Following that, Su Chen didn’t wait for Nangong Jie to speak again. Instead, he diverted his gaze, having exchanged a couple of words with Nangong Jie, which was enough. Any further conversation would be pointless.
Su Chen was a man of clear thoughts.
He indeed felt that he was qualified to dominate the young generation of Nan’e Ancient Capital, without a doubt. So, he accepted it, what about it? Wasn’t that allowed? He was naturally strong! Why should he feign humility or politeness? There was no need for that.
"Hmph, oblivious to reality," Nangong Jie murmured under his breath.
"Fourth brother, this kid is somewhat naive! He dares to say anything. Even the Nineteenth Sister wouldn’t speak like that," sneered Nangong Ao, standing beside Nangong Jie, referring to Nangong Wu.
"He is naive, but we shouldn’t underestimate him. At twenty-three, he defeated Mu Shaoze in seconds, which is indeed no small feat!" Nangong Jie said in a grave tone.
"What of it? Haven’t we brought Elder Qing and Elder Yi with us?" Nangong Ao disdainfully said, "That kid is just something we can crush effortlessly, fourth brother, we don’t need to spend much effort on him. Today’s main task is still to bid on some treasures. I’ve heard that this year’s auction has many treasures."
The two instructed the guards and maids to wait at the door and each walked with an elder towards their seats, sitting in the second row near the center.
"Su Chen, you were impulsive just now," Su Wanqing whispered to Su Chen, "Nangong Jie and Nangong Ao are different from Nangong Hui."
"It’s okay," Su Chen smiled and remained completely indifferent.
Su Wanqing said no more. She knew that no matter how much she said, it would be useless. Moreover, Su Chen had nearly offended everyone he could by now.
Time continued to pass.
Almost everyone in the hall stood up.
And at the entrance of the hall, a woman arrived.
Her expression was serene, an inner confidence that permeated to her bones, an indifference that could ignore everything. In some ways, her serenity resembled Su Chen’s.
She wasn’t wearing a face veil, revealing a face so beautiful it took one’s breath away.
Whether it was her eyes, nose, or her lips, skin, forehead, all of them were perfect. How could one describe it? She seemed like a goddess who had stepped out of the comic books Su Chen had seen on Earth.
Her beauty seemed to possess a sort of immortal charm and grace.
She didn’t appear cold, in fact, a faint smile adorned her stunning face, a soul-stirring smile.
Yet her smile seemed to keep people at a thousand miles’ distance, making them dare not to get close or harbor any improper thoughts.
Additionally, she was tall. Su Chen estimated that this woman was at most two or three centimeters shorter than him, meaning she stood around one hundred seventy-eight or seventy-nine centimeters tall, with a very slender figure. Dressed in a long white gown, she looked like a divine flower.
"Qiongji Realm Seventh Layer?" Su Chen focused on the woman and murmured to himself, "Twenty-three years old? And from her aura, her combat power is definitely not less than Ninth Level Realm!!! It seems she is Nangong Wu!"
Su Chen was somewhat shocked.
Being the same age as him, her strength, though slightly inferior to his, was almost on par, essentially belonging to the same level.
This is too terrifying.
Do you know how many bizarre adventures he had? The Divine Mansion, "True fire Body Refinement," "Divine Demon Body Training," and almost all the treasures from the Wanlong Royal Family and Prison-Holding War God Ruins...
His adventures were simply against the natural order!
Not to mention that he still possessed a physique that nobody had thoroughly researched to this day.
In such a circumstance, if Nangong Wu’s achievements were almost the same as his own, it would have shaken Su Chen profoundly. He did not believe that Nangong Wu also had such unbelievable adventures; thus, if this was the case, one could only say that Nangong Wu’s talent for martial cultivation was monstrously good.
When Su Chen looked at Nangong Wu, Nangong Wu also looked back at him.
Why did so many people look at her, and she only looked at Su Chen?
Because the way Su Chen looked at her was very strange, special, and even something she had never encountered before.
She was sure that this male of the same age, at the third level of the Zao Hua Realm with a somewhat odd aura, admired her.
What does admiration mean? Generally, only elders to their juniors, the strong over the weak, and those from the upper echelons towards the lower ranks, would show admiration.
Nangong Wu had been in the Nan E Ancient Capital for quite some time, and it was her first time encountering such a look; other times, she was met with eyes full of reverence.
However, being naturally indifferent, and possessing extreme confidence, she would not think the way Su Chen looked at her actually meant he was stronger than her. She just gave Su Chen another look before shifting her gaze away.
Then, Nangong Wu walked towards the center of the front row.
"Su Chen, what do you think?" Li Ping abruptly asked.
"Beautiful, strong," Su Chen gave a two-word evaluation.
"Would you dare to pursue her?" Li Ping asked curiously and somewhat expectantly.
If Su Chen were to pursue other women, including Su Wanqing, she would be jealous.
But, if Su Chen pursued Nangong Wu, she would encourage it. If Su Chen were to win her over, she would be happy and even proud.
Not for any other reason, but because deep down, Li Ping saw Nangong Wu as a role model, an idol.
In the popular language of Earth, Li Ping was a fan of Nangong Wu, despite being three years older than her.
"I dare, but there is no need," Su Chen smiled.
He was not one to easily reject feelings, especially if the other party was an exceptionally beautiful woman; he would generally accept them.
But, if it meant making every possible effort to pursue a woman, it was something he found difficult to do now.
He already had quite a few women like Nalan Qingcheng, Mo Qingwu, Yoo Junluo, and even the stunning Wenren Nongyue, Lin Lanxin, the Little Princess from the Chaos Divine Kingdom, and so on.
Even if someone else was as beautiful as Nangong Wu, he would not truly fall in love or become smitten at first sight, to the point of feeling compelled to pursue her no matter what.
If he were to really pursue a woman, it would have to be under special circumstances like with Li Ping. She was already his woman; not pursuing her further would mean letting her marry someone else or live a solitary life.
"Su Chen, it’s better you weren’t moved. If you were, extinguish that thought," upon hearing the conversation between Li Ping and Su Chen, Su Wanqing abruptly turned to look at Su Chen, extremely stern: "Do you know why? To this day, no one dares pursue Nangong Wu. Do you know why?"
"Inferiority?" Su Chen smiled, even the top geniuses, when facing Nangong Wu, would feel inferior! Take Mu Shaoze, he isn’t even worthy to carry her shoes, how would he dare pursue her? Yet Mu Shaoze is also one of the most top-level figures in Nan’e Ancient Capital; if he is unworthy, it’s even harder for others to imagine.