"Can't see through it? How could this be?"
Lie Yuer looked at Shi Xun. She knew Shi Xun's strength. He was a powerful Spirit King!
"Haha, Yu'er, although you are very capable in business, even stronger than me, but you don't know enough about the affairs of spiritual cultivators. There are too many strong people in this world, so many that it is unimaginable. My strength as a mere fifth-level spiritual king is nothing." Shi Xun sighed.
"But...but how strong is he? How could he not see through it?"
Lie Yu'er thought of what Gu Yuan said to her last time: "But what if I am the Spirit Emperor myself?"
"No! It's impossible. How could he be the Spirit Emperor? He's too young!" Lie Yuer's heart was pounding. He must be joking!
"Haha, when I said I couldn't see through him, I wasn't talking about his strength. It's just that he seemed to be shrouded in mist. My soul power disappeared as if it had sunk into a quagmire when it reached him. I couldn't see anything. That's why I felt that he was no ordinary person!"
"I see!"
Lie Yuer calmed down. If he was really a powerful Spirit Emperor, she would keep him even if it meant sacrificing herself!
No, if he is really a powerful Spirit Emperor, then I am not sacrificing myself, but rather paying for it, and I may not even be appreciated by him!
Thinking of this possibility, Lie Yuer laughed at herself.
"Yu'er, in the past, grandpa didn't care what you did and let you do whatever you wanted. But now it's not possible. We must win over Yuan Hao! Even if we can't win him over, we must never offend him! Do you understand?" Shi Xun said to Lie Yu'er with a serious expression.
Although she was a little confused about Shi Xun's harsh attitude, Lie Yu'er still asked, "Grandpa, is this Yuan Hao really that strong?"
Shaking his head, Shi Xun said, "Let's not talk about his personal strength. Just looking at the fact that he was able to produce two thousand second-grade medicinal pills at once, how tough do you think his character must be?"
"Alchemy is a very honorable profession, but this honor comes not only from talent, but also from their own hard work! Without refining medicine day and night, without repeated failures, do you think they can refine anything good?"
"What's more, besides being a third-grade alchemist himself, didn't he say he also has a master? If the disciple is like this, how can the master be bad?"
After saying a lot of things in a row, Shi Xun stopped.
Lie Yuer looked at Grandpa Shi, who was usually quite serious and rarely spoke. Today, he surprisingly said so much to her, which showed how much he valued Yuan Hao.
"Grandpa, please rest assured. Yu'er's experience over the years has not been in vain! Yu'er will definitely work hard to win over Yuan Hao!" Lie Yu'er said.
"Yes! Grandpa is very pleased that you think so. If you can get the help of the power behind him, your parents' revenge... Sigh!"
Hearing this, Lie Yuer's eyes suddenly became bright. This was a pain that she would never forget!
"It's all Grandpa Shi's fault for not being able to protect them. It's not just you. If Lao Lie knew that I couldn't even protect his son and daughter-in-law, I'm afraid he would blame me too!"
Shi Xun looked up at the ceiling, and distant memories emerged in his mind.
"Grandpa Shi! I don't blame you! Yu'er has never blamed you, never!"
Lie Yuer's eyes were red and two tear marks ran down her cheeks.
"Yu'er, Grandpa is old, and it's time for you to think about your future. The reason I established this Tianxuan Auction House is to leave you with hope and the capital to avenge your parents! But you must understand that strength is everything. Without strength, you are nothing! So, listen to Grandpa, Yuan Hao is worthy of your trust!"
Shi Xun said earnestly.
"Grandpa, let's not talk about this. It's too early, and they may not like me."
Lie Yuer forced a smile on her face, but there was a hint of sadness and bitterness in the smile.
Is this the path I'm going to take after all?
Shi Xun has lived for so many years, so he can see Lie Yuer's true emotions. Although he knows that this is making things difficult for her, Shi Xun insists on not changing his words.
Because he is really old...
Gu Yuan, who left the auction house, naturally didn't know what happened later. At this time, he was walking leisurely on the street, thinking about some things in his mind.
The relationship with Gu Shang has already broken down, and Gu Yuan does not expect Gu Shang to fulfill their promise.
So if he really insists on getting involved in Ning Ye's mess, he would be risking his life.
Is it worth it? Gu Yuan didn't know.
He had only met Shui Yaoyao briefly. Although he occasionally liked to take advantage of others, Gu Yuan was indeed not a lustful person.
It has to be said that Shui Yaoyao's cuteness did attract him, but it wasn't enough to make him risk his life to save her.
The main reason may be that he has the loophole of traveling through time with his memory, which makes him feel full sympathy for the princess born in an imperial family.
They say being born into an imperial family leaves you with no control over your life. Gu Yuan, a man familiar with history, understood that feeling.
So he wasn't too angry about what happened to Shui Yaoyao. After all, they were just strangers who had met once. Instead, he felt more sadness and sympathy. Gu Yuan didn't want such an innocent and lovely girl to become a political sacrifice of the imperial family.
"If this were placed in that world, many people would probably say I'm a saint, right?"
Gu Yuan smiled self-deprecatingly. He himself was a clay Buddha crossing the river, but he still wanted to lead others to cross the river.
"You're so cute, you shouldn't become a victim of this political struggle, but I can't bear to watch this happen, so I have to do my best to destroy it. If unfortunately... then I have to apologize, Yaoyao!"
Gu Yuan clenched his fists and said in his heart.
"Hey, hey, hey, get out of the way! I'm talking to you!"
An extremely arrogant voice interrupted Gu Yuan's thoughts. He looked up and turned around, and saw a carriage coming towards him.
Everyone on the street dodged in a hurry, and Gu Yuan was the only one left standing there blankly in the middle of the huge street.
"I say, you are looking for death!"
In the carriage, the coachman swung the whip in his hand fiercely towards Gu Yuan. Seeing that he was about to hit Gu Yuan, the coachman's face turned pale. It would be okay to kill this idiot, but he would be punished for disturbing the important person in the carriage!
Gu Yuan's expression remained unchanged, as if he didn't see the carriage that was about to hit him.
Suddenly, Gu Yuan raised his hand slightly, and then the carriage slowed down rapidly under the stunned gaze of everyone, as if it was pulled by something from behind, and it seemed to have stopped.
"drive!"
The strange scene made the groom's face even paler. He swung the whip in his hand hard on the horse, but unfortunately the horse's body was as heavy as if filled with lead, and it was too heavy to run!
Gu Yuan crossed his arms over his chest and tilted his head to look at the carriage. He was feeling a little unhappy and wanted to see who dared to be so arrogant in broad daylight.
"What's going on?"
An unhappy female voice came from the carriage.
The groom's face turned pale: "It's over!"
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