Rebirth of Jinxuan

Lu Yuhang huffed and puffed as he carried Xiao Wu and Xiao Ba back to the private room. The two spirit beasts were soft and fluffy in his hands, like two fluffy clouds.

He carefully closed the door, then unceremoniously slammed them onto the table with a thud.

The two spirit beasts showed no reaction and continued to sleep soundly.

"Mommy, why are they sleeping again?" Lu Yuhang picked up Xiao Ba and gently rocked its fluffy body. Xiao Ba whimpered twice in dissatisfaction and then fell into a deep sleep again.

Inside the private room, besides Lu Jinxuan and Lu Yuhang, there was also Zhang Yuxi.

He was playing with a piece of metal that emitted a faint green glow. The surface of the metal was engraved with intricate patterns and had a strange luster that flowed subtly.

“They,” Lu Jinxuan looked at the two spirit beasts sleeping sprawled out, a helpless smile playing on her lips, “are both lazy and greedy.”

Lu Yuhang's eyes widened in curiosity. "Greedy? What did they eat?"

"You'll know if you touch their bellies," Lu Jinxuan said with a mysterious smile.

Lu Yuhang did as instructed, extending his small hand and gently pressing it onto Xiao Ba's round belly. Upon touching it, he felt a warm energy fluctuation, causing him to withdraw his hand in surprise.

"Can you feel it?" Lu Jinxuan asked.

Lu Yuhang nodded, then touched Xiao Wu's belly and felt the same strange energy fluctuation, which was even stronger than Xiao Ba's.

What good food did they eat?

Zhang Yuxi put down the Seven Keys Green Gold Solution in her hand, walked to the table, and reached out with her slender fingers to the two spirit beasts, feeling the surging spiritual energy fluctuations within them.

A moment later, he withdrew his hand, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Spiritual energy is stagnant; it seems to have absorbed a large amount of spiritual energy and is now digesting it by sleeping. It'll probably sleep for at least half a month." He looked at Lu Jinxuan with a half-smile. "Did you feed them pills again?"

Lu Jinxuan spread her hands, looking completely innocent. "Where would I get the pills to feed them?"

Zhang Yuxi's gaze was deep. "Oh? So what did you do while you were away?"

"I swear to God, I really didn't have any pills to feed them!" Lu Jinxuan raised her hand as if to swear, her face sincere. "I just went out for a stroll. You can ask Hang'er if you don't believe me."

Lu Yuhang nodded vigorously, like a chick pecking at rice, "Yes, yes."

Zhang Yuxi smiled helplessly as he watched the mother and son singing in unison. He reached out and pinched Lu Jinxuan's cheek. "I thought Hang'er would be the one causing the most trouble, but I didn't expect..." His tone was tinged with a doting helplessness, "...it was actually you."

Lu Jinxuan slapped his hand away, puffed out her cheeks, and muttered softly, "I didn't cause any trouble..."

Just then, a commotion broke the peace backstage of the auction house.

"What happened? Where are the pills?!" The Third Elder's voice was sharp and shrill, filled with obvious panic.

"It's gone! Third Elder, that bottle of Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pills is gone!" A young boy carrying the load pointed at the empty tray, his face ashen.

The Third Elder's face turned ashen. He strode to the tray, examined it carefully, and confirmed that the pills had indeed vanished.

He whirled around, his piercing gaze sweeping over all the staff present. "Tell me! Where did the pills go!"

The group looked at each other, all shaking their heads in denial.

"Who was the last to touch the elixir?" the Third Elder asked sternly.

An auctioneer stepped forward timidly, "It was...it was me. I put it on the tray and then left..."

"And then? Who else came close?"

The auctioneer tried hard to recall, "After that...after that, it seems like no one came near me..." Her voice trailed off, her eyes flickering uncertainly.

The Third Elder stared sharply at her. "Are you sure?"

The auctioneer trembled with fear and dared not utter another word.

The Third Elder took a deep breath, suppressing his anger. "Investigate! Find out exactly where the pills went!"

