As soon as Wu Ling mentioned being fleeced in the auction, Gao paused his chewing and gulped down the remainder of the meat in his mouth.
"'Splain yer self," he said tersely, turning his attention away from the women perched on his things and focusing entirely on Wu Ling.
"Of course, my Lord…"
"Devourer," the man said, grinning as he used the moniker the Mountain's Bones Gang refused to acknowledge.
"Lord Devourer," Wu Ling purred, gesturing for the women serving the bandit to make way while he explained Fang Lin's findings along with the plan to counter the manipulation caused by the Dancing Fools Formation.
In the time it took Wu Ling to explain everything, the last two items in the auction sold at greatly inflated prices that even someone as uncultured as Gao the Glutton could realize didn't make sense.
