latelenovela Chapter 266: Like Looking Up at God
Chapter 266: Like Looking Up at God
In the Crystal Palace, outside the door of any inn, Xiao Xiaoxiao was looking anxiously in the direction he came from.
"The auction is about to begin! Why haven't Yaoyao and the others come back yet?"
At this time, the "Jubao Pavilion" opposite the square was already crowded with people.
The immortals lined up to hand their jade tokens to the mermaid guards in front of the Jubao Pavilion to verify their identities, and then entered in groups of three or five.
There is only half an hour left until the hour of Xu!
Bai Yaoyao and others are still nowhere to be seen.
Xiao Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth, lifted her skirt and rushed towards Jubao Pavilion.
Before Yaoyao and the others left, they had transferred all the points on the jade token to her, not allowing her to go on the mission together, and also wanting to leave one person in the Crystal Palace to attend the auction!
Now it seems that Yaoyao and the others will not be able to return in time. She is the hope of China, and she must get the Mermaid's Tears at the auction!
There were only a few people in front of the Jubao Pavilion at this time, and most of them had already gone in to prepare.
When Xiao Xiaoxiao rushed to the door with her head down, a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist...
Xiao Xiaoxiao was startled and was about to shake him off, but when she looked up she saw a familiar face.
She couldn't help but cried out in surprise.
"Brother Fengxian?! Why haven't you gone in yet?"
Lu Fengxian let go of his hand and was about to answer but couldn't help but coughed twice.
He pursed his pale lips and smiled gently, "Junior Brother and his friends haven't come back yet. I'm waiting for him. Are you also waiting for Junior Brother Yingjie and his friends?"
"Hmm!" Xiao Xiaoxiao quietly covered the place where Lu Fengxian had just grabbed her. She felt her heart beating rapidly. She raised her head and glanced at Lu Fengxian quickly.
The deep blue waters of the Mirage Sea shone through the high dome of the Crystal Palace, and the light blue warm light shone on Lu Fengxian's body, covering him with a soft and hazy glow, making him look exceptionally handsome and gentle.
Xiao Xiaoxiao was stunned.
"Excuse me! Let me pass!"
Someone rushed into the Treasure Pavilion in a hurry. When passing by the two of them, he accidentally bumped into Xiao Xiaoxiao's arm, causing her to spin half a circle. Her left foot accidentally stepped on her right foot, and she instantly lost her balance...
"Be careful!" Lu Fengxian put his arm around Xiao Xiaoxiao's waist.
Xiao Xiaoxiao was lying half on her back, and she only managed to avoid falling down thanks to Lu Fengxian's hand supporting her waist.
There was silence all around. Xiao Xiaoxiao was enveloped by the pleasant scent of incense on Lu Fengxian's body. Their eyes met. Xiao Xiaoxiao looked at Lu Fengxian's smiling face with dazed eyes. He seemed to be saying something as his slightly pale lips opened and closed. However, she felt dizzy now, as if drunk, and could not hear anything clearly.
His heart was beating violently one after another, and the suffocating feeling like palpitations made Xiao Xiaoxiao's whole body hot, his cheeks flushed, and even the tips of his ears were stained with a layer of crimson.
Lu Fengxian moved his wrist slightly and stood up with Xiao Xiaoxiao. It was not known whether he was worried or had forgotten for a moment, but he did not immediately take back his hand from Xiao Xiaoxiao's waist. He just raised the corner of his lips slightly, and asked softly with concern: "Junior Sister Xiao? Are you okay?"
Xiao Xiaoxiao looked up at Lu Fengxian in a daze, as if she was looking up at a god. She felt like she was almost drowning in his gentle eyes. But when she thought of her identity, Xiao Xiaoxiao's heart seemed to be stung by something, and the pain all over her body made her sober up instantly.
She quickly took two steps back and lowered her head, not daring to look at the god-like Lu Fengxian. She could only stammer back, "I... I'm fine! Thank you so much, Senior Brother Fengxian!"
