They should have left Heishi City earlier, but the adult had suddenly changed their mind and postponed their departure. Now it seemed to be because of that Big Playboy Mu.
"Truly obedient," Ye Lan Feng ignored his subordinate’s comment completely and just stared at Mu Hanyan’s fading figure, unexpectedly uttering those two words.
Without naming names, everyone present instantly understood that the adult was praising Big Playboy Mu for being obedient. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ NoveI~Fire.net
"Pfft—" The subordinate who was eating at the time spit out his food. He was then immediately dragged away by several people covering his mouth. Although everyone was tremendously shocked, shocked that the adult had emotionlessly praised Big Playboy Mu for being docile, could they show their reactions? No! Did this brat want to die?!
Meanwhile, Mu Hanyan and Mu Nan were quickly making their way to the Nan Mu Auction.
"Young master, you’ve arrived just in time; I was about to send someone to find you!" As the two were preparing to meet Huayue and Zirong, the steward came up excitedly, rubbing his hands as he addressed Mu Nan.
"What happened?" Mu Nan asked.
"My master has arrived, already at the city gates, and I was about to go greet him," the steward replied.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s go together," Mu Nan said excitedly.
"I’ll go too," Mu Hanyan added.
The steward’s master, named Qu Shanling, was reportedly a God-man in the Star Divination Technique and had a keen eye for appraising treasures. Mu Hanyan, now holding the title of a Star Divination Master as a guise, was quite curious about such a God-man and decided to follow along.
Upon reaching the city gates, they saw an elder with two young men walking into Heishi City.
Without needing introductions, Mu Hanyan and Mu Nan could confirm that this elder was indeed Qu Shanling.
The reason was simple: the elder had an extremely arrogant demeanor, walking with his neck craned and head held high, looking down his nose at everyone as if he was superior.
As he walked, the elder also surveyed Heishi City, clearly displaying a look of disdain.
Though not large, Heishi City was well-built, with its towering gates and wide streets; it actually compared favorably with many county towns like Nanxi City, and buoyed by the support of several families, it managed to appear prosperous. However, to this individual, the surrounding area might as well have been a desolate backwater, utterly failing to impress.
Who else could exhibit such arrogance apart from a Star Divination Master rumored to glimpse the Heavenly Secret? Of course, this arrogance was viewed by Mu Nan as the demeanor of an esteemed figure. After all, a transcendent being would look down even on royal palaces, so how could Heishi City, a minor place, be worthy of regard?
"Master, you’ve finally arrived!" Sure enough, the beaming steward confirmed Mu Hanyan and Mu Nan’s guess.
"Why only now?" Qu Shanling showed no warm greeting upon seeing his disciple but rather a hint of discontent.
"Please forgive me, Master. The auction house was caught up in various trifles, and I, your disciple, lost track of time," the steward explained apprehensively and nervously, though Qu Shanling did not appear too angry.
"Hmph, only you have so much to do, acting as if being a mere steward is something grand, too busy even to greet your own master?" one of the young men behind Qu Shanling mocked coldly.
"Exactly, you have your duties, but does our master have no duties of his own? Do you know how many people wish for a chance to meet our master and don’t get the opportunity, yet he came all this way to such a minor, broken city just for you? As if our master, an old man, needs money – he always has tens or even hundreds of thousands of taels in pure silver. And you have the audacity to neglect him!" the other young man said with