Chapter 170: The Dark Tide

There was still some time before the auction officially started. Mo Zhu sat quietly on the chair and played with her phone in boredom.

Huo Xuan had arranged for Xu Huan and Mo Wu to scout the surrounding situation. At this moment, he was observing the crowd coming and going on the first floor of the living room through the window.

Ten minutes later, Xu Huan and Mo Wu entered the private room together. The moment Xu Huan entered, he walked to Huo Xuan with a dark expression and said in a low voice, “Someone from the Lu family is here. It’s their young master.”

Huo Xuan’s fingers gently tapped the wooden table. His body paused for a moment before he frowned.

Mo Zhu had just finished a game. She put away her phone and bent forward. “What’s wrong? Who is this young master of the Lu family?”

Just as she finished speaking, an orderly knock came from outside the private room.

After Huo Xuan and Mo Zhu exchanged looks, they turned around and raised their hands at Mo Wu. “Go open the door.”

The door of the private room opened. Mo Zhu picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. She looked out the door and saw a young man who was about Huo Xuan’s age standing by the door. The difference was that the man’s face was pale and his body was thin. His physical condition looked even worse than Huo Xuan when Huo Xuan was poisoned.

Mo Zhu only took a glance before turning her head to look out the window. Although this man was quite good-looking, she had never been interested in people she did not know.

Seeing Mo Zhu’s reaction, Huo Xuan smiled in satisfaction. He looked up at the person who had come and said lightly, “Young Master Lu, you’re in high spirits. Did you make a trip here specially to visit me?”

After saying this, Huo Xuan turned to look at Mo Zhu and said softly, “Xiao Zhu, this is the young master of the Lu family, Lu Zheng.”

When Mo Zhu heard this, she followed his gaze and looked up at Lu Zheng. Then, she nodded indifferently and continued to drink the tea on the table.

Seeing that Mo Zhu was unwilling to acknowledge him, Lu Zheng smiled and took two steps forward to Huo Xuan. He greeted him very politely, “I heard from the waiter that Young Master Huo is in this private room just now. I specially came over to greet you.”

Huo Xuan smiled and looked at him without answering. Lu Zheng rubbed his hands and continued, “Young Master Huo, which treasure did you come to the auction for this time? You must be here to bid for a few pieces of jewelry to please your fiancée.”

Two days ago, he had heard that Huo Xuan had brought a fiancée back to the Huo family’s mansion from Cloud City. Now that Huo Xuan had taken the initiative to introduce himself to Mo Zhu, he had already guessed her identity.

Huo Xuan followed Lu Zheng’s words and glanced at Mo Zhu. After retracting his gaze, he casually asked, “What treasures does the Lu family not have? I wonder what Young Master Lu had come for today.”

Seeing Huo Xuan avoid his question, Lu Zheng frowned and went straight to the point. “Young Master Huo, let’s not beat around the bush. I’m here for the Ten Thousand Aged Pine Snow Herb. If Young Master Huo is also here to bid for the Pine Snow Herb, I hope that Young Master Huo can bear the pain and part with it this time on the account of the Lu family.”

Just as he finished speaking, before Huo Xuan could speak, Mo Zhu looked coldly at Lu Zheng and replied with a faint smile, “The Lu family is pretty arrogant, aren’t you? I want to ask you, both of us are here for the Ten Thousand Aged Pine Snow Herb. Why should we give it to you?”

Lu Zheng heard a hint of displeasure in Mo Zhu’s tone. He pursed his lips and continued, “Miss, you might not know this, but I do have a reason for wanting this Ten Thousand Aged Pine Snow Herb. If you’re willing to let the Lu family have it, if you need the Lu family’s help someday, the Lu family will definitely not refuse.”

“No!” Mo Zhu suddenly placed the teacup in her hand on the table, her voice cold and unfeeling.

The atmosphere in the private room instantly became awkward..