Wait a minute, where is my master?

"Please come in."

Jin Xu, the Taoist, said politely.

Yu Yaoer and the Husky, who had been frolicking, instantly transformed back into their human forms.

It was hard to imagine that just moments earlier, the two women had been frolicking in their original forms within the room.

"Honored guest, here is your meal and the mysterious gift."

The boy servant was carrying a redwood tray with bowls, chopsticks, and spoons, two bottles of wine, and six steaming dishes. Following him was a little maid holding an exquisitely carved jade box.

Yu Yaoer took the initiative to take the tray and placed the dishes on the square table in front of Jin Xu. This Little Fish Demon, aside from her love of cooking, was indeed a very qualified demon servant.

Little White, on the other hand, turned her head to look at the jade box in the maid's hand and then at the dishes on the table, but ultimately the mysterious gift held greater attraction for her.

She actively ran over, took the jade box from the maid's hand, and placed it in front of the young Taoist.

"Temple master, open it up and see, I'm dying of curiosity."

Jin Xu looked at Little White's anxious expression and thought to himself that if she were in the modern era, she would definitely be a fan of mystery boxes.

The boy servant at the door had intended to first introduce Yanyu Building's signature dishes to the guests, but seeing the situation, he sensibly stepped back, allowing the maid to come forward.

"Young master, you may now open the jade box. I will help you understand the purpose of the items inside," said the little maid in a soft voice, then she sneakily glanced at Jin Xu, her ear tips instantly reddening.

As someone trained professionally, she normally wouldn't behave like this, but who could blame her when the little Taoist in front of her was so handsome?

Hearing this, Jin Xu smiled slightly at the little maid and said the word "okay" very politely.

"Hiss~ the little Taoist smiled at me!"

The little maid felt a tingling all over, a liquid frantically secreted within her, and then she couldn't help but swallow repeatedly.

Don't misunderstand, the liquid here refers to saliva.

In contrast, the little Taoist had already begun to open the jade box, which was lined with a golden soft cloth. On the cloth lay three delicately crafted tokens, one red and two white.

Not sure what they were, he looked up at the little maid and noticed she was swallowing saliva like crazy.

"Hmm?"

Jin Xu's brow furrowed slightly, while Little White, on the other hand, pricked up her ears alertly. She had lost interest after seeing the tokens inside the jade box and turned her attention to the table instead.

At this moment, the little maid's excessive swallowing led her to strongly suspect that the maid might be salivating over the dishes on the table!

"Ahem!"

With a light cough from the little Taoist, she suddenly came back to her senses.

"Glug... young master, these three tokens are the entrance tokens to a mysterious auction. There's an abundance of all kinds of rare artifacts inside, and only those with a token can enter.

The white ones allow the holder to enter alone, while the red one allows the holder to bring another person along.

However, these three are one-time tokens; the organizer will take them back once you enter."

Afterward, the little maid explained to Jin Xu how to use the tokens.

Jin Xu sent his Spiritual Sense into the tokens and discovered that there was an auction being held tonight.

"Three tokens, four people. It would be perfect to ask Xia Yunzhao to take us to experience the auction," thought the little Taoist to himself.

However, he always felt that the inn sending this mysterious gift had the suspicion of bundled sales.

After explaining their effects, the little maid left the room reluctantly.

The boy servant stepped forward and began to introduce the dishes to the group.

"Honored guests, this is East Sea Spirit Crab Soup, made from the meat of Foundation Establishment Stage spiritual crabs and the eggs of the Green Cloud Bird. When eating, if you complement it with this yellow wine, the taste is even better."

Upon hearing this, Jin Xu scooped a spoonful with a ladle and put it into his mouth, then drank a small cup of yellow wine that Yu Yaoer had filled for him.

Indeed, it was delicious.

"This dish is jade bamboo shoot stir-fried with beef... This one is ginseng blood stewed with Eight Treasures Chicken... This is braised demon bear paw... and this is a cold salad of Azure Dragon Grass..."

The young servant was about to introduce the last dish.

"Knock knock knock."

The knocking at the door sounded again.

"Please come in."

Jin Xu set down his chopsticks and politely said.

Before the servant could go to open the door, Xia Yunzhao in white pushed the door open and entered, still wearing that serene and refined expression, yet her tone was tinged with excitement.

She joyfully said, lifting the food basket in her hand,

"Jin Xu, I brought you some food... Oh, you're having a meal."

She stopped mid-sentence when she saw Yu Yaoer pouring wine for the Taoist and the table full of dishes. Her tone instantly became one of disappointment.

"Hmm, would Miss Yunzhao care to join us?"

The little Taoist invited her.

Now it was Yu Yaoer's turn to become alert. She remembered that when they were in Gusu City, this Seventh Princess of Great Xia came to see their Young Master every day.

"Sure, let me introduce you to the dishes I brought."

The fretful Xia Yunzhao, hearing Jin Xu's invitation, instantly became happy again.

No matter how you looked at it, she seemed hopelessly love-struck.

Standing to the side, the servant, who had one last dish yet to introduce, tactfully withdrew. He didn't know why, but the moment the girl in white walked in,

He always felt there was a murderous aura in the room!

Xia Yunzhao took out the dishes one by one from the food basket. She brought not only wine and dishes but also spirit fruits and pastries.

Then she and Yu Yaoer, one on each side, began their battle of serving dishes and pouring wine for Jin Xu.

The little Taoist looked strangely at the two abnormally behaving women, ate a few more bites, and then stood up to go practice cultivation in another room.

He decided to try out the Spirit Gathering Array at the Yanyu Building and see if it was as good as they said.

In the end, the feast and pastries all became Little White's treat.

"Burp~ If I had known Shangjing City had so much good food, I should have brought Big Black and Fat Wolf with me."

True to the title of "Wolf King" of Little Platform Mountain, he thought of his underlings the moment he had something tasty.

Time passed, and as the lanterns began to light,

Evening arrived in a flash, and Jin Xu opened his eyes, sitting cross-legged on the bed.

"This Spirit Gathering Array at Yanyu Building isn't as good as that waiter said either, the spiritual energy is intermittent, sometimes more, and sometimes less."

Muttering to himself, he rose and pushed open the door of his room.

On the corridor, the little Taoist met with both Yu Yaoer and Xia Yunzhao who came to call him.

Looking at them now, the two women were holding hands, seemingly having become fast friends quite suddenly.

"Young Master, Yunzhao said she knows about the auction. We can head out now."

"Yaoer is right. Jin Xu, the Transmission Arrays in Shangjing City have stopped recently, so if we want to make it to the auction on time, we should leave early, especially since flying within the city is prohibited."

Xia Yunzhao explained to Jin Xu why they had to leave early.

Shangjing City covered an enormous area, so in order to facilitate travel, the Imperial Family had set up Transmission Arrays at several bustling locations in the city.

However, recently, due to the Demon Sect's activities, all arrays had been shut down.

"Alright, let's go then."

Jin Xu looked skeptically at the two who had suddenly become as close as sisters. He couldn't figure out how their relationship improved so much in one afternoon.