Conflict

  "I don't know how to address you, sir?" The middle-aged man sitting across from Du Fei moved his gaze from the medicine on the table to Du Fei's body, seemingly sizing him up before speaking in a light tone.

  "If I could reveal my identity at will, do you think I would still be dressed like this?" Du Fei knew that he couldn't leak his identity at this time, so he slightly curled his lip and calmly said.

  "Hehe, understood, understood. However, I'd like to introduce myself again. My name is Yuan Hong, a 9th-grade alchemist, and I'm in charge of this auction house... Hehe, although I'm a 9th-grade alchemist, I can only refine one or two types of elixirs, which is really embarrassing! ... This medicine, I tried it earlier, although it's unheard of, but it has indeed reached the quality of a 9th-grade elixir, and its effect is also as you said... I don't know what you plan to do? Are you going to sell this directly to our auction house or arrange an auction?" Yuan Hong asked with a smile.

  "Auction it! But when is the earliest?"

  "Heh heh, since the adults are in a hurry to use the money, then I'll have the arrangements made as soon as possible. Adults, please go rest at the VIP seat on the second floor of the auction hall first." As he spoke, Yuan Hong had already casually pulled out a jade token from his pocket and placed it lightly on the table.

  "Hmm!" He casually swept a glance at the jade plaque, but Du Fei had already taken it and strode out of the room in big steps.

  After Du Fei left, Yuan Hong slightly furrowed his brow and muttered to himself: "Not long ago, another alchemist appeared in this city... This is a big deal... If the people from those three families find out, won't this city be thrown into chaos again?"

  "I hope this is just a passing deity!"

  He rubbed his brow slightly, let out a sigh, and then clapped his hands, signaling the people to take the things to the auction house.

  Sitting below the VIP seat on the second floor of the auction house, Du Fei slightly furrowed his brow.

  The auction hall is divided into two levels. The first level is naturally accessible to everyone, while the second level can only be entered by people with a certain status.

  In this small city, the number of people who can enter the second layer can be counted on one's fingers. Therefore, these people are all familiar with each other.

  The arrival of an outsider like Du Fei also attracted a lot of attention.

  But Du Fei didn't mind those gazes and instead found a spot in the corner to sit down casually, his gaze sweeping lightly over the auction scene.

  On the table in the center of the auction house, a middle-aged man dressed in white robes held a delicate small hammer in his hand and was introducing various objects with a rather sensational tone. Every object, whether good or bad, was blown out of proportion by him, so no matter what appeared, it would trigger a scramble.

  Of course, these things are not bad, but they cannot attract the attention of the crowd on the VIP seat, so the atmosphere in this auction house is good, but it's not hot.

  As time passed, some good items occasionally appeared in the auction house, and even a volume of eighth-grade martial skills emerged, causing various parties to vie for it, and finally sold at an extremely high price. However, truly good items seemed not to have appeared at all.

  The people on the VIP seats were also somewhat distracted, scanning the empty seats in the middle, it was clear that they were all waiting for someone to appear.

  Du Fei's gaze swept past after a brief frown.

  "The Du, Lian and Gong Sun families, as well as various major and minor powers within the city, all seem to have sent representatives. I don't know if there's anyone who hasn't come. And yet, they're making so many people wait for his appearance... I reckon that if this guy doesn't show up, none of the really good stuff will be brought out!"

  After a moment of contemplation, Du Fei was quite curious about the person who had not yet appeared, and his gaze occasionally swept over the empty seat.

  Just as Du Fei was paying attention to this matter for less than a moment, he heard footsteps coming from behind him. Immediately, almost everyone on the VIP seat stood up at the same time.

  Several figures slowly appeared behind the VIP seats.

  Among those figures, the most eye-catching one was a woman wearing a purple skirt. The woman was about 25 or 26 years old, with a tall and slender figure, her skin as white as snow. What caught people's attention the most was that she had a natural and noble air about her, which couldn't be clearly described but gave off an aura that made one feel somewhat intimidated.

  Behind her, several people were also mostly young women, although they didn't attract attention like she did, but each one was quite lovely.

