Others might not know, but how could the Yang father and daughter be unaware of Elder Ge's capabilities? This was simply unbelievable – withstanding a Greater Mastery of Inner Strength martial artist's continuous, five-minute-long assault.
"Sir, may I ask for your esteemed name?" Yang Wanfu's attitude towards Du Tianyu had undergone a significant change, and even Yang Lu'er was inwardly shocked.
"Du Tianyu, a freshman at Changlan Academy. I look forward to your kind guidance in the future."
"Ah! Truly a young hero! Well said, well said! Mr. Du, my Pavilion of Myriad Treasures will take these three items. Please name your price."
"Boss Yang, you can decide the price. I believe Boss Yang wouldn't let me suffer a loss."
"Hmm! Please hear my offer first, and we can discuss it if it's not suitable."
Yang Wanfu was also in a bit of a dilemma. Such treasures couldn't be measured by mere money. After a moment's thought, he said:
"My Pavilion of Myriad Treasures will offer fifty million for each item, including the one your daughter has, making it a total of two hundred million. What do you think of this price?"
Du Tianyu was stunned by Yang Wanfu's offer. Holy crap, making money was too easy! For a moment, he didn't reply.
Yang Wanfu thought he was dissatisfied with the price and quickly added, "Mr. Du, please don't rush to answer. I will personally purchase three of these items, and the remaining one will be kept for the auction in three days as the grand finale. I believe it will fetch a price that satisfies you.
My Pavilion of Myriad Treasures will not charge any fees, and all proceeds from the auction will be given to you, sir."
Having said that, he simply looked at Du Tianyu, awaiting his reply.
Du Tianyu stood up, extended his right hand, and Yang Wanfu quickly stood up to shake it. Du Tianyu smiled and said, "Happy to cooperate!"
"Happy to cooperate, happy to cooperate!"
"However, what's given is given. Please transfer one hundred and fifty million to this bank card." With that, he handed over a bank card.
"Lu'er, please take care of this quickly!"
Yang Lu'er took the bank card and quickly turned to leave.
"Boss Yang, I wonder if there are any special items at the auction."
"Mr. Du, which aspect are you referring to?"
"The more bizarre and peculiar, the better."
"Hmm! There are indeed a few items, but the consignors haven't sent over the detailed information yet. If Mr. Du is interested, I'll have Lu'er contact you the day after tomorrow!"
"Alright!"
Just as he was speaking, Yang Lu'er returned and handed the card back to Du Tianyu.
Du Tianyu stood up, cupped his fists, and bid farewell.
…
Inside Yang Wanfu's office on the second floor of the Pavilion of Myriad Treasures, Elder Ge and Yang Lu'er stood opposite Yang Wanfu.
"Elder Ge, can you discern the origin of his sect?"
"Patriarch, his movement technique is strange, I really can't figure out where it comes from. However, this young man is no ordinary person, he is no less skilled than I am."
"To possess such strength at such a young age and to be able to produce such magical artifacts, it must be from there!"
"Patriarch, are you referring to the hidden immortal sects?"
"Dad, what are hidden immortal sects?"
"Those are just legends. It's rumored that the path to immortality has been severed, and many immortal sects have been hidden for thousands of years!"
"Elder Ge, what are your chances of winning if you go all out?"
"Using all my means, fifty-fifty, or even lower!"
"Elder Ge, it's possible that you can't even withstand one of his moves!"
These words made Elder Ge involuntarily gasp.
"Pass down my order. Everyone in the Pavilion of Myriad Treasures, regardless of the reason, must not offend Du Tianyu. Focus on building a good relationship and enticing him to join us."
"Yes!"
"I suppose he has already seen through some of my intentions," Yang Wanfu murmured softly.
…
On his way back, Du Tianyu looked at the notifications on his phone, his heart filled with joy.
"My heavens! You're really something! You just casually got a few broken pieces of jade and exchanged them for a fortune! I couldn't earn this much in ten lifetimes!"
"This is nothing. The real money-making opportunity is yet to come. Find a rich person on the verge of death, how much money could you get for saving them?"
"That works too?"
"Take away that 'too'! Money isn't your goal!"
"Then what do you say we pursue?"
"Of course, first become a superior among men, then become a superior among immortals!"
"Seriously? You pursued it for eight lifetimes and didn't even become a hair of a superior immortal."
"Waste, don't you dare provoke me!"
"Even if I provoke you, what can you do to me?"
"My explosive temper..."
