Chapter 155 - Stalked

Chapter 155 - Stalked

The Elder of the Undying Sword Sect quickly guided his youngsters out of the tent. He did not wish to stay any longer in the same company as Li Moyun, as he did not know whether or not he would be the next on the kill list.
He had participated in the chasing of Bai Rouyun those ten years back, so he was living in constant fear whenever he saw the Eternal Shadow Lord, but this time, due to the sheer amount of people present, he felt somewhat safe.
The Eternal Shadow Palace usually specialized in assassinations. They would not leave proof of their actions so that everyone else could condemn them, but even so, he wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Bai Rouyun noticed the fear in the Elder's eyes as he glanced at Li Moyun, and the way he left resembled a dog scampering away with the tail between its legs.
She could not help but chuckle slightly and shake her head, but she quickly focused her attention on the staff within the tent.
Not long after, a servant came to guide them into the inner tent, where the manager was waiting for them.
This manager was looking at Li Moyun and Bai Rouyun with respect mixed with some disbelief. He was rather shocked, and somewhat uncomfortable when he thought back to how this expert had been treated when she came to put her pill up for auction.
If she held a grudge, then their branch would not be able to survive the disaster. Mainly because her backing was the Eternal Shadow Palace, and everyone knew that the Young Master worked together with this faction.
Their Young Master would never stand up for them if the one who caused their destruction was this Eternal Shadow Lord.
Bai Rouyun was unaware that the manager had so many thoughts, and that he was suddenly fearful of her. She did notice that his behavior was much more respectful, but she thought that this was merely because Li Moyun was by her side. She had forgotten that his appearance informed them of a relationship between the two.
Li Moyun and Bai Rouyun sat down on some chairs that had been placed in the inner tent. Neither of them spoke; they just observed the manager, who felt his entire back drenched in cold sweat.
"Here are the essence stones," he said with a trembling voice, and his shaking hands passed over a qiankun bag to Bai Rouyun.
"There are one thousand, five hundred, and twenty essence stones. I have deducted the eighty essence stones, which is the fee that our Thousand Treasure Pavilion will take as the payment for hosting this auction."
The manager was worried that Bai Rouyun would be unhappy with him taking eighty of her stones, but she just nodded her head. She knew of the five percent handling fee before putting up the pill for auction, so she only thought it proper that they went according to their prior agreement.
Bai Rouyun's face was hidden beneath the cloak's hood, and while the manager saw her nod her head, he was not sure whether or not she was unhappy. He could not see her expressions; all he could see were her gestures, which were somewhat obscured due to the hood.
"Thank you." Bai Rouyun accepted the qiankun bag, as she thanked the manager. She did not say anything extra, neither did she make things problematic for the manager; she just took the bag and rose to her feet once more.
Seeing that she was getting ready to leave, Li Moyun also stood up. He straightened his body and nodded to the manager.
Seeing this, the manager's face finally relaxed,, and his straight back felt less pressure. They had not seemed unhappy. While they were somewhat taciturn and silent, they were not unhappy or displeased. It appeared that their branch would live to see another day.
Leaving the tent, Bai Rouyun and Li Moyun planned on going to a tea house, where they could change back to their original appearances; however, they had not walked for long before they felt that someone was following them.
The person who was stalking them was not very good at hiding his presence, and it was somewhat familiar to Bai Rouyun, but it was hard to remember from where she knew it.
Not remembering it showed that the person had absolutely no influence on her, and had not even been added to her memory.
Li Moyun did not feel any sense of familiarity, but he was rather annoyed. It was not rare that robbery happened in the cultivation world, as resources were scarce, but to rob an Innate Realm, Violet Tiered cultivator was pretty dumb.
The only explanation would be that the stalker was unaware of Li Moyun's high rank. Depending on one's realm, the aura of the higher practitioners could be extremely hard to make out.
While the stalker might find Li Moyun's aura overwhelming, they could not sense his Qi, and thus were of the impression that he might not be a high ranked cultivator. However, only those truly conceited would think so.
Bai Rouyun's eyes suddenly brightened. She could think of one person who was that conceited! The alchemist who had tried to make her part with her ancient formula before.
Thinking of him, her lips could not help twitch, and she felt rather amused. Was he truly thinking of robbing her? Even when she had her husband by her side?
Li Moyun's expression was dark. A long time had passed since someone had so blatantly tried to stalk him, but upon seeing Bai Rouyun's amusement, he could not help but raise an eyebrow in surprise. What was she thinking?