Chapter 3325
Xu Sheng watched Gui Mei with a sense of helplessness, "Elder Gui, aren't you overthinking this? Perhaps the upper three families never intended to lay a hand on me in the first place?"
He even began to doubt if Gui Mei was a bit too paranoid...
Caution isn't a bad thing, but being overly cautious, that's a big problem!
However, Gui Mei firmly said, "Impossible, the upper three families, having learned the news, will definitely not let you go!"
"Unless, the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect didn't pass on the information about you to the other two major sects!"
"But given Ning Fengzhi's character, we can almost rule out that possibility!"
He had dealt with people from the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect enough to know they were no kind souls!
Seeing that Xu Sheng couldn't be convinced, he quickly gave up...
"Fine, if Elder Gui says so, then I hope when we're attacked, you can properly protect me, the Saint Heir."
Gui Mei responded without hesitation, "Naturally, as long as it's within my power to resolve, I will do my utmost to protect you, after all, it's the task given to me by Your Holiness."
"However, instead of taking the same route back and facing an attack, we might as well change our course, perhaps we can avoid them!"
Perhaps the Hao Tian Clan and the Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Sect have also learned that Xu Sheng and I are in the Xingluo Empire!
The best course of action would be to change the route!
After pausing for a moment, he continued, "Let me think, what would be the safest way to return to Martial Soul City..."
"Right, I remember that when we established a Sub-hall near the Xingluo Border, we also opened a very hidden path, we can just take that way back to Martial Soul City!"
"By doing so, safety would be assured... Xu Sheng?"
He scanned the surroundings but did not find Xu Sheng...
In an instant, veins popped on his forehead...
After all the thought he put into ensuring his safety, the other party had left without a word!
...
Just as Xu Sheng left, someone obstructed his path...
The comer was a corpulent man with a cunning face...
"Esteemed guest, I have been waiting here for a long time!"
Xu Sheng asked, somewhat surprised, "Who are you? Someone from the auction house?"
The former nodded affirmatively, "Yes, my lord sent me to inform you to come to the auction house for an important discussion."
Xu Sheng continued to press, "An important discussion? What is it specifically about?"
He had already told the people from the auction house the location of hidden rare resources, and in return, had received their gift. There shouldn't be any reason for further entanglements!
The corpulent man shook his head, "Regarding this, I am not quite sure either, but after you arrive, esteemed guest, you will surely find out!"
Xu Sheng hesitated for a moment, "Alright, lead the way!"
He always felt that things weren't as simple this time!
...
At this moment, inside the VIP room of the auction house!
Quite a few members of the Royal family of Xingluo Empire were gathered!
Unlike other members of the royal household, they all had one thing in common, they were "shareholders" of the auction house!
"I didn't expect that the information provided by that guy called Xu Sheng was actually true, this is a tremendous opportunity for our auction house indeed!"
"Yes, but I've heard that this Xu Sheng is just a child under ten years old? Where on earth did he get his information from? Could it be that there's a Great Sect or a powerful force covering for him?"
"It's possible, and they say he has a Titled Douluo personally protecting him, right? There are only a few entities on the entire Continent that can boast such a foundation!"
"Hmph, you're making him sound so legendary, but I really want to see what this Xu Sheng is like. If he's a coward, then we should definitely take another hefty scoop from him!"
"That's right, losing the Boundless Universe Shield like that, it can't be compared with just any... um, just a little bit of rare resources!"
Listening to their discussion, the true owner of the auction house frowned and said, "Enough, when you meet Xu Sheng later, show some respect!"
"The force behind him is probably not something we can afford to provoke!"
Moreover, all these rare resources, compared to that useless Boundless Universe Shield, are of unknown value!
At this moment, a staff member of the auction house stepped in, bowed respectfully, and said, "Sir, Xu Sheng has arrived!"
What on earth is happening? To see this child named Xu Sheng, why did Sir summon so many from the royal household?
Upon hearing this, the former immediately said, "Quick, let Xu Sheng come in!"
As the words fell, the Xu Sheng outside took steps and entered...
Looking at all the people in the VIP room, he instantly discerned their identities...
These people are likely all nobles from the Xingluo Empire!
And when those nobles saw Xu Sheng, they all showed expressions of surprise, confusion, and disdain...
Even a few began to secretly mock...
"Ha? He really is just a child, I thought it was a joke!"
"Tsk, such a waste of my expressions, just a child after all. The information he has was probably just a fluke, no need to curry favor!"
"Exactly, exactly, had I known, I wouldn't have come. Thought I could gain something good from him!"
"Didn't they say he was protected by a Titled Douluo? Seems like that was just talk!"
The owner of the auction house naturally heard these words, but didn't say anything...
He then turned to Xu Sheng and said, "Xu Sheng, you've arrived, just find a seat anywhere!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Sheng also unpretentiously took a seat nearby...
Afterwards, he inquired calmly, "May I know why you have called me here, sir?"
The former coughed lightly and explained, "Xu Sheng, actually, I wanted to introduce these people to you!"
"These are nobles from the Xingluo Empire and also stakeholders of the auction house!"
Xu Sheng glanced at everyone present and thought to himself, "As I thought!"
"I never expected that you gentlemen were nobles of the Xingluo Empire, please forgive my discourtesy!"
However, as soon as he said this, their pride as nobles began to stir, and they turned their heads away...
It seemed they were not interested in engaging in conversation...
The owner of the auction house also felt a bit embarrassed, seemingly not expecting such rudeness from these nobles...
He immediately covered his mouth and coughed, reminding them, "Gentlemen, this young friend has provided our auction house with a significant amount of rare resources. Please, show some consideration!"
As the words ended, the nobles, although somewhat impatient, did not continue to ignore him, out of respect for the former...
One of the nobles, with arms crossed, spoke coldly, "You are Xu Sheng, right? Thank you for the information you provided this time, which gave our auction house quite a bounty of rare resources!"
"But I still want to remind you, since you have lost something as divine as the Vast Sea Cosmos Shield, consider us even. Don't expect our auction house to provide you with any more benefits!"