Ceres was an admirer of Serena, the mysterious girl.
Unfortunately, it seemed as if one of these two beautiful flowers was actually plucked by Alex. This was really something that would attract envy, jealousy, and hatred!
It seems what Roald told him was right. Alex must have used some sort of bad trick to attract Serena and be protective of him.
If Alex had any idea of his current thoughts, he would definitely tell Ceres that he doesn't need to rely on bad tricks to pick up girls. If he wants, he could do that.
Ceres Sorenson smiled at Serena and said, "I only wanted to settle a little conflict between myself and Alex. That's all!"
"Oh, there is such an issue?" Serena interrupted, showing an expression of interest.
"It's just a little misunderstanding," Ceres Sorenson said in an understatement.
"Oh?" Alex's eyes turned cold. "Are you talking about the misunderstanding we never had or the conflict I had with Roald?"
Fury flashed through Ceres Sorenson's face, but he forced it down as he did not want to show his bad self in front of Serena, and said, "Alex, don't talk nonsense? I was clearly talking about our conflict. I have nothing to do with Roald. Anyway, let's forget about this matter."
Olav was surprised when he first heard Ceres saying that he was here to settle the conflict he had with Alex. He has no idea when Alex met Ceres. But now, he understood that Ceres was lying with open mouth. He was clearly a thick-skinned person and knew how to revert lies and truth.
Olav wanted to say something, but at this time, Roald suddenly arrived at the scene. He seemed to have heard of the conversation between them before. Not wanting to let Serena know anything, he hurriedly said with a smile, "Since Ceres is so sincere, why won't you, Brother Alex, give me some face and forgive Ceres, and forget the whole matter?"
Olav raised his brows in surprise. There was clearly no conflict between Alex and Ceres, but the matter was taking a turn in a way where it now looked as if Alex really has some conflict with Ceres.
Alex laughed loudly. When Ceres Sorenson and Roald saw this, they both laughed as well, thinking that the "misunderstanding" was settled.
"No!" Right at this moment, Alex suddenly declared.
"Cough! Cough!"
Not only Roald and Ceres but even Olav and Serena did not manage to get their breath back and broke out into coughs. They did not expect Alex to suddenly react like this.
Alex thought was simple. Since Ceres came to him looking for trouble, he will let Ceres know what trouble really means. Since Ceres was so inclined toward making people believe that there are conflicts with him, then Alex will make it real.
Roald and Ceres's faces darkened as they looked at Alex. They did not expect Alex to go beyond their expectation.
Ceres was about to explode in anger but Roald silently stopped him.
"Alex, I am being very sincere here!" Ceres gritted his teeth and his tone deepened considerably as well, a hint of threat underlining his words.
Alex smiled calmly and said, "I am also very sincerely telling you that there is no way that this matter will be resolved peacefully."
"Alex, are you intending to declare war with the Sorenson Family with this?" Ceres Sorenson asked darkly.
"Hehe, Ceres, you are being too harsh in your words, aren't you?" Olav stepped out as mediator. He did not want Alex to form an enmity with the Sorenson Family.
Alex smiled and asked, "Ceres... Sorenson... Can you really represent the Sorenson Family?"
"You dare to insult me?" Ceres Sorenson glared at him. This guy must have been deliberate, pausing while saying his name in such a way.
Ceres Sorenson was furious and aimed a harsh punch at Alex.
However, before his fist could land on Alex, he seemed to have frozen.
Serena stepped out at this moment and only said two words coldly, "Quit it!"
Ceres took one step back and looked at Serena with caution. At the same time, he heaved a sigh of relief.
On the other hand, Alex was shocked. He really did not feel how Serena stopped Ceres's attack. But he did feel an overwhelming strength rising in the air for a very short moment. That moment was really too short, enough to make anyone think they are hallucinating.