  In this scene, where everyone is like a star shining around the moon, the woman in question naturally became the center of attention. Even those guys who usually acted arrogantly within the city walls couldn't help but gaze at her with a burning passion, and seemed to want to get closer, yet didn't dare, only managing a distant greeting.

  "This woman, doesn't seem to be simple......" With a slight sigh in his heart, Du Fei didn't stand up to greet her like others did, but instead remained seated in the corner, his gaze swept over briefly before returning to the auction scene.

  It's not that he thought highly of himself, but Du Fei believed that the behavior of these people on the VIP seat was likely to be of great concern to the owner of this auction house. In a place like this, if one doesn't maintain their mysterious aura and shows weakness in the slightest, they might just get swallowed up by others!

  At the same time, Du Fei also firmly believed that at this moment, he had a mysterious title of Dan Master hanging on his body. No matter what background the woman had, she would never dare to offend him easily!

  Although Du Fei didn't make any moves or say a word, his behavior on the VIP seat gave off an air of standing out from the crowd, and the dignitaries in the city who were present couldn't help but furrow their brows slightly. However, no one dared to speak up, for anyone who would dare to behave like this must have some backing.

  Even the woman's gaze swept over slightly, seemingly also with a hint of astonishment, apparently she too did not expect that someone would dare to lose face like this.

  For these unusual glances, Du Fei seemed to be oblivious, still being himself, occasionally slightly pursing his lips, that rather airy and nonchalant attitude, actually made the atmosphere at the noble guest seat even more awkward.

  A moment later, among the several people who appeared with the woman, only one man walked out slowly and came to Du Fei's side, clearing his throat slightly.

  However, upon hearing the cough, Du Fei acted as if he hadn't heard anything and his interested gaze remained fixed on the auction stage below.

  "Cough..." The man coughed softly again, and the muscles on his handsome face twitched slightly. It seemed that in this city, no one dared to be so disrespectful to him.

  "This Excellency..." The man hesitated for a moment before speaking in a low voice.

  "Anything?" Du Fei slowly turned his head, his seemingly smiling yet not quite smiling gaze fell onto the man's face through the veil of the canopy, saying lightly.

  "Hehe......I don't know how to address you?" The man seemed to be shocked by Du Fei's tone, and only then did he say with a hint of respect.

  "You're not even worthy of asking my name." Du Fei said calmly, "I have no interest in what you people are doing, as long as you don't come to disturb me, that's fine."

  Having said that, Du Fei didn't bother with the man anymore and continued to turn his head back, his gaze falling once again on the arena.

  "The man's face stiffened slightly, his fist clenched involuntarily as he turned back to see the purple-robed woman's enigmatic smile. He sneered and said, 'This gentleman, don't give you face, you yourself don't...this auction house is not a place where a sly and cunning guy like you can come!'"

  "You mean this auction house is yours?" Du Fei shook his head slightly, and his gaze slowly returned.

  "This——"

  "It's not your family business, so don't talk nonsense... If you want to please women, think of a way yourself. With your little skills, you're not even qualified to come and bother me!" As the last word fell, Du Fei slowly stood up, his eyes cold to the extreme, as if he would strike at any moment.

  Although Du Fei's body did not show any abnormalities, the sudden appearance of a sense of oppression, combined with his mysterious attire, put considerable pressure on the dignitaries in the VIP seats for a while.

  "You're looking for death!" The man let out a low growl, his face flushing red, and then suddenly gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, already throwing a punch at Du Fei's chest.

  When he saw the man suddenly take action, Du Fei's mouth also twitched slightly, and his heart was quite a bit of a mix of laughter and tears. This time, it seemed that he had played too big!

  But he didn't have the slightest intention of showing weakness, his foot slightly trembled, and his true breath had already begun to flow in his body, with a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

  "Hmm——"

  Just as Du Fei was about to make his move, a figure suddenly flashed out from the side and slapped a palm on the man's fist, instantly blocking his punch. In an instant, both figures quickly retreated with a loud crash.

  "True energy, these two guys are not even ninth-grade warriors!?" The sudden scene made Du Fei frown slightly, but fortunately this variable was also within his expectation. He didn't show any surprise at all, and just gave a light cold laugh, still looking mysterious as ever.