Xu Yinian stood there motionless.
It wasn't until he passed by Yu Huai, after the other party walked away, that he realized that his fingers were clenched into fists, and there were red marks on his palms.
Yu Huai walked past him with a natural attitude, just like passing by a stranger. On the contrary, his female companion made no secret of her curiosity, and deliberately turned her head to look more.
After a long time, Xu Yinian exhaled.
He managed to suppress his wild thoughts, and the female exorcist who was in charge of coordinating the scene hurried to him.
"Xu Yinian?" The female exorcist knew that he was the rumored young master of the Xu family, and couldn't help but keep looking at him, "Go to No. A1 on the second floor, the VIP in that box wants to see you."
Xu Yinian's heart skipped a beat: "Who wants to see me?"
To be able to sit in a box on the second floor is to be either rich or expensive. But none of his acquaintances participated in the auction.
"You've already guessed it, he has an extraordinary position in the demon clan, we can't refuse." The female demon master couldn't bear it, and whispered, "If anything happens, call someone, there are demon masters patrolling the corridor , no matter what, it’s broad daylight now, even he can’t mess around here.”
Xu Yinian hesitated for a while, then nodded.
"Wait," Chen Ran, who had been silent for a while, suddenly asked, "Even if he calls for help, you patrolling people really dare to break in?"
The female exorcist smiled awkwardly.
"Don't go." After Chen Ran finished speaking, he turned to the female exorcist, "Just say you can't find anyone. If there is anything, please ask Yu Huai to contact him in private."
"This..." The female exorcist showed embarrassment.
"No need." Xu Yinian stepped forward, "Let's go."
Chen Ran clicked his tongue: "I've never seen you rushing to die like this."
Xu Yinian said casually, "Today I'll let you see the world."
Chen Ran felt that his kindness really fed the dog, and sneered: "If you don't know good and bad, then go and die."
Xu Yinian turned a deaf ear to his cynicism and swaggered after the female exorcist. The latter was afraid that he would repent, and stomped into the auction hall on high heels.
A scarlet velvet curtain hung down on the booth in the center, tall pure white stone pillars stood on both sides of the booth, and the audience was full of guests. Two male waiters pushed a pair of ukiyo-e forward, and the enchanting hostess introduced with a smile: "The next auction item is called "The Sparrow Under the Lamp". The artist depicts the ancient noble woman hiding in the The spectacle of the demon sparrows on the beams staring at the tiger, trying to devour the baby..."
Xu Yinian didn't pay attention to the priceless scroll on the stage, he wasn't as calm as he appeared, in fact, he was in a state of disarray and was in a trance.
What did Yu Huai want him for
In front of so many people just now, Yu Huai didn't do anything superfluous, and now he plans to settle accounts with him in private
Unexpectedly, so many messy things happened, Yu Huai's self-cultivation is still very good, and he didn't forget to save some face for him in this situation. Thinking of this, Xu Yinian felt a little bitter in his heart, but at the same time, he had a trace of undue expectation.
Let's do the math...
Big deal, he gave Yu Huai a beating to vent his anger.
Thinking so, when the female exorcist who led the way left, Xu Yinian hesitated outside the box door for a while.
He took a deep breath and knocked on the box door.
"Please come in." It was not Yu Huai who spoke, but a strange female voice.
Xu Yinian pushed the door open and entered.
Unexpectedly, it was the beautiful female companion who came to meet her. She did not sit in the seat opposite Yu Huai, but stood respectfully.
"Hi, Young Master Xu." Nan Zhi greeted him with a smile.
A fire-free aromatherapy diffuser was placed in the box, and the light sandalwood fragrance diffused. The space here is bigger than Xu Yinian imagined. There is an armchair on each side of the long table where the porcelain tea set is placed, and a soft and comfortable cushion is piled on the empty chair.
After he came in, Nan Zhi closed the door and left, leaving only him and Yu Huai in the room.
All the boxes on the second floor have curtains hanging down, which does not prevent the VIPs from watching the auction on the first floor, but the downstairs cannot see the scene in the boxes clearly. Yu Huai sat by the window without looking sideways, and never looked back from the beginning to the end, Xu Yinian's gaze fell to his profile involuntarily.
The pupil color and hair color of Yaozu are always bright and green, but Yu Huai's hair color is rare dark black, but those eyes obviously do not belong to human beings.