However, that aura was so terrifying that Alex believed such an aura should not exist in this world. It was far more terrifying than Olav's aura of Perfection-leveled Divine Emperor Stage martial warrior.
If not for Alex's soul being extremely strong and cultivating Chaos Energy, Alex definitely would not have been able to feel that burst of aura.
He turned to look at Serena with wide-opened eyes. The shock in his eyes could clearly be seen.
"Huh?" Serena looked at Alex's astonished face and suddenly smiled, then she muttered in a low voice, enough for Alex to hear, saying: 'You sensed it. You are making me more and more interested in you!'
"Haha, it is a very special occasion. So let us avoid coming into conflict." Roald interrupted, standing between Alex and Ceres.
"I hope you will not be so foolish!" Ceres flicked his sleeves and spoke in extreme displeasure before turning to leave. When he arrived at the entrance to the Celestial Treasures Pavilion, an old man came up to receive him and said, "Ceres, who is that brat say? What were you talking about?"
A sliver of displeasure flickered across Ceres's face. He shook his head and spoke: "He is just an ant, nothing to worry about. If not for Serena, I would have hacked him to death right then and there!"
The old man was stunned at first before immediately saying, "If that brat offended you, it means he has offended the Sorenson Family. Do you want us to...?"
He did not complete his sentence, but Ceres understood what the old man was talking about. He shook his head, saying: "No, let's not do anything for now. First, investigate everything about him."
Then he took a deep breath and continued to speak: "Moreover, both Olav and Serena seem to have quite an amiable relationship with this brat. Looks like that brat is not just talk, but more than that."
Alex gave another humph. He turned back around and looked as Alex and his group walked up the stairs, an icy smile flickering around the corners of his lips.
As for Roald, he seemed to have disappeared somewhere. Maybe, he was afraid of his sister, so chose not to enter the Celestial Treasure Pavilion with Serena and others.
"Greetings, Lady Serena!"
The guards standing at the entrance of the Celestial Treasures Pavilion were naturally clever people, so when they saw Serena, they quickly hurried forwards and bowed in greeting. Meanwhile, the manager immediately came out to receive them as he said, "With the grand arrival of you, Lady Serena, our Celestial Treasures Pavilion is honored! Please, come this way!"
Although this auction was being held by the combined forces of the Lightfoot Family, the Sorenson Family, and the Monnot Family, the Celestial Treasures Pavilion did not belong to any of them. It belonged to one of the core elders of the Heavenly Ice Palace.
With that manager guiding them, they followed him and walked up the staircase.
The second and third floors were both comprised of private rooms, but there were only twenty of them available on the third floor. They were reserved for extremely important people such as the head of the three families, Asna, and Divine Emperor Realm martial warriors. Any others would only be able to settle for a private room on the second floor.
Thus, when they arrived on the second floor, they naturally had to stop climbing the stairs.
Olav was a Divine Emperor, but no one knew this truth.
However, who told Serena to be there? Her status was on a whole different level than anyone else Alex has seen till now.
Because of Serena, the manager directly led everyone in the group to the Third Floor of the Celestial Treasures Pavilion.
Ceres's expression instantly darkened when he saw Serena bringing Alex and Olav to the third floor. He had previously looked down on Alex and thought that he had used some underhanded method to attract Serena's attention, and now, it seems to be true.
There were only twenty private rooms on the third floor, but each private room was extremely spacious, with a capacity to accommodate a few dozen people. Moreover, there were also beautiful female attendants waiting to serve guests within, earnestly serving dishes and filling their cups.
Alex and the others all sat down in one of the twenty private rooms.
What astonished Olav was the fact that Serena actually sat beside Alex.
It has to be known that she was famous for being very cold to everyone, including her father. But now, she was earnestly sitting beside Alex.
Olav could not understand what exactly about Alex attracted Serena's attention for her to give Alex so much importance.
She had never interfered in anyone's matter, but she stepped out to help Alex outside.
This all was a question mark that he could not solve.
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