After being reborn, the villain comes with a spoiler tag.

The woman was wearing a long, form-fitting dress embroidered with the Tianhefang logo, and it was clear that she practiced a kind of seductive arts.

Despite her cultivation level being only at the late stage of Qi Refining, the captivating charm emanating from her caused Long Yucheng to blush and look away after just one glance.

Seeing this, the female cultivator smiled slightly and then turned her gaze to Huo Yu, who was completely unaffected, clearly regarding Huo Yu, who had a higher cultivation level, as the leader among the two.

Huo Yu merely glanced at Long Yucheng indifferently, without intending to answer.

The female cultivator was clearly surprised, and her gaze returned to Long Yucheng, who had already shaken off the allure spell. Having experienced this, the latter dared not look around again and directly stated his purpose.

Upon hearing that the two had come to buy agarwood, the woman looked troubled and said:

"You two have come at a very inopportune time. The last batch of Stardust Sand in our shop has already been reserved."

Before Long Yucheng could ask, she hurriedly explained:

"I am not deceiving you, but a month ago, the city lord purchased all the sinking star sand in the city in order to cultivate his magic weapon. You may not know this, but this sinking star sand is not produced locally. It comes from overseas islands and the production is limited. Our shop only purchased a batch at the beginning of the month, and it was sold out in less than three days. The next batch will not be available until the beginning of next month."

"It is not that I am being presumptuous, but in the past few days, I have received no fewer than ten fellow Daoists who came for this Stardust Sand but returned empty-handed. I'm afraid there is no more Stardust Sand to be found in Tianhe City now."

Before the woman finished speaking, another person entered Tianhefang. Seeing that the woman was entertaining guests, he did not go forward to disturb her, but patiently admired the magical treasures displayed on the first floor.

It wasn't until he heard the words "Chen Xingsha" that he looked at Huo Yu and the other person with a slight surprise.

"Are you two fellow Daoists searching for the Stardust?"

A gentle, refined voice suddenly broke the silence. Looking in the direction of the voice, one could see a man in white smiling at them.

Do you know where I can find sunken star sand?

Long Yucheng countered with a question.

"To be honest, it was I who reserved the last batch of Sunken Star Sand."

The man in white glanced at Long Yucheng and Huo Yu beside him with a smile.

"If you two fellow Daoists are in urgent need, I am not unwilling to part with it."

Long Yucheng, however, appeared quite wary:

"What are your terms?"

The man in white smiled slightly and said frankly:

"I originally ordered this Stardust Sand half a month ago, but a few days ago I unexpectedly obtained a Radiant Sand, so this Stardust Sand is no longer so important to me. Rather than letting it sit idle, I might as well give it to someone who needs it more. It's a good thing, and I can also make a couple more friends in Tianhe City. Why not?"

These words sounded quite magnanimous. Faced with the white-robed man's undisguised desire to befriend him, Long Yucheng was still somewhat suspicious, but he was determined to get Shen Xingsha.

He turned to look at Huo Yu, who was still unsure whether to agree or not. After pondering for a moment, he finally decided to accept the favor.

After verifying the white-robed man's identity, the female cultivators of Tianhefang retrieved the Stardust.

Long Yucheng reluctantly paid the fee of twenty spirit stones and took away the small box of Stardust Sand.

"My name is Changsun Ning. May I ask how you two fellow Daoists are addressed?"

After the three of them left Tianhefang, the man in white smiled faintly.

Huo Yu still showed no intention of speaking, while Long Yucheng subconsciously disliked this man—as the saying goes, "unsolicited kindness is either a sign of ulterior motives or a thief."

But having just owed the other party a favor, he felt he couldn't just turn his back on them after taking the gift, so he could only offer a perfunctory reply:

"My name is Long Yucheng, and this is my senior brother Huo."

Faced with Long Yucheng, who clearly didn't want to continue the conversation, and Huo Yu, who simply ignored him, Changsun Ning maintained excellent composure, her face still bearing a warm, gentle smile.

"Brother Huo and Brother Long, is this your first time visiting Tianhe City? Are you here for tonight's auction as well?"

"auctions?"

Huo Yu finally gleaned a useful piece of information, while Long Yucheng, filled with curiosity about this auction he had only seen in novels, couldn't help but ask.

"It seems that neither of you is aware of this auction."

Changsun Ning suddenly realized what was going on and immediately explained to the two of them,

“Every ten years, Tianhe City holds an auction, hosted by Tianhe Fang and presided over by Master Tianhe himself. At that time, many rare and precious treasures that are rarely seen will be exhibited. Even just seeing them once can broaden one's horizons considerably. I arrived a month earlier than you two to participate in this auction.”

"What kind of credentials are needed to enter this auction?"

Long Yucheng asked curiously.

"Six months before each auction, Tianhe City issues a hundred tokens, which buyers can use to enter the venue. As for sellers, as long as their items meet Tianhe Fang's standards, they can directly gain access to the inner venue."

Changsun Ning smiled.

"Then I'm afraid my senior brother and I are not destined to meet. I wish Brother Changsun all the best in bidding for the item he desires."

Although Long Yucheng felt regret, he thought it was not bad to part ways with Changsun Ning.

"If you two wish to attend this auction, I do have some extra tokens."

Changsun Ning changed the subject, sighed,

"You two are unaware of what has happened. I had originally arranged to attend the auction with three friends, but as the auction approached, they were unable to come due to sect affairs. As a result, I ended up with three extra tokens. I originally wanted to sell them to someone else, but I was struggling to find a reliable way to do so."

"I don't lack these spirit stones anyway. If Brother Huo and Brother Long are interested, the three of us can travel together."

Long Yucheng's suspicion deepened, and he was about to refuse without thinking.

Unexpectedly, Huo Yu, who had been silent all along, spoke up before him:

"can."

Changsun Ning smiled broadly and said:

“That would be wonderful! There are still two days until the auction, and we have nothing else to do right now, so why don’t I be the host and show you around Tianhe City?”

Huo Yu was only interested in the auction and paid little attention to the various aspects of Tianhe City that Changsun Ning had described.

Changsun Ning was completely unaffected by Huo Yu's cold attitude and introduced him to the architecture and customs of Tianhe City in great detail.

Long Yucheng, walking outside Huo Yu, watched coldly, feeling increasingly strange.

Logically speaking, Changsun Ning had done them a great favor as soon as they met, and judging from his appearance and speech, he exuded a gentle and refined temperament, and his every move carried an indescribable air of nobility.

What's even more remarkable is that even when facing the taciturn Huo Yu, he can maintain a warm smile and talk eloquently, appearing to be a true gentleman no matter how you look at him.

The more upright and gentlemanly he appeared, the more vigilant Long Yucheng became—this was no joke, this was the territory of the demonic path, how could a model youth, extremely rare even in the righteous path, suddenly appear out of nowhere? Did demonic cultivators also start to value doing good deeds every day and accumulating merit?

Combined with Changsun Ning's incredibly enthusiastic attitude towards Huo Yu, and his own sense of being superfluous, Long Yucheng, who had experienced the open culture of the 21st century, suddenly had a bold idea:

Could it be that this person has taken a liking to his senior brother Huo?