At the same time—in a VIP room in Tao Tie Pavilion, a tall man was lazily lying on a couch.
His gaze nonchalantly landed on a screen nearby. His mannerism was elegant and filled with interest, but his eyes bathed in cold arrogance.
The screen was clearly showing what was happening in the auction venue.
The weak girl was locked into the cage by a few muscle men, and they tied her limbs up firmly using coarse, metal chains.
The man was holding a glass wine in his hand and drank the contents all in one shot as he sighed. "What a pity. This interesting little thing is going to be destroyed by a pig."
The guard beside the man could not resist taking a look at him. This is the first time Master is so interested in a girl. Of course, it was only a small interest.
While the guard was thinking, the man's gaze suddenly focused as he straightened his body and stared right in the middle of the screen.
It was clearly showing the locked girl's appearance. Her skin was yellow like a candle, her face was skinny, and her features were distinct.
However, at that moment, the tightly shut eyes opened. Her lashes were trembling, and she was shooting out a cold gaze.
The man's sharp brows furrowed as his gaze stared deadly at the girl's eyes.
The pair of eyes was as dark as a dry well as if it had an unknown murderous intent to it and was vaguely shooting out a purple light. It was dazzling and enchanting and had captured his heart at that moment and made him have a strange flutter in his chest.
"Little thing, what exactly are you? Why would you…?"
He said lightly, and his gaze was filled with interest as he stared at the girl on the screen as if he was the beast that had found its prey after a long time, and the excitement of having it at all costs was making his eyes glow.
Then, the man's gaze swept past Zhu Zhongba and his guards who were carrying the cage while his lips showed a disgusted, cold smile.
Suddenly, he spoke to the empty air. "Follow them."
The room was clearly empty except for him, but there was suddenly a thick voice that boomed. "Yes, Your Majesty!"
After a pause, the voice asked, "If Zhu Zhongba wants to use power… should I still take action?"
"Hah…" The man laughed coldly, and his voice was very charming but was also filled with contempt. "With the trashy skills of his? He's just seeking for death!"
"I understand."
The room recovered its silence in a short while. Slowly, the man stood up and revealed a lazy yet interesting smile on his face.
***
When He Xi woke up again, she was already on the rocking carriage.
It was still the cage that was trapping her, and her limbs were tied up by coarse, metal chains.
Due to the position of the cage, she could not see her surroundings clearly; but she could still feel the Powerhouse's aura.
He Xi bit her lower lip to wake her confused consciousness up.
The slavery bondage still had a big restriction on her. The entire time, her consciousness had been switching from the awake and dazed state continuously. She was only truly awake at this point.
Suddenly, she heard the guards speaking. "Who do you think this slave is? Why can she seal our cultivations when she has no spiritual powers in her body?"
"Who cares who she is? As long as Young Master has the slavery bondage with him—when we reach the Zhu Mansion, he can get someone to immediately engrave the real slavery soul seal on her. Then, Young Master can torture her as and when he liked."
"Hmph, this b*tch is just a normal person. How dare she humiliate us in public? I really want to skin her alive now!"