After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

Although the auction did not explicitly require participants to wear masks, it was customary for everyone to do so.

After all, no one wants the collection they have worked so hard to win to be coveted by others, so hiding one's identity is necessary.

"Ling Xiao, try this."

Gu Qingze looked at Chu Lingxiao's face and handed him a fox mask.

Chu Lingxiao took the mask absentmindedly, secretly observing Gu Qingze's expression.

"what happened?"

Gu Qingze saw Chu Lingxiao secretly glancing at him and asked in confusion.

"You...was there anything wrong with what I did just now?"

Chu Lingxiao asked nervously.

"Why do you say that? It's all my fault."

Gu Qingze said this in a nonchalant tone, continuing to pick a mask as he spoke.

"I was too self-righteous and privately defined our relationship as just friends. I'm sorry for causing you trouble. I won't do that again."

Chu Lingxiao felt like being stabbed by a needle in the heart.

He couldn't have that expression on his face again.

This was the only thought in Chu Lingxiao's mind.

He suddenly grabbed Gu Qingze's arm with such force that Gu Qingze stopped choosing and looked at him seriously.

"No."

"what?"

Gu Qingze was confused by Chu Lingxiao's incoherent words.

"I don't think it bothers me. I'm glad you treat me as a friend! I've long considered you as..."

Before Chu Lingxiao could finish his words, he was embraced in a warm embrace.

"Ling Xiao, thank you!"

Hearing Gu Qingze's tone fade away from its low tone and become excited again, he couldn't help but feel happy and hugged him back tightly.

…………

In the end, Gu Qingze picked a wolf mask for himself and a fox mask for Chu Lingxiao.

There is no other way. After choosing and choosing, the fox mask at the beginning is still the most suitable for Ling Xiao.

As for his own mask, he just picked up the one closest to him when the auction was about to start.

In fact, as long as it can serve the purpose of hiding one's identity, there is no need to choose carefully (of course, only for himself).

…………

Gu Qingze handed two tickets to the guard. He had asked the steward Afu to reserve them the night before.

He knew that this auction house would be magnificent and eye-opening. (After all, the original novel's author only wrote 200 words to describe this building.)

But when he actually walked in, he couldn't help but admire it.

It is different to have the sponsorship of one of the four top sects. The decoration inside is high-end and grand. It does not appear too monotonous, but also highlights its grandeur. Every place is just right.

"Ling Xiao, aren't you excited?"

Gu Qingze looked at Chu Lingxiao, who seemed to be in low spirits as he walked along, and felt a little puzzled.

He remembered that in the original novel, Chu Lingxiao was even more excited than him when he first came here.

"Exciting."

Why did he feel like he was just being perfunctory?

"But I can't afford to buy anything here. At most, I can just broaden my horizons and watch the excitement. I'm just a spectator. When I think like this, I'm not so excited to come here."

"It seems so."

In fact, Gu Qingze just saw that Chu Lingxiao was unhappy in the training room, so he wanted to bring him here to relax. He didn't need anything.

However, why are Chu Lingxiao’s emotions different from those described in the original novel?

This still makes Gu Qingze very curious.

He carefully recalled the original novel.

In the original novel, the first time the male protagonist came to the auction house was after the remnant soul of the Mahayana cultivator in the Sea of ​​Gods awakened. With his guidance, he put the refined elixir up for auction.

At that time he was a participant, but now he has become a bystander. The change from participant to bystander should also make him look at things in a different state of mind.

Gu Qingze then belatedly realized the problem and wondered if he was subtly changing the plot of the original novel.

But he didn't panic. If the story really developed according to the original plot, he would be ruined.

However, I still hope that the plot will develop in a good direction...