Holding Their Own Space, the Family Returns to the Apocalypse

150: Gong Qiuqiu is really good at dealing with people.Cheng Siyu stared incredulously at Gu Xitian, who used to fear nothing. How did she get scared witless just by going out once?

”Xitian, don’t be afraid. Sister Siyu is here. If we talk to her nicely, she can’t possibly kill us, right?” Cheng Siyu tried to reassure her.

”No, I’m not going. Ow, I feel unwell. If you want to go, go by yourself. But I’m warning you, she really does kill people.”

Seeing that Cheng Siyu was determined to drag her along, Gu Xitian quickly found an excuse to slip away.

However, she hesitated halfway, turned back, and said earnestly, ”Sister Siyu, Ai Yue is not someone to mess with. Plus, she’s so powerful now. We should just avoid provoking her and stay far away.”

Cheng Siyu felt uneasy. Usually, no matter what she suggested, Gu Xitian would always rush to the forefront to handle difficult matters for her.

How could she be completely terrified just by being threatened by Ai Yue now?

She even turned around to advise her not to provoke Ai Yue either.

What joke was Gu Xitian playing? When did she provoke Ai Yue? It was that persistent woman Ai Yue who kept clinging to Gu Xiheng; otherwise, why would she have clashed with her?

”Sister Siyu, truly, just listen to me. Ai Yue can wipe out a huge swarm of Devil Frogs with a single wave of her hand. I’ve never met anyone as powerful as her. If we provoke her again, she really will kill us.”

”Xitian! Has she really become that terrifying?”

”Terrifying, absolutely terrifying. Sister Siyu, I don’t want to discuss her anymore. Just talking about her makes me feel suffocated. I need to go out and get some air.”

After speaking frankly and sincerely, Gu Xitian left.

Left alone in the room, Cheng Siyu couldn’t help but clench her fists. Although she was unwilling, she had no choice but to drop the plan of having Gu Xitian confront Ai Yue on her behalf.

Three days passed in a flash. Ai Yue arrived at the Auction venue as promised. Before she could even enter, someone screamed in horror at her: ”It’s that murderous Female Devil! She’s appeared again!”

Someone nearby immediately covered his mouth and dragged him away: ”Are you trying to die? Hurry and run...”

As her identity was shouted out, Ai Yue found herself instantly isolated, with no one remaining near her.

Ai Yue rolled her eyes speechlessly, ignored them, and continued walking toward the Auction house.

Just then, a person appeared from inside the door and greeted her with a smile, ”So you are the notorious and fierce Female Devil.”

Ai Yue was completely unfazed by Gong Qiuqiu’s teasing, merely saying, ”It’s just hearsay. Has the Auction started?”

”Heh heh.” Gong Qiuqiu chuckled softly. ”Not yet, but it will be starting soon. Come on, I’ll take you inside.”

Ai Yue nodded and followed.

Gong Qiuqiu led Ai Yue through the internal staff passage, directly up to the innermost private room on the second floor.

”The view here is great. If you want to see the Auction details of an item, there is a touchscreen here, feel free to zoom in and check...”

Gong Qiuqiu carefully introduced the Auction rules and the usage of the amenities configured in this private room.

After finishing the introduction, Gong Qiuqiu left, as there were many matters related to the Auction that required his final decision.

Ai Yue thought Gong Qiuqiu was a good person, very skilled at handling people and recruiting allies.

Even when he was short on manpower and time, he managed to take time out to personally greet her at the entrance and arrange everything for her.

Even though she knew his intentions, Ai Yue still had a good impression of him. After all, he wasn’t being nice to her for no reason; he clearly stated his objectives from their very first interaction.

Because she was a strong person and possessed inherent value, she deserved all the preferential treatment.

Ai Yue was not repulsed by any of this. She accepted the preferential treatment calmly, knowing it was based on her own strength.

The Auction had not officially started, but the first-floor hall was already packed with people. As time passed, the bustling noise grew louder.

Above the Auction stage were three super-large Display Screens, showing the view of the stage itself, so that people far in the back could clearly see what was being auctioned.

Each chair was equipped with a Price Input Device for directly entering bids. This way, the auctioneer only needed to announce the number of the highest bidder, protecting the guests’ privacy to some extent.

Above the second floor was the third floor. The private rooms on the third floor were occupied by representatives sent by various Safety Towers. Their main mission today was to bid for energy stones.

Gu Xiheng and his group were also on the third floor. Their objective today, besides offering a friendly demonstration of their Superpowers, was also to bid for energy stones, as no one ever had too many energy stones.

Inside the private room of Gu Xiheng and the others.

”Say, where do you think Ai Yue is right now?” Mo Li asked casually out of boredom.

Gu Xiheng, who was observing the surrounding environment, paused his movement and replied in a deep, magnetic voice, ”She’s probably been arranged into a private room.”

”Hey, should we call Ai Yue over? After all, we’re from the same place. If anything happens, we can look out for each other.”

Mo Li suggested.

A flash of resentment crossed Cheng Siyu’s eyes when she heard their conversation. Before she could voice her objection, Gu Xitian immediately spoke up against it: ”No, absolutely don’t call her over. She’ll kill me.”

”If you don’t provoke her, why would she kill you? To create an enemy for herself?” Mo Li said impatiently.

”Even so, no. We are not on the same path as her. It’s best to stay far away.”

”I think you’re the only one not on the same path as her. Don’t lump the rest of us in with you,” Mo Li said bluntly.

”Cousin! What kind of bewitching potion did Ai Yue give you that makes you speak up for her and constantly oppose me? Can’t I just avoid her if I don’t provoke her?” Gu Xitian demanded angrily.

”Hmph, does she need to give me a bewitching potion? She saved my life multiple times! I’m not like certain people who forget a life-saving favor and secretly plot against the benefactor.”

After Mo Li finished speaking, he glanced meaningfully at Cheng Siyu, who was silent and looking down.

”I didn’t! I didn’t!” Gu Xitian shouted, her lips tightly pressed together, trying to sound defiant.

She had previously antagonized Ai Yue both openly and secretly, and hearing Mo Li’s words now made her feel extremely guilty.

”Enough! Both of you shut up!” Gu Xiheng said in a deep voice.

Mo Li ”hmphed” and said nothing more, closing his eyes to rest, abandoning the idea of calling Ai Yue over.

Gu Xitian glanced at her brother, who was radiating low pressure, reluctantly shut her mouth, and sat aside sulking alone.

Gu Xiheng frowned in thought, remaining silent.

Cheng Siyu glanced at Gu Xiheng, then subtly lowered her head to conceal the emotions in her eyes.

The private room fell silent instantly.

Ai Yue comfortably watched the noisy crowd downstairs, completely unaware that Mo Li and the other person had nearly erupted into a huge argument because of her.

Just then, there was a hurried knock on Ai Yue’s private room door.

Ai Yue opened the door and saw a youthful, radiant smiling face unexpectedly appear before her eyes.