Seeing this, Zhang Yuxi touched his nose and tactfully changed the subject, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Look, I brought you some good stuff." As he spoke, he took out a strange metal that emitted a faint green light from his storage ring.

"What is this?" Lu Jinxuan asked curiously.

"This is the Seven-Key Green Gold Solution," Zhang Yuxi said with a hint of pride. "I bought it with the money you'd spent on those pills."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jinxuan frowned slightly, a hint of worry flashing across her face. "The money for the pills? But we've run out of pills, will the auction house still pay?"

Zhang Yuxi waved his hand dismissively, "You don't need to worry about that. The pills were lost at their auction house, not by me, so they definitely have to pay. Besides, even if they don't pay, do you think I'm afraid of them?" His tone was domineering and unquestionable, which reassured Lu Jinxuan.

“That’s true.” Lu Jinxuan nodded, then her gaze fell on the piece of metal that glowed with a green light, and she asked curiously, “What’s this thing used for?”

Zhang Yuxi smiled mysteriously and handed the Seven Keys Green Gold Solution to Lu Jinxuan, saying, "Take a guess."

Lu Jinxuan took the metal piece; it felt slightly cool to the touch and smooth and delicate.

The metal is in the shape of an irregular strip, engraved with intricate patterns, and faintly emits a strange energy fluctuation.

She examined it from all angles, trying to infuse it with a trace of spiritual power, but found that the metal was like a bottomless pit, and no matter how much spiritual power she infused, she could not fill it.

"What kind of strange pen is this?" Lu Jinxuan looked at Zhang Yuxi in confusion.

Zhang Yuxi's lips curled into a smile. "This isn't a pen," he paused, pointing to the intricate patterns on the metal, "This is the Seven Keys Green Gold Solution, specifically used to..." He deliberately drawled, his gaze lingering on Lu Jinxuan's curious face, "...to open special restrictions and treasure chests." He took the Seven Keys Green Gold Solution back from Lu Jinxuan's hand, pointing to a slightly raised section of the pattern, "Look here..." Zhang Yuxi's fingertips lightly traced the raised pattern on the Seven Keys Green Gold Solution, explaining, "These aren't ordinary patterns; they're the key to unlocking them. Different restrictions and treasure chests require different combinations of patterns to open. You see, each of these seven sections of pattern contains a hidden mechanism." As he spoke, he demonstrated how to rotate the different combinations of patterns.

Lu Jinxuan listened with great interest, her eyes sparkling with curiosity. "Then why did you buy this?"

“It’s inconvenient for demons to travel in the human world,” Zhang Yuxi said, putting away the Seven-Key Green Gold Solution with a hint of meaning in his voice. “This thing might come in handy sometime.” He paused and added, “This Seven-Key Green Gold Solution is no ordinary object. It is made by fusing ten-thousand-year-old cold iron and deep-sea mystic crystal. It is indestructible, can absorb spiritual energy, and can even be used as a weapon in critical moments.”

On the other side, several young men who were moving things at the auction house were also called in for questioning. They looked at each other blankly and said that they had not seen anything unusual.

The backstage room wasn't large, and everyone searched high and low, even looking for the most secluded corners, but they still had no clue.

"What are we going to do! If the guests find out that the pills are missing, our auction house's reputation will be ruined!" The Third Elder stamped his feet anxiously, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

He waved his hand impatiently, "Keep searching! You have to find it!" He paused, his tone turning grim, "If I find out who stole the elixir..."

The auctioneer flinched and dared not speak again.

The Third Elder rubbed his temples, forcing himself to calm down.

"Don't make a fuss yet. Reassure the guests and say there's been a minor problem with the pills, so they'll need to wait a moment." He paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, his brow furrowed.

Inside the private room, Lu Jinxuan looked at the Seven Keys Green Gold Solution that Zhang Yuxi was playing with, and a sense of unease suddenly rose in her heart.

"Won't this... arouse suspicion?" Zhang Yuxi chuckled lightly. "Suspicion of what?"