Kapitel 78: Forgotten (1)

"The servants here are well-disciplined." Rong Jian commented. He knew that even with the mask, his aura and looks attracted many gazes. Just because he never responded in the slightest to them didn't mean he didn't know. In fact, the mask added a mysterious air that somewhat added to other's attention. However, the maid serving them had never let her gaze linger on him and even looked at him as little as possible, as if trying to act like he wasn't there. Whenever she did look at him, it was merely an expressionless glance. Other women would have tied to stare at him at any opportunity, the bolder ones might have already tried to seduce him several times already.

Shen Tianyu chuckled. "That seems so." She answered without further comment. 'How could they dare? I have never had many friends to begin with and only the most trusted ones are given this Special Fifth Tier plaque that did not have an expiration date or minimum spending amount. Of course, I haven't actually given it to anyone else aside from the old man. The last time I stepped out was only a few years ago, not even a decade had passed. How could they forget so easily? If they did, then the person that hired them had something wrong with their heads.' Of course, she would be blaming the Managers for that. She was so young and still had to practice her martial arts, how could she have time to look over every applicant? Even if she didn't need to sleep or eat,she would still rather be practicing than doing such boring work.

... She swears, she isn't an irresponsible person...

When she arrived at the Manager's Office with Rong Jian, she knocked once before opening the door.

Sitting at the desk was the glamorously dressed woman that had come to greet them before. She was very a vivid dress, whose base color was teal. There were leaf designs embroidered all over the dress. There were multiple white ruffled layers underneath the initial teal colored coat. The coat itself had a green collar that ran down the length of the dress with flowers embroidered on it. The edges of the sleeves had a golden layer and a pink layer before the teal colored sleeves showed themselves with golden symbols. Her hair was loose and flowed down her back like a lustrous black sheet. On her head was a big headdress, a lotus being the centerpiece. Around it were dangling flower hairpins. Her waist was tied with a sash with gold edges. Hanging on to the sash was a red tasseled green jade ornament of an eagle. Her nails were painted in a shiny red with some housing single pearls, while others held gold leaves.

"Hey, Wuchang(1). How are things?" Shen Tianyu asked with a friendly smile on her face.

The woman, Wuchang, got up from her seat and gracefully walked over to them and bent her back in an elegant bow. "Miss, it really is an honor to have you visit this humble place."

Shen Tianyu held her hands out to pull her up like an Emperor would when a subject bowed to him. "What humble? This place is one of my financial backers, of course I would visit. Besides, you guys have sway even over the Emperor's of kingdoms, you have some face to call yourselves humble. That's degrading everyone that is deferential to you."

Wuchang got up with a small smile. "Of course that's not the case. But if the Old Master hears I didn't address in such a way, he would be unhappy."

"That old geezer again..." Shen Tianyu sighed. then, she brightened up again. "Anyways, do you have the two men that had sparked the experiment in the auction hall? I want to meet them."

"Yes, of course. I will lead you there." Wuchang started walking when Shen Tianyu held out a hand to stop her. "You have work to do, you can just have a servant lead us."

"But one needs momentary exercise even when they are a cultivator, especially if one is stuck doing desk work the whole day, or else it'll be unhealthy." Wuchang replied.

Shen Tianyu just retracted her hands and gave a helpless smile with a shrug. At this silent retreat, Wuchang walked forward again. This time, leading them directly to a room on the fourth floor.

The two gentlemen, one seductive and one masculine were led to a fourth floor room as soon as the auction was over. When they had proposed the experiment, Wuchang had already sent servants to guard outside their doors to make sure they don't try to run away once the auction was over. They were currently in the middle of negotiating how much each one would pay with the Vice-Manager who had just left when Shen Tianyu had arrived.

There was one isolated room on the fourth floor. No other rooms around it was occupied and it was guarded with Lotus Pavilion's men and a few maidservants. Without obstruction and without knocking, Wuchang pushed open the door to the room. The three quickly entered and Wuchang closed the door behind them.

"Manager, Miss, and... Miss's friend." a mellow voice sounded behind them. Shen Tianyu turned to see a bowing Vice-manager.

She helped him up and smiled at him. "Yo, how are negotiations going?"

His eyes darted around for a brief second before they stabilized. "The negotiations are still ongoing. If Miss would only give me a little bit more time..."

"It has been hard on you, we'll take it from here." Shen Tianyu waved her hand and gestured for him to leave. He bowed at them again before he finally left, a cold light flashing past his eyes before he closed the door.

Shen Tianyu looked at the two men in the room. One was wearing a cherry pink robe with his lapels open, almost exposing his pink blossoms. There were red flowers embroidered all over his robe. He was lounging on a couch, a painted fan in his hand of plum blossoms.His hair was hanging loosely around him. His eyebrows raised in a seductive questioning look. His lips were a healthy red and soft-looking. 'He really is advertising his seductiveness to the max.' She thought.

She glanced at the other man. He wasn't as robust and muscular as a military man but there was a masculine air about him. He wore an appropriate, plain dark green robe. His hair was tied in a simple ponytail fashion atop his head. On his back was a long sword, fastened across diagonally across his back. His face had a stern expression but there was a surprised look in his eyes. Contrary to the other man, he looked like a stern brother. Their seating also showed their difference to each other, the stern brother was sitting properly in a chair at one corner of the room while the seductive fox lounged on a couch directly across from where the Vice-Manager had been sitting.