Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

Chapter 151 Information

"Excuse me, where is the largest inn in town?"

Upon hearing the girl's question, the vendor's smiling face immediately fell.

I thought it was open for business, but it turned out to be a customer asking for directions. He waved his hand impatiently: "Do you need to ask? Just go straight and you'll see it."

Guan Xun was not annoyed and turned to wander through the town.

According to Miss Quan's account, she traveled all night to reach this third island.

The buildings on the islands are like replicas, and the dwellings of the people are exactly the same.

As the vendor pointed out, Guan Xun indeed soon found a four-story inn in the center of the ancient town, with red lanterns hanging from the eaves on all four sides, making it particularly eye-catching.

It was packed with people; even from a distance, you could see that the upper floors were already full.

No wonder Lin Miao chose this spot to wait for her; it's easy to find her with just a short walk, so there's no fear of going to the wrong place.

When Guan Xun stepped into the inn, the innkeeper was ordering around the waiter, his hands constantly tapping on an abacus.

He caught a glimpse of someone approaching out of the corner of his eye, and without even looking up, he ordered the waiter to attend to them.

"I want to ask some questions."

With the inn so busy, the innkeeper had no time to deal with people. When he heard that they weren't there to eat, drink, or stay, he waved them away dismissively, telling them to go cause trouble elsewhere.

However, when a few gold coins were pushed in front of him, his waving hand paused, he grabbed the coins, and an impatient smile appeared on his face.

"Oh, what can I do for you, young lady? Please ask."

"The black-clad men who caused trouble here half a month ago, did they kidnap a woman dressed in a tight-fitting outfit with her hair tied up high?" Guan Xun asked.

The innkeeper's eyes lit up, and he nodded without hesitation. Not many people dared to cause trouble at his inn, so he was very impressed.

His eyes darted around a few times, and he began to sized up Guan Xun, hesitating slightly before asking, "Do you know that woman?"

"Hmm, did she leave anything behind?"

A shrewd glint flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes. He didn't follow up on the other person's words, but instead lowered his head and began tapping the abacus again: "May I ask how you are addressed, young lady?"

"Guan Xun".

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bent down to take out a silver-white token from under the cabinet, handing it over with both hands: "This was left by that woman, who said she insisted on personally delivering it to you."

Guan Xun took the token, his gaze falling on the crescent moon engraved on it. After rubbing it a few times with his fingertips and finding nothing unusual, he slowly asked, "Is there anything else left behind?"

"She mentioned Crescent Island."

"Crescent Island?"

"Hey, that place is far from here, and I don't know the specifics either," the shopkeeper said, then went back to work.

It seems that this is where Lin Miao's family is located. Since she left behind the token, there is a high probability that she is still alive.

After pondering this, Guan Xun asked again, "I've heard that something will be sold during this island-changing period. Do you know what it is?"

After hearing this, the shopkeeper paused, thought seriously for a moment, and then shook his head: "There are shops selling things everywhere in town, and there is no such thing as a limited-time sale. Whether it is during the island-changing period or not, you can buy it as long as you want."

So that kid was just fooling people?

Judging from his anxious appearance, he didn't seem to be lying.

Just as she was puzzled, the shopkeeper suddenly seemed to remember something and patted the table: "If we have to talk about something that will only be available during these three days, then it should be the auction held tomorrow on the Seventh Chain Island."

"The items being auctioned are also considered to be on sale for a limited time."

Guan Xun's eyes brightened slightly, realizing that the thing the young man was pointing to must be this auction.

Since we can't leave the island for the next couple of days anyway, we might as well go and take a look.

Seeing that the person in front of him seemed quite interested, the shopkeeper chuckled twice and said, "Miss, if you are really interested, you should hurry up and set off. It's quite a distance from here to the Seventh Chain Island."

Guan Xun licked his dry lips. It had taken him an entire night to get here from Dongyang.

Thinking that she could leave now and arrive tomorrow, she didn't linger and immediately set off.

-

Crescent Island.

The incense burner emitted wisps of smoke, causing the person inside the gauze curtain to cough incessantly.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Take it away! Cough!"