Dark purple, like a rare gem.
This unforgettable color made his brows and eyes more and more profound, and Xu Yinian thought of the joke-like first face in the demon world. Objectively speaking, Yu Huai's appearance did bear this ridicule.
Compared with five years ago, he seems to be taller.
The temperament has also changed. Five years ago, Yu Huai had just graduated from Fengqiao College not long ago, so she was more or less student-like. Now even if he sits idly, it will give people a sense of oppression that cannot be ignored.
Xu Yinian watched secretly while waiting for him to speak.
After waiting for a long time, Yu Huai remained silent, as if forgetting that there was another person in the room. Xu Yinian became more and more uncomfortable waiting, so he decided to bite the bullet and ask, "What do you want from me?"
Yu Huai finally turned around.
The lights in the room hit those bewitching eyes. Xu Yinian's breathing stagnated for a moment, and it was in this gap that he heard the voice of the hostess downstairs explaining.
"... This auction item was produced in Cangzhou, and it is said that 'in the south of Cangzhou, fire is made on the water'. There is a kind of monster in the local area who is good at setting fire. After their death, their flesh and blood will burn by themselves, leaving only bones. Its bones are excellent fuel , after being ignited, it will never go out even in water." The screen behind the hostess reflected the appearance of the auction item, "This is a rib that is lit by water, and it is sealed in this glass ball filled with water. It's been twenty years in the water, and you can see it's still burning in the water."
Xu Yinian's expression went blank for a moment.
"In the south of Cangzhou, fire is lit on the water." The teacher on the podium quoted a common saying. His explanations are profound and simple, coupled with the radiant treasures in the teaching video, the students' interest was unknowingly aroused.
Xu Yinian was staring intently, when someone approached his ear suddenly: "Like this?"
Xu Yinian turned his head.
His seat was in the last row of the classroom, very close to the back door. Yu Huai touched him next to him at some point, and gently pulled the chair away and sat down.
Xu Yinian lowered his voice in surprise: "Aren't you on a mission?"
"It's over early, I just came to accompany you in class." Yu Huai asked again, "Like water and fire?"
Xu Yinian hummed.
Because of Yu Huai's appearance, he was in a good mood, with a bright smile in his eyes.
Yu Huai felt itchy to see it, and calculated the reward for this task in his heart, rubbed his head: "I will buy it for you in a while."
But this promise ultimately failed to materialize.
Not long after, Yu's mother died tragically and the ghost clan perished. Yu Huai, the only one who survived, went on a killing spree. After being wanted by the Monster Elimination Bureau, he fled to the monster clan's burial ground where no one dared to step in. down to freezing.
As the monsters said, after the accident happened, he broke up with Yu Huai regardless of the marriage contract, and left when the other party was in the most difficult time... In any case, he was the one who was sorry for Yu Huai.
Xu Yinian couldn't tell how he felt when he heard the higher and higher quotations from Shui Shanghuo.
He tried his best to suppress his emotions, but his voice was a little hoarse: "You are looking for me... What's the matter?"
"What I owed you back then, I will repay you today." Compared to Xu Yinian who was pretending to be calm, Yu Huai's tone could be called calm. As he spoke, he pressed the price increase bell on the desk.
Xu Yinian was stabbed by him, and his heart ached.
The hostess paused for a moment, and made a loud quotation: "Box A1, three million!"
The price of Shuishanghuo was hovering around hundreds of thousands, but now it has more than doubled, causing an uproar from the audience.
Xu Yinian reminded: "The price is already inflated, and even the best quality will only cost more than one million yuan."
Although Yu Huai has been cold and indifferent, Xu Yinian couldn't help talking to him, and he was ready to hear more stinging words.
However, Yu Huai twitched the corners of her lips, and her tone could be called yin and yang: "Did you pay me? What are you worrying about?"
Something doesn't seem right.
Xu Yinian was caught off guard when he heard the taunt, he was stunned, and couldn't help looking at Yu Huai.
Yu Huai met his eyes, raised his eyebrows slightly, and Xu Yinian had a bad feeling. The next moment, Yu Huai's gaze shifted to his lap: "You never forget to stand guard when you enter the box, you really like being a security guard."
"..."
