The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

Li Huiran shook her head and looked over to Murong Qing's seat to ask what was going on. But there was no sign of Murong Qing in the room; she had run out the moment the two appeared.

On the auction stage in the main hall, Yunxing was about to get angry, but when she got a clear look at the newcomer, she froze and then swallowed hard. She inwardly cursed her own weakness. 'Even though I've never seen Mr. Chen's face, every time I see him, I feel this intense desire to possess him.' Pushing down the thought, she put on a charming smile and said, "Mr. Chen bids 20.1 billion! Are there any higher bids?"

The crowd instantly erupted into another uproar!

'They had disrupted the auction and spoken so rudely, yet the Yun Family hadn't reacted at all. They were even allowed to bid directly without a paddle number. Who on earth were these two?!'

A cold snort came from private box number eight: "So these are the rules of the Qi Yun Auction? I've really seen it all now!"

Yunxing's expression turned cold. She declared sternly, "At an auction, it naturally goes to the highest bidder. If you, Cai Feiyu, have a problem with that, you can place a higher bid. Or you can challenge the rules of my Yun Family!"

Cai Feiyu's cold voice came out again: "Hah! Forget it. He can have the worthless sword!"

Yunxing didn't start the final call. Instead, she surveyed the entire hall and asked again, "Are there any other bidders?"

No one uttered a word.

Beneath his mask, Chen Dong smiled faintly. With a wave of his hand, the ancient sword landed in his grasp. At the same time, a bank card flew toward Yunxing, which she caught with one hand.

"I have someone important to see. Go ahead and charge the card yourself!"

Just then, a figure rushed in from outside the hall, speeding toward Chen Dong and leaping directly at his back!

Chen Dong had already sensed it. A smile played on his lips as he turned, opening his arms to embrace the beautiful woman. The figure was tender and passionate, light as if boneless—it was none other than Murong Qing.

After their separation several months ago, Murong Qing had never contacted Chen Dong again. On one hand, she had been reeling from a blow and threw herself into arduous training. On the other, she didn't know how to break the silence. She had been the one to leave in a fit of pique, and later, she found she just couldn't bring herself to apologize. Even after Li Qinghe contacted Chen Dong and she learned of Li Wang's whereabouts, she hadn't sent Chen Dong a single word.

Now, seeing Chen Dong again, the feelings in her heart erupted, and she couldn't stop herself from throwing herself at him.

Everything that needed to be said was conveyed in their embrace. Murong Qing's eyes brimmed with affection as she removed Chen Dong's mask and kissed him.

Beside them, Li Wang crossed her arms, turned her head away angrily, and pouted, "Gross! No shame!"

On the stage, Yunxing gripped the bank card tightly, her eyes filled with jealousy.

Meanwhile, in the private box, Li Huiran let out a long, soft sigh. 'I don't have that kind of courage. Thinking of how little time I have left, even if I could overcome my own inhibitions, I could never be with Chen Dong. It's all hopeless... and besides, I can't do it anyway!'

After the brief kiss, a strange mood seemed to build in the hall.

A terrified scream ignited it: "AHH!!! He's the Child of Calamity!!!"

"What! Is disaster about to strike Yunyazhou?"

"Holy shit, weren't you fucking abroad? What are you doing in Yunyazhou!"

The crowd kept shouting, running in terror toward the exit. Disaster always follows where the Child of Calamity appears!

Chen Dong shot Murong Qing a light glare, took back his mask, and put it on. He circulated his True Qi and shouted, "Everyone, don't panic! There is no disaster in Yunyazhou. I only came here to bid on this ancient sword!"

His shout contained some of the strange, heart-calming power of the Saint Dao, and only then did the people finally settle down.

"No disaster? You should've said so earlier! You scared me to death!"

"Yeah, seriously! A moment ago, I was wishing I'd been born with two more legs!"

"Dammit, what a loss! A Divine Artifact that even the Child of Calamity wants to bid on must be extraordinary. I shouldn't have given up!"

Amid the various clamoring voices, Chen Dong left the hall, holding Murong Qing's hand with one of his and Li Wang's with the other.

As the three of them walked along the circular corridor, Chen Dong tossed the ancient sword to Li Wang.

Li Wang gave a swipe of her hand and stored the ancient sword inside the Jade Bracelet on her left wrist.

Murong Qing was slightly surprised. "Is that...?"

Chen Dong smiled. "A spatial Divine Artifact. One of my gains from the past few months, you could say! By the way, how did you end up with Li Huiran?"

When Chen Dong asked this, a smug look appeared on Murong Qing's face. "Don't you worry. I feel like Sister Huiran is already softening up. When the time comes, she'll definitely let you marry me!"

Chen Dong was completely baffled. 'Why would I need Li Huiran's permission to marry Murong Qing?'

Before he had time to dwell on it, they arrived at the entrance of private box number seventy-two. Li Huiran and the others had already packed their things and were about to leave.

Upon seeing Chen Dong's group of three, Li Huiran didn't even glance at Chen Dong. Instead, she walked over to Li Wang, crouched down, and pinched her little cheeks.

Qian Ruo screamed in Li Huiran's mind: "Huiran, you're pinching the cheeks of a Profound Pill Powerhouse! Aren't you afraid she'll slap you to death? In your current physical and spiritual state, even if your Grandma here were to intervene, it would still be a dead end!"

'Profound Pill? Li Wang is at the Profound Pill Realm?' Li Huiran was shocked, but on the surface, she maintained a slightly fierce expression and said, "You and your dad left without even telling your grandma. Do you have any idea how worried your grandma was?"

Li Wang said aggrievedly, "Daddy's aura disappeared from my Divine Sense range. There was a really mean person trying to hurt Daddy, so I got worried and chased after him. I forgot to tell you!"

Someone was after Chen Dong, and even Li Wang, a Profound Pill Realm expert, had been gone for a long time chasing after them. And Li Wang, a child of only six or seven, had the cultivation of a Profound Pill expert. In an instant, countless unknowns flooded Li Huiran's mind.

If she couldn't figure it out, she would ask later. Right now, the Immortal Cloud Soul Refining Umbrella was more important. So, she stood up, swept a cold gaze over Chen Dong and Murong Qing, and said in an icy voice, "I have an appointment with Cai Feiyu. We'll talk about your business later!"

Murong Qing's heart trembled slightly. Seeing Chen Dong's furrowed brow and his silence, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly: 'So this is the pressure from the primary wife!'