"Stop with the explosive temper. I ask you, what exactly is the purpose of our fusion?"
After a long silence, Du Tianyu didn't receive a reply.
…
Returning to school, Du Tianyu plunged headfirst into the library. This was already the fifth day. He piled up a stack of books, found a corner, and began counting pages.
Mu Xue calculated the time and came to the library to find Du Tianyu. For some reason, she always felt that Du Tianyu was strange.
She was also very curious, curious about why this classmate who had saved her without asking for anything in return did what he did. Could it really be as others said, that he had ulterior motives towards her?
Girls were strange creatures. The more you ignored them, the more interested they became in you.
Entering the library, she indeed saw Du Tianyu in the corner, flipping through books and counting pages. Looking at his serious demeanor, she almost thought he was looking for some important information.
"Du Tianyu!"
Hearing the voice, Du Tianyu raised his head, glanced at Mu Xue, said "hmm," and then lowered his head to continue flipping pages.
Mu Xue was truly speechless.
"I'm saying, Du Tianyu, can't you just greet me properly?"
"Oh! Hello!" He didn't even lift his head!
"I... You're infuriating me!" With that, Mu Xue stomped her foot and turned to leave.
She walked a long way, and when she turned her head, that guy was still seriously flipping through the book, not even glancing her way.
"You're infuriating me! I refuse to believe I can't deal with you." Thinking this, Mu Xue walked back, went up to Du Tianyu, and without caring whether he wanted to or not, snatched the book from his hand.
"I want to see what's in this book that makes you so fascinated!"
"I say, Miss, what exactly do you want?"
"I, can't I come to find you if I have nothing to do?"
"Miss, please don't delay my reading. My time is very precious!"
"Although I don't know what you're doing, it's definitely not reading."
"Sigh! Miss Mu, just tell me, what exactly is it?"
"Nothing!"
"You're not going to say? Then I'm going to read!" Saying this, he picked up another book, preparing to flip through it.
"Alright, I have something to say!" Mu Xue was truly defeated.
Du Tianyu crossed his arms and looked at Mu Xue, waiting for her to speak.
"I wanted to ask you, this, I..."
"This is really tiring. Just say it directly. Did someone tell you I'm just a useless person with ulterior motives towards you? Or that I was stalking you, plotting something, and it just so happened that the car lost control, and I just happened to save you? That I'm not a good person or something like that!"
"I didn't say that. Since you admit it, then it is..."
"Miss Mu, what did I admit? Isn't this your question? Aren't you just trying to find out why?"
"I don't believe what they said. I want to hear it from you!"
"Sigh! Alright, I was attracted by your beauty, had the desire but not the courage, stalked you, and just happened to save you. Later, I didn't die, realized I wasn't worthy of you. You are the bright moon in the sky, I am the mud in the gutter. Having recognized reality, I decided to study hard!"
"So you admit you like me!"
"Which sentence did I say I liked you?"
"This is clearly a confession to me! You're afraid I'll reject you, so you're making a resolution yourself!"
Du Tianyu was speechless, sweat pouring down his forehead.
"They said bad things about you, but I don't agree. You're a good person. But my parents won't let me date in school. We can start as friends first!"
Du Tianyu's head really grew a size bigger. He couldn't understand, "Could it be that my expression was wrong? Is this girl brain-damaged?"
Mu Xue directly sat down next to Du Tianyu, took out a book, smiled, and said, "Let's study hard together!"
This interaction between the two of them made everyone in the library, especially the boys, extremely envious.
"I'm going to the restroom," Du Tianyu said, leaving his seat and walking towards the door.
If it had been the Du Tianyu of the past, he would have been ecstatic. Such a campus belle sitting next to him would probably make him laugh in his sleep.
In the restroom, standing in front of the urinal, his mouth inappropriately blurted out, "Didn't see that coming, even a waste has its day!"
"Don't you go looking for trouble!"
"So what if I'm looking for trouble? What are you going to do about it?"
"You dare come out, do you believe I'll piss all over your face?"
"Waste is waste, don't be a tough guy here. If you have the guts, piss on my face, come on!" Saying this, he lowered his head, pushing his face down forcefully.
"Damn it, don't, don't, you damn well better not really piss... I was wrong, wrong..."
…
A guy in the restroom stall, having finished his business, didn't dare come out until he heard that everything was quiet. Then he hurriedly zipped up his pants and ran out, muttering, "School pressure is too much, some students have gone crazy!"