Murong Yue's carriage didn't arrive that late, but it also didn't come early.
Lin Fan's store closed at five, but that was clearly too early for the auction to begin.
The auction itself started at eight, so there was still plenty of time after Lin Fan's store closed before he had to leave.
Lin Fan was able to put a batch of pets into the shadow cultivation room before Murong Yue had arrived at seven.
When she arrived, she came into the store holding a bag that was even taller than her.
The first thing she did was sweep her eyes over Lin Fan and when she saw what he was wearing, she couldn't help revealing a dissatisfied look.
Lin Fan saw this look and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"
Murong Yue said, "Is that really what you're wearing to the auction?"
Lin Fan looked down over himself again before asking, "What's wrong with it?"
What Lin Fan was wearing was actually considered quite normal, it was just a normal hanfu robe.
While it wasn't considered fancy, it definitely wasn't considered casual dress either since this was a set of clothes that had been custom made. If this was back on earth, this definitely would have been considered formal wear in China because this was something that was now rarely worn there.
But this was another world where hanfu was common, so this couldn't be considered formal wear at all.
Murong Yue shook her head before saying, "Didn't you dress up for the banquet?"
Lin Fan scratched his head and said, "That was a banquet, so isn't it normal to dress up for it? Why would I need to dress up for an auction?"
Murong Yue shook her head again before saying, "This is a banquet that's held by one of the twelve great factions and is attended by the rest. No matter how you look at it, wouldn't this be considered an important event?"
Lin Fan didn't know what to say in response to this since he knew that she was right.
Murong Yue didn't bother waiting for Lin Fan as she brought the bag that she was holding forward and said, "Here, take this."
Lin Fan raised a brow as he said in a curious voice, "What is this?"
Murong Yue just held the bag out and said, "Won't you know if you open it?"
Lin Fan looked at her with that curious look before taking the bag and opening the zipper on the side. When he opened it, he saw that there was a suit that was waiting inside for him.
This suit didn't look cheap at all, rather it looked like it was a custom designed suit which surely must have cost quite a bit.
Lin Fan looked back at Murong Yue, but she didn't give him a chance to say anything as she said, "This is related to the reputation of the Hunters Organization, of course you can't look too shabby."
Then she started pushing him into the back as she said, "Go on and chance already, or else we're going to be late."
Lin Fan looked back at the suit before giving a nod to Murong Yue and heading into the back.
Last time, it actually wasn't his idea to wear the suit either. The suit was given to him by Mao Tao and Qiao Yi Fei when they had been heading there and he had changed along the way. Of course, there was a divider in their beast carriage that allowed him to do so.
In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that this was a high class event and he had to wear a suit, he most likely wouldn't have worn one since he had always hated wearing suits. Even back on earth, it was one of the things he hated to do.
It didn't take Lin Fan long to change into the suit and when he came down, Murong Yue was stunned by how he looked.
If he was considered a ten before, he was now considered a twelve.
The saying was true, clothes really did make the man. Especially when it was a man who was already as handsome as Lin Fan.
After staring at him in a daze for a few seconds, Murong Yue couldn't help turning away as a light blush came over her face.
Lin Fan saw this and asked, "What's wrong?"
Murong Yue didn't turn back at all as she said, "Let's go. We'll be late if we stay any longer." As soon as her voice fell, she headed towards the door of the store.
Lin Fan raised a brow, but he didn't say anything in response as he followed her out of the store.
They went over to Murong Yue's beast carriage that had been parked near the store and were quickly heading off to the auction.
The site of the auction was only fifteen minutes away and they still had around thirty minutes before it began, so there was plenty of time for them to get there. However, when they did arrive, they were considered late already.
Even though the auction began at eight, there were plenty of people who had arrived ahead of time and there were many reporters who were taking pictures of the people arriving.
If Lin Fan had to describe it, the best way to describe it would be a red carpet event.
Of course, neither Lin Fan or Murong Yue wanted to attract any attention, so Lin Fan wrapped them up in his shadow and space laws, creating a barrier around them.
The two of them were able to easily slip past the reporters and the other people entering since they were experts. When they were at the door, they revealed themselves quickly to show the invitation that they had received before entering the auction hall.
The person that they showed their invitation to led them through the hall and up some stairs.
Since the invitation that they had was for the Hunters Organization, this staff member didn't dare neglect them since they were from one of the twelve great factions. The staff member personally led them all the way up to their VIP room.
Along the hall, they could see other VIP rooms that had different symbols on them. It wasn't hard to recognize the symbols that these rooms had.
After all, if they had been brought here since they were in the Hunters Organization, then the only other people that were qualified to be here would be people in the other twelve great factions.
Looking at the number of rooms, they totaled exactly twelve.
But that didn't matter to them since every one of the twelve great factions had agreed to work separately. Or at least that was the case with the factions that the Hunters Organization worked with.
When the door opened, the room that appeared in front of them could be considered luxurious. There were all kinds of amenities that were present and there were even maids that had been standing at the ready, waiting for them to arrive the entire time.
However, what they wanted to do had to be done in private, so they dismissed everyone from this room right away.
The staff member wanted to say something, but hearing the tone that they spoke in, they had no choice but to leave.
However, neither of them said a thing after they all left.
The first thing both of them did was immediately check the room for any listening devices. After all, they were currently in enemy territory, so it wasn't a bad idea to check. Though both of them knew that the Thunder Sect and the True Spirit Sect wouldn't do this since there was nothing to gain from it.
Both of these factions would already know about their plans to a certain extent since they were the same plans as all of the other factions.
Moreover, if their listening devices were discovered, it would be a great loss of face if it was revealed.
So after searching the room, they found nothing in the end as expected.
Still, Lin Fan didn't take any chances as he created another bubble around them using his space and sound laws.
Once all of that was done, Lin Fan and Murong Yue both sat down across from each other, but they both also had a view of the auction hall below them.
After a moment of silence, Lin Fan was the one who broke it by asking, "How many people do you have and what is your upper limit?"
Murong Yue looked at Lin Fan and said in a calm voice, "We have ten different groups and each of them has been given ten million mid grade spirit stones. If necessary, we can redirect that amount to a single group, but that would create risk, so it would be considered a last resort."
When she finished, she couldn't help pouting her lips and saying, "Of course, it would have been eleven groups if a certain someone was to agree to work with us."
Lin Fan naturally knew what she meant, but his expression didn't change at all.
Murong Yue saw this and didn't continue with this topic.
It was fine to tease him about it since they could be considered close enough to do so, but if she were to really complain about it, it would create a rift between them. This was the time when they needed to work together, so this was the last thing she would want to do.
Not to mention that compared to using the Xu Family, it was more important that Lin Fan had agreed to come with her.
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