A middle-aged man was bedridden and coughed several times before he could speak a complete sentence. His voice was extremely hoarse, as if he had not eaten or drunk anything for a long time.

The maid in the room immediately tried to move the incense burner away, but was frightened away by the piercing gaze of the white-bearded old man standing to the side.

"Chief, this is medicinal fumigation that will help with your condition. Please bear with it for now."

"Sigh..." The person on the bed let out a long sigh, coughed a few times, and then reached out a hand from under the gauze curtain: "He hasn't come back yet?"

"No, we've sent people to search, but there's no trace of her." The old man's expression was grave as he took a few steps closer to the gauze curtain. "Clan leader, I'm afraid the young lady..."

"They dare!"

Chief Lin was so enraged that he coughed up several mouthfuls of blood. It took him a while to calm down.

"I told her to stay home, but she just wouldn't listen. She always wants to go out. If something really happens to her, who can protect her when she's out there?"

I think she's deliberately trying to drive me crazy!

Chief Lin cursed angrily.

"Clan leader, please don't get agitated. Your health is the most important thing right now," the old man quickly reassured him, then hesitated for a moment before saying, "I heard that the Right Faction is going to hold a major banquet in a few days. I wonder what they're up to this time?"

He looked puzzled and said, "If it's about winning over forces, there's no need to send us an invitation, let alone specifically request that you come in person."

"Hmph." Clan Chief Lin slowly closed his eyes, his tone particularly low, "I want to see what tricks they can pull."

"Quickly send more people to find the young lady. Sigh... I need to rest now, you may all leave."

The old man quickly agreed and then left the room.

-

Yong'an Ancient Town, the Seventh Chain Island.

Along the way, Guan Xun had figured out the pattern of the long chain islands. Each chain island had a landmark building, just like the auction venue in front of him, which was out of place in the town and was the most luxurious building on the seventh chain island.

Dozens of black-clad, close-fitting spirit masters guarded the main gate, their sharp, eagle-like eyes constantly scanning the crowd.

This kind of spectacle is completely incomparable to the auctions held in the capital back then.

Auction houses are always crowded and chaotic. Although he didn't know if the bounty notice from Moxi City had been leaked, just in case, Guan Xun wrapped his black robe tightly around himself before slowly making his way to the auction house with the flow of people.

There were two entrances. One was packed with people, while the other was covered with a red carpet and only a few people were going in and out. Judging from their clothes, they were not ordinary people.

Seeing that everyone entering over there had to show their crystal cards, Guan Xun suddenly remembered that he seemed to have one too.

I obtained it from Chairman Geer at the auction in the capital.

I'm not sure if this will work?

Having a headache from being jostled around, Guan Xun simply stepped aside and rummaged through his storage ring, where he indeed found a purple-gold crystal card.

Seeing that her document was no different from the one shown by the people in the next passage, she turned and walked over to the next room.

When the maid asked, Guan Xun immediately handed over the crystal card.

The other party looked through it back and forth, then his smile became a little stiff, but he still politely handed it back with both hands: "I'm sorry, you need a crystal card from this auction house to use it."

Is that really the case?

She was just trying it out; since it could only be used in one place, the crystal card was useless.

"Listen to this, they're trying to take advantage of the chaos and sneak into the VIP seats, pfft." Someone chuckled.

"It's shameful that you don't even know the rules of an auction," others chimed in.

As if he hadn't heard the discussion among the people in the other passage, Guan Xun casually took back the crystal card and was about to turn and leave.

Several heavy footsteps sounded behind him.

"Tsk, if you don't have a crystal card, don't block the way. Get out of the way." A male voice was extremely impatient, his tone revealing disdain and arrogance.

Guan Xun paused slightly, raised his hand to lift his black robe a little, and glanced upwards with a sidelong look.

The man was about twenty years old, with distinct facial features. While he wasn't exactly ugly, there was something about him that seemed out of place.

Noticing the gaze, his wide-set eyes immediately glared fiercely at them.

"What are you looking at? You're asking for it!"