Yun Wan'er trembled with anger, biting her lower lip tightly. The group of inner disciples of Tianyan Sect who had come to see the world behind her naturally knew how much trouble Shen Zhaozhao had caused their "Junior Sister Wan'er".
Seeing Shen Zhaozhao take out such a shabby package that was not presentable, and still dare to boast about being "shocking" and having a "peerless true face", he immediately felt that his opportunity had come.
An inner disciple who was usually good at flattery immediately stood up, his face full of deliberate surprise and superiority: "Oh my, isn't this Senior Sister Shen? It's been a long time! Senior Sister Shen is still as charming as ever!"
"However... if Senior Sister Shen really can't find any worthwhile treasures, there's no need for her to force herself to participate in this warm-up auction."
"As the Alliance Leader has said before, participation is entirely voluntary, and we will never look down on Senior Sister because of this."
His companion immediately chimed in, covering his mouth and chuckling, "What you say is true, senior brother, but... ah, I forgot, senior sister Shen comes from a small town, so her knowledge is inevitably limited, and she probably doesn't know this rule."
"However, although participation in the pre-auction of the Yuntai Immortal Market is voluntary, the items brought out must at least be... well, passable?"
As Yun Wan'er listened to the inner disciples behind her making sarcastic and derogatory remarks about Shen Zhaozhao, the resentment that had been building up in her heart for so long was instantly dissipated.
She suppressed the sneer that almost escaped her lips, her long eyelashes drooping slightly, casting a small shadow on her fair cheeks. When she looked up again, her watery eyes were filled with just the right amount of helplessness and disapproval.
She turned to the disciples who were putting on their best performance, her voice soft with a hint of reproach: "Alright, even if Senior Sister Zhao Zhao...was confused for a moment, she was still one of us, a fellow disciple. How can you be so harsh, in front of everyone—"
Yun Wan'er's voice was gentle and soft, as if carrying endless regret and camaraderie, trying to forcefully turn this denigration of Shen Zhaozhao into "the Tianyan Sect disciple's reluctance and admonition to a fellow disciple who has gone astray."
However, she hadn't finished her hypocritical performance—
"Ten high-grade spirit stones."
A deep, suppressed, and even slightly stiff voice suddenly rang out, clearly drowning out Yun Wan'er's unfinished sentence.
The entire bustling Jade Palace fell into complete silence.
"???"
Dead silence.
All heads turned in unison toward the source of the voice—Gu Xuanchen, the chief disciple of the Tianyan Sect.
He maintained the same upright posture he had when displaying the Nine-Leaf Golden Lotus. His handsome face was now covered with a layer of frost, dark and gloomy, and his eyes were fixed on the dusty package on the auction stage, as if he wanted to burn it through with his gaze.
On the auction stage, the experienced auctioneer's professional, warm smile froze for a moment. He clearly hadn't expected that this prodigy of the Tianyan Sect would be the first to speak, and that he would bid on something of such... unknown origin.
Yun Wan'er's gentle and serene demeanor shattered instantly. She abruptly turned her head and looked at Gu Xuanchen beside her in disbelief, her pupils contracting sharply as if she had seen something extremely terrifying.
Why?!
Why would Senior Brother Gu...why would he bid?!
This is clearly a show of support for Shen Zhaozhao!
Could it be... could it be that Senior Brother Gu still harbors some old feelings for Shen Zhaozhao?!
Was it because Shen Zhaozhao's cultivation level suddenly soared during the rookie competition that Senior Brother Gu looked at her with new eyes and treated her differently?
So now... now we still have to protect her reputation and not let her embarrass herself in public?!
The thought slithered into her mind like a venomous snake, instantly seizing Yun Wan'er's heart and sending chills down her spine.
Her face was deathly pale, even her lips had lost all color, and her body trembled uncontrollably. She almost staggered to Gu Xuanchen's side, and with all her might, she managed to squeeze out a trembling, tearful voice: "Senior...Senior Brother..."
"You...you're spoiling Senior Sister Zhao Zhao like this...isn't that...not a good thing?"
Gu Xuanchen felt an immense sense of irritation and indescribable frustration stuck in his chest, almost as if it were about to explode.
He took a deep, rapid breath, as if a drowning person had grasped at the last straw, but ultimately could not alleviate the suffocating pain.
He was neither in the mood nor had the face to comfort Yun Wan'er's current "grievances" and "confusion".
However, he believed that Wan'er was always the most understanding person, and seeing his current predicament, she would surely understand that he must have some unspeakable difficulties.
Gu Xuanchen's silence and his almost evasive gaze were like a bolt from the blue to Yun Wan'er. Her senior brother... wouldn't even give her an explanation?!
He won't even look at her?!
Yun Wan'er was completely stunned. She was overwhelmed by shock and the humiliation of being ignored.
Not only her, but also the group of inner disciples behind her who had just been trying to belittle Shen Zhaozhao and curry favor with "Junior Sister Wan'er" were all petrified at this moment.
What... what on earth is going on?!
It's one thing for Senior Brother Gu to suddenly go and support Shen Zhaozhao, but now that Junior Sister Wan'er has asked him that question, he actually... hasn't even given a single word of explanation?!
at the same time.
Fen Yan's crimson eyebrows furrowed into a knot as he suspiciously scanned the Tianyan Sect's territory.
Gu Xuanchen, that kid, had a face as black as the bottom of a pot, yet he was the first to jump out and bid.
Tsk, something's not right, something's very wrong.
Fen Yan was perfectly aware of the situation. He was a master at finding amusement in others' affairs, but it was unthinkable for the Chixiao Sect to pour real money and spirit stones into getting involved in the murky waters of the Tianyan Sect, which was clearly involved in something fishy.
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