Xu Yinian choked hard. I remembered that a few minutes ago I actually felt that Yu Huai's self-cultivation was still very good...
He's well groomed.
The outside world said that Yu Huai's temperament had changed drastically, and Xu Yinian had prepared for it before, but he didn't expect such a change of words.
Thinking of what the other party had experienced, Xu Yinian endured it, pulled out the armchair and sat down silently.
While they were talking, the hostess in the hall knocked down the auction hammer. Not long after, someone knocked on the door outside the box.
"Hello, the water on fire you just took was delivered directly according to your request." A male waiter held a dark sandalwood box, bowed and entered the box.
Yu Huai gestured to Xu Yinian with his eyes: "Let him go."
Seeing the male waiter put down his things and leave quickly, Xu Yinian quickly refused: "I don't want it."
Yu Huai had a panoramic view of his reaction, and his eyes showed sarcasm: "Why, don't you want what I gave you?"
"That's not what I meant..." Xu Yinian opened his mouth, "It's not appropriate to give such a big gift right away."
"You should pay back what you owe me."
coming.
Xu Yinian's heart sank, and he said that there really is no free fire in the world, and after going around in circles, Yu Huai finally wanted to settle accounts with him.
It's not impossible to buy his life for three million.
"Okay." He made up his mind, without hesitation, "You can kill or cut whatever you want."
"Whatever?" Yu Huai repeated inexplicably.
"I won't fight back." Xu Yinian showed his utmost sincerity, "I won't fight back either."
Yu Huai was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Who told you..."
Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door from outside, followed by Chen Ran's voice: "Hello, is Xu Yinian in there? Sorry to bother you, our team has some temporary problems. He needs to come downstairs to help."
Xu Yinian subconsciously looked at Yu Huai, the slight smile on the latter's face had disappeared, and he had returned to his previous cold and alienated appearance: "Forget it today, you can go."
That's all for it
Xu Yinian hesitated and did not move for a long time. Outside the door, Chen Ran was still cautiously probing. But Yu Huai had already withdrawn his gaze, as if he was not interested in devoting energy to deal with him.
The death penalty suddenly turned into a suspended death sentence, and Xu Yinian got up with complicated emotions.
"Bring your things." Yu Huai's voice came from behind.
Xu Yinian paused, and silently scooped up water worth thousands of dollars.
"Remember your promise."
"Don't worry," Xu Yinian didn't look back, "I won't deny it."
The box door is pulled open from the inside. As soon as Xu Yinian met Xu Yinian, Chen Ran was stunned. But he reacted very quickly, and he acted full-on: "Someone is causing trouble downstairs, and there are not enough manpower. Come down with me to help."
To be honest, Chen Ran has not hesitated about whether to come up to find people. But after thinking about it, although he didn't like Xu Yinian's behavior like a gangster, he didn't want to see him die upstairs, and it was during the mission, and he was still the team leader.
It was too embarrassing for him to spread the word.
Xu Yinian didn't notice his good intentions at all, but frowned: "I'm the one to find all this? Can't you solve it?"
"..." Chen Ran almost didn't bring it up, and cursed, "Idiot."
Turning around to leave after speaking, he suddenly felt a gaze fall on him.
Yu Huai was looking at him.
Chen Ran has seen so many monsters, and killed quite a few monsters in the middle of the mission, none of them gave him such a suffocating sense of oppression. What was even more frightening was that he felt the killing intent from Yu Huai.
Realizing this, Chen Ran's back burst into cold sweat.
Xu Yinian didn't realize it, and squatted down quickly at this moment, and placed Shui Shanghuo by the door lightly and quickly.
"I don't deny it, but I don't want this stuff—" After he finished speaking, he grabbed Chen Ran, tugged at him, and ran downstairs.
Chen Ran was grabbed by his wrist, only felt that Yu Huai's gaze seemed to be colder. He accidentally turned his face away, wanting to see what Yu Huai's expression was like now.
As soon as he turned his head, Chen Ran's heart trembled, and all the nerves in his body exploded.
The Yaozu who stayed alone in the room stared straight at this side. Because of the angle, half of Yu Huai's face was blurred in the shadows, making people feel extremely depressed for no reason.
Yu Huai's eyes were glued to Xu Yinian's body, his focus was almost weird, as if he wanted to imprison him within a square inch, and he would never be able to leave without authorization.