‘A beautiful woman who wears seductive red robes and a little girl? They sound just like the esteemed guests with the Flood Dragon’s scale…’ Gu Xiulan thought about Feng Yuxiang and Xiao Hua after hearing their description.
However, she didn’t think for a second that it could actually be them. After all, how could someone that can sell a Flood Dragon’s scale be bandits? A single Flood Dragon’s scale is already worth more than what the entire Gu Family in the Lower Heavens own. There was simply no reason why they would rob the Gu Family.
Furthermore, neither Feng Yuxiang or Xiao Hua look like bandits. They were simply too high-class and noble to do something so lowly.
“Now let’s move onto the Flood Dragon’s scale. Do you know the identity of the seller? If our Gu Family can start a connection with them, that would be great.” The patriarch said.
Gu Xiulan shook her head, “Unfortunately, they didn’t provide me with their identity, and I didn’t dare to ask them since they seem to prefer staying anonymous.”
“That’s really unfortunate, indeed. Then can you tell me a little more about your encounter with them?”
Gu Xiulan nodded and proceeded to recall her conversation with them at the auction house.
“If this woman is really as you describe, her master must be an extraordinary individual.”
“The woman who did most of the talking should be a peak Spirit Grandmaster. The little girl beside her was at least Spirit Lord, but I am not certain since she hid her aura. It was a really weird encounter.” Gu Xiulan said.
“If you cannot see her aura, how are you so sure that she’s at least Spirit Lord?”
“You would understand it if you were there. I couldn’t sense her cultivation aura, but she had this cold aura around her that only killers would have. I was barely able to keep my focus with her staring at me the entire time.”
“She could be that woman’s bodyguard.”
“That’s what I thought too at first, but she just didn’t seem like a bodyguard. If you ask me, she felt more like a spectator… a bored one…”
“Forget it. The next time you meet, try to form a connection with them. If unsuccessful, just learn as much as you can about their identity. If they’re unwilling to become our allies, they could potentially become our enemies.”
Sometime later, Gu Xiulan said, “Is this all you have for me? I would like to return to the auction house since I still have a lot of treasures that I need to sell.”
“You may leave.”
Thus, Gu Xiulan left the place.
Although Gu Xiulan belongs to the Gu Family, she isn’t really a direct descendant of the Gu Family. In fact, while many people from the Gu Family may have their surname, it doesn’t mean that they share the same blood.
Therefore, she couldn’t really care less about the Gu Family’s problems, especially if they are not in the same realm. However, since she was asked by the patriarch, she has to try looking for the bandits at the very least.
Meanwhile, Feng Yuxiang went on a shopping spree in the Spirit Heaven, traveling from city to city with Xiao Hua to stock up on her treasures.
However, since she planned on using the treasures on Yuan, they can also be considered Yuan’s treasures.
In fact, Feng Yuxiang had spent so much money that it made even Xiao Hua raise her eyebrows.
“Why are you buying so many treasures when Brother Yuan mentioned multiple times that he doesn’t want to rely on you for everything? Once you sell all the treasures, he won’t need to rely on you for a while.” She eventually asked out of curiosity.
Feng Yuxiang smiled and said, “While that may be true, with his talents, he will eventually run out of money again. You know the saying ‘the more talented, the more expenses’? With the Young Master’s ridiculous talents, he will need an immense amount of wealth to properly train himself in the future, and that is where I come in.”
“Although he doesn’t like to rely on others for now, I believe that he will eventually rely more on us.”
“What if Brother Yuan refuses to rely on us even in the future?” Xiao Hua then asked.
“Then I will help him from the shadows! If he doesn’t know that we’re helping him, it won’t count as helping him!” Feng Yuxiang chuckled.
Xiao Hua was speechless.
“Brother Yuan will be angry if he finds out.”
“What’s the harm? It’s not like I intend to spoon-feed him. I am just going to assist him ever so slightly whenever I can. For example, after we finish selling the treasure, I am going to give the Young Master a little more than what the treasures sold for, and there will be no way for him to know about it unless one of us tells him.”
“…”
Xiao Hua looked at her with a dumbfounded face.
“Why are you looking at me like that? You also want to help him, don’t you? Unfortunately, the Young Master is still very naive, inexperienced, and very stubborn, so this is the only way we can help him.”
“If we don’t do this, we’ll never feel useful to him, and he will eventually reach that point where he’ll no longer need us. We need to take advantage of our current situation while we still can.”
Feng Yuxiang suddenly extended her hand that was holding a storage pouch, offering it to Xiao Hua.
“This is no different from that time when you went to the upper heavens to acquire Celestial Water for him. The only downside is that we won’t be praised for our efforts since he won’t know we helped him, but I will be satisfied just knowing that I had helped him.”
“What do you say, Xiao Hua? Let’s help the Young Master together.”
Seeing Feng Yuxiang’s serious face, Xiao Hua returned her gaze while pondering in silence.
After a moment of silence, Xiao Hua eventually accepted the storage pouch from Feng Yuxiang.
Feng Yuxiang immediately smiled, and she said, “Then it’s official! Let’s call this Operation Help the Young Master in Secret!”
“Don’t be mistaken, phoenix. I am only doing this for Brother Yuan.” Xiao Hua quickly said.
She added a second later, “And I prefer Operation Help Brother Yuan.”
“That’s the spirit!” Feng Yuxiang chuckled.