Lena Lin's face was completely red. She'd only come up with this idea because she had no other choice—at least she could salvage a bit of dignity, right?
She put on a serious face and said, "What? Is it so strange? What's so strange about this? Do you all think that as the commander, I don't have the strength or status to swear brotherhood with him?"
Wan Qi Chen glanced at Chu Linfeng—the guy with freakish intelligence was short-circuiting at this moment. Was this really the main point here?
Chu Linfeng gave a bitter smile and shook his head. He had no idea what to say—whatever he said now just felt unnecessary.
Seeing the two of them so calm and silent, Lena Lin continued, "Hmph! Since you both tacitly agree, that means you have no objections. Throne Chu! Actually, you misunderstood earlier. The real reason I came here was that I felt an instant kinship with you and wanted to swear brotherhood!
There's no need to doubt it at all—I'm just that bold and straightforward. Wouldn't you say?"
"Uh... yeah! I yield!"
Chu Linfeng was honestly floored by Lena Lin's explanation—he was impressed beyond words!
"Yeah, that's how it is! Sometimes timing is everything, right? Wan Qi Chen, you join us too! Let's all bow our heads to the ground—then we'll be brothers who share fortune and hardship, and die on the same day in the same year!"
"Ahem! Miss Lin—no, Commander Lin! With your awe-inspiring presence, how could I possibly be qualified to swear brotherhood with you? I think I'll sit this one out. You two go ahead—I'll just quietly take my leave."
Wan Qi Chen wanted to leave, but Lena Lin blocked the doorway, glaring at him. "You're refusing to give this commander face?"
"Of course not! I just think I'm not qualified enough to become sworn siblings with you, right?"
"If I say you are, then you are! Stop wasting time—right now, immediately, let's swear brotherhood!"
Chu Linfeng was truly speechless. Lena Lin—she had the face of an angel and the body of a devil, but all those natural advantages were completely wasted on her. Right now, if you ignored her looks, Lena Lin was nothing but a crude, tiger-like brute.
"Commander Lin, this isn’t really the right occasion, is it? If you're interested in getting closer with us, we can talk again after the auction. Besides, our Dragon-Chen Legion has admired the Savage Brotherhood’s top experts for a long time. This is a great chance to connect."
But right now, I’ve got a lot to discuss with Young Master Wan Qi. Commander Lin, could you give us a moment in private?
Wan Qi Chen had no clue what had just happened and was a bit dazed, but Chu Linfeng understood perfectly—Lena Lin was just looking for a way out, and all this was just her desperate attempt to save face.
Now that Chu Linfeng had handed her an excuse, Lena Lin didn’t hesitate for a second.
"Oh, you two have business? You should've said so sooner! I won't bother you—I'm heading out. If you need me, just call. Later!"
Lena Lin patted her chest and hurried off. Once she left Chu Linfeng’s private box, her face was flushed red with embarrassment. She never imagined that her impulsiveness would cause such a ridiculous misunderstanding.
But deep down, she cursed Chu Linfeng for being blind to treasure—she’d made her intentions so obvious! Why couldn’t he just accept it? Was she really so unattractive? He actually rejected her!
What Lena Lin didn’t know was that, while her looks and figure were impressive, among Chu Linfeng’s more than twenty beautiful wives, she ranked near the bottom. And with a personality like hers, even if Chu Linfeng were single for ten thousand years, he’d never choose Lena Lin—she was just too terrifying!
To put it bluntly, Chu Linfeng’s twenty-plus wives were living blissful, happy lives—each one was glad to be separate! The real issue was, Violet Thunder had sworn that if Chu Linfeng ever brought home another sister-in-law, he would break off their friendship! Only those who’ve suffered know how deep that pain runs…
"Brother Chu, you sure live the good life! Heh heh!" Wan Qi Chen’s imagination ran wild, and he finally started to catch on—his intelligence was nothing to scoff at.
"Oh, it’s alright. Want me to share a bit?"
"Uh… Brother Chu, what do you mean by that?"
"Haha, I mean that girl looks like she’s absolutely starving for love! Want me to egg her on and introduce her as your wife? Didn’t I hear someone say the other day that you’re still single, never married or had kids?"
"No! Bro! You’re my real brother—please, I’m begging you!"
But Wan Qi Chen’s plea was useless—because not long after, Chu Linfeng really did make that marriage happen! In the end, Wan Qi Chen could only accept his fate with tears in his eyes.
Even years later, standing atop the Star-River Dominion, Wan Qi Chen still held a grudge against Chu Linfeng. Every day he’d tell his daughter that marrying her mother was a complete accident! And as the ultimate revenge, he’d encourage his daughter to seduce Chu Linfeng’s son…
Ahem… but that’s all a story for another day.
Back to the present—the auction was reaching its fever pitch. After the Celestial River Meteor and the Star-Chart Remnant, Horace Hong brought out even more rare treasures.
Aside from some battle armors and defensive gear—which Chu Linfeng didn’t bother to glance at—he spent big on every other interesting item!
Chu Linfeng had his Nine Element Law Avatars, plus Lynton Chu, his Perfect Blood, and his Star Soul Body. First, he wasn’t afraid of dying; second, almost nobody could truly destroy him—unless he himself gave up.
So all those seemingly invincible battle armors and treasure robes were absolutely useless to Chu Linfeng.
Unless he ran into an invincible powerhouse beyond mid Holy Emperor Realm, nothing could threaten his life. And if he really did face someone at that level, a few treasure robes wouldn’t save him anyway.
So, most of what Chu Linfeng bid on this time were other types of energy bodies and high-grade lifeforms.
On top of the Celestial River Meteor and Star-Chart Remnant, he also acquired a Flowing-Light Star Sphere—a ball carved from star crystal, said to allow divination of future events. If you want to see someone’s future, just drip your essence blood on it and you’ll get a few visions, letting you predict good or bad fortune.
Chu Linfeng was very interested in this treasure and spent sixty thousand supreme-grade Starstones to win it.
There was also a divine weapon—a Wind-Fire Star-Cloud Spear, bought as a reward for Nathan Star’s military achievements. It cost eighty thousand supreme-grade Starstones and was already at the peak Emperor grade.
Next, Chu Linfeng bid on two Starshine Charts inscribed with advanced combat techniques—some were incomplete ancient and even primordial skills. He hadn’t planned to buy them, but his Ancestral Dragon bloodline stirred, and the Archaic Dragon Saber in his Chaos World grew restless.
So, Chu Linfeng trusted his instincts and spent another fifty thousand supreme-grade Starstones to take both charts.
Within half an hour, Chu Linfeng had spent nearly three hundred thousand supreme-grade Starstones, making him the biggest spender of the auction.