It turns out, they were the main characters.

If all else fails, we can borrow some spirit stones from Lingxuan first.

No matter what, I must first capture the Dragon's Beard. This thing will definitely be a great help to me in the future... Ye Yu stared intently at the withered roots in front of the platform, made up his mind, and quickly walked towards a private room on the second floor.

"It should be here... I think I just heard Lingxuan's voice coming from here."

Ye Yu looked at the private room ahead and stepped forward to lift the thin curtain.

At that moment, a soft voice drifted from inside the private room:

"Sister Qian'er, I've already told you that I've been looking for you everywhere since I entered the auction house. Don't you believe me, Sister Lingxuan? And you don't believe me either?"

"You smell of other women's perfume on you. You must have just been intimate with some girl at the brothel or somewhere else," Ye Lingxuan said in a clear and melodious voice.

"That's the smell of your rouge, isn't it? Smell it if you don't believe me..."

"Young Master Mu, please have some self-respect!" Ye Lingxuan said sternly, but there was no anger in her voice.

Hearing the occasional sounds of playful fighting coming from the private room, Ye Yu's heart sank, and he abruptly pulled back the curtain.

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Chapter 68 Who Can Heaven Forgive? (3K)

As Ye Yu lifted the thin curtain, the sounds in the private room ceased abruptly, and the scene inside came into view.

Ye Lingxuan, serene and elegant, sat on the soft couch in the private room. She was in the prime of her youth, with eyebrows like distant mountains, cherry lips, and delicate features.

The other girl next to her sat obediently, dressed casually. Although she was a year or two younger than her older sister, the slight curve of her chest was much larger than that of her older sister, and her graceful figure was faintly visible.

They were about the same age, the sisters sitting together, while a rather handsome young man sat next to Ye Qian.

The thin curtains were lifted, and the sounds in the private room fell silent. Mu Zhi'an looked up and saw Ye Yu, keenly noticing the jealous look in his eyes. Without showing any emotion, he gently put down his teacup, looked at the two of them, and asked in confusion, "Miss Lingxuan, did you make an appointment with anyone else?"

Ye Lingxuan shook her head slightly, raised her head, and smiled demurely: "Brother Ye Yu, is there something you need?"

Ye Yu stared intently at Mu Zhi'an, his voice filled with barely concealed anger, and asked, "Why are you with him?"

"Neither Sister Lingxuan nor I have ever been to an auction house before, so we wanted to find someone to accompany us," Ye Qian said softly. "I asked Brother Ye Yu a few times before, but you were always busy, so we didn't want to disturb Brother Ye Yu's cultivation."

Ye Qian had invited Ye Yu before, but Ye Yu had always declined, citing his cultivation as the reason.

Subconsciously, he felt that accompanying his cousin to the auction house was a waste of time, and since they hadn't been in contact before, the fact that she only invited him after he had gained talent made Ye Yu feel that his cousin was a bit snobbish.

As for Ye Lingxuan... she is a proud girl and generally does not take the initiative to invite others. If it weren't for Ye Qian, Ye Lingxuan would not have written that letter to Mu Zhian.

To put it bluntly, Ye Yu didn't want his younger sister to leave him, but he also didn't want to spend time on her.

Ye Yu stared intently at Mu Zhian, who looked relaxed and at ease, and whispered, "You shouldn't have looked for him. He's not a good person."

Ye Lingxuan frowned slightly, but still maintained her usual politeness, saying, "Brother Ye Yu, Young Master Mu is a guest I invited. If there's nothing else, please go back first."

After all, Mu Zhian was a guest she had invited. Even if Ye Yu and Mu Zhian had some conflicts, they shouldn't have clashed in such a public place.

Ye Yu frowned and said, "If you ask me, I will make time for you no matter what. After all, you are my sisters, and wasting some time is nothing."

Ye Yu had assumed that his two younger sisters would not leave the Ye family, but seeing them with Mu Zhian today made him feel a sense of crisis.

Mu Zhian remained silent until he heard Ye Yu speak, at which point he almost burst out laughing.

Ye Yu may not be stupid, but his emotional intelligence is probably quite low.

