"Are you calling me?"

Chen Xiao turned his head, looking at He Xinyi with a blank expression.

Seeing this, those who were about to leave the auction stopped and looked to see if there was a good show to watch.

"That's right!"

He Xinyi went straight to the point, asking imperiously, "I'm asking you, do you recognize this thing?"

He Xinyi held up the Buddha Hand Pagoda.

Chen Xiao smiled coldly and said indifferently, "So what if I recognize it? And so what if I don't?"

He Xinyi frowned. Since she came to the mainland, everyone had been carefully offering and serving her, afraid of accidentally making her unhappy.

When had anyone ever spoken to her like this? Her face immediately showed displeasure.

And Lin Shifu, seeing that Chen Xiao was so ungrateful and disrespectful to Miss He, immediately rebuked, "Boy, how are you talking? Do you know who is standing in front of you?"

"We don't care who she is! She stopped us, we didn't ask to speak to her!"

Li Qin took a step forward and said, pouting her lips.

Gu Zhendong also sneered and mocked, "So ill-mannered, it's a waste of such a good appearance!"

Seeing this, everyone immediately perked up, and even some who had already left ran back to watch the excitement.

Huang Wenlei quietly retreated to the side. He didn't expect Chen Xiao's group to be so reckless. He had to stay away, or he would be implicated later.

Lin Shifu was stunned for a moment. He never expected that these mainland bumpkins would be so disrespectful and even say that Miss He had no manners. This was outrageous!

"Presumptuous! I am Lin Zhengdao from Hong Kong Island. You bunch of nobodies, dare to announce your names?"

Lin Zhengdao was quite famous in Hong Kong Island. He thought that revealing his identity would surely intimidate these people.

Sure enough, as soon as he spoke, there was a burst of whispers from the crowd.

"I didn't expect him to be the legendary Lin Zhengdao. It is said that many wealthy people in Hong Kong Island treat him as an honored guest!"

"I've also heard of Lin Shifu's name. His influence is not only in Hong Kong Island, but also well-known in the Guangdong area!"

...

Hearing this, Lin Zhengdao finally showed a smug expression. It seemed that in this remote place, there were still some knowledgeable people.

But Gu Zhendong sneered and said disdainfully, "Lin Zhengdao? Never heard of him. Among the accomplished masters in Hong Kong Island, I've only heard of Chen Zhonghe. I wonder how you compare to Master Chen?"

Hearing this, He Xinyi's face showed embarrassment.

Chen Zhonghe was the number one master in Hong Kong Island, with a far-reaching reputation. Compared to this Lin Zhengdao, he was many times stronger!

People said they knew Chen Zhonghe, but had never heard of Lin Shifu, obviously not taking Lin Shifu seriously.

She was about to reveal her identity to suppress these people, but Lin Shifu took a step forward at this time, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, "My strength is naturally a bit weaker than Master Chen's, but it's more than enough to deal with you!"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Shifu pushed out a palm, carrying a tyrannical wave of magical power, heading straight for Gu Zhendong.

Chen Xiao frowned slightly, but did not stop him. This kind of person was not worthy of his出手 (chushou - making a move).

Gu Zhendong's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he was not to be outdone, raising a palm to meet Lin Shifu.

"Hmph, just in time, I'll use you to practice!"

Recently, under Chen Xiao's stimulation, Gu Zhendong had been cultivating diligently, making rapid progress. Although his strength had not yet returned to its peak state, it had recovered to about fifty or sixty percent.

He just wanted to use this Lin Shifu to practice and test how much his strength had recovered.

Bang!

The two palms met, and after a crisp sound, the two retreated backward.

Although they were both retreating, the degree of retreat was very different.

Lin Shifu took three steps back before stabilizing his body.

Gu Zhendong staggered back five steps in a row, still not stopping. In the end, Chen Xiao helped him, so that he wouldn't retreat too far.

"Uncle Gu, are you alright?"

Chen Xiao asked softly.

Gu Zhendong shook his head with a relaxed expression and said in a low voice, "I'm fine. I haven't fought anyone for too long. I wanted to stretch my muscles today, but I didn't expect to embarrass myself. That Lin Shifu probably has the strength of the late-stage of the Ingress Realm. When my strength recovers further, taking him down will be a piece of cake."

After all, with Chen Xiao around, Gu Zhendong only felt embarrassed about losing, but didn't feel any sense of crisis.

On the other side, Lin Shifu's face was gloomy.

"How is it, Lin Shifu?"

He Xinyi asked with concern.

However, she was not concerned about Lin Zhengdao himself, but about the other party's strength.

Lin Shifu said in a low voice, "The opponent is not weak. Although I can defeat him, I have to go all out."

Hearing this, He Xinyi couldn't help frowning and began to hesitate.

If Lin Shifu could crush the opponent, she naturally wouldn't hesitate. But if Lin Shifu needed to go all out to fight the opponent to the death, she immediately felt it was unnecessary.

"Hehe, we can be considered to have made friends through fighting. Since we are all people of the same path, let's stop the competition here. We'll meet again!"

He Xinyi immediately cupped her hands, not wanting to get entangled any further. The main thing was the important business.

Seeing this, everyone was dumbfounded. They didn't think that He Xinyi was generous, but that Chen Xiao's group had an extraordinary background, and even He Xinyi had to give them some face.

Huang Wenlei was indignant. In his vision, He Xinyi should have slapped Chen Xiao in the face hard. How could she let that kid off so easily?

"Hold on!"

However, just as He Xinyi was about to leave, Chen Xiao spoke and stopped her.

Everyone was shocked. What was this kid doing? Miss He had already decided not to bother with him, but he didn't know when to quit.

He Xinyi's eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at Chen Xiao, "Do you have anything else?"

Chen Xiao smiled faintly and said, "I can answer the question you asked me just now, but if you ask me a question, I also want to ask you a question."

"Okay, speak."

He Xinyi agreed.

Chen Xiao said, "I do recognize the spiritual medicine in your hand, and I also know its effects..."

"..."

Seeing that Chen Xiao stopped talking, He Xinyi was speechless, "Wait, is that it?"

Chen Xiao nodded, "Yes, what else? We agreed to exchange one question for one question, now it's my turn to ask you."

"I want to know, what are you frantically sweeping the market for *huanglian* (coptis chinensis) and other medicinal materials for?"

He Xinyi snorted coldly, "I don't want to answer your question!"

She was clearly acting like she was going back on her word, as if she wanted to avenge the previous arrow!

Chen Xiao wasn't angry either, and said casually, "Even if you don't tell me, I know. You want to go to Icefire Island, right?"