Yuan's bad premonition grew stronger and stronger. He immediately rushed out of the Divine Beast Pavilion and took a taxi towards the Lihao Hotel.
When they arrived, they found that the hotel was not open at all.
Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Lu Yuan could see the dilapidated hotel lobby, enough to imagine what had happened there yesterday.
After standing at the hotel entrance for a moment, Lu Yuan hailed another taxi.
"Master, please go to the Zhao family!"
"The Zhao family? Which Zhao family?" The driver asked, his face full of confusion.
It was only then that Lu Yuan realized he didn't know the exact location of the Zhao family's residence, and had made a huge blunder.
Suppressing his growing anxiety, Lu Yuan forced himself to calm down.
"Master, do you know what happened at the Lihao Hotel yesterday?"
"Of course I know! Who wouldn't know about something this big?" The driver nodded, then suddenly realized, "Oh, so you're looking for the Zhao family! I understand now!"
Lu Yuan's face lit up with joy, and he quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes! Please take me there, Master!"
"No problem!" the driver replied, then added, "But young man, what are you going to the Zhao family for?"
"I know the person in charge of the Lihao Hotel, and I went to help them get compensation," Lu Yuan said casually, making it up.
The driver nodded after listening, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Young man, how exactly did you offend the Zhao family? If you ask me, let's forget about compensation! The Zhao family is riding high right now, and people like us can't afford to mess with them!"
Lu Yuan smiled upon hearing this.
"Thank you, Master, but this justice still needs to be upheld. We can't let them continue to act lawlessly."
Seeing that Lu Yuan didn't care at all, the driver shook his head and didn't try to persuade him anymore.
A short while later, the car stopped at the entrance of an upscale residential community.
"Look! The Zhao family lives right here."
"Thank you, Master."
After paying the fare, Lu Yuan thanked the driver and got out of the car, heading towards the residential area.
"stop!"
As soon as Lu Yuan reached the entrance, he was stopped by the security guard at the entrance of the residential area.
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