Is spending time with girls considered a waste of time?

Even if you really think it's a waste of time, you can't just say it directly... He wants to pursue girls but doesn't want to spend the time. Does he think he's some kind of gentle protagonist, waiting for girls to take the initiative to pursue him?

Besides, girls like Ye Qian and even Ye Lingxuan have plenty of suitors; if you don't go for them, someone else will.

Ye Lingxuan was indeed a little uncomfortable. She said softly, "Brother Ye Yu, please go back first. Qian'er is safe with me protecting her. Besides, Young Master Mu will also send us back to the Ye residence."

“Yes, I will personally take them back after the auction.” Mu Zhian raised his hand and gently rubbed Ye Qian’s head, and said with a smile, “The Ye family’s carriage is still parked outside. Although the carriage is a bit small, Lingxuan and Qian’er are both very slender girls, so it shouldn’t be too crowded.”

This simple sentence almost broke Ye Yu's defenses. He imagined the scene of them 'making love' in the carriage when they returned, and for a moment, his eyes burned with undisguised anger as he looked at Mu Zhian.

"Seventeen hundred spirit stones, is there anyone offering a higher bid?"

At this moment, Fei Ying's soft and beautiful voice suddenly came from below the stage. Two or three more people had just raised the price, which had already made the price of the Dragon Soaring Beard soar to 1,700 spirit stones.

Hearing the bidding noises around him, Ye Yu calmed down a bit.

Seeing his two younger sisters so intimately with Mu Zhian in the private room just now made him so angry that he almost forgot his real purpose in coming to find Ye Lingxuan.

Compared to Long Tengxu, everything else is completely irrelevant... No matter how lecherous Mu Zhian is, he definitely wouldn't dare to lay a hand on Ye Lingxuan and Ye Qian.

The most urgent task now is to capture the dragon's beard.

This idiot has no idea of ​​the true value of that thing... Ye Yu's gaze fell on Ye Lingxuan, and he asked, "Lingxuan, do you have any extra spirit stones?"

Ye Lingxuan frowned slightly and subconsciously glanced at Mu Zhian.

She knew Mu Zhian also wanted that root, especially if she borrowed money...

Ye Yu took in Ye Lingxuan's expression completely. He subconsciously looked at Mu Zhian and said, "So it was you who was bidding against me just now?"

Mu Zhian laughed and said, "Actually, I'm also a little interested in those roots."

Ye Yu's eyes suddenly turned cold.

What do you mean by being interested in roots? Mu Zhi'an is clearly targeting him!

But there was nothing he could do... He couldn't compete with Mu Zhian's financial resources at all.

Even so... we should at least make Mu Zhian bleed a lot.

Ye Yu looked at the elegant girl in the purple dress and said, "Lingxuan, can you lend me some spirit stones?"

Ye Lingxuan frowned slightly.

Ye Yu's words put Ye Lingxuan in the eye of the storm.

Lending spirit stones to Ye Yu would be tantamount to targeting Mu Zhi'an, but not lending them... doesn't seem right either, since they grew up together in the Ye family and see each other all the time.

In fact, any smart person wouldn't have asked Ye Lingxuan for that in the first place.

But Ye Yu clearly lost his mind after seeing Mu Zhi'an. He was targeted by Mu Zhi'an time and time again, and now he saw his two former sisters in the same room with him. Naturally, the jealousy in his heart was hard to extinguish.

At this moment, Ye Lingxuan suddenly felt her slender hand under the table being gently grasped by a warm palm. Her heartbeat slowed down, and she subconsciously glanced at Mu Zhian, her eyes flashing with anger.

But then, she saw Mu Zhian nod unconsciously when their eyes met.

He meant for me to borrow spirit stones from Brother Ye Yu… Ye Lingxuan understood Mu Zhian’s meaning, and after a long moment of surprise, she slowly came to her senses, took out a small box from her storage ring, and handed it to Ye Yu.

"These are the two thousand spirit stones I have on me. I'll lend them to Brother Ye Yu for now." There was already a hint of coldness in her voice, as if she wanted to keep everyone at arm's length.

