"Nightingale?" Feng Yuqin didn't expect it to be someone from the auction house.
Wasn't Nightingale the host when she went to the auction house to bid?
Why was she here?
"Miss Feng, may I join your team?" Nightingale walked up to Feng Yuqin in front of everyone and asked with a smile.
Nightingale was a bit different from when she was at the auction house.
Now she was delicate and charming, with beautiful eyes and white teeth, looking like a young woman in her twenties.
At the auction house, she gave people a feeling of being coquettish and charming.
It seemed that Nightingale was not as simple as she appeared.
"It's my great honor," Feng Yuqin replied with a smile.
After that, Feng Yuqin looked at the Third Elder and Xia Yujia and asked, "Now, are we qualified to participate in the competition?"
Both the Third Elder and Xia Yujia looked unhappy.
Everyone was here. What else could they say?
But Xia Yujia hated Nightingale.
Why did she show up at the last moment?
However, some smart people were wondering when the auction house had become associated with Feng Yuqin.
The auction house rarely supported anyone in the past.
But its recent actions had puzzled many people.
First, Old Zhao from the auction house supported Qin Yu from the Dark Pavilion.
Now Nightingale from the auction house came to support Feng Yuqin.
People were all confused about the auction house's actions, not knowing that they were all supporting the same person.
After all, there were very few people in the imperial city who could get the support of the auction house.
Even though the auction house had a good relationship with the Meng family, it was all done secretly. There had never been a situation like supporting the Dark Pavilion in public.
"Since everyone is here, let the competition begin," the Third Elder said. "Each group should choose one person to draw lots."
Hearing this, Feng Yao immediately stepped forward to draw lots. Less than half a quarter of an hour later, the lot - drawing was over.
"Yan Geng, do you think we can advance?" Meng Xingyu looked at Yan Geng beside him and asked.
"With my cousin here, there's no need to worry," Yan Geng said confidently.
Meng Xingyu glanced at Feng Yuqin. He couldn't tell her strength or what level she was at. But he saw that many groups had people at the Soul - Sect Realm.
He pointed at Feng Yao's team and said, "In Feng Yao's team, except for Ji Wen'an who has the lowest strength, the rest are not bad. See that man in white? He's the nephew of the queen. His strength is at the sixth level of the Soul - Sect Realm. None of us here has reached the sixth level."
"Who says we don't have?" Yan Geng retorted.
Meng Xingyu was stunned. Then he looked at Yan Xiao and asked, "Have you leveled up again?"
Yan Xiao shook his head.
Meng Xingyu then looked at Nightingale. "Are you at the sixth level of the Soul - Sect Realm?"
Nightingale also shook her head.
Then Meng Xingyu and Nightingale both looked at Feng Yuqin.
Meng Xingyu knew that Feng Yuqin was very capable, but he had never dared to think that she had reached the Soul - Sect Realm.
Although Nightingale was a woman, due to her background, she knew that Feng Yuqin was actually Qin Yu. But she also didn't dare to think that Feng Yuqin had a strength above the fifth level of the Soul - Sect Realm.
After all, Feng Yuqin was only one year younger than her. She was really too young.
It was already amazing that she had such a heaven - defying talent in alchemy. It was impossible for her to be equally talented in cultivation.
So, Nightingale and Meng Xingyu were worried that it would be inappropriate to ask directly. Meng Xingyu then changed the topic. "Yan Geng, do you think Feng Yao will come to provoke us directly? I've seen her look at us several times. The hatred in her eyes is undisguised."
"She has the guts but not the courage," Yan Geng said with a sly smile.
Seeing his expression, Meng Xingyu asked curiously, "Are you hiding something from me?"
Yan Geng gave him a speechless look. "Isn't it normal for me to hide something from you? Do I have to tell you everything?"
Meng Xingyu: "..."
Yan Xiao and Nightingale laughed unkindly. Feng Yuqin also curled her lips.
"Master, Yan Geng sometimes seems reckless, but he's actually quite smart," Xiao Ying said with a smile when seeing this scene in the space.
"Yes. Second cousin is no worse than Big cousin in all aspects. It's just that he doesn't like to use his brain because Big cousin is around. To put it bluntly, he's a man of great wisdom who appears stupid," Feng Yuqin said.
On this point, Xiao Ying and Xiao Jin both agreed.
"Everyone, the competition officially begins. Please let Group One and Group Two enter the arena respectively," Wang Kun from the auction house announced.
As soon as Wang Kun finished speaking, the groups that drew Lot One and Lot Two entered the arena.
However, the expressions of both groups were not good.
The earlier they were, the more disadvantaged they were.
This kind of competition relied entirely on luck and strength.
On Feng Yao's side, the group was gathered together, whispering something and occasionally looking at Feng Yuqin's side. The hostility in their eyes was felt by Meng Xingyu and the others.
"Aqin, you should be careful of Feng Yao and her team. Almost everyone in that group is your enemy," Meng Xingyu said.
"Needless to say about the Feng Yao siblings. They've had a public feud with you. Ji Wen'an's younger brother also died because of you.
The queen's nephew, Zhou Tianyu, has always wanted to marry into a big family. Although Feng Yao is only twelve years old, her strength is at the third level of the Soul - Sect Realm. She's a young genius. So Zhou Tianyu will definitely follow Feng Yao's wishes to deal with you."
"You're right. That Zhou Tianyu originally planned to make me fail the competition directly. It's a pity that Feng Yao refused," Feng Yuqin said indifferently.
"How do you know?" Meng Xingyu looked at Feng Yuqin in surprise.
Even Nightingale was curious about how Feng Yuqin knew the plan of Feng Yao's group.
Feng Yuqin definitely wouldn't tell them that it was Xiao Ying who overheard it.
After all, the fact that she had a beast pet couldn't be revealed yet.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Meng Xingyu didn't ask further.
But Yan Geng looked at Feng Yuqin and asked, "Aqin, Feng Yao hates you so much but refused. She must have other plans, right?"
Feng Yuqin nodded and said, "Yes. She has fought with me before and guessed that my chance of winning is quite high. So she wants to wait until I enter the trial ground and then find a way to get rid of me."
"What a vicious heart," Meng Xingyu said with a gloomy expression. "People who die in the trial ground won't be held accountable by those outside. After all, there are great opportunities and high risks inside."
"We won't let her succeed," Yan Xiao said seriously. "Xiao Geng and I will protect you well."
Hearing this, Feng Yuqin felt a warm current in her heart. She looked at Meng Xingyu and Nightingale and said, "Before entering the trial ground, you should find an excuse not to go in."
Meng Xingyu raised his eyebrows. "Are you worried about implicating us? Or do you think we're afraid of being implicated?"
"Aqin, we're not afraid of being implicated," Nightingale said.
"I know you're not afraid. But they will definitely target me," Feng Yuqin said. "And you also know that there will be the crown prince and the princess in the trial ground. Those two also have a feud with me. I'm afraid I won't be able to handle them all and you'll get hurt. I'll feel guilty."
Feng Yuqin thought that Dongfang Zhi was right. Her ability to make enemies was really first - class.