I have agreed on an auction price with Old Wine. After completing the auction formalities, I let Old Wine handle the rest and took out the immortal tool, Nanmu Eagle Staff.
"Old Wine, this is the Nanmu Eagle Staff that HuoWu mentioned. I helped them kill the BOSS yesterday and it was meant for them. However, due to some small conflicts, it didn't work out."
"No, Stone. I know the temperament of Xiaoyu and Xiaowu. They have been spoiled. They must have done something wrong. They can't just ask for your things for nothing. You should name a price. You cannot give it away for free."
Old Wine quickly declined, but he was quite generous.
"Old Wine, this Nanmu Eagle Staff belongs to HuoWu originally. I was the one who did something wrong yesterday. You don't have to decline."
I forced the Nanmu Eagle Staff into Old Wine's hand. I did make a mistake, and it was because I was too obsessed with equipment, which made BingYu and HuoWu unhappy.
"Old Wine, help me apologize to BingYu and HuoWu."
Oh well, I admitted my mistake. It's always better to have one more friend than one more enemy. Besides, Old Wine waived the auction fee for me this time, and I will need him to auction my equipment in the future. I should show Old Wine some respect and apologize to BingYu and HuoWu.
"Stone, are you sure about this?"
"Old Wine, that's it. I am going to rest now. I will come back before the auction starts. Goodbye."
When Old Wine was about to say something, I interrupted him and logged out of the game.
"Grandpa, where is he?"
Not long after I logged out of the game, BingYu and HuoWu came back. HuoWu didn't see me and asked anxiously.
"Stone has gone to rest."
"Grandpa, you didn't help me just now. You watched him bully me."
HuoWu began to act coquettishly again.
Old Wine started to have a headache. He saw the whole situation clearly just now, and Knight Stone City didn't even say a word. When did he bully HuoWu?
"Grandpa, I'm leaving. Did you teach Knight Stone City a lesson? Did he apologize? Do you know him? Where is he from? How dare he bully me? I'm going to find him."
"I taught him a lesson. If you want me to teach him a lesson, will I dare not to? Do you need to worry? "
HuoWu bombarded Old Wine with a series of questions, which made him dizzy.
"Grandfather, is he someone from the group? How do you know him? Who is he? Have I met him before?"
"I only just met Knight Stone yesterday. He asked me to auction off some items for him. We only have a business relationship, and I don't know anything specific about him."
Old Wine looked at his two granddaughters, BingYu and HuoWu, and felt happy.
"If he knew me, would he dare to offend my precious Xiaowu? Perhaps he's not interested in making progress."
Old Wine pretended to be stern and his face had a brilliant smile.
"Hehe, grandfather is really good."
HuoWu laughed happily, ready to let Knight Stone off the hook. This time she forgave him.
"My Nanmu Eagle Staff. Grandfather, did Knight Stone return it to me?"
"Sister, look, we each have one."
HuoWu grabbed the Nanmu Eagle Staff from the table and jumped up happily.
"Grandfather, did Knight Stone apologize?"
BingYu found it unbelievable. According to Knight Stone's stubborn character earlier, she was skeptical that he would apologize.
"I gave him a lesson, and he didn't say anything. However, this Nanmu Eagle Staff was the one he intended to auction off through me. I talked to him about it and finally managed to buy it."
"What?"
"He didn't apologize to me, and this Nanmu Eagle Staff isn't a gift from him?"
HuoWu was suddenly very sad. Today's grievances, coupled with this news, made her unable to bear it any longer, and her eyes were blurred with tears.
"You little brat, you're a big jerk."
HuoWu cursed and slammed the Nanmu Eagle Staff she was holding onto the ground.
"Grandfather, where is he? I'll go find him."
Even the cold BingYu couldn't bear it. Knight Stone City was too much, making her feel disappointed. Did they sisters make him dislike them so much?
Does Knight Stone City have no measure, calculating over a girl's mischievousness?
Upon seeing the anxious expressions of BingYu and HuoWu, Old Wine felt that he might have gone too far in making his granddaughter unhappy. Though he found his actions somewhat despicable, he did not care as he believed it was for the good of BingYu and HuoWu.
Although Knight Stone City was a prominent figure in the game, he was not ambitious nor did he possess any drive or charisma. He lacked the will to strive for greatness and build his own empire, and his decision to auction off his "Gang Building Order" for gold coins suggested that he placed more value on wealth than on accomplishment. Old Wine had already researched the true identity of Stone City in the real world, and his findings indicated that Stone City was an ordinary person with no background, no fortune, and no power. Such a person was unworthy to mingle with their family.
Old Wine had many talented individuals under his command who were superior to Stone City in various ways. Stone City's situation and qualifications fell far short of his expectations, and he was not even remotely interested in sitting with him. If it were not for their chance encounter in the game, he and Stone City would have no relationship whatsoever.
Old Wine's two precious granddaughters, BingYu and HuoWu, had unexpectedly shown interest in Knight Stone City. They were even angry with him, which was something that had never happened before. Old Wine knew his granddaughters well and felt uneasy about their reaction.
BingYu remained expressionless, giving no indication of her thoughts, while HuoWu continued to curse Knight Stone City. Old Wine could sense that something was amiss, especially since BingYu had not spoken up to contradict HuoWu. Being twins, BingYu and HuoWu often shared the same perspective on things. Therefore, Old Wine was certain that BingYu held the same feelings as HuoWu, but chose not to voice them.
This could not continue. Old Wine was perplexed by the strong reaction of his granddaughters towards Knight Stone City. They showed no interest in the wealthy and privileged offspring of other families who came to visit, and even refrained from speaking to them or making eye contact. So why did they have such an intense reaction towards Knight Stone City? Old Wine could not fathom it.