Ye Yu's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and he glanced at Mu Zhi'an, as if trying to see uncontrollable anger in his eyes.

However, Mu Zhian remained calm and composed, slowly taking a sip of tea, seemingly unconcerned.

Did he want to put on a show of wealth in front of Qian'er and Lingxuan? But they don't like rich young masters... Ye Yu chuckled inwardly, took the box, and said with a smile, "Lingxuan, I'll return these two thousand spirit stones to you when we get back to the Ye residence."

He knew that Mu Zhian would continue to bid against him later, so he was just trying to make Mu Zhian bleed money and also to show Mu Zhian that he was the one they really cared about.

Between Mu Zhi'an and him, Ye Lingxuan and Ye Qian ultimately chose him over Mu Zhi'an.

To put it bluntly, they wanted to kill him and destroy his spirit.

Upon returning to his seat, Ye Yu immediately looked up and shouted, "Two thousand three hundred spirit stones."

As expected, Huang Manting's maid raised the price again: "Two thousand four hundred spirit stones."

Ye Yu sneered inwardly, and this time he did not raise the price again.

On the other side, Ye Lingxuan turned to look at Mu Zhian, her eyes showing a hint of apology for the first time, and said, "I'm sorry, I made you spend nearly two thousand spirit stones more than necessary."

She originally just wanted to bid on the Luminous Soil at the auction house and relax a bit... but she never expected that the people accompanying them would encounter such a terrible thing.

Ye Qian's eyes also held an apology, her delicate brows furrowed.

Mu Zhian gently put down his teacup, shook his head and smiled, "I've said it before, what's between Ye Yu and me has nothing to do with you, and you shouldn't be involved."

"I'm sorry, I'll return the two thousand spirit stones to you when I get back," Ye Lingxuan said.

Ye Lingxuan was an extremely intelligent girl, and she naturally knew that Mu Zhian, this sucker, was doing this for them.

"If spending an extra two thousand spirit stones can help you get along harmoniously after you go back, then it's worth it," Mu Zhian said with a smile.

This time it seemed like two thousand spirit stones were spent, but that wasn't actually the case.

Mu Zhian glanced at Ye Lingxuan, whose face was full of apology, and Ye Qian, who seemed a little unhappy, and silently took a sip of tea.

Then he poured them both a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Don't be so gloomy. Since you're unhappy about one thing, why can't you be happier about another?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Lingxuan's expression softened slightly.

Come to think of it... although the issue of borrowing money is a bit frustrating.

But if you look at it another way, someone is thinking of her and is even willing to be the one to take the fall... This kind of gentleness, like water seeping in, inevitably warms people's hearts.

You can return the two thousand spirit stones to Mu Zhian later.

For Ye Lingxuan, those spirit stones were nothing at all.

Ye Qian suddenly felt a hand gently touch the back of her hand. Her heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously glanced at Mu Zhian. His handsome profile and high nose made him look like the boy next door, making her heart flutter.

Ye Qian's eyes flickered slightly. She glanced guiltily at her sister but did not break free. She simply lowered her head and remained silent.

Just as initially suspected, Ye Qian seems to be the extremely naive "junior schoolgirl" type, easy to win over. As long as you can talk well, are pretty, and treat her well, there won't be any problems.

At the same time, the Dragon's Beard, which was being auctioned off below the stage, was eventually sold to Mu Zhi'an for 2,400 spirit stones.

Ye Yu looked up at a private room and laughed, "Young Master Mu spent 2,400 spirit stones to buy a piece of junk. That's quite a generous gesture."

In the private room, Mu Zhian was playing with Ye Qian's soft little hand. Upon hearing this, he chuckled to himself.

Ye Yu, that idiot, thought he had made a killing, but actually his house had been robbed.

Then, he suddenly remembered something important, and the smile on his face gradually froze.

Holy crap... no...

Under normal circumstances, Mu Zhian would have won a great victory this time.

however--

Whether it was a trick of the mind or not, Mu Zhian vaguely seemed to hear someone gently lifting the thin curtain in the private room outside, and heard footsteps approaching. Mu Zhian felt a chill run from head to toe.