Cultivation Pet Shop

Everyone was less surprised this time since they had already expected that Lin Fan would have another dragon vein crystal.

It wasn't even that shocking anymore that he would have one.

They were more surprised that he would wait for the very last second before making a bid.

It was almost as if…he had a grudge against Lin Rong and was doing it on purpose.

But that didn't make sense at all since they didn't even know about Lin Fan before today. They shouldn't have had a history with him, so there would be no reason for him to have a grudge against them.

So why was he doing this?

Lin Rong knitted her brows at first, but then she revealed a bright smile as she moved over to where Lin Fan was sitting.

There was no denying Lin Rong's beauty, but in front of Lin Fan…it paled in comparison to other girls he knew.

Lin Rong then leaned forward while holding her hands at her chest to accentuate the curves there before saying, "Cousin, this egg is really important to me, can you…"

Before she could finish her words, she suddenly felt a chill stabbing her in the back.

As soon as this chill stabbed her, she felt like she had been sent into a valley of ice and she was frozen on the spot. This feeling was so strong that even her lips turned a bit blue and her body began to shiver.

It didn't take long before her legs almost gave out and she collapsed to the ground.

It was at this point that Lin Fan "saved" her.

Yes, Lin Fan "saved" her.

After all, if he left her in the face of Angela's killing intent like this, it wouldn't be long before she fainted and that would bring more trouble than it was worth.

So Lin Fan said in a cold voice, "Scram."

Lin Rong and all the other juniors trembled when they heard this.

Even though they clearly had a higher level of cultivation than Lin Fan, the moment that they heard this word from him, there was an innate sense of submission that filled them.

Most importantly, Lin Rong was shocked that her beauty didn't work.

She had used this beauty to move countless men before and even if they were from the same family, she didn't mind using her beauty to bend him to her whims.

But…it was like Lin Fan was made of stone as he wasn't affected by her charms at all.

Lin Rong wanted to say something, but seeing the look from Lin Fan's eyes, she couldn't help backing down. There was a feeling inside of her that told her that she wouldn't win if she fought against him.

So in the end, Lin Rong moved away and stopped fussing over the matter.

During this time, she also looked over at Lin Hong who was just calmly sitting there with a serious look on his face.

She could only hope that he would teach Lin Fan a lesson in their duel later.

After Lin Rong backed down, there was no one else that said anything and just sat there watching Lin Fan.

Before long, the same manager came back with the egg and he brought it over to Lin Fan.

Lin Fan didn't make him wait this time and took out the dragon vein crystal right away before suddenly standing up.

The manager was afraid that he had offended Lin Fan in any way and quickly bowed as he said, "This young master, is there anything that we've done wrong? Please tell us and our auction house will immediately fix it."

Lin Fan just casually waved his hand and said, "It's fine, I just have some other business to take care of."

As he said this, he didn't look at the manager at all. Instead, his eyes had been aimed at Lin Hong the entire time.

Lin Hong was surprised to see Lin Fan acting this way.

He thought that even if Lin Fan didn't try to stall, he wouldn't rush back like this. After all, it was clear who should win if they were to fight…

Even if Lin Fan had some kind of secret weapon, it shouldn't have been enough for him to be this confident…

Lin Hong couldn't help feeling a bit of fear when he saw this.

The manager gave an inner sigh of relief when he heard this and then he quickly bowed his head before waving at the staff on the side. The staff quickly came over with an item on a pillow that the manager took and presented to Lin Fan.

The manager said, "Young master, this is the VIP token of our Forest Auction House. It's only given to our most prestigious customers, but considering how much you've spent today, I think that it's only right that you qualify for this token."

As he said this, his voice was filled with utmost respect, his head was bowed down, and he was raising the token high up so that it was right in front of Lin Fan.

The only fear that he felt now was that Lin Fan would reject this token.

After all, if Lin Fan didn't want it, there wasn't anything that he could do to force Lin Fan to take this token.

There was a moment of silence before Lin Fan reached out to take the token. Then Lin Fan said, "Un, I'll be back in the future."

He sincerely meant this.

The things that he bought today were very useful to him and the place that could give him such gains was naturally a place that he would visit again. He would come again to see if he would be able to get something else next time.

When the manager heard this, his heart soared.

This was a customer that was willing to pay dragon vein crystals like it was nothing, a customer like this was always welcome.

So the manager quickly started fawning over Lin Fan, but he was also immediately cut off by a wave of Lin Fan's hand.

This person was able to become the manager of the Forest Auction House for a reason, so he very tactfully waved his hand at the staff member before leaving with a bow.

Once they were gone, Lin Fan looked back at Lin Hong before giving a snort and heading to the door.

All of the Lin Astral Family juniors just stood there in a daze, not knowing what to say.

The way that Lin Fan acted really completely overwhelmed them and they didn't know how to deal with him.

They couldn't use force because they knew the consequences that came with it and they couldn't beat his sharp tongue, so the only thing that they could do was sit there in a daze.

After a while, everyone couldn't help looking at Lin Hong.

He was the only hope that they had left since he was the one that had bit the bullet and challenged Lin Fan to a duel. He was the only one that could use force since it was an official duel over an item.

He had put his reputation on the line, so no one would be able to say anything.

None of them thought that Lin Hong would lose since Lin Hong was in the High Planet Realm and Lin Fan was only in the Star Realm. No matter how one thought about it, this should have been a very simple match…

But that wasn't what Lin Hong thought.

He actually was a bit worried because when he was in front of Lin Fan, he would always feel this kind of suppression from him. It was as if he innately felt that he wasn't able to compete with Lin Fan…

It was as if he felt that Lin Fan would be able to beat him.

He didn't know why he felt this way, but he did and it irritated him.

So after a while, he glared at his cousins and said in a sharp voice, "Let's go!"

They all looked at each other before following Lin Hong out.

Since they had reached this point, Lin Fan didn't go in the same carriage as Lin Hong and the others.

Once the drivers learned of this, another carriage was immediately brought over for Lin Fan himself.

As they were sitting in their carriage, Lin Xue couldn't help asking in a worried voice, "Are you really going to fight him?"

Lin Fan just revealed a faint smile and said, "Yes, I'll go play with him for a bit."

Lin Xue couldn't help revealing a confused look when she heard this as she asked, "Play? What do you mean by play?"

Lin Fan just had the same smile on his face without saying a thing.

Angela patted Lin Xue on the back of her hand and shook her head before bringing her over to where Yuki was sitting so they could talk.

But even as she left, Lin Xue still had a worried look.

Lin Fan though…didn't have a trace of worry.

He knew that it was impossible for him to lose to Lin Hong even if he was powerful. After all, Lin Fan still had some trump cards up his sleeve that he hadn't used yet.

When they arrived back at the palace, there were people that immediately led them to a practice arena.

This was used by the juniors of the Lin Astral Family in their training, so it was the best place for them to duel.

When Lin Fan arrived, he saw that Lin Hong was already standing in the arena waiting for him.

Seeing this, he couldn't help saying with a taunting smile, "It seems like you didn't run away."

The veins popped out on Lin Hong's forehead when he heard this, but he forced himself to stay calm as he said, "Let's see if your skills are as sharp as your tongue."