As they walked out of the auction hall with two other families, the three family heads exchanged glances, all letting out awkward and unpleasant laughs. When they looked away, cold smiles and hostility appeared on their faces.

  Three groups of people swaggered through the hall, and as they passed by, others quickly retreated. In this city of Wutan, there were basically no other forces that would dare to provoke the three major families.

  He exchanged a few more words with Obaba beside him, and Xiao Zhan's moving gaze suddenly froze, his footsteps paused.

  As they watched Xiao Zhan's movements, everyone followed his gaze and shifted their line of sight. Their bodies trembled slightly, imperceptibly. Gali Bei and Ao Ba Pa also had a slight change in their facial expressions.

  In another part of the hall, three figures slowly emerged from a large gate. The one leading the way was surprisingly Yafei, the chief auctioneer of the Mittermeyer Auction House. As frequent visitors to the auction house, Xiao Zhan and the others were well aware that despite her usual smiling demeanor, this woman was extremely proud and not easily approachable. Once, even Obaba had tried to invite her out for a meal, only to be politely but firmly declined, which showed just how difficult it was to get close to her.

  However, this proud woman was unusually courteous today, which made Xiao Zhan and others somewhat surprised.

  Her eyes blinked slightly, and Xiao Zhan and others shifted their gaze back a bit, their faces continuing to change.

  In the end, the three of them, Master Guni of the auction house was smiling as he whispered something in the ear of the mysterious black-cloaked figure, his face full of smiles and even a hint of flattery.

  If Ya Fei's respect was astonishing to Xiao Zhan and the others, then this Valley Master was shocking.

  As the highest-ranking alchemist in Wutan City, even on ordinary days, when meeting with Xiao Zhan and the three clan leaders, they would still have to show respect and not dare to be slightly slow.

  As a second-grade alchemist, Guni also often maintained the unique arrogance of an alchemist. When speaking to people, his calm tone made others have an extra bit of reverence for him.

  How could such a person, be so reverent and unashamedly show a flattering smile beside someone else... who is the person that makes him want to curry favor?

  The gaze, filled with shock, finally shifted slowly to the figure wrapped in a large black cloak in the middle.

  He glanced at the obese figure of Heiyingren, and Xiao Zhan's mind was racing: "Who is this person? How can he make the two masters of the Maitreya auction house see him off? What is such a character doing in Wutan City?"

  He licked his somewhat dry lips, and Xiao Zhan looked around to the left and right, only to see that Jia Lei Bi and Ao Ba Pa were also full of curiosity and shock.

  Raising his eyes to look at the three people getting closer and closer, Xiao Zhan squeezed out a smile on his face, took two quick steps forward, and smiled: "Miss Ya Fei, Master Gu Ni, hehe, it's really rare to see you both appear at the same time."

  Yafei and Guni had also seen them come out early, watching Xiao Zhan come out to speak, all with slow footsteps, but they were moving their gaze towards the black-robed man in the middle. After seeing the black-robed man stop his steps, he let out a sigh of relief.

  "Hehe, just seeing off a noble guest." Yafei smiled and said.

  "Oh, hehe..." Gali also chuckled and approached, casting his gaze at the black-robed man behind Yafei, seemingly casually asking: "Hehe, I wonder if this gentleman... is also from Wutan City? Hehe, looks a bit unfamiliar."

  "Cough... Lord Galer, the old gentleman is a noble guest of Mitter's auction house..." Master Guni furrowed his brow and cleared his throat, reminding Gale not to ask too many questions.

  Listening to the tone of Gu Ni's reminder, Jia Liebi's face changed slightly, and he muttered in his heart: "Even Gu Ni, this old guy, is so taboo? What identity does this person have?"

  Gali Bi bumped into a soft nail, and Xiao Zhan also swallowed the words that had reached his mouth. Seeing Gu Ni's cautious posture, this black-robed man was clearly not on the same level as them. For now, they could only smile and nod in agreement, preparing to sensibly retreat with their men.

  "You... are Xiao Zhan of the Xiao family, right?" Just as Xiao Zhan was about to retreat, the black-robed man who had been keeping silent suddenly spoke up in a soft voice.

  Listening to this hoarse voice, Xiao Zhan's strategy was slightly stunned, and he nodded hesitantly.

  "I heard that the young master relied on the foundation-building spiritual liquid and broke through several levels of Dou Qi within a year? Hehe, this is really surprising." The black-robed man said with a faint smile.

  Being treated so politely, Xiao Zhan's heart was slightly pleased, and he smiled: "The child is just lucky."

  He waved his hand casually, and the black-robed man smiled: "Good luck is also a skill. If there's an opportunity in the future, I'd like to meet him. Who knows, he might even become an alchemist."

  Some were shocked by these words, and Xiao Zhan seemed to have not understood them either.

  "Hmm... if there's a chance in the future, I'll look for cooperation with your Xiao family." With a smile, the black-robed man turned to face Ya Fei and the others, saying: "No need to see me off, I still have things to attend to, I'll take my leave first."

  Having said that, without waiting for the two to react, he strode out of the auction.

  Xiao Zhan touched his face inexplicably, turned his head around, and saw Ya Fei and Gu Ni staring at him with envy on their faces. He couldn't help but ask in surprise: "What are you two doing?"

  "Xiao Clan Head, did you know the elderly gentleman from before?" Yafei asked tentatively.

  "It's the first time I've seen it." Xiao Zhan smiled wryly and shook his head, looking at the strange colors on Ya Fei's face, feeling a little apprehensive: "What is his identity?"

  "Alas, the Xiao family is blessed."

  Guni slightly shook his head, glanced at the Jīkì líng yè being held in Galibi's arms like a treasure, and said faintly: "These things are what he refined."

  Upon hearing this, the faces of Xiao Zhan and the other two people changed simultaneously.

  A moment later, Xiao Zhan's eyes lit up with joy, he didn't expect that the old man in black was actually an alchemist. Judging from Kuang Ni's previous attitude, it was clear that he was also a higher-ranking alchemist than him!

  A second-rank alchemist could make them a few polite guests, what about a third-rank or fourth-rank one?

  Good heavens, people of that caliber, families like theirs aren't even qualified to be acquainted with them.

  "This time I've made a big gain..." Xiao Zhan suddenly remembered what the black-robed man had said about having an opportunity to cooperate, and his eyes lit up as he muttered to himself.

  On the side, after being shocked, Gali and Obaba's eyes were jealous like those of a rabbit.