Seeing Xiao Xiaoxiao pushing him away and looking like she was keeping him at a distance, Lu Fengxian raised his eyebrows and was about to say something when he heard a familiar voice behind him.
"Big Brother! Big Brother! We are back!"
Lu Fengxian turned around and watched with a smile as Lu Bai jumped towards him from a distance, followed by Chen Yingjie and Bai Yaoyao. Following closely behind Chen Yingjie was a woman in black clothes with a very beautiful face.
Lu Fengxian's eyes swept across Xue Zhirou, and his eyes darkened for a moment, but after a moment they immediately returned to their usual gentle appearance. The corners of his mouth raised, and he walked towards the few people.
"Junior Brother Yingjie! Junior Sister Bai! You are finally back!"
Xiao Xiaoxiao followed closely behind Lu Fengxian and trotted forward a few steps. Seeing Bai Yaoyao and the others coming back, she was finally relieved. "You are finally back! The auction is about to start! I thought you would be late!"
Chen Yingjie glanced at Xiao Xiaoxiao's blushing cheeks and nodded at the two of them. "There was an accident on the way, which delayed us for some time! Fortunately, we finally caught up!"
Bai Yaoyao looked at the time and said, "There are still 20 minutes left. How about you go in first? I'll hand in the things and then meet up with you guys later."
Xiao Xiaoxiao quickly grabbed Bai Yaoyao who was about to leave and said, "Yaoyao, you don't have to go back to the inn. I have been waiting for you at the door of the inn. The innkeeper has not been in the inn. I don't know where he went."
"?" Bai Yaoyao frowned slightly, "Is Shopkeeper Canglan not here?"
They worked so hard to complete this task just to get those points and increase their chances of winning the Soul Purifying Pearl.
Now that they have brought back the quest items, they are unable to complete the quest, so all their hard work along the way would be in vain.
"Yeah!" Xiao Xiaoxiao nodded helplessly, "I didn't see the shopkeeper this morning. I even asked the waiter who was in charge of cleaning the lobby, but he didn't know where Shopkeeper Canglan had gone."
Seeing Bai Yaoyao's face was a little ugly, Chen Yingjie stepped forward quickly, "It's okay, Yaoyao, we already have a lot of points now. We don't dare to hope for two or three, but if we try our best, we can always guarantee one!"
Seeing Bai Yaoyao worrying about points, Lu Bai opened his mouth and wanted to say, "Senior Sister Bai, it's okay. If you don't have enough points, I can lend you some when the time comes." But when he saw Lu Fengxian, who was wearing a plain old robe next to him, he swallowed the words back.
"I think the door of Jubao Pavilion is about to close. Let's go in first!" Lu Fengxian's gentle voice woke several people from their thoughts.
Bai Yaoyao sighed. She had originally hoped to get an extra Soul Purifying Pearl after completing this task, but now she was afraid that was impossible.
However, Bai Yaoyao felt that Shopkeeper Canglan definitely did not ask her to do this task to fool her, but there must be other deeper meanings.
But it is useless to think so much now. The best plan now is to go to the auction first and get the last ingredient of the "Qingling Antidote".
Bai Yaoyao's expression became serious, and he looked at everyone, "Let's go! Go in!"
Several people walked towards the gate of Jubao Pavilion and handed the jade tokens to the guards one by one for verification.
The points in Bai Yaoyao and Chen Yingjie's jade cards only retained the most basic ticket points of 50, and the rest had already been allocated to Xiao Xiaoxiao.
The guard deducted the entrance fee from their jade tokens and signaled them to go in, without making things difficult for the two men just because they were penniless.
Two people stood at the door waiting for the people behind them. The third one was Xiao Xiaoxiao. When the guard scanned her jade token, the polite smile on her face suddenly became lively.
"My Immortal! We have a private room specially prepared for important customers. It only costs 1000 points. I wonder